Gimpo Football Club (Korean: 김포시민프로축구단), formerly Gimpo Citizen FC, is a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gimpo. Since 2022, they are playing in the K League 2, the second tier of football in South Korea.

Gimpo FC
Full nameGimpo Football Club
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013) (as Gimpo Citizen FC)
GroundGimpo Solteo Football Field
Capacity5,076
OwnerJung Ha-young
ChairmanSeo Young-gil
ManagerKo Jeong-woon
LeagueK League 2
2024K League 2, 7th of 13
Websitehttps://www.gimpofc.co.kr/

History

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Gimpo Citizen FC (2013–2020)

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The club was founded as Gimpo Citizen FC in 2013.[1] Between 2015 and 2019, they advanced to the K3 League play-offs for five consecutive seasons, but never made it to the finals.

Gimpo FC (2021–present)

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In order to meet the standards for incorporation of the newly reorganized K3 League, the Gimpo FC foundation was established, and the team was also renamed as Gimpo FC in January 2021.[2] The club participated in the semi-professional K3 League until 2021. In their final K3 League season, Gimpo FC finished as runners-up in the regular season,[3] and won the play-offs after defeating Cheonan City 3–2 on aggregate in the final, clinching their first K3 League trophy.[4]

After the 2021 season, the club became professional and got an approval to become a member of the professional K League 2 from the 2022 season onwards.[5]

Current squad

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As of 10 May 2024[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   KOR Lee Sang-wook
2 DF   KOR Kim Jong-min
3 DF   KOR Park Kyung-rok
4 DF   KOR Lee Yong-hyuk
5 DF   KOR Jung Han-cheol
6 FW   KOR Kim Kyung-jun
7 MF   KOR Jang Yun-ho
8 MF   KOR Kim Joon-hyung
9 FW   KOR Lee Hyun-il
10 FW   BRA Bruno Paraíba
11 FW   KOS Leonard Pllana
13 GK   KOR Kim Min-jae
14 MF   KOR Heo Dong-ho
15 MF   KOR Seo Bo-min
16 DF   KOR Lim Jun-woo
17 FW   KOR Kim Hee-sung
18 FW   KOR Ryu Ji-min
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   KOR Lee Hyun-gyu
20 DF   KOR Kim Min-ho
21 MF   KOR Seo Jae-min
22 DF   KOR Kim Chae-woon
23 MF   KOR Choi Jae-hoon
24 FW   COL Luis Mina
25 DF   KOR Lim Do-hoon
26 MF   KOR Lee Kang-yeon
27 DF   KOR Lee Jong-hyun
28 DF   KOR Kim Hyun-hoon
29 MF   KOR Kwon Seung-bi
30 MF   KOR Kim Jin-wook
31 GK   KOR Son Jung-hyun
33 MF   KOR Lee Hwan-hee
37 MF   KOR Kwon Soon-ho
40 DF   KOR Kim Won-gyun
72 DF   KOR Kim Sung-joo

Honours

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Season-by-season record

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Season Teams Tier League Placement Postseason Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FA Cup Manager
K3 League (amateur)
2014 18 4 K3 Challengers League 8th in Group B Did not qualify 25 9 2 14 53 51 +2 29 First round An Jong-goan
Kim Seung-ki
2015 K3 League 2nd Semi-final 25 17 5 3 81 22 +59 56 Fourth round Kim Seung-ki
2016 20 K3 League 2nd Quarter-final 19 16 1 2 46 14 +32 49 Second round Kim Seung-ki
2017 12 K3 Advanced 5th Quarter-final 22 9 6 7 28 26 +2 33 Third round Kim Seung-ki
2018 K3 Advanced 4th Quarter-final 22 11 4 7 42 31 +11 37 Fourth round Oh Jong-yeol
2019 K3 Advanced 3rd Quarter-final 22 12 6 4 28 19 +9 42 Fourth round Oh Jong-yeol
K3 League (semi-professional)
2020 16 3 K3 League 8th Did not qualify 22 6 8 8 27 27 0 26 Third round Ko Jeong-woon
2021 15 K3 League 2nd Champions 28 14 10 4 35 20 +15 52 Second round Ko Jeong-woon
K League (professional)
2022 11 2 K League 2 8th Did not qualify 40 10 11 19 39 65 –26 41 Third round Ko Jeong-woon
2023 13 K League 2 3rd Promotion-relegation playoffs
(lost to Gangwon FC)
36 16 12 8 40 25 +15 60 Round of 16 Ko Jeong-woon
2024 K League 2 7th Did not qualify 36 14 12 10 43 41 +2 54 Quarter-final Ko Jeong-woon

References

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  1. ^ "Gimpo FC". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Gimpo FC – Soccer – Team Profile". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Summary – K3 League – Regular Season". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Summary – K3 League – Final Stages". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. ^ "K League adds new promotion-relegation playoff for 2022". Yonhap News Agency. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. ^ "선수단". gimpofc.co.kr (in Korean). Gimpo FC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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