Chungbuk Cheongju FC

Chungbuk Cheongju FC
Full nameChungbuk Cheongju Football Club
충북 청주 FC
Founded2002; 24 years ago (2002)
(as Cheongju Solveig FC)
2023; 3 years ago (2023)
(as Chungbuk Cheongju FC)
GroundCheongju Sports Complex
Capacity16,280
ChairmanKim Hyun-ju
ManagerRui Quinta
LeagueK League 2
2025K League 2, 12th of 14
Websitechfc.kr

Chungbuk Cheongju FC (Korean: 충북 청주 FC), formerly Cheongju FC (청주 FC), is a South Korean football club based in the city of Cheongju that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The club plays its home games at the Cheongju Sports Complex.

History

The club was founded in 2002 as Cheongju Solveig Football Club, and competed at an amateur level.

In the 2009 season, the club joined the K3 League after changing its name to Cheongju Jikji FC. Before the 2019 season, the club merged with Cheongju City FC.

In 2022, Cheongju FC announced that it would join the professional K League 2 in the 2023 season, and also rebranded as Chungbuk Cheongju FC.

Name history

Current squad

As of 14 September 2026

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 No Dong-geon
4 DF  KOR Cho Yoon-sung
5 MF  KOR Kim Sun-min (vice-captain)
7 FW  KOR Baek Sung-dong
8 DF  KOR Bak Keon-woo
10 FW  KOR Kim Doo-hyeon (on loan from Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
11 FW  COL Ménder García
13 FW  KOR Lee Jong-eon
14 FW  KOR Seo Jae-won
16 MF  KOR Heo Seung-chan
17 MF  KOR Lee Dong-won
18 DF  KOR Jo Ju-young (vice-captain)
19 FW  KOR Song Chang-seok
20 DF  KOR Yun Suk-young (captain)
21 GK  KOR Cho Sung-hoon
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW  KOR Yang Young-bin
23 GK  KOR Cho Sung-bin
25 DF  POR Rafael Bandeira
27 MF  KOR Min Ji-hoon (on loan from FC Seoul)
31 GK  KOR Gong Tae-yun
32 GK  KOR Lee Seung-hwan (on loan from Pohang Steelers)
37 FW  KOR Lee Yun-hwan
40 DF  KOR Park Jin-young (on loan from Seoul E-Land)
41 DF  KOR Kang Eui-bin
42 MF  KOR Jung Jin-woo
47 MF  KOR Ju Na-mu
66 DF  KOR Lee Kang-han (vice-captain)
70 FW  KOR Lee Dong-jin
80 MF  POR Francisco Geraldes
99 DF  KOR Lee Chang-hoon

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
— DF  KOR Lee Min-hyung (at Sejong SA for military service)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  KOR Lim Jun-young (at Gimcheon Sangmu for military service)

Backroom staff

Coaching staff

Support staff

Source: Official website

Season-by-season records

Season Teams Division Placement Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Korean Cup
2009 17 K3 League 8th 32 15 6 11 61 47 +14 51 Second round
2010 18 K3 League 3rd of 9 (Group A) 25 13 7 5 47 24 +23 46 First round
2011 18 K3 Challengers League 4th of 9 (Group B) 22 11 7 4 43 25 +18 40 First round
2012 18 K3 Challengers League 2nd of 9 (Group B) 25 14 7 4 72 30 +42 49 Round of 32
2013 18 K3 Challengers League 3rd of 9 (Group A) 25 13 7 5 52 31 +21 46 Second round
2014 18 K3 Challengers League 4th of 9 (Group A) 25 12 6 7 60 38 +22 42 First round
2015 18 K3 League 6th of 9 (Group B) 25 10 4 11 52 51 +1 34 Third round
2016 20 K3 League 15th 19 5 2 12 20 33 –13 17 Second round
2017 12 K3 Advanced 7th 22 7 9 6 18 19 –1 30 Third round
2018 12 K3 Advanced 10th 22 6 2 14 19 37 –18 20 Second round
2019 12 K3 Advanced 8th 22 8 4 10 29 32 –3 28 Round of 16
2020 16 K3 League 10th 22 9 7 6 25 25 0 34 Second round
2021 15 K3 League 11th 30 9 7 12 37 39 –2 34 Third round
2022 16 K3 League 14th 30 7 9 14 21 41 –20 30 Second round
2023 13 K League 2 8th 36 13 13 10 37 42 –5 52 Third round
2024 13 K League 2 10th 36 8 16 12 32 42 –10 40 Round of 16
2025 14 K League 2 12th 39 7 10 22 30 62 –32 31 Second round

References

  1. ↑ "Korea Republic – Chungbuk Cheongju FC". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Chungbuk Cheongju FC – Soccer – Team Profile". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Chungbuk Cheongju FC to participate in K League 2 from 2023". football-asian.com (in Korean). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Patterson, Charlotte (7 February 2023). "2023 Preview: How will Chungbuk Cheongju FC approach K League 2?". K League United. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 "선수단" [Squad]. Chungbuk Cheongju FC (in Korean). Retrieved 10 March 2026.