NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ilhwa chunma

Founded in 1989, the Ilhwa Chunma club is the most successful K-League club in terms of Championship victories with six league crowns. Controversy has followed the club however because of the Unification Movement ownership. Image File history File links Seongnam_ilhwa. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seongnam is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Gyeonggi is the most populous province in South Korea. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... The Korea Professional Soccer League, more commonly known today as the K-League was founded in 1983 with five member clubs, and is the oldest professional football league in Asia. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... shorts of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... shorts of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Korea Professional Soccer League, more commonly known today as the K-League was founded in 1983 with five member clubs, and is the oldest professional football league in Asia. ... The term Moonies refers to members of Sun Myung Moons controversial Unification Movement. ...

The club began life playing at the Dongdaemun Stadium in Seoul, but after winning their third consecutive title in 1995 the league officials declared that all of the three sides based in the capital had to leave, so the club moved down to Cheonan. Dongdaemun Stadium, in Seoul, South Korea, comprises a soccer field, a baseball park, and other sports facilities. ... Seoul (ì„œìš¸, â–¶(?)) is the capital of South Korea and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. ... Cheonan is a city in South Chungcheong province, South Korea. ...

Several unsuccessful seasons followed, and when they finished bottom of the league for the second time in 1999, the club moved up to the Seoul satellite city of Seongnam and renamed themselves Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. The move worked out perfectly, as the rejuvenated club went on to win the 2001, 2002 and 2003 K-League championships. Seongnam is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... The Korea Professional Soccer League, more commonly known today as the K-League was founded in 1983 with five member clubs, and is the oldest professional football league in Asia. ...

A disappointing 2004 campaign saw them meekly relinquish their title, but they reached the final of the Asian Champions League where, despite winning the away leg 3-1, they lost the home leg 5-0 to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad and lost the tie 6-3 on aggregate. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Asian Champions League Logo The AFC Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between club Champions and cup winners of the top 14 Asian leagues. ... The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country on the Arabian Peninsula. ... Al-Ittihad is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. ...

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The Korean FA Cup is a national cup knockout competition involving K-League, K2 League and various amateur clubs. ... Asian Champions League Logo The AFC Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between club Champions and cup winners of the top 14 Asian leagues. ... The Asian Super Cup was an annual competition between the winners of the Asian Champions Cup and the Asian Cup Winners Cup. ...

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