Pyeongchang Football Club () was a former South Korean football club based in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon-do. The club was founded in 2008 as Gwangju Gwangsan and last played in the K3 League Basic until dissolved in 2019, which was then the fourth tier of football in South Korea.
History
Gwangju Gwangsan FC was established in 2008 and played in Gwangju until 2014.
Sources regarding their inaugural season are contradictory. Some say Gwangju Gwangsan FC finished first in the league, and were eliminated in the playoffs by Sancheok. Others say Yongin finished first in the league. Whatever their final placing, it allowed them to enter the first round of the following season's Korean FA Cup. In 2009, the team finished 2nd to qualify for the Korean FA Cup again. There were no play-offs during that season.
Over the next few seasons they would finish in or near the bottom half of the table multiple times, and did not play in the Korean FA Cup again until 2012, when all K3 were granted automatic entry.
In 2015, the team relocated to Pyeongchang County and changed their name to Pyeongchang FC. They fared no better and in 2016 they were relegated to the newly created fourth division, K3 League Basic.
Throughout the teams' history, they never managed to progress past the first round of the Korean FA Cup. In 2015, they were automatically entered in to the second round, but failed to progress. Each time they were eliminated by a lower league teams, twice my regional sides and the rest by university sides. Their worst Cup result come in 2018 when Yongin University beat then 7-1.
In 2020, the KFA would merge the semi-professional National League and amateur K3 and K4 leagues. The main criteria for inclusion in the restructured system was financial sustainability, and Pyeongchang FC was one of the teams denied entry. The team initially intended to restructure and enter the 2021 season, but was unable and chose to disband instead.
In 2021, a new team Pyeongchang United FC was established, but they are not recognised as a direct successor, and did not inherit the history of Pyeongchang FC.
Honours Domestic competitions League K3 League Runner-up : (1) 2009
Season by season As Gwangju Gwangsan FC Season Teams League Position FA Cup Notes 2008 16 K3 League 3rd 29 18 3 8 69 36 +33 57 DNQ Qualified for championships play-off 2009 17 K3 League 2nd 32 20 4 8 65 25 +40 64 Round 1 — 2010 18 K3 League 6th in Group B 25 11 3 11 42 39 +3 36 Round 1 — 2011 16 K3 Challengers League 7th in Group B 22 4 5 13 29 55–25 17 DNQ — 2012 18 K3 Challengers League 6th in Group A 25 8 4 13 47 68 –21 28 DNQ — 2013 18K3 Challengers League 8th in Group A 25 6 3 16 27 62–35 21 Round 1 — 2014 18K3 Challengers League 8th in Group B 25 6 7 12 38 40–2 25 Round 1 —
As Pyeongchang FC Season Teams League Position FA Cup Notes 2015 18 K3 League 6th 25 8 2 15 36 46 –10 26 2nd Round — 2016 20 K3 League 14th 19 5 3 11 18 39 –21 18 1st Round Relegation 2017 9 K3 Basic 7th 16 5 3 8 27 29 –2 18 1st Round — 2018 11 K3 Basic 8th 20 4 6 10 37 51 –14 18 1st Round — 2019 8 K3 Basic 7th 21 2 4 15 23 66 –43 10 1st Round —
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