Mungyeong Sangmu WFC

Mungyeong Sangmu
Full nameMungyeong Sangmu Women's Football Club
Founded2007 (2007)
GroundMungyeong Civic Stadium
Capacity4,959
ManagerLee Mi-yeon
LeagueWK League
2025WK League, 6th of 8

Mungyeong Sangmu Women's Football Club (Korean: 문경 상무 여자 축구단) is a South Korean women's football section within the sports division of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, based in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province. The team was founded in 2007 and competes in the WK League, the top division of women's football in South Korea.

History

Following the success of the women's national football team at the 2005 EAFF Women's Football Championship, and alongside plans to expand the female workforce in the military, the Ministry of National Defense announced in 2005 that it was considering establishing a women's football team.[1] The team was established in 2007 and was initially based in Busan.[2] Manager Lee Mi-yeon, appointed in 2008, was the first female coach of a Korean women's works football team.[3]

Sangmu were one of the six teams to participate in the inaugural season of the WK League in 2009.[4]

The team relocated to Boeun County in 2016 and was known as Boeun Sangmu until it moved again, to Mungyeong, in 2023.[5][6]

In 2023, Mungyeong Sangmu, representing South Korea, won the World Military Women's Football Championship. It was the team's first victory at the tournament after finishing as runners-up four times previously.[7]

Recruitment

Because of their military status, they are not allowed to sign any foreign players. All players undergo military training and three years of mandatory service, after which they can apply for long-term service.[8]

Sangmu previously participated in the WK League new players' draft along with the other WK League clubs. In 2015, the team used their first place position in the draft to select Korea international Choe Yu-ri, but Choe refused to join the team, considering it an infringement of her freedom to choose a career.[9] In response to Choe's protest, the Korea Women's Football Federation revised the rules so that only willing applicants could be selected by the military team.[10]

From 2016, players had an opportunity to apply to join Sangmu ahead of the main draft, and any players not picked by the team were automatically included in the draft.[11]

Stadium

Although the team was originally based in Busan, when the WK League instituted a home-and-away system for the first time in the 2015 season Sangmu could not reach an agreement with the local government in Busan. Although the team was known as Busan Sangmu, they played their home matches at Boeun Public Stadium in North Chungcheong Province.[12] From the 2016 season onwards the team officially relocated to Boeun and changed their name accordingly, continuing to use the same stadium.[5]

The team moved again in 2023 to Mungyeong in North Gyeongsang Province, using Mungyeong Civic Stadium as their home ground.[6] The multi-purpose stadium was built in 1983 and has a total capacity of 4,959, although not all seating is used during WK League matches.[13] The stadium does not have floodlights, so Mungyeong Sangmu's home matches are held in the afternoon, rather than in the evening in line with other WK League fixtures.[14] The electronic scoreboard was replaced in 2024, and Mungyeong City expressed the intention to install floodlights ahead of the 2025 season to allow for evening matches and improve the atmosphere at home matches.[15][16]

Current squad

As of 6 March 2026[17]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  KOR Seo In-gyeong (vice-captain)
6 DF  KOR Kim Ji-won
7 DF  KOR Song Da-hui
8 MF  KOR Kwon Hah-nul (captain)
9 FW  KOR Yang Seo-young
10 FW  KOR Kwon Da-eun
12 MF  KOR Park Yea-na
13 FW  KOR Kim Hye-jeong (vice-captain)
14 FW  KOR Lee A-reum
15 MF  KOR Jung Eun-jin
16 DF  KOR Yoon Chae-hyun
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  KOR Park Hyun-a
18 GK  KOR Jo A-ra
19 FW  KOR Kim Tae-yang
20 DF  KOR Jeon Min-ju
21 MF  KOR Noh Jin-young
22 DF  KOR Lee Sun-bin
23 GK  KOR Ha Ji-hee
24 DF  KOR Byun Hye-jin
27 MF  KOR Lee Se-ran
28 DF  KOR Kim Ryun-gyeong
29 GK  KOR Lee Ha-gyeong

Honours

Season-by-season records

Season WK League regular season Position Playoffs
P W D L GF GA Pts
2009 20 4 6 10 21 39 18 5th Did not qualify
2010 20 3 3 14 24 42 12 6th Did not qualify
2011 21 11 2 8 30 32 35 4th Did not qualify
2012 21 2 4 15 25 53 10 8th Did not qualify
2013 24 2 7 15 22 43 13 7th Did not qualify
2014 24 4 6 14 23 45 18 6th Did not qualify
2015 24 3 2 19 22 66 11 7th Did not qualify
2016 24 1 5 18 13 53 8 7th Did not qualify
2017 28 3 4 21 22 63 13 8th Did not qualify
2018 28 3 7 18 18 59 16 7th Did not qualify
2019 28 8 6 14 22 36 30 6th Did not qualify
2020 21 2 1 18 21 52 7 8th Did not qualify
2021 21 5 7 9 16 30 22 6th Did not qualify
2022 21 4 4 13 16 35 16 6th Did not qualify
2023 21 5 6 10 20 38 21 6th Did not qualify
2024 28 4 7 17 24 45 19 7th Did not qualify
2025 28 8 8 12 35 37 32 6th Did not qualify

References

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  2. ^ Choi, Kyung-un (18 January 2007). "상무 "부산 연고 女軍축구단 창단"" [Military sports unit "establishing women's football team based in Busan"]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ Yoon, Hee-young (29 March 2008). "언니 같은 감독님" [A sister-like manager]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ Kim, Jong-ryuk (23 May 2008). "6개팀 참가 여자축구리그 내년 출범...연중리그제 변신" [Women's football league to launch next year with 6 teams... change to year-round league]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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  6. ^ a b Kim, Kwi-hyuk (25 March 2023). "'보은상무-문경상무' 이미연 감독이 밝힌 연고지 이전 후 가장 큰 차이는?" ['Boeun Sangmu-Mungyeong Sangmu' - what's the biggest difference after relocation according to manager Lee Mi-yeon]. sports-g.com (in Korean). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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  9. ^ Park, Rin (14 January 2023). "Veteran striker Choe Yu-ri is ready for the Women's World Cup". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  10. ^ Im, Sung-il (3 December 2015). "축구하려면 여자도 군대 가야 한다고?... 이런 '비극'없앤다" [Women have to enlist in order to play football? ... putting a stop to this 'tragedy']. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  11. ^ Im, Sung-il (17 December 2015). "WK리그, '최유라 사태' 방지 위해 부산상무 희망자 받는다" [WK League: Busan Sangmu will receive applications to avoid another 'Choe Yu-ri incident']. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved 26 August 2025 – via Naver Sports.
  12. ^ Joo, Kyung-don; Kim, Min-gyu (15 March 2015). "Critical season for women's football to kick off". JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
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  14. ^ "Stadium guide: Mungyeong Civic Stadium". WK League News. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  15. ^ Lee, Sung-il (25 August 2024). "문경시민운동장 전광판 전면 교체된다" [Mungyeong Civic Stadium's electronic scoreboard replaced]. Mungyeong News (in Korean). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
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