Bucheon FC 1995
| Full name | Bucheon Football Club 1995 | ||
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| Founded | 2007[1] | ||
| Ground | Bucheon Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 34,456 | ||
| Owner | Bucheon Government | ||
| Chairman | Jang Deog-cheon (Mayor of Bucheon) | ||
| Manager | Lee Young-min | ||
| League | K League 1 | ||
| 2025 | K League 2, 3rd of 14 (promoted via play-offs) | ||
| Website | bfc1995.com | ||
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Bucheon Football Club 1995 (Korean: 부천FC 1995) is a South Korean professional football club based in Bucheon that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. The club was founded in 2007 by a group of former Bucheon SK supporters after its move to Jeju in early 2006.
History
Within weeks of the relocation of Bucheon SK, fans started a movement to form a brand new team in Bucheon, with an initial goal of creating a team to participate in the 2007 Korea National League season. The financial requirements for entry to the National League were so great and that, coupled with the launch of the K3 League in 2007, led to them readjusting their target and focusing on entry to the K3 League in 2008.
During the course of 2007, deals with several major sponsors, including Sportstoto, Daum and SK Energy, were negotiated. On 25 October 2007, the club's name, Bucheon FC 1995, was announced, and the club was officially founded on 1 December.
Bucheon FC 1995 became a professional club and got an approval to join the second tier K League Challenge on 5 December 2012. In their first season as a professional club, they finished in seventh place.[2]
In the 2025 K League 2 season, the club finished third in the regular season and then went on to defeat K League 1 side Suwon FC in the promotion-relegation play-offs to win promotion to the top flight for the first time.[3]
Club culture
Bucheon's supporters' group is called Hermes, which started as supporters of Bucheon SK.[4]
The club has a heated local rivalry with Incheon United, with whom they contest the '032 derby', with the name owing to their shared calling code (032).[5] They are also one of the several South Korean phoenix clubs contesting 'relocation derbies' with clubs that once played in their city, and they contest their relocation derby with Jeju SK.[6]
Players
Current squad
- As of 17 November 2025[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Backroom staff
Coaching staff
- Manager: Lee Young-min
- Head coach: Min Young-ki
- Goalkeeping coach: Kim Ji-un
- Playing coach: Ko Kyung-min
- Physical coach: Kim Hyung-rok
Support staff
- Scout: Jo Beom-seok
- Analyst: Lee Tae-shik
- Team manager: Jo Yong-hoon
- Interpreter: Kang Saet-byul
- Physical therapist: Choi Hwan-seok
- Medical trainers: Yoo Ho-jun, Jang Woo-hyuk
Source: Official website[8]
Records
Season-by-season
| Season | Division | Tms. | Pos. | Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | K3 League | 16 | 13 | — |
| 2009 | K3 League | 17 | 4 | — |
| 2010 | Challengers League | 18 | 7 | Second round |
| 2011 | Challengers League | 16 | 8 | First round |
| 2012 | Challengers League | 18 | 8 | First round |
| 2013 | K League Challenge | 8 | 7 | Second round |
| 2014 | K League Challenge | 10 | 10 | Third round |
| 2015 | K League Challenge | 11 | 5 | Round of 32 |
| 2016 | K League Challenge | 11 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 2017 | K League Challenge | 10 | 5 | Round of 16 |
| 2018 | K League 2 | 10 | 8 | Third round |
| 2019 | K League 2 | 10 | 4 | Third round |
| 2020 | K League 2 | 10 | 8 | Second round |
| 2021 | K League 2 | 10 | 10 | Third round |
| 2022 | K League 2 | 11 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 2023 | K League 2 | 13 | 5 | Second round |
| 2024 | K League 2 | 13 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 2025 | K League 2 | 14 | 3 ↑ | Semi-finals |
| 2026 | K League 1 | 12 |
- Colour key
| Promoted ↑ | Relegated ↓ |
References
- ^ Official Club Profile at K League Website Archived 2014-04-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
- ^ "Summary – 2013 K League 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Kim, Young-joon (8 December 2025). "Bucheon FC Secures First-Ever Promotion to K League 1". The Chosun Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "부천FC 서포터즈 '헤르메스', 청소년 도박 근절 위해 기부금 360만 원 전달". kgnews.co.kr (in Korean). 6 August 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "'032 더비 부활' 인천유나이티드, 부천FC 원정서 선두 수성 도전". Incheon Today (in Korean). 25 April 2025. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "[SPO 현장] 제주-부천, 서울-안양...2026년 K리그1, 굵직한 '연고지 더비' 2개가 펼쳐진다 → 수원 더비는 2부에서!". SPOTV NEWS (in Korean). 8 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "선수단". Bucheon FC 1995 (in Korean). Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "코칭스태프" [Coaching staff]. Bucheon FC 1995 (in Korean). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)