Chungbuk Cheongju FC

Chungbuk Cheongju FC

Full name	Chungbuk Cheongju Football Club 충북 청주 FC
Founded	2002;24 years ago (2002) (as Cheongju Solveig FC) 2023;3 years ago (2023) (as Chungbuk Cheongju FC)
Ground	Cheongju Sports Complex
Capacity	16,280
Chairman	Kim Hyun-ju
Manager	Rui Quinta
League	K League 2
2025	K League 2, 12th of 14
Website	chfc.kr
Home colours Away colours

Chungbuk Cheongju FC (Korean : 충북 청주 FC), formerly Cheongju FC (청주 FC), is a South Korean football club based in the city of Cheongju that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. ^[1] They play their home games at the Cheongju Sports Complex.

History

The club was founded in 2002 as Cheongju Solveig Football Club, ^[2] and competed at amateur level.

In the 2009 season, the club joined the K3 League after changing its name to Cheongju Jikji FC. ^[2] Before the 2019 season, the club merged with Cheongju City FC.

In 2022, Cheongju FC announced that they would join the professional K League 2 in the 2023 season, and also rebranded as Chungbuk Cheongju FC. ^{[3] [4]}

Name history

• Cheongju Solveig FC (2002–2008)
• Cheongju Jikji FC (2009–2013)
• Cheongju FC (2014–2022)
• Chungbuk Cheongju FC (2023–present)

Current squad

As of 6 February 2026 ^[5]

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 No Dong-geon 4 DF   KOR Cho Yoon-sung 5 MF   KOR Kim Sun-min (vice-captain) 7 FW   GEO Irakli Bugridze 8 DF   KOR Bak Keon-woo 9 FW   BOL Enzo Monteiro (on loan from Santos ) 10 MF   ENG Finley Welch 13 FW   KOR Lee Jong-eon 14 MF   KOR Seo Jae-won 16 MF   KOR Heo Seung-chan 17 MF   KOR Lee Dong-won 18 FW   KOR Jo Ju-young (vice-captain) 19 FW   KOR Song Chang-seok 20 DF   KOR Yun Suk-young (captain) 21 GK   KOR Cho Sung-hoon

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW   KOR Yang Young-bin 23 GK   KOR Cho Sung-bin 25 DF   POR Bandeira Fonseca 27 MF   KOR Min Ji-hoon (on loan from FC Seoul ) 33 DF   KOR Kim Yun-hwan 37 FW   KOR Lee Yun-hwan 39 DF   KOR Lim Jun-young 41 DF   KOR Kang Eui-bin 42 MF   KOR Jung Jin-woo 47 MF   KOR Ju Na-mu 66 DF   KOR Lee Kang-han (vice-captain) 70 DF   KOR Lee Dong-jin 77 FW   KOR Hong Seok-jun 99 FW   KOR Lee Chang-hoon — FW   COL Ménder García

Out on loan

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 — DF   KOR Lee Min-hyung (at Sejong SA for military service)

Backroom staff

Coaching staff

• Manager: Rui Quinta
• Assistant manager: Choi Sang-hyun
• Goalkeeping coach: Cândido Rego
• Coach: Kim Byung-suk
• Fitness coach: Kim Yeon-jun

Support staff

• Data analyst: Kim Seo-gi
• Trainer: Im Seung-hyun
• Interpreter: An Hyun-jin
• Doctors: Kim Young-gyu, Lee Soon-geol, Kang Sang-woo

Source: Official website ^[5]

Season-by-season records

Season	Teams	Division	Placement	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Korean Cup
2009	17	K3 League	8th	32	15	6	11	61	47	+14	51	Second round
2010	18	K3 League	3rd of 9 (Group A)	25	13	7	5	47	24	+23	46	First round
2011	18	K3 Challengers League	4th of 9 (Group B)	22	11	7	4	43	25	+18	40	First round
2012	18	K3 Challengers League	2nd of 9 (Group B)	25	14	7	4	72	30	+42	49	Round of 32
2013	18	K3 Challengers League	3rd of 9 (Group A)	25	13	7	5	52	31	+21	46	Second round
2014	18	K3 Challengers League	4th of 9 (Group A)	25	12	6	7	60	38	+22	42	First round
2015	18	K3 League	6th of 9 (Group B)	25	10	4	11	52	51	+1	34	Third round
2016	20	K3 League	15th	19	5	2	12	20	33	–13	17	Second round
2017	12	K3 Advanced	7th	22	7	9	6	18	19	–1	30	Third round
2018	12	K3 Advanced	10th	22	6	2	14	19	37	–18	20	Second round
2019	12	K3 Advanced	8th	22	8	4	10	29	32	–3	28	Round of 16
2020	16	K3 League	10th	22	9	7	6	25	25	0	34	Second round
2021	15	K3 League	11th	30	9	7	12	37	39	–2	34	Third round
2022	16	K3 League	14th	30	7	9	14	21	41	–20	30	Second round
2023	13	K League 2	8th	36	13	13	10	37	42	–5	52	Third round
2024	13	K League 2	10th	36	8	16	12	32	42	–10	40	Round of 16
2025	14	K League 2	12th	39	7	10	22	30	62	–32	31	Second round

References

1. "Korea Republic – Chungbuk Cheongju FC". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
2. "Chungbuk Cheongju FC – Soccer – Team Profile". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
3. "Chungbuk Cheongju FC to participate in K League 2 from 2023". football-asian.com (in Korean). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
4. Patterson, Charlotte (7 February 2023). "2023 Preview: How will Chungbuk Cheongju FC approach K League 2?". K League United. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
5. "선수단" [Squad]. Chungbuk Cheongju FC (in Korean). Retrieved 10 May 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)