The club was successful from its beginning, winning its first League Cup three years after its foundation in 1992 and winning three consecutive league titles from 1993 to 1995. In 1995, K League clubs wanted to stop the club's third consecutive title and agreed to change the league format back to two stages and the championship playoffs system; however, "Ilhwa Chunma" still won the title. Seongnam also won the 1995 Asian Club Championship, defeating Al-Nasr 1–0 after extra time in the final.