Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
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| Full name | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 성남 일화 천마 |
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| Nickname(s) | Chunma (Pegasus) | ||
| Founded | 1989 (Original) 2000 (Seongnam Ilhwa) |
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| Ground | Tancheon Sports Complex Seongnam, Gyeonggi and Seongnam 1 Stadium (Capacity: 19,000) |
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| Chairman | Park Kyu-Nam | ||
| Manager | Shin Tae-Yong | ||
| League | K-League | ||
| K-League 2008 | 3rd | ||
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The Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma club, founded in 1989, is a professional football team in South Korea. With seven league crowns, it is the most successful K-League club in terms of Championship victories. The club is the most successful in Korean football history, having won K-League Championship 7 times with 2 times of third consecutive wins. Seongnam placed 5th in the IFFHS Asian Clubs of the 20th Century.
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[edit] Colours and crest
The current crest has been used since 2006. The number of stars(7) indicates the number of league trophies the club has lifted. The flying horse(Korean: 천마 (Chunma), Korean Unicorn) in the crest is the mascot of the club, which is a legendary animal in Korean mythology. The colours have meanings as well ; yellow means progressive attitude, red shows passion, and blue means the world as the color of sky.
[edit] Connection to Unification Church
There is controversy over Seongnam, since it is owned by Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church. Therefore, Christians in Seongnam have been against the club, being hostile to the club's plans to construct new stadium and club house.
[edit] History
The club's original franchise was Seoul and club name was Ilhwa Chunma. The club was successful from its beginning, winning the Adidas Cup in 1992 and three consecutive titles from 1993 to 1995. However, the league officials declared that all of the three Clubs based in the capital had to leave, so the club moved down to Cheonan and changed its name Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma.
Several unsuccessful seasons followed, and when they finished at the bottom of the league for the second time in 1999, the club moved up to the Seoul satellite city of Seongnam and renamed themselves Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. The move worked out very well, as the rejuvenated club went on to win the 2001, 2002 and 2003 K-League championships.
A disappointing 2004 campaign saw them meekly relinquish their title, but they reached the final of the Asian Champions League, where despite winning the away leg 3-1, they lost the home leg 5-0 to the Saudi Arabian team Al-Ittihad and lost the tie 6-3 on aggregate.
The club bounced back to the forefront of Korean football in style as they claimed their seventh K-League championship in 2006, defeating Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3-1 on aggregate in the championship playoff final. This was their 7th time to become K-League champion which is the highest championship record of all time in K-League.
Before they were defeated by Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-1 on 15 July, 2007, they had not lost for 22 consecutive league matches. It was the third longest streak in the history of the K-league.
In the championship playoff final 2007, they were defeated by Pohang Steelers 4-1 agg. Despite finishing first place in the K-League, they failed to become a champion which brought up the controversy of the playoffs.
In 2008 they have moved their home stadium to Seongnam 1 Stadium for their summer season, due to rebuilding of Tancheon Sports Complex. However, due to the delay of reconstruction on Tancheon Sports Complex they came back to their home stadium.
[edit] Supporters
With its connection to the Unification Church, the club has relatively small supporters. There are many supporters group for Seongnam, including Chunmabulsa, YRU(Yellow Revolution Unity), and SF1080.
[edit] Club honors
[edit] Domestic
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[edit] International
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[edit] Current Staffs
As of July 5, 2009
[edit] Coaching Staffs
- Manager:
Shin Tae-Yong - Goalkeeper Coach: Cha Sang-Kwang
- Coach: Kim Do-Hoon
- First Team Coach: Lee Young-Jin
- Reserve Team Coach: Kim Sung-Il
[edit] U-18 Team (Pungsaeng High School) Coaching Staffs
- Mangager: Yoo Sung-Woo
- Coach: Kim Jong-Chun
- Goalkeeper Coach: Kim Hee-Ho
[edit] Youth Academy Coaching Staffs
- Manager: Ko Jeong-Woon
- Coach: Lim Ji-Seon
- Coach: Song Jong-Deok
- Coach: Jung Tae-Ho
[edit] Current squad
- As of 22 October 2009.
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[edit] Notable former players
- Kim Dae-Eui
- Kim Do-Hoon
- Kim Do-Heon
- Kim Sang-Sik
- Kim Young-Chul
- Kim Hae-Woon
- Shin Tae-Yong
- Ko Jeong-Woon
- Son Dae-Ho
- Lee Sang-Yoon
- Park Jin-Seop
- Park Nam-Yeol
- Woo Sung-Yong
- Nam Ki-Il
Michel Pensée
Jean-Kasongo Banza
Stanley Aborah, Sr.
Juan Carlos Arce
Dudu- Itamar
- Mota
Dževad Turković
Dženan Radončić
Adrian Neaga
Saša Drakulić
Andrei Solomatin
Ion Testimiţanu- Denis Laktionov(Lee Seong-Nam)
Valeri Sarychev(Shin Eui-Son)- Lee Sa-Vik(Jasenko Sabitović)
[edit] Managers
| Name | Start | End |
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| Park Jong-Hwan |
1989 | 1995 |
| Lee Jang-Soo |
1996 | 1996 |
 Rene Desaeyere |
1997 | 1998 |
| Cha Kyung-Bok |
1999 | 2004 |
| Kim Hak-Beom |
2005 | 2008 |
| Shin Tae-Yong |
2009 | Present |
[edit] Kit Supplier
- 2007-2009: Prospecs
- 2010- : Lotto Sport Italia
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (Korean)(English)Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Official Site
- (English) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma at ROKfootball.com
- Fan Site : 천마불사chunma-bulsa (Korean)
- Fan Site : YRU (Korean)
- Fan Site : SF1080(Korean)
| Achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Thai Farmers Bank  |
Champions of Asia 1995-96 |
Succeeded by Pohang Steelers |
| Preceded by POSCO Atoms |
K-League Champions 1993 |
Succeeded by Holders |
| Preceded by Holders |
K-League Champions 1994 |
Succeeded by Holders |
| Preceded by Holders |
K-League Champions 1995 |
Succeeded by Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
| Preceded by Anyang LG Cheetahs |
K-League Champions 2001 |
Succeeded by Holders |
| Preceded by Holders |
K-League Champions 2002 |
Succeeded by Holders |
| Preceded by Holders |
K-League Champions 2003 |
Succeeded by Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Preceded by Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
K-League Champions 2006 |
Succeeded by Pohang Steelers |
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