Gwangyang is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Gwangyang city is the home of POSCO's Gwangyang Steel Works, the largest facility of its kind in the world. The city is also home to K League Classic football side Jeonnam Dragons.
The Jeonnam Dragons are a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The Dragons play their home matches at the Gwangyang Football Stadium, one of the first football-specific stadiums in South Korea. They have won the Korean FA Cup four times and were the runners-up of K League in 1997. They also reached the final of the 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost to Al Ittihad.
The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007, the twelfth edition of the tournament, was held in South Korea between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16. Also, from now on, the confederation which produced the last champion, in this case CONCACAF, had an extra spot in the qualifying rounds.
The Seomjingang River is a river in South Korea.It drains southeastern Jeollabuk-do as well as eastern Jeollanam-do and western Gyeongsangnam-do provinces, and flows into the Korea Strait. The Seomjingang rises from Palgongsan and flows for 212.3 kilometers before reaching its final destination in Gwangyang, where it enters Gwangyang Bay.
The 1996 Korean League Cup, also known as the Adidas Cup 1996, was the sixth competition of the Korean League Cup.
The Adidas Cup 1997 was the seventh competition of the Korean League Cup, and one of two Korean League Cups held in 1997.
The Adidas Korea Cup 1998 was the ninth competition of the Korean League Cup, and one of two Korean League Cups held in 1998.
The 2001 Korean League Cup, also known as the Adidas Cup 2001, was the 15th competition of the Korean League Cup.
The 2002 Korean League Cup, also known as the Adidas Cup 2002, was the 16th competition of the Korean League Cup.
The Philip Morris Korea Cup 1998 was the tenth competition of the Korean League Cup, and one of two Korean League Cups held in 1998.
The Daehan Fire Insurance Cup 1999 was the eleventh competition of the Korean League Cup, and one of two Korean League Cups held in 1999.
The 2007 Peace Cup Korea was the third competition of the Peace Cup. Lyon won the title after defeating Bolton Wanderers 1–0 in the final.
Lee Jong-ho is a South Korean footballer who plays as forward for Seongnam FC. He was nicknamed "Gwangyang Rooney" while playing in the K League 1.
Hanlyo University is a university located in Gwangyang, South Korea. It was established in 1993.
Jeonnam Dragons is a South Korean professional football club based in Gwangyang, South Korea, who currently play in the K League 2.
The 2007 Korean FA Cup Final was a football match played on 25 November 2007 and 2 December 2007 that decided the winner of the 2007 season of the Korean FA Cup. The 2007 final was the culmination of the 12th season of the tournament.
The 2013 K League Classic was the 31st season of the top division of South Korean professional football. The South Korean professional football league, K League, was split into two divisions since this year, and the top division was named the "K League Classic". Its fixtures were announced on 30 January, and began on 2 March.
Oh Chang-hyeon is a South Korean football midfielder who plays for Seongnam FC in K League Challenge.
The 2022 K League 2 was the tenth season of the K League 2, the second-tier South Korean professional football league, and the fifth one under its current name, the K League 2. The top-ranked team and the winners of the promotion/relegation playoff series were promoted to the 2023 K League 1.
The 2023 K League 2, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, was the 11th season of the second division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 2013 as the K League Challenge and the sixth season under its current name, the K League 2. Gwangju FC were the defending champions and were promoted to K League 1. The 2023 season kicked off at 1 March 2023.
