After being founded in 1943 by the
Chosen Government Railway as
Chosen Government Railway FC (), the team competed in various semi-professional football competitions throughout decades until they joined the
Korea National League in 2003. In 1948, the club changed its name to Ministry of Transportation FC after Joseon Railways was absorbed into
Ministry of Transportation by the
South Korean government. The club was inactive during the
Korean War and was re-established in 1961 or 1962. It was renamed
National Railroad FC () in 1963 and
Korea Railroad FC () in 1995. In 2004, to comply with Korea National League's club naming policy, the club added the team's location to its name, changing the name to
Incheon Korea Railroad FC (). After Korea National Railroad was renamed to
Korail, the club's name was also changed again to
Incheon Korail FC () during the 2007 season. At the end of the 2013 season, the club has been renamed to Daejeon Korail FC after the team's relocation from
Incheon to
Daejeon. The team played in the Korea National League between 2003 and 2019, when the league merged with the
K3 League. They won the
2005 season with a 4–2 aggregate victory over
Suwon City in the final. In the
Korean FA Cup, the team reached the quarter-finals in 2001 and the semi-finals in 2005. In the
2019 edition, the team reached the final, where they lost 4–0 on aggregate to the
top division side
Suwon Samsung Bluewings. == Honours ==