Gimhae FC 2008

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'''Gimhae FC 2008''' ({{Langx|ko|김해 FC 2008}}) is a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gimhae, South Gyeongsang which competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football.

== History ==

The team was founded as Gimhae City Hall Football Club on 25 January 2008 to participate in the National League.<ref>{{cite news |title=김해시청 축구단 공식 출범 |trans-title=Gimhae City Hall Football Team Officially Launched |language=ko |url=http://www.gnmaeil.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=95412 |access-date=27 May 2025 |publisher=Gyeongnam Daily |date=28 January 2008}}</ref>

=== Semi-Professional League ===

'''2008 – Inaugural Season''' In their first season out, the Gimhae finished 5th in both the first and second stages of the season, giving them a final position of 5th overall.<ref>{{cite web |title=2028 K3 League |url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/k2-league/2008/regular-season/r6406/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>

'''2009 Season''' In their second season out, Gimhae managed to top the table in the first stage of the season, earning them a spot in the championship playoffs. In the semi-final, they beat Suwon City FC 2-1, but lost 2–4 on aggregate to Gangneung City FC.<ref>{{cite web |title=2029 K3 League |url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/k2-league/2009/regular-season/r8269/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref>

'''2010–2019 Seasons''' During the next decade, Gimhae finished mostly in the bottom half of the table, the exceptions being 2017 and 2018. For these two seasons, the top three positions in the league were identical, leading to similar playoff stories. Gimhae would beat Cheonan City on aggregate to advance to the final, where they would lose to Gyeongju KHNP on aggregate. In 2017 the score was 3-2 for Gyeongju, and in 2018 it was 4-1 for Gyeongju.

2019 would be their final season as a National League team, as the league was integrated into a restructured K3 League.

'''2020 Season – K3 League''' Gimhae managed to finish at the top of the K3 League table, allowing them to go straight to the championship final where they finally managed to beat Gyeongju KHNP FC in the final with an aggregate score of 2-1.<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 K3 League |url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/k2-league/2020/regular-season/r56354/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref>

'''2021–2024 Seasons''' Over the next few seasons the team finished in the top half of the table, but with the playoff system abolished, there were no more opportunities to become champions other than finishing first overall. '''Gimhae Citizen''' announce that club change name to '''Gimhae FC 2008''' from 2025 season.

'''2025 Season – Final in Third tier''' The team started the season well, earning 10 victories, 1 draw and one loss from their first 12 matches. The last 7 matches of which were consecutive victories. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Gwon |first1=Hae-Yeong |title=김해FC 연승행진 8경기서 멈춤 |trans-title=Gimhae FC suspends in 8 consecutive wins |language=ko |url=https://www.msn.com/ko-kr/news/other/김해fc-연승행진-8경기서-멈춤/ar-AA1Hhzjb |access-date=30 June 2025 |publisher=MSN |date=24 June 2025}}</ref>

2025 would be their final season as a K3 League team, as the league was switched into a professional team in K League 2.

On 2 November 2025, Gimhae secure champions of K3 League after draw against Pocheon Citizen 1–1 with one game remaining and second title of K3 League previously in 2020.

=== Professional League ===

'''2026 season – K League 2''' On 16 January 2026, Gimhae FC 2008 announce official confirmation participate in K League 2 for 2026 season after final approval membership of K League Federation.

On 18 January 2026, Gimhae FC 2008 announce official first home match in K League 2 against Ansan Greeners on 28 February 2026 at Gimhae Sports Complex.

== Colours and crest == thumb|right|160x160px|The previous club crest included the Gimhae City logo.

On 9 February 2026, Gimhae FC 2008 announce official new logo and colour is Passion Red and Heritage Gold for 2026 season in K League 2.

== Honours ==

===Domestic competitions===

====League==== * '''National League''' ** Runner-up (1): 2009 *'''K3 League''' ** Champions (2): 2020, 2025

====Cups==== * '''National Sports Festival''' ** Silver medal (1): 2014

==Season by season record== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- ! rowspan=2|Season ! colspan=11|Korea National League ! rowspan=2|Korean FA Cup ! rowspan=2|League Cup ! rowspan=2|Top scorer (League goals) ! rowspan=2|Manager |- ! Stage ! Teams ! width=25|{{Tooltip| P | Played}} ! width=25|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} ! width=25|{{Tooltip| D | Draw}} ! width=25|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} ! width=30|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} ! width=30|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} ! width=30|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} ! width=30|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} ! Position |- |rowspan=2|2008 |First Stage||14||13||7||1||5||16||17||–1||'''22'''||5th |rowspan=2|Preliminary Round 3||rowspan=2|Quarterfinal||rowspan=2|{{flagicon|KOR}} Yang Dong-Cheol (9)||rowspan=5|{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Yang-Ha |- |Second Stage||14||13||7||1||5||25||19||+6||'''22'''||5th |- |rowspan=3|2009 |First Stage||14||13||8||2||3||26||20||+6||'''26'''||1st |rowspan=3|Round 1||rowspan=3|Semifinal||rowspan=3|{{flagicon|KOR}} Chu Woon-Ki (10) |- |Second Stage||13||12||4||4||4||19||17||+2||'''16'''||6th |- |Playoff||4||3||1||0||2||4||5||–1||'''3'''||bgcolor=silver|'''''Runner-up''''' |- |rowspan=2|2010 |First Stage||15||14||5||3||6||12||17||–5||'''18'''||11th |rowspan=2|Preliminary Round 3||rowspan=2|Round 1||rowspan=2|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Jin-Hee (5)||rowspan=3|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Han-Bong |- |Second Stage||15||14||5||3||6||17||19||–2||'''18'''||11th |- |2011 |Group Stage||14||26||10||3||13||39||44||–5||'''33'''||10th |Round of 32||Group Round||{{flagicon|KOR}} Yoon Tae-Hyun {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Won-Min (8) |- |2012 |Group Stage||14||26||6||10||10||26||34||–8||'''28'''||11th |Round of 32||Group Round||{{flagicon|KOR}} Jung An-Sung {{flagicon|KOR}} Bang Jung-Rok (4) ||rowspan=5|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Gwi-Hwa |- |2013 |Group Stage||10||27||8||12||7||32||31||+1||'''36'''||5th |Round of 32||Group Round|| |- |2014 |Group Stage||10||27||6||8||13||25||42||-17||'''26'''||9th |Second Round||Group Round|| |- |2015 |Group Stage||10||27||6||11||10||29||39||-10||'''29'''||7th |Third Round||Semifinal|| |- |2016 |Group Stage||10||27||8||10||9||37||34||+3||'''34'''||6th |Third Round||Semifinal|| |- |2017 |Group Stage||8||28||12||14||2||38||21||+17||'''50'''||2nd |Round of 32||Group Round|| ||rowspan=3|{{flagicon|KOR}} Yoon Sung-hyo |- |2018 |Group Stage||8||28||16||8||4||46||20||+26||'''56'''||2nd |Quarterfinal||Semifinal|| |- |2019 |Group Stage||8||28||7||7||14||26||29||-3||'''28'''||7th |Third Round||Group Round|| |- ! rowspan=2|Season ! colspan=11|K3 League ! rowspan=2|Korean FA Cup ! rowspan=2|League Cup ! rowspan=2|Top scorer (League goals) ! rowspan=2|Manager |- ! Stage ! Teams ! width=25|{{Tooltip| P | Played}} ! width=25|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} ! width=25|{{Tooltip| D | Draw}} ! width=25|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} ! width=30|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} ! width=30|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} ! width=30|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} ! width=30|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} ! Position |- |2020 |Regular Season||16||22||15||4||3||39||18||+21||'''49'''||bgcolor=gold|'''Winners''' |Third Round||None||{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Hee-Seong (8)||rowspan=4|{{flagicon|KOR}} Yoon Sung-hyo |- |2021 |Regular Season||15||28||12||8||8||39||35||+4||'''44'''||5th |Fourth Round||None||{{flagicon|BRA}} Luan Costa (12) |- |2022 |Regular Season||16||30||12||9||9||33||26||+7||'''45'''||7th |Fourth Round||None||{{flagicon|SRB}} Marko Rajkovic (10) |- |2023 |Regular Season||15||28||13||10||5||42||26||+19||'''49'''||bgcolor=ff6600|3rd |First Round||None||{{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Han-young (11) |- |2024 |Regular Season||16||30||13||11||6||42||28||+13||'''50'''||5th |Third Round||None||{{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Sang-gyu (11)||rowspan=2|{{flagicon|KOR}} Son Hyun-jun |- |2025 |Regular Season||15||28||18||7||3||48||20||+28||'''61'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |Third Round||None||{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Kang-uk (11) |- ! rowspan=2|Season ! colspan=11|K League 2 ! rowspan=2|Korea Cup ! rowspan=2|League Cup ! rowspan=2|Top scorer (League goals) ! rowspan=2|Manager |- ! Stage ! Teams ! width=25|{{Tooltip| P | Played}} ! width=25|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} ! width=25|{{Tooltip| D | Draw}} ! width=25|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} ! width=30|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} ! width=30|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} ! width=30|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} ! width=30|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} ! Position |- |2026 |Regular Season||17||32||0||0||0||0||0||0||'''0'''||TBD |TBD Round||None||||{{flagicon|KOR}} Son Hyun-jun |}

==Current squad== ''As of 10 March 2026''.<ref>{{cite web |title=선수소개|trans-title=Player introduction|url=https://gimhaefc2008.com/players/roster |website=gimhaefc2008.com |publisher=Gimhae FC 2008 |access-date=10 March 2026 |language=ko}}</ref>

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== Backroom staff == === Coaching staff === * Manager: {{flagicon|KOR}} Son Hyun-jun * Assistant manager: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Choi Myung-sung * Goalkeeping coach: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Baek Min-chul * Coach: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Kim Je-hwan * Fitness coach: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Moon min-sung

== Notes == League references pint to the K3 league. The National League used to be considered the third tier of Korean football, with K3 league being the fourth tier. When the National League was incorporated into the K3 League, the K3 league became the third tier and K4 League became the fourth tier. For results prior to 2020, K3 League refers to the then National League, and K4 League refers to the then K3 League.

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.gimhaefc2008.com/ Gimhae FC 2008 Official Site] * [http://www.facebook.com/GimhaeFC2008 Gimhae FC Facebook] * [https://twitter.com/gimhaefc Gimhae FC Twitter]

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