Football club
Chungbuk Cheongju FC Full name Chungbuk Cheongju Football Club 충북 청주 FC Founded 2002; 22 years ago (2002 ) (as Cheongju Solveig FC ) 2023; 1 year ago (2023 ) (as Chungbuk Cheongju FC ) Ground Cheongju Sports Complex Capacity 16,280 Chairman Kim Hyun-ju Manager Choi Yun-kyum League K League 2 2023 K League 2, 8th of 13 Website Club website
Chungbuk Cheongju FC (Korean : 충북 청주 FC ), formerly Cheongju FC (청주 FC ), is a South Korean football club based in the city of Cheongju that competes in the K League 2 , the second tier of South Korean football.[1] They play their home games at the Cheongju Sports Complex .
History
The club was founded in 2002 as Cheongju Solveig Football Club,[2] and competed at amateur level.
In the 2009 season, the club joined the K3 League after changing its name to Cheongju Jikji FC.[2] Before the 2019 season, the club merged with Cheongju City FC .
In 2022, Cheongju FC announced that they would join the professional K League 2 in the 2023 season, and also rebranded as Chungbuk Cheongju FC.[3] [4]
Name history
Cheongju Solveig FC (2002–2008)
Cheongju Jikji FC (2009–2013)
Cheongju FC (2014–2022)
Chungbuk Cheongju FC (2023–present)
Squad
As of 10 May 2024 [5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Backroom staff
Coaching staff
Manager: Choi Yun-kyum
Assistant coach: Kwon Oh-gyu
Goalkeeping coach: Lee Seung-jun
Coach: Ryu Hyung-yul
Physical coach: Celso Silva
Support staff
Data analyst: Kim Seo-gi
Trainer: Im Seung-hyun
Interpreter: An Hyun-jin
Doctors: Kim Young-gyu, Lee Sun-geol, Kang Sang-woo
Source: Official website[5]
Season-by-season records
Season
Teams
Division
Placement
Korean FA Cup
2009
17
K3 League
8th
32
15
6
11
61
47
+14
51
Second round
2010
18
K3 League
3rd of 9 (Group A)
25
13
7
5
47
24
+23
46
First round
2011
18
K3 Challengers League
4th of 9 (Group B)
22
11
7
4
43
25
+18
40
First round
2012
18
K3 Challengers League
2nd of 9 (Group B)
25
14
7
4
72
30
+42
49
Round of 32
2013
18
K3 Challengers League
3rd of 9 (Group A)
25
13
7
5
52
31
+21
46
Second round
2014
18
K3 Challengers League
4th of 9 (Group A)
25
12
6
7
60
38
+22
42
First round
2015
18
K3 League
6th of 9 (Group B)
25
10
4
11
52
51
+1
34
Third round
2016
20
K3 League
15th
19
5
2
12
20
33
–13
17
Second round
2017
12
K3 Advanced
7th
22
7
9
6
18
19
–1
30
Third round
2018
12
K3 Advanced
10th
22
6
2
14
19
37
–18
20
Second round
2019
12
K3 Advanced
8th
22
8
4
10
29
32
–3
28
Round of 16
2020
16
K3 League
10th
22
9
7
6
25
25
0
34
Second round
2021
15
K3 League
11th
30
9
7
12
37
39
–2
34
Third round
2022
16
K3 League
14th
30
7
9
14
21
41
–20
30
Second round
2023
13
K League 2
8th
36
13
13
10
37
42
–5
52
Third round
References
External links
Divisions Clubs (2024)
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