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2002 R-League
The 2002 Korean Professional Football Reserve League was the fourth season of the R League. Anyang LG Cheetahs won the national title after defeating Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Seongnam Football Club () is a South Korean professional football club based in Seongnam that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. It is one of the most successful clubs in South Korea and the Asian Football Conf ... in the Championship final. Central League Southern League Championship playoffs See also * 2002 in South Korean football References External links 2002 R Leagueat Soccer World {{R League seasons R League seasons 2002 in South Korean football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R League
The R League (), also known as the Korean Professional Football Reserve League, is the league for reserve teams of professional football clubs in South Korea. History The Korean Reserve League was started in 1990 with reserve teams of five K League clubs. It was not held for nine years after the inaugural season, but was relaunched in a new format in 2000. The participating teams were split into two or three group leagues, and the highest ranking teams of each league qualified for playoffs to determine the overall champions. It was renamed "R League" in 2009. The Korea Police FC participated in the R League until 2012, although it was not a reserve team of a K League club. The R League was abolished in 2013 following the foundation of the K League 2, which needed participating players, but was restarted in 2016. It was once again ceased in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the Korea Football Association (KFA) allowed reserve teams to join the football league pyramid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
The Suwon Samsung Bluewings () are a South Korean Association football, football club based in Suwon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in December 1995, they have won the K League on four occasions (1998 K League, 1998, 1999 K League, 1999, 2004 K League, 2004 and 2008 K League, 2008), as well as the Asian Club Championship twice, in 2000–01 Asian Club Championship, 2000–01 and 2001–02 Asian Club Championship, 2001–02. History The club was formally founded on 15 December 1995 by Samsung Electronics, becoming the ninth member of the K League from the K-League 1996, 1996 season. It was also the first club to be founded in one specific city, a plan which led to the K-League initiating plans to encourage its other clubs to forge similar links with local communities. Former South Korea national football team, South Korean national team manager Kim Ho took charge of the side from their first season in the K-League, and the te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pohang Steelers
The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional Association football, football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of Football in South Korea, South Korean football. The Steelers were founded on 1 April 1973 as POSCO FC, named after the steel company POSCO, which still owns the club today. They are one of South Korea's most successful teams, having won the K League five times and the AFC Champions League three times. History The club was founded on 1 April 1973 as Pohang Iron & Steel Company FC, or simply POSCO FC. Initially a semi-professional club, they turned professional in the 1984 season and changed its name to POSCO Dolphins. A year later they renamed as the POSCO Atoms. In 1986 K League, 1986 they won their first Championship, and enjoyed a great spell of domination in the league; between 1985 and 1998 they were continuously in the top four of the K League. In 1995, the club was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Ulsan HD FC (), formerly Ulsan Hyundai FC, is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League in 1984. Their home ground is Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium. The club is owned by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. Ulsan HD have won the league title five times, most recently in 2024, and the Korean FA Cup once, in 2017. At the international level, they have won the AFC Champions League twice, in 2012 and 2020, and are the only club to have won the tournament twice without defeat. History Early years: before Ulsan (1983–1989) The club was founded on 6 December 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, with tiger as its mascot (horangi means tiger in Korean). Their original franchise area was Incheon and Gyeonggi Province. They joined the professional K League from 1984 season. While they finished their debut season as 3rd place, the team's striker Baek Jong-chul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan IPark
Busan IPark FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that competes in K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football pyramid. They play their home games at the Busan Gudeok Stadium. Busan IPark was founded as a semi-professional team in November 1979 by Saehan Motors. The club was one of the original five founding members of the K League and continuously competed in the first division from 1983 to 2015, when they were relegated for the first time. Initially, the club was called Daewoo Royals, in reference to the motor company that originally owned and financed it. Since the early 2000s, Busan has received financial backing from the HDC Group and its apartment brand IPARK, rebranding as Pusan i.cons and later as Busan IPark. History Daewoo Royals After topping the league for most of the 1983 season, Daewoo finished second in their debut season, losing the title by one point to Hallelujah FC after a goalless draw against Yukong Elephants i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeonnam Dragons
The Jeonnam Dragons () are a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The Dragons play their home matches at the Gwangyang Football Stadium, one of the first football-specific stadiums in South Korea. They have won the Korean FA Cup four times (1997, 2006, 2007 and 2021) and were the runners-up of K League in 1997. They also reached the final of the 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost to Al Ittihad. History The club was founded on 16 December 1994 as Chunnam Dragons, and appointed former South Korean international Jung Byung-tak as their first manager to oversee their first ever league match which took place on 25 March 1995. Chunnam started life slowly with mid-table finishes during its first few years, but recorded their best ever finish in 1997 when they finished as K League runners-up. In the same year, however, they won their fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
Gimcheon Sangmu Football Club () is a South Korean professional football club based in Gimcheon that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Sangmu is the sports division of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. Sangmu's playing staff is made up of young South Korean professional footballers serving their compulsory two-year military duty. Fifteen players join up at the start of every season and spend two years with the side before returning to their previous professional club. Sangmu are not allowed to sign any foreign players because of their military status nor eligible for Asian competitions. This article also includes the predecessor military-based teams – Sangmu FC, Gwangju Sangmu FC and Sangju Sangmu FC – which are still separate legal entities. History Various military clubs (1950s–1983) Before the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps and its football club Sangmu FC were founded in 1984, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces had three football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asan Mugunghwa FC
Asan Mugunghwa Football Club () was a South Korean association football, football club based in Asan. The club's players were South Korean professional footballers who were serving their two-year military duty. History Founding and Police FC era Founded as National Police Agency (Republic of Korea), National Police Department FC in 1961, the club changed its name to Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, 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, Sangju Sangmu. Professionalization and Ansan era (2013–2016) In 2013, Police FC joined the K League Challenge. In February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including five consecutive titles between 2017 and 2021, and the Korean FA Cup five times. Internationally, the club have won the AFC Champions League twice, first in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since it was rebranded in 2003. Jeonbuk have also made two appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup, most recently in the 2016 edition. The club's home ground is the Jeonju World Cup Stadium. History Beginnings Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' predecessor was founded in January 1993 under the name Wansan Pumas. Oh Hyung-keun was the founder of the team, the first to be named after its home location in K League history. However, they failed to raise enough funds and the club went bankrupt before they could take their place in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucheon SK
Jeju SK FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeju Province that competes in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the Yukong Elephants, Bucheon SK, and Jeju United. History The club was founded on 17 December 1982 as Yukong FC, becoming the second professional football club to be established in South Korea. The club's mascot was an elephant and the team became known as the Yukong Elephants. It was owned and financially supported by the Sunkyoung Group's subsidiary, Yukong (currently SK Group's "SK Energy"), along with Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi as its franchise. Yukong FC was a founding member of the ''Korean Super League'', South Korea's first professional football league and forerunner to the K League. Yukong Elephants won the league championship on only one occasion, in 1989. When the Super League was established there was no home and away system, but following its implementation in 1987, Yukong FC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anyang LG Cheetahs
FC Seoul () is a South Korean professional Association football, football club based in Seoul that competes in the K League 1, the top flight of Football in South Korea, South Korean football. The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. Since 2004, FC Seoul have played its home games at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul's Mapo District. The club was founded as Lucky-Goldstar Football Club in 1983, by the LG Corporation, Lucky-Goldstar Group, and was later renamed as LG Cheetahs in 1990. Due to the K League decentralization policy in 1996, the club was relocated to the Seoul's satellite city of Anyang, Gyeonggi, Anyang for eight years, before returning to Seoul in 2004. FC Seoul have won six List of South Korean football champions#Professional era (1983–present), K League titles, two Korean FA Cup, FA Cups, two Korean League Cup, League Cups and one Korean Super Cup, Super Cup. Internationally, the club reached the AFC Champions League final on two occasions, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
