Goyang KB Kookmin Bank FC

Goyang KB Kookmin Bank FC (Korean: 고양 KB국민은행 축구단) was a South Korean football club based in the Seoul satellite city of Goyang. It played in the National League, the third tier of Korean football. The club was officially dissolved in November 2012.

Goyang KB Kookmin Bank
고양 KB국민은행
Full nameGoyang KB Kookmin Bank
Football Club
고양 KB국민은행 축구단
Nickname(s)Goyang KB
Short nameGKB
Founded1969
2000 (refounded)
Dissolved1997 (first iteration)
2012
GroundGoyang Stadium
Capacity41,311
OwnerKB Financial Group
ChairmanKang Jung-Won
ManagerLee Woo-Hyung
LeagueNational League
2012 SeasonRunner-up

K-League Membership

Kookmin Bank FC was founded in September 1969 and competed in the various amateur football competitions at the time. The club enjoyed success in tournaments such as the Korea Semi-Professional Football League (winners in 1978) and the President's Cup (winners in 1978 and 1983) before becoming founder members of the K-League, the professional football league in South Korea, in 1983.

The club's stay in the professional ranks was a short one, as it finished 5th out of the five teams in the first year. When it came in 8th out of the eight teams in 1984 the decision was made for the club to return to the amateur ranks.

After the K-League

Upon returning to the amateur ranks, the club returned to winning ways and managed President's Cup triumphs in 1986, 1990 and 1995. It also won the 3rd edition of the Industrial Amateur Football championship in 1993, a tournament they would win again in 1996.

The financial crisis that struck South Korea in 1997 saw the club temporarily wound up, with the official decision to pull the plug on the team coming on December 31, 1997. After two years out of the game, Kookmin Bank reconstituted their club on February 28, 2000 and the team returned to the amateur ranks, eventually winning a sixth President's Cup crown in 2003.

Life at K2 Level

Organised league football at amateur level came about in 2003 with the establishment of the National League, a competition with ten members, of which Kookmin Bank were one. Initially based in Gimpo, the club won the first stage of the 2003 championship and then moved its home base to Goyang and the team's name was changed to Goyang Kookmin Bank for the second stage where they finished runners-up on goal difference. They defeated the reserve team of military side Sangmu 5-4 on aggregate in the playoff final to win the league. They retained their championship crown in 2004 with a 4-1 aggregate win over Gangneung City FC after having again won the first stage of the league season.

Despite a lacklustre 2005 season, the club bounced back to win the 2006 championship (now rebranded the National League], triumphing 2-1 on aggregate in the final after winning the first stage of the season.

Promotion Controversy

It was planned that, subject to meeting certain financial requirements, the winner of the National League in 2006 would be promoted to the K-League. However Goyang Kookmin Bank caused controversy by winning the league but declining to move up. Team owners Kookmin Bank cited a Korean law where banks in Korea were not allowed to be involved in profitable ventures outside of banking which of course a professional football team could be. However the more likely reason is the large financial losses that most K-League teams endure each year as the league struggles for sponsorship money and suffers through low crowd numbers. On top of that any National League champion seeking promotion from the second tier is required to pay an 'entry fee' of around 2 million US dollars simply to join the league. Goyang Kookmin Bank received several threats from the League ranging from being thrown out of the competition, to fines, to point deductions for the upcoming 2007 season. In the end the side received a points deduction penalty, to be split into ten point deductions in the first and second stages of the 2007 season.

Current team squad

As of 1 March 2012

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 Kim Byung-Gon
3 DF  KOR Han Gun-Hee
4 DF  KOR Kim Hyo-Joon
5 DF  KOR Kim Gi-Joong
6 DF  KOR Lee Sang-Woo
7 FW  KOR Park Byung-Won
8 MF  KOR Park Sung-Jin
9 MF  KOR Cha Jong-Yun
10 FW  KOR Kim Young-Nam
11 FW  KOR Ha Jung-Heon
13 DF  KOR Lee Sang-Yong
14 FW  KOR Lee Jae-Won
15 MF  KOR Lee Su-Hwan
16 FW  KOR Hwang Ho-Ryoung
17 DF  KOR Lee Dong-Jun
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  KOR Chun Won-Goo
20 GK  KOR Hwang Hee-Hoon
21 GK  KOR Jung Min-Gyo
22 MF  KOR Yu Byeong-Uk
23 MF  KOR Lee Yoon-Ho
24 MF  KOR Jung Da-Seul
27 FW  KOR Jung Hee-Jin
30 DF  KOR Oh Jeong-Hwan
31 DF  KOR Sung Jong-Hyun
33 DF  KOR Don Ji-Duk
38 DF  KOR Ryu Byung-Hoon
40 GK  KOR Choi Ik-Hyung
66 MF  CHN Bai Zijian
77 MF  KOR Kim Won-Min
88 MF  KOR Park Jeong-Sik

Honours

League

Winners (3): 2003, 2004, 2006
Runners-up (2): 2011, 2012

Cups

Winners (1): 2009
Runners-up (1): 2007
Winners (1): 1978
Winners (6): 1973, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1995, 2003
Runners-up (4): 1982, 1988, 1991, 2005

Statistics

Season K-League FA Cup League Cup Top scorer
(League goals)
Manager
Stage Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts Position
1983 Single Stage51632111130–1985th NoneNone Lim Seok-Hyun (3)
Kim Su-Gil (3)
Season Stage Teams P W D 0D L GF GA GD Pts Position FA Cup League Cup Top scorer Manager
1984 First Stage81412291225–13208th NoneNone 6 players (3)
Second Stage81424081533–18148th
1985-95 NoneNoneNone
1996 Round 1
1997-99 On Hiatus
2000 NoneRound 1None
2001 Round 1
2002 Did not qualify
Season Korea National League FA Cup League Cup Top scorer
(League goals)
Manager
Stage Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts Position
2003 First Stage109621146+8201st Round of 16None Ko Min-Gi (8)
Second Stage109540135+8192nd
Playoff2211054+14Champion
2004 First Stage109720175+12231st Round of 16Semifinal Kim Dong-Min (6) Lee Woo-Hyung
Second Stage10933398+1124th
Playoff2220041+36Champion
2005 First Stage1110622156+9203rd QuarterfinalGroup Stage Choi Bae-Sik (9)
Second Stage1110433137+6153rd
2006 First Stage1110820268+18261st SemifinalQuarterfinal Ko Min-Gi (7)
Second Stage11104241210+2146th
Playoff2211020+24Champion
2007 First Stage1211722208+121316th Round of 16Runner-up Lim Jin-Young (7)
Second Stage12116232613+131019th
2008 First Stage14136342314+9216th SemifinalQuarterfinal Kim Hyun-Gi (5)
Kim Yo-Han (5)
Cha Jong-Yoon (5)
Second Stage141354412120197th
2009 First Stage14134451816+2168th Round of 16Winner Park Byung-Won (7)
Second Stage13125431715+2195th
2010 First Stage15147341912+7244th SemifinalQuarterfinal Lee Wan-Hee (7)
Second Stage15147432015+5255th
Playoff4100112–1Semifinal
2011 142613853725+12472nd Round of 32Group Stage Park Sung-Jin (8)
Playoff631114404Runner-up
2012 1426151015120+31551st QuarterfinalSemifinal
Playoff6210124-23Runner-up

1: Goyang KB Kookmin Bank was docked 10 points due to rejecting of promotion.

See also

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