Cheil Industries FC is a defunct

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n semi-professional

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club that was located in

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. The club played at the highest level in South Korea in the 1960s, winning the

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on three occasions and the

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twice.

Background

Cheil Industries FC was founded in April 1962 by

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, and was based in

in south-eastern Korea. The club competed in the

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which at that time was the highest level league in the

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. Many works, banks and military sides competed in the league which was run with Spring and Autumn stages each year. League records indicate that Cheil Industries shared the title in Spring 1964 after winning Group A and then drawing 0–0 with Keumseong Textile Company FC in the final at the

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on the 14 July 1964. The club were also joint winners in Autumn 1968, this time with Army Logistics Command FC, and finished runners-up in Autumn 1967. They finally won the competition outright in Spring 1970 a year before the club disbanded. The club won the national cup competition, the

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, in 1966 and 1967. The club also won the

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in 1963 and 1967 and were runners-up in 1968. The club was disbanded in December 1971 but during its short 9-year history it was one of the leading sides in South Korea, featuring players such as

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, Moon Jung-Sik and Park Byung-Joo. In 1964 Cheil Industries provided three players, Kim Hong-Bok,

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and

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, for the South Korea Olympics squad in Tokyo. Other Cheil Industries players that represented their country were Chung Soon-Choon, Lee Joon-Ok, Seo Yoon-Cha, An Won-Nam and Hong In-Woong. The club was affiliated to the

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Honours

: ** Champions (3): 1964s, 1968a, 1970s **Runners-up (1): 1967a *

(Former

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): ** Champions (2): 1966, 1967 *

: ** Champions (2): 1963, 1967 **Runners-up (1): 1968

Notable players

Cheil Industries FC players that have played in the South Korea national team include: * An Won-Nam *

* Chung Soon-Choon * Hong In-Woong *

Kim Jae-Han Kim Jae-han (born 1 April 1947) is a former South Korean football player. Early life Kim decided to be a baseball player in Daegu High School, but his baseball team was disbanded while he attended the school. He changed his career path late t ...

* Kim Hong-Bok * Lee Joon-Ok *

* Moon Jung-Sik * Park Byung-Joo * Seo Yoon-Cha

Background

Honours

Notable players

References

See also