Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC

Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Dolphin Football Club (Korean: 울산 현대미포조선 돌고래 축구단) was a South Korean football club based in Ulsan.^[1] The club competed in the Korea National League between 2003 and 2016 and was owned and operated by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. They played their home games at the 19,471-capacity Ulsan Stadium.^[2]

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC

Full name	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Dolphin Football Club 울산 현대미포조선 돌고래 축구단
Founded	1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Dissolved	2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Ground	Ulsan Stadium
Capacity	19,471
Owner	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded in 1998 as the works team of Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, a global shipbuilding company, and joined the Korea National League in 2003. They have won the National League seven times (2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016). After the 2016 season, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard announced that they would no longer fund the team, and the club was subsequently dissolved.

Honours

• Korea National League
  • Winners (7): 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
• Korean FA Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2005
• Korea National League Championship
  • Winners (3): 2004, 2011, 2016
  • Runners-up (4): 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015
• Korean National Football Championship
  • Winners (1): 2000
• Korean President's Cup
  • Winners (2): 2005, 2008

Season-by-season records

Season	Korea National League											Korean FA Cup	League Cup	Top scorer (league goals)	Manager
	Stage	Teams	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position
1999	No competition											Round of 16	N/A	No competition	Cho Dong-hyun
2000												Round of 16
2001												Second round
2002												Round of 16
2003	First stage	10	9	5	2	2	13	7	+6	17	2nd	Round of 16	N/A	Kim Joon-hyup (6)
	Second stage	10	9	3	4	2	11	5	+6	13	4th
2004	First stage	10	9	6	3	0	19	7	+12	21	2nd	First round	Winners	Yang Ji-hoon (7)
	Second stage	10	9	5	4	0	19	7	+12	19	2nd
2005	First stage	11	10	6	3	1	25	15	+10	21	2nd	Runners-up	Semi-final	Kim Young-ki (10)
	Second stage	11	10	3	3	4	13	14	−1	12	8th
2006	First stage	11	10	6	1	3	23	17	+6	19	4th	Round of 16	Runners-up	Kim Young-hoo (19)	Choi Soon-ho
	Second stage	11	10	7	1	2	25	13	+12	22	2nd
2007	First stage	12	11	8	1	2	20	7	+13	25	1st	Quarter-final	Quarter-final	Kim Young-hoo (9)
	Second stage	12	11	6	4	1	20	11	+9	22	2nd
	Playoff	2	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	6	Champions
2008	First stage	14	13	11	2	0	29	8	+21	35	1st	Round of 16	Group round	Kim Young-hoo (31)
	Second stage	14	13	7	3	3	40	25	+15	24	4th
	Playoff	4	3	1	2	0	5	2	+3	5	Champions
2009	First stage	14	13	4	3	6	18	17	+1	15	9th	Round of 32	Quarter-final	Choi Chul-woo (7)	Cho Min-kuk
	Second stage	13	12	6	3	3	21	14	+7	21	4th
2010	First stage	15	14	5	5	4	18	14	+4	20	9th	Round of 32	Runners-up	Alex (9)
	Second stage	15	14	7	3	4	22	10	+12	24	6th
2011	—	14	26	17	2	7	53	34	+19	53	1st	Round of 32	Winners	Danilo (10)
	Playoff	6	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4	Champions
2012	—	14	26	15	4	7	61	30	+31	49	2nd	Round of 32	Runners-up	Lee Jae-min (12)
	Playoff	6	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0	3rd

See also

• Ulsan Hyundai FC
• List of football clubs in South Korea

References

1. "Korea Republic – Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Dolphins FC – Summary". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
2. "Korea Republic – Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Dolphins FC – Venue". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 December 2023.