Founding and Police FC era Founded as
National Police Department FC in 1961, the club changed its name to
Seoul Police Department FC in 1962 then back to its original name in 1967. During its history, it won a number of competitions such as the
Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament and the
Korea Semi-Professional Football League in the 1960s before being dissolved in November 1967. The club was reinstated in 1996, and it partly consisted of players serving their compulsory two-year military duty, similar to the other military club,
Sangju Sangmu.
Professionalization and Ansan era (2013–2016) In 2013, Police FC joined the
K League Challenge. In February 2014, Police FC was based in
Ansan (
Ansan Wa~ Stadium) and renamed as Ansan Police FC. In January 2016, the club name was changed to Ansan Mugunghwa FC. The Korean word Mugunghwa means
hibiscus syriacus and is the symbol of the
Korean Police.
Asan era (2017–2019) After the 2016 season, Ansan Mugunghwa moved to the unrelated
Asan, becoming Asan Mugunghwa FC. Per K League policies, the new team did not take over the records and history of the previous one and was registered as a different team. Asan Mugunghwa were disbanded in 2019 to make way for another team,
Chungnam Asan FC, which have no ties to the police at all.
Club name history • 1996–2013: Police FC • 2014–2015: Ansan Police FC • 2016: Ansan Mugunghwa FC • 2017–2019: Asan Mugunghwa FC ==Honours==