The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The Steelers were founded on 1 April 1973 as POSCO FC, named after the steel company POSCO, which still owns the club today.[1] They are one of South Korea's most successful teams, having won the K League five times and the AFC Champions League three times.[2]
Pohang Steelers
Full name
Football Club Pohang Steelers 포항 스틸러스 프로축구단
Founded
1 April 1973; 50 years ago (1 April 1973) (as POSCO FC)
The club was founded on 1 April 1973 as Pohang Iron & Steel Company FC, or simply POSCO FC.[1][3] Initially a semi-professional club, they turned professional in the 1984 season and changed its name to POSCO Dolphins. A year later they renamed as the POSCO Atoms.[4] In 1986 they won their first Championship, and enjoyed a great spell of domination in the league; between 1985 and 1998 they were continuously in the top four of the K League.
In 1995 the club was renamed again, becoming the Pohang Atoms. This name change was an attempt to further strengthen local ties with the region, and in 1997 they adopted their current name, the Pohang Steelers. The team won the Asian Champions Cup in 1997 and 1998.[5]
In the 2000s, the club struggled near the bottom of the table, but bounced back to the forefront of South Korean football by winning the first stage of the 2004 K League Championship. The club qualified for the final Championship match of the 2004 season, but lost 4–3 on penalties to Suwon Samsung Bluewings.[6]
In 2007, the club won the Championship play-off by beating Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, who finished in first place in the regular season of the K League. Pohang won the first leg 3–1 at home, and then traveled to Seongnam for the second leg game, recording a 1–0 victory to seal a 4–1 aggregate triumph. The Steelers had ended the K League season in fifth place, but then defeated Gyeongnam FC, Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and finally Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the play-offs to win the championship.[7]
Pohang again made the play-offs in the 2008 season by finishing the season in fifth place, but were knocked out in their play-off game by Ulsan Hyundai after the penalty shoot-out. However, the club fared much better in the 2008 Korean FA Cup. After beating Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the quarter-finals, Pohang knocked out Daegu FC in the semi-finals and then defeated Gyeongnam FC in the final to ensure qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League.[8]
In the 2009 AFC Champions League, the Steelers defeated Umm-Salal of Qatar 4–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals to advance to their first ever AFC Champions League final.[9] The Steelers defeated Saudi club Al-Ittihad 2–1 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan to claim the title.[10] For the 2009 K League season, Pohang once again qualified for the play-off phase of the league by finishing the regular season in second place, equal with FC Seoul on points, but ahead on goal difference. The Steelers had a bye to the semi-finals, but lost to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.[11] Nonetheless, their regular season placing saw them qualify for the 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage.
Following the conclusion of the 2009 K League season, at the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in December, the Steelers finished in third place after defeating Mexican side Atlante 4–3 on penalties.[12]
In 1994, POSCO Atoms wore a green kit and a white kit with a multicoloured sun in the middle. In 1997, Pohang Steelers wore a white shirt with black stripes on the shoulders and black shorts. In 2000, the first kit consisted of a sky blue shirt and white shorts, while the away kit was a black and red hooped shirt with black shorts (similar to the current kit). In 2002 the kit was red with a black "V" on the chest.
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^ abcdeFootball Club Pohang Steelers was founded as a semi-professional team in 1973, and turned into a professional team in 1984. Even after the club turned professional, Pohang managed a separate, semi-professional reserves team that participated in the Korean National Semi-Professional Football League until the formation of R League.
^"India – D.C.M. Trophy". RSSSF. from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^Morrison, Neil. "D.C.M. Trophy – List of Finals (1988)". RSSSF. from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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For other uses see Steelers disambiguation The Pohang Steelers Hangul 포항 스틸러스 are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1 the top flight of South Korean football The Steelers were founded on 1 April 1973 as POSCO FC named after the steel company POSCO which still owns the club today 1 They are one of South Korea s most successful teams having won the K League five times and the AFC Champions League three times 2 Pohang SteelersFull nameFootball Club Pohang Steelers포항 스틸러스 프로축구단Founded1 April 1973 50 years ago 1 April 1973 as POSCO FC GroundPohang Steel YardCapacity17 443OwnerPOSCOChairmanShin Young gwonManagerKim Gi dongLeagueK League 12022K League 1 3rd of 12WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Kits 2 1 Kit suppliers 3 Current squad 3 1 Out on loan 4 Honours 4 1 Domestic 4 1 1 League 4 1 2 Cups 4 2 International 4 2 1 Continental 4 2 2 Worldwide 4 2 3 Invitational 5 Season by season records 6 AFC Champions League record 7 Club officials 8 Managers 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditThe club was founded on 1 April 1973 as Pohang Iron amp Steel Company FC or simply POSCO FC 1 3 Initially a semi professional club they turned professional in the 1984 season and changed its name to POSCO Dolphins A year later they renamed as the POSCO Atoms 4 In 1986 they won their first Championship and enjoyed a great spell of domination in the league between 1985 and 1998 they were continuously in the top four of the K League In 1995 the club was renamed again becoming the Pohang Atoms This name change was an attempt to further strengthen local ties with the region and in 1997 they adopted their current name the Pohang Steelers The team won the Asian Champions Cup in 1997 and 1998 5 In the 2000s the club struggled near the bottom of the table but bounced back to the forefront of South Korean football by winning the first stage of the 2004 K League Championship The club qualified for the final Championship match of the 2004 season but lost 4 3 on penalties to Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 In 2007 the club won the Championship play off by beating Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma who finished in first place in the regular season of the K League Pohang won the first leg 3 1 at home and then traveled to Seongnam for the second leg game recording a 1 0 victory to seal a 4 1 aggregate triumph The Steelers had ended the K League season in fifth place but then defeated Gyeongnam FC Ulsan Hyundai Horang i Suwon Samsung Bluewings and finally Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the play offs to win the championship 7 Pohang again made the play offs in the 2008 season by finishing the season in fifth place but were knocked out in their play off game by Ulsan Hyundai after the penalty shoot out However the club fared much better in the 2008 Korean FA Cup After beating Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the quarter finals Pohang knocked out Daegu FC in the semi finals and then defeated Gyeongnam FC in the final to ensure qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League 8 In the 2009 AFC Champions League the Steelers defeated Umm Salal of Qatar 4 1 on aggregate in the semi finals to advance to their first ever AFC Champions League final 9 The Steelers defeated Saudi club Al Ittihad 2 1 at the National Stadium in Tokyo Japan to claim the title 10 For the 2009 K League season Pohang once again qualified for the play off phase of the league by finishing the regular season in second place equal with FC Seoul on points but ahead on goal difference The Steelers had a bye to the semi finals but lost to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 11 Nonetheless their regular season placing saw them qualify for the 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage Following the conclusion of the 2009 K League season at the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in December the Steelers finished in third place after defeating Mexican side Atlante 4 3 on penalties 12 Kits EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 1994 POSCO Atoms wore a green kit and a white kit with a multicoloured sun in the middle In 1997 Pohang Steelers wore a white shirt with black stripes on the shoulders and black shorts In 2000 the first kit consisted of a sky blue shirt and white shorts while the away kit was a black and red hooped shirt with black shorts similar to the current kit In 2002 the kit was red with a black V on the chest Kit suppliers Edit Kit supplier PeriodAdidas 1984 1987 1990 1992Prospecs 1987 1989 1993 1995Adidas 1996 2001Diadora 2002Puma 2003 2005Kappa 2006 2012Atemi 2013 2014Hummel 2015 2016Astore 2017 2020Puma 2021 presentCurrent squad EditAs of 7 March 2023 13 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK KOR Yoon Pyeong gook2 DF KOR Sim Sang min3 DF KOR Kim Yong hwan5 DF AUS Alex Grant6 MF KOR Kim Jong woo7 FW KOR Kim In sung8 MF BRA Oberdan9 FW BRA Zeca10 FW KOR Baek Sung dong11 MF KOR Goh Young joon12 FW KOR Kim Seung dae captain 13 DF KOR Shin Won chul14 DF KOR Park Seung wook16 MF KOR Lee Seung mo17 MF KOR Shin Kwang hoon18 FW KOR Kang Hyeon je19 MF KOR Yun Min ho20 DF KOR Park Chan yong No Pos Nation Player21 GK KOR Hwang In jae22 DF KOR Park Keon woo23 MF KOR Roh Kyung ho26 MF KOR Cho Jae hoon27 FW KOR Jeong Jae hee28 MF KOR Kim Jung hyun29 FW KOR Park Hyeong woo30 FW KOR Yoon Jae woon32 GK KOR Lee Seung hwan33 FW KOR Lee Ho jae34 DF KOR Lee Gyu baeg41 GK KOR Cho Sung hoon44 MF KOR Song Han rok45 DF KOR Ha Chang rae vice captain 55 DF KOR Choi Hyeon woong66 MF KOR Kim Jun ho77 FW BRA Wanderson88 MF KOR Kim Kyu pyoOut on loan Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player GK KOR Kang Hyeon mu at Gimcheon Sangmu for military duty GK KOR Noh Ji hun at Jinju Citizen for military duty DF KOR Jeon Min gwang at Goyang Happiness for military duty DF KOR Kim Ryun seong at Gimcheon Sangmu for military duty MF KOR Kim Yong hak at Portimonense No Pos Nation Player MF KOR Yang Tae ryul at Jeonju Citizen for military duty MF KOR Yoon Seok ju at Gimcheon Sangmu for military duty FW KOR Heo Yong joon at Vegalta Sendai FW KOR Lee Hyun il at Jinju Citizen for military duty Honours Edit Pohang Steelers celebrating their third AFC Champions League title in 2009 Domestic Edit League Edit K League 1Winners 5 1986 1988 1992 2007 2013 Runners up 4 1985 1987 1995 2004 dd Korean National Semi Professional Football LeagueWinners 5 1975 Spring 1981 Fall 1982 1986 Fall 14 1988 Fall 14 Runners up 2 1977 1989 Spring 14 dd Cups Edit FA CupWinners 4 1996 2008 2012 2013 Runners up 3 2001 2002 2007 dd League CupWinners 2 1993 2009 Runners up 2 1996 1997s dd National Football ChampionshipRunners up 2 1977 1985 14 dd President s CupWinners 1 1974 Runners up 1 1989 14 dd International Edit Continental Edit AFC Champions LeagueWinners 3 1996 97 1997 98 2009 Runners up 1 2021 dd Asian Super CupRunners up 2 1997 1998 dd A3 Champions CupRunners up 1 2005 dd Worldwide Edit FIFA Club World CupThird place 1 2009 dd Afro Asian Club ChampionshipRunners up 2 1997 1998 dd Invitational Edit DCM Trophy 15 Winners 1 1988 16 Runners up 1 1989 dd King s CupRunners up 1 1987 dd Season by season records EditSeason Division Tms Pos FA Cup AFC CL1983 1 5 4 1984 1 8 5 1985 1 8 2 1986 1 6 1 1987 1 5 2 1988 1 5 1 1989 1 6 4 1990 1 6 3 1991 1 6 3 1992 1 6 1 1993 1 6 4 1994 1 7 3 1995 1 8 2 1996 1 9 3 Winners 1997 1 10 4 Semi final Winners1998 1 10 3 Semi final Winners1999 1 10 5 Round of 16 Quarter final2000 1 10 9 Quarter final 2001 1 10 5 Runners up 2002 1 10 6 Runners up 2003 1 12 7 Quarter final 2004 1 13 2 Round of 32 2005 1 13 5 Quarter final 2006 1 14 3 Round of 16 2007 1 14 1 Runners up 2008 1 14 5 Winners Group stage2009 1 15 3 Quarter final Winners2010 1 15 9 Round of 16 Quarter final2011 1 16 3 Semi final 2012 1 16 3 Winners Group stage2013 1 14 1 Winners Group stage2014 1 12 4 Round of 16 Quarter final2015 1 12 3 Quarter final 2016 1 12 9 Round of 32 Group stage2017 1 12 7 Round of 32 2018 1 12 4 Round of 32 2019 1 12 4 Round of 32 2020 1 12 3 Semi final 2021 1 12 9 Quarter final Runners up2022 1 12 3 Quarter final KeyTms Number of teams Pos Position in leagueAFC Champions League record EditSeason Round Opposition Home Away Agg 2008 Group E Adelaide United 0 2 0 1 3rd Becamex Binh Duong 0 0 4 1 Changchun Yatai 2 2 0 12009 Group H Central Coast Mariners 3 2 0 0 1st Kawasaki Frontale 1 1 2 0 Tianjin TEDA 1 0 0 0Round of 16 Newcastle Jets 6 0 Quarter final Bunyodkor 4 1 a e t 1 3 5 4Semi final Umm Salal 2 0 2 1 4 1Final Al Ittihad 2 1 a 2010 Group H Adelaide United 0 0 0 1 2nd Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 1 3 4 Shandong Luneng 1 0 2 1Round of 16 Kashima Antlers 1 0 Quarter final Zob Ahan 1 1 1 2 2 32012 Play off Chonburi 2 0 Group E Gamba Osaka 2 0 3 0 3rd Bunyodkor 0 2 0 1 Adelaide United 1 0 0 12013 Group G Beijing Guoan 0 0 0 2 3rd Bunyodkor 1 1 2 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 1 1 02014 Group E Cerezo Osaka 1 1 2 0 1st Buriram United 0 0 2 1 Shandong Luneng 2 2 4 2Round of 16 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 0 2 1 3 1Quarter final FC Seoul 0 0 0 0 a e t 0 0 0 3 p 2016 Play off Hanoi 3 0 Group H Guangzhou Evergrande 0 2 0 0 4th Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0 1 1 Sydney FC 0 1 0 12021 Group G Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 2 0 a 0 0 a 2nd Nagoya Grampus 1 1 a 0 3 a Johor Darul Ta zim 4 1 a 2 0 a Round of 16 Cerezo Osaka 1 0 Quarter final Nagoya Grampus 3 0 a Semi final Ulsan Hyundai 1 1 a e t 5 4 p a Final Al Hilal 0 2 a b c d e f g h i Played at a neutral venue Club officials Edit citation needed Position NameDirector of Football Jang Young bokManager Kim Gi dongAssistant manager Kim Dae keonFirst Team coach Lee Gwang jaeGoalkeeper coach Park Ho jinFitness coach Juninho Brilhante Park Hyo junAthletic coach Lee Jong gyu Kang Dong hoonMatch analyst Park Cheol hoPhysiotherapist Byeon Jong keunInterpreter Ki Ji yongPower analyzer Lee Chang juDirector of youth department Choi Soon hoKit manager Lee Sang yeolManagers EditNo Manager Period Honours1 Han Hong ki 2 May 1973 29 November 19842 Choi Eun taek 29 November 1984 16 December 1986 1986 K League3 Lee Hoe taik 16 December 1986 31 December 1992 1988 K League 1992 K LeagueC Kim Soon ki Kim Chul soo 1989C Cho Yoon ok 1989 19904 Huh Jung moo 1993 25 November 1995 1993 League CupC Kim Soon ki 19945 Park Sung hwa 12 December 1995 31 July 2000 1996 FA Cup 1996 97 Asian Club Championship 1997 98 Asian Club Championship6 Choi Soon ho 1 August 2000 5 December 20047 Sergio Farias 6 January 2005 20 December 2009 2007 K League 2008 FA Cup 2009 League Cup 2009 AFC Champions League8 Waldemar Lemos 8 January 10 May 2010C Park Chang hyun 11 May 7 November 20109 Hwang Sun hong 13 December 2010 29 November 2015 2012 FA Cup 2013 FA Cup 2013 K League10 Choi Jin cheul 28 December 2015 24 September 201611 Choi Soon ho 26 September 2016 22 April 201912 Kim Gi dong 23 April 2019 presentNames in italics indicates interim or caretaker managerSee also EditList of football clubs in South KoreaReferences Edit a b Pohang Steelers 50 Years of Footballing Heritage the afc com 1 April 2023 Retrieved 4 May 2023 포항스틸러스 AFC 예선 히로시마전 아쉬운 무승부 nocutnews co kr Retrieved 6 February 2021 South Korea Foundation Dates of Clubs RSSSF Archived from the original on 26 September 2022 Retrieved 24 November 2021 역대 클럽 엠블렘 amp 마스코트 변천사 Steelyard net in Korean Archived from the original on 2 December 2021 Retrieved 16 December 2020 Asian Champions Cup RSSSF Archived from the original on 12 August 2022 Retrieved 24 November 2021 South Korea 2004 RSSSF Archived from the original on 12 October 2022 Retrieved 24 November 2021 South Korea 2007 RSSSF Archived from the original on 3 September 2022 Retrieved 24 November 2021 South Korea 2008 RSSSF Archived from the original on 3 September 2022 Retrieved 24 November 2021 East to meet West in AFC final FIFA com 28 October 2009 Archived from the original on 31 October 2009 Retrieved 21 December 2009 Pohang book UAE berth FIFA com 7 November 2009 Archived from the original on 8 June 2010 Retrieved 21 December 2009 Asian champions Pohang go down to Seongnam the afc com AFC 30 November 2009 Retrieved 2 July 2011 Pohang penalty joy ESPN Soccernet 19 December 2009 Archived from the original on 4 June 2011 Retrieved 21 December 2009 STEELERS PLAYER ALL in Korean Pohang Steelers Retrieved 7 March 2023 a b c d e Football Club Pohang Steelers was founded as a semi professional team in 1973 and turned into a professional team in 1984 Even after the club turned professional Pohang managed a separate semi professional reserves team that participated in the Korean National Semi Professional Football League until the formation of R League India D C M Trophy RSSSF Archived from the original on 13 October 2018 Retrieved 19 December 2021 Morrison Neil D C M Trophy List of Finals 1988 RSSSF Archived from the original on 13 October 2018 Retrieved 7 March 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pohang Steelers Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pohang Steelers amp oldid 1153167936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
