Goyang Zaicro FC

Goyang Zaicro FC was a South Korean professional football team based in Goyang. The club competed in the K League Challenge between 2013 and 2016. They played their home games at Goyang Stadium.

Goyang Zaicro FC
고양 자이크로 FC
Full nameGoyang Zaicro Football Club
고양 자이크로 축구단
Founded1999 (1999)[1]
Dissolved2016 (2016)
GroundGoyang Stadium
Capacity41,311

The club traces its origins to Immanuel FC, a Christian football club founded in 1983. The team previously played in Iksan and Gimpo before moving to Ansan.

History

Immanuel FC, the predecessor of Goyang Zaicro FC, was founded in 1983.[2] In 1985, Immanuel FC and Hallelujah FC decided to join together to create a unified Christian football club. As a result, Immanuel FC became Hallelujah's reserve team. After the 1985 season, Hallelujah FC left the professional ranks in order to concentrate their financial efforts on missionary work.[2]

The two clubs separated after one year. Immanuel FC participated in many tournaments as an amateur football club. They even competed with Hallelujah FC in 1991.

In 1992, Immanuel FC suffered from a lack of funds. Therefore, E-Land took over the team and renamed it E-Land Puma FC.[3] From 1992 to 1998, they won the three championships in some tournaments.

At the start of 1998, the Asian economic crisis affected the club's parent group E-Land, necessitating the release of the club, which became amateur again as Immanuel FC. The club brought in some footballers for Hallelujah FC and changed their name to Hallelujah FC.[2] in 1999. This Hallelujah FC founded in 1999 is the official starting point of Goyang Hi FC history by K League. In 2003 the team moved to Iksan and joined the Korea National League, finishing a creditable third after the First Stage, but were prevented from competing in the Second Stage after protests by radical Won Buddhists led to the club being barred from playing in Iksan. The club moved to Gimpo, where they enjoyed their most successful season in the National League in 2006, completing the Second Stage at the summit of the league, before being defeated in the Championship Play-off. The club moved again, this time to Ansan, in 2007, enjoying another successful campaign in 2008, a season which saw them reach the final of the National League Championship, where they were defeated on penalties, before evolving into Ansan 'H' FC for the 2012 National League season. In September 2012, it was confirmed that the team would be moving to Goyang City for the 2013 season, and will change its name to Goyang Hi FC.

On 18 January 2016, the club name officially changed to Goyang Zaicro FC for the 2016 season due to sponsorship reasons. The club was disbanded after the 2016 season.[4]

Club Naming History

Predecessor

Refounded

  • 1999–2002: Hallelujah FC
  • 2003: Iksan Hallelujah FC
  • 2004–2006: Gimpo Hallelujah FC
  • 2007–2011: Ansan Hallelujah FC
  • 2012: Ansan H FC
  • 2013–2015: Goyang Hi FC
  • 2016: Goyang Zaicro FC

Managers
No. Name From To Season Notes
1 South Korea Lee Young-moo 1999/04/03 2005/12/31 1999–2005 First manager
C South Korea Na Byung-soo 2006/01/01 2006/12/31 2006
2 2007/01/01 2007/12/31 2007
C South Korea In Chang-soo 2008/01/01 2008/12/31 2008
3 South Korea Lee Young-moo 2009/01/01 2014/07/24 2009–2014
C South Korea Lee Sung-kil 2014/07/27 2015/02/16 2014
4 South Korea Lee Young-moo 2015/02/16 2016/02/25 2015
5 South Korea Lee Nak-young 2016/02/25 2016/12/31 2016

Honours

League
Runners-up (1): 2006

Cups
Winners (1): 2006
Runners-up (1): 2002

Worldwide competitions
Winners (1): 2009

Statistics
Season Korea National League Korean FA Cup League Cup Top scorer
(League goals)		 Manager
Stage Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts Position
2003 First Stage1094322015+5153rd Qualifying Round 2None South Korea Lee Sung-kil (7)South Korea Lee Young-moo
Second Stage1000000000Excluded
2004 First Stage1092341115−498th QuarterfinalGroup Round South Korea Lee Sung-kil (6)
Second Stage109054713−6510th
2005 First Stage11105231112−1175th Round 1Group Round South Korea Lee Sung-kil (11)
Second Stage11104331915+4154th
2006 First Stage11103341112−1127th Round 1Group Round South Korea Lee Sung-kil (8)
South Korea Sung Ho-sang (8)		South Korea Na Byung-Soo
Second Stage1110721168+8231st
Playoff2201102−21Runner-up
2007 First Stage1211335915−6129th Round 1Group Round South Korea Lee Sung-kil (5)
Second Stage12113441617−1137th
2008 First Stage14134271821−31410th Round of 16Runner-up South Korea Park Han-woong (6)South Korea In Chang-soo
Second Stage14137422215+7253rd
2009 First Stage14136431914+5226th Round of 32Quarterfinal South Korea Jeon Jae-hee (7)
South Korea Kang Tae-sung (7)		South Korea Lee Young-moo
Second Stage13124351110+1158th
2010 First Stage151431101426−121013th Round of 32Quarterfinal South Korea Lee Joo-sang (10)
Second Stage15146082122−11810th
2011 —142658132542−172312th Round of 32NoneSouth Korea Kim Dong-hyo (5)
2012 —142688102534−93210th Qualifying Round 2Group Round

See also

References
  1. Official Club Profile at K League Website Archived 2014-04-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
  2. 할렐루야의 고양시 입성이 불편한 이유. Kim Hyun-Hoi (in Korean). Nate. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. 이랜드그룹 실업축구단 창설 (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 1992-12-17.
  4. "충주-고양, K리그서 탈퇴 승인.. '안산-아산 신규 가입'" (in Korean). star.mt.co.kr. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
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