Pusan Daewoo Royals

Pusan Daewoo Royals
부산 대우 로얄즈

Full name	Pusan Daewoo Royals Football Club 부산 대우 로얄즈 축구단
Nickname(s)	Royals
Founded	1983 as Daewoo Royals FC
Dissolved	2000 (Pusan I'cons)
Ground	Busan Gudeok Stadium (Capacity: 24,363)
Owner	Daewoo Motors
Chairman	Kim Woo-Jung
Manager	Chang Woe-Ryong (Temporary)
League	K-League
1999 Season	4th
Home colours Away colours

Pusan Daewoo Royals was the former name of South Korean football club Busan I'Park, which was based in Busan from 1983 to 1999.

History

The Pusan Daewoo Royals football club was found in 1983 in the city of Busan by the Daewoo corporation. Originally called Daewoo Royals Football Club, the side finished second in the 1983 K-League Championship behind winners Hallelujah. The club turned professional at the end of 1983 and for the 1984 season changed their name to Daewoo Royals (Korean: 대우 로얄즈).

The newly-named team lifted the Championship in 1984, and again in 1987 & 1991.

Their greatest triumph was winning the Asian Club Championship in 1986, when they defeated Al-Ahly 3-1 in the final.

At the end of 1995 when K-League sides were 'localizing', they adopted the name Pusan Daewoo Royals (Korean: 부산 대우 로얄즈) and in 1997 lifted their fourth Korean championship.

After the Daewoo corporation suffered major financial difficulties in the late 90s, the team was acquired by I'Park construction, the domestic construction division of Hyundai. The team's name was changed to Pusan I'cons (the "con's" referring to construction; Korean: 부산 아이콘스). At the start of the 2005 season, the team's name was again changed, directly to Busan I'Park.

Club honors

Domestic

Professional

• K-League Champions: 4

1984, 1987, 1991, 1997

• K-League Runners-up: 3

1983, 1990, 1999

• K-League Cup

Adidas Cup Champions: 1 (1997)

Prospecs Cup Champions: 1 (1998)

Philip Morris Cup Runners-up: 1 (1999)

• Korea Professional Championship Runners-up: 1

1986

Amateur

• Korean President's Cup Champions: 1

1981

• Korean Football Championship Champions: 2

1989, 1990

• Korean Football Championship Runners-up: 1

1988

International

• AFC Champions League Champions: 1

1986

• Afro-Asian Club Championship Champions: 1

1986

Notable players

Kim Joo-Sung (1987–92, 1994–99) Ha Seok-Ju (1990–97) Ahn Jung-Hwan (1998–99) Rubén Bernuncio (1994) Saša Drakulić (1995–98) Dževad Turković (1996–99) Radivoje Manic (1996–99) Zoran Urumov (1999)

Managers

As of end of 2009 season

Name	Start	End	Win	Draw	Lose
Jang Woon-Soo	1983 January 1	1983 December 31	6	7	3
Jo Yoon-Ohk	1984 January 1	1984 December 31	17	6	5
Jang Woon-Soo	1985 January 1	1986 December 31	26	11	20
Lee Cha-Man	1987 January 1	1989 December 31	38	33	25
Frank Engel	1990 January 1	1990 November 14	12	11	7
Bertalan Bicskei	1990 November 15	1991 December 31	17	18	5
Lee Cha-Man	1992 January 1	1992 June 30	3	8	5
Cho Kwang-Rae (Temporary)	1992 July 1	1994 June 21	7	6	11
Cho Kwang-Rae	1992 July 1	1994 June 21	12	26	9
Jung Hae-Won (Temporary)	1994 June 22	1994 September 7	1	1	7
Kim Hee-Tae	1994 September 8	1995 July 31	11	6	13
Shin Woo-Sung (Temporary)	1995 August 1	1995 December 31	4	2	8
Dragoslav Sekularac	1996 January 1	1996 July 21	7	6	10
Kim Tae-Soo (Temporary)	1996 July 22	1996 December 26	5	6	6
Lee Cha-Man	1996 December 27	1999 June 9	45	21	31
Shin Yoon-Ki (Temporary)	1999 June 10	1999 September 8	6	3	8
Chang Woe-Ryong (Temporary)	1999 September 9	1999 December 31	8	0	5

See also

• Busan I'Park

External links

• (Korean) Official Supporters : P.O.P(Pride Of Pusan)

Achievements
Preceded by Maccabi Tel Aviv	Asian Champions League winners 1985-86	Succeeded by Furukawa Electric
Preceded by Hallelujah	K-league Champions 1984	Succeeded by Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
Preceded by POSCO Atoms	K-league Champions 1987	Succeeded by POSCO Atoms
Preceded by Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso	K-league Champions 1991	Succeeded by POSCO Atoms
Preceded by Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	K-league Champions 1997	Succeeded by Suwon Samsung Bluewings