Asan Mugunghwa FC
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| Full name |
Asan Mugunghwa Football Club 아산 무궁화 프로축구단 | ||
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| Founded |
1996 (as Police FC) 2017 (as Asan Mugunghwa FC) | ||
| Ground | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 19,283 | ||
| Owner | Asan Government and Korean Police Agency | ||
| Chairman | Mayor of Asan | ||
| Manager | Song Sun-ho | ||
| League | K League Challenge | ||
| 2016 | K League Challenge, 1st | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Asan Mugunghwa Football Club, formerly known as Police FC, is a South Korean football club. The club's players comprise Korean professional footballers who are serving their two-year military duty.
Asan Mugunghwa FC is playing in the K League Challenge since 2013. Starting from the 2017 season, they play their home games in Asan.
History
Founding and Police Semi-professional FC era (1996–2012)
Founded as National Police Department FC in 1961, the club changed its name to Seoul Police Department FC in 1962 then back to its original name in 1967. During its history it won a number of competitions such as the Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament and the Korea Semi-Professional Football League in the 1960s before it was dissolved in November 1967. The club was reinstated in 1996, and it partly consisted of players serving their compulsory two-year military duty, similar to the other military club Sangju Sangmu FC.
Professionalization and Ansan era (2013–2016)
In 2013, Police FC joined the K League Challenge.
In February 2014, Police FC was based in Ansan (Ansan Wa~ Stadium) and renamed to Ansan Police FC.
In January 2016, the club name was changed to Ansan Mugunghwa FC. Korean word Mugunghwa means hibiscus syriacus and is the symbol of the Korean Police.
Asan era (2017–present)
After the 2016 season, the club was relocated to Asan.[1]
On 11 January 2017, there was operation agreement between the police and Asan government and the new crest was unveiled.[2]
Club name history
- 1996–2013: Police FC
- 2014–2015: Ansan Police FC
- 2016: Ansan Mugunghwa FC
- 2017–present: Asan Mugunghwa FC
Current squad
- As of 2 June 2017[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
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 Yu Dong-chun |
1996/03/29 | 2001/03/07 | |
First manager |
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Kim Ki-bok |
2001/03/07 | ? | |
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Park Dae-je |
2005/11/03 | ? | |
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Cho Dong-hyun |
2010/10/12 | 2015/01/13 | |
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Lee Heung-sil |
2015/01/13 | 2016/10/31 | |
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Song Sun-ho |
2016/12/08 | |
Honours
Ansan Mugunghwa era (2013–2016)
League
Police FC era (semi-professional, 1996–2012)
League
- Winners (1): 2002 Fall
Crest history
See also
- National Police Agency (Republic of Korea)
- Korean National Police University
- Korean Police Baseball Team
- Sangju Sangmu FC
References
- ↑ "S. Korean city Ansan to launch new pro football club". Yonhap News Agency. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ↑ 아산 협약식 - '17년 만에 충남 구단'... 아산 무궁화, 새출발 선언
- ↑ "Ansan Mugunghwa FC". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ↑ 안산경찰청프로축구단 엠블럼, 유니폼, 마스코트 공개 (in Korean). Gukje News. 2014-03-18.
- ↑ 안산 경찰청, 무궁화 축구단으로 명칭 변경 (in Korean). Gukje News. 2016-01-14.
External links
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- Official website (in Korean)