Mungyeong Sangmu WFC () is a South Korean

women's football Women's football most often refers to: * Women's association football Women's football may also refer to: * Women's gridiron football * Women's Australian rules football * Ladies' Gaelic football * Women's rugby league * Women's rugby union ...

section within the sports division of the

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, based in

Mungyeong Mungyeong (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The local government, economy, and transportation networks are all centered in Jeomchon, the principal town. Mungyeong has a lengthy his ...

North Gyeongsang Province North Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in eastern South Korea, and with an area of , it is the largest province in the Korean peninsula. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remaine ...

. The team was founded in 2007 and competes in the

WK League The WK League (Hangul: WK리그) is a semi-professional women's football league, run by the Korea Football Association (KFA) and the Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF), which represents the sport's highest level in South Korea. Icheon D ...

, the top division of women's football in South Korea.

History

Following the success of the women's national football team at the

2005 EAFF Women's Football Championship The First EAFF Women's Football Championship was a football competition held from August 1 to August 6, 2005 in South Korea. South Korea won the first edition by beating its opponents to finish first, DPR Korea finished second. Matches and Res ...

, and alongside plans to expand the female workforce in the military, the

Ministry of National Defense A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divide ...

announced in 2005 that it was considering establishing a women's football team. The team was established in 2007 and was initially based in

Busan Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...

. Manager Lee Mi-yeon, appointed in 2008, was the first female coach of a Korean women's works football team. Sangmu were one of the six teams to participate in the inaugural season of the

in 2009. The team relocated to

Boeun County Boeun County (''Boeun-gun'') is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. History Boeun ( literally "offering gratitude" or "thanksgiving"), was a South Korean town named in 1406 by a remorseful King Taejong, who felt relieved that ...

in 2016 and was known as Boeun Sangmu until it moved again, to

, in 2023. Because of their military status, they are not allowed to sign any foreign players. All players undergo military training and three years of mandatory service, after which they can apply for long-term service.

Current squad

Coaching staff

*Manager: Lee Mi-yeon *Head coach: Cho Seong-won *Goalkeeping coach: Jo Jong-hee *Medical trainer: Lee A-reum Source: WK League 2024 Guide Book

Season-by-season records

References

External links

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