Korean National Semi-Professional Football League

National Semi-Professional Football League
Country South Korea Korea Republic
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Founded 1964
First season 1964
Folded

2002

(continued as Korea National League)
Level on pyramid

1 (1964~1982)

2 (1983~2002)
Domestic cup(s) Korean FA Cup (from 1996)
League cup(s) Korea Football League Championship
Most championships Daehan Tungsten (5th title)
Korean National Semi-Professional Football League
Hangul 전국 실업 축구 연맹전
Hanja 全國 實業 蹴球 聯盟戰
Revised Romanization Jeonguk sileop chukgu yeonmeangjeon
McCune–Reischauer Chŏn’guk sirŏp ch‘ukku yŏnmaengjŏn

The National Semi-Professional Football League was a semi-professional football league among works teams, Bank teams, Military teams in South Korea held from 1964 to 2002. It was the predecessor of Korea National League which was founded in 2003.

History

Before 1963

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 Korea 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] Seoul Semi-Professional Football League was reopened in 1949, but it was stopped again during the Korean War.[4]

1964~1982

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 season 1982, 1983 and 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.

1983~2002

The Korean Professional Football League was founded in 1983 that it made Korea Football League as 2nd division(but no promotion nor relegation). It remained until 2002 before Korea National League was officially founded in 2003.

Records

The records of National Semi-Professional Football League are the followings.[5][6]

YearSeasonWinnerRunners-UpRemarks
1964 Spring
Keumseong Textile Company FC, Cheil Industries FC
two clubs shared
Autumn Keumseong Textile Company FC Korea Tungsten Company FC
1965 Spring
Keumseong Textile Company FC, Korea Tungsten Company FC, Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
three clubs shared
Autumn Korea Tungsten Company FC Korea Coal Corporation FC
1966 Spring Seoul Police Department FC Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
Autumn
Korea Tungsten Company FC, Seoul Police Department FC
two clubs shared
1967 Spring National Police Department FC Ssangyong Cement FC
Autumn Korea Electric Power Corporation FC Cheil Industries FC
1968 Spring Korea Tungsten Company FC Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
Autumn
Cheil Industries FC, Army Logistics Command FC
two clubs shared
1969 1st Korea Electric Power Corporation FC Korea Tungsten Company FC
2nd ?[7]
1970 Spring Cheil Industries FC Korea Tungsten Company FC
Autumn Chohung Bank FC Korea Trust Bank FC
1971 Spring Korea Trust Bank FC Korea Exchange Bank FC
Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
two runners-up
Autumn Marine Corps FC Korea Trust Bank FC
Chohung Bank FC
two runners-up
1972 Spring Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Marine Corps FC
Autumn Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Marine Corps FC
1973 Spring Marine Corps FC Kookmin Bank FC
Autumn Korea Trust Bank FC Army FC
1974 Spring Chohung Bank FC Army FC
Autumn
Commercial Bank of Korea FC, Army FC
two clubs shared
1975 Spring POSCO FC Army FC
Autumn Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korea Automobile Insurance Company FC
1976 Spring
Korea Exchange Bank FC, Korea Trust Bank FC

two clubs shared
Autumn
Ceased[8]
1977 Single Army FC POSCO FC
1978 Spring
Seoul FC, Navy FC

two clubs shared
Autumn Korea Automobile Insurance FC Seoul FC
1979 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC Army Chungeui FC
Autumn
Ceased[9]
1980 Spring
Seoul FC, Army Chungeui FC

two clubs shared
Autumn
Korea Automobile Insurance FC, Air Force Seongmu FC

two clubs shared
1981 Spring Daewoo FC Navy Haeryong FC
Autumn POSCO Army Chungeui FC
1982 Single POSCO FC Kookmin Bank FC Korean League
1983 Single Hanil Bank FC Ungbi FC Korean League division 1
1984 Single Sangmu FC Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Korean League
1985 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC Kookmin Bank FC
Autumn Seoul FC Seoul Trust Bank
1986 Spring Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Hyundai (semi-professional)
Autumn POSCO FC (semi-professional) Hallelujah FC
1987 Spring Hanil Bank FC Hallelujah FC
Autumn Kookmin Bank FC Sangmu FC
1988 Spring Seoul FC Industrial Bank of Korea FC
Autumn POSCO FC (semi-professional) Commercial Bank of Korea FC held in May because of
1988 Summer Olympics [10]
1989 1st Industrial Bank of Korea FC POSCO FC (semi-professional) Cheongyong League[11]
2nd Seoul FC Korea First Bank FC Hwarang League[12]
1990 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
Autumn
Industrial Bank of Korea FC, Hallelujah FC

two clubs shared[13]
1991 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC Hallelujah FC
Autumn Sangmu FC Kookmin Bank FC
1992 Spring Sangmu FC Hallelujah FC
Autumn Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
1993 Spring Hallelujah FC Sangmu FC
Autumn Korea Electric Power Corporation FC Hallelujah FC
1994 Spring Sangmu FC Industrial Bank of Korea FC
Autumn Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC
1995 Spring E-Land Puma FC Hallelujah FC
Autumn Industrial Bank of Korea FC Korail FC
1996 Spring E-Land Puma FC Kookmin Bank FC
Autumn Sangmu FC Korea Electric Power Corporation FC
1997 Spring Industrial Bank of Korea FC E-Land Puma FC
Autumn Sangmu FC Hanil Life Insurance FC
1998 Spring Korea Housing & Commercial Bank FC Hanil Life Insurance FC
Autumn Sangmu FC Police FC
1999 Spring Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC Sangmu FC
Autumn Sangmu FC Korail FC
2000 Spring Korail FC Sangmu FC Hyundai Moter K2-League
Autumn Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC Gangneung City FC
2001 Spring Kookmin Bank FC Police FC
Autumn Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC Police FC
2002 Spring Sangmu FC Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC
Autumn Police FC Gangneung City FC

See also

References

  1. ↑ 大韓蹴球協會 편 『韓國蹴球百年史』라사라, 1986. p.544-549.
  2. ↑ 실업축구연맹결성 The Dong-a Ilbo, 1939-06-14.
  3. ↑ 실업축구연맹 내십이일에 거행(속) The Dong-a Ilbo, 1939-11-11.
  4. ↑ 실업축구연맹전 개최 The Dong-a Ilbo, 1949-05-18.
  5. ↑ 大韓蹴球協會 편 『韓國蹴球百年史』라사라, p.610-611.
  6. ↑ 대한축구협회>국내리그>내셔널리그>역대성적
  7. ↑ There is an article about the second match of KFL, but no record after that. It might be ceased because of many international football matches.
  8. ↑ '76스포츠의 明暗(명암) (下(하)) 못다푼 宿題(숙제)들 The Kyunghyang Shinmun, 1976-12-27.
  9. ↑ Every sports game was stopped because of the president’s assassination on 26 October 1979. 11월의 스포츠 The Kyunghyang Shinmun, 1979-11-01.
  10. ↑ 5月(월)에 때아닌「가을 경기」풍성 The Kyunghyang Shinmun, 1988-04-30.
  11. ↑ 기은, 포철 꺾고 첫 패권 The Kyunghyang Shinmun, 1989-07-11.
  12. ↑ 서울시청 정상에 올라 The Dong-a Ilbo, 1989-10-18.
  13. ↑ 기은-할렐루야 공동우승 가을철 실업축구 연맹전 The Dong-a Ilbo, 1990-10-01.
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