Gwangju FC

Gwangju FC (Korean: 광주 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Gwangju that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. They joined the K League in the 2011 season.

Gwangju FC

Full name	Gwangju Football Club 광주시민프로축구단
Founded	2010 (2010)
Ground	Gwangju Football Stadium
Capacity	10,007
Owner	Gwangju Government
Chairman	Kang Ki-jeong (Mayor of Gwangju)
Manager	Lee Jung-hyo
League	K League 1
2024	K League 1, 9th of 12
Website	www.gwangjufc.com
Home colours Away colours

History

Gwangju FC was founded in December 2010 and first participated in the K League in 2011. In 2012, Gwangju FC was relegated to the K League Challenge, the newly-formed second-tier professional league in South Korea. In 2014, they were promoted back to the top tier for the 2015 season.

Players

Current squad

As of 15 July 2023

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	KOR	Kim Kyeong-min
3	MF	KOR	Lee Min-ki
4	DF	KOR	Kim Seung-woo
5	DF	NED	Timo Letschert
6	DF	KOR	Ahn Young-kyu (captain)
7	MF	KOR	Eom Ji-sung
8	DF	KOR	Lee Euddeum
9	FW	KOR	Heo Yool
10	MF	KOR	Kim Han-gil
11	FW	ALB	Jasir Asani
13	FW	KOR	Doo Hyeon-seok
14	MF	KOR	Jeong Ho-yeon
15	DF	KOR	Kim Gyeong-jae
16	FW	KOR	Lee Hee-gyun
17	MF	KOR	Sin Chang-moo
18	FW	KOR	Lee Kun-hee
19	FW	KOR	Ha Seung-woon

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	KOR	Choi Jun-hyeok
21	GK	KOR	Lee Jun
22	DF	KOR	Lee Sang-gi
23	MF	KOR	Jung Ji-hoon
24	MF	KOR	Lee Kang-hyun
27	FW	KOR	Kim Dong-gook
28	DF	AUS	Aaron Calver
30	FW	BRA	Thomás Bedinelli
31	GK	KOR	Roh Hee-dong
32	MF	KOR	Joo Young-jae
33	MF	KOR	Park Han-bin
41	DF	KOR	Kim Tae-joon
44	DF	KOR	Lee Soon-min (vice-captain)
75	MF	KOR	Oh Hu-seong
95	DF	KOR	Kim Jae-bong
99	FW	GEO	Beka Mikeltadze

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	KOR	Shin Song-hoon (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military duty)
—	DF	KOR	Cho Sung-gwon (to Gimpo FC)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	KOR	Yeo Bong-hun (to FC Chungju for military duty)

Coaching staff

• Manager: Lee Jung-hyo
• Assistant manager: Lee Jeong-kyu
• First team coach: Cho Yong-tae
• Goalkeeping coach: Shin Jeong-hwan
• Physio: Kim Kyung-do

Managers

No.	Name	From	To	Season(s)
1	Choi Man-Hee	2010/10/18	2012/12/01	2011–2012
2	Yeo Bum-Kyu	2012/12/06	2013/08/16	2013
C	Nam Ki-il	2013/08/16	2015/01/03	2013–2014
3	Nam Ki-il	2015/01/04	2017/08/14	2015–2017
4	Kim Hak-bum	2017/08/16	2017/11/18	2017
5	Park Jin-sub	2017/12/16	2020/12/01	2018–2020
6	Kim Ho-young	2020/12/22	2021/12/04	2021
7	Lee Jung-hyo	2021/12/28		2022–

Honours

League

• K League 2
  • Winners (2): 2019, 2022
  • Runners-up (1): 2014

Season-by-season records

Season	League										FA Cup
	Division	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pos.
2011	1	30	9	8	13	32	43	–11	35	11	Ro32
2012		44	10	15	19	57	67	–10	45	15↓	Ro16
2013	2	35	16	5	14	55	54	+1	53	3	Ro16
2014		36	13	12	11	40	35	+5	51	2↑	Ro16
2015	1	38	10	12	16	35	44	–9	42	10	Ro32
2016		38	11	14	13	41	45	–4	47	8	Ro16
2017		38	6	12	20	33	61	–28	30	12↓	QF
2018	2	36	11	15	10	51	41	+10	48	5	3R
2019		36	21	10	5	59	31	+28	73	1↑	Ro16
2020	1	27	6	7	14	32	46	–14	25	6	Ro16
2021		38	10	7	21	42	54	–12	37	12↓	3R
2022	2	40	25	11	4	68	32	+36	86	1↑	Ro16
2023	1	38	16	11	11	47	35	+12	59	3	QF
2024		38	14	5	19	42	49	–7	47	9	SF

Key

• SF = Semi-final
• QF = Quarter-final
• Ro16 = Round of 16
• Ro32 = Round of 32
• 3R = Third round

External links

• Official website (in Korean)