Busan Transportation Corporation FC

Busan Transportation Corporation FC

Full name	Busan Transportation Corporation Football Club 부산 교통공사 축구단
Nickname	Busan Seagull (부산 갈매기)
Short name	BTC
Founded	1 February 2006;19 years ago (1 February 2006)
Ground	Busan Gudeok Stadium
Capacity	12,349
Owner	Busan Transportation Corporation
Chairman	Kim Ku-Hyun
Manager	Park Sang-In
Coach	Kim Gyi Hwa
League	K3 League
2024	K3 League, 13th
Website	www2.humetro.busan.kr/homepage/football/page/subLocation.do?menu_no=1003010101
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Busan Transportation Corporation Football Club (Korean : 부산 교통공사 축구단) is a semi-professional South Korean football club based in the city of Busan. The club plays in the K3 League, the third tier of football in South Korea. They are owned and operated by Busan Transportation Corporation and play their home games at the Busan Gudeok Stadium, one of the venues for the 1988 Summer Olympics.

History

Founded in February 2006, the club initially played in the Korea National League. In 2011, they reached the National League play-offs, as well as beating K League 1 side Gyeongnam FC in the Korean FA Cup Round of 32. ^[1] They won their first trophy in 2009 as champions of the National Sports Festival. They won the tournament again in 2013 and retained the title in 2014. ^[2] They also won the National League Cup in 2010. ^[3]

Rivalries

The club's biggest rival is Changwon FC. Busan Transportation Corporation FC also has an inter-city derby known as the "Busan Derby" with K League 2 team Busan IPark. ^[4] The club also has a friendly rivalry with Daejeon Korail, known as the Railroad Derby (Korean : 철도 더비) as both clubs are works team owned by public transit operators. ^[5]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 July 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   KOR Heo Chang-jin 2 DF   KOR Ahn Jae-hoon 3 DF   KOR Kim Min-jun 4 DF   KOR Noh Dong-geon 5 DF   KOR Kim Kyu-min 6 MF   KOR Lim Yoo-seok 7 FW   KOR Shin Yeong-joon 8 MF   KOR Chong Hyun-sik 9 FW   KOR Kim So-woong 10 MF   KOR Lee Min-woo 11 DF   KOR Lee Seung-min 12 MF   KOR Kim Seung-won 13 GK   KOR Park Cheong-hyo 16 MF   KOR Kim Jeong-hoon

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF   KOR An Sang-jin 19 MF   KOR Lee Je-seung 20 DF   KOR Park Tae-hong 21 MF   KOR Choi Jun-ho 22 DF   KOR Kwon Jin-yeong 26 MF   KOR Park Chang-ho 27 FW   KOR Hwang Geon-hyeok 28 MF   KOR Park Young-hoo 30 MF   KOR Park Jae-hyeon 31 GK   KOR Park Ji-young 32 MF   KOR Ha Jee-heun 33 DF   KOR Cho Jeong-hoon 77 MF   KOR Han Geon-yong

Honours

Domestic competitions

Cups

• National League Championship
  • Winners (1): 2010
• National Sports Festival
  • Gold Medal (4): 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014
• President's Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2006

Statistics

Season	Korea National League / K3 League											Korean FA Cup	League Cup	Top scorer (League goals)	Manager
	Stage	Teams	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position
2006	First Stage	11	10	5	4	1	21	14	+7	19	3rd	Preliminary Round	Semifinal	Cho Seong-Rae (6)	Park Sang-In
	Second Stage	11	10	3	4	3	13	11	+2	13	7th
2007	First Stage	12	11	3	4	4	15	14	+1	13	7th	Round 1	Quarterfinal	Kim Jin-Il (8) Oh Cheol-Seok (8)
	Second Stage	12	11	4	3	4	16	16	0	15	5th
2008	First Stage	14	13	8	3	2	27	18	+9	27	2nd	Round 1	Group Round	Kim Jin-Il (18)
	Second Stage	14	13	5	2	6	22	19	+3	17	9th
	Playoff	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0	Semifinal
2009	First Stage	14	13	7	2	4	25	15	+10	23	2nd	Round 1	Semifinal	Lee Yong-Seung (16)
	Second Stage	13	12	4	1	7	17	20	−3	13	11th
2010	First Stage	15	14	8	3	3	23	13	+10	27	2nd	Round of 32	Winner	Lee Yong-Seung (14)
	Second Stage	15	14	5	5	4	22	18	+4	20	8th
2011	—	14	26	11	8	7	29	27	+2	41	4th	Round of 16	Group Round	Park Seung-Min (10)
	Playoff	6	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0	First Round
2012	—	14	26	11	8	7	28	23	+5	41	7th	Round of 32	Quarterfinal	Park Seung-Min (7)
2013	—	10	27	9	7	11	26	29	-3	34	7th	Second Stage	Group Round
2014	—	10	27	12	4	11	30	32	-2	40	5th	Second Stage	Group Round
2015	—	10	27	5	8	14	24	46	-22	23	10th	Round of 32	Group Round
2016	—	10	27	6	10	11	26	36	-10	28	8th	Round of 32	Group Round
2017	—	8	28	5	7	16	22	43	-21	22	8th	Third Round	Group Round
2018	—	8	28	2	10	16	21	46	-25	16	8th	Round of 32	Group Round
2019	—	8	28	9	11	8	37	32	+5	38	5th	Third Round	Playoffs
2020	—	16	22	12	5	5	36	17	+19	41	4th	First Round	—
2021	—	16	28	11	8	9	32	33	-1	41	6th	Fourth Round	—		Park Sang-in
2022	—	16	30	11	13	6	47	33	14	46	4th	Quarter-finals	—		Kim Gwi-hwa

See also

• List of football clubs in South Korea
• Busan Gudeok Stadium

References

1. "FA Cup: Venue". soccerway.com. 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
2. "N-리포트". n-league.net. 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
3. Kim, Young-geun (August 12, 2010). "<내셔널선수권대회> 부산 교통공사 우승" [National League Cup: Busan Transportation Corporation victorious]. Weekly Soccer (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
4. "부산아이파크-부산교통공사, FA컵 32강서 첫 '부산더비'" [Busan I-Park, Busan Transportation meet in FA Cup Round of 32 in first 'Busan Derby']. Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). May 10, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
5. Heo, Yoon-soo (May 19, 2019). "'철도 더비' 대전코레일, 부산교통공사 3-1로 격파... '개막전 승리 신고'" [Daejeon Korail record 3-1 victory in 'Railroad Derby' season opener against Busan Transportation]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

External links

• Official Website (in Korean)