Bucheon Football Club 1995 () is a South Korean professional

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club based in

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, that competes in the

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, the second tier of South Korean football. The club was founded in 2007 by a group of former

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supporters after its move to Jeju in early 2006.

History

Within weeks of the relocation of

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, with an initial goal of creating a team to participate in the 2007 Korea National League season. The financial requirements for entry to the National League were so great and that, coupled with the launch of the

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in 2007, led to them readjusting their target and focusing on entry to the K3 League in 2008. During the course of 2007, deals with several major sponsors, including Sportstoto,

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, were negotiated. On 25 October 2007, the club's name, Bucheon FC 1995, was announced, and the club was officially founded on 1 December. Bucheon FC 1995 became a professional club and got an approval to join the second tier

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on 5 December 2012. In their first season as a professional club, they finished in seventh place.

Players

Current squad

Backroom staff

Coaching staff

* Manager:

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* Head coach: Min Young-ki * Goalkeeping coach: Kim Ji-un * Playing coach: Ko Kyung-min * Physical coach: Kim Hyung-rok

Support staff

* Scout: Jo Beom-seok * Analyst: Lee Tae-shik * Team manager: Jo Yong-hoon * Interpreter: Kang Saet-byul * Physical therapist: Choi Hwan-seok * Medical trainers: Yoo Ho-jun, Jang Woo-hyuk Source: Official website

Records

Season-by-season

;Key *Tms. = Number of teams *Pos. = Position in league

References

External links

* {{K League K League 2 clubs K3 League (2007–2019) clubs Association football clubs established in 2007 Fan-owned football clubs Sport in Gyeonggi Province Bucheon 2007 establishments in South Korea