Cheil Industries FC is a defunct
South Korea
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n semi-professional
football club that was located in
Daegu,
South Korea
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. The club played at the highest level in South Korea in the 1960s, winning the
national league
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on three occasions and the
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twice.
Background
Cheil Industries FC was founded in April 1962 by
Cheil Industries of
Samsung Group
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, and was based in
Daegu in south-eastern Korea. The club competed in the
Korea Semi-Professional Football League which at that time was the highest level league in the
South Korean football league system
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The highest level of football in South Korea is the K League 1, which was founded in ...
. Many works, banks and military sides competed in the league which was run with Spring and Autumn stages each year.
League records indicate that Cheil Industries shared the title in
Spring 1964 after winning Group A and then drawing 0–0 with Keumseong Textile Company FC in the final at the
Dongdaemun Stadium
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,
Seoul
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on the 14 July 1964.
The club were also joint winners in Autumn 1968, this time with Army Logistics Command FC, and finished runners-up in Autumn 1967. They finally won the competition outright in Spring 1970 a year before the club disbanded. The club won the national cup competition, the
Korean National Football Championship
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, in 1966 and 1967. The club also won the
Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament
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in 1963 and 1967 and were runners-up in 1968.
The club was disbanded in December 1971 but during its short 9-year history it was one of the leading sides in South Korea, featuring players such as
Kim Ho
Kim Ho (; born 24 November 1944) is a South Korean former football player and manager.
Early life
Kim was born in Tongyeong, a coastal city of South Korea, and started football in his hometown. He originally joined Tongyeong High School w ...
,
Moon Jung-Sik and
Park Byung-Joo.
In 1964 Cheil Industries provided three players,
Kim Hong-Bok,
Cha Tae-Sung
Cha Tae-sung (8 October 1934 – 18 November 2006) was a South Korean footballer who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Honours
ROK Army CIC
* Korean National Championship: 1957, 1959
* Korean President's Cup: 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961
Chei ...
and
Lee Yi-Woo
Lee Yi-woo (born 18 February 1941) is a South Korean former footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footb ...
, for the
South Korea Olympics squad in Tokyo. Other Cheil Industries players that represented their country were Chung Soon-Choon, Lee Joon-Ok, Seo Yoon-Cha, An Won-Nam and Hong In-Woong.
The club was affiliated to the
Korea Football Association
The Korea Football Association () is the governing body of football and futsal within South Korea. It sanctions professional, semi-professional and amateur football in South Korea. Founded in 1933, the governing body became affiliated with F ...
.
Honours
*
Korea Semi-Professional Football League :
** Champions (3): 1964s, 1968a, 1970s
**Runners-up (1): 1967a
*
Korean National Football Championship
The Korean National Football Championship ( ko, 전국축구선수권대회) was a South Korean football competition for semi-professional and amateur senior football clubs. It was held annually in the second half of the year. This competition ...
(Former
FA Cup
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):
** Champions (2): 1966, 1967
*
Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament
The President's Cup National Football Tournament is a football competition, held by Korea Football Association, for South Korean semi-professional and amateur football clubs. This competition was originally one of major club competitions of Sou ...
:
** Champions (2): 1963, 1967
**Runners-up (1): 1968
Notable players
Cheil Industries FC players that have played in the South Korea national team
include:
* An Won-Nam
*
Cha Tae-Sung
Cha Tae-sung (8 October 1934 – 18 November 2006) was a South Korean footballer who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Honours
ROK Army CIC
* Korean National Championship: 1957, 1959
* Korean President's Cup: 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961
Chei ...
* Chung Soon-Choon
* Hong In-Woong
*
Kim Jae-Han
*
Kim Ho
Kim Ho (; born 24 November 1944) is a South Korean former football player and manager.
Early life
Kim was born in Tongyeong, a coastal city of South Korea, and started football in his hometown. He originally joined Tongyeong High School w ...
*
Kim Hong-Bok
* Lee Joon-Ok
*
Lee Yi-Woo
Lee Yi-woo (born 18 February 1941) is a South Korean former footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footb ...
*
Moon Jung-Sik
*
Park Byung-Joo
* Seo Yoon-Cha
References
See also
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List of South Korean football champions
The South Korean football champions are the winners of the highest league in South Korean football, which is currently the K League 1.
Since the league turned professional in 1983, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors has won nine titles, the record for most t ...
*
List of Korean FA Cup winners
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