# Chungbuk Cheongju FC

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. They play their home games at the Cheongju Sports Complex.

## History

The club was founded in 2002 as Cheongju Solveig Football Club, and competed at 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 they would join the professional K League 2 in the 2023 season, and also rebranded as Chungbuk Cheongju FC.

### Name history

* Cheongju Solveig FC (2002–2008)
* Cheongju Jikji FC (2009–2013)
* Cheongju FC (2014–2022)
* Chungbuk Cheongju FC (2023–present)

## Squad

    As of 10 May 2024
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 | Ryu Won-woo |
| 3 | DF | KOR | Lee Han-saem |
| 4 | DF | KOR | Ku Hyun-jun |
| 5 | DF | KOR | Lee Min-hyeong |
| 6 | DF | KOR | Jeon Hyun-byung |
| 7 | MF | KOR | Chang Hyuk-jin |
| 8 | MF | KOR | Moon Sang-yun |
| 9 | FW | KOR | Jung Sung-ho |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Paulinho |
| 11 | MF | KOR | Yang Ji-hoon |
| 13 | DF | KOR | Kim Ji-hoon |
| 15 | DF | KOR | Hong Sung-min |
| 16 | FW | KOR | Kang Min-seung |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Nathan Oduwa |
| 18 | GK | KOR | Jeong Jin-wook |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | KOR | Kim Min-sik |
| 20 | MF | KOR | Lee Chan-woo |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Park Dae-han |
| 22 | DF | BRA | Venício Tomás |
| 24 | DF | KOR | Choi Seok-hyun |
| 25 | GK | KOR | Jeong Hyeon-ho |
| 30 | MF | KOR | Kim Young-hwan |
| 32 | FW | KOR | Yoon Min-ho |
| 39 | DF | KOR | Kim Myung-soon |
| 41 | MF | JPN | Hidetoshi Miyuki |
| 55 | MF | KOR | Kim Sun-min |
| 66 | DF | KOR | Lee Kang-han |
| 77 | FW | KOR | Jung Min-woo |
| 99 | MF | KOR | Hong Won-jin |

## Backroom staff
### Coaching staff

* Manager: Kwon Oh-kyu
* Goalkeeping coach: Lee Seung-jun
* Coach: Ryu Hyung-yeol
* Physical coach: Celso Silva

### Support staff

* Data analyst: Kim Seo-gi
* Trainer: Im Seung-hyun
* Interpreter: An Hyun-jin
* Doctors: Kim Young-gyu, Lee Soon-geol, Kang Sang-woo
Source: Official website

## Season-by-season records

| Season | Teams | Division | Placement | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Korean FA 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 |