Kyungsung FC
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| Full name | Kyungsung Football Club Seoul Football Club (since 1946) | |
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| Founded | 1933 | |
| Dissolved | 1950–1953 / During Korean War | |
| Ground | Kyungsung Stadium | |
| Capacity | 16,000 | |
| Chairman | Lyuh Woon-hyung | |
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Kyungsung Football Club was the Korean football club based in the city of Seoul. The term Kyungsung (Keijō) was used instead of Seoul during the period of Japanese rule. After independence from Japan, the club revived and changed the name to Seoul FC in 1946. Due to the North Korean invasion, the club stopped operating.
When Korea was under Japanese rule, Kyungsung FC participated in Japanese Emperor's Cup and won the prize, becoming the only non-Japanese home islands club to win it.
History
[edit]Kyungsung FC was founded in 1933 and Kyungsung FC is a historic club of Korean football.
Honours
[edit]- All Joseon Football Tournament
- Emperor's Cup
- Winner (1) : 1935
- Meiji Shrine Games
- Winner (1) : 1935 Football at the Meiji Shrine Games
Rivalry
[edit]Rival was Pyongyang FC. Rival match was famous and called Kyung-Pyong Football Match
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Categories:
- Kyungsung FC
- Association football clubs established in 1933
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1953
- Football clubs in Seoul
- Defunct football clubs in South Korea
- Emperor's Cup winners
- 1933 establishments in Korea
- 1953 disestablishments in South Korea
- Organizations based in Korea under Japanese rule
- Sport in Korea under Japanese rule