Gyeongnam FC was established in 2005 as one of municipal football clubs and became 14th team competing in K-League in 2006. The football club has based its home stadium at Changwon Football Center since the formation. Although this red jersey team has made few glorious seasons apart from the fact that it got second place in FA cup twice, it is well-known as the best team that discovers promising young players and foreign players. Past star players include Ilok Yun, Juyeong Kim, Bitgaram Yun, Lucio, Dongchan Kim and so on.