Gyeongju Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power FC

Gyeongju Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power FC or simply Gyeongju KHNP is a South Korean football team based in Gyeongju. They currently compete in the K3 League. They are run by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, and play their home games at Gyeongju Civic Stadium.

Gyeongju KHNP
경주 한수원
Full nameGyeongju Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Football Club
경주 한국수력원자력 축구단
Short nameKHNP
Founded1945; 79 years ago (1945) (original)
1962 (refounded)
GroundGyeongju Civic Stadium
Capacity12,199
OwnerKorea Hydro & Nuclear Power
ChairmanJung Jae-hoon
CoachSeo Bo Won
LeagueK3 League
2022K3 League, 3rd
WebsiteClub website

History

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The club was originally founded in 1945 as Gyeongseong Electric Football Club (Korean: 경성전기 축구단) but was dissolved in 1950 due to the Korean War.[1] They were later re-established in 1962 as the KEPCO Football Club (Korean: 한국전력 축구단).[2][3] From 2001, the team was re-established again, this time as KHNP FC (Korean: 한국수력원자력 축구단).[4] Based in Daejeon, the club joined the semi-professional Korea National League, known at the time as the K2 League, in its inaugural season in 2003.[5]

As Daejeon KHNP, they were runners-up in the 2010 National League, losing to Suwon City in the playoff final after finishing the first stage of the league in first place.[6][7]

Ahead of the 2013 season, the club relocated to Gyeongju.[8] Rebranded as Gyeongju KHNP, they were National League runners-up again in 2013 and 2015 before becoming champions for the first time in 2017.[9]

They successfully defended their title in 2018 but failed to gain a third in 2019, finishing as runners-up following a 2-0 defeat by Gangneung City in the championship final.[10]

Gyeongju KHNP joined the newly relaunched K3 League in its inaugural season after it absorbed the National League in 2020. They finished the 2020 season as runners-up.[11]

In 2016, Gyeongju KHNP FC and the mayor of Gyeongju announced that a women's football team would be established alongside the existing men's team.[12] Gyeongju KHNP WFC was formally launched in 2017.[13]

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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League

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Cups

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Season-by-season records

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Season Korea National League Korean FA Cup League Cup Top scorer
(league goals)
Manager
Stage Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts Position
2003 First stage 10 9 0 3 6 5 15 –10 3 10th did not qualify None   Park Sin-young (3)   Bae Jong-woo
Second stage 10 9 0 4 5 4 14 –10 4 10th
2004 First stage 10 9 3 3 3 9 9 0 12 4th Preliminary round Semifinals   Kim Hong-ki (4)
  Kim Jung-hyun (4)
Second stage 10 9 2 3 4 10 15 –5 9 8th
2005 First stage 11 10 1 2 7 7 14 –7 5 10th Round of 16 Group stage   Lee Hyun-dong (4)
Second stage 11 10 0 3 7 6 20 –14 3 11th
2006 First stage 11 10 1 3 6 8 15 –7 6 9th First round Quarterfinals   Kim Seung-ho (6)
Second stage 11 10 2 2 6 10 22 –12 8 9th
2007 First stage 12 11 3 5 3 13 10 +2 14 5th First round Group stage   Jeong Woong (4)
Second stage 12 11 1 4 6 7 17 –10 7 10th
2008 First stage 14 13 4 4 5 16 17 –1 16 8th First round Winners   Cho Joo-young (10)
Second stage 14 13 6 2 5 18 13 +5 20 6th
2009 First stage 14 13 3 5 5 21 23 –2 14 11th First round Runners-up   Cho Joo-young (8)
Second stage 13 12 3 5 4 14 18 –4 14 9th
2010 First stage 15 14 8 4 2 28 19 +9 28 1st Round of 16 Quarterfinals   Kim Young-nam (18)
Second stage 15 14 3 2 9 17 24 –7 11 14th
Playoffs 4 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 Runners-up
2011 Regular season 14 26 9 8 9 40 38 +2 35 8th Round of 32 Group stage   Hong Hyung-gi (10)   Bae Jong-woo (September 2011)
  Uh Yong-kuk (interim)
2012 Regular season 14 26 3 3 20 22 54 –32 12 14th Round of 32 Quarterfinals   Kang Sung-bok (4)   Uh Yong-kuk
2013 Regular season 10 27 9 10 8 29 26 +3 37 4th Round of 32 Group stage
2014 Regular season 10 27 14 6 7 41 28 +13 48 3rd Round of 32 Winners
2015 Regular season 10 27 12 9 6 39 27 +12 45 3rd Round of 32 Semifinals
2016 Regular season 10 27 11 9 7 43 31 +12 42 3rd Round of 32 Group stage
2017 Regular season 8 27 14 9 5 39 21 +18 51 1st Round of 32 Semifinals
2018 Regular season 8 27 18 7 3 46 25 +21 61 1st Round of 16 Runners-up
2019 Regular season 8 28 10 11 7 35 28 +7 41 3rd Quarterfinals Winners
Season K3 League Korean FA Cup League Cup Top scorer
(league goals)
Manager
Stage Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts Position
2020 Regular season 16 22 12 6 4 38 20 +18 42 2nd Round of 16 -   Seo Bo-won
2021 Regular season 15 28 13 7 8 39 30 +9 46 4th Second Round -
2022 Regular season 16 30 0 0 0 0 0 +-0 0 TBD Second Round -

Current squad

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As of 25 March 2024[14]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   KOR Yoon Sang-eun
3 DF   KOR Lee Seul-chan
4 DF   KOR Yeo Jae-yul
5 DF   KOR Yoon Byung-kwon
6 MF   KOR Gwak Seong-uk
7 MF   KOR Kim Jeong-joo
8 MF   KOR Lee Dong-hee
9 FW   KOR Lee Hyung-kyung
10 FW   BRA Leonardo Kalil
11 FW   JPN Reo Nishiguchi
13 GK   KOR Han Seung-hyeob
14 FW   KOR Lee Seok-gyu
16 DF   KOR Jang Ji-sung
17 DF   KOR Lee Yu-chan
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   KOR Moon Seung-won
19 FW   KOR Cho Gun-kyu
20 DF   KOR Lee Gi-un
21 GK   KOR Kim Tae-heung
22 MF   KOR Min Dong-jin
23 MF   KOR Lee Hyuk-tak
24 MF   KOR Kim Han-sung
27 DF   KOR Kim Yeong-wook
29 DF   KOR Lee Jun-seok
32 DF   KOR Lee Byung-wook
44 DF   KOR Kim Jin-hyuk
51 GK   KOR Jung Sung-wook
77 FW   KOR Woo Byung-chul
99 FW   KOR Kim Soo-sung

Backroom staff

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Coaching staff

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  • Manager: Seo Bo-won
  • Head coach: Ha Yong-woo
  • Goalkeeping coach: Kim Min-gyu
  • Coaches: Kim Jung-gyum, Seo Dong-hyun
  • Medical trainer: Lee Seung-bok

Source: Official website[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lim, Ki-hwan (December 28, 2022). "어느새 파이널리스트까지... 경주 한수원 레벨업시킨 '송주희 매직'" [Finalists in no time.. Gyeongju KHNP level up thanks to 'Song Ju-hee magic']. Best Eleven (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "한전 체육부 결단 육상, 축구, 농구" (in Korean). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Korea Republic – Gyeongju Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power FC". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. ^ "한수원 축구단, 28일 오후3시 경주 홈 개막전" [KHNP FC to play opening home match at 3pm on 28th]. Gyeongju Focus (in Korean). March 26, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Kim, Dong-seok (April 10, 2003). "'세미 프로' K2리그 공식 출범" ['Semi-pro' K2 League formally launched]. Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Noh, Joo-hwan (June 6, 2010). "[내셔널리그 전기] 대전한국수력원자력 우승" [[National League first stage] Daejeon KHNP champions]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  7. ^ Kim, Dae-hwan (November 21, 2010). "대전 한수원 '한골차' 아쉬운 준우승" [Daejeon KHNP runners-up, missing out by just one goal]. Chungcheong Today (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "한수원 축구단 연고지 경주로 확정 대전 한수원을 경주 한수원축구단으로" [KHNP FC confirm move to Gyeongju, Daejeon KHNP becomes Gyeongju KHNP]. Gyeongju News (in Korean). February 19, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  9. ^ Park, Chan-joon (November 11, 2017). "경주한수원에 첫 우승 안긴 어용국-서보원의 '27년의 동행'" [Eo Yong-gook and Seo Bo-won's '27 year partnership' takes Gyeongju KHNP to first championship]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  10. ^ Lee, Young-ho (November 9, 2019). "강릉시청, 경주한수원 꺾고 내셔널리그 '10년 만의 챔피언'" [Gangneung City defeat Gyeongju KHNP to become National League champions for first time in ten years]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  11. ^ Um, Ji-young (December 6, 2020). "경주한수원 축구단 2020 통합 K3리그 준우승" [Gyeongju KHNP runners-up in 2020 integrated K3 League]. Sports DB (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Yoo, Hye-rin (October 17, 2016). "경주시-한수원, 경주 연고 여자 축구단 창단" [Gyeongju City and KHNP establish women's football team in Gyeongju]. Energy Korea News (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  13. ^ Lee, Sang-man (March 23, 2017). "경주 한수원 여자축구단 창단" [Gyeongju KHNP women's football club founded]. SeMyung Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  14. ^ "선수단 (남자)" [Squad (men's)]. Gyeongju KHNP FC. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  15. ^ "선수단 (남자)" [Squad (men's)]. Gyeongju KHNP FC. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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