Yangzee FC explained

Clubname:Yangzee
Fullname:Yangzee Football Club
Founded:1967
Dissolved:1970
Owner:Korean Central Intelligence Agency
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Yangzee Football Club (Korean: 양지 축구단) was a South Korean football club.

History

Yangzee was a special football club to aim anti-communism, and was founded by the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) on 29 March 1967, after the North Korea national football team reached the quarter-finals in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Under the then-head of the KCIA Kim Hyong-uk, the club was charged with improving the level of football in South Korea, recruiting the best talent of the time. Participation in the squad took the place of the mandatory military service requirement for Korean nationals, and the players lived and trained at the headquarters of the Intelligence Agency during their time with the team. They also received high salaries and long-term overseas training in return for intensive training. The team dominated the domestic football scene at the time, and in 1969 reached the final of the Asian Club Championship, losing 1–0 to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final. As Kim's grip on power at the Intelligence Agency slipped away, and interest in the football club waned as relations towards North Korea improved, the team was wound up on 17 March 1970.[1] [2]

Managers

Honours

Continental

Runners-up: 1969

Domestic

Champions: 1968

Champions: 1968

Minor competitions

See also

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Notes and References

  1. News: https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=103&oid=079&aid=0002611722. ko:"중앙정보부가 창단한 '양지' 축구단을 아십니까?". ko. 26 June 2014. 13 July 2017. No Cut News.
  2. News: https://sports.news.naver.com/news.nhn?oid=001&aid=0009325452. ko:한국 축구해외 전훈' 양지팀 전설들의 추억. ko. 9 June 2017. 13 July 2017. Yonhap News Agency.