History
Jeju United FC was founded on 17 December 1983, as Yukong Football Club, owned and financially supported by the Sunkyoung Group's subsidiary Yukong (Currently SK Group's SK Energy), with Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi as its franchise and Kokkiri (Kokkiri means elephant) as its mascot. The club has lifted the Championship on only one occasion in 1989.
A founding member of the K-League in 1983, Jeju United have undergone several hardships over the years and have struggled to make a serious impact in the Korean Professional Football League.
At the end of 1995 the side moved from the Dongdaemun Stadium in Seoul to the Mokdong Stadium on the western edge of Seoul, as part of K-League's decentralization policy. This policy was carried out due to two reasons. In 1995, Korea was under bidding for 2002 FIFA World Cup. So first reason is that KFA and K-League want to build a soccer-specific stadium in Seoul and second reason is that KFA and K-League want to spread football fever to the provinces. Three clubs based in Seoul – Yukong Kokkiri, LG Cheetahs, and Ilhwa Chunma – didn't accept this policy, so the Seoul government gave an eviction order to the three clubs. However they guaranteed that if clubs built a soccer-specific stadium in Seoul, they could have a Seoul franchise and return to Seoul. As a result, the three clubs were evicted from Seoul to other cities; Yukong Kokkiri moved to the city of Bucheon, a satellite city of Seoul, 25 km away and became as the "Bucheon Yukong." However, Bucheon din't have a stadium, so they used Mokdong Stadium in Seoul until 2000.
Mid-way through the 1997 season the club rebranded itself as "Bucheon SK" and, at the start of the 2001 season, moved to the Bucheon Stadium.
In 2006, Bucheon SK announced their move to Jeju without any fore notice, renamed themselves "Jeju United FC," and adopted the vacant Jeju World Cup Stadium as their new home ground.
- Franchise Relocation History
| Club Name | City / Area | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Yukong Kokkiri | Seoul+Incheon+Gyeonggi | 1983 |
| Yukong Kokkiri | Seoul | 1984-86 |
| Yukong Kokkiri | Incheon+Gyeonggi | 1987-90 |
| Yukong Kokkiri | Seoul - Dongdaemun Stadium | 1991-95 |
| Bucheon Yukong Bucheon SK |
Seoul - Mokdong Stadium | 1996-00 |
| Bucheon SK | Bucheon - Bucheon Stadium | 2001-05 |
| Jeju United FC | Jeju - Jeju World Cup Stadium | 2006- |
During 1983-1986, K-League didn't have home and away system, so franchise relocations were meaningless at that time. Bucheon SK held all home matches at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul until 2000, because Bucheon Stadium was under construction
On January 3, 2008, Jeju appointed Arthur Bernardes for new manager.
On October 14, 2009, Arthur Bernardes announced his resignation due to Jeju's bad form in the K-League.
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