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Football league
The National Semi-Professional Football League was a semi-professional football league among works teams , Bank teams, Military teams in South Korea held from 1964 to 2002. It was the predecessor of Korea National League which was founded in 2003.
History
Before 1963
After the introduction of football from the UK navy in the late 19th century, football experienced a boom in Korea and many football clubs and school teams were formed in the 1910s. There were also many corporate football clubs especially in Seoul and Pyongyang , two big cities in Korea. The corporate club division was made in All Korea Football Tournament in Pyongyang in 1930,[ 1] and Seoul Semi-Professional Football League was founded in 1939, but both were stopped because of the Japanese government's policy during World War II .[ 2] [ 3] Seoul Semi-Professional Football League was reopened in 1949, but it was stopped again during the Korean War .[ 4]
1964~1982
National Semi-Professional Football League was founded in 1964, which was the only football division in South Korea until 1982. It was held twice in a year as the spring league and the autumn league except the season 1982, 1983 and 1984 when it was held as full-season. The match places were mostly in Seoul because many headquarters of corporation in Korea were in Seoul.
1983~2002
The Korean Professional Football League was founded in 1983 that it made Korea Football League as 2nd division(but no promotion nor relegation). It remained until 2002 before Korea National League was officially founded in 2003.
Records
The records of National Semi-Professional Football League are the following:[ 5] [ 6]
Year
Season
Winner
Runners-Up
Remarks
1964
Spring
Keumseong Textile Company FC, Cheil Industries FC two clubs shared
Autumn
Keumseong Textile Company FC
Korea Tungsten Company FC
1965
Spring
Keumseong Textile Company FC, Korea Tungsten Company FC , Korea Electric Power Corporation FC three clubs shared
Autumn
Korea Tungsten Company FC
Korea Coal Corporation FC
1966
Spring
Seoul Police Department FC
Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
Autumn
Korea Tungsten Company FC , Seoul Police Department FC two clubs shared
1967
Spring
National Police Department FC
Ssangyong Cement FC
Autumn
Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
Cheil Industries FC
1968
Spring
Korea Tungsten Company FC
Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
Autumn
Cheil Industries FC , Army Logistics Command FC two clubs shared
1969
1st
Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
Korea Tungsten Company FC
2nd
?[ 7]
1970
Spring
Cheil Industries FC
Korea Tungsten Company FC
Autumn
Chohung Bank FC
Korea Trust Bank FC
1971
Spring
Korea Trust Bank FC
Korea Exchange Bank FC Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC two runners-up
Autumn
Marine Corps FC
Korea Trust Bank FC Chohung Bank FC two runners-up
1972
Spring
Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
Marine Corps FC
Autumn
Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
Marine Corps FC
1973
Spring
Marine Corps FC
Kookmin Bank FC
Autumn
Korea Trust Bank FC
Army FC
1974
Spring
Chohung Bank FC
Army FC
Autumn
Commercial Bank of Korea FC, Army FC two clubs shared
1975
Spring
POSCO FC
Army FC
Autumn
Industrial Bank of Korea FC
Korea Automobile Insurance Company FC
1976
Spring
Korea Exchange Bank FC, Korea Trust Bank FC
two clubs shared
Autumn
Ceased [ 8]
1977
Single
Army FC
POSCO FC
1978
Spring
Seoul FC , Navy FC
two clubs shared
Autumn
Korea Automobile Insurance FC
Seoul FC
1979
Spring
Industrial Bank of Korea FC
Army Chungeui FC
Autumn
Ceased [ 9]
1980
Spring
Seoul FC , Army Chungeui FC
two clubs shared
Autumn
Korea Automobile Insurance FC, Air Force Seongmu FC
two clubs shared
1981
Spring
Daewoo FC
Navy Haeryong FC
Autumn
POSCO
Army Chungeui FC
1982
Single
POSCO FC
Kookmin Bank FC
Korean League
1983
Single
Hanil Bank FC
Ungbi FC
Korean League division 1
1984
Single
Sangmu FC
Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
Korean League
1985
Spring
Industrial Bank of Korea FC
Kookmin Bank FC
Autumn
Seoul FC
Seoul Trust Bank
1986
Spring
Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
Hyundai (semi-professional)
Autumn
POSCO FC (semi-professional)
Hallelujah FC
1987
Spring
Hanil Bank FC
Hallelujah FC
Autumn
Kookmin Bank FC
Sangmu FC
1988
Spring
Seoul FC
Industrial Bank of Korea FC
Autumn
POSCO FC (semi-professional)
Commercial Bank of Korea FC
held in May because of1988 Summer Olympics [ 10]
1989
1st
Industrial Bank of Korea FC
POSCO FC (semi-professional)
Cheongyong League[ 11]
2nd
Seoul FC
Korea First Bank FC
Hwarang League[ 12]
1990
Spring
Industrial Bank of Korea FC
Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
Autumn
Industrial Bank of Korea FC , Hallelujah FC
two clubs shared[ 13]
1991
Spring
Industrial Bank of Korea FC
Hallelujah FC
Autumn
Sangmu FC
Kookmin Bank FC
1992
Spring
Sangmu FC
Hallelujah FC
Autumn
Industrial Bank of Korea FC
Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
1993
Spring
Hallelujah FC
Sangmu FC
Autumn
Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
Hallelujah FC
1994
Spring
Sangmu FC
Industrial Bank of Korea FC
Autumn
Industrial Bank of Korea FC
Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
1995
Spring
E-Land Puma FC
Hallelujah FC
Autumn
Industrial Bank of Korea FC
Korail FC
1996
Spring
E-Land Puma FC
Kookmin Bank FC
Autumn
Sangmu FC
Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
1997
Spring
Industrial Bank of Korea FC
E-Land Puma FC
Autumn
Sangmu FC
Hanil Life Insurance FC
1998
Spring
Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
Hanil Life Insurance FC
Autumn
Sangmu FC
Police FC
1999
Spring
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC
Sangmu FC
Autumn
Sangmu FC
Korail FC
2000
Spring
Korail FC
Sangmu FC
Hyundai Moter K2-League
Autumn
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC
Gangneung City FC
2001
Spring
Kookmin Bank FC
Police FC
Autumn
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC
Police FC
2002
Spring
Sangmu FC
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC
Autumn
Police FC
Gangneung City FC
See also
References
^ 大韓蹴球協會 편 『韓國蹴球百年史』라사라, 1986. p.544-549.
^ 실업축구연맹결성 The Dong-a Ilbo, 1939-06-14.
^ 실업축구연맹 내십이일에 거행(속) The Dong-a Ilbo, 1939-11-11.
^ 실업축구연맹전 개최 The Dong-a Ilbo, 1949-05-18.
^ 大韓蹴球協會 편 『韓國蹴球百年史』라사라, p.610-611.
^ 대한축구협회>국내리그>내셔널리그>역대성적
^ There is an article about the second match of KFL, but no record after that. It might be ceased because of many international football matches.
^ '76스포츠의 明暗(명암) (下(하)) 못다푼 宿題(숙제)들 The Kyunghyang Shinmun, 1976-12-27.
^ Every sports game was stopped because of the president’s assassination on 26 October 1979. 11월의 스포츠 The Kyunghyang Shinmun, 1979-11-01.
^ 5月(월)에 때아닌「가을 경기」풍성 The Kyunghyang Shinmun, 1988-04-30.
^ 기은, 포철 꺾고 첫 패권 The Kyunghyang Shinmun, 1989-07-11.
^ 서울시청 정상에 올라 The Dong-a Ilbo, 1989-10-18.
^ 기은-할렐루야 공동우승 가을철 실업축구 연맹전 The Dong-a Ilbo, 1990-10-01.
大韓蹴球協會 편 『韓國蹴球百年史』라사라, 1986.
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