Hallelujah FC

Hallelujah FC is a defunct South Korean football club. The club was officially founded on December 20, 1980 as the first professional football club in South Korea.[1]

Hallelujah
할렐루야
Full nameHallelujah Football Club
할렐루야 축구단
Nickname(s)Eagles
Founded1980
Dissolved1998

History

Hallelujah FC was founded by Choi Soon-young, president of the KFA at the time, in 1980. It consisted of Christian (Catholic or Protestant) footballers and coaches. Hallelujah FC won the inaugural Korea Super League title in 1983. After 1985, Hallelujah FC became an amateur club dedicated towards missionary work.[1]

Hallelujah FC was dissolved in August 1998 due to the Asian financial crisis.[1]

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

  • K League Classic
Winners (1): 1983

Cups

Runners-up (5): 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
Winners (1): 1988
Runners-up (1): 1994

Notable players

  • Park Sang-In
  • Lee Young-Moo
  • Choi Jong-Duk
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See also

  • Goyang Hi FC

References

  1. "할렐루야의 고양시 입성이 불편한 이유". Kim Hyun-Hoi (in Korean). Nate. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.


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