Paju Frontier FC
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| Full name | Paju Frontier Football Club 파주 프런티어 FC | ||
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| Short name | PJF | ||
| Founded | 16 February 2012 as Paju Citizen | ||
| Ground | Paju Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 23,000 | ||
| Chairman | Lee In-jae (Mayor) | ||
| Manager | Gerard Nus | ||
| League | K League 2 | ||
| 2025 | K3 League, 10th of 15 (promoted) | ||
| Website | http://fc.pajusports.co.kr/ | ||
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Paju Frontier FC (Korean: 파주 프런티어 FC), formerly Paju Citizen Football Club (Korean: 파주 시민 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Paju. The club was founded in 2012 and play in K League 2, the second tier of football in South Korea.
History
[edit]In the 2020 season, Paju Citizen were promoted to K3 as champions of the first edition of the fourth division K4 League.[1]
From 2026, Paju Citizen are switching from semi-pro to professional league in K League 2. On 22 October 2025, Gerard Nus announce official manager of Paju FC from 2026 season participating in K League 2 marking return to South Korea after 14 years.
On 10 November 2025, Paju Citizen announce official change name to Paju Frontier from 2026 season due to participate in K League 2. The club house is Paju National Football Center.
Stadium
[edit]Paju Citizen will play in Paju Stadium.
Honours
[edit]- Challengers League / K3 League
- Winners (0):
- Runners-up (1): 2013
- K4 League
- Winners (1): 2020
Season by season records
[edit]| Season | Teams | Tier | Placement | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | League Cup | FA Cup | Manager |
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| 2012 | 18 | K3 Challengers League | Semifinal | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 50 | - | DNQ |  Cho Deok-jeung
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| 2013 | 18 | K3 Challengers League | Runner-up↑ | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 14 | +24 | 34 | - | Second Round | Oh Won-Jae
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| 2014 | 18 | K3 Challengers League | Playoff | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 47 | - | First Round | |
| 2015 | 18 | K3 League | Playoff | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 22 | +34 | 48.5 | - | Second Round | |
| 2016 | 20 | K3 League | 7th | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 34 | - | Third Round | |
| 2017 | 12 | K3 Advanced | 11th | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 24 | - | Third Round | |
| 2018 | 11 | K3 Basic | 2nd | 20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 10 | +30 | 43 | - | Third Round | Jeong Seong-hoon
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| 2019 | 12 | K3 Advanced | 6th | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 35 | - | Round of 16 | Oh Won-jae
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| 2020 | 13 | K4 League | Winners↑ | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 53 | None | Second Round | |
| 2021 | 15 | K3 League | 10th | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 35 | None | Second Round | |
| 2022 | 16 | K3 League | 2nd | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 56 | None | Second Round | |
| 2023 | 15 | K3 League | 7th | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 38 | None | Round of 16 | |
| 2024 | 16 | K3 League | 8th | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 42 | None | Second Round | Oh Beom-seok
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| 2025 | 15 | K3 League | 10th | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 36 | None | Second Round | Lee Eun-no
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| 2026 | 17 | K League 2 | None | TBD Round |  Gerard Nus
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Current squad
[edit]As of 2 July 2022 [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
[edit]- Joo Deok-jeung (2012)
- Oh Won-jae (2013)
- Kim Chul (2014–2015)
- Jeon Jeong-seon (2015–2017)
- Jeon Seong-hoon (2018)
- Lee Eun-no (2019–2023)
- Oh Beom-seok (2024)
- Lee Eun-no (2025)
- Gerard Nus (2026–)
References
[edit]- ^ Park, Dae-joon (November 23, 2020). "파주시민축구단, K4리그 초대 우승... K3리그로 승격" [Paju Citizen FC first champions of K4 League, promoted to K3]. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "선수단; 선수소개" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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