An original member of the K-League founded on 17 December 1983, the team was then called the Yukong Elephants.
Yukong was owned and financially supported by the Sunkyoung Group's subsidiary, Yukong (currently SK Group's "SK Energy"), along with Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi as its franchise.
The Kokkiri ("elephant) was its mascot.
The club won the league championship on only one occasion (in 1989).
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