Icheon Sangmu FC

Icheon Sangmu FC 이천 상무 FC
Basic data
Surname	Icheon Sangmu Football Club 이천 상무 축구단
Seat	Icheon
founding	May 6, 1999
resolution	December 31, 2005
Colours	Orange-black
owner	Icheon City Council & South Korean Army
president	Lee Sang-kyu
First soccer team
Head coach	Lee Kang-jo
Venue	Icheon Stadium
Places	20.305
league	Korea National League
2005	2nd place
home Away

Icheon Sangmu FC was a soccer franchise based in the city of Icheon , South Korea . The club played in the Korea National League , the third highest division in South Korea. The club acted as the second team of Gwangju Sangmu FC and, like Gwangju itself, was a military club in which conscripted players were active.

history

Foundation and entry into the KNL (1999–2002)

The club was founded on May 6, 1999 as Sangmu FC . The club played until the end of 2002 in the KSPF League , the semi-professional league until then. The club could not celebrate any significant success in this competition.

KNL period (2003-2005)

The club joined the newly formed Korea National League in early 2003 and moved to Icheon to have a home ground. During this time, the association entered into a cooperation agreement with the city. Coach during this time was Lee Kang-jo .

The first season of the KNL was played in a round-trip series. In the first round series they reached a good 4th place. The club surprisingly won the second half of the season, which is why they qualified for the subsequent championship final. In the final the Goyang KB Kookmin Bank FC was received . The first leg was lost 3-2, the second leg ended 2-2. The club thus narrowly missed the league championship. In the following season, the club was unable to match its previous year's performance. They finished the first half of the season in third place, while the second half of the season had to end on a disappointing sixth place. The club could therefore not qualify for the league championship final. In the following season they ended the first round series on a disappointing 6th place again. The second half of the series went much better with a 2nd place, but they just missed the league championship final with 3 points behind. At the end of 2005 it was decided that Icheon Sangmu FC will be dissolved and the team will be integrated into Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo FC .

History overview

season	league	Kl.	societies	Games	Pl.	S.	U	N	Gates	Pt.	KFA Cup	KNL championship	KNL League Cup	Trainer
2003	Korea National League	2	10	9	4th	4th	2	3	15:13	14th	Not eligible 1	finalist	Not carried out	Lee Kang-jo
					1.	5	4th	0	18: 9	19th
			2	2	2.	0	1	1	4: 5	-
2004			10	9	3.	6th	1	2	12: 9	19th		Not qualified	Group stage
					6th	2	4th	3	11:12	10
2005			11	10	6th	4th	4th	3	11: 8	15th			Semifinals
					2.	5	3	2	11: 6	18th

1	As the team acted as the second team of Gwangju Sangmu FC , they were not eligible to participate in the cup.

Stadion

Stadion	Surname	owner	opening	Usage period
				From	To
	Icheon Stadium	Icheon City Council	2001	2003	2005

See also

• Gwangju Sangmu FC
• South Korean Army

Web links

• Information about the association (kor)
• Information about the club on n-league.net (kor)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Article on the association
2. ↑ Article on the first half of the 2003 series