Daejeon Korail FC () is a South Korean
football
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club based in
Daejeon
Daejeon (; ) is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of nearly 1.5 million. Located in a central lowland valley between the Sobaek Mountains and the Geum River, the city is known both as a ...
that competes in the
K3 League
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, the third tier of
South Korean football league system
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The highest level of football in South Korea is the ...
. It is owned and operated by
Korea Railroad Corporation
The Korea Railroad Corporation () is the national railway operator in South Korea. It is branded as KORAIL () and changed its official Korean name () in November 2019. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation, managed by Ministry of Land, ...
, South Korea's national railroad operator. Their home venue is
Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex
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.
History
After being founded in 1943
by the
Chosen Government Railway
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as ''Chosen Government Railway FC'' (), the team competed in various semi-professional football competitions throughout decades until they joined the
Korea National League
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in 2003.
In 1948, the club changed its name to Ministry of Transportation FC after Joseon Railways was absorbed into
Ministry of Transportation
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by the
South Korean government
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.
The club was inactive during the
Korean War
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and was re-established in 1961 or 1962. It was renamed ''National Railroad FC'' () in 1963 and ''Korea Railroad FC'' () in 1995. In 2004, to comply with Korea National League's club naming policy, the club added the team's location to its name, changing the name to ''Incheon Korea Railroad FC'' (). After Korea National Railroad was renamed to
Korail
The Korea Railroad Corporation () is the national railway operator in South Korea. It is branded as KORAIL () and changed its official Korean name () in November 2019. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation, managed by Ministry of Land, ...
, the club's name was also changed again to ''Incheon Korail FC'' () during the 2007 season. At the end of the 2013 season, the club has been renamed to Daejeon Korail FC after the team's relocation from
Incheon
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to
Daejeon
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.
The team played in the Korea National League between 2003 and 2019, when the league merged with the
K3 League
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. They won the
2005 season with a 4–2 aggregate victory over
Suwon City in the final. In the
Korean FA Cup
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, the team reached the quarter-finals in 2001 and the semi-finals in 2005. In the
2019 edition, the team reached the final, where they lost 4–0 on aggregate to the
top division side
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
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.
Honours
League
*
Korea National League
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::Winners (2):
2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
,
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
::Runners-up (1):
2014
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Cups
*
Korean FA Cup
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::Runners-up (1):
2019
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*
Korea National League Championship
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::Winners (3):
2013
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2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
,
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
::Runners-up (1):
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
*
Korean National Sports Festival
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For a full week each October, about 20,000 athletes representing 16 cities and provinces throughout the country compete in about 40 separate sports. The si ...
::Gold Medal (3): 2000, 2001, 2011
*
Korean National Football Championship
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::Runners-up (1): 2000
*
Korean President's Cup
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::Runners-up (1): 2004
Season-by-season records
References
External links
Team infoat info.korail.com
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Korea (South)
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Korea National League clubs
Sports clubs and teams in Daejeon
Association football clubs established in 1943
1943 establishments in Korea
Korail
K3 League clubs
Organizations based in Korea under Japanese rule