Pohang Steelers

Pohang Steelers
Full nameFootball Club Pohang Steelers
포항 스틸러스 프로축구단
Founded1 April 1973 (1 April 1973)
(as POSCO FC)
GroundPohang Steel Yard
Capacity17,443
OwnerPOSCO
ChairmanShin Young-gwon
ManagerPark Tae-ha
LeagueK League 1
2024K League 1, 6th of 12
Websitewww.steelers.co.kr

The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The Steelers were founded on 1 April 1973 as POSCO FC, named after the steel company POSCO, which still owns the club today. They are one of South Korea's most successful teams, having won the K League five times and the AFC Champions League three times.