Paju Frontier FC
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| Full name | Paju Frontier Football Club 파주 프런티어 FC |
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| Short name | PF, PJF |
| Founded | 16 February 2012 as Paju Citizen |
| Ground | Paju Stadium |
| Capacity | 23,000 |
| Chairman | Kim Kyung-il (Mayor of Paju) |
| Manager | Gerard Nus |
| League | K League 2 |
| 2025 | K3 League, 10th of 15 (promoted) |
| Website | http://fc.pajusports.co.kr/ |
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
Paju Citizen were founded in 16 February 2012.
In the 2020 season, Paju Citizen were promoted to K3 as champions of the first edition of the fourth division K4 League.[1]
In 2022, Paju Citizen were good performance and finished runner-up in K3 League.
On 11 August 2025, Paju Citizen are switching from semi-pro to professional league in K League 2 from 2026 season after approve of 4th K League Board meeting. 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.
On 16 January 2026, Paju Frontier announce official confirmation participate in K League 2 after final approval membership in the K League. On 18 January 2026, Paju Frontier announce official first match in K League 2 against Chungnam Asan at Yi Sun-sin Stadium in away games and first home game against Suwon Samsung Bluewings at Paju Stadium.
Colours and crest
On 24 November 2025, Paju Frontier announce official new logo and colour is Frontier Blue and Cosmos Pink for K League 2.
Facilities
Paju Citizen will play in Paju Stadium.
The club plans to take over the Paju National Football Center, the previous training ground of the South Korea national football team.[2]
Honours
- K3 League
- Runner-up (1): 2022
- K4 League
- Winner (1): 2020
- Challengers League / K3 League
- K3 League Basic
- Runner-up (1): 2018
Season-by-season records
| Season | Teams | Tier | League | Placement | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | League Cup | FA Cup | Manager |
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| 2012 | 18 | 3 | K3 Challengers League | Semifinal | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 50 | - | DNQ |  Cho Deok-jeung
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| 2013 | 18 | 4 | 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 | 5 | K3 Basic | 2nd | 20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 10 | +30 | 43 | - | Third Round | Jeong Seong-hoon
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| 2019 | 12 | 4 | 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 | 3 | 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 | 2 | K League 2 | 32 | None | TBD Round |  Gerard Nus
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Current squad
As of 13 February 2026.[3]
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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Backroom staff
Coaching staff
- Manager: Gerard Nus
- Assistant manager: Ramon Ferrer
- Goalkeeping coach: Kim Beom-soo
- Coach: Jay Son
- Physical coach: Sergio Carlos
Managerial history
- 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ CHOSUNBIZ (2025-11-25). "Paju Frontier FC unveils cosmos-inspired emblem and outlines K League 2 plans". CHOSUNBIZ. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ^ "선수소개" [Player introduction]. fc.pajusports.co.kr (in Korean). Paju Frontier FC. Retrieved 21 January 2026.