Seongnam FC
Seongnam () is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential city ...
is a South Korean professional
football club based in
Seongnam
Seongnam () is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential ci ...
,
South Korea
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, who currently play in the
K-League
K League (Hangul: K리그) is South Korea's professional football league. It includes first division K League 1 and second division K League 2.
History
Until the 1970s, South Korean football operated two major football leagues, the National ...
.
Seongnam FC
Seongnam () is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential city ...
participated under the name of
Ilhwa chunma from
1993–94 Asian Club Championship
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Thai Farmers Bank FC from T ...
and won the title in
their second season in the Asia. Their first Asian game was against
Kedah FA
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of
Malaysia
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.
![Tancheon Fortress](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Tancheon_Fortress.png)
Since
Asian Club Championship
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renamed as
AFC Champions League,
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Seongnam () is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential city ...
was close to win the title again in
2004 AFC Champions League
The 2004 AFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 2nd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The title was won by Al-Ittihad over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Seongnam () is ...
, but massive 0–5 loss to
Ittihad FC
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in 2nd leg of the final costs them the title and made the legendary coach,
Cha Kyung-bok to resign.
After the shocking defeat in 2004,
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Seongnam () is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential city ...
moved their home games to
Tancheon Stadium
Tancheon Sports Complex ( ko, 탄천종합운동장) is a group of sports facilities in Seongnam, South Korea. Its name was Seongnam 2 Sports Complex but changed to Tancheon Sports Complex in January 2006, naming after Tancheon. The complex consis ...
and has been built a strong home record.
By the end of their latest participation in the
2015 AFC Champions League
The 2015 AFC Champions League was the 34th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 13th under the current AFC Champions League title.
Guangzhou Evergrande won the tournament ...
, they recorded 14 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss out of 19 games.
Honours
*
AFC Champions League
: Winners (2):
1995
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,
2010
: Runners-up (2):
1996–97,
2004
*
Asian Super Cup
The Asian Super Cup was an annual football competition between the winners of the Asian Club Championship and the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
The competition started in 1995, but came to an end in 2002 after both major AFC tournaments were merged int ...
: Winners (1):
1996
*
A3 Champions Cup
A3 Champions Cup (also known as East Asian Champions Cup) was an annual football (soccer) tournament jointly organized by the China PR, Japan and Korea Republic football Association. It began in 2003, involving the league champions of China, Japan ...
: Winners (1):
2004
*
FIFA Club World Cup
: Fourth place (1):
2010 ''as the Asian representatives''
*
Afro-Asian Club Championship
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: Winners (1): 1996 ''as the Asian representatives''
Matches
Record
By season
By Competition
By Country
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma In Asia
Seongnam FC
South Korean football clubs in international competitions