Dangjin Citizen FC
| Full name | Dangjin Citizen Football Club 당진 시민 축구단 | ||
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| Founded | 10 March 2021 | ||
| Ground | Dangjin Sports Complex | ||
| Capacity | 11,718 | ||
| Owner | Dangjin City | ||
| Chairman | Oh Seong-hwan (Major of Dangjin) | ||
| Coach | Han Sang-min | ||
| League | K4 League | ||
| 2024 | K4 League, 7th | ||
| Website | dangjincitizen.com/ | ||
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Dangjin Citizen Football Club (Korean: 당진 시민 축구단) is a semi-professional South Korean football club based in Dangjin, South Chungcheong. The club was founded in 2020 and plays in the K4 League, the fourth tier of football in South Korea.
History
The first plan to establish a football club in the city emerged in December 2019, when the city of Dangjin announced that it wanted to set up its own franchise. [1] With Dangjing City administration approval, the club was founded and held their founding ceremony on 10 March 2021 [2][3] to enter the 2021 K4 League season.
In their inaugural season, Dangjin Citizens finished 3rd and gained promotion to via the playoffs to the 2022 K3 League season. The following year they finished last and were subsequently relegated back for the 2023 K4 League season.
Dangjin started the 2023 season strong with 6 win from 7 matches. This included two Korean FA Cup wins. They weren't able to keep up the momentum, but still finished close to the promotion playoff zone. In the Korean FA Cup, Dangjing dispatched K5 League's Gwangju Hwajeong and K3 League's Busan Transportation Corporation FC, but exited in the third round with a 2-1 loss away against Paju Citizen FC.
During the 2024 season, Dangjing was inconsistent, but despite three losses in their previous three matched, they went into the last match of the season with a change to finish in the promotion playoff position. The results was a 6-0 away loss against a surging Seoul Nowon United FC. [4] In a notably congested table, Dangjin finished 8th, equal on points with Seoul Nowon United in the 3rd. In the Korean FA Cup, the team exited in the first round with a 3-1 loss away to Daejeon Korail FC.
The 2025 season started with 2 league wins, a first round Korea Cup exit against K3 League's Gangneung Citizen FC, [5] followed by 2 league losses.
The club's first coach, Han Sang-min is still in charge of the team.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Domestic competitions
League
- Play-off Promotion : 2021 Winner
Season by season
| Season | Teams | Tier | Placement | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Korea Cup | Notes |
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| 2021 | 16 | K4 League[8] | 3rd | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 62 | Gained promotion via playoffs | |
| 2022 | 16 | K3 League[9] | 16th | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 51 | -25 | 17 | Second round[10] | Relegation |
| 2023 | 17 | K4 League[11] | 7th | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 49 | Third round[12] | |
| 2024 | 13 | K4 League[13] | 7th | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 34 | First round[14] |
References
- ^ Park, Kyung-mi (1 May 2020). "올해 창단, 내년엔 K4리그 참여 목표" [Founded this year, aiming to participate in K4 League next year] (in Korean). Dangjin Times. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ Kim, Young (10 March 2021). "시, '시민축구단' 창단" [City, 'Citizen Soccer Team' Established] (in Korean). Today Chungnam. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ Park, Kyung-mi (15 March 2021). "당진시민축구단 창단…21일 여주FC와 첫 경기" [Dangjin Citizen Football Club founded… First match against Yeoju FC on the 21st] (in Korean). Dangjin Times. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ Hwang, Seong-su (28 October 2024). "노원유나이티드FC, K4리그 23라운드서 당진에 6-0 대승...화려한 피날레" [Nowon United FC, 6-0 victory over Dangjin in K4 League 23rd round... A splendid finale] (in Korean). Global Epic. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ Kwon, Soon-chan (10 March 2025). "강릉시민축구단, 코리아컵 2라운드 진출" [Gangneung Citizen Football Club advances to 2nd round of Korea Cup] (in Korean). KW News. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "2025 Squad List - Hope Page". Instagram. Dangjin Citizen FC. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "2025 Squad List - Instagram". Instagram. Dangjin Citizen FC. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "K3 League 2021". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "K3 League 2022". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "2022 Korean FA Cup - Round 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "K3 League 2023". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "2023 Korean FA Cup - Round 3". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "K3 League 2024". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "2023 Korean FA Cup - Round 1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
External links
- Instagram - The team's official Instagram account, more up to date than their home page.