Gimpo FC (Korean: 김포 FC), formerly Gimpo Citizen FC, is a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gimpo. Since 2022, they are playing in the K League 2, the second tier of football in South Korea.

Gimpo FC
Full nameGimpo Football Club
김포시민프로축구단
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013) (as Gimpo Citizen FC)
GroundGimpo Solteo Football Field
Capacity5,076
OwnerJung Ha-young
ChairmanSeo Young-gil
CoachKo Jeong-woon
LeagueK League 2
2023K League 2, 3rd of 13
WebsiteClub website

History edit

Gimpo Citizen FC (2013–2020) edit

The club was founded as Gimpo Citizen FC in 2013.[1] Between 2015 and 2019, they advanced to the K3 League play-offs for five consecutive seasons, but never made it to the finals.

Gimpo FC (2021–present) edit

In order to meet the standards for incorporation of the newly reorganized K3 League, the Gimpo FC foundation was established, and the team was also renamed as Gimpo FC in January 2021.[2] The club participated in the semi-professional K3 League until 2021. In their final K3 League season, Gimpo FC finished as runners-up in the regular season,[3] and won the play-offs after defeating Cheonan City 3–2 on aggregate in the final, clinching their first K3 League trophy.[4]

After the 2021 season, the club became professional and got an approval to become a member of the professional K League 2 from the 2022 season onwards.[5]

Current squad edit

As of 23 July 2023[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   KOR Lee Sang-wook (captain)
2 DF   KOR Cho Sung-gwon (on loan from Gwangju FC)
3 DF   KOR Park Kyung-rok
4 DF   KOR Kim Tae-han
5 DF   KOR Ryu Eon-jae
6 MF   KOR Lee Seong-jae
7 MF   KOR Jang Yun-ho
8 MF   KOR Kim Lee-suk
9 FW   BRA Juninho Rocha
10 FW   KOR Kim Jong-suk
11 MF   URU Pablo González
13 GK   KOR Park Cheong-hyo
14 DF   KOR Hwang Do-yeon
15 MF   KOR Yoo Seung-pyo
16 DF   KOR Lim Jun-woo
17 MF   KOR Kim Seong-min (on loan from Incheon United)
18 FW   KOR Yun Tae-woong
19 FW   KOR Song Chang-seok
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   KOR Kim Min-ho (vice-captain)
21 DF   KOR Seo Jae-min
22 DF   KOR Bae Jae-woo
23 MF   KOR Choi Jae-hoon (vice-captain)
24 FW   COL Luis Mina
26 MF   KOR Lee Kang-yeon
27 DF   KOR Lim Do-hoon
29 MF   KOR Ryu Ji-min
30 DF   KOR Kim Jong-min
32 FW   KOR Yun Min-ho
34 DF   KOR Song Jun-seok (on loan from Gangwon FC)
44 DF   KOR Lee Sang-hyeok (on loan from Ulsan Hyundai)
51 GK   KOR Kim Min-jae
55 DF   KOR Sim Min-yong
77 FW   KOR Min Sung-yeon
88 MF   KOR Park Jae-hyun
91 DF   KOR Park Kwang-il
99 FW   KOR Son Suk-yong

Honours edit

Season-by-season record edit

K3 League (amateur)
Season Teams Tier League Placement Postseason Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FA Cup Manager
2014 18 4 K3 Challengers League 8th in Group B Did not qualify 25 9 2 14 53 51 +2 29 First round An Jong-goan
Kim Seung-ki
2015 K3 League 2nd Semi-final 25 17 5 3 81 22 +59 56 Fourth round Kim Seung-ki
2016 20 K3 League 2nd Quarter-final 19 16 1 2 46 14 +32 49 Second round Kim Seung-ki
2017 12 K3 Advanced 5th Quarter-final 22 9 6 7 28 26 +2 33 Third round Kim Seung-ki
2018 K3 Advanced 4th Quarter-final 22 11 4 7 42 31 +11 37 Fourth round Oh Jong-yeol
2019 K3 Advanced 3rd Quarter-final 22 12 6 4 28 19 +9 42 Fourth round Oh Jong-yeol
K3 League (semi-professional)
2020 16 3 K3 League 8th Did not qualify 22 6 8 8 27 27 0 26 Third round Ko Jeong-woon
2021 15 K3 League 2nd Champions 28 14 10 4 35 20 +15 52 Second round Ko Jeong-woon
K League (professional)
2022 11 2 K League 2 8th Did not qualify 40 10 11 19 39 65 –26 41 Third round Ko Jeong-woon
2023 13 K League 2 3rd Promotion-relegation playoffs
(lost to Gangwon FC)
36 16 12 8 40 25 +15 60 Round of 16 Ko Jeong-woon

References edit

  1. ^ "Gimpo FC". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Gimpo FC – Soccer – Team Profile". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Summary – K3 League – Regular Season". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Summary – K3 League – Final Stages". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. ^ "K League adds new promotion-relegation playoff for 2022". Yonhap News Agency. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. ^ "선수". gimpofc.co.kr (in Korean). Gimpo FC. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

External links edit