Seoul Nowon United FC
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| Full name | Seoul Nowon United Football Club 서울 노원 유나이티드 풋볼 클럽 | ||
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| Short name | Seoul Nowon United | ||
| Founded | 2007 | ||
| Ground | Nowon Madeul Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 446 | ||
| Manager | Lee Jung-jae | ||
| League | K4 League | ||
| 2021 | K4 League, 11th | ||
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Seoul Nowon United Football Club (Korean: 서울 노원 유나이티드 FC) (formerly known as Seoul United FC) is a South Korean semi-professional football club based in Nowon District, Seoul. It currently competes in the fourth tier of the South Korean football league system, the K4 League. Until 2018, the club was named Seoul United FC.
History
[edit]Founding
[edit]The movement to create Seoul United FC began in 2001, with Michael Atkinson and a group of supporters setting about bringing professional football back to the city of Seoul, following the K League's decision to relocate the then-capital clubs to other cities.
The movement suffered a setback at the end of 2003 when LG moved their Anyang LG Cheetahs club from Anyang to Seoul, becoming FC Seoul and taking up residence at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
Despite this, the fan push continued and the establishment of the K3 League in 2007 gave a realistic opportunity for involvement in the league set-up. Two amateur sides, Good Bu&Bu (Good Friend) and Youngseo FC (Jin Seoul), were merged to create the new club and the home venue of Seoul Olympic Stadium was chosen. For the 2010 season the team moved to Hyochang Stadium in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. In 2011 the team relocated again to the smaller Nowon Madeul Stadium in Nowon District, Seoul.
Entry into the league system
[edit]The club's first ever match was played on April 21, 2007, a 2–2 home draw with Changwon Dudae FC.
The inaugural K3-League season ended with the club clinching the first ever K3 League title after a 3–0 aggregate victory over Hwasung Sinwoo Electronics in the championship playoffs.
Managerial history
[edit]| Dates | Name | Notes |
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| January 2007 - December 2008 |  Im Geun-Jae
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2007 K3 League Champions. 2007 Manager of the Year. |
| January 2009 - December 2009 | Lee Chang-Hwan
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| January 2010 - July 2011 | Kim Gang-Nam
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2011 Seoul Mayoral Cup |
| July 2011 - December 2011 | Im Geun-Jae
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Reappointment |
| January 2012 - July 2012 | Bae Hyeong-Nyeol
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2012 Seoul Mayoral Cup |
| July 2012 - December 2012 | Yun Pyo-Ho
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| January 2013 - December 2013 | Kim Chang-Geom
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2013 Seoul Mayoral Cup |
| January 2014 - November 2014 | Yu Gi-Heung
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| December 2014 - June 2016 | Choi Sang-Gun
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| June 2016 - June 2019 | Jo Dong-Hyeon
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Relegation from K3 (3rd tier) |
| July 2019 - November 2022 | Lee Jeong-Jae
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| November 2022 - December 2023 | Lee Chun-Seog
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| January 2024 - Current | Lee Jeong-Jae
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Reappointment. Reached promotion-relegation playoff. |
Current squad
[edit]- As of 21 July 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
[edit]- Winners (1): 2007
Season-by-season records
[edit]| Season | Teams | League | Placement | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FA Cup |
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| 2007 | 10 | K3 League | Champions | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 37 | DNQ |
| 2008 | 16 | K3 League | 5th Overall | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 48 | Third round |
| 2009 | 17 | K3 League | 13th | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 40 | Third round |
| 2010 | 18 | K3 League | 6th in Group B | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 38 | DNQ |
| 2011 | 16 | K3 Challengers League | 2nd in Group B | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 25 | +47 | 49 | First round |
| 2012 | 18 | K3 Challengers League | 3rd in Group A | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 34 | First round |
| 2013 | 18 | K3 Challengers League | 5th in Group B | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 27 | First round |
| 2014 | 18 | K3 Challengers League | 7th in Group A | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 52 | –24 | 22 | First round |
| 2015 | 18 | K3 League | 9th in Group B | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 51 | 59 | –8 | 19 | Second round |
| 2016 | 20 | K3 League | 17th | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 53 | –27 | 12 | First round |
| 2017 | 9 | K3 League Basic | 9th | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 64 | –45 | 2 | First round |
| 2018 | 11 | K3 League Basic | 10th | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 62 | –31 | 12 | Second round |
| 2019 | 8 | K3 League Basic | 8th | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 81 | –48 | 1[a] | DNQ |
| 2020 | 13 | K4 League | 12th | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 46 | –14 | 17 | First round |
| 2021 | 16 | K4 League | 11th | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 53 | –13 | 32 | First round |
- ^ The team was deducted 10 points.