Paju Frontier FC (), formerly Paju Citizen Football Club () is a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Paju. The club was founded in 2012 and plays in K League 2, the second tier of men's football in South Korea.
History
Amateur years (2012-2019) The club was founded in February 2012 as Paju Citizen FC and played its first match in the third tier Challengers League the following month. In its inaugural season, Paju Citizen progressed to the Challengers League championship semi-final. The following year, the club beat Hwaseong FC in the semi-final but lost in the final to defending champions Pocheon Citizen to finish as runners-up.
In 2017, when the league was restructured, the club participated in the K3 League Advanced. Paju finished in 11th place and was relegated to the 2018 K3 League Basic, where it finished in second place to earn promotion back to the K3 League Advanced the following year. The 2019 season saw Paju Citizen compete in the final iteration of the K3 League Advanced before the league system underwent another restructuring ahead of the 2020 season.
Semi-professional era (2020-2025) With the establishment of the new semi-professional K3 League and K4 League system, Paju joined the K4 League in 2020. They earned promotion to the 2021 K3 League as the inaugural K4 champions. Paju were runners-up in K3 in 2022.
Professional era (2026-) In August 2025, the K League board of directors approved Paju's membership, paving the way for the club to become fully professional and join K League 2 from the 2026 season. In October 2025, it was announced that Gerard Nus would manage Paju FC from 2026, marking his return to South Korea after 14 years elsewhere. The following month, Paju Citizen officially changed its name to Paju Frontier as part of a rebranding exercise in anticipation of its first season in the second division. On 16 January 2026, Paju Frontier received final approval membership from the K League, confirming its participation in the 2026 K League 2. Colours and crest
On 24 November 2025, Paju Frontier revealed a new crest, featuring 20 cosmos representing the 20 administrative districts of Paju, and a pigeon, the official representative animal of the city.
The club's colours are 'Frontier Blue' and 'Cosmos Pink'.
Stadium Paju's home ground is Paju Stadium, a multi-purpose bowl stadium that seats 20,000. The club's training ground is the Paju National Football Center, previously the training ground of the South Korea national football team.
Current squad As of 22 September 2026.
Out on loan
Backroom staff
Coaching staff
Manager: Gerard Nus Assistant manager: Ramon Ferrer Goalkeeping coach: Kim Beom-soo Coach: Jay Son Physical coach: Sergio Carlos
Managerial history Joo Deok-jeung (2012) Oh Won-jae (2013) Kim Chul (2014–2015) Jeon Jeong-seon (2015–2017) Jeon Seong-hoon (2018) Lee Eun-no (2019–2023) Oh Beom-seok (2024) Lee Eun-no (2025) Gerard Nus (2026–)
Honours K3 League Runner-up (1): 2022 K4 League Winner (1): 2020 Challengers League / K3 League Winner (0): Runner-up (1): 2013 Third place (1): 2012 K3 League Basic Runner-up (1): 2018
Season-by-season records Season Teams Tier League Placement League Cup FA Cup Manager 2012 18 3 K3 Challengers League Semifinal 25 15 5 5 61 34+27 50 - DNQ Cho Deok-jeung 2013 184 K3 Challengers LeagueRunner-up↑ 16 1 4 2 38 14+24 34 - Second Round Oh Won-Jae 2014 18 K3 Challengers League Playoff 25 13 8 4 45 23+22 47 - First Round 2015 18 K3 League Playoff 25 15 4 6 56 22+34 48.5 - Second Round 2016 20 K3 League 7th 19 10 4 5 47 24+23 34 - Third Round 2017 12 K3 Advanced 11th 22 6 6 10 22 31-9 24 - Third Round 2018 11 5 K3 Basic2nd 20 14 1 4 40 10+30 43 - Third Round Jeong Seong-hoon 2019 124 K3 Advanced6th 22 11 2 9 30 26 +4 35 - Round of 16 Oh Won-jae 2020 13 K4 LeagueWinners↑ 24 16 5 3 42 27+15 53 None Second Round 2021 153 K3 League 10th 28 8 11 9 32 36-4 35 None Second Round 2022 16 K3 League2nd 30 15 11 4 43 29+14 56 None Second Round 2023 15 K3 League 7th 28 11 5 12 32 27+5 38 None Round of 16 2024 16 K3 League 8th 30 11 9 10 30 300 42 None Second Round Oh Beom-seok 2025 15 K3 League10th ↑ 28 10 6 12 27 32-5 36 None Second Round Lee Eun-no
References
External links Official website