Gwangju FC

Gwangju FC
광주 FC

Full name	Gwangju Football Club 광주시민프로축구단
Nickname(s)	Gwangju Griffins
Founded	2010 (2010)
Ground	Gwangju Football Stadium
Capacity	40,245
Owner	Gwangju Government
Chairman	Mayor of Gwangju
Manager	Park Jin-sub
League	K League 1
2020	K League 1, 6th
Website	http://www.gwangjufc.com
Home colours Away colours

Gwangju FC (Korean:광주 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangju. Gwangju FC joined the K League as its 16th club for the 2011 season.

History

Gwangju FC was founded in December, 2010, and its maiden season in the K League took place in 2011. In 2012, Gwangju FC was relegated to the K League Challenge, the newly-formed second-tier professional league in South Korea. In 2014, Gwangju FC won promotion back into the K League Classic.

Squad

Current squad

As of 23 February 2020

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	KOR	Yoon Pyeong-gook
2	DF	UZB	Rustam Ashurmatov
3	DF	KOR	Jeong Jun-yeon
4	DF	KOR	Kim Tae-yoon
5	MF	KOR	Park Jun-hui
6	MF	KOR	Park Jung-soo
7	MF	KOR	Yeo Reum
8	DF	KOR	Lee Euddeum
9	FW	BRA	Felipe Silva
10	MF	KOR	Lim Min-hyeok
11	MF	KOR	Kim Jeong-hwan
13	FW	KOR	Doo Hyeon-seok
14	MF	KOR	Yeo Bong-hun
15	DF	KOR	Hong Joon-ho
16	MF	KOR	Baek Do-won
17	FW	KOR	Um Won-sang

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	KOR	Kim Hyo-gi
19	FW	KOR	Jeong Hyun-woo
20	DF	KOR	Lee Han-do
21	GK	KOR	Lee Jin-hyung
22	FW	KOR	Kim Ju-gong
23	GK	KOR	Kim Tae-gon
24	FW	KOR	Lee Hee-gyun
25	MF	KOR	Kim Jin-hyeon
27	DF	KOR	Kim Chang-soo
28	MF	KOR	Choi Jun-hyeok
29	DF	KOR	Han Hee-hoon
30	MF	KOR	Lee Min-ki
33	DF	KOR	Han Yong-su
61	FW	CRC	Marco Ureña
94	MF	BRA	Willyan Barbosa
99	FW	KOR	Heo Yul

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	KOR	Choi Bong-jin (to Bucheon FC 1995)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	KOR	Son Min-woo (to Cheongju City FC)

Coaching staff

• Manager: Park Jin-sub
• Assistant manager: Yoo Kyoung-youl
• 1st team coach: Jo Sung-yong
• Goalkeeping coach: Joo Yong-gook
• Physio: Sergio Garcia Paulo

Managers

#	Name	From	To	Season	Notes
1	Choi Man-Hee	2010/10/18	2012/12/01	2011–2012	First manager
2	Yeo Bum-Kyu	2012/12/06	2013/08/16	2013
C	Nam Ki-il	2013/08/16	2015/01/03	2013–2014
3	Nam Ki-il	2015/01/05	2017/08/14	2015–2017
4	Kim Hak-bum	2017/08/08	2017/11/18	2017
5	Park Jin-sub	2017/12/18		2018–

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

• K League 2

Winners (1): 2019

Runners-up (1): 2014

Season-by-season records

Season	League										FA Cup	ACL
	Division	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pos.
2011	1	30	9	8	13	32	43	-11	35	11	Ro32	-
2012		44	10	15	19	57	67	-10	45	15↓	Ro16	-
2013	2	35	16	5	14	55	54	+1	53	3	Ro16	-
2014		36	13	12	11	40	35	+5	51	2↑	Ro16	-
2015	1	38	10	12	16	35	44	-9	42	10	Ro32	-
2016		38	11	14	13	41	45	-4	47	8	Ro16	-
2017		38	6	12	20	33	61	-28	30	12↓	QF	-
2018	2	36	11	15	10	51	41	+10	48	5	3R	-
2019		36	21	10	5	59	31	+28	73	1↑	Ro16	-
2020	1	27	6	7	14	32	46	-14	25	6	Ro16	-

Key

• SF = Semi-Final
• QF = Quarter-final
• Ro16 = Round of 16
• Ro32 = Round of 32
• GS = Group Stage

External links

• Official Website