Busan Transportation Corporation FC, often referred to as 'the mighty' Busan Transportation Corporation FC is a semi-professional

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club based in the city of

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. The currently playing in

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for the 2020 season. They are owned and operated by

Busan Transportation Corporation The Busan Transportation Corporation (Hangul:부산교통공사, Hanja:釜山交通公社) was established on January 1, 2006, following the abolition of the Busan Urban Transit Authority, which was founded in 1987. It currently operates the Busa ...

and play their home games at the

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, the spiritual home of football in the city and one of the venues for the

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. Founded in 2006, the club currently plays in the

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. In 2011, they reached the National league playoffs, as well as beating local K-League side

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in the FA Cup. Their first trophy came in 2009, winning the National Sports Festival winners. They won the tournament again in 2013 retaining it in 2014 with victory on the island of Jeju, the first time a team has done this. With the National League Cup, which was won in 2010, that makes an impressive four trophies in only a 9-year history, something their city neighbours, I-Park, can only look upon with envy. The club's biggest rivals are Changwon City, with whom they contest the Gyeongsangnam-do derby twice a year in what are always fiercely fought affairs. Other rivals include K-League team, Busan I-Park, who are largely seen as the city's pretenders following a move from the Gudeok Stadium to the more recently built Asiad Stadium, resulting in Busan Transportation Corporation taking on the nickname, the Real Busan FC. Lastly, they have a friendly rivalry with Daejeon Korail, whom they play against each season in what has been dubbed the Lokomotiv derby.

Current team squad

Current squad

Honours

Domestic competitions

Cups

* National League Championship **Winners (1):

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* National Sports Festival **Gold Medal (4): 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014 *

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**Runners-up (1): 2006

Statistics

References

External links

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Official website
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