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The Suwon Samsung Bluewings are a South Korean football club based in Suwon that competes in the K League 1,the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in December 1995,they have won the national championship on four occasions,as well as the Asian Club Championship twice,in 2000–01 and 2001–02.
Seongnam FC is a South Korean professional football club based in Seongnam that competes in the K League 2,the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1989 as Ilhwa Chunma Football Club,the club has won seven national league titles,three FA Cups,three League Cups,and two AFC Champions League titles. Seongnam also placed fifth in the IFFHS Asian Clubs of the 20th century.
The Pohang Steelers are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang,North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1,the top flight of South Korean football. The Steelers were founded on 1 April 1973 as POSCO FC,named after the steel company POSCO,which still owns the club today. They are one of South Korea's most successful teams,having won the K League five times and the AFC Champions League three times.
Daejeon Hana Citizen Football Club is a South Korean professional football team based in Daejeon that competes in the K League 1,the top tier of South Korean football. At the time of its foundation in 1997,Daejeon Citizen was the first community club in South Korea,not belonging to any company. The club first entered the K League for the 1997 season,finishing in seventh place. In spite of a limited budget,Daejeon won the 2001 Korean FA Cup. It has not achieved sustained success in the K League,historically occupying the middle and lower reaches of the standings each season. At the end of the 2013 season,Daejeon was relegated to the K League Challenge,the second-tier league.
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.
João Soares da Mota Neto,also known as Mota,is a Brazilian football striker who last played for Ferroviário.
Kim Hae-Woon is a South Korean former football goalkeeper and currently goalkeeper coach of Henan Construction.
Kim Yong-dae is a South Korean former football goalkeeper who last played for Ulsan Hyundai. He is considered one of South Korea's best goalkeepers even to the point where he had been nicknamed by fans as "Yong Der Sar" in reference to former Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar of Manchester United and the Netherlands.
Lee Sang-Yoon is a retired South Korean football player.
Ko Jeong-woon is a South Korean football manager and former player. He was South Korea's most threatening forward in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. His tireless dribbles made Spain and Germany difficult to keep solid defence,and sent off Miguel Ángel Nadal. That year,he also showed his best performances in the K League,winning the title and the MVP award. He interested Bayer Leverkusen,and negotiated with them in Germany after the end of the season. However,Ilhwa's director strongly opposed and scuttled Ko's deal,and the cancellation became his lifelong resentment. He is currently manager of Gimpo FC.
The 1995 Korean League was the 13th season of K League since its establishment in 1983.
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An Ik-soo is a South Korean football manager and former player.
Park Nam-Yeol is South Korean former football player who played as midfielder. He currently manager new K League 2 side Cheonan City FC.
Lee Jong-Hwa is a former South Korean football player and coach.
The 2010 season was Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma's twenty-second season in the K-League in South Korea. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma is competing in K-League,League Cup,Korean FA Cup and Champions League as previous season's runner-up.
The 2011 season was Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma's twenty-third season in the K-League in South Korea. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma was competing in K-League,League Cup and Korean FA Cup.
Seongnam FC is a South Korean professional football club based in Seongnam,South Korea,who currently play in the K-League. Seongnam FC participated under the name of Ilhwa chunma from 1993–94 Asian Club Championship and won the title in their second season in the Asia. Their first Asian game was against Kedah FA of Malaysia.
The 2009 season was Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma's twenty-first season in the K-League in South Korea. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma competed in K-League,League Cup and Korean FA Cup.
Namkung Do is a South Korean retired football player.
