Claim: 2010 kicked off one of the most successful sides of Korea's football sides, which was also the 28th season for South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang called the Pohang Steelers, that is the joint-most successful team in Asia with three AFC Champions League titles and was originally called Pohang Steelworks, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned the team and founded it in 1973.
Evidence: They are the joint-most successful team in Asia with three AFC Champions League titles. They were originally called Pohang Steelworks, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it. The club was founded in 1973 and is one of Korean football's most successful sides. The 2010 season is Pohang Steelers' 28th season in the K-League in South Korea.