Chungnam Asan FC
Full nameChungnam Asan Football Club
충남 아산 축구단
Short nameCAFC
Founded2020; 4 years ago (2020)[1]
GroundYi Sun-sin Stadium
Capacity19,283
OwnerAsan and South Chungcheong Province Government
ChairmanPark Kyung-gwi (Mayor of Asan)
ManagerPark Dong-hyuk
LeagueK League 2
2023K League 2, 10th of 13
WebsiteClub website

Chungnam Asan Football Club is a South Korean football club based in Asan that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. They play their home games at Yi Sun-sin Stadium.

History

In November 2019, it was announced that Asan Mugunghwa, the police football club in which the South Korean footballers served their two-year military duty, would be transformed into a civil football club, where non-South Korean foreign footballers would also be able to play.[2] The club's new name, Chungnam Asan FC, along with a new crest, was officially revealed on 27 December 2019.[3]

Squad

Current squad

As of 8 January 2024[4]

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 South Korea KOR Park Han-geun
2 DF South Korea KOR Kim Ju-sung
3 DF South Korea KOR Lee Ho-in
4 DF South Korea KOR Jang Jun-young
5 DF South Korea KOR Bae Soo-yong
6 MF South Korea KOR Kim Jong-gook
7 FW South Korea KOR Song Seung-min
8 MF South Korea KOR Kim Min-seok
9 FW South Korea KOR Jung Sung-ho
11 FW South Korea KOR Kang Min-geu
13 FW South Korea KOR Kim Seung-ho
14 DF South Korea KOR Lee Hak-min (vice-captain)
15 DF South Korea KOR Lee Jae-sung
16 MF South Korea KOR Kim Hye-seong (vice-captain)
17 DF South Korea KOR Kim Seong-ju
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW South Korea KOR Park Dae-hoon
20 DF South Korea KOR Jo Yun-seong
21 GK South Korea KOR Park Ju-won
22 MF South Korea KOR Kim Kang-gook (vice-captain)
23 FW South Korea KOR Kim Taek-geun
24 MF South Korea KOR Park Se-jik (captain)
25 MF South Korea KOR Gwon Seong-hyeon
27 DF South Korea KOR Park Seong-woo
29 MF South Korea KOR Ji Eon-hak (on loan from Incheon United)
33 MF South Korea KOR Seo Yu-min
47 MF South Korea KOR Lee Eun-beom
90 FW Colombia COL Wilinton Aponzá
96 FW Brazil BRA Raphael Utzig
99 DF South Korea KOR Kang Joon-hyuk

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW South Korea KOR Jo Ju-young (to South Korea Geoje Citizen for military service)
— FW South Korea KOR Jung Gun-woo (to South Korea Seoul Nowon United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW South Korea KOR Yu Dong-gyu (to South Korea Goyang Happiness for military service)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Korea Republic – Chungnam Asan FC". soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. ^ "대전·충청권 '축구 메카' 도약 신호탄". Daejeon Ilbo (in Korean). 27 November 2019. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ "K리그2 아산무궁화, 충남아산으로 새 출발…엠블럼도 교체". hankyung.com (in Korean). 27 December 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Chungnam Asan FC squad". Chungnam Asan FC (in Korean). Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

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