Busan IPark

After topping the league for most of the 1983 season, Daewoo finished second in their debut season, losing the title by one point to Hallelujah FC after a goalless draw against Yukong Elephants in the Masan Series. In its second season, the club turned professional, renamed as Daewoo Royals, and clinched its first league title after defeating Yukong Elephants by an aggregate score of 2–1 in the 1984 K League Championship playoff.{{cite web |title=South Korea 1984 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor84.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=1 July 2023 |archive-date=30 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130081249/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor84.html |url-status=live }}

Daewoo Royals headed into the 1986 K League season as continental champions after clinching the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship, becoming the first South Korean side to accomplish this feat after defeating Al-Ahli 3–1 after extra time in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Despite the continental success, the team suffered a poor season and failed to reach the 1986 K League Championship playoff after finishing fourth in the first round of the league and third in the second.

The Royals clinched their second league title after finishing atop the league with 46 points in the 1987 season. They won their third title in 1991 after finishing ten points clear of their nearest rivals that season, Hyundai Horang-i. The Royals' momentum didn't last as the club struggled in subsequent seasons, finishing at or near the bottom of the league.

At the end of the 1995 season, K League sides began the process of "localizing", and the club became known as Pusan Daewoo Royals ({{langx|ko|부산 대우 로얄즈}}) in reference to its city of residence. In 1997, they won their fourth league title, becoming the first team to win the K League Championship four times.

Although the 1998 season marked the emergence of a forward Ahn Jung-hwan, the Royals finished mid-table. The club did however manage to qualify for the 1999 K League Championship playoffs after finishing fourth in the regular season. During the playoffs, the Royals managed to knock out Chunnam Dragons and Bucheon SK to secure the right to face the defending champions, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, but lost in the final 4–2 on aggregate.{{cite web |title=South Korea 1999 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor99.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=1 July 2023 |archive-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209083104/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor99.html |url-status=live }}

As a company-owned club, the Royals' success was invariably linked to the health and success of its owner, Daewoo Corporation. In the early 2000s, the company parted ways with its once-successful sports franchise due to major financial problems that had accumulated since the late 1990s. IPark Construction, the domestic construction division of Hyundai, secured ownership of the club and acquired all of its history and records. The new owners not only renamed the club as Pusan i.cons, but also changed the club's home colours from blue to red and relocated the club from Busan Gudeok Stadium to Busan Asiad Stadium.

Under new ownership, the club rarely challenged for the title, finishing mid-table or near bottom of the league in the 2000s. Aside from winning the Korean FA Cup for the first time in the club's history in 2004 under the guidance of Scottish manager Ian Porterfield (defeating Bucheon SK in a penalty shoot-out), the trophy cabinet remained largely empty.

On the onset of the 2005 season, the owners changed the club's name to Busan I'Park (currently Busan IPark). After winning the first round, Porterfield's Busan side reached the 2005 K-League Championship play-offs, but lost to a traditionally lightweight, but then-inspired Incheon United side led by Chang Woe-ryong.

For the 2008 season, Hwang Sun-hong took over as manager. Although Busan did not win any silverware during his tenure, he did manage to bring in players such as Kim Chang-soo, Jeong Shung-hoon, Yang Dong-hyun and Kim Geun-chul while injecting the team with much needed youth by giving prospects such as Han Sang-woon, Park Hee-do, and Park Jong-woo first team opportunities. In his final season in charge of Busan, Hwang managed to lead his side to the 2010 Korean FA Cup final.

For the 2011 season, the board appointed An Ik-soo to take over from Hwang Sun-Hong who had left to manage his former club, Pohang Steelers. Under An, Busan managed to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2005 after finishing fifth on the league table in the regular season. An's Busan side was knocked out in the first round of the play-offs by Suwon Samsung Bluewings by a familiar scoreline of 1–0.

In February 2012, an adjustment was made to the club's name by dropping an apostrophe making the official name read Busan IPark.

In 2015, after nine successive bottom-half finishes, Busan IPark were relegated to the second-tier K League Challenge for the first time in their history.{{cite web |last1=Duerden |first1=John |title=K-League all OK but not special |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2024/10/600_192515.html |website=The Korea Times |access-date=20 October 2024 |date=6 December 2015}}

Towards the end of the 2016 season, with an immediate return to the K League Classic looking unlikely, IPark moved back to their smaller, previous home ground, the Gudeok Stadium.

Busan IPark had an impressive 2017 season, although this was overshadowed by the death of then-manager Cho Jin-ho with only two weeks remaining in the season. Busan finished runners up in the K League Challenge to Gyeongnam FC, losing only 6 games all season. With caretaker manager, Lee Seung-yub in charge, Busan defeated Asan Mugunghwa, in the playoff semi-final, but lost on penalties after a two-legged final to Sangju Sangmu FC, who became the first K League Classic team to retain their league status via the playoffs. Busan also reached the final of the FA Cup, knocking out higher league opposition in Pohang Steelers, FC Seoul, Jeonnam Dragons and Suwon Bluewings but once again lost over a two-legged final, this time to Ulsan Hyundai.

For the 2018 season in the newly re-branded K League 2, Choi Yun-kyum was appointed manager after previously gaining promotion with Gangwon FC. Busan IPark eventually finished third in the K League 2, but for the second consecutive season lost in the two-legged playoff final, this time to FC Seoul. Despite again failing in their promotion bid, Busan broke numerous attendance records for the K League 2, including over 10,000{{Cite web|url=http://www.kleague.com/ko/content/rleague|title=K LEAGUE / K리그|website=kleague.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-10|archive-date=13 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913210721/http://www.kleague.com/ko/content/rleague|url-status=live}} for the home leg of the playoff final. After failing to get promoted, manager Choi Yun-kyum resigned in the off-season and was replaced by Cho Deok-je. Busan enjoyed a successful 2019 season, with Cho Deok-je implementing an attacking brand of football that saw Busan finish as the top-scoring team in the division. Cho's side were built around young talents such as Kim Moon-hwan, Lee Dong-jun, and Kim Jin-kyu, as well as then national team striker Lee Jung-hyup, veteran midfielder Park Jong-woo, and Brazilian playmaker Rômulo. Busan IPark finished second in the K League 2 behind Gwangju FC, entering the promotion playoffs for the fourth season in a row. After defeating FC Anyang 1–0 at home, Busan faced local rivals Gyeongnam FC in a two-legged final. After a goalless first leg at the Gudeok Stadium, Busan won the away fixture 2–0 to secure their return to Korea's top division for the first time since 2015.

The 2020 season brought quite the opposite feelings, in comparison: the club quickly found itself fighting against relegation, and coach Cho Deok-je eventually left the club in September after a poor run of results. Former Incheon United coach Lee Ki-hyung took over in a caretaker capacity for the remaining four games of the season. After taking four points from his first two games in charge, Busan only needed a single point from either of their final games of the season to guarantee their top flight status for another year. However, despite leading at half-time against both Incheon United and Seongnam FC, Busan lost both games and finished in last place, thus getting relegated back to the K League 2.{{Cite web|last=Marcantonio|first=Tomas|date=2020-12-08|title=2020 Season Review: Busan IPark|url=http://www.kleagueunited.com/2020/12/2020-season-review-busan-ipark.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-20|website=K League United|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208083255/https://www.kleagueunited.com/2020/12/2020-season-review-busan-ipark.html |archive-date=2020-12-08 }}

Because of this major blow, at the start of 2021 Busan's board chose to pursue a general rebuild, which was opened by massive changes in the locker room: a multi-phased trade with Ulsan Hyundai saw Lee Kyu-seong and homegrown rising star Lee Dong-jun depart, in favour of Choi Jun, Park Jeong-in, Lee Sang-heon and Jung Hoon-sung; other prominent players, including Han Ji-ho (who went to Bucheon FC 1995), Kang Min-soo (to Incheon United), Rômulo (to Chengdu), Kim Moon-hwan (who joined MLS club Los Angeles FC) and Kwon Hyeok-kyu (due to military service at Gimcheon Sangmu), left the club as well; the previous year's top scorer and MVP, An Byong-jun, as well as Ahn Joon-soo, Park Min-gyu (on loan), Valentinos Sielis, Domagoj Drožđek and Ryan Edwards, were all brought in.{{Cite web|last=Wilde|first=Todd|date=2021-02-11|title=2021 Busan IPark Season Preview|url=http://www.kleagueunited.com/2021/02/2021-busan-ipark-season-preview.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-20|website=K League United|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211085719/http://www.kleagueunited.com/2021/02/2021-busan-ipark-season-preview.html |archive-date=2021-02-11 }}

The team also had its first permanent foreign manager since 2007, as newcomer Ricardo Peres was appointed, following a conversation between the board and then South Korean national team head coach Paulo Bento, who Peres had worked with for years. Although the young Portuguese manager succeeded in implementing new training strategies at the club and giving young players more chances, he had a controversial relationship with supporters, while the team's results were panned by inconsistency and lack of balance: having the worst defence of the league (with 56 conceded goals) and relying mainly on two players for goals (An Byong-jun and Park Jeong-in), Busan finished fifth in the league and out of the promotion play-offs. Nevertheless, new positives were still taken as backbone player Kim Jin-kyu established himself as one of the best midfielders of the season, while Choi Jun and An Byong-jun were nominated in the league's Best XI, as the latter also won both his second Top Scorer and MVP awards in a row.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Do-won|date=2021-12-05|title=2021 Season Review : Busan IPark|url=http://www.kleagueunited.com/2021/12/2021-season-review-busan-ipark.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-20|website=K League United|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205120113/http://www.kleagueunited.com/2021/12/2021-season-review-busan-ipark.html |archive-date=2021-12-05 }}

In 2012, Busan IPark signed an agreement with Gaesong High School, taking the school's pre-existing football team under the club's umbrella as its under-18 team.{{Cite web |last=Hwang |first=Seok-ha |date=15 November 2024 |title=일제시대부터 ‘우승 DNA’… 개성고 축구부 창단 100주년|language=ko|trans-title='Winning DNA" since the Japanese colonial era... Gaesong High School Football Programme marks 100 years since its foundation |url=http://www.baekyang.or.kr/board/view.asp?B_CATEGORY=0&B_CODE=BOARD_1580425291&IDX=334 |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=baekyang.or.kr}} The team competes in K League Junior, the youth division of K League. IPark were runners-up in the 2013 edition of the tournament.{{Cite web |title=유소년 |trans-title=Youth |url=https://www.kleague.com/youth/junior.do |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=K League}} Since 2015, the club has also operated an under-15 team in affiliation with Nakdong Middle School.{{Cite web |last=Im |first=Sung-il |date=23 October 2015 |title=부산, U-15팀 낙동중 창단… 프로-유소년 교류 확대 기대 |trans-title=Busan establishes U-15 team at Nakdong Middle School.. expected to increase exchange between pro and youth teams |url=https://www.news1.kr/sports/soccer/2466966 |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=News 1 |language=ko}} The club's academy system also operates boys' teams at under-12 and under-9 level.{{Cite web |last=Jung |first=Seung-woo |date=12 December 2024 |title=부산아이파크 유소년 선수단, 해외 전지훈련으로 본격적인 2025시즌 준비 돌입 |trans-title=Busan IPark youth teams thoroughly prepare for 2025 season with overseas training |url=https://biz.chosun.com/sports/football/2024/12/12/IC3E36RZARNJRHNLMAPXKXBU6Y/ |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=Chosun Biz |language=ko}} In 2024, Busan IPark became the first professional club in South Korea to launch an under-15 girls' team, announcing plans to further expand their girls' academy provision with under-12 and under-18 teams in the future.{{Cite web |last=Seo |first=Jung-hwan |date=17 July 2024 |title=부산아이파크 '프로축구단 최초' U15 여자축구팀 창단...엘리트 유소녀 선수 모집 |trans-title=Busan IPark the first professional football club to launch U15 girls' team... now recruiting elite young players |url=https://www.chosun.com/sports/football/2024/07/17/MG5MOBW56JOAKOL6VKVAFV75ZA/ |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=Chosun Ilbo |language=ko}}{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Young-ho |date=17 July 2024 |title=K리그2 부산, U-15 여자축구팀 창단…엘리트 선수 모집 |trans-title=K League 2's Busan establishes U-15 girls' football team, recruiting elite players |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20240717143500007 |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=Yonhap News Agency |language=ko}}

{{updated|9 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.busanipark.com/player/player_list.php|title=선수단|trans-title=Squad|access-date=9 May 2024|website=busanipark.com|publisher=Busan IPark|language=ko}}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=1|nat=KOR|name=Koo Sang-min|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=2|nat=KOR|name=Lee Dong-hoon|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=4|nat=KOR|name=Choi Dong-ryul|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=5|nat=KOR|name=Cho Wi-je|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=6|nat=KOR|name=Lee Dong-soo|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=7|nat=BRA|name=Fessin|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=8|nat=KOR|name=Im Min-hyuk|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=BRA|name=Bruno Lamas|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=BRA|name=Ricardo Lopes|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=KOR|name=Kim Min-seung|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=KOR|name=Lee Seung-gi|pos=MF|}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=KOR|name=Kwak Seung-jo|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=KOR|name=Lee Sang-jun|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=KOR|name=Lee Hyun-gyu|pos=DF|}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=KOR|name=Park Se-jin|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=KOR|name=Lee Han-do|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=KOR|name=Hwang Byeong-geun|pos=GK}}

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{{Fs player|no=22|nat=KOR|name=Choi Ik-jin|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=KOR|name=Sung Ho-yeung|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=KOR|name=Cheon Ji-hyeon|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=25|nat=KOR|name=Park Geon-hee|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=KOR|name=Choi Geon-joo|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=PRK|name=An Byong-jun|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=KOR|name=Kim Hee-seung|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=31|nat=KOR|name=Lee Seung-gyu|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=32|nat=KOR|name=Won Tae-rang|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=33|nat=KOR|name=Lee Jung|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=39|nat=KOR|name=Heo Seung-chan|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=44|nat=KOR|name=Kwon Sung-yoon|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=45|nat=KOR|name=Hwang Jun-ho|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=47|nat=KOR|name=Son Hwi|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=77|nat=KOR|name=Kim Do-hyun|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=97|nat=UZB|name=Mukhammadali Alikulov|pos=DF}}

{{Fs end}}

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12 — Club supporters (the 12th man)

16 — {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Joo-sung, 1987–1999 (winger, attacking midfielder, centre-back)

• Manager: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Jo Sung-hwan
• Head coach: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Yoo Kyoung-youl
• Goalkeeping coach: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Choi Hyun
• Physical coach: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Choi Joon-hyuk
• Coaches: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Choi Jae-soo, {{Flagicon|KOR}} Jo Sung-jin

• Medical trainer: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Kang Hoon
• Physical therapist: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Lee Gwang-dong
• Trainer: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Kim Young-hyun
• Team doctors: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Kim Myeong-jun, {{Flagicon|KOR}} Kim Ho-jun
• Analysts: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Jeon Gon-jae, {{Flagicon|KOR}} Yeo Seong-hyuk
• Interpreter: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Choi Yu-up
• Equipment manager: {{Flagicon|KOR}} Kang Gun-mo

Source: Official website{{Cite web |title=코칭스태프 |trans-title=Coaching staff |url=https://www.busanipark.com/player/coach_list.php|language=ko|access-date=9 May 2024 |publisher=Busan IPark|website=busanipark.com}}

• 1983–1992: Adidas
• 1993–1995: Erima
• 1996–1998: Adidas
• 1999: Fila
• 2000–2003: Nike
• 2004: Kappa
• 2005–2006: Hummel
• 2007–2011: Fila
• 2012–2013: Puma
• 2014–2017: Adidas
• 2018–2021: None (the club used the Adidas uniform sponsored by Kika)
• 2022–2023: Puma
• 2024–present: Mizuno{{cite web |title=Kit Thread: What all 25 K League teams will be wearing in 2024 |url=http://www.kleagueunited.com/2024/01/thread-2024-k-league-kits.html |website=K League United |access-date=17 June 2024 |date=28 February 2024}}

• K League 1
• Winners (4): 1984, 1987, 1991, 1997
• Runners-up (3): 1983, 1990, 1999
• K League 2
• Runners-up (3): 2017, 2019, 2023
• Korean National Semi-Professional Football League
• Winners: 1981 Spring

• Korean FA Cup
• Winners: 2004
• Runners-up (2): 2010, 2017
• Korean League Cup
• Winners (3): 1997, 1997s, 1998s
• Runners-up (5): 1986, 1999s, 2001, 2009, 2011
• Korean National Football Championship
• Winners (2): 1989, 1990 (reserve team)
• Runners-up: 1988
• Korean President's Cup
• Runners-up: 1981
• Korean Super Cup
• Runners-up: 2005

• Asian Club Championship
• Winners: 1985–86

• Afro-Asian Club Championship
• Winners: 1986

• Hawaiian Islands Invitational
• Winners: 2012

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;Key

• W = Winners
• RU = Runners-up
• SF = Semi-final
• QF = Quarter-final
• Ro16 = Round of 16
• Ro32 = Round of 32
• GS = Group stage
• PR = Preliminary round
• 3R = Third round

All results list Busan's goal tally first.

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