Busan Transportation Corporation FC
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Busan Transportation Corporation Football Club 부산교통공사 축구단 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Busan Seagull (부산 갈매기) | ||
| Short name | BTC | ||
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Ground | Busan Gudeok Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 24,363 | ||
| Owner |
 Busan Transportation Corporation | ||
| Chairman |
Kim Ku-Hyun | ||
| Manager |
Park Sang-In | ||
| League |
National League | ||
| 2014 Season | 5th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Busan Transportation Corporation FC, often referred to as 'the mighty' Busan Transportation Corporation FC is a semi-professional South Korean soccer club based in the city of Busan. They are owned and operated by Busan Transportation Corporation and play their home games at the Busan Gudeok Stadium, the spiritual home of football in the city and one of the venues for the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Founded in 2006, the club currently plays in the National League. In 2011, they reached the National league playoffs, as well as beating local K-League side Gyeongnam FC in the FA Cup.[1] Their first trophy came in 2009, winning the National Sports Festival winners. They won the tournament again in 2013 retaining it in 2014 with victory on the island of Jeju, the first time a team has done this.[2] With the National League Cup, which was won in 2010, that makes an impressive four trophies in only a 9-year history, something their city neighbours, I-Park, can only look upon with envy.
The club's biggest rivals are Changwon City, with whom they contest the Gyeongsangnam-do derby twice a year in what are always fiercely fought affairs. Other rivals include K-League team, Busan I-Park, who are largely seen as the city's pretenders following a move from the Gudeok Stadium to the more recently built Asiad Stadium, resulting in Busan Transportation Corporation taking on the nickname, the Real Busan FC. Lastly, they have a friendly rivalry with Daejeon Korail, whom they play against each season in what has been dubbed the Lokomotiv derby.
Current team squad
2013 season squad
- As of 30 June 2013
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Domestic competitions
Cups
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Winners (1): 2010
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Gold Medal (4): 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014
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Runners-up (1): 2006
Statistics
| Season | Korea National League | Korean FA Cup | League Cup | Top scorer (League goals) |
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| Stage | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | |||||
| 2006 | First Stage | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 19 | 3rd | Preliminary Round | Semifinal | Cho Seong-Rae (6) | Park Sang-In |
| Second Stage | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 13 | 7th | |||||
| 2007 | First Stage | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 13 | 7th | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Kim Jin-Il (8) Oh Cheol-Seok (8) | |
| Second Stage | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 5th | |||||
| 2008 | First Stage | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 27 | 2nd | Round 1 | Group Round | Kim Jin-Il (18) | |
| Second Stage | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 17 | 9th | |||||
| Playoff | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | Semifinal | |||||
| 2009 | First Stage | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 23 | 2nd | Round 1 | Semifinal | Lee Yong-Seung (16) | |
| Second Stage | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 13 | 11th | |||||
| 2010 | First Stage | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 27 | 2nd | Round of 32 | Winner | Lee Yong-Seung (14) | |
| Second Stage | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 20 | 8th | |||||
| 2011 | — | 14 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 41 | 4th | Round of 16 | Group Round | Park Seung-Min (10) | |
| Playoff | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | First Round | |||||
| 2012 | — | 14 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 41 | 7th | Round of 32 | Quarterfinal | Park Seung-Min (7) | |
See also
References
- ↑ "FA Cup: Venue". soccerway.com. 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ↑ "N-리포트". n-league.net. 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
External links
- (Korean) Official website