Daejeon Korail FC
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Daejeon Korail Football Club 대전 코레일 축구단 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Iron Horse | ||
| Short name | ICK | ||
| Founded | 1943 | ||
| Ground | Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex | ||
| Capacity | 17,371 | ||
| Owner |
 Korail | ||
| Chairman |
Jung Chang-Young | ||
| Manager |
Kim Seung-hee | ||
| League |
National League | ||
| 2012 Season | Champions | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Daejeon Korail FC is a South Korean football club based in Daejeon. The team currently play in the Korea National League, the second division of Korean football. It is owned and operated by Korail, South Korea's national railroad operator, and play their home games at Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex.
Founded in 1943, it is the oldest football club in the South Korean league setup. They joined the National League in 2003.
History
The club was initially founded in 1943 as Joseon Railways FC, however the team name changed in 1948 after the establishment of Korean government, to Ministry of Transportation FC.
The team competed in the various semi-professional football competitions of the time, before changing its name again in 1963, this time becoming Korean Railways FC. There was to be a further name change in 1995 when it adopted the name Korea National Railroad FC,In 2004 renamed Incheon Korea National Railroad Football Club and in the middle of 2007 season the club's official name changed to Incheon Korail Football Club. At the end of the 2013 season they moved to Daejeon for the 2014 season.
National League and cup shocks
Incheon Korail were participants in the inaugural K2 League season in 2003, a competition they would go on to win in 2005 with a 4-2 aggregate victory over Suwon City.
The side developed something of a reputation as cup specialists, having knocked several K-League teams out of the Korean FA Cup tournament in the past. They have claimed victories over Bucheon SK, Chunnam Dragons, Incheon United and Suwon Samsung Bluewings (twice) in the tournament. They were semi-finalists in 2005, and reached the quarter-finals in 2001.
Current squad
- As of 26 September 2014
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Major honours
- Champions (2): 2005, 2012
- Champions (2): 2001, 2011
Statistics
| Season | Korea National League | Korean FA Cup | League Cup | Top scorer (League goals) |
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| Stage | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | |||||
| 1996 | No League | Did not qualify | None | No League | |||||||||||
| 1997 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Quarterfinal | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Round 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Quarterfinal | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Round 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | First Stage | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 13 | 5th | Round 1 | None | Lee Soon-Haeng (5) |
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| Second Stage | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | –9 | 5 | 9th | |||||
| 2004 | First Stage | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 9 | 7th | Round 2 | Group Round | Sung Nak-Seon (3) |
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| Second Stage | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5th | |||||
| 2005 | First Stage | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | –1 | 13 | 7th | Semifinal | Group Round | Kim Eun-Chul (6) |
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| Second Stage | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 21 | 1st | |||||
| Playoff | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Champion | |||||
| 2006 | First Stage | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 15 | 6th | Round 2 | Quarterfinal | Kim Heung-Seop (9) |
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| Second Stage | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 18 | 4th | |||||
| 2007 | First Stage | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 22 | 3rd | Round 1 | Semifinal | Kim Min-Soo (8) | Kim Seung-hee |
| Second Stage | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 20 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008 | First Stage | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | –9 | 8 | 12th | Round 1 | Semifinal | Park Chun-Sin (5) | |
| Second Stage | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | –11 | 12 | 12th | |||||
| 2009 | First Stage | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 23 | 3rd | Round 1 | Group Round | Heo Sin-Young (8) | |
| Second Stage | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | –4 | 16 | 7th | |||||
| 2010 | First Stage | 15 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 26 | 3rd | Round of 32 | Group Round | Kim Hyung-Woon (9) | |
| Second Stage | 15 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | –4 | 11 | 13th | |||||
| 2011 | — | 14 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 39 | 6th | Preliminary Round | Semifinal | Park Ju-Ho (6) | |
| Playoff | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 0 | First Round | |||||
| 2012 | — | 14 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 42 | 5th | Round of 32 | Group Round | Kim Tae-Wook (7) | |
| Playoff | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 15 | Champion | |||||
Crest
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?–2012
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2013–present
See also
- Korail
- List of football clubs in South Korea
- List of Korea-related topics
References
External links
- (Korean) Official Facebook
- (English) Incheon Korail at ROKfootball
- (Korean) Incheon Korail introduction page in korail.com
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