Founded in 1980 by a Christian missionary group,
Hallelujah FC became a founding member of the
K-LeagueThe Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional football league.At the top of the South korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 15 clubs.-Establishment:The K-League was...
in 1983 and won the inaugural championship.
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Founded in 1980 by a Christian missionary group,
Hallelujah FC became a founding member of the
K-LeagueThe Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional football league.At the top of the South korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 15 clubs.-Establishment:The K-League was...
in 1983 and won the inaugural championship.
They failed to defend their title in 1984 coming in 4th, 14 points behind champions Daewoo Royals, and in 1985 they had a disastrous season finishing bottom with only 13 points. The club dropped out of the K-League at the end of that year.
A win in the 1988 President's Cup amateur competition followed as the team prospered in the non-professional ranks.
Hallelujah moved their home base to the city of
IksanIksan is a city and major railway junction in North Jeolla Province, South Korea.The city center and railway junction was formerly called "Iri" , but merged with Iksan County in 1995.The railway junction is located at the point where Jeolla, Janghang Line and Gunsan Lines meet the Honam Line, and...
and joined the National League for the 2003 season, but participated in only the first of the two championship stages as protests by radical Wonbuddhist groups in Iksan forced the Christian side out of their home stadium.
For 2004 the club moved to
GimpoGimpo is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It borders on Incheon, with which it shares the South Korean side of the Han River estuary, as well as Seoul and the lesser cities of Paju and Goyang. It also looks across the Han River at North Korea. The current mayor is Gyeonggu Kang...
and the team's name was changed to
Gimpo Hallelujah.
From 2007 season, the club moved to
AnsanAnsan is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies south of Seoul, and is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4....
and the team's name was again changed, directly to
Ansan Hallelujah.
Current team squad
as of August 7, 2009
Domestic Competitions
- K-League
The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional football league.At the top of the South korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 15 clubs.-Establishment:The K-League was...
- Winners (1) : 1983
Korean Super League 1983Professional teams : Hallelujah , Yukong Elephants
Amateur teams : POSCO , Daewoo , Kookmin Bank-League Table:- References :*...
- National League
- Runners-up (1) : 2006
The Korea National League 2006 season operates its season in two stages, with the winners of each stage to the post-season championship playoffs.In the event of the same team winning both stages, there will be no playoff.-First Stage:-Second Stage:...
- National Championship
Korea National Championship is a domestic cup competition operated by the Korea National League. The tournament is limited to teams from the National League and select entrants from K3 and amateur level.- K2 League Championship :...
- National Football Championship
- Runners-up (5) : 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
- President's Cup National Football Tournament
The Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament is a South Korean football competition for semi-professional and amateur senior football clubs located in South Korea, akin in style to the Scottish Junior Cup, the FA Trophy and FA Vase in England, or the All Japan Senior Football Championship...
- Winners (2) : 1988
The Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament is a South Korean football competition for semi-professional and amateur senior football clubs located in South Korea, akin in style to the Scottish Junior Cup, the FA Trophy and FA Vase in England, or the All Japan Senior Football Championship...
, 2006The Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament is a South Korean football competition for semi-professional and amateur senior football clubs located in South Korea, akin in style to the Scottish Junior Cup, the FA Trophy and FA Vase in England, or the All Japan Senior Football Championship...
- Runners-up (3) : 1994
The Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament is a South Korean football competition for semi-professional and amateur senior football clubs located in South Korea, akin in style to the Scottish Junior Cup, the FA Trophy and FA Vase in England, or the All Japan Senior Football Championship...
, 2002The Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament is a South Korean football competition for semi-professional and amateur senior football clubs located in South Korea, akin in style to the Scottish Junior Cup, the FA Trophy and FA Vase in England, or the All Japan Senior Football Championship...
See also
- National League
- Korean National Football Championship
- Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament
The Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament is a South Korean football competition for semi-professional and amateur senior football clubs located in South Korea, akin in style to the Scottish Junior Cup, the FA Trophy and FA Vase in England, or the All Japan Senior Football Championship...
- Korean National Championship
Korea National Championship is a domestic cup competition operated by the Korea National League. The tournament is limited to teams from the National League and select entrants from K3 and amateur level.- K2 League Championship :...
- Korean FA Cup
The Korean FA Cup is a national cup knockout competition involving K-League, National League, and various amateur and university-level clubs.The competition started in 1996 with 16 competing clubs, and Pohang Steelers won the inaugural competition on penalties over Suwon Samsung Bluewings...
- K-League
The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional football league.At the top of the South korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 15 clubs.-Establishment:The K-League was...
- K3 League
The K3 League is an top amateur football competition in South Korea. Created in 2007, it is the third tier of South korean football league system-History:2007 was the inaugural season of the K3 League, and ten teams competed in the competition....
- Korean football league system
The South korean football league system contains three unconnected leagues for Korean football clubs. The Korean system is different from many other national league systems, in the sense that there is no official direct route for movement between any of the three divisions.The highest level of...
- List of football clubs in South Korea
External links
Ansan Hallelujah FC Official website Ansan Hallelujah at ROKfootball