Goyang Zaicro Football Club () was a South Korean professional

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team based in

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. The club competed in the

K League Challenge The K League 2 () is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean football league system. It is contested between thirteen professional clubs and operates on a promotion and relegation system with K League 1. History In 2011, the or ...

between 2013 and 2016. They played their home games at

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. The club traces its origins to ''Immanuel FC'', a

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football club founded in 1983. The team previously played in

Iksan Iksan (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city and major railway junction in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. The city center and railway junction was formerly called "Iri" (), but merged with Iksan County (''Iksan-gun'') in 19 ...

and

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before moving to

Ansan Ansan (, ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies southwest of Seoul and is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4. It is situated on the Yellow Sea coast and some islands lie ...

History

Immanuel FC, the predecessor of Goyang Zaicro FC, was founded in 1983. In 1985, Immanuel FC and

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decided to join to create a unified Christian football club. As a result, Immanuel FC became

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's reserve team. After the 1985 season,

left the professional ranks in order to concentrate their financial efforts on missionary work. The two clubs separated after one year. Immanuel FC participated in many tournaments as an amateur football club. They even competed with

in 1991. In 1992, Immanuel FC suffered from a lack of funds. Therefore, E-Land took over the team and renamed it '' E-Land Puma FC''. From 1992 to 1998, they won the three championships in some tournaments. At the start of 1998, the Asian economic crisis affected the club's parent group E-Land, necessitating the release of the club, which became amateur again as ''Immanuel FC''. The club brought in some footballers for

and changed their name to ''Hallelujah FC''. in 1999. This Hallelujah FC founded in 1999 is the official starting point of Goyang Hi FC history by

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. In 2003 the team moved to

and joined the

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, finishing a creditable third after the First Stage, but were prevented from competing in the Second Stage after protests by radical Won Buddhists led to the club being barred from playing in Iksan. The club moved to

, where they enjoyed their most successful season in the

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

, completing the Second Stage at the summit of the league, before being defeated in the Championship Play-off. The club moved again, this time to

, in 2007, enjoying another successful campaign in 2008, a season which saw them reach the final of the National League Championship, where they were defeated on penalties, before evolving into Ansan 'H' FC for the 2012 National League season. In September 2012, it was confirmed that the team would be moving to

City for the 2013 season, and will change its name to Goyang Hi FC. On 18 January 2016, the club name officially changed to Goyang Zaicro FC for the 2016 season due to sponsorship reasons. The club was disbanded after the 2016 season.

Club naming history

Predecessor *1983–1984: Immanuel FC *1985:

(reserve team) *1986–1992: Immanuel FC *1992–1998: E-Land Puma FC *1998: Immanuel FC Refounded *1999–2002: Hallelujah FC *2003: Iksan Hallelujah FC *2004–2006: Gimpo Hallelujah FC *2007–2011: Ansan Hallelujah FC *2012: Ansan H FC *2013–2015: Goyang Hi FC *2016: Goyang Zaicro FC

Managers

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

**Runners-up (1):

Cups

* National Football Championship **Winners (1):

**Runners-up (1):

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

Worldwide competitions

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**Winners (1):

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

Statistics

References

External links

{{K League Sport in Gyeonggi Province Korea National League clubs K League 2 clubs Association football clubs established in 1999 Association football clubs disestablished in 2016 1999 establishments in South Korea 2016 disestablishments in South Korea