Chungbuk Cheongju FC

Chungbuk Cheongju FC
Full name	Chungbuk Cheongju Football Club; 충북 청주 FC
Founded	2002; 22 years ago; (as Cheongju Solveig FC); 2023; 1 year ago; (as Chungbuk Cheongju FC)
Ground	Cheongju Sports Complex
Capacity	16,280
Chairman	Kim Hyun-ju
Manager	Choi Yun-kyum
League	K League 2
2023	K League 2, 8th of 13
Website	http://chfc.kr/
Home colours	Away colours

Chungbuk Cheongju FC (Korean: 충북 청주 FC), formerly Cheongju FC (청주 FC), is a South Korean football club based in the city of Cheongju that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football.^[1] They play their home games at the Cheongju Sports Complex.

History

The club was founded in 2002 as Cheongju Solveig Football Club,^[2] and competed at amateur level.

In the 2009 season, the club joined the K3 League after changing its name to Cheongju Jikji FC.^[2] Before the 2019 season, the club merged with Cheongju City FC.

In 2022, Cheongju FC announced that they would join the professional K League 2 in the 2023 season, and also rebranded as Chungbuk Cheongju FC.^[3]^[4]

Name history

Cheongju Solveig FC (2002–2008)
Cheongju Jikji FC (2009–2013)
Cheongju FC (2014–2022)
Chungbuk Cheongju FC (2023–present)

Squad

As of 10 May 2024^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	KOR	Ryu Won-woo
3	DF	KOR	Lee Han-saem
4	DF	KOR	Ku Hyun-jun
5	DF	KOR	Lee Min-hyeong
6	DF	KOR	Jeon Hyun-byung
7	MF	KOR	Chang Hyuk-jin
8	MF	KOR	Moon Sang-yun
9	FW	KOR	Jung Sung-ho
10	FW	BRA	Paulinho
11	MF	KOR	Yang Ji-hoon
13	DF	KOR	Kim Ji-hoon
15	DF	KOR	Hong Sung-min
16	FW	KOR	Kang Min-seung
17	FW	ENG	Nathan Oduwa
18	GK	KOR	Jeong Jin-wook


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	KOR	Kim Min-sik
20	MF	KOR	Lee Chan-woo
21	GK	KOR	Park Dae-han
22	DF	BRA	Venício Tomás
24	DF	KOR	Choi Seok-hyun
25	GK	KOR	Jeong Hyeon-ho
30	MF	KOR	Kim Young-hwan
32	FW	KOR	Yoon Min-ho
39	DF	KOR	Kim Myung-soon
41	MF	JPN	Hidetoshi Miyuki
55	MF	KOR	Kim Sun-min
66	DF	KOR	Lee Kang-han
77	FW	KOR	Jung Min-woo
99	MF	KOR	Hong Won-jin

Backroom staff

Coaching staff

Manager: Choi Yun-kyum
Assistant coach: Kwon Oh-gyu
Goalkeeping coach: Lee Seung-jun
Coach: Ryu Hyung-yul
Physical coach: Celso Silva

Support staff

Data analyst: Kim Seo-gi
Trainer: Im Seung-hyun
Interpreter: An Hyun-jin
Doctors: Kim Young-gyu, Lee Sun-geol, Kang Sang-woo

Source: Official website^[5]

Season-by-season records

Season	Teams	Division	Placement	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Korean FA Cup
2009	17	K3 League	8th	32	15	6	11	61	47	+14	51	Second round
2010	18	K3 League	3rd of 9 (Group A)	25	13	7	5	47	24	+23	46	First round
2011	18	K3 Challengers League	4th of 9 (Group B)	22	11	7	4	43	25	+18	40	First round
2012	18	K3 Challengers League	2nd of 9 (Group B)	25	14	7	4	72	30	+42	49	Round of 32
2013	18	K3 Challengers League	3rd of 9 (Group A)	25	13	7	5	52	31	+21	46	Second round
2014	18	K3 Challengers League	4th of 9 (Group A)	25	12	6	7	60	38	+22	42	First round
2015	18	K3 League	6th of 9 (Group B)	25	10	4	11	52	51	+1	34	Third round
2016	20	K3 League	15th	19	5	2	12	20	33	–13	17	Second round
2017	12	K3 Advanced	7th	22	7	9	6	18	19	–1	30	Third round
2018	12	K3 Advanced	10th	22	6	2	14	19	37	–18	20	Second round
2019	12	K3 Advanced	8th	22	8	4	10	29	32	–3	28	Round of 16
2020	16	K3 League	10th	22	9	7	6	25	25	0	34	Second round
2021	15	K3 League	11th	30	9	7	12	37	39	–2	34	Third round
2022	16	K3 League	14th	30	7	9	14	21	41	–20	30	Second round
2023	13	K League 2	8th	36	13	13	10	37	42	–5	52	Third round