Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
성남 일화 천마

Full name	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Football Club 성남일화 천마축구단
Nickname(s)	Chunma (Pegasus)
Founded	1989, as Ilhwa Chunma FC[1]
Ground	Tancheon Sports Complex (Capacity: 20,000)
Owner	Ilhwa Co., Ltd.
Chairman	Park Kyu-Nam
Manager	Shin Tae-Yong
League	K-League
2010 Season	4th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (Korean: 성남 일화 천마) is a South Korean professional football club, based in Seongnam, South Korea, that plays in the K-League. Founded as Ilhwa Chunma Football Club in 1989, the club is the most successful in Korean football, having won a record 7 league titles, 2 FA Cups, 3 League Cups, and 2 AFC Champions League titles.

Seongnam placed 5th in the IFFHS Asian Club of the 20th Century.^[2]

History

The club was founded on 18 March 1989 as Ilhwa Chunma Football Club^[1] with the club based in Seoul. The club was successful from its beginning, winning its first K-League Cup three years later in 1992 and winning three consecutive league titles from 1993 to 1995. But the club was forced to move in 1996, as part of the K-League's decentralization policy. This policy was carried out due to two reasons - the first reason was that the KFA and the K-League wanted to build a soccer-specific stadium in Seoul and the second reason was that the KFA and the K-League wanted to spread football fever to the provinces. The three clubs based in Seoul - Ilhwa Chunma, LG Cheetahs, Yukong Kokkiri didn't accept this policy, resulting in the Korean government giving eviction orders to the 3 clubs. However, they guaranteed if the clubs built a soccer-specific stadium in Seoul, they could have a Seoul franchise and then return to Seoul. As a result, three clubs were evicted from Seoul to other cities, Ilhwa Chunma moved to the city of Cheonan and changed its name to Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma.

Several unsuccessful seasons followed, and when they finished at the bottom of the league for the second consecutive time in 1999, the club moved to the Seoul satellite city of Seongnam and renamed themselves Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. The move worked out very well, as the rejuvenated club went on to win three consecutive K-League titles from 2001 to 2003.

A disappointing 2004 campaign saw them meekly relinquish their title. However, they reached the final of the 2004 AFC Champions League, where despite winning the away leg 3-1, they lost the home leg 5-0 to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad and lost the tie 6-3 on aggregate.

The club bounced back to the forefront of Korean football in style as they claimed their seventh league title in 2006, defeating Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3-1 on aggregate in the championship playoff final. This was their 7th K-League title which is a record out of all the K-League clubs.

Before they were defeated by Suwon Bluewings 2-1 on 15 July 2007 in the 2007 season, they had not lost for 22 consecutive league matches - the third longest streak in the history of the K-League.

Seongnam reached the final of the 2007 K-League Championship but were beaten 4-1 on aggregate by Pohang Steelers, despite finishing first place in the regular season. This brought controversy about the playoffs system.

In 2008, they moved their home stadium to Seongnam 1 Stadium for their summer season, due to the rebuilding of Tancheon Sports Complex. However, due to the delay of the reconstruction of Tancheon Sports Complex they returned to their home stadium.

On 13 November 2010, Seongnam beat Iranian club Zob Ahan FC 3-1 in the final of the 2010 AFC Champions League. This was their second AFC Champions League title and qualified them directly into the quarter finals stage of the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup. Seongnam finished the tournament in 4th place.

Crest and Colours

The current crest has been used since 2006. The number of stars (7) indicates the number of league trophies the club has lifted. The flying horse (Korean: 천마 (Chunma), Korean Unicorn) on the crest is the mascot of the club, which is a legendary animal in Korean mythology. The colours have meanings as well; yellow means progressive attitude, red shows passion, and blue means the world as it is the colour of the sky.

Connection to Unification Church

There is controversy over Seongnam, since it is owned by Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church. Therefore, some Christians in Seongnam have been against the club, being hostile to the club's plans to construct a new stadium and a club house.

Current squad

As of 21 Septemer 2011

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Ha Kang-Jin 3 DF Yun Young-Sun 4 DF Saša Ognenovski 6 DF Park Jin-Po 8 MF Jo Jae-Cheol 9 FW Cho Dong-Geon 10 FW Dženan Radončić 11 MF Lee Chang-Hoon 12 FW Sim Jae-Myung 13 DF Jeong Ho-Jeong 15 MF Kim Pyung-Rae 16 DF Kim Sung-Hwan 17 FW Song Ho-Young 18 FW Namgung Do 19 MF Namgung Woong 20 FW Héverton (on loan from Portuguesa) 21 GK Jung San 22 MF Jeon Sung-Chan 23 MF Choi Yeon-Keun 24 DF Kim Tae-Yoon

No. Position Player 25 MF Lee Chi-Joon 26 DF Jang Suk-Won 27 DF Yong Hyun-Jin 29 MF Park Ji-Seung 30 FW Kim Deok-Il 31 GK Lee Jin-Kyu 32 MF Park Sang-Hee 33 DF Hong Chul 34 DF Song Sung-Hyun 35 FW Kim Jung-Kwang 36 MF Lim Se-Hyun 37 MF Park Joon-Hyun 38 FW Han Geu-Loo 39 DF Joo Yeong-Jae 40 MF Kim Tae-Wang 41 GK Kang Sung-Kwan 42 MF Yoon Man-Ki 44 MF Hong Jin-Sub 86 MF Éverton Santos (on loan from PSG) 88 MF Kim Jung-Woo

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — GK Jung Eui-Do (at National Police Agency) — DF Jang Hak-Young (at Seoul United FC)

No. Position Player — MF Kim Cheol-Ho (at Sangju Sangmu Phoenix) — FW Han Dong-Won (at Daegu FC)

2011 season transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Ha Kang-Jin (Transferred from Suwon Bluewings) 11 MF Jean Carlos (Transferred from Atletico Paranaense) 15 MF Kim Pyung-Rae (Drafted from Metalurh Zaporizhya) 19 FW Namgung Woong (Transferred from Suwon Bluewings) 20 MF Héverton (Loan from Portuguesa) 21 GK Jung San (Transferred from Gangwon FC) 22 MF Jeon Sung-Chan (Drafted from Kwangwoon University) 23 DF Choi Yeon-Keun (Drafted from Chungang University) 28 DF Lee Hyun-Woo (Drafted from Myongji University) 29 MF Park Ji-Seung (Drafted from Korea University) 34 DF Song Sung-Hyun (Drafted from Kwangwoon University) 35 FW Kim Jung-Kwang (Drafted from Youngnam University) 36 MF Lim Se-Hyun (Drafted from Sunmoon University) 37 MF Park Joon-Hyun (Drafted from Kyonggi University) 40 MF Kim Tae-Wang (Drafted from Sangji University) 86 FW Éverton Santos (Loan from Paris Saint-Germain) DF Park Jin-Pyo (Drafted from Daegu University) MF Lee Jae-Il (Drafted from Sungkyunkwan University) MF Lee Chang-Hoon (Transferred from Gangwon FC) FW Han Dong-Won (Transferred from Montedio Yamagata) MF Kim Jung-Woo (Returned from Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Jung Sung-Ryong (Transferred to Suwon Bluewings) 2 DF Ko Jae-Sung (Transferred to Nanchang Hengyuan) 5 DF Cho Byung-Kuk (Transferred to Vegalta Sendai) 6 DF Jeon Kwang-Jin (Transferred to Dalian Shide F.C.) 8 FW Choi Sung-Kuk (Transferred to Suwon Bluewings) 11 MF Mauricio Molina (Transferred to FC Seoul) 11 MF Jean Carlos (Transferred from Released) 19 MF Shin Young-Chol (End of contract) 27 MF Choi Jae-Young (Transferred to Chungju Hummel) 28 MF Moon Dae-Sung (Transferred to Ulsan Hyundai) 29 MF Park Sang-Hyeon (Transferred to Gwangju FC) 31 GK Lee Sang-Ki (Transferred to Suwon Bluewings) 34 MF Min Byeong-Jun (Transferred to Chungju Hummel) 35 MF Lee Su-Jae (End of contract) 36 FW Kim Dong-Jin (Transferred to Yongin City) 39 MF Lee Sun-Suk (End of contract) FW Han Dong-Won (Loan to Daegu FC)

Notable former players

Juan Carlos Arce Dudu Itamar Mota Michel Pensée Mauricio Molina Lee Sa-Vik (Jasenko Sabitović) Dževad Turković Jean-Kasongo Banza Stanley Aborah, Sr. Ion Testimiţanu Adrian Neaga

Denis Laktionov (Lee Seong-Nam) Andrei Solomatin Saša Drakulić Saša Ognenovski Cho Byung-Kuk Choi Sung-Kuk Kim Dae-Eui Kim Do-Heon Kim Do-Hoon Kim Hae-Woon Kim Sang-Sik Kim Yong-Dae

Kim Young-Chul Ko Jeong-Woon Lee Ho Lee Sang-Yoon Nam Ki-Il Park Jin-Seop Park Nam-Yeol Shin Tae-Yong Son Dae-Ho Woo Sung-Yong Valeri Sarychev (Shin Eui-Son)

Current Staff

As of July 25, 2010

Coaching Staff

• Manager: Shin Tae-Yong
• Goalkeeper Coach: Cha Sang-Kwang
• Coach: Kim Do-Hoon
• First Team Coach: Lee Young-Jin
• Reserve Team Coach: Kim Sung-Il

U-18 Team (Pungsaeng High School) Coaching Staff

• Mangager: Ko Jeong-Woon
• Coach: Kim Jong-Chun
• Goalkeeper Coach: Kim Hee-Ho

U-15 Team (Pungsaeng Middle School) Coaching Staff

• Manager: Yoo Sung-Woo
• Coach: Seo Kwang-Woon

Managers

Name	Start	End
Park Jong-Hwan	1989	1995
Lee Jang-Soo	1996	1996
Rene Desaeyere	1997	1998
Cha Kyung-Bok	1999	2004
Kim Hak-Beom	2005	2008
Shin Tae-Yong	2009

Club honors

Domestic

• K-League

Winners (7): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006

Runners-up (3): 1992, 2007, 2009

• FA Cup

Winners (2): 1999, 2011

Runners-up (3): 1997, 2000, 2009

• Korean Super Cup

Winners (1): 2002

Runners-up (2): 2000, 2004

• K-League Cup

Winners (3): 1992, 2002, 2004

Runners-up (3): 1995, 2000, 2006

International

• AFC Champions League

Winners (2): 1995-96, 2010

Runners-up (2): 1996-97, 2004

• Asian Super Cup

Winners (1): 1996

• A3 Champions Cup

Winners (1): 2004

• Afro-Asian Club Championship

Winners (1): 1996

Kit Supplier

• -2000: Adidas
• 2001-09: Prospecs
• 2010-: Lotto Sport Italia

See also

• Chungnam Ilhwa Chunma

References

1. ^ ^{a b} K-League Official Club Profile
2. ^ "Asia's Clubs of the Century". IFFHS. http://www.iffhs.de/?3370ff73117fe2c0bf23c17e23a09e33b17f7370eff3702bb1c2bbb6e20f72a0cf10. 

External links

• Official website (Korean) (English)

Achievements
Preceded by Thai Farmers Bank	Champions of Asia 1995-96	Succeeded by Pohang Steelers
Preceded by Pohang Steelers	Champions of Asia 2010	Succeeded by Al-Sadd SC
Preceded by POSCO Atoms	K-League Champions 1993·1994·1995	Succeeded by Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Preceded by Anyang LG Cheetahs	K-League Champions 2001·2002·2003	Succeeded by Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Preceded by Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	K-League Champions 2006	Succeeded by Pohang Steelers