Hallelujah FC is a defunct South Korean football club. The club was officially founded on 20 December 1980 as the first professional football club in South Korea.
History Hallelujah FC was founded in 1980 by Choi Soon-Young, then president of the Korea Football Association. It consisted of Christian (Catholic or Protestant) footballers and coaches. Hallelujah FC won the inaugural Korea Super League title in 1983. After 1985, Hallelujah FC became an amateur club dedicated to missionary work.
Hallelujah FC was dissolved in August 1998 due to the Asian financial crisis.
Honours
Domestic competitions League K League Classic Winners (1): 1983
Cups National Football Championship Runners-up (5): 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 President's Cup Winners (1): 1988 Runners-up (1): 1994 International/Invitational Queen's Cup Winners (1): 2009
Notable players Park Sang-in Lee Young-woo Choi Jong-duk
See also Goyang Hi FC
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