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Hwaseong FC
Full nameHwaseong Football Club
화성에프씨
Founded23 January 2013; 12 years ago (23 January 2013)
GroundHwaseong Stadium
Capacity35,265
OwnerHwaseong City
ChairmanJeong Myeong-geun
(Mayor of Hwaseong)
ManagerCha Du-ri
LeagueK League 2
2024K3 League, 2nd of 16
Websitewww.hwaseongfc.com

Hwaseong FC (Korean: 화성 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. They play in K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football.

Founded in 2013, the club is owned by Hwaseong City and play their home games at Hwaseong Stadium.

History

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In September 2012, Hwaseong City formed a committee to promote the establishment of Hwaseong FC. In January 2013, the team received approval from the Korea Football Association to participate in the amateur fourth-tier Challengers League (later renamed as K3 League).[1] The club was officially founded on 23 January 2013 as a semi-professional club.[2][3]

In their first season, Hwaseong FC immediately finished first in the Challengers League – Group B and advanced to the final stages,[4] but failed to advance to the championship finals after being eliminated by Paju Citizen, finishing the season in third place overall.[5] However, in the 2014 season, Hwaseong won their first title after defeating Pocheon Citizen 3–1 in the Challengers League championship play-off final, held in Pocheon in front of about 4,000 spectators.[6][7]

Five years later, in 2019, Hwaseong, under head coach Kim Hak-chul, won their second K3 League title after defeating Yangpyeong FC 1–0 in the final.[8] In the same season, Hwaseong became the first fourth-division team to reach the semi-finals of the Korean FA Cup.[9] In the first semi-final match, Hwaseong managed to upset four-time Korean champions Suwon Samsung Bluewings with a 1–0 win, but lost the second leg 3–0 after extra time and were eliminated 3–1 on aggregate.[10] They won another K3 League title in 2023, before finishing as runners-up in their final semi-professional season the following year.[11][12]

Hwaseong FC turned professional in December 2024, joining the second-tier K League 2.[12] Former South Korean international Cha Du-ri was appointed head coach for the team's first professional season.[11]

Colours and crest

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The previous club crest included the Hwaseong City mascot.

Hwaseong FC's main colour is orange, which is also the colour that symbolizes the city of Hwaseong. The current club crest, in use since 2023 to celebrate the club's tenth anniversary, features the English initials of Hwaseong City, 'H' and 'S', placed in the centre. The pillars on each side represent the administrative districts of Hwaseong City.[13] In the bottom centre, there is a forest path and a pine, the official tree of Hwaseong. The V-shape denotes the Yellow Sea, which forms the maritime boundaries of Hwaseong, and 'Victory', which symbolizes endless possibilities like the wide sea.[13]

The club's previous crest, used from 2013 to 2022, featured the emblem of Hwaseong City, along with one of the city mascots, Coriyo (also spelled as Koriyo).[14]

Stadium

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Hwaseong FC play its home games at Hwaseong Stadium, located within the Hwaseong Sports Complex Town. Between 2013 and 2022, they played on the stadium's auxiliary field,[15] and since 2023, they have played at the 35,265-capacity main stadium.

Managerial history

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Honours

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Season-by-season records

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Season Teams League Position Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoffs FA Cup
2013 18 K3 Challengers League 1st (Group B) 25 16 5 4 86 21 +65 53 Semi-final Did not participate
2014 18 K3 Challengers League 1st (Group B) 25 19 2 4 64 27 +37 59 Champions Second round
2015 18 K3 League 2nd (Group B) 25 18 2 5 65 36 +29 56 Quarter-final Round of 16
2016 20 K3 League 9th 19 9 4 6 37 26 +11 31 Did not qualify Third round
2017 12 K3 Advanced 3rd 22 9 8 5 30 26 +4 35 Semi-final Third round
2018 12 K3 Advanced 7th 22 9 6 7 32 25 +7 33 Did not qualify Third round
2019 12 K3 Advanced 1st 22 16 2 4 44 19 +25 50 Champions Semi-final
2020 16 K3 League 6th 22 9 6 7 29 27 +2 33 Did not qualify Third round
2021 15 K3 League 12th 28 8 10 10 29 34 –5 34 Did not qualify Second round
2022 16 K3 League 6th 30 12 10 8 33 29 +4 46 — Third round
2023 15 K3 League 1st 28 17 9 2 42 21 +21 60 — Second round
2024 16 K3 League 2nd 30 16 8 6 56 32 +24 56 — Third round
2025 14 K League 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "챌린저스리그 화성FC 창단식". kgnews.co.kr (in Korean). 23 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  2. ^ "화성 FC, 공식 출범...김종부 "지역사회 축구발전에 기여"" (in Korean). SBS Sports. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  3. ^ "챌린저스리그 화성FC, 김종부號 출범". hscity.go.kr (in Korean). 20 March 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  4. ^ "2013 K4 League – Regular Season". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  5. ^ "2013 K4 League – Final Stages". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  6. ^ "[축구] 화성FC, 다음 K3 챌린저스리그 우승". News1 (in Korean). 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  7. ^ "South Korea 2014". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  8. ^ "화성FC, 5년 만에 K3리그 통합챔피언 등극…문준호 MVP". Kyeonggi Ilbo (in Korean). 17 November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  9. ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (7 August 2019). "4-time champs Suwon to face semi-pro club in FA Cup semifinals". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Cup thrills in Korea and England". The Korea Times. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  11. ^ a b "New club to join second-tier pro football league". The Korea Times. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  12. ^ a b K League United (1 December 2024). "News: Hwaseong FC to join K League 2, ASEAN Quota scrapped". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  13. ^ a b "구단소개 – 엠블럼" [Club Introduction – Emblem]. Hwaseong FC (in Korean). Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  14. ^ "화성의 상징" [Symbols of Hwaseong]. hscity.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  15. ^ "경기장 안내" [Stadium guide]. Hwaseong FC (in Korean). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  16. ^ "화성시, 열덟번째 팀 아마추어 화성FC 창단". Money Today (in Korean). 21 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  17. ^ "전 제주 수석코치 이도영 화성 감독으로". footballjournal.co.kr (in Korean). 4 January 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
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  19. ^ "[인터뷰] 돌풍 화성FC 김학철 감독 "선수들이 빨리 팀을 떠났으면 좋겠다"". news1.kr (in Korean). 25 September 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  20. ^ ""2001년 독일 2부 입단 테스트 거절당하기 일쑤였죠" 국대 출신 수비수 강철의 회상 [이근승의 킥앤러시]". spochoo.com (in Korean). 22 February 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  21. ^ "화성FC, K3리그 우승 후 감독 교체…주승진 전 수원 코치 선임". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  22. ^ "화성FC 초대감독에 차두리". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). 24 December 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
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