Soongmin Wonders

1999–2002 South Korean football club

Football club

Soongmin WondersFull name| Soongmin Wonders W.F.C.

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Founded| 1999
Dissolved| 2002
Owner| Lee Gwang-nam
Chairman| Park Jong-hwan
Manager| Ha Sung-joon

Soongmin Wonders (Korean: 숭민원더스 여자축구단) was a South Korean women's football club based in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province.

## History

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The club was founded on 13 December 1999 by Lee Gwang-nam, the director of the multi-level marketing company Soongmin Group.[1] At the time of its official launch, Soongmin Wonders had a squad of eighteen players, nine of whom had played for the South Korean national team.[2] The club was the third women's works football team to be established in South Korea, following Incheon Hyundai in 1993 and Hebron Mission earlier in 1999. Soongmin offered the highest wages of any club of its kind.[2]

In 2002, the club's chairman Lee Gwang-nam was arrested and charged with embezzlement.[3] Shortly afterwards, Soongmin Wonders was disbanded, with many of its former players moving to INI Steel (formerly Incheon Hyundai) or the newly established Daekyo Kangaroos.[4]

## Honours

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* Korean Women's League
* Winners (1): 2001[5]
* President's Cup (Women's Division)
* Winners (1): 2000[6]
* Soongmin Women's Football Championship
* Winners (1): 2001[7]

## Noted players

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* Song Ju-hee, manager of Gyeongju KHNP WFC[8]

## References

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1. ^ "숭민원더스 여실업축구단 창단". Kyunghyang Shinmun. 14 December 1999. p. 35. Retrieved 9 March 2025 - via Naver News Library.
2. ^ a b Kwon, Oh-sang (30 December 1999). "여자축구팀 숭민원더스 13일 창단" [Women’s football team Soongmin Wonders to be established on 13th]. Hankyoreh (in Korean). p. 31. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
3. ^ "다단계 회원비 5760억 횡령, 숭민그룹 회장 구속" [Soongmin Group chairman arrested for embezzling 576 billion won through multi-level marketing]. Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). 3 May 2002. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
4. ^ "숭민 원더스 여자축구단 해체" [Soongmin Wonders W.F.C. to be disbanded]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). 9 November 2002. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
5. ^ "숭민 원더스, 여자축구 우승" [Soongmin Wonders victorious in women’s football]. KBS News (in Korean). 25 October 2001. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
6. ^ "인천제철 우승 전국여자축구대회" [Incheon Steel victorious in National Women’s Football Championship]. Incheon Ilbo (in Korean). 18 May 2000. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
7. ^ "[축구]숭민원더스 여자축구 정상" [Soongmin Wonders at the top of women’s football]. Gyeongnam Domin Ilbo (in Korean). 17 May 2001. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
8. ^ Chae, Sung-jin (12 November 2002). "팀해체 앞둔 숭민원더스, INI스틸에 석패" [Facing dissolution, Soongmin Wonders narrowly lose out to INI Steel]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 9 March 2025.