Daejeon Hana Citizen
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| Full name | Daejeon Hana Citizen Football Club 대전 하나 시티즌 축구단 | ||
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| Short name | DHFC | ||
| Founded | 1997 | ||
| Ground | Daejeon World Cup Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 40,535 | ||
| Owner | Hana Financial Group Football Club Foundation | ||
| Chairman | Huh Jung-moo | ||
| Manager | Lee Min-sung | ||
| League | K League 1 | ||
| 2023 | K League 1, 8th of 12 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Daejeon Hana Citizen Football Club (
On 24 December 2019, Hana Financial Group Football Club Foundation bought operating rights of the club, renaming the club to its current name.[1]
History
First steps into the K League
Following the foundation of the professional football league (the Korean Super League, reorganised as the K League in 1998) in Korea, there were few league matches held in Daejeon, and such matches that were held were played by visiting clubs. The absence of a local team in the league made it difficult for the citizens of Daejeon to identify with any particular team. However, in 1996 a plan to establish 'Daejeon Citizen' – their own local community club – was unveiled, which meant Daejeon citizens would have their own team to support in the league. Generally in Korea, 'community-club' means that the club issues shares. In the case of Daejeon, although shares weren't issued until 2005 (and the issuing of shares continued into 2006), they were already known as a "community club". Daejeon was the first club that did not belong to a specific company such as one of the 'chaebols' (Samsung, LG or the like) or another major company. This has a very symbolic meaning as essentially the club is founded upon the support of the local community rather than a specific company.
The IMF Crisis
In 1998, a major economic crisis necessitated IMF intervention in the South Korean economy – this period of time is commonly referred to as the "IMF crisis" in South Korea.[3] As a consequence a number of companies, including some considered to be "Chaebol" went bankrupt, and there was widespread unemployment. Daejeon Citizen did not escape this crisis unscathed. The main board of Daejeon consisted of 4 groups – Kyeryong Construction Industrial, Dong-A Construction, DongYang Department Store and Chung-cheong Bank. But as a consequence of the IMF crisis, three of the four groups went bankrupt, leaving Kyeryong as the only survivor of the original board. There was a subsequent impact on the level of financial and management support provided to the club. This made for a particularly difficult season in the 1998 season of the K League. Again, only three games were won, but this time Daejeon finished ninth in the league, ahead of only Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma.[4]
The following year, 1999, Daejeon improved their winning record to six victories. However, changes in the K League structure since the previous year meant that an extra 9 games were played, 27 in total, from the previous season. There were a total of 18 losses, the worst in the league.[5] Despite this, Daejeon improved to eighth out of ten clubs.[5] For the 2000 season, Daejeon maintained its eighth position in the league.[6]
On the verge of disappearing
For the 2001 season,
South Korea was a co-host of the 2002 FIFA Football World Cup, with Daejeon as one of the host cities. The city constructed a brand new stadium for the World Cup, and following the conclusion of the tournament, Daejeon Citizen changed stadiums. The shift from their former stadium, Daejeon Hanbat Stadium, to
In other changes for 2002, the key financial supporter of the club – Kyeryong, which with their support ensured that Daejeon Citizen would survive the IMF crisis – declared that they would withdraw from the club's board. Daejeon City Hall decided to give financial support to the club. This ensured the club would survive to participate in the 2003 season.
Miracle 2003
The 2003 season proved to be memorable for Daejeon fans.
It proved difficult for the club to maintain its performance into 2004. A lack of strike power at the attacking end of the field left the club with the worst offensive record of all the clubs in the K League, scoring 18 goals in 24 games. Daejeon slipped to eleventh place out of thirteen teams.[8] However, they did make it to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, going down to eventual runners-up, Bucheon SK. Daejeon also finished as runners-up in the Hauzen Cup, behind only Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.[8]
The lack of penetration continued to be problematic into the 2005 season, with the club maintaining its record as the worst offensive side in the league, with only 19 goals scored in 24 games.[9] However, superb defence saw only 20 goals conceded (best defensive record in the league) ensuring that Daejeon finished seventh in the regular season, having lost only six games.[9] In the 2005 cup competitions, the FA Cup and the League Cup, Daejeon failed to progress to the quarter-final stage.
2007 Play-off qualification
Daejeon achieved what originally appeared by midseason at least, to be a highly unlikely qualification for the playoff phase of the K League following a 1–0 win over
Stadium
Since the 2002 K League season, which kicked off within a few weeks of the conclusion of the 2002 FIFA Football World Cup, Daejeon Citizen FC have played their home games at Daejeon World Cup Stadium. The stadium was specifically constructed for the world cup, and was completed in September 2001. Daejeon World Cup Stadium hosted two group games of the world cup, as well as the South Korea/Italy quarter-final. The fans of Daejeon Citizen have nicknamed the stadium "Purple Arena". The stadium has a seating capacity of 40,535. The last four home games of the 2014 season were played at the Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon's old ground to allow time for maintenance work to be carried out at World Cup Stadium. Daejeon will return to the World Cup Stadium for the 2015 season.[11]
Players
Current squad
- As of 23 July 2023[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers(s)
18 – Kim Eun-jung
21 – Choi Eun-sung
Managers
| No. | Name | From | To | Season(s) |
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| 1 |  Kim Ki-bok |
1996/11/21 | 2000/10/25 | 1997–2000 |
| 2 | Lee Tae-ho |
2000/10/26 | 2002/12/30 | 2001–2002 |
| 3 | Choi Yun-kyum |
2003/01/08 | 2007/06/30 | 2003–2007 |
| 4 | Kim Ho |
2007/07/13 | 2009/06/26 | 2007–2009 |
| C | Wang Sun-Jae |
2009/06/27 | 2009/10/26 | 2009 |
| 5 | 2009/10/27 | 2011/07/02 | 2009–2011 | |
| C | Shin Jin-won |
2011/07/03 | 2011/07/16 | 2011 |
| 6 | Yoo Sang-chul |
2011/07/20 | 2012/12/01 | 2011–2012 |
| 7 | Kim In-wan |
2012/12/05 | 2013/10/02 | 2013 |
| C | Cho Jin-ho
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2013/10/03 | 2014/05/08 | 2013–2014 |
| 8 | 2014/05/08 | 2015/05/20 | 2014–2015 | |
| C |  Michael Kim |
2015/05/21 | 2015/05/31 | 2015 |
| 9 | Choi Moon-sik |
2015/05/28 | 2016/10/30 | 2015–2016 |
| 10 | Lee Young-ik |
2016/11/17 | 2017/08/31 | 2017 |
| C | Kim Jong-hyun |
2017/08/31 | 2017/10/29 | 2017 |
| 11 | Ko Jong-soo |
2017/12/01 | 2019/05/23 | 2018–2019 |
| C | Park Chul |
2019/05/23 | 2019/06/30 | 2019 |
| 12 | Lee Heung-sil |
2019/07/02 | 2019/12/16 | 2019 |
| 13 | Hwang Sun-hong |
2020/01/04 | 2020/09/08 | 2020 |
| C | Kang Chul |
2020/09/08 | 2020/09/17 | 2020 |
| C | Cho Min-kook |
2020/09/18 | 2020/11/25 | 2020 |
| 14 | Lee Min-sung |
2020/12/09 | 2021– |
Honours
League
Cups
- Korean FA Cup
- Winners (1): 2001
- Korean League Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2004
- Korean Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2002
Season-by-season records
| Season | Division | Tms. | Pos. | FA Cup | AFC CL |
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| 1997 | 1 | 10 | 7 | Round of 16 | — |
| 1998 | 1 | 10 | 9 | Round of 16 | — |
| 1999 | 1 | 10 | 8 | Round of 16 | — |
| 2000 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1st round | — |
| 2001 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Winners | — |
| 2002 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Semi-finals | — |
| 2003 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Quarter-finals | Group stage |
| 2004 | 1 | 13 | 11 | Semi-finals | — |
| 2005 | 1 | 13 | 8 | Round of 16 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | 14 | 10 | Round of 16 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | 14 | 6 | Round of 16 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 14 | 13 | Round of 32 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 15 | 9 | Semi-finals | — |
2010
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1 | 15 | 13 | Semi-finals | — |
2011
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1 | 16 | 15 | Round of 16 | — |
2012
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1 | 16 | 13 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Round of 32 | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 10 | 1 | Round of 32 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 12 | 12 | Round of 16 | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 11 | 7 | Round of 16 | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Round of 16 | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 10 | 4 | Third round | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 10 | 9 | Third round | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 10 | 4 | Round of 16 | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 10 | 3 | Third round | — |
| 2022 | 2 | 11 | 2 | Second round | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 12 | 8 | Round of 16 | — |
- Key
- Tms. = Number of teams
- Pos. = Position in league (regular season)
AFC Champions League record
All results (home and away) list Daejeon's goal tally first.
| Season | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 2003 | Third qualifying round |  Monte Carlo
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3–0 | 5–1 | 8–1 |
| Fourth qualifying round | Mohun Bagan
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6–0 | 2–1 | 8–1 | |
| Group A | Shanghai Shenhua
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2–1[a] | 2nd | ||
 BEC Tero Sasana
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0–2[a] | ||||
 Kashima Antlers
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1–0[a] | ||||
References
- ^ Choi Song-a (24 December 2019). "대전 시티즌, 주주총회서 하나금융그룹과 영업양수도 승인". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "South Korea 1997". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "[Daejeon / Chungnam] The Daejeon Citizen rescue campaign". Dong-A Newspaper.
- ^ "South Korea 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b "South Korea 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "South Korea 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "South Korea 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b "South Korea 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b "South Korea 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b "South Korea 2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Daejeon Metropolitan City Facilities Website – in english
- ^ "선수단". dhcfc.kr (in Korean). Daejeon Hana Citizen. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
External links
- Official website
(in Korean)
