Asan Mugunghwa FC
Asan Mugunghwa Football Club was a South Korean football club based in Asan. The club's players were South Korean professional footballers who were serving their two-year military duty.
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| Full name | Asan Mugunghwa Football Club 아산 무궁화 프로축구단 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Asan Owls | ||
| Short name | AMFC | ||
| Founded | 1996 as Police FC (original) 2014 as Ansan Police FC 2017 as Asan Mugunghwa FC | ||
| Dissolved | 2019 | ||
| Ground | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 17,376 | ||
| Owner | Asan Government and Korean Police Agency | ||
| Chairman | Mayor of Asan | ||
| Manager | Park Dong-hyuk | ||
| League | K League 2 | ||
| 2019 | K League 2, 7th | ||
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History
Founding and Police FC era
Founded as National Police Department FC in 1961, the club changed its name to Seoul Police Department FC in 1962 then back to its original name in 1967. During its history it won a number of competitions such as the Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament and the Korea Semi-Professional Football League in the 1960s before it was dissolved in November 1967. The club was reinstated in 1996, and it partly consisted of players serving their compulsory two-year military duty, similar to the other military club Sangju Sangmu FC.
Professionalization and Ansan era (2013–2016)
In 2013, Police FC joined the K League Challenge.
In February 2014, Police FC was based in Ansan (Ansan Wa~ Stadium) and renamed to Ansan Police FC.
In January 2016, the club name was changed to Ansan Mugunghwa FC. Korean word Mugunghwa means hibiscus syriacus and is the symbol of the Korean Police.
Asan era (2017–2019)
After the 2016 season, Ansan Mugunghwa was disbanded, and the new police team was founded in Asan.[1]
On 11 January 2017, there was operation agreement between the police and Asan government and the new crest was unveiled, with the new team being called Asan Mugunghwa.[2] Per K League policies, the new team did not take over records and history of the previous clubs and was registered as the new club.[3]
Club name history
- 1996–2013: Police FC
- 2014–2015: Ansan Police FC
- 2016: Ansan Mugunghwa FC
- 2017–2019: Asan Mugunghwa FC
Honours
Managers
| # | Name | From | To | Season | Notes |
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 Yu Dong-chun |
1996/03/29 | 2001/03/07 | First manager | ||
| Kim Ki-bok |
2001/03/07 | ? | |||
| Park Dae-je |
2005/11/03 | ? | |||
| Cho Dong-hyun |
2010/10/12 | 2015/01/13 | |||
| Lee Heung-sil |
2015/01/13 | 2016/10/31 | |||
| Song Sun-ho |
2016/12/08 | 2017/11/29 | |||
| Park Dong-hyuk |
2017/11/29 | 2019/12/31 |
References
- "S. Korean city Ansan to launch new pro football club". Yonhap News Agency. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- 아산 협약식 - '17년 만에 충남 구단'... 아산 무궁화, 새출발 선언
- 프로연맹, 신생팀 안산-아산 가입 승인
External links
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