Korean National Semi-Professional Football League
The National Semi-professional Football League was a semi-professional football league among works teams and military teams in South Korea held from 1964 to 2002. It was the predecessor of Korea National League which was founded in 2003.
| Founded | 1964 |
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| Folded | 2002 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Level on pyramid | 1 (1964–1982) 2 (1983–2002) |
| Domestic cup(s) | Korean National Championship Korean President's Cup Korean FA Cup |
| League cup(s) | Semi-professional Championship |
| Most championships | Industrial Bank of Korea (11 titles) |
History
After the introduction of football from the UK navy in the late 19th century, football experienced a boom in Korea and many football clubs and school teams were formed in the 1910s. There were also many corporate football clubs especially in Seoul and Pyongyang, two big cities in Korea. The corporate club division was made in All Joseon Football Tournament in Pyongyang in 1930,[1] and Seoul Semi-professional Football League was founded in 1939, but both were stopped because of the Japanese government's policy during World War II.[2][3] The Seoul League was reopened in 1949, but it was stopped again during the Korean War.[4]
The National Semi-professional Football League was founded in 1964, which was the only football division in South Korea until 1982. It was held twice in a year as the spring league and the autumn league except the seasons from 1982 to 1984 when it was held as full-season. The match places were mostly in Seoul because many headquarters of corporation in Korea were in Seoul. The South Korean professional league, K League, was founded in 1983 that it made Semi-professional League as second division (but no promotion nor relegation). It remained until 2002 before Korea National League was officially founded in 2003.
Results
Summary
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
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| Industrial Bank of Korea | 11 | 2 | 1975 Autumn, 1979 Spring, 1985 Spring, 1989 Spring, 1990 Spring, 1990 Autumn*, 1991 Spring, 1992 Autumn, 1994 Autumn, 1995 Autumn, 1997 Spring |
| Sangmu FC | 9 | 4 | 1984, 1991 Autumn, 1992 Spring, 1994 Spring, 1996 Autumn, 1997 Autumn, 1998 Autumn, 1999 Autumn, 2002 Spring |
| Pohang Steelworks | 5 | 2 | 1975 Spring, 1981 Autumn, 1982, 1986 Autumn, 1988 Autumn |
| Seoul City | 5 | 1 | 1978 Spring*, 1980 Spring*, 1985 Autumn, 1988 Spring, 1989 Autumn |
| Korea Electric Power | 4 | 4 | 1965 Spring*, 1967 Autumn, 1969 Spring, 1993 Autumn |
| Korea Housing Bank | 4 | 4 | 1972 Spring, 1972 Autumn, 1986 Spring, 1998 Spring |
| Korea Tungsten Company | 4 | 3 | 1965 Spring*, 1965 Autumn, 1966 Autumn*, 1968 Spring |
| ROK Army | 3 | 6 | 1974 Autumn*, 1977, 1980 Spring* |
| Korea Trust Bank | 3 | 2 | 1971 Spring, 1973 Autumn, 1976 Spring* |
| Cheil Industries | 3 | 1 | 1964 Spring*, 1968 Autumn*, 1970 Spring |
| Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 3 | 1 | 1999 Spring, 2000 Autumn, 2001 Autumn |
| Keumseong Textile | 3 | 0 | 1964 Spring*, 1964 Autumn, 1965 Spring* |
| Hallelujah FC | 2 | 6 | 1990 Autumn*, 1993 Spring |
| Kookmin Bank | 2 | 5 | 1987 Autumn, 2001 Spring |
| ROK Marine Corps | 2 | 2 | 1971 Autumn, 1973 Spring |
| Chohung Bank | 2 | 1 | 1970 Autumn, 1974 Spring |
| Korea Automobile Insurance | 2 | 1 | 1978 Autumn, 1980 Autumn* |
| E-Land Puma | 2 | 1 | 1995 Spring, 1996 Spring |
| Seoul Police Department | 2 | 0 | 1966 Spring, 1966 Autumn* |
| Hanil Bank | 2 | 0 | 1983, 1987 Spring |
| Korean Police | 1 | 3 | 2002 Autumn |
| Korea Railroad | 1 | 2 | 2000 Spring |
| Commercial Bank of Korea | 1 | 1 | 1974 Autumn* |
| Korea Exchange Bank | 1 | 1 | 1976 Spring* |
| ROK Navy | 1 | 1 | 1978 Spring* |
| National Police Department | 1 | 0 | 1967 Spring |
| ROK Army Quartermasters | 1 | 0 | 1968 Autumn* |
| ROK Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1980 Autumn* |
| Daewoo FC | 1 | 0 | 1981 Spring |
| Hanil Life Insurance | 0 | 2 | |
| Gangneung City | 0 | 2 | |
| Korea Coal Corporation | 0 | 1 | |
| Ssangyong Cement | 0 | 1 | |
| Seoul Trust Bank | 0 | 1 | |
| Hyundai Motor Company | 0 | 1 | |
| Korea First Bank | 0 | 1 | |
See also
References
- 大韓蹴球協會 편 『韓國蹴球百年史』라사라, 1986. p. 544-549.
- 실업축구연맹결성. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 14 June 1939.
- 실업축구연맹 내십이일에 거행(속). Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 11 November 1939.
- 실업축구연맹전 개최. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 18 May 1949.
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