Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club (Korean: 전북 현대 모터스 축구클럽; also Jeonbuk FC,[1] 전북축구클럽) are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They are current holders of the AFC Champions League title (won in 3-2 aggregate win against the Syrian club Al-Karama on November 8, 2006), the first club from East Asia to achieve it since the AFC Champions League was launched in its current format in 2003. This title guaranteed Jeonbuk participation in the FIFA Club World Cup in December 2006. Jeonbuk's best domestic performance have often been reserved for the Korean FA Cup and they remain the only club to have won the competition on more than one occasion (2000, 2003, 2005). The club's color is green which is also the color of Jeonbuk Province. Jeonbuk have been playing at the Jeonju Worldcup Stadium (nickname-Jeonju castle) since 2002, capacity 42,477, in the city of Jeonju.
History
Jeonbuk FC were founded in January 1993; the original name was Wansan FC. O Hyung-Kun is the founder and it was the first club that used the home's name for the club's in KPFL (The Korean Professional Football League) and Wansan FC tried to introduce the new football club system. (The other clubs started out as company-sponsored football teams for public relations and used their sponsored company's name until 1996)
However, O Hyung-Kun was not able to raise enough funds and Wansan FC went into bankruptcy before joining the Korean League. Many people were eager to keep their club and Bobae Ltd., a local alcohol manufacturer, fortunately gave financial support. The club joined the Korean League in 1994 after changing the name to 'Jeonbuk Buffalo FC'. The team began losing money and did not play up to expectations, even though there was heavy fan support. Jeonbuk Buffalo was entrusted to the KPFL, and Hyundai Motors took over Jeonbuk FC on December 12, 1994. Since 1993, Jeonbuk have not seriously challenged for the Korean League title, often languishing in mid-table. After Choi Gang-hee was appointed manager in July 2005, Jeonbuk won the Korean FA Cup 2005. In 2006, Jeonbuk finished a disappointing eleventh in the Korean League. The season had a surprising ending, as Jeonbuk won their first AFC Champions Cup final in Homs, Syria. They defeated the champions of Japan and China, Gamba Osaka and Dalian Shide . And they also beat Ulsan Horang-i, the champion of Korea, in the semi-final and Al-Karama, the champion of Syria, in the final. They had an opportunity to join the FIFA Club World Cup in December 2006 as AFC Champions. They lost their first game 0-1 to Club America in the semi-final(December 10, 2006). However, they defeated Auckland City FC (3-0, December 14), and finished fifth in the FIFA Club World Cup.
Club honors
Domestic
Professional
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- 2000, 2003, 2005
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- 1999
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- 2004
Amateur
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- 1999
International
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- 2006
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- 2002
Sponsors
Kit Supplier
Managers
As of December 19, 2006. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name |
Nat |
From |
To |
Record |
| P |
W |
D |
L |
| Kim Ki-Bok |
 |
December 1993 |
October 1994 |
36 |
5 |
5 |
26 |
| Cha Gyoung-Bok |
|
November 1994 |
December 1996 |
75 |
23 |
16 |
36 |
| Choi Man-Hee |
|
December 1996 |
July 2001 |
160 |
53 |
32 |
75 |
| Nam Dae-Sik[2] |
|
August 2001 |
September 2001 |
14 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
| Cho Yoon-Hwan |
|
October 2001 |
June 2005 |
137 |
47 |
49 |
41 |
| Kim Hyung-Yul[3] |
|
June 2005 |
July 2005 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| Choi Kang-Hee |
|
July 2005 |
Present |
76 |
26 |
19 |
31 |
Current squad
- As of December 6, 2007
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|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 25 |
|
FW |
Jung Soo-Jong |
| 26 |
|
MF |
Jang Ji-Hyun |
| 27 |
|
DF |
Lee Eung Je |
| 28 |
|
MF |
Kim Dong-Hyun |
| 29 |
|
MF |
Kim Jong-Kyung |
| 30 |
|
MF |
Kim Young-Sin |
| 31 |
|
GK |
Hong Jeong-Nam |
| 32 |
|
MF |
Jeon Kwang-Hwan |
| 33 |
|
MF |
Moon Dae-Sung |
| 34 |
|
DF |
Heo Hoon-Goo |
| 37 |
|
MF |
Jo Seong-Joon |
| 38 |
|
MF |
Jang Jo-Yoon |
| 40 |
|
FW |
Park Jung-Hwan |
| 42 |
|
MF |
Kim Man-Hee |
| - |
|
DF |
Kim Yong-Hee |
| - |
|
DF |
Sung Jong-Hyun |
| - |
|
DF |
Kang Min-Soo |
| - |
|
DF |
Kim Seung-Geun |
| - |
|
FW |
Choi Tae-Uk |
| - |
|
GK |
Joo Jae-Duk |
|
2008 Season transfers
- In
- Out
Backroom staff
Coaching staff
Medical staff
- Club doctor: Jeon Myung-Gu
- Assistant club doctor: Jeong Kyoung-Chi
- Assistant club doctor: Park Sung-Pil
Notable former players
See also
Notes
- ^ People living in Jeonbuk do not like the Motors name because it emphasises the name of the sponsor instead of the football team. Most of supporters prefer to just call them Jeonbuk FC. They do not use "Motors" when singing team songs.[1]
- ^ Nam Dae-Sik served as caretaker manager.
- ^ Kim Hyung-Yul served as caretaker manager.
External links
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| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors – current squad |
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1 Kwon Sun-Tae • 2 Choi Chul-Soon • 3 Jung In-Hwan • 4 Choi Jin-Cheul • 5 Kim Young-Sun • 6 Kim Hyun-Su • 7 Kim Jae-Young • 8 Chung Jong-Kwan • 9 Choi Chul-Woo • 10 Toni • 11 Lim You-Hwan • 13 Kim Jung-Kyum • 14 Kwon Jip • 15 Ze Carlo • 16 Chung Kyung-Ho • 17 Lee Jung-Ho • 18 Ristić • 19 Byun Jae-Sub • 20 Kim In-Ho • 21 Sung Kyung-Il • 22 Kim Hyeung-Bum • 23 Kim Han-Won • 24 Lee Hyun-Seung • 25 Jung Soo-Jong • 26 Jang Ji-Hyun • 27 Lee Eung Je • 27 Kim Dong-Hyun • 29 Kim Jong-Kyung • 30 Kim Young-Sin • 31 Hong Jeong-Nam • 32 Jeon Kwang-Hwan • 33 Moon Dae-Sung • 34 Heo Hoon-Goo • 36 Choi Kwang-Hee • 37 Jo Seong-Joon • 38 Jang Jo-Yoon • 40 Park Jung-Hwan • 42 Kim Man-Hee • Manager: Choi Kang-Hee
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