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Korean FA Cup

The Korean FA Cup
FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a Single-elimination tournament cup competition in Football in England, run by and named after The Football Association....
is a national cup knockout competition involving K-League

K-League

The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's top-flight professional club football league, with 15 member clubs....
, National League

N-League

The Korea National League is a Semi-Professional football league, below the level of the K-League in South Korea, consisting of fourteen member clubs....
, and various amateur and university-level clubs. The competition started in 1996 with 16 competing clubs, and Pohang Steelers

Pohang Steelers

For the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .Pohang Steelers are a South Korea football club. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it, the club was founded in 1973 and is one of Korean football's most successful sides....
won the inaugural competition on penalties over Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Suwon Bluewings is a Korean football team based in Suwon. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of the Asian football's best clubs in a short time, with a host of domestic and continental honours....
. The winner gains entry to the Asian Champions League

AFC Champions League

The AFC Champions League is the current annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation . In normal circumstances, 32 top clubs from fourteen Asian countries along with the defending champions competed in the tournament....
.

Format
1996-2005

The Korean FA Cup took place after the end of the regular K-League

K-League

The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's top-flight professional club football league, with 15 member clubs....
season, and was usually completed within a short timescale.

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K-League

The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's top-flight professional club football league, with 15 member clubs....
, National League

N-League

Pohang Steelers

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

AFC Champions League

Format

1996-2005

The Korean FA Cup took place after the end of the regular K-League

K-League

The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's top-flight professional club football league, with 15 member clubs....
season, and was usually completed within a short timescale. Games were played on a single elimination format with extra time and penalties if required. K-League

K-League

The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's top-flight professional club football league, with 15 member clubs....
sides were seeded in the 1st round of the tournament proper, but all matches were played at neutral venues such as Gimcheon

Gimcheon

Gimcheon is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is situated on the major land transportation routes between Seoul and Busan, namely the Gyeongbu Expressway and Gyeongbu Line railway....
and Namhae

Namhae

Namhae County is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea....
.

2006-

To elevate the status of the tournament, matches have been spread throughout the year. The 2006 edition, for example, started in early March with rounds also held in April, July, August and November. The final was played in December.

As in previous years, the competition was contested in a straight knockout format.

Past winners

Only three clubs, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions League was launched in its current format in 2003....
(3 times), Chunnam Dragons

Chunnam Dragons

Chunnam Dragons is a football club founded in 1995 in the South Korea city of Gwangyang, which joined the K-League for the 1995 season at the same time as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, their Jeolla province rivals....
(3 times), and Pohang Steelers

Pohang Steelers

For the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .Pohang Steelers are a South Korea football club. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it, the club was founded in 1973 and is one of Korean football's most successful sides....
(2 times), have won the Korean FA Cup more than once.

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1996 Korean FA Cup 1996 Korean FA Cup 1996ResultRound 1------------------------------------Quarterfinals----------------...	Pohang Steelers Pohang Steelers For the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .Pohang Steelers are a South Korea football club. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it, the club was founded in 1973 and is one of Korean football's most successful sides....	Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Bluewings is a Korean football team based in Suwon. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of the Asian football's best clubs in a short time, with a host of domestic and continental honours....	0-0 (7-6 pen)
1997 Korean FA Cup 1997 Korean FA Cup 1997...	Chunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons is a football club founded in 1995 in the South Korea city of Gwangyang, which joined the K-League for the 1995 season at the same time as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, their Jeolla province rivals....	Chunan Ilhwa Chunma Ilhwa Chunma The Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma club, founded in 1989, is a professional football team in South Korea. With seven league crowns, it is the most successful K-League club in terms of Championship victories....	1-0
1998 Korean FA Cup 1998 Korean FA Cup 1998ResultRound 1--------------------Round 2------------------------------------...	Anyang LG Cheetahs	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i The Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i club is a South Korean football club, owned by Korean corporation Hyundai, that entered the K-League in 1984.After winning their first championship in 1996, after rebranding themselves Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, the club entered a dry spell....	2-1
1999 Korean FA Cup 1999 Korean FA Cup 1999...	Chunan Ilhwa Chunma Ilhwa Chunma The Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma club, founded in 1989, is a professional football team in South Korea. With seven league crowns, it is the most successful K-League club in terms of Championship victories....	Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions League was launched in its current format in 2003....	3-0
2000 Korean FA Cup 2000 Korean FA Cup 2000...	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions League was launched in its current format in 2003....	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Ilhwa Chunma The Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma club, founded in 1989, is a professional football team in South Korea. With seven league crowns, it is the most successful K-League club in terms of Championship victories....	2-0
2001 Korean FA Cup 2001 Korean FA Cup 2001ResultPreliminary Round--------First Round----------------------------------------...	Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Citizen Football Club is a South Korean football team, currently playing in K-League.They are famous for being the first community-club in Korea ....	Pohang Steelers Pohang Steelers For the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .Pohang Steelers are a South Korea football club. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it, the club was founded in 1973 and is one of Korean football's most successful sides....	1-0
2002 Korean FA Cup 2002 Korean FA Cup 2002...	Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Bluewings is a Korean football team based in Suwon. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of the Asian football's best clubs in a short time, with a host of domestic and continental honours....	Pohang Steelers Pohang Steelers For the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .Pohang Steelers are a South Korea football club. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it, the club was founded in 1973 and is one of Korean football's most successful sides....	1-0
2003 Korean FA Cup 2003 Korean FA Cup 2003...	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions League was launched in its current format in 2003....	Chunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons is a football club founded in 1995 in the South Korea city of Gwangyang, which joined the K-League for the 1995 season at the same time as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, their Jeolla province rivals....	2-2 (4-2 pen)
2004 Korean FA Cup 2004 Korean FA Cup 2004...	Busan I'cons Busan I'Park The Busan I'Park football team was founded in 1983 in the city of Busan by the Daewoo corporation.Originally called Daewoo, the side finished second in the 1983 K-League Championship behind winners Hallelujah Football Club....	Bucheon SK	1-1 (4-3 pen)
2005 Korean FA Cup 2005 Korean FA Cup 2005...	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions League was launched in its current format in 2003....	Ulsan Mipo Dockyard	1-0
2006 Korean FA Cup 2006 Korean FA Cup 2006...	Chunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons is a football club founded in 1995 in the South Korea city of Gwangyang, which joined the K-League for the 1995 season at the same time as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, their Jeolla province rivals....	Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Bluewings is a Korean football team based in Suwon. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of the Asian football's best clubs in a short time, with a host of domestic and continental honours....	2-0
2007 Korean FA Cup 2007 Korean FA Cup 2007...	Chunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons is a football club founded in 1995 in the South Korea city of Gwangyang, which joined the K-League for the 1995 season at the same time as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, their Jeolla province rivals....	Pohang Steelers Pohang Steelers For the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .Pohang Steelers are a South Korea football club. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it, the club was founded in 1973 and is one of Korean football's most successful sides....	6-3 (agg)
2008 Korean FA Cup 2008 Korean FA Cup 2008 is the 13th edition of Korean FA Cup. Preliminary Round was started February 20, 2008 and final round was started May 21, 2008....	Pohang Steelers Pohang Steelers For the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .Pohang Steelers are a South Korea football club. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it, the club was founded in 1973 and is one of Korean football's most successful sides....	Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam FC is a South Korean soccer club. Based in Changwon, the capital city of Gyeongsangnam-do, Gyeongnam FC joined the K-League as its 14th club for the 2006 season and was founded in 2005....	2-0

Win by club

Club	Winner	Runner-up
Chunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons is a football club founded in 1995 in the South Korea city of Gwangyang, which joined the K-League for the 1995 season at the same time as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, their Jeolla province rivals....	3 (1997 Korean FA Cup 1997 Korean FA Cup 1997... , 2006 Korean FA Cup 2006 Korean FA Cup 2006... , 2007 Korean FA Cup 2007 Korean FA Cup 2007... )	1 (2003 Korean FA Cup 2003 Korean FA Cup 2003... )
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions League was launched in its current format in 2003....	3 (2000 Korean FA Cup 2000 Korean FA Cup 2000... , 2003 Korean FA Cup 2003 Korean FA Cup 2003... , 2005 Korean FA Cup 2005 Korean FA Cup 2005... )	1 (1999 Korean FA Cup 1999 Korean FA Cup 1999... )
Pohang Steelers Pohang Steelers For the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .Pohang Steelers are a South Korea football club. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it, the club was founded in 1973 and is one of Korean football's most successful sides....	2 (1996 Korean FA Cup 1996 Korean FA Cup 1996ResultRound 1------------------------------------Quarterfinals----------------... , 2008 Korean FA Cup 2008 Korean FA Cup 2008 is the 13th edition of Korean FA Cup. Preliminary Round was started February 20, 2008 and final round was started May 21, 2008.... )	3 (2001 Korean FA Cup 2001 Korean FA Cup 2001ResultPreliminary Round--------First Round----------------------------------------... , 2002 Korean FA Cup 2002 Korean FA Cup 2002... , 2007 Korean FA Cup 2007 Korean FA Cup 2007... )
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	1 (1999 Korean FA Cup 1999 Korean FA Cup 1999... )	2 (1997 Korean FA Cup 1997 Korean FA Cup 1997... , 2000 Korean FA Cup 2000 Korean FA Cup 2000... )
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Bluewings is a Korean football team based in Suwon. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of the Asian football's best clubs in a short time, with a host of domestic and continental honours....	1 (2002 Korean FA Cup 2002 Korean FA Cup 2002... )	2 (1996 Korean FA Cup 1996 Korean FA Cup 1996ResultRound 1------------------------------------Quarterfinals----------------... , 2006 Korean FA Cup 2006 Korean FA Cup 2006... )
Anyang LG Cheetahs Anyang LG Cheetahs Anyang LG Cheetahs was a South Korea Football located in Anyang, Gyeonggi. It was owned and managed by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. The club was considered a stronghouse in the K-League....	1 (1998 Korean FA Cup 1998 Korean FA Cup 1998ResultRound 1--------------------Round 2------------------------------------... )
Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Citizen Football Club is a South Korean football team, currently playing in K-League.They are famous for being the first community-club in Korea ....	1 (2001 Korean FA Cup 2001 Korean FA Cup 2001ResultPreliminary Round--------First Round----------------------------------------... )
Busan I'Park Busan I'Park The Busan I'Park football team was founded in 1983 in the city of Busan by the Daewoo corporation.Originally called Daewoo, the side finished second in the 1983 K-League Championship behind winners Hallelujah Football Club....	1 (2004 Korean FA Cup 2004 Korean FA Cup 2004... )
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i The Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i club is a South Korean football club, owned by Korean corporation Hyundai, that entered the K-League in 1984.After winning their first championship in 1996, after rebranding themselves Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, the club entered a dry spell....		1 (1998 Korean FA Cup 1998 Korean FA Cup 1998ResultRound 1--------------------Round 2------------------------------------... )
Bucheon SK Bucheon SK Bucheon SK was the former name of South Korea Football Jeju United, which was based in Bucheon from 1995 to 2005, prior to its relocation to Jeju City at the start of the 2006 season....		1 (2004 Korean FA Cup 2004 Korean FA Cup 2004... )
Ulsan Mipo Dockyard		1 (2005 Korean FA Cup 2005 Korean FA Cup 2005... )
Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam FC is a South Korean soccer club. Based in Changwon, the capital city of Gyeongsangnam-do, Gyeongnam FC joined the K-League as its 14th club for the 2006 season and was founded in 2005....		1 (2008 Korean FA Cup 2008 Korean FA Cup 2008 is the 13th edition of Korean FA Cup. Preliminary Round was started February 20, 2008 and final round was started May 21, 2008.... )

Top Scorer

Choi Sung-Kuk

Choi Sung-Kuk, born February 8, 1983, is a South Korean football player. He plays for Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix.He was part of the Korea Republic national football team Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics football team, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the next round, before being defeated by silver medal winners Paraguay...
Jung Jo-Gook

Jung Jo-Gook

Jung Jo-Gook is a South Korean footballer currently playing for FC Seoul....

Year	Player	Goals	Team
1996 Korean FA Cup 1996 Korean FA Cup 1996ResultRound 1------------------------------------Quarterfinals----------------...		4	Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Bluewings is a Korean football team based in Suwon. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of the Asian football's best clubs in a short time, with a host of domestic and continental honours....
1997 Korean FA Cup 1997 Korean FA Cup 1997...	Roh Sang-Rae Roh Sang-Rae Roh Sang-Rae is South Korean footballer played mainly Chunnam Dragons as a forward.His first season, 1995, he achieved triple crown that Rookie of the Year award, Most goalscorer and All-star match MVP....	6	Chunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons is a football club founded in 1995 in the South Korea city of Gwangyang, which joined the K-League for the 1995 season at the same time as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, their Jeolla province rivals....
1998 Korean FA Cup 1998 Korean FA Cup 1998ResultRound 1--------------------Round 2------------------------------------...		5	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i The Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i club is a South Korean football club, owned by Korean corporation Hyundai, that entered the K-League in 1984.After winning their first championship in 1996, after rebranding themselves Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, the club entered a dry spell....
1999 Korean FA Cup 1999 Korean FA Cup 1999...	Choi Yong-Soo Choi Yong-Soo Choi Yong-Soo is a professional football for J?bilo Iwata of the J. League, the top professional football league in Japan.He is regarded as a prolific striker in both Korea and Japan, known for his hard-nose aggressiveness and work rate....	5	Anyang LG Cheetahs Anyang LG Cheetahs Anyang LG Cheetahs was a South Korea Football located in Anyang, Gyeonggi. It was owned and managed by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. The club was considered a stronghouse in the K-League....
2000 Korean FA Cup 2000 Korean FA Cup 2000...		4	Chunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons Chunnam Dragons is a football club founded in 1995 in the South Korea city of Gwangyang, which joined the K-League for the 1995 season at the same time as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, their Jeolla province rivals....
2001 Korean FA Cup 2001 Korean FA Cup 2001ResultPreliminary Round--------First Round----------------------------------------...	Kim Eun-Jung Kim Eun-Jung Kim Eun-Jung is a South Korea Football player. He played for the Korea Republic national football team at 2004 AFC Asian Cup in China.He is member of 30-30 Club since May 3, 2008....	4 4	Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Citizen Football Club is a South Korean football team, currently playing in K-League.They are famous for being the first community-club in Korea .... Korea University Korea University Korea University is a major private university located in Seoul, South Korea with a secondary campus in Jochiwon, and is regarded as one of the top three universities in South Korea....
2002 Korean FA Cup 2002 Korean FA Cup 2002...	No Award	-	-
2003 Korean FA Cup 2003 Korean FA Cup 2003...	No Award	-	-
2004 Korean FA Cup 2004 Korean FA Cup 2004...	Wang Jung-Hyun Wang Jung-Hyun Wang Jung-Hyun is a South Korean Football player. He has played for Yantai Yiteng. He formerly played for Anyang LG Cheetahs, FC Seoul and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors....	5 5	FC Seoul FC Seoul FC Seoul is a football club based in Seoul, South Korea. It is currently owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. The club is usually considered a powerhouse in the K-League, with the notorious financial backing of the GS Group.... FC Seoul FC Seoul FC Seoul is a football club based in Seoul, South Korea. It is currently owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. The club is usually considered a powerhouse in the K-League, with the notorious financial backing of the GS Group....
2005 Korean FA Cup 2005 Korean FA Cup 2005...	Milton Rodriguez Milton Rodriguez Milton Rodriguez is a football player from Colombia. He currently plays as a striker for the Colombian club, Club Deportivo Los Millonarios. Previously, he played for the Newcastle United Jets FC, who signed him a few days before the start of the 2006-07 season from K-League outfit Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors....	6	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions League was launched in its current format in 2003....
2006 Korean FA Cup 2006 Korean FA Cup 2006...	Jang Nam-Seok Jang Nam-Seok Jang Nam-Seok is a South Korean football player who is playing for Daegu FC.External links...	3	Daegu FC Daegu FC Daegu FC was founded as a community team at the end of 2002 in the Korean city of Daegu, and made their K-League debut in 2003....
2007 Korean FA Cup 2007 Korean FA Cup 2007...	No Award	-	-
2008 Korean FA Cup 2008 Korean FA Cup 2008 is the 13th edition of Korean FA Cup. Preliminary Round was started February 20, 2008 and final round was started May 21, 2008....	Kim Dong-Chan Kim Dong-Chan Kim Dong-Chan is a South Korean footballer who plays for K-League side Gyeongnam FC as an Attacking Midfielder and Forward . In 2006-2007 season, he assignmented a number 11, but he looked like normal youngster because he didn't show good form....	6	Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam FC is a South Korean soccer club. Based in Changwon, the capital city of Gyeongsangnam-do, Gyeongnam FC joined the K-League as its 14th club for the 2006 season and was founded in 2005....

In 2002, 2003 and 2007, award was cancelled, because top scorer was of 3 or more people.

Korean FA Cup

Format

Past winners

Win by club

Top Scorer

See also