Gijang United FC
| Full name | Gijang United Football Cluba 기장군민축구단 | ||
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| Founded | 9 January 2025 | ||
| Ground | Jeongwan Sports Healing Park | ||
| Capacity | 2200 | ||
| Owner | Gijang County Council | ||
| Chairman | Jeong Jong-bok (Governor of Gijang County) | ||
| Manager | Choi Jin-han | ||
| League | K4 League | ||
| Website | gijangunited.com | ||
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Gijang United FC (Korean: 기장군민축구단) commonly known as Gijang United is a semi-professional South Korean football club based in Gijang County, Busan. The club was founded in 2025 and plays in the K4 League, the fourth tier of football in South Korea.
The team in unusual for a semi-professional or professional team in Korea in that they only recruit players with strong local ties. According to their 2026 recruitment notice, players must meet at least one of three requirements before consideration for the team:
- Was born in Gijang County
- Graduated elementary, middle or high school in Gijang County
- Have a parent who've lived in Gijang County for at least three years at the time of recruitment.
Also unusual about the team is that their emblem displays the English language name Gijang United FC, but their registered Korean name translates to Gijang Citizen FC.