# Cheonan City FC

Cheonan City FC (천안 시티 FC) is a South Korean football club based in Cheonan that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. They play their home games at the 26,000 capacity Cheonan Stadium.

## History

Cheonan City FC was founded in 2008 and competed in the Korea National League from 2008 to 2019, and the K3 League from 2020 to 2022.
Before the 2023 season, the team moved to the second-tier K League 2 and became fully professional.

## Current squad

As of 9 May 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 | Je Jong-hyun |
| 2 | DF | KOR | Oh Hyun-gyo |
| 3 | DF | KOR | Lee Woong-hee |
| 4 | MF | KOR | Kim Seong-ju |
| 5 | DF | KOR | Ma Sang-hoon |
| 6 | MF | KOR | Jang Sung-jae |
| 7 | FW | KOR | Jung Seok-hwa |
| 8 | MF | KOR | Yoon Yong-ho |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Bruno Mota |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Paulo Henrique |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Erikys |
| 13 | FW | KOR | Jang Baek-gyu |
| 14 | MF | KOR | Lee Kwang-jin |
| 15 | DF | KOR | Kim Dae-joong |
| 16 | MF | KOR | Kim Sung-joon |
| 17 | FW | KOR | Han Seok-hee |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | KOR | Kim Ryun-do |
| 20 | DF | KOR | Lee Jae-won (on loan from Ulsan HD) |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Kang Jeong-muk |
| 22 | DF | KOR | Shin Han-gyeol |
| 23 | DF | KOR | Oh Yun-seok |
| 24 | MF | KOR | Choi Sang-heon |
| 25 | FW | KOR | Heo Seung-woo |
| 26 | DF | KOR | Shin Won-ho |
| 27 | DF | KOR | Yoon Jae-seok |
| 28 | FW | KOR | Park Chan-gyo |
| 29 | FW | KOR | Han Jae-hoon |
| 30 | DF | KOR | Moon Geon-ho |
| 32 | MF | KOR | Shin Hyung-min |
| 37 | DF | KOR | Park Joon-gang |
| 41 | GK | KOR | Kim Jung-hwan |
| 90 | FW | KOR | Goo Dae-young |

## Honours

* K3 League
** Runners-up (1): 2021
* Korea National League Championship
** Runners-up (2): 2013, 2017
* Korean National Sports Festival
** Gold medal (2): 2010, 2016
** Bronze medal (1): 2009
* Korean President's Cup
** Runners-up (1): 2009

## Season-by-season records

| 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) |
| Season | Stage | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Korean FA Cup | League Cup | Top scorer (league goals) |
| 2008 | First stage | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 19 | 7th | First round | Group stage | Gu Hyun-seo (13) |
| 2008 | Second stage | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 27 | –5 | 13 | 11th | First round | Group stage | Gu Hyun-seo (13) |
| 2009 | First stage | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | –4 | 15 | 10th | First round | Group stage | Nam Ki-il (5) |
| 2009 | Second stage | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 13 | 10th | First round | Group stage | Nam Ki-il (5) |
| 2010 | First stage | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 21 | 7th | Round of 32 | Group stage | Kwon Yong-nam (9) |
| 2010 | Second stage | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 26 | 4th | Round of 32 | Group stage | Kwon Yong-nam (9) |
| 2011 | Regular season | 14 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 35 | 9th | Round of 32 | Quarterfinals | Hwang Ho-lyeong (10) |
| 2012 | Regular season | 14 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 45 | –20 | 19 | 13th | Round of 32 | Group stage | Kwon Yong-hyun (6) |
| 2013 | Regular season | 10 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 51 | –22 | 23 | 10th | Second round | Runners-up | Kwak Rae-seung (12) |
| 2014 | Regular season | 10 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 30 | –5 | 34 | 7th | Round of 16 | Group stage | three players (4) |
| 2015 | Regular season | 10 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 39 | –12 | 28 | 8th | Round of 16 | Group stage | Cho Eee-rok (6) |
| 2016 | Regular season | 10 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 39 | 5th | Third round | Group stage | Lee Kwan-yong (6) |
| 2017 | Regular season | 8 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 49 | 3rd | Third round | Runners-up | Cho Eee-rok (10) |
| 2018 | Regular season | 8 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 46 | 3rd | Round of 16 | Semifinals | Cho Hyung-ik Lee Kang-uk (both 5) |
| 2019 | Regular season | 8 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 33 | –1 | 44 | 2nd | Round of 16 | Group stage | Hur Jun-ho (6) |
| 2020 | Regular season | 16 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 33 | 11th | Second round | — | Jerry van Ewijk (5) |
| 2021 | Regular season | 15 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 54 | 1st | Second round | — | Kim Jong-suk (15) |
| 2022 | Regular season | 16 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 40 | 10th | Second round | — | Yoon Yong-ho (10) |
| Season | K League 2 | K League 2 | K League 2 | K League 2 | K League 2 | K League 2 | K League 2 | K League 2 | K League 2 | K League 2 | K League 2 | Korean FA Cup | League Cup | Top scorer (league goals) |
| Season | Stage | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Korean FA Cup | League Cup | Top scorer (league goals) |
| 2023 | Regular season | 13 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 62 | –29 | 25 | 13th | Third round | — | Bruno Mota (10) |
| 2024 | Regular season | 13 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 57 | –9 | 43 | 9th | Third round | — | Bruno Mota (16) |