Football team

Gimcheon Sangmu FC

Club · South Korea · K League 1

242 Matches

102 wins

69 draws

71 losses

362–280 Goals

+82 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Form D L D D D W

Since coming back up they have finished third in K League 1 in both 2024 and 2025.

Gimcheon is the football arm of the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps, and it fields professionals working through their compulsory two years of service. Around 15 players arrive at the start of each season and, when the service ends, go back to the clubs that hold their contracts.

The rules that follow from the military status are strict. Gimcheon cannot sign foreign players, and cannot enter Asian competition — so the third-place finishes of 2024 and 2025, which at another club would open a continental campaign, lead nowhere.

The lineage runs back to 11 January 1984 and a Sangmu football section in Seoul, though the club has moved and been renamed repeatedly since: Gwangju from 2002, Sangju from 2011, Gimcheon from 2021. The K League treats the Gwangju, Sangju and Gimcheon versions as separate legal entities rather than one continuous club.

Home is Gimcheon Stadium, 25 000 seats in a city of North Gyeongsang province, with the team in red and navy blue.

Latest results

Fixtures and results

19 Sep	K League 1	Bucheon FC 1995 A	2:0	W
13 Sep	K League 1	Gangwon FC H	2:2	D
9 Sep	K League 1	Pohang Steelers A	0:0	D
6 Sep	K League 1	Gwangju FC H	2:2	D
29 Aug	K League 1	Ulsan Hyundai FC A	1:3	L
25 Aug	K League 1	Jeonbuk Motors H	0:0	D

Standing

K League 1

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
8	Incheon United	30	10	9	11	36:33	39
9	FC Anyang	30	9	11	10	38:47	38
10	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	30	5	18	7	30:36	33
11	Bucheon FC 1995	30	7	11	12	31:40	32
12	Gwangju FC	30	1	12	17	21:63	15

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 242

242 Matches

102 wins

69 draws

71 losses

362–280 Goals

+82 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 242

102 69 71

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	242	121	121
Scored	362	191	171
Conceded	280	122	158
Scored per game	1.5	1.6	1.4
Conceded per game	1.2	1.0	1.3
Difference	+82	+69	+13

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Tae-hwan Kim Defender 17 Matches

Yun-Sang Hong Midfielder 17 Matches

Jae-Hyeon Go Midfielder 17 Matches

Kun-Hee Lee Forward 17 Matches

Yi-Seok Kim Midfielder 16 Matches

Tae-Jun Park Midfielder 16 Matches

Jung-Taek Lee Defender 15 Matches

Pak Se-Jin Midfielder 15 Matches

Squad of Gimcheon Sangmu FC

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
11	Tae-hwan Kim	Defender	37	17
48	Yun-Sang Hong	Midfielder	24	17
7	Jae-Hyeon Go	Midfielder	27	17
9	Kun-Hee Lee	Forward	28	17
8	Yi-Seok Kim	Midfielder	28	16
55	Tae-Jun Park	Midfielder	27	16
26	Jung-Taek Lee	Defender	28	15
14	Pak Se-Jin	Midfielder	22	15
3	Cheol-Woo Park	Defender	28	14
21	In-Gyun Kim	Forward	28	13
1	Jong-Beom Baek	Goalkeeper	25	13
42	Si-Hoo Hong	Defender	25	12
47	Sang-Heon Lee	Forward		12
57	Chon Jae-min	Forward	24	11
6	Soo-Bin Lee	Midfielder	26	11
4	Hyun-Woo Kim	Defender		10
5	Min-Kyu Kim	Defender		10
37	Hyun-Ho Moon	Goalkeeper	23	10
10	Byung-Kwan Jeon	Midfielder	23	10
56	Kang-Hyun Lee	Midfielder	28	9
17	Cho-Chan Kim	Midfielder	26	9
15	Dug-Keun Lim	Defender	26	9
45	Jun-Soo Byeon	Defender	24	8
41	Pak Man Ho	Goalkeeper		7
46	Chun Maho	Midfielder		7
20	Chan-Ouk Lee	Defender		6
49	Min-geu Kang	Forward		6
54	Yun Jae Sok	Defender		5
2	Kyung-Hyun Min	Defender		5
53	Kyung-Ho Roh	Midfielder		4
44	Park Min-Seo	Defender		2
33	Park Jin-Seong	Defender		2
51	Ahn Joon-Soo	Goalkeeper		1
46	Chung Ma-Ho	Midfielder		1