Following the admission of the abductions of Japanese people by North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il in 2002, however, the club severed links with Chongryon and adopted the name Football Club Korea, using the English pronunciation of the name of the peninsula (see Names of Korea).

The club adopted a pan-Korean identity in order to attract players affiliated with the South.

This was achieved in November 2015, when the UKFAJ joined ConIFA, an organisation designed to facilitate teams that represent unrecognised nations, sub-national entities and stateless peoples in playing international football.

This team was subsequently selected as one of the twelve qualifiers for the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup where it came in eighth place.

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.