Goyang Zaicro FC was a South Korean professional

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team based in

Goyang Goyang (''Goyang-si''; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Capital Area, with a populatio ...

. The club competed in the

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between 2013 and 2016. They played their home games at

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. The club traces its origins to ''Immanuel FC'', a

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football club founded in 1983. The team previously played in

Iksan Iksan ( ko, 익산; ) is a city and major railway junction in North Jeolla Province, (commonly transliterated as Jeollabuk-do or Chollabuk-do) South Korea. The city center and railway junction was formerly called "Iri" (), but merged with Iksan C ...

and Gimpo before moving to

Ansan Ansan (Hangeul: , ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies southwest of Seoul and is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4. It is situated on the Yellow Sea coast and so ...

History

Immanuel FC, the predecessor of Goyang Zaicro FC, was founded in 1983. In 1985, Immanuel FC and

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decided to join together to create a unified Christian football club. As a result, Immanuel FC became

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's reserve team. After the 1985 season,

left the professional ranks in order to concentrate their financial efforts on missionary work. The two clubs separated after one year. Immanuel FC participated in many tournaments as an amateur football club. They even competed with

in 1991. In 1992, Immanuel FC suffered from a lack of funds. Therefore, E-Land took over the team and renamed it ''

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''. From 1992 to 1998, they won the three championships in some tournaments. At the start of 1998, the

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affected the club's parent group E-Land, necessitating the release of the club, which became amateur again as ''Immanuel FC''. The club brought in some footballers for

and changed their name to ''Hallelujah FC''. in 1999. This Hallelujah FC founded in 1999 is the official starting point of Goyang Hi FC history by

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. In 2003 the team moved to

and joined the

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, finishing a creditable third after the First Stage, but were prevented from competing in the Second Stage after protests by radical Won Buddhists led to the club being barred from playing in Iksan. The club moved to Gimpo, where they enjoyed their most successful season in the

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, completing the Second Stage at the summit of the league, before being defeated in the Championship Play-off. The club moved again, this time to

, in 2007, enjoying another successful campaign in 2008, a season which saw them reach the final of the National League Championship, where they were defeated on penalties, before evolving into Ansan 'H' FC for the 2012 National League season. In September 2012, it was confirmed that the team would be moving to

City for the 2013 season, and will change its name to Goyang Hi FC. On 18 January 2016, the club name officially changed to Goyang Zaicro FC for the 2016 season due to sponsorship reasons. The club was disbanded after the 2016 season.

Club Naming History

Predecessor *1983–1984: Immanuel FC *1985:

(reserve team) *1986–1992: Immanuel FC *1992–1998:

*1998: Immanuel FC Refounded *1999–2002: Hallelujah FC *2003: Iksan Hallelujah FC *2004–2006: Gimpo Hallelujah FC *2007–2011: Ansan Hallelujah FC *2012: Ansan H FC *2013–2015: Goyang Hi FC *2016: Goyang Zaicro FC

Managers

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

::Runners-up (1):

Cups

* National Football Championship ::Winners (1):

:: Runners-up (1):

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Worldwide competitions

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::Winners (1):

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Statistics

References

External links

{{K League Sport in Gyeonggi Province Korea National League clubs K League 2 clubs Association football clubs established in 1999 Association football clubs disestablished in 2016 1999 establishments in South Korea 2016 disestablishments in South Korea