Gyeongnam FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in South Gyeongsang Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football league system. Its home stadium is the Changwon Football Center, located in Changwon. Gyeongnam FC was founded in 2006 and joined the K League as its 14th club for the 2006 season.
History
Gyeongnam FC finished in twelfth place in the 2006 K League, their first-ever participation in the top flight, and achieved third place in the Hauzen Cup. Under the manager Park Hang-seo, the club then finished fourth in the 2007 K League, but were defeated by the Pohang Steelers after a penalty shoot-out in the first round of the play-offs. Cabore became that season's K League top scorer with 18 goals in 26 matches, but left for FC Tokyo after the season.
Before the start of the 2008 season, Cho Kwang-rae was appointed as manager. The team signed Seo Sang-min and Brazilian attacking midfielder Índio, who filled the gap left by Cabore. The team failed to reach the play-off by losing to Jeonbuk Motors in the last match of the 2008 K League. However, they reached the 2008 Korean FA Cup final thanks to Kim Dong-chan's continuous scoring, including a hat-trick in the semi-final, but were defeated by the Pohang Steelers, thus failing to enter the AFC Champions League. In 2010, Gyeongnam FC moved from the Changwon Civil Stadium to Changwon Football Center.
In 2014, Gyeongnam FC was relegated to the second-tier K League Challenge after finishing the 2014 season in eleventh place, and then losing in the relegation play-offs against Gwangju FC. The team then spent three seasons in the second division, before winning the 2017 K League Challenge and thus achieving promotion back to the top tier. In their first season after coming back, Gyeongnam FC finished in second place, their highest-ever finish in K League, and therefore qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League. However, the following season, they finished eleventh and were again relegated to the second division. Manager Kim Jong-boo resigned as a result, and was replaced by Seol Ki-hyeon.
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Captains Name Start End Kim Do-keun 2006 2006 Kim Hyo-il 2007 2008 Lee Sang-hong 2008 2009 Kim Young-woo 2010 2011 Jung Da-hwon 2011 2011 Kang Seung-jo 2012 2013 Kim Hyeung-bum 2013 2013 Lee Han-saem 2014 2014 Park Ju-sung 2014 2014 Jin Kyung-sun 2015 2015 Lee Won-jae 2016 2016 Bae Ki-jong 2017 2019 Ha Sung-min 2020 2020 Hwang Il-su 2021 2021 Willyan 2022 2022 Lee Kwang-jin 2022 2022 Woo Joo-sung 2023 2024 Han Yong-soo 2024 2024 Park Won-jae 2025 2025 Won Ki-jong 2026
Former players For details on former players, see :Category:Gyeongnam FC players.
Coaching staff Position Name Manager Bae Sung-jae Assistant manager Kim Pil-jong First-team coach Issac Arques Soriano First-team coach Park Jong-jin Goalkeeping coach Back Min-chul Fitness coach Choi Joon-hyuk
Honours
K League 1 Runners-up (1): 2018 K League 2 Winners (1): 2017 Korean FA Cup Runners-up (2): 2008, 2012
Season-by-season records Season Division Teams PositionFA Cup2006K League1412Quarter-final2007K League144Round of 162008K League148Runners-up2009K League157Round of 162010K League156Round of 162011K League168Round of 322012K League168Runners-up2013K League Classic1411Quarter-final2014K League Classic1211Round of 322015K League Challenge119Third round2016K League Challenge118Third round2017K League Challenge101Round of 162018K League 1122Round of 322019K League 11211Quarter-final2020K League 2103Third round2021K League 2106Round of 162022K League 2115Round of 162023K League 2134Round of 162024K League 21312Round of 162025K League 21411Second round
AFC Champions League record All results (home and away) list Gyeongnam's goal tally first. SeasonCompetitionRoundOppositionHomeAwayPosition 2019 AFC Champions League Group E Shandong Luneng 2–2 1–2 3rd Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 1–1 Kashima Antlers 2–3 1–0
Managerial history No. Name From To Season(s) Notes Park Hang-seo 2005/08/22 2007/11/16 2006–2007 Cho Kwang-rae 2007/12/04 2010/07/31 2008–2010 Kim Gwi-hwa 2010/08/09 2010/11/29 2010 Caretaker Choi Jin-han 2010/12/01 2013/05/22 2011–2013 Song Kwang-hwan 2013/05/22 2013/06/01 2013 Caretaker Ilija Petković 2013/05/29 2013/12/11 2013 Lee Cha-man 2013/12/17 2014/08/14 2014 Branko Babić 2014/08/14 2014/12/26 2014 Caretaker Park Sung-hwa 2014/12/26 2015/11/22 2015 Kim Jong-boo 2015/12/02 2019/12/25 2016–2019 Seol Ki-hyeon 2019/12/26 2023/12/05 2020–2023 Park Dong-hyuk 2023/12/05 2024/09/13 2023–2024 Kwon Woo-kyung 2024/09/13 2024/11/18 2024 Caretaker Lee Eul-yong 2024/11/19 2025/09/06 2025 Kim Pil-jong 2025/09/06 2025/12/08 2025 Caretaker Bae Sung-jae 2025/12/08 2026–
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