K League 1 Teams

Gwangju FC

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Overview

Gwangju FC was founded in 2010 as K League 1’s 16th club, a citizen-owned team with no parent company. Its founding capital was raised through a public share offering to local citizens.

The club was relegated to the second division in 2012, the first year K League introduced its promotion-relegation system, but clawed its way back to the top flight just three years later after consecutive promotion playoff wins in 2014.

The club’s home ground is Gwangju World Cup Stadium.

Gwangju FC is a K League 1 professional football club based in Gwangju. Their home stadium is Gwangju World Cup Stadium.

Seating Guide

Gwangju FC relocated its home ground from Gwangju Football Stadium to Gwangju World Cup Stadium (about 43,000 seats) in March 2025. A curved roof shaped after the ridgeline of Mudeungsan mountain covers 60% of the seats, while the remaining 40% is uncovered. As a multi-purpose venue with a running track, the pitch feels somewhat farther from the stands than at a football-only stadium.

Tickets

Tickets for this club are sold through Ticketlink. Use the button below to find and book your match.

Book tickets on Ticketlink

This site is Korean-only — here's how to get through it

On the ticket site, click your desired game date.
Choose a seating zone — see the price table above for each zone.
Sign up or log in (many sites accept your passport name in English).
Pick your seat and complete the payment.
Phone verification (SMS) may not accept foreign numbers — if so, most stadiums still sell same-day tickets at the box office, as long as the game isn't sold out.

Tip: in Chrome, right-click the page and choose "Translate to English" to read button labels instantly.

Food Nearby

Around the stadium you’ll typically find simple food stalls and food trucks, and a short walk will take you into Gwangju’s wider restaurant district. It’s a good idea to check a map app in advance for exact locations.

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Cheering Culture

Gwangju FC’s supporters, ‘Bitgoeul’ (an old nickname for the city of Gwangju), carry on nearly 20 years of cheering tradition, having inherited most of their anthems directly from ‘1980,’ the supporters’ group of the club’s military-team predecessor, Gwangju Sangmu.

📍 Getting There

Gwangju World Cup Stadium (광주월드컵경기장) · 광주광역시 서구 금화로 240

Tap the button below to see transit and taxi directions (with fare estimates) from your current location to the stadium, via Naver Map.

💡 Insider Tips

🚌 Getting Around

The nearest subway station, Ssangchon, is still 2.5km from the stadium, so a bus is better than walking. Get off at the “World Cup Stadium” stop right in front of the stadium (buses Maewol06, 16, 26, Cheomdan20, Songam74) or the “Yeomju Gymnasium” stop (7-minute walk, bus Songam47). From Gwangju Airport, take bus Cheomdan20 (about 46 minutes); from Gwangju-Songjeong Station, take Line 1 plus bus Maewol16 (about 44 minutes).

🎟️ Tickets

Book through Ticketlink’s reserved-seating system. As of the 2026 season, adult online prices are 15,000 won for E-section, 17,000 won for N/S sections, and 18,000 won for W-section. Since March 2025 the club has played at the roughly 43,000-seat Gwangju World Cup Stadium, moving from its former football-only ground; a curved roof modeled on the ridgeline of Mudeungsan mountain covers 60% of the seats.

💡 Insider Tips

Behind the flex seating on the N side, there’s an F&B stand called “Potato Island” (beer and snacks) and a small merchandise store.