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Daegu FC

Full name	Daegu Football Club 대구시민프로축구단
Founded	2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Ground	DGB Daegu Bank Park
Capacity	12,415
Owner	Daegu Government
Chairman	Hong Joon-pyo (Daegu mayor)
Head coach	Park Chang-hyun
League	K League 1
2024	K League 1, 11th of 12
Website	www.daegufc.co.kr
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Daegu FC (Korean: 대구 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Daegu. The club was founded as a community club at the end of 2002, and made their K League 1 debut in 2003. Daegu has played mostly in the K League 1 but was relegated at the end of the 2013 season to the K League 2. They were promoted back to the top tier for the 2017 season and went on to win the Korean FA Cup in 2018, which qualified them for the 2019 AFC Champions League. The club's best season in K League 1 was in 2021, when they finished third out of twelve teams. The same year, they were also runners-up in the Korean FA Cup and progressed to the round of 16 in the 2021 AFC Champions League.

History

Foundation

Daegu FC was established in 2002 as a community club (generally in South Korea, a "community-club" means that the club issues shares) based in the city of Daegu. The city is a key shareholder, and the current mayor is chairman of the club. Following their foundation, the club entered the 2003 season of the K League under manager Park Jong-hwan. Park had previously managed the national side for a number years in the 1980s and 1990s. The club's entry, together with that of Gwangju Sangmu, brought the number of teams participating in the league to 12.

Domestic competitions

Daegu finished the 2003 K League season in 11th place (out of 12 teams), winning seven games, and drawing sixteen. In the 2003 Korean FA Cup, Daegu reached the quarterfinals, where they were defeated 1–0 by Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i. Daegu improved in 2004 to tenth place in the league which, due to Incheon United's entry, now numbered 13 clubs. In the FA Cup, Daegu were knocked out in the round of 32 by National League side Ansan Hallelujah. In the Samsung Hauzen Cup, a new cup competition run as a league competition specifically for K League clubs (thus excluding National League and lower-tier clubs) during the K League's mid-season break, finished eighth out of 13 teams. The following season saw Daegu placed eighth place in the league and seventh in the Samsung Hauzen Cup. In the FA Cup, after defeating University and National League sides, Daegu were knocked out in the quarterfinals in a 2–1 loss to another K League side, the Chunnam Dragons.

For the 2006 K League season, the club placed seventh overall in the league and was 13th in Samsung Hauzen Cup. It reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 edition of the FA Cup but lost (again) to the Chunnam Dragons. Following completion of the 2006 season, Park Jong-hwan stepped down as manager after four years with the club. On 1 December 2006, Byun Byung-joo was appointed as the new manager. A former South Korean international, Byun had no previous K League management experience prior to his appointment as Daegu FC's manager. The club's performance slipped in comparison to its previous two seasons, and it placed 12th. The club failed to get out of the group stage in the 2007 Samsung Hauzen Cup and achieved a similar level of performance in the FA Cup, where Daegu lost to Incheon United in the round of 16.

In 2008, Daegu played extremely aggressive football, becoming the joint equal top-scoring team of the K League, alongside Suwon Samsung Bluewings. However, they also conceded the most goals in the league. An 11th place in the K League standings was the eventual outcome. For the first time in its history, Daegu reached the semi-finals of the Korean FA Cup, by defeating Ulsan in the quarterfinals, following a win in the round of 16 over Ansan Hallelujah. However, they then lost to their opponents Pohang Steelers in a 2–0 loss. The club placed fifth (out of six teams) in their group in the Samsung Hauzen Cup.

The 2009 season was one of the worst in the club's history. In a now expanded league of 15 clubs, thanks to new entrant Gangwon FC, Daegu would place in the last, 15th place, winning only five games. In the FA Cup, Daegu reached the quarterfinals, against Daejeon Citizen, the game finished with a 1–1 scoreline. Daegu lost out in the subsequent penalty shootout. In the league cup, now known as the Peace Cup Korea 2009, the club finished third in their group, one point away from qualifying for the knockout phase of the cup. Later in the year, Lee Young-jin was appointed as manager for the 2010 season. Lee, who has previously coached FC Seoul, replaced Byun who had resigned after being embroiled in a scandal involving a player's agent and payoffs for selecting specific players.

On field, Daegu repeated their dismal performances of the previous season, finishing 15th in the K League standings, equal with Gwangju Sangmu on points. Daegu conceded the most goals of any club in the league, losing 19 games out of 28 games, with five wins and four draws. In the FA Cup, Daegu lost 1–0 after extra time to the National League side Suwon City. Better results were achieved in the League Cup, with Daegu progressing out of their group to the knockout stage, thanks to wins over Daejeon Citizen and Busan, before losing to FC Seoul after a penalty shootout.

By virtue of winning the 2018 Korean FA Cup, Daegu qualified for its first appearance in the AFC Champions League.

After a controversial fall out with the club's executive director, Cho Kwang-Rae, its manager, André, left Daegu FC on January 27, 2020. On February 5, 2020, the club announced Lee Byung-keun, who had joined the club as the chief assistant coach at the beginning of 2019 season, as a caretaker manager to lead the club in the upcoming 2020 K League 1 season.

International competitions

Prior to the start of the 2006 K League season, Daegu participated in the Tongyeong Cup. The Tongyeong Cup was a four-team invitational tournament held in Tongyeong, South Korea. As well as Daegu and fellow K League club Incheon United, A-League side Queensland Roar and Beijing Guo'an were also part of the tournament. After beating both Incheon and Beijing, Daegu drew 0–0 with Queensland, winning the Tongyeong Cup and thus its first trophy.

In 2019, the club played in the 2019 AFC Champions League, and for the group stage was placed with Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Guangzhou Evergrande and Melbourne Victory. Despite having the lowest wage bill of all the K-League clubs, it won its first game, against Melbourne Victory. It went on to win two more games in the group stage but failed to progress to the knockout phase.

Stadium

The club's first home ground, Daegu Stadium (formerly Daegu World Cup Stadium), was opened on 28 June 2001 and is owned by the Daegu Metropolitan City. The stadium was one of the venues for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, hosting three group games, as well the 2002 FIFA World Cup play-off game for third place between South Korea and Turkey. Daegu FC used the stadium as their main venue between 2003 and 2018. The stadium has 66,422 seats, and it is covered by natural grass. The name was changed to Daegu Stadium on 5 March 2008. Occasionally, Daegu FC played its home games at the Daegu Civic Stadium.

In the 2019 season, Daegu FC relocated to the DGB Daegu Bank Park, a 12,415 capacity football-specific stadium built at the same location as the demolished Daegu Civic Stadium.

Players

Current squad

As of 15 July 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  KOR Choi Young-eun 2 DF  KOR Hwang Jae-won 3 DF  KOR Ahn Chang-min 5 MF  KOR Jang Seong-won 6 DF  KOR Hong Jeong-un 7 DF  KOR Kim Jin-hyuk 9 FW  BRA Edgar 11 FW  BRA Cesinha (captain) 13 MF  BRA Victor Bobsin (on loan from Santa Clara) 14 MF  KOR Park Sae-jin 15 DF  KOR Lee Won-woo 16 FW  KOR Jeon Young-jun 17 MF  KOR Go Jae-hyeon 18 DF  JPN Keita Suzuki 19 FW  KOR Kim Young-jun 20 DF  KOR Kim Gang-san 21 GK  KOR Oh Seung-hoon (vice-captain) 22 FW  KOR Lee Keun-ho (vice-captain) 25 FW  KOR Seo Do-hyub 26 MF  KOR Lee Jin-yong 27 FW  KOR Kim Dong-hyun

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 MF  KOR Choi Min-ki 29 DF  KOR Park Jae-hyeon 30 FW  KOR Park Yong-hui 31 GK  KOR Han Tae-hui 33 DF  KOR Hong Chul 34 DF  KOR Son Seung-woo 35 DF  KOR Yoon Tae-min 36 MF  KOR Kim Hee-seung 37 FW  KOR Lee Jong-hoon 38 MF  KOR Bae Soo-min 39 DF  KOR Park Jae-kyung 40 FW  KOR Shin Han-gyeol 42 DF  KOR Jung Yoon-seo 43 DF  KOR Yoo Ji-un 44 DF  KOR Kim Ri-gwan 51 GK  KOR Han Ji-yul 66 DF  KOR Jo Jin-woo 74 MF  KOR Lee Yong-rae 88 GK  KOR Lee Jun-hee 99 FW  BRA Lucas Barcellos

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  KOR Jung Chi-in (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service)

Retired number(s)

12 – Club Supporters (the 12th Man)
24 – Park Jong-jin

Captains

Season	Captain
2003	Oh Ju-po
2003	Kim Hak-chul
2004	Roh Sang-rae
2005	Jin Soon-jin
2005	Song Jung-hyun
2006	Lee Sang-il
2006–07	Kim Hyun-soo
2008	Hwang Sun-pil
2009	Jang Nam-seok
2010	Bang Dae-jong
2011	Back Min-chul
2012–13	Yoo Kyoung-youl
2014	An Sang-hyun
2015	Heo Jae-won
2016	Park Tae-hong
2017–19	Han Hee-hoon
2020	Hong Jeong-un
2021–2022	Kim Jin-hyuk
2022–present	Cesinha

R-League

From 2008 to 2011, Daegu FC fielded a team in the R-League, established in 2000 for the reserve squads of the professional K-League clubs. The National Policy Agency also entered a team in the league. The league format provided for two groups of teams (six to eight in each group), each group member playing the others in the group, three or four times, depending on the number of teams in the groups. The top two teams in each group moved onto a playoff round although from 2010, the title was shared between the winners of each group.

In 2008, Daegu placed 7th out of the 8 teams in their group, winning three of 18 games. They fared little better in 2009, finishing last in their group of five teams. In 2010, Daegu's reserve squad only won one of their group games, while they drew two, and lost 11 times. The side's return of 5 points saw it place 8th and last in their group. In 2011, the club improved to 5th in its group, with eight wins. It did not enter the 2012 edition of the competition.

U-18 (Hyunpung High School) squad

In 2008, Daegu FC established an under-18 side, to act as a development squad for the men's team. This is essentially Hyunpung High School's senior football team, and as of 2009, plays in the U-18 Challenge League. The side is managed by former Daegu FC player Kim Hyun-soo.

Club officials

• Chairman: Hong Joon-pyo (Daegu mayor)
• Executive director: Cho Kwang-rae
• Scout: Sung Ho-sang

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Park Chang-hyun
• Assistant head coach: Jung Seon-ho
• Goalkeeping coach: Lee Yong-bal
• Fitness coach & interpreter: Lee Jong-hyun
• Medical trainer: Park Hae-seung, No Hyeon-uk, Lee Dae-gyun
• Data analyst: Park Jun-chul

List of managers

No.	Name	From	To	Season(s)
1	Park Jong-hwan	2002/10/09	2006/11/05	2003–2006
2	Byun Byung-joo	2006/11/28	2009/12/07	2007–2009
3	Lee Young-jin	2009/12/22	2011/10/31	2010–2011
4	Moacir Pereira	2011/11/02	2012/12/01	2012
5	Dang Sung-jeung	2012/12/03	2013/04/20	2013
6	Baek Jong-chul	2013/04/23	2013/11/30	2013
7	Choi Deok-ju	2013/12/20	2014/11/18	2014
8	Lee Young-jin	2014/11/24	2016/08/12	2015–2016
C	Son Hyun-jun	2016/08/13	2016/11/21	2016
9		2016/11/22	2017/05/22	2017
C	André	2017/05/23	2017/11/15	2017
10		2017/11/16	2020/01/28	2017–2019
C	Lee Byung-keun	2020/01/30	2020/11/05	2020
11		2020/11/06	2021/12/20	2021
12	Alexandre Gama	2021/12/22	2022/08/14	2022
C	Choi Won-kwon	2022/08/15	2022/11/07	2022
13		2022/11/07	2024/04/19	2023–2024
14	Park Chang-hyun	2024/04/23	present	2024–

Honours

League

• K League Challenge

Runners-up (1): 2016

Cups

• FA Cup

Winners (1): 2018

Runners-up (1): 2021

Season-by-season records

Domestic record

Key

• W = Winners
• RU = Runners-up
• SF = Semi-final
• QF = Quarter-final
• Ro16 = Round of 16
• Ro32 = Round of 32
• R3 = Third round

AFC Champions League record

All results list Daegu's goal tally first.

Season	Round	Opposition	Home	Away	Aggregate
2019	Group stage (Group F)	Melbourne Victory	4–0	3–1	3rd
		Guangzhou Evergrande	3–1	0–1
		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–1	0–2
2021	Group stage (Group I)	Kawasaki Frontale	1–3	2–3	2nd
		United City	7–0	4–0
		Beijing Guoan	5–0	3–0
	Round of 16	Nagoya Grampus	—	2–4	—
2022	Play-off	Buriram United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 pen.)	—	—
	Group stage (Group F)	Shandong Taishan	4–0	7–0	1st
		Lion City Sailors	0–3	2–1
		Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0	0–0
	Round of 16	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1–2 (a.e.t.)	—	—

1. ^ Played at a neutral venue.

Sponsors

Kit manufacturer

• 2003: Kappa
• 2004: Joma
• 2005–06: Kika
• 2007–08: Lotto
• 2009–10: Joma
• 2011–14: Hummel
• 2015–17: Kelme
• 2018: The Hump
• 2019–20: Forward Everywear
• 2021–present: GoalStudio

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External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Daegu FC at Soccerway

• Daegu FC
• Association football clubs established in 2002
• K League 2 clubs
• Sports clubs and teams in Daegu
• 2002 establishments in South Korea
• K League 1 clubs