Gyeongju Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power WFC (Korean: 경주 한국수력원자력 여자 축구단), also known as Gyeongju KHNP Women's Football Club, is a South Korean women's football club. The club was founded by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power in 2017 and competes in the WK League. They play their home games at Gyeongju Football Park.
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| Full name | Gyeongju Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power WFC 경주 한국수력원자력 여자 축구단 | ||
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| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Ground | Gyeongju Football Park | ||
| Capacity | 650 | ||
| Manager | Song Ju-hee | ||
| League | WK League | ||
| 2023 | WK League, 4th of 8 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power FC, a men's team competing in the National League, had moved to Gyeongju in 2013.[1] In October 2016, the president of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd and the mayor of Gyeongju announced the formation of an attached women's team.[2]
The team was formally founded in March 2017 with 27 players and 5 coaches, including manager Ha Keum-jin, who had previously coached the under-20 women's national team in 2014 and the under-16 women's national team in 2015.[3] They played their first match on 17 April 2017 against Boeun Sangmu.[4]
After finishing the 2017 season in seventh place, Gyeongju KHNP finished in second place in the regular league in 2018. Amid speculation over the sudden departure of manager Ha Keum-jin due to "personal reasons", the team beat Suwon FMC in the playoff semi-final to qualify for the two-legged championship final against Incheon Hyundai Steel.[5] Despite leading 3–0 after the first leg at home, the final ended as a 4–4 draw on aggregate, and Gyeongju lost 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out to finish as league runners-up.[6]
In early 2019, the club was investigated by the Korea Football Association after accusations of sexual misconduct by former manager Ha Keum-jin.[7] After it emerged that the real reason for Ha's mid-season departure in 2018 was a dismissal due to sexual violence against a player at the club, KHNP was accused of a cover-up.[8] The club denied this allegation. Following reports that Ha had previously been dismissed from the KFA in January 2016 due to sexual harassment, the Korea Women's Football Federation stated that Gyeongju KHNP had been unaware of this fact when they hired him the following year.[9]
The 2019 season finished with Gyeongju and Suwon FMC in second and third place respectively, leading to a replay of the previous year's playoff semi-final. This time, Suwon won 2–0 and progressed to the final against Incheon Hyundai Steel.[10]
In December 2019, the club announced Song Ju-hee as its new manager.[11]
From 2020 to 2022, the same three teams again finished at the top of the league table, with Gyeongju defeating Suwon to progress to the final against Incheon Hyundai Steel but ultimately finishing as runners-up in all three years.[12][13] They finished the 2023 season in fourth place.[14]
Current squad edit
- As of 20 March 2024[15]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Backroom staff edit
Coaching staff edit
- Manager:
Song Ju-hee - Head coach: Lee Joo-seop
- Coach: Kim Chang-hee
- Goalkeeping coach: Kwon Ki-bo
- Fitness coach: Noh Jae-hyun
- Medical trainer: Lee Ji-yeon
Source: Official website[16]
Honours edit
- Runners-up (4): 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
Season-by-season records edit
| Season | WK League regular season | Position | Playoffs | ||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||
| 2017 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 53 | 21 | 7th | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 35 | 53 | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 2019 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 35 | 49 | 2nd | Semifinals |
| 2020 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 54 | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 2021 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 17 | 51 | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 2022 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 49 | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 2023 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 33 | 4th | Did not qualify |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Choi, Nam-uk (7 February 2013). "한수원축구단 '경주에 둥지'" [KHNP FC setting up base in Gyeongju]. Gyeongsang Maeil (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "경주시-한수원, 경주 연고 여자 축구단 창단" [Gyeongju City-KHNP, founded Gyeongju women's soccer team]. energykorea.co.kr (in Korean). 17 October 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Lee, Sang-man (23 March 2017). "경주 한수원여자축구단 창단" [Gyeongju KHNP women's football club founded]. SeMyung Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Kim, Ga-eul (23 March 2017). "경주 한수원 여자축구단 공식 창단" [Gyeongju KHNP Women's Football Club formally founded]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Choi, Ji-hyun (30 October 2018). "경주한수원, 창단 2년 만에 챔피언 결정전 진출 감격" [Gyeongju KHNP thrilled to progress to championship final only 2 years after foundation]. Sports W (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Im, Sung-il (5 November 2018). "현대제철, 기적의 역전 우승... WK리그 통합 6연패" [Hyundai Steel, miraculous comeback to win... six consecutive WK League titles]. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "S. Korea to conduct full-scale audit of women's football clubs over sexual misconduct". Yonhap News. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Byun, Joo-young (23 January 2019). "여자축구 한수원, 전 감독 하금진 성폭력 은폐 의혹... '각서' 도 받았다고?" [KHNP WFC accused of covering up former manager Ha Keum-jin's sexual violence... was there an MOU?]. Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Lee, Dong-chil (22 January 2019). "성폭력 퇴출 축구 감독, U-16 女대표팀 때도 유사 전력으로 해임" [Football coach dismissed for sexual violence was dismissed for similar reasons when in charge of U-16 national women's team]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Im, Sung-il (4 November 2019). "수원도시공사, 경주한수원 꺾고 WK리그 챔피언결정전 진출" [Suwon FMC beat Gyeongju KHNP to progress to WK League championship final]. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via Nate Sports.
- ^ An, Hong-seok (10 December 2019). "여자축구 경주 한수원 새 감독에 송주희 코치…"원팀 만들겠다"" [Song Ju-hee new manager of Gyeongju KHNP WFC... "I'll make one team"]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Das, Shibajee (18 December 2021). "South korea women's midfielder Park Ye-eun: "It's my dream to play abroad"". K League United. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Kang, Ye-jin (26 November 2022). "인천현대제철, 경주한수원 꺾고 WK리그 통합 10연패 '금자탑'" [Incheon Hyundai Steel beat Gyeongju KHNP to take 10th consecutive WK League in 'landmark achievement']. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Summary – WK-League – Korea Republic – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ 여자 선수단 [Women's squad] (in Korean). Gyeongju KHNP FC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ 코칭스텝 (여자) [Coaching staff (women)] (in Korean). Gyeongju KHNP FC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
External links edit
- Official website (in Korean)