Suwon FC Women (Korean: 수원 FC 위민) is a South Korean women's football team based in Suwon. They compete in the WK League, the highest division of women's football in South Korea.
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| Full name | Suwon Football Club Women | ||
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| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Ground | Suwon Sports Complex | ||
| Capacity | 11,808 | ||
| Head coach | Park Kil-young | ||
| League | WK League | ||
| 2025 | WK League, 7th of 8 | ||
| Website | https://suwonfc.com/?p=76 | ||
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History
editIn 2007, amid dwindling participation in women's and girls' football nationwide, the Suwon City Government announced its intention to form South Korea's sixth women's works football team.[1] The club was founded in February 2008 as Suwon Facilities Management Corporation WFC. The team has played in the WK League since its inaugural season in 2009.[2] Suwon FMC won the championship title in 2010.[3]
In 2019, the club reached the championship final for the first time since their 2010 title win.[4]
Before the 2022 WK League season, the club merged with the existing Suwon FC men's team and changed its name to Suwon FC Women.[5] In 2022, Suwon signed Ji So-yun from Chelsea in a move that aimed to increase interest not only in the club, but in the WK League as a whole.[6][7] Ji left the club to join NWSL side Seattle Reign in 2024, after Suwon reached the 2023 WK League championship final but ultimately finished as runners-up.[8][9]
Suwon FC won its second WK League title in 2024, qualifying for the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League.[10][11] In the group stage of the tournament, the club played against North Korean side Naegohyang WFC in the first ever inter-Korean clash in women's club football.[12] Despite finishing third in the group, Suwon progressed to the knockout stage, where they defeated defending champions Wuhan Jiangda to advance to the semi-finals, earning the right to host the competition's finals.[13][14]
Stadium
editSuwon FC play their home matches at the main stadium of Suwon Sports Complex. Prior to the 2022 merging of Suwon FC and Suwon UDC, the two teams shared the stadium.[15] The multi-purpose stadium has a capacity of 11,800.[16]
Current squad
edit- As of 6 March 2026[17]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
edit- Head coach:
Park Kil-young - Assistant coach: Lee Eun-mi
- Goalkeeping coach: Lee Sang-yeop
- Physical coach: Kim Dae-eun
- Medical trainers: Lee Han-na, Ham Ji-young
- Kit manager: Kim Ha-bin
Source: Official website[18]
Honours
editRecords
editYear-by-year
edit| Season | WK League regular season | Position | Playoffs | ||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||
| 2009 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 15 | 6th | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 39 | 2nd | Winners |
| 2011 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 40 | 3rd | Semifinals |
| 2012 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 24 | 6th | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 6th | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 29 | 5th | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 37 | 3rd | Semifinals |
| 2016 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 20 | 6th | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 5th | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 34 | 50 | 3rd | Semifinals |
| 2019 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 42 | 49 | 3rd | Runners-up |
| 2020 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 24 | 33 | 3rd | Semifinals |
| 2021 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 30 | 3rd | Semifinals |
| 2022 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 27 | 37 | 3rd | Semifinals |
| 2023 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 15 | 40 | 3rd | Runners-up |
| 2024 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 53 | 2nd | Winners |
| 2025 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 45 | 24 | 7th | Did not qualify |
References
edit- ↑ "수원시, 여섯 번째 여자 실업 축구팀 창단" [In Suwon, foundation of sixth women's works football team]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 7 August 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ↑ Kim, Jong-ryuk (23 May 2008). "6개팀 참가 여자축구리그 내년 출범...연중리그제 변신" [Women's football league to launch next year with six teams... change to a year-round league]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ↑ "수원FMC 女실업축구 우승" [Suwon FMC women's works football champions]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 1 October 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ↑ Oh, Hae-won (4 November 2019). "수원도시공사, 9년 만에 WK리그 챔프전 진출" [Suwon UDC reach WK League championship final for first time in nine years]. No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "박길영 수원FC 위민 감독, "새출발한 수원 여자축구...우승 전력 만들겠다"". joongboo.com (in Korean). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ↑ Yoo, Jee-ho (24 May 2022). "Ex-Chelsea FC Women star Ji So-yun signs with S. Korean club Suwon". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ Bulley, Jim (26 May 2022). "Ji So-yun's arrival could help WK League get the attention it deserves". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ Cristobal, Jacob (24 January 2024). "Ji So-yun officially joins Seattle Reign FC". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ Choi, Taylor (6 January 2026). "Chelsea legend Ji So-yun makes comeback to Suwon FC Women in pursuit of championship glory". Queensfield. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "수원FC, WK리그 챔피언결정전 우승…1, 2차전 합계 3–2 승(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ↑ Paik, Ji-hwan (12 November 2024). "With Red Angels' reign finally over, Suwon FC claim WK League Championship". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Suwon FC secure qualification for AWCL knockout tournament". WK League News. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Finals set to be a sizzler". The AFC. 29 March 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Suwon to host inter-Korean match in Asian women's club football tournament". The Korea Times. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ Kim, Hyun-hwi (1 July 2021). "수원도시공사와 수원FC, 같은 경기장 다른 분위기" [Suwon UDC and Suwon FC: same stadium, different atmosphere]. Sports Genius (in Korean). Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ Farrell, Andrew (14 March 2023). "Groundhopper's guide to..... Suwon Sports Complex". K League United. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "선수소개" [Players] (in Korean). Suwon FC. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ "코칭스태프" [Coaching staff] (in Korean). Suwon FC. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)