Dangjin Citizen Football Club () is a semi-professional South Korean football club based in Dangjin, South Chungcheong. The club was founded in 2020 and plays in the K3 League, the third tier of football in South Korea.
History
The first plan to establish a football club in the city emerged in December 2019, when the city of Dangjin announced that it wanted to set up its own franchise. With Dangjing City administration approval, the club was founded and held their founding ceremony on 10 March 2021 to enter the 2021 K4 League season.
In their inaugural season, Dangjin Citizens finished 3rd and gained promotion to via the playoffs to the 2022 K3 League season. The following year they finished last and were subsequently relegated back for the 2023 K4 League season.
Dangjin started the 2023 season strong with 6 win from 7 matches. This included two Korean FA Cup wins. They weren't able to keep up the momentum, but still finished close to the promotion playoff zone. In the Korean FA Cup, Dangjing dispatched K5 League's Gwangju Hwajeong and K3 League's Busan Transportation Corporation FC, but exited in the third round with a 2-1 loss away against Paju Citizen FC.
During the 2024 season, Dangjing was inconsistent, but despite three losses in their previous three matched, they went into the last match of the season with a change to finish in the promotion playoff position. The results was a 6-0 away loss against a surging Seoul Nowon United FC. In a notably congested table, Dangjin finished 8th, equal on points with Seoul Nowon United in the 3rd. In the Korean FA Cup, the team exited in the first round with a 3-1 loss away to Daejeon Korail FC.
The 2025 season started with 2 league wins, a first round Korea Cup exit against K3 League's Gangneung Citizen FC, followed by 2 league losses. The club's first coach, Han Sang-min is still in charge of the team. On 15 November 2025, Dangjin Citizen secure promotion to K3 League from next season due to despite lose in Final matchday and return to their tier after three years absence.
Current squad
Honours
Domestic competitions
League K4 League Champions : 2025 Play-off Promotion : 2021 Winner
Season by season
Season Teams Tier Placement Korea Cup Notes 2021 16 K4 League3rd 30 19 5 6 60 40+20 62 Gained promotion to K3 League via playoffs 2022 16 K3 League16th 30 3 8 19 26 51 -25 17 Second round Relegation to K4 League 2023 17K4 League 7th 30 15 4 11 52 43 +9 49 Third round 2024 13 7th 24 11 1 12 46 47 -1 34 First round 2025 111st 30 16 3 11 72 54 +18 51 First round Promotion to K3 League 2026 14 K3 League 26 TBD round
References
External links Instagram - The team's official Instagram account, more up to date than their home page.