Kyungsung Football Club was the Korean football club based in the city of Seoul. The term Kyungsung (Keijō) was used instead of Seoul during the period of Japanese rule. After independence from Japan, the club revived and changed the name to Seoul FC in 1946. Due to the North Korean invasion, the club stopped operating.
When Korea was under Japanese rule, Kyungsung FC participated in Japanese Emperor's Cup and won the prize, becoming the only non-Japanese home islands club to win it.
History Kyungsung FC was founded in 1933 and Kyungsung FC is a historic club of Korean football.
Honours All Joseon Football Tournament Winner (2) : 1936 Runners-up (3) : 1933, 1938, 1939 Emperor's Cup Winner (1) : 1935 Meiji Shrine Games Winner (1) : 1935 Football at the Meiji Shrine Games
Rivalry Rival was Pyongyang FC. Rival match was famous and called Kyung-Pyong Football Match
See also Football in Seoul Pyongyang FC Kyungsung FC–Pyongyang FC rivalry Kim Yong-sik
References
전조선축구대회 역대 결과-대한축구협회 웹사이트 . kfa.or.kr. Retrieved 22 May 2025.