Incheon United FC is a professional football club based in Incheon, the third biggest city in South Korea. Founded in 2003, the club plays in the K League 1, the top flight of south korean football. The cabaret is a alleged ‘community baseball club ‘, with the Incheon city being the key stockholder. The club ‘s home stadium is the Incheon Football Stadium .
history [edit ]
formation [edit ]
officially founded at the end of the 2003 season, the move to create a professional clubhouse in Incheon had come about in part by the construction of the Incheon Munhak Stadium for the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament. [ 1 ] Incheon city mayor Ahn Sang-soo began the march of creating the club in businesslike in June 2003 with the official establish of Incheon FC, and german Werner Lorant was appointed as coach of the team in September of that year, with Chang Woe-Ryong and Kim Si-Seok added to the coach staff.
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A public share issue was launched and ran from October to November 2003, and in December the name Incheon United was adopted. [ 2 ] Sponsorship contracts worth a sum of $ 4m were signed with GM Daewoo and Daeduk Construction Company, and a bargain was struck with Puma to be the inauguration kit out suppliers to the fresh club .
Debut season [edit ]
Lorant and his coaching staff recruited several high-profile players in a bid to make an affect on the league in the club ‘s debut season in 2004. Goalkeeper Shim Bum-chul was recruited along with talented youngsters Choi Tae-Uk, Kim Chi-Woo and popular japanese playmaker Masakiyo Maezono. The most high profile of the imports was turkish international defender Alpay Özalan, recruited from English Premier League side Aston Villa. The cabaret ‘s first K-League equal was a home encounter with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on 3 April 2004 which ended in a scoreless tie. Their beginning league victory came in the third game of the temper, besides at home, as a Jasenko Sabitovic ‘s own goal gave them a 1–0 victory over defending champions Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. Despite that promising depart to the class, Incheon recorded just one more victory in the first stage of the season and finished buttocks of the postpone on good nine points. Manager Lorant stepped gloomy equally coach at the end of August, and he was replaced in the hotseat by his adjunct Chang Woe-Ryong as caretaker coach. Caretaker director Chang Woe-Ryong made clamant impacts on the side as the club finished fourth overall in the second base stage of the league season, remaining in the slipstream to claim victory in the stage until the final day .
deed challenge : Fly Up ( 2005 ) [edit ]
Chang was confirmed as permanent wave Incheon director in January 2005 as the baseball club prepared to embark on what was to become a memorable season. The team finished runner-up in the first degree of the league season and joint third in the second gear degree of the K League, qualifying for the post-season championship playoffs by merit of having the best overall record. Incheon were to face beginning stage winners Busan I’Park in the semi-final, and they well defeated the southern side by a 2–0 scoreline to set up a backing final against Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i. In the first leg of the final at the Munhak stadium, goalkeeper Kim Lee-sub endured a ardent ninety minutes as Ulsan hit the back of the net five times in a stunning display of football, with Dženan Radončić netting a late consolation goal for the home side. Sung Kyung-mo replaced Kim Lee-sub in the Incheon goal for the second leg, and though United claimed a 2–1 victory they lost out on the title 6–3 on aggregate, but finished their irregular season in universe as K-League runner-up. This dramatic season was reproduced in a film, as a documentary movie “ Fly Up ( korean : 비상 ) ” was released on 14 December 2006 [ 3 ] Incheon United besides finished the 2005 season with the highest sum and average home attendance in the league, with 316,591 spectators in total coming through the gates, an average of 24,353 [ 4 ]
crisis [edit ]
After a noteworthy 2005 temper, Incheon United failed to continue its success. Although they reached semi-final in the FA Cup for two straight seasons in 2006 and 2007, they failed to make the playoff. Before the 2009 temper, Incheon United appointed Ilija Petković, who had managed Serbia-Montenegro in the 2006 FIFA World Cup as their director and finished 5th in the league, proceeding to the K League Championship. however, they lost to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the first circle after a punishment shoot-out. In the middle of the 2010 season, Petković suddenly resigned ascribable to his wife ‘s health problems. Three months late, Incheon United appointed Huh Jung-moo, who had fair led South Korea to the Round of 16 in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, as their future coach. In the 2010 season, Incheon United produced their beginning ever K League Top Scorer as striker Yoo Byung-soo managed to score 22 goals in 28 appearances, becoming the youngest player in the K League history to win the award. Before the 2012 season, Incheon United unveiled their new uniform which used blue as the chief color and red lines on the shoulder, alternatively of their traditional blue and black stripes. Although the club explained that the purpose was created based on the inauguration temper ‘s uniform, supporters were angry with the golf club ‘s decision to abandon their traditional stripes. Incheon director Huh Jung-moo besides lost fans ‘ documentation as he openly expressed disagreement with the fans ‘ concern over the issue. [ 5 ] Huh Jung-moo finally resigned in the center of the season after a poor people start. Kim Bong-gil took over as a caretaker director and on 16 July 2012, he was officially appointed as the coach of the clubhouse. meanwhile, Incheon United suffered from fiscal crisis. Rumors about Incheon city trying to sell the club to corporate were published through media. According to the reports, Incheon United had been suffering from budget deficit for years, and Incheon city could not afford to spend more on the club because of the 2014 asian Games. [ 6 ] It was besides late revealed that the club had been failing to pay the wages for the players on meter for two months. [ 7 ] The club had to sell key players such as Jung In-Hwan, Jeong Hyuk, Lee Kyu-ro, Han Kyo-won, Kim Nam-il and Ivo. Despite the hardships, Kim Bong-gil managed to save the cabaret from delegating. however, the club decided to fire him after the 2014 season. Incheon United had planned to appoint Lee Lim-saeng as their future director, but Lee Lim-saeng finally refused to take the seat as he was concerned with the club ‘s inappropriate arouse of Kim Bong-gil [ 8 ]
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Kim Do-hoon era : the wolves [edit ]
Incheon United appointed early fabled striker Kim Do-hoon as their director on 13 January 2015. Kim Do-hoon successfully spent his debut temper as a director, reaching the FA Cup final examination for the first time in the golf club ‘s history. however, Incheon lost to FC Seoul 3–1 in the final. inchon United under Kim Do-hoon was praised by the media and was dubbed the ‘wolves ‘ for their team campaign and fighting intent .
Yon Andersen Coach [edit ]
Former North Korean national team coach, Jørn Andersen ( 55 ), from Norway, has been appointed to the Incheon United 8th Division. Andersen is the third alien coach of the Incheon team. Andersen will make his debut with a 15-round aside couple against Jeonbuk Hyundai at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on 7 July. [ 9 ]
2020 season [edit ]
Incheon United appointed Lim Wan-Sup as their coach to lead the approaching 2020 K League 1 Season. [ 10 ]
Stadiums [edit ]
Incheon United used Incheon Munhak Stadium, which was built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup from its debut temper to 2011. however, as it was built as a multi-purpose stadium, it was besides big and did not provide good position to the spectators. From 2012 season, they have been using the Incheon Football Stadium with the capacity of 20,891, which was built for the 2014 asian Games .
Honours [edit ]
domestic competitions [edit ]
league [edit ]
Cups [edit ]
Season-by-season records [edit ]
| Season | Division | Tms. | Pos. | FA Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 13 | 12 | Round of 32 |
| 2005 | 1 | 13 | 2 | Round of 16 |
| 2006 | 1 | 14 | 9 | Semi-final |
| 2007 | 1 | 14 | 9 | Semi-final |
| 2008 | 1 | 14 | 7 | Round of 32 |
| 2009 | 1 | 15 | 6 | Round of 32 |
| 2010 | 1 | 15 | 11 | Quarter-final |
| 2011 | 1 | 16 | 13 | Round of 16 |
| 2012 | 1 | 16 | 9 | Round of 16 |
| 2013 | 1 | 14 | 7 | Quarter-final |
| 2014 | 1 | 12 | 10 | Round of 32 |
| 2015 | 1 | 12 | 8 | Runners-up |
| 2016 | 1 | 12 | 10 | Quarter-final |
| 2017 | 1 | 12 | 9 | Round of 32 |
| 2018 | 1 | 12 | 9 | Round of 16 |
| 2019 | 1 | 12 | 10 | Round of 32 |
| 2020 | 1 | 12 | 11 | Round of 24 |
- Key
- Tms. = Number of teams
- Pos. = Position in league
current squad [edit ]
- As of 21 July 2021
note : Flags indicate home team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Out on lend [edit ]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Retired number ( s ) [edit ]
12 – Fans of the club ( the 12th homo )
Coaching staff [edit ]
senior coaching staff [edit ]
youth coaching staff [edit ]
Managers [edit ]
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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