Chungbuk Cheongju FC

Chungbuk Cheongju FC

Full name	Chungbuk Cheongju Football Club 충북 청주 FC
Founded	2002 (2002) (as Cheongju Solveig FC) 2023 (2023) (as Chungbuk Cheongju FC)
Ground	Cheongju Sports Complex
Capacity	16,280
Chairman	Kim Hyun-ju
Manager	Kwon Oh-kyu (caretaker)
League	K League 2
2024	K League 2, 10th 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. They play their home games at the Cheongju Sports Complex.

History

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

In the 2009 season, the club joined the K3 League after changing its name to Cheongju Jikji FC. 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.

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

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

• Caretaker manager: Kwon Oh-kyu
• Goalkeeping coach: Lee Seung-jun
• Coach: Ryu Hyung-yeol
• Physical coach: Celso Silva

Support staff

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

Source: Official website

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

External links

• Official website (in Korean)