Jeonnam Dragons is a South Korean professional football club based in Gwangyang, South Korea, who currently play in the K League 2.
Jeonnam Dragons is a football club founded in 1994 in the Korean city of Gwangyang, Jeonnam province which joined the K League 1 for the 1995 season at the same time as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, their Jeolla province rivals. Before January 6, 2014, their name was spelled as Chunnam Dragons.
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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.
Jeonnam Dragons haven't won the Asia Champions League not yet, Jeonnam's best performance is runner-up of Asian Cup Winners Cup in 1999. Their most recent participation in the competition was in 2008.
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Season | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Agg. |
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2007 | Group F | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2nd | |
2–0 | 1–0 | ||||
1–3 | 0–3 | ||||
2008 | Group G | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3rd | |
3–4 | 1–1 | ||||
1–0 | 2–2 |
Season | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Agg. |
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1998–99 | Second round | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
Quarterfinal | 4–1 | 3–0 | 7–1 | ||
Semi-final | 4–1 | — | |||
Final | 2–3 ( a.e.t. ) | — |
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