Gimcheon Sangmu FC
Gimcheon Sangmu FC (Korean: 김천 상무 프로축구단; Hanja: 金泉 尚武 프로蹴球團) is a South Korean professional football club based in Gimcheon that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Sangmu is the sports division of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
| Full name | Gimcheon Sangmu Football Club 김천 상무 프로축구단 | ||
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| Founded | 1984 (as Sangmu FC) 2021 (as Gimcheon Sangmu FC) | ||
| Ground | Gimcheon Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Owner | Gimcheon Government and Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps | ||
| Chairman | Mayor of Gimcheon | ||
| Manager | Chung Jung-yong | ||
| League | K League 1 | ||
| 2023 | K League 2, 1st of 13 (promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Sangmu's playing staff is made up of young South Korean professional footballers serving their compulsory two-year military duty. Fifteen players join up at the start of every season and spend two years with the side before returning to their previous professional club. Sangmu are not allowed to sign any foreign players because of their military status.
This article also includes the predecessor military-based teams – Sangmu FC, Gwangju Sangmu FC and Sangju Sangmu FC – which are still separate legal entities.