Gyeongnam FC (

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: 경남 FC) is a South Korean professional

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club based in

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that competes in the

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, the second tier of South Korean football. Its home stadium is the

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, located in

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. Gyeongnam FC was founded in 2006 and joined the

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as its 14th club for the 2006 season.

History

2006 season

Gyeongnam FC finished in twelfth place in the

, their first-ever participation in the top flight and achieved third place in the

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2007 season

Under the manager

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, Gyeongnam FC finished fourth in 2007 K League, but were defeated by the

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in a

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in the first round of the play-offs. Playing for Gyeongnam, Cabore became that season's K League top scorer with 18 goals in 26 matches. Also, he recorded continuous attack points during eight league matches. When he suddenly moved to

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, Gyeongnam FC no longer did so well, and manager Park Hang-seo chief executive Jeon Hyung-doo left immediately.

2008 season

Before the start of the 2008 season,

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was appointed as manager. The newly signed Seo Sang-min was a valuable player, and Brazilian

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Índio filled the gap left by Cabore. The team failed to reach the playoff by losing to Jeonbuk Motors in the last match of 2008 K League. They reached the

Korean FA Cup 2008 The 2008 Korean FA Cup, known as the 2008 Hana Bank FA Cup, was the 13th edition of the Korean FA Cup. It began on 24 February 2008, and ended on 21 December 2008. Pohang Steelers claimed their second title after beating Gyeongnam FC 2–0 in the ...

final thanks to

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's continuous scoring, including a

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in the semi-final, but they were defeated by the Pohang Steelers, thus failing to enter the AFC Champions League.

2009 season

In January 2009,

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transferred to Seongnam Ilhwa, and Kim Dong-hyun, a member of the South Korean national football team, replaced him. In the 2009 season, former South Korean international goalkeeper

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joined the club, and manager Cho signed many young players.

2010 season

In 2010 Gyeongnam moved from the

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. With Kim Young-woo as the new captain, they won the K-League – the first top position in their history. Cho left in the middle of the season, but the team continued to perform well under caretaker manager Kim Gwi-hwa.

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recorded nine goals and seven assists in 29 matches to take the

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and

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2013 season

On 12 May 2013, Gyeongnam FC achieved its 100th victory in the K League after defeating

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2014 season

Gyeongnam FC relegated to

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2017 season

Gyeongnam FC won the K League Challenge title and was promoted to the

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2018 season

Gyeongnam FC finished 2nd place in

, and was eligible for Asian Champions League.

2019 season

Gyeongnam FC finished 11th place in

and was relegated to

. Gyeongnam FC's manager

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resigned as a result. Seol Ki-Hyun was appointed as the new manager to lead the team in the 2020 season.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Captains

Former players

''For details on former players, see :Gyeongnam FC players.''

Coaching staff

Honours

League

::Runners-up (1):

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Cups

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::Runners-up (2):

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Season-by-season records

AFC Champions League record

All results (home and away) list Gyeongnam's goal tally first.

Managerial history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gyeongnam FC Association football clubs established in 2006 K League 2 clubs Football clubs in South Gyeongsang Province 2006 establishments in South Korea K League 1 clubs