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Founded: 1983 Location: Busan Stadium: Busan Asiad Stadium Capacity: 53,864 Website: www.busanipark.co.kr Club manager: Hwang Sun-hong Colours: red, white & black shirts, black shorts, red socks |
K-League: 1984, 1987, 1991, 1997 FA Cup: 2004 Asian Club Championsip: 1986 |
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Playing in the southern port city of Busan, South Korea's 2nd biggest city, Busan I'Park have long established themselves as a major side in the Korean league. They enjoyed much success during the initial stages of the K-league and were one of the most powerful clubs until the mid 1990s. Scottish manager Ian Porterfield was entrusted with the task of rebuilding the club when he was appointed at the end of 2002, and the 2004 FA Cup win was a catalyst for a reasonably successful 2005 season. Champions in the first stage of the K-League, the club reached the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League before losing out to Incheon United in the championship semi-finals to Incheon United. Porterfield's resignation early in the 2006 season saw him replaced by Swiss coach Andre Egli, but he spent just over a year in the position before he too tendered his resignation. Former Korean U20 manager Park Sung-hwa spent a considerably less amount of time in the position, as the man appointed to replace Egli took charge of Busan for just one game before leaving for the Korean Olympic team job. |
Busan Asiad Stadium
| GETTING THERE Busan is the 2nd-largest city in South Korea, and is a port city on the south coast of the peninsula. The Busan Asiad stadium is located outside of the city centre area but is accessible by public transport. By bus: Busan Bus Terminal |
