# Gangneung Citizen FC

Gangneung Citizen Football Club (Korean: 강릉 시민 축구단) is a South Korean Association football club based in the city of Gangneung. Currently Gangneung Citizen FC plays in the K3 League. In 2019 they became the final champions of the Korea National League before it was integrated into the K3 League.

## Current team squad
### 2024 season squad

    As of 2 March 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KOR | Hwang Han-jun |
| 2 | DF | KOR | Kim Yoo-min |
| 4 | DF | KOR | Kwon Young-ho |
| 5 | DF | KOR | Kang Sung-hwa |
| 6 | DF | KOR | Ji Byeong-woo |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Elias |
| 8 | DF | KOR | Gwon Seong-hyeon |
| 9 | FW | KOR | Kim Yeong-wook |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Careca |
| 11 | FW | KOR | Kim Jeong-su |
| 12 | DF | KOR | Ye-ll Han |
| 13 | GK | KOR | Kim Min-kyu |
| 14 | MF | KOR | Park Han-gyeol |
| 15 | DF | KOR | Yang Si-hyeok |
| 16 | MF | KOR | Cho Jae-hyuk |
| 17 | MF | KOR | Kwon Tae-young |
| 18 | MF | KOR | Gyu-jin Han |
| 19 | MF | KOR | Kang Yong-seok |
| 20 | FW | KOR | Jang Han-young |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | KOR | Park Sun-ju |
| 23 | DF | KOR | Hwang Soon-yong |
| 26 | MF | BRA | Virgilio |
| 27 | MF | KOR | Jeong-min Son |
| 28 | FW | KOR | Myung Kyung-rok |
| 29 | FW | KOR | Lim Dong-hyun |
| 30 | MF | KOR | Yu Do-yeon |
| 31 | GK | KOR | Sin Jae-hu |
| 33 | MF | KOR | Baek Seung-woo |
| 39 | FW | KOR | Kim Jin-uk |
| 40 | MF | KOR | Kim Jeong-hwan |
| 44 | DF | KOR | Jeon Woo-ram |
| 47 | FW | KOR | Yoon Tae-hyeon |
| 66 | DF | KOR | Kim Jin-gu |
| 70 | FW | KOR | Kim Tae-ho |
| 72 | DF | KOR | Hong Seung-gi |
| 77 | FW | BRA | Cristian Machado |
| 88 | MF | KOR | Han Sang-wook |
| 94 | MF | KOR | Choi Jae-hyeon |
| 99 | FW | KOR | Choi Jin-woo |

## Honours
### Domestic competitions
#### League

* National League
** Winners (2): 2009, 2019
** Runners-up (1): 2004

#### Cups

* National League Championship
** Runners-up (1): 2014
* National Sports Festival
** Gold medal (2): 2007, 2012
** Silver medal (1): 2003
* President's Cup
** Winners (1): 2009

## Statistics

| Season | Korea National League / K3 League | Korea National League / K3 League | Korea National League / K3 League | Korea National League / K3 League | Korea National League / K3 League | Korea National League / K3 League | Korea National League / K3 League | Korea National League / K3 League | Korea National League / K3 League | Korea National League / K3 League | Korea National League / K3 League | Korean FA Cup | League Cup | Top scorer (League goals) | Manager |
| Season | Stage | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Korean FA Cup | League Cup | Top scorer (League goals) | Manager |
| 1999 | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | Round 1 | None | No League | Park Mun-Young |
| 2000 | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | Round of 16 | None | No League | Park Mun-Young |
| 2001 | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | Round of 16 | None | No League | Park Mun-Young |
| 2002 | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | No League | Round of 16 | None | No League | Park Mun-Young |
| 2003 | First Stage | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 10 | 8th | did not qualify | None | Ahn Hong-Min (4) | Kim Kyung-Beom |
| 2003 | Second Stage | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 | 8th | did not qualify | None | Ahn Hong-Min (4) | Kim Kyung-Beom |
| 2004 | First Stage | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | 6th | Round 1 | Group Round | Kim Jae-Cheon (8) | Kim Kyung-Beom |
| 2004 | Second Stage | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 20 | 1st | Round 1 | Group Round | Kim Jae-Cheon (8) | Kim Kyung-Beom |
| 2004 | Playoff | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Runner-up | Round 1 | Group Round | Kim Jae-Cheon (8) | Kim Kyung-Beom |
| 2005 | First Stage | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 17 | 4th | Round 1 | Group Round | Ha Sung-Ryong (6) | Kim Kyung-Beom |
| 2005 | Second Stage | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 9 | 9th | Round 1 | Group Round | Ha Sung-Ryong (6) | Kim Kyung-Beom |
| 2006 | First Stage | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 4 | 11th | Round 1 | did not enter | Na Il-Kyun (4) | Kim Kyung-Beom (2006.1~5) Ahn Hong-Min (interim) Park Mun-Young (2006.8~) |
| 2006 | Second Stage | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 16 | 5th | Round 1 | did not enter | Na Il-Kyun (4) | Kim Kyung-Beom (2006.1~5) Ahn Hong-Min (interim) Park Mun-Young (2006.8~) |
| 2007 | First Stage | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 25 | 2nd | Round 1 | Quarter-finals | Lim Ho (14) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2007 | Second Stage | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 17 | 4th | Round 1 | Quarter-finals | Lim Ho (14) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2008 | First Stage | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 24 | 4th | Round 1 | Semi-finals | Kim Min-Gu (13) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2008 | Second Stage | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 25 | 2nd | Round 1 | Semi-finals | Kim Min-Gu (13) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2008 | Playoff | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | Semi-finals | Round 1 | Semi-finals | Kim Min-Gu (13) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2009 | First Stage | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 22 | 5th | Round 1 | Quarter-finals | Ko Min-Ki (14) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2009 | Second Stage | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 24 | 3rd | Round 1 | Quarter-finals | Ko Min-Ki (14) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2009 | Playoff | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Champion | Round 1 | Quarter-finals | Ko Min-Ki (14) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2010 | First Stage | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 8th | Round of 16 | Semi-finals | Lee Sung-Min (10) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2010 | Second Stage | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 30 | 1st | Round of 16 | Semi-finals | Lee Sung-Min (10) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2010 | Playoff | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | Semi-finals | Round of 16 | Semi-finals | Lee Sung-Min (10) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2011 | Group Stage | 14 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 46 | 3rd | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | Chang Hyuk-Jin (5) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2011 | Playoff | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Second Round | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | Chang Hyuk-Jin (5) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2012 | Group Stage | 14 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 47 | 3rd | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | Lee Dong-Hyun (7) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2012 | Playoff | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | First Round | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | Lee Dong-Hyun (7) | Park Mun-Young |
| 2013 | Group Stage | 10 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 33 | 8th | Round of 32 | Semifinals | |
| 2013 | Playoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First Round | Round of 32 | Semifinals | |
| 2014 | Group Stage | 10 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 41 | 4th | Quarterfinals | Runner-ups | |
| 2014 | Playoff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 | First Round | Quarterfinals | Runner-ups | |
| 2015 | Group Stage | 10 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -29 | 27 | 9th | Third Round | Group Round | |
| 2015 | Playoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Third Round | Group Round | |
| 2016 | Group Stage | 10 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 56 | 1st | Round of 32 | Group Round | |
| 2016 | Playoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Round of 32 | Group Round | |
| 2017 | Group Stage | 8 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 26 | 7th | Round of 32 | Group Round | |
| 2017 | Playoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First Round | Round of 32 | Group Round | |
| 2018 | Group Stage | 8 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 37 | 4th | Round of 32 | Group Round | |
| 2018 | Playoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First Round | Round of 32 | Group Round | |
| 2019 | Group Stage | 8 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 61 | 1st | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2019 | Playoff | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | Champion | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2020 | Regular Season | 16 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 42 | 3rd | Round of 32 | None | |
| 2020 | Playoff | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd | Round of 32 | None | |
| 2021 | Regular Season | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | TBD | Second Round | TBD | |
| 2021 | Playoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | Second Round | TBD | |