Asan Mugunghwa Football Club () was a South Korean football club based in Asan. The club's players were South Korean professional footballers who were serving their mandatory two-year military duty.
History Founding and Police FC era Founded as National Police Department FC in 1961, the club changed its name to Seoul Police Department FC in 1962 then back to its original name in 1967. During its history, it won a number of competitions such as the Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament and the Korea Semi-Professional Football League in the 1960s before being dissolved in November 1967. The club was reinstated in 1996, and it partly consisted of players serving their compulsory two-year military duty, similar to the other military club, Sangju Sangmu.
Professionalization and Ansan era (2013–2016) In 2013, Police FC joined the K League Challenge.
In February 2014, Police FC was based in Ansan (Ansan Wa~ Stadium) and renamed as Ansan Police FC.
In January 2016, the club's name was changed to Ansan Mugunghwa FC. Mugunghwa is the Korean word for the flowering plant hibiscus syriacus, which is South Korea's national flower, a profound cultural emblem and a symbol of the Korean Police.
Asan era (2017–2019) After the 2016 season, Ansan Mugunghwa moved to the unrelated Asan, becoming Asan Mugunghwa FC. Per K League policies, the new team did not take over the records and history of the previous one and was registered as a different team. Asan Mugunghwa were disbanded in 2019 to make way for another team, Chungnam Asan FC, which have no ties to the police at all.
Club name history 1996–2013: Police FC 2014–2015: Ansan Police FC 2016: Ansan Mugunghwa FC 2017–2019: Asan Mugunghwa FC
Honours Asan Mugunghwa (2017–2019) K League 2 Winners (1): 2018
Ansan Mugunghwa (2014–2016) K League Challenge Winners (1): 2016
Police FC (1996–2013) K League Challenge Runners-up (1): 2013 National Semi-Professional Football League Winners (1): 2002 Fall
Managers No. Name From To Season(s) Yu Dong-chun 1996/03/29 2001/03/07 Kim Ki-bok 2001/03/07 ? Park Dae-je 2005/11/03 ? Cho Dong-hyun 2010/10/12 2015/01/13 Lee Heung-sil 2015/01/13 2016/10/31 Song Sun-ho 2016/12/08 2017/11/29 Park Dong-hyuk 2017/11/29 2019/12/31
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