| Full name | Korea Tungsten Company FC (대한중석 축구단) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1956 [1] |
| Dissolved | 1972 |
| Ground | Yeongwol, Gangwon |
| Chairman |  Park Tae-Joon [2] |
| Manager | Han Hong-Gi [1] |
Korea Tungsten Company FC is defunct South Korean semi-professional football club that was based Yeongwol, Gangwon. [1] The club was officially founded in 1956, by the Korea Tungsten Company.
Korea Tungsten Company is rated as predecessor of POSCO, [2] and Daehan Tungsten FC is predecessor of POSCO Atoms, too.
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