Sejong Sportstoto Women's Football Club () 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
...
team based in
Sejong
Sejong (; 15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), commonly known as Sejong the Great (), was the fourth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is regarded as the greatest ruler in Korean history, and is remembered as the inventor of Hangul, the n ...
. The club 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, and plays its home games at Sejong Central Park.
History
The club was founded on 16 March 2011 as ''Chungbuk Sportsoto'', under an agreement signed with
North Chungcheong Province
North Chungcheong Province (), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Hoseo region on the south-centre of the Korean Peninsula. No ...
to be affiliated with the region for three years.
The team was the eighth to join 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.
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, playing their first match against
Goyang Daekyo only five days after their official foundation. Ahead of the
2014 season, the team moved to
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 ...
, changing its name to ''Daejeon Sportstoto''. The club relocated to
Gumi, North Gyeongsang
Gumi (; ) is the second largest and most densely populated city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is located on the Nakdong River, halfway between Daegu and Gimcheon, also lies on the Gyeongbu Expressway and Gyeongbu Line railway whic ...
on 29 January 2016, changing its name to ''Gumi Sportstoto''.
On 20 December 2019, the club moved again, this time to
Sejong
Sejong (; 15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), commonly known as Sejong the Great (), was the fourth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is regarded as the greatest ruler in Korean history, and is remembered as the inventor of Hangul, the n ...
, becoming ''Sejong Sportstoto''.
Current squad
Backroom staff
Coaching staff
*Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo
*Coach: Kang Min-jung
*Coach: Park Kyu-hong
*Coach: Sung Ki-hun
Support staff
*Club doctor: Lee Eun-mi
Source: Official website
Season-by-season records
References
External links
Official website
Women's football clubs in South Korea
Association football clubs established in 2011
WK League clubs
2011 establishments in South Korea
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