Icheon Daekyo Women's Football Club (Korean: 이천 대교 여자축구단) was a South Korean women's football team based in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do. It was founded in 2002 and competed in the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea, from the league's inaugural season in 2009 until the team's disbandment in 2017.
| Full name | Icheon Daekyo Women's Football Club 이천 대교 여자축구단 | ||
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| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Dissolved | 2017 | ||
| Ground | Icheon City Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 20,305 | ||
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History
editIn August 2002, Daekyo announced the foundation of a new women's football team, with Choi Chu-kyung appointed as manager.[1] The team was formally established under the name Daekyo Kangaroos in November 2002.[2][3]
In 2008, when the Korean Women's Football Federation announced a pilot scheme for a new women's league, Daekyo were one of the four teams to participate.[4] The following year they were one of six teams to compete in the first edition of the WK League, playing in the league's opening match against Incheon Hyundai Steel.[5] They went on to become the first league champions, beating Hyundai Steel 2–0 over two legs in the championship final.[6] Daekyo won the championship on two further occasions, in 2011 and 2012.[7][8]
In January 2010, the team signed an agreement with the Goyang City government, establishing the city as their home base for the next five years and changing their full name to Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi WFC.[9] They moved to Icheon ahead of the 2015 season, changing their name to Icheon Daekyo. They signed an agreement with the Icheon City Government stating that the team would be based in the city for five years.[10]
Icheon Daekyo ceased operations at the end of 2017.[11]
Honours
edit- Winners (3): 2009, 2011, 2012
- Runners-up (3): 2014, 2015, 2016
Season-by-season records
edit| Season | WK League regular season | Position | Playoffs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||
| 2009 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 48 | 1st | Winners |
| 2010 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 17 | 38 | 3rd | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 16 | 58 | 1st | Winners |
| 2012 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 11 | 53 | 1st | Winners |
| 2013 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 39 | 3rd | Semifinals |
| 2014 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 46 | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 2015 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 43 | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 2016 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 53 | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 2017 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 53 | 3rd | Semifinals |
References
edit- ^ "대교 여자실업축구팀 창단" [Daekyo establishes women's works football team]. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 5 August 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "대교 여자축구단 창단식 본경 출범" [Daekyo women's football team formally established with foundation ceremony]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 26 November 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Oh, Seung-joo (26 November 2002). "대교 캥거루스 女축구팀 창단" [Daekyo Kangaroos women's football team founded]. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Jeon, Gwang-yeol (8 April 2008). "女실업축구 연중리그 시범운영" [Pilot scheme for year-round women's works football league]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "한국 여자축구 최초 '대교눈높이 2009 WK-리그' 20일 개막" [Korean women's football: first ever 'Daekyo Nunnopi 2009 WK League' opens on the 20th]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 15 April 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Park, Rin (15 November 2009). "대교, WK리그 초대 챔피언 등극" [Daekyo ascend to the throne as first WK League champions]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Park, Sang-gyeong (29 September 2011). "대교 현대제철 3대1 제압, 2011년 WK-리그 우승" [Daekyo beat Hyundai Steel 3–1 to win 2011 WK League]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "WK리그 대교, 첫판 뒤집고 '챔프 2연패'" [WK League: Daekyo turn things around to win second consecutive championship]. KBS News (in Korean). 29 October 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Gwon, Sang-eun (16 June 2010). ""프로는 아니지만 열정은 월드컵 수준"" ["We're not professionals but we've got World Cup levels of passion"]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Park, Kook-won (6 January 2015). "WK리그 대교, 이천과 연고 협약" [WK League's Daekyo signs affiliation agreement with Icheon]. Gyeonggi Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ 대교 선수들 "뉴스 보고 팀 해체 알아" 당황 (in Korean). 축구저널. 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.