Sangju Sangmu FC

Sangju Sangmu
상주 상무
Full name Sangju Sangmu Football Club
상주 상무 프로축구단
Nickname(s) Bulsajo (Phoenix)
Founded 2011 as Sangju Sangmu Phoenix[1]
1984 as Sangmu FC (Original)
Ground Sangju Civic Stadium
Ground Capacity 15,042
Owner Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps
Chairman Seong Baek-Young (mayor)
Manager Cho Jin-ho
League K League Classic
2016 Season 6nd
Website Club home page
Korea Armed Forces
Athletic Corps
  • Second Athletics Unit
  • Third Athletics Unit
    • Aquatics
    • Archery
    • Athletics
    • Biathlon
    • Cycling
    • Fencing
    • Modern pentathlon
    • Shooting
    • Taekwondo
    • Women's football

Sangju Sangmu FC (Korean: 상주 상무 프로축구단), is a professional football club that plays in the K League Classic. The club is based in Sangju, South Korea. Sangmu (상무, 尙武) means martialism and is the sports division of the Military of South Korea The club officially removed the word "Phoenix" in its name since 2013. The Sangmu means martialism and club's mascot is the Bulsajo, which translates to "Phoenix" in English. The club's hometown was moved from Gwangju to Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do after Gwangju founded the new professional club Gwangju FC in 2011.

History

Origin – Army FC, Navy FC, Air Force FC era (?–1983)

There were ROK Army FC, ROK Navy FC, ROK Air Force FC until 1983 in Korea. ROK Marine Corps FC became ROK Navy FC in 1973. The 3 military football clubs were consolidated into one, football side of Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps in January 1984.

Founding and Sangmu Semi-professional FC era (1984–2002)

Sangmu FC was founded on 11 January 1984, as the football side of Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps.[2][3] Although Sangmu squad was composed of professional players from K-League club, Sangmu FC competed in the Semi-professional league (present Korea National League). In 1985 Sangmu joined the K-League for the 1985 season, but spent only one year in the league before dropping out.

Sangmu's playing staff is made up of young Korean professional footballers serving their compulsory two-year military duty. Fifteen players join up at the start of every season and spend two years with the side before returning to their previous professional club. Sangmu are not allowed to sign any foreign players because of their military status. The military nature of the club means that the overwhelming majority of the players are in their early 20s, and thus lack the playing experience of the opponents. As a consequence, the club has historically been underachievers in the K-League.

The reserve side, Sangmu B, competed in the K2 League from 2003 to 2005 before joining the K-League reserve league. It finished runners-up in the 2003 K2 League season, and was based in Icheon for the three years it competed at K2 level.

Gwangju Sangmu FC era (2003–2010)

After establishing a home base in Gwangju, the club rejoined the K-League at the start of the 2003 season as Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo. Since 2004, the club has been known as Gwangju Sangmu FC.

Sangju Sangmu FC era (2011–present)

Once Gwangju FC was established, Gwangju Sangmu FC moved to Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, as Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps moved to Mungyeong, near Sangju. The club name was officially changed to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix FC in January 2010.[4] Since the 2011 season, the club has participated as Sangju Sangmu Phoenix FC.[5]

After winning the inaugural season of the 2013 K-League Challenge and winning the first ever K-League promotion-relegation playoffs against Gangwon FC, who finished third from the bottom of the 2013 K-League Classic, Sangju Sangmu was promoted to the South Korea's top-tier league.[6][7]

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

Professional
1st, gold medalist(s) Winners (2): 2013, 2015
Semi-professional
1st, gold medalist(s) Winners (9): 1984, 1991 Fall, 1992 Spring, 1994 Spring, 1996 Fall, 1997 Fall, 1998 Fall, 1999 Fall, 2002 Spring
2nd, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (5): 1987 Fall, 1993 Spring, 1999 Spring, 2000 Spring, 2003

Cups

Professional
1st, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 1996
Semi-professional
1st, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 1984

Records

Season Division Tms. Pos. FA Cup
1985 1 8 6 –
1996 Semi-professional Era Round of 16
1997 1st Round
1998 Round of 16
1999 Quarter-final
2000 Round of 16
2001 Round of 16
2002 Round of 16
2003 1 12 10 Round of 16
2004 1 13 8 Quarter-final
2005 1 13 13 Round of 16
2006 1 14 14 Round of 16
2007 1 14 14 Round of 16
2008 1 14 14 Quarter-final
2009 1 15 11 Round of 16
2010 1 15 14 Quarter-final
2011 1 16 14 Round of 16
2012 1 16 16 Round of 16
2013 2 8 1 Round of 16
2014 1 12 12 Semi-final
2015 2 11 1 3rd Round
Key

Players

Current squad

As of 15 September 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
3 South Korea DF Lee Woong-hee
5 South Korea DF Lee Kyung-ryul
16 South Korea MF Kim Seong-jun
17 South Korea MF Yoon Dong-min
22 South Korea DF Kwon Jin-young
23 South Korea MF Lim Seong-taek
24 South Korea DF Jeong Jun-yeon
25 South Korea DF Kim Oh-gyu
26 South Korea FW Shin Young-jun
27 South Korea FW Cho Young-cheol
28 South Korea DF Yoon Jun-sung
29 South Korea MF Kim Seong-ju
No. Position Player
30 South Korea MF Hwang Soon-min
31 South Korea GK Oh Seung-hoon
32 South Korea MF Cho Ji-hun
33 South Korea DF Lee Jae-myung
34 South Korea DF Kim Chang-hun
35 South Korea FW Park Hee-seong
36 South Korea FW Park Su-chang
37 South Korea MF Sin Jin-ho
38 South Korea FW Yoo Jun-soo
39 South Korea DF Park Joon-gang
41 South Korea GK Je Jong-hyun

Managers

# Name From To Season Notes
South Korea Kim Young-Bae 1984/01/11 1984/??/?? 1984 (Semi-professional)
South Korea Jang Jong-Dae 1985/??/?? 1985/07/09 1985
South Korea Kim Young-Bae 1985/07/10 1989/12/?? 1985
1986–1989 (Semi-professional)
South Korea Lee Kang-Jo 1990/??/?? 2010/10/27 1990–2002 (Semi-professional)
2003–2010
1 South Korea Lee Soo-Chul 2010/10/28 2011/07/13 2010–2011
C South Korea Kim Tae-Wan 2011/07/14 2011/12/29 2011
2 South Korea Park Hang-Seo 2011/12/30 2015/12/11 2012–2015
3 South Korea Cho Jin-ho 2015/12/18 present 2016–present

Season record

K League

Gwangju Sangmu
Season Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Korean FA Cup League Cup Top scorer
(League goals)
1985 8216782330−7196th NoneNone South Korea Hong Seok-Min (6)
2003 1244137244160−194610th Round of 16None South Korea Lee Dong-Gook (11)
2004 132461171820−2298th Quarter-finals10th South Korea Park Jung-Hwan (4)
2005 132445152338−151713th Round of 1611th South Korea Kim Sang-Rok (5)
2006 142658131729−122314th Round of 1611th South Korea Kang Yong (4)
South Korea Chung Kyung-Ho (4)
2007 142626181444−301214th Round of 16Group stage South Korea Namgung Do (7)
2008 142637162246−241614th Quarter-finalsGroup stage South Korea Kim Myung-Joong (7)
2009 152893163340−73011th Round of 16Group stage South Korea Choi Sung-Kuk (9)
2010 1528310151743−261914th Quarter-finalsGroup stage South Korea Choi Sung-Kuk (4)
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
2011 163078153653−172914th Round of 16Group stage South Korea Kim Jung-Woo (15)

R League

Gwangju Sangmu Reserves
Season Stage Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Top scorer
(League goals)
2002 South Group5167723318+15281st
Playoff4100101−10Semi-finals
2006 Group A4186482326−3224th
2007 Group B4187472825+3253rd
2008 Group B82194829290316th
2009 Group B4125342015+5182nd
2010 Group B8146262324−1204th
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix Reserves
2011 Group B82111463332+1371st

Korea National League

Icheon Sangmu
Season Stage Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts Position League Cup Top scorer
(League goals)
2003 First Stage1094231513+2144th None South Korea Lee Gwang-Jae (7)
Second Stage109540189+9191st
Playoff2201145−11Runner-up
2004 First Stage109612129+3193rd Group stage South Korea Kim Man-Joong (3)
South Korea Park Jung-Hwan (3)
Second Stage1092431112−1106th
2005 First Stage1110433118+3156th Semi-finals South Korea Oh Jung-Seok (7)
Second Stage1110532116+5182nd

Crests

Kit Supplier

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Records include results from the Korean National Semi-Professional Football League (Korean League, 1964~2002) and the Korea National League (National League, 2003~present). The Korean League, albeit semi-professional, was the top tier of Korean football until the commencement of professional football in 1983. In 2003, the Korean League was officially rebranded and launched as the National League. The National League inherited its predecessor's role as the highest tier of semi-professional football in Korea. Upon the formation of K League Challenge as the second tier league of Korean football in 2013, the National League then became the third tier league of Korean football.

References

  1. ↑ Official Club Profile at K League Website (Korean)
  2. ↑ 군경기단체 국군체육부대로 통합 팀 명칭 상무, 마스코트는 불사조로 (in Korean). Dong-a Ilbo. 1984-01-11.
  3. ↑ 육,해,공 3군통합 스포츠팀 상무 창단 (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 1984-01-12.
  4. ↑ 상주상무피닉스축구단 운영방침 및 사업계획 (in Korean). Sangju City Hall. 2011-01-10.
  5. ↑ ""경북 상주로" 상무, 연고지 변경해 내년 K리그 참가" (in Korean). The Daily Sports Seoul. 2010-12-10.
  6. ↑ "K리그 챌린지 초대 우승팀 상주 우승 트로피 수상" (in Korean). Sportal Korea. 2013-11-17.
  7. ↑ 강제강등에서 첫 승격까지, 역사가 된 상주상무 (in Korean). MK Sports. 2013-12-07.
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