Pyeongchang FC

2008–2019 South Korean association football club

Football club

Pyeongchang FC

Full name| Pyeongchang Football Club
평창 FC
Founded| 2008; 17 years ago (2008) as Gwangju Gwangsan FC
Dissolved| 2019; 6 years ago (2019)
Ground| Honam University ground
(2008-2014)
Pyeongchang Sports Complex
(2015-2019)

* Final season
* 2019

K3 League Basic, 7th of 8

Pyeongchang Football Club (Korean: 평창 FC) was a former South Korean football club based in Pyeongchang County,Gangwon-do. The club was founded in 2008 as Gwangju Gwangsan and last play in the K3 League Basic until dissolved in 2019, the fourth tier of football in South Korea.

## History

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Gwangju Gwangsan 2008-2014.

Gwangju Gwangsan FC was established in 2008[1] and played in Gwangju until 2014.

Sources regarding their inaugural season are contradictory. Some say Gwangju Gwangsan FC finished first in the league, and were eliminated in the playoffs by Sancheok.[2] Others say Yongin finished first in the league.[3] Whatever their final placing, it allowed them to enter the first round of the following season's Korean FA Cup. In 2009, the team finished 2nd to qualified for the Korean FA Cup again. There were no play-off during that season.

Over the next few seasons they would finish in or near the bottom half of the table multiple times, and did not play in the Korean FA Cup again until 2012, when all K3 were granted automatic entry.

In 2015, the team relocated to Pyeongchang County and changed their name to Pyeongchang FC[4]. They fared no better and in 2016 they were relegated to the newly created fourth division, K3 League Basic.

Throughout the teams' history, they never managed to progress past the first round of the Korean FA Cup. In 2015, they were automatically entered in to the second round, but failed to progress. Each time they were eliminated by a lower league teams, twice my regional sides and the rest by university sides. Their worst Cup result come in 2018 when Yongin University beat then 7-1.[5]

In 2020, the KFA would merge the semi-professional National League and amateur K3 and K4 leagues. The main criteria for inclusion in the restructured system was financial sustainability, and Pyeongchang FC was one of the teams denied entry.[6] The team initially intended to restructure and enter the 2021 season, but was unable and chose to disband instead. [citation needed]

In 2021, a new team Pyeongchang United FC was established, but they are not recognised as a direct successor, and did not inherit the history of Pyeongchang FC.[7]

## Honours

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### Domestic competitions

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#### League

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K3 League

* Runner-up : (1) 2009

## Season by season

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### As Gwangju Gwangsan FC

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Season  | Teams  | League  | Position  |  Pld  |  W  |  D  |  L  |  GF  |  GA  |  GD  |  Pts  | FA Cup | Notes

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2008  | 16  | K3 League[a] | 3rd  | 29  | 18  | 3  | 8  | 69  | 36  | +33  | 57  | DNQ  | Qualified for championships play-off
2009  | 17  | K3 League[8] | 2nd  | 32  | 20  | 4  | 8  | 65  | 25  | +40  | 64  | Round 1  |  —
2010  | 18  | K3 League[9] | 6th in Group B  | 25  | 11  | 3  | 11  | 42  | 39  | +3  | 36  | Round 1  |  —
2011  | 16  | K3 Challengers League[10] | 7th in Group B  | 22  | 4  | 5  | 13  | 29  | 55  | –25  | 17  | DNQ  |  —
2012  | 18  | K3 Challengers League[11] | 6th in Group A  | 25  | 8  | 4  | 13  | 47  | 68  | –21  | 28  | DNQ  |  —
2013  | 18  | K3 Challengers League[12] | 8th in Group A  | 25  | 6  | 3  | 16  | 27  | 62  | –35  | 21  | Round 1  |  —
2014  | 18  | K3 Challengers League[13] | 8th in Group B  | 25  | 6  | 7  | 12  | 38  | 40  | –2  | 25  | Round 1  |  —

### As Pyeongchang FC

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Season  | Teams  | League  | Position  |  Pld  |  W  |  D  |  L  |  GF  |  GA  |  GD  |  Pts  | FA Cup | Notes

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2015  | 18  | K3 League[14] | 6th  | 25  | 8  | 2  | 15  | 36  | 46  | –10  | 26  | 2nd Round  |  —
2016  | 20  | K3 League[15] | 14th  | 19  | 5  | 3  | 11  | 18  | 39  | –21  | 18  | 1st Round  | Relegation
2017  | 9  | K3 Basic[b] | 7th  | 16  | 5  | 3  | 8  | 27  | 29  | –2  | 18  | 1st Round  |  —
2018  | 11  | K3 Basic[b] | 8th  | 20  | 4  | 6  | 10  | 37  | 51  | –14  | 18  | 1st Round  |  —
2019  | 8  | K3 Basic[b] | 7th  | 21  | 2  | 4  | 15  | 23  | 66  | –43  | 10  | 1st Round  |  —

1. ^ Contradictory reports of the season results exist.
2. ^ a b c K3 League Basic tables do not seem to exist outside of Wikipedia.

## References

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1. ^ Bak, Jong-Ho (22 February 2008). "광산구, 축구클럽 창단" [Gwangsan-gu, soccer club founded] (in Korean). Namdo Daily. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
2. ^ "K3 League 2009". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
3. ^ "용인 K3리그 통합순위 1위 확정, 축배를 들다!" [Yongin K3 League integrated ranking 1st place confirmed, let's raise a glass!] (in Korean). Daum. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
4. ^ "평창FC 축구단 공식 출발" [Pyeongchang FC Officially Launched] (in Korean). News700. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
5. ^ "'직장팀' SMC엔지니어링, 4년 연속 FA컵 2라운드 진출" ['Workplace Team' SMC Engineering advances to FA Cup 2nd round for 4th consecutive year] (in Korean). Yeonghab News. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
6. ^ "K3·K4리그 참가팀 1차 확정! 근데 K3·K4리그가 무엇일까?" [The first batch of K3 and K4 League participating teams have been confirmed!] (in Korean). naver.com. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
7. ^ "평창군민축구단 '평창유나이티드' 창단" [Pyeongchang Citizens' Football Team 'Pyeongchang United' Founded] (in Korean). KBS News. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
8. ^ "K3 League 2009". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
9. ^ "K3 League 2010". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
10. ^ "K3 League 2011". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
11. ^ "K3 League 2012". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
12. ^ "K3 League 2013". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
13. ^ "K3 League 2014". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
14. ^ "K3 League 2015". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
15. ^ "K3 League 2016". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.

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