Paju Frontier FC

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Paju Frontier
Paju Frontier FC badge.png
Full namePaju Frontier Football Club
파주 프런티어 FC
Short namePF, PJF
Founded16 February 2012;13 years ago (2012-02-16) as Paju Citizen
Ground Paju Stadium
Capacity23,000
ChairmanKim Kyung-il (Mayor of Paju)
Manager Gerard Nus
League K League 2
2025 K3 League, 10th of 15 (promoted)
Website http://fc.pajusports.co.kr/
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Paju Frontier FC (Korean : 파주 프런티어 FC), formerly Paju Citizen Football Club (Korean : 파주 시민 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Paju. The club was founded in 2012 and play in K League 2, the second tier of football in South Korea.

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History

Paju Citizen were founded in 16 February 2012.

In the 2020 season, Paju Citizen were promoted to K3 as champions of the first edition of the fourth division K4 League. [1]

In 2022, Paju Citizen were good performance and finished runner-up in K3 League.

On 11 August 2025, Paju Citizen are switching from semi-pro to professional league in K League 2 from 2026 season after approve of 4th K League Board meeting. On 22 October 2025, Gerard Nus announce official manager of Paju FC from 2026 season participating in K League 2 marking return to South Korea after 14 years.

On 10 November 2025, Paju Citizen announce official change name to Paju Frontier from 2026 season due to participate in K League 2.

On 16 January 2026, Paju Frontier announce official confirmation participate in K League 2 after final approval membership in the K League. On 18 January 2026, Paju Frontier announce official first match in K League 2 against Chungnam Asan at Yi Sun-sin Stadium in away games and first home game against Suwon Samsung Bluewings at Paju Stadium.

Colours and crest

The previous club crest included the Bird mascot. Paju Citizen FC.png
The previous club crest included the Bird mascot.

On 24 November 2025, Paju Frontier announce official new logo and colour is Frontier Blue and Cosmos Pink for K League 2.

Facilities

Paju Citizen will play in Paju Stadium.

The club plans to take over the Paju National Football Center, the previous training ground of the South Korea national football team. [2]

Honours

Season-by-season records

SeasonTeamsTierLeaguePlacementPldWDLGFGAGDPts League Cup FA Cup Manager
2012183 K3 Challengers League Semifinal2515556134+2750 - DNQ Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Deok-jeung
2013184 K3 Challengers League Runner-up↑161423814+2434 -  Second Round Flag of South Korea.svg Oh Won-Jae
201418 K3 Challengers League Playoff2513844523+2247 -  First Round
201518 K3 League Playoff2515465622+3448.5 -  Second Round
201620 K3 League 7th1910454724+2334 -  Third Round
201712 K3 Advanced 11th2266102231-924 -  Third Round
2018115 K3 Basic 2nd2014144010+3043 -  Third Round Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Seong-hoon
2019124 K3 Advanced 6th2211293026+435 -  Round of 16 Flag of South Korea.svg Oh Won-jae
202013 K4 League Winners↑2416534227+1553 None  Second Round
2021153 K3 League 10th2881193236-435 None  Second Round
202216 K3 League 2nd30151144329+1456 None  Second Round
202315 K3 League 7th28115123227+538 None  Round of 16
202416 K3 League 8th30119103030042 None  Second Round Flag of South Korea.svg Oh Beom-seok
202515 K3 League 10th ↑28106122732-536 None  Second Round Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Eun-no
2026172 K League 2 32 None  TBD Round Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Nus

Current squad

As of 13 February 2026. [3]

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Ryu Won-woo (vice-captain)
2 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Min-sung
4 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Hyun-tae
5 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Sim Min-yong
6 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Cheon Hyeon-byung (vice-captain)
7 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Walterson
8 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Choi Bum-kyung
9 FW Flag of Curacao.svg  CUW Jafar Arias
10 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Joon-suk
11 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Choi Won-rok
13 GK Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Min-seung
14 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Seo Dong-han
16 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Dae-kwang
17 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Park Su-been
18 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Je-ho
19 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Yu Jae-jun
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Hong Jeong-un (captain)
21 GK Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Hwang Jun-mo
22 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Min-ki
23 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Sung Jin-young
26 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Yeon-gyu
27 MF Flag of Paraguay.svg  PAR Julio Báez
33 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Julián Bonilla
34 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Roh Seung-ik
45 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Seo Jung-hyun
47 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Choi Sang-yoon
77 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Chan-ho
81 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Min-ho
91 GK Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Yeom Gyung-min
97 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Jeon Yu-sang
99 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Dong-yeol
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Luke Amos

Backroom staff

Coaching staff

Managerial history

References

  1. ↑ Park, Dae-joon (November 23, 2020). "파주시민축구단, K4리그 초대 우승... K3리그로 승격" [Paju Citizen FC first champions of K4 League, promoted to K3]. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  2. ↑ CHOSUNBIZ (2025-11-25). "Paju Frontier FC unveils cosmos-inspired emblem and outlines K League 2 plans". CHOSUNBIZ. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  3. ↑ "선수소개" [Player introduction]. fc.pajusports.co.kr (in Korean). Paju Frontier FC. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
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