Ansan Mugunghwa FC
Ansan Mugunghwa Football Club, commonly known as "Police FC," is a South Korean football club. Police FC's players comprise Korean professional footballers who are serving their two-year military duty.
Ansan Mugunghwa FC have played in the K League Challenge since 2013 and, starting from the 2014 season, play their home games in Ansan.
History
Originally founded as National Police Department FC in 1961, the club changed its name to Seoul Police Department FC in 1962 then back to its original name in 1967. During it's history it won a number of competitions such as the Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament and the Korea Semi-Professional Football League in the 1960s before it was dissolved in November 1967. The club was reinstated in 1996, and it partly consisted of players serving their compulsory two-year military duty, similar to the other military club Sangju Sangmu FC.
In January 2016, the club name was changed to Ansan Mugunghwa FC. Korean word 'Mugunghwa' means Hibiscus syriacus and is the symbol of the Korean Police.
Club Name History
- 1996–2013: Police FC
- 2014–2015: Ansan Police FC
- 2016–present: Ansan Mugunghwa FC
Current squad
- As of 27 February 2016[1][2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managers
| # |
Name |
From |
To |
Season |
Notes |
| 1 |
 Yu Dong-chun |
1996/03/29 |
2001/03/07 |
1996–2000 |
First manager |
| 2 |
Kim Ki-bok |
2001/03/07 |
? |
2001–2005 |
|
| 3 |
Park Dae-je |
2005/11/03 |
? |
2006–2010 |
|
| 4 |
Cho Dong-hyun |
2010/10/12 |
2015/01/13 |
2011–2014 |
|
| 5 |
Lee Heung-sil |
2015/01/13 |
present |
2015–present |
|
Honours
Crest
-
-
2014–2015
(Unveiled : 2014-03-16)
[1]
-
2016–present
(Unveiled : 2016-01-14)
[2]
- ^ 안산경찰청프로축구단 엠블럼, 유니폼, 마스코트 공개 (in Korean). Gukje News. 2014-03-18.
- ^ 안산 경찰청, 무궁화 축구단으로 명칭 변경 (in Korean). Gukje News. 2016-01-14.
See also
References
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