Gimcheon Sangmu FC
Gimcheon Sangmu FC (Hangul: 김천 상무 프로축구단; Hanja: 金泉 尚武 프로蹴球團) is a professional football club that competes in the K League 2. The club is based in Gimcheon, South Korea. Sangmu (상무, 尙武) means martialism and is the sports division of the Military of South Korea.
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| Full name | Gimcheon Sangmu Football Club 김천 상무 프로축구단 金泉 尚武 프로蹴球團 | ||
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| Founded | 1984 (as Sangmu FC) 2011 (as Sangju Sangmu Phoenix) 2021 (as Gimcheon Sangmu FC) | ||
| Ground | Gimcheon Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Owner | Gimcheon Government and Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps | ||
| Chairman | Mayor of Gimcheon | ||
| Manager | Kim Tae-wan | ||
| League | K League 2 | ||
| 2020 | K League 1, 4th (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Sangmu's playing staff is made up of young South Korean professional footballers serving their compulsory two-year military duty. Fifteen players join up at the start of every season and spend two years with the side before returning to their previous professional club. Sangmu are not allowed to sign any foreign players because of their military status.
This article also includes the predecessor military-based teams – Sangmu FC, Gwangju Sangmu FC and Sangju Sangmu FC – which are still separate legal entities.
History
Origin – Various military clubs (1950s–1983)
Before the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps and its football club Sangmu FC was founded in 1984, Republic of Korea Armed Forces had three football clubs which divide by type. (ROK Army FC, ROK Marine Corps FC, ROK Air Force FC) ROK Army originally made football clubs of each corps: KACIC FC (Korea Army Counter Intelligence Corps), ROK Army HID FC (Headquarters of Intelligence Detachment), ROK Army Quartermaster Corps FC (consisted of only quartermasters), ROK Military Police Command FC, ROK Army Engineer Corps FC, ROK Army Infantry School FC, and so on; but most of them were united in 1965. And then, ROK Marine Corps FC became ROK Navy FC due to the dissolution of Headquarters Marine Corps in 1973.
Founding and semi-professional Sangmu FC era (1984–2002)
Sangmu FC was founded on 11 January 1984, as the football side of Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps.[1][2] Although Sangmu squad was composed of professional players from K League clubs, Sangmu FC competed in the semi-professional league (now Korea National League). Sangmu joined the K League for the 1985 season, but spent only one year in the league before dropping out.
The reserve side, Sangmu B, competed in the K2 League from 2003 to 2005 before joining the K League reserve league. Sangmu B was based in Icheon and finished as the runners-up in the 2003 K2 League season.
Gwangju Sangmu era (2002–2010)
After establishing a home base in Gwangju in April 2002, the team participated in the Reserve League.[3] The club has rejoined the K League at the start of the 2003 season as Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo FC. Between 2004 and 2010, the club has been known as Gwangju Sangmu FC.
Sangju Sangmu era (2011–2020)
Once Gwangju FC was established, Gwangju Sangmu FC was relocated to Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, as Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps moved to Mungyeong, near Sangju. The club name was officially changed to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix FC in January 2011.[4][5]
Before the 2013 season, the club officially removed the word "Phoenix" in its name. In the same season, Sangju Sangmu became the first champions of the newly established K League Challenge (second division) and promoted to the K League Classic.[6][7]
Sangju started the 2020 season already knowing they would be relegated to K League 2. The military club decided to move out of Sangju to a new, as yet undisclosed location.[8] Sangju has decided not to establish a football team which would be citizen-owned outfit and also played in K League 2.[9]
Gimcheon Sangmu (2021–present)
After months of speculations on the club's next home base, on June 30, 2020, the K League administration announced that the city of Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do (located on south of Sangju) had officially submitted its application to host the team at least for the 2021 season, offering their local stadium as the football club's new home.[10][11] After a preliminary review and several meetings and assemblies involving local governors, the K League eventually approved the proposal, thus starting the operations for the relocation of Sangju Sangmu FC to Gimcheon.[12]
Club name history
- 1996–2002: Sangmu FC
- 2002–2003: Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo FC
- 2004–2010: Gwangju Sangmu FC
- 2011–2012: Sangju Sangmu Phoenix FC
- 2013–2020: Sangju Sangmu FC
- 2021–: Gimcheon Sangmu FC
Honours
League
- Winners (9): 1984, 1991 Fall, 1992 Spring, 1994 Spring, 1996 Fall, 1997 Fall, 1998 Fall, 1999 Fall, 2002 Spring
- Runners-up (5): 1987 Fall, 1993 Spring, 1999 Spring, 2000 Spring, 2003
Cups
- Winners (2): 1999, 2001
- Winners (1): 1996
Records
| Season | Division | Tms. | Pos. | FA Cup |
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| 1985 | 1 | 8 | 6 | – |
| 1996 | Semi-professional Era | Round of 16 | ||
| 1997 | First round | |||
| 1998 | Round of 16 | |||
| 1999 | Quarter-final | |||
| 2000 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2001 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2002 | R | 11 | 3 | Round of 16 |
| 2003 | 1 | 12 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2004 | 1 | 13 | 8 | Quarter-final |
| 2005 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Round of 16 |
| 2006 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Round of 16 |
| 2007 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Round of 16 |
| 2008 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Quarter-final |
| 2009 | 1 | 15 | 11 | Round of 16 |
| 2010 | 1 | 15 | 14 | Quarter-final |
| 2011 | 1 | 16 | 14 | Round of 16 |
| 2012 | 1 | 16 | 16 | Round of 16 |
| 2013 | 2 | 8 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 2014 | 1 | 12 | 12 | Semi-final |
| 2015 | 2 | 11 | 1 | Third round |
| 2016 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Round of 32 |
| 2017 | 1 | 12 | 11 | Quarter-final |
| 2018 | 1 | 12 | 10 | Round of 32 |
| 2019 | 1 | 12 | 7 | Semi-final |
| 2020 | 1 | 12 | 4 | Round of 16 |
- Key
- Tms. = Number of teams
- Pos. = Position in league
Players
Current squad
- As of 21 September 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Notes |
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| Manager |  Kim Tae-wan |
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| Assistant Manager | Lim Kwan-sik |
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| First Team Coach | Kim Tae-su |
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Kwak Sang-deuk |
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Managers
| Name | From | To | Notes |
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| Kim Young-bae |
11 January 1984 | 1984 | 1984 in the semi-professional Korea National League |
| Jang Jong-dae |
1985 | 9 July 1985 | |
| Kim Young-bae |
10 July 1985 | December 1989 | 1986–1989 in the semi-professional Korea National League |
| Lee Kang-jo |
1990 | 27 October 2010 | 1990–2002 in the semi-professional Korea National League |
| Lee Soo-chul |
28 October 2010 | 13 July 2011 | |
| Kim Tae-wan |
14 July 2011 | 29 December 2011 | Caretaker manager |
| Park Hang-Seo |
20 December 2011 | 11 December 2015 | |
| Cho Jin-ho |
18 December 2015 | 25 November 2016 | |
| Kim Tae-wan |
25 November 2016 | present |
Season record
K League
| Sangmu All-time Records | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Korean FA Cup | League Cup | Top scorer (League goals) |
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| 1985 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 19 | 6th | None | None | Hong Seok-min (6) |
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| 2003 | 12 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 46 | 10th | Round of 16 | None | Lee Dong-gook (11) |
| 2004 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 29 | 8th | Quarter-finals | 10th | Park Jung-hwan (4) |
| 2005 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 17 | 13th | Round of 16 | 11th | Kim Sang-rok (5) |
| 2006 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 23 | 14th | Round of 16 | 11th | Kang Yong (4) Chung Kyung-ho (4) |
| 2007 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 44 | −30 | 12 | 14th | Round of 16 | Group stage | Namgung Do (7) |
| 2008 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 16 | 14th | Quarter-finals | Group stage | Kim Myung-joong (7) |
| 2009 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 30 | 11th | Round of 16 | Group stage | Choi Sung-kuk (9) |
| 2010 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 19 | 14th | Quarter-finals | Group stage | Choi Sung-kuk (4) |
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| 2011 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 29 | 14th | Round of 16 | Group stage | Kim Jung-woo (15) |
| 2012 | 16 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 74 | −45 | 27 | 16th | Round of 16 | — | |
K League 1 and K League 2
| Sangmu All-time Records | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Korean FA Cup | |
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| 2013 | 2nd | 8 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 77 | 1st | Round of 16 | |
| 2014 | 1st | 12 | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 34 | 12th | Semi-finals | |
| 2015 | 2nd | 11 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 67 | 1st | Third round | |
| 2016 | 1st | 12 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 43 | 6th | Round of 32 | |
| 2017 | 1st | 12 | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 35 | 11th | Quarter-finals | |
| 2018 | 1st | 12 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 40 | 10th | Round of 32 | |
| 2019 | 1st | 12 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 55 | 7th | Semi-finals | |
| 2020 | 1st | 12 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 36 | –2 | 44 | 4th | Round of 16 | |
| Gimcheon Sangmu era | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2nd | 10 | |||||||||||
References
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- "K리그 챌린지 초대 우승팀 상주 우승 트로피 수상" (in Korean). Sportal Korea. 2013-11-17.
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- "Preview: Ulsan Hyundai vs. Sangju Sangmu". K League United. 2020-05-07. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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|title=(help) - 유지호 (2020-06-30). "Gimcheon city seeks to host military football club". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
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