FC Seoul

FC Seoul
FC 서울
Full name Football Club Seoul
Short name Seoul
Founded 22 December 1983 (22 December 1983), as Lucky-Goldstar FC[1]
Ground Seoul World Cup Stadium
Capacity 66,704[2]
Owner GS Group
Chairman Huh Chang-soo
Manager Choi Yong-soo
League K League 1
2017 K League Classic, 5th
Website Club website

FC Seoul (Korean: FC 서울) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, that plays in the K League 1. The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group.

The club was officially founded as Lucky-Goldstar Football Club in 1983, by the Lucky-Goldstar Group. FC Seoul have won six League titles, two FA Cups, two League Cups and one Super Cup. FC Seoul is one of the most successful and popular clubs in the K League 1, with financial backing from the GS Group.[3][4] In 2012, FC Seoul was evaluated as the most valuable football brand in the K League Classic.[5][6]

History

Founding and early years (1983–1989)

FC Seoul was officially announced on 18 August as the new club and founded on 22 December 1983, and started out in 1984 as Lucky-Goldstar Football Club, owned and financially supported by the Lucky-Goldstar Group (currently LG Group), with the Chungcheong Province its franchise and Hwangso (meaning bull) as its mascot.

In order to launch the professional football club, Lucky-Goldstar Group had a preparation period from 1982[7] and demanded that the original franchise should be Seoul.[8] In the 1984 season, the club finished seventh out of the eight clubs. The club fared better in the 1985 season when they won the championship with the help of Thailand national football team player Piyapong Pue-on, who was the top scorer, as well as the top assistor.

Moving to Seoul and then to Anyang (1990–2003)

From the beginning of 1988, Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso pushed forward a relocation to Seoul[9] At the end of the 1989 season, the Korea Professional Football League (renamed as the K League in 1998), worried about the financial stability of the clubs, invited a number of clubs to play in Seoul. Thus, the Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso, which had always wanted to be based in the capital, moved to Seoul Stadium (Currently Dongdaemun Stadium) in Seoul at the end of 1989 The club finished first season in Seoul as champions. The club changed its name to LG Cheetahs in 1991 to mirror the LG Twins, a professional baseball team also owned by LG Group. After several seasons in Seoul, the club was forced to move in 1996, as part of the K League's decentralization policy. This policy was carried out to stimulate the growth of football in the provinces. In addition, in 1995, Korea was bidding to host the 2002 FIFA World Cup. This warranted the construction of a soccer-specific stadium in Seoul. The three clubs based in Seoul – LG Cheetahs, Ilhwa Chunma, and Yukong Elephants did not want to recognize the decentralization policy. Ultimately, it proved necessary for the Korean government to issue an eviction order to the disaffected clubs. However, the government did guarantee if the clubs built a soccer-specific stadium in Seoul, the clubs could have a Seoul franchise and return to Seoul.

As a result, 3 clubs were evicted from Seoul to other cities. This entailed the move of the LG Cheetahs to the Anyang Sports Complex in the city of Anyang, a satellite city of Seoul, 21 km away. The club was now known as the Anyang LG Cheetahs. In the upcoming years, a solid base of supporters was formed, and it established a strong league rivalry with the Suwon Samsung Bluewings. This rivalry was partly fueled by the fact that LG Group and Samsung Group, which owned the Suwon club, were also considered rivals in the business world, especially in electronics. The club continued to grow and in 2000, they won their third Championship, behind the firepower of striker Choi Yong-Soo.

Return to Seoul and renaming to FC Seoul (2004–2006)

For the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, ten brand new stadiums of World Cup standards were built in South Korea. After the World Cup, the Korean World Cup Organizing Committee and the KFA actively supported the move of regional K League clubs into the new stadia. This was designed to avoid or at least minimize any financial losses through having to maintain a stadium in playing condition without regular income. However, due to the previous decision by the K League to exclude any member club from being based in Seoul, Seoul World Cup Stadium remained vacant, except as a host of some international friendlies. Thus, the city government of Seoul and the KFA both actively sought for a K League club to play at the stadium to take on the cost of maintaining the stadium. Initially, it was intended to create a new club, but when it later transpired that any club playing in Seoul World Cup Stadium would have to pay partially for the construction fees of the stadium, this would have placed an unreasonable burden on a fledgling club. Thus, the KFA tried to lure one of the current clubs to Seoul. The Anyang LG Cheetahs, with the financial backing of the LG Group, who not only viewed the move back to Seoul as a way to increase its advertising presence, but had the right to come back to Seoul because it had its franchise moved by force in 1996, as part of the K League's decentralization policy. Anyang LG announced in February 2004 that it would pay the share of the construction fees (which turned out to be 15 billion wons, or at that time 15 million USD).[10] This proposed move provoked a significant amount of controversy from the Korean football fans as KFA and K League failed to launch a new football club based in Seoul due to a high Seoul franchise fee. Regardless, KFA and K League ultimately permitted relocation of Anyang LG Cheetahs.

Şenol Güneş years (2007–2009)

Şenol Güneş managed FC Seoul for a three-year period from December 8, 2006.[11] The club started the 2007 season with 3 consecutive wins and a draw, and a spectacular result in the Seoul–Suwon derby match with FC Seoul defeating Suwon Samsung 4–1. Following a draw with Gwangju Sangmu in round 16, FC Seoul was defeated 1–0 by Suwon Samsung. 80% of the regular squad was injured and FC Seoul failed to qualify for the play-off phase of the season. However, they succeeded in getting into the final of the K League Cup. The second season under Güneş was different. There were no major injuries and although Park Chu-Young, the ace of FC Seoul at that time, was transferred to Ligue 1 club Monaco, the "Double Dragons" of FC Seoul (Lee Chung-yong, Ki Sung-yueng) made a big progress and Dejan Damjanović scored 14 goals. This resulted in a second-place finish in the K League regular season, and progress to the play-offs. FC Seoul defeated Ulsan Hyundai in the play-off semi-final but was defeated by Suwon in the final. Despite the loss, the club still qualified for the 2009 AFC Champions League.[12] The Şenol Güneş era ended on November 25, 2009, with the manager returning to Trabzonspor.[13]

FC Seoul's 2009 AFC Champions League campaign began with a 2–1 win over Indonesian side Sriwijaya FC. However, 3 winless matches followed with losses to Gamba Osaka and Shangdong Luneng and a 1–1 draw again against Luneng. It looked impossible for Seoul to qualify for the Round of 16, but a dramatic come-from-behind victory over reigning champion Gamba Osaka and Sriwijaya FC's unexpected victory over Shandong Luneng meant FC Seoul finished in second place in Group F. On June 24, 2009, FC Seoul beat Kashima Antlers 5–4 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in the Round of 16 clash and advanced to the Quarter-finals,[14] but were beaten 4–3 on aggregate by Qatari club Umm Salal.[15] FC Seoul's appearance in the AFC Champions League was its first since the Asian Club Championship Era.

Nelo Vingada year (2010)

FC Seoul appointed Nelo Vingada as manager on December 14, 2009. Vingada won the K League and League Cup with FC Seoul. FC Seoul had 20 wins, 2 draws, and 6 losses in the 2010 season under Vingada's management.

FC Seoul recorded an attendance of 60,747 against Seongnam Ilhwa on May 5, 2010 at Seoul World Cup Stadium, this is the highest single-match attendance record in South Korean professional sports history.[16][17] FC Seoul also recorded the single-season (League, K League Championship, League Cup) highest total attendance record – 546,397 and the single-regular & post season (League, K League Championship) highest average attendance record of 32,576.[18][19][20]

On December 13, 2010, FC Seoul wanted to extend Vingada's 1-year contract but FC Seoul and Vingada could not come to an agreement over the salary conditions, resulting in Vingada returning home to Portugal.[21]

On August 25, 2010, FC Seoul beat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–0 to become the 2010 League Cup winners.[22] FC Seoul were also crowned K League champions as a 2–1 win over Jeju United in the second leg of the play-off series final saw them triumph 4–3 on aggregate in K League Championship final, thus, achieving their first double in FC Seoul's history. The crowd of 56,769 at the 2nd leg also set the record of the highest attendance in K League Championship history.[23][24][25]

Choi Yong-soo years (2011–2016)

FC Seoul legend Choi Yong-soo was hired to manage the club in 2012, after previously serving as the assistant manager and caretaker for the club in 2011. In 2013, AFC Champions League campaign has earned Choi Yong-soo the 2013 AFC Coach of the Year award, becoming the second Korean in succession to win the prestigious individual accolade following last year’s winner Kim Ho-kon.

Hwang Sun-hong years (2016–2018)

On June 21, 2016, FC Seoul appointed Hwang Sun-hong as their eleventh manager in the club's history. On November 6, 2016, FC Seoul won their sixth K League Classic title after defeating Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–0 in the final round of the season.[26][27]

Hwang Sun-hong resigned on April 30, 2018.[28]

Club culture

FC Seoul Supporters at North Stand of Seoul World Cup Stadium

Supporters

FC Seoul had various fanbase including former Lucky-Goldstar fans, LG Cheetahs fans, Anyang LG Cheetahs fans. FC Seoul's No. 12 is retired for the supporters. The main supporter group of FC Seoul is Suhoshin (Guardian Deity) and was organized in April 2004. There are also some minor supporter groups.

V-Girls and V-Man

V-Girls & V-Man are FC Seoul's cheerleaders.[29] The V stands for victory. They cheerlead at the East Stand.

Stadiums

Seoul World Cup Stadium in 2017

In the past, FC Seoul played at Daejeon Stadium, Cheongju Civic Stadium, Cheonan Oryong Stadium (1987–1989), Dongdaemun Stadium (1990–1995), and Anyang Stadium (1996–2003). Since 2004, FC Seoul's home is the Seoul World Cup Stadium, which is the largest football-specific stadium in Asia. FC Seoul's players train at the GS Champions Park training centre, a purpose-built facility opened in 1989, located east of Seoul in the city of Guri.

Crests and mascots

There were different crests representing different periods of FC Seoul: Lucky-Goldstar FC (1983–1990), LG Cheetahs (1991–1995), Anyang LG Cheetahs (1996–2003).[30]

Also there were mascots representing different periods. Former mascots were a bull and a cheetah.[31]

Special crest for foundation's 20th anniversary was unveiled on 26 February 2003.[32]

The current crest was unveiled on 19 March 2004.[33] The current club's mascot, introduced in April 2004, is named "SSID".[29] The "SSID" stands for Seoul & Sun In Dream. In the 2018 season, FC Seoul added another mascot, "Seoul-i".[34]

Kits

FC Seoul's original main colour was yellow, same as the Lucky-Goldstar Group's company colour at the time. Red was also FC Seoul's original colour.

FC Seoul wore both yellow and red jerseys in home matches from 1984 to 1986.

In 1995, Lucky-Goldstar Group pushed ahead with corporate identity unification and the company colour was changed to red. As a result, FC Seoul's jersey colour was changed from yellow to red as part of the unification project.

From 1999 to 2001, FC Seoul wore red and blue stripes but returned to all red in the 2002 season and In 2005, FC Seoul changed to red and black stripes and this colour has been in use since.

In June 2016, FC Seoul released the 1984–1985 retro jersey to commemorate foundation of the club and the first K League title.[35]

Summary

Football kit
1984–1985
1988–1994
Worn yellow shirts
as first kit
1986
Worn red shirts
as first kit

0
1987
Worn white shirts
as first kit
(1)
0
1995–July 1999
2002–2004
Worn red shirts
as first kit
July 1999–2001
Worn red and blue stripe shirts
as first kit
2005–present
Wearing red and black stripe shirts
as first kit
Notes

(1) In the 1987 season, all K League clubs wore white jerseys in home matches and coloured jerseys in away matches, like in Major League Baseball.

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor Shirt printing Notes
1984–86 South Korea Bando Fashion South Korea Lucky-Goldstar
럭키금성 / Lucky-Goldstar
  • Occasionally, Lucky-Goldstar wore jersey which was manufactured
    by Prospecs in the 1985 season.
1987–94 South Korea GoldStar
금성VTR / GoldStar VTR, etc.
  • Socks were sponsored by Prospecs during the 1993–96 seasons.
GoldStar
  • For international matches, Goldstar Printing was used in English.
1995–96 South Korea Bando Fashion / LG Fashion South Korea LG Electronics
LG하이비디오/ LG HIGH VIDEO, etc.
1997 United Kingdom Reebok South Korea LG Information & Communications
프리웨이 / FREEWAY, etc.
  • Mobile Phone Brand
1998 Germany Adidas South Korea LG Electronics
LG 싸이언 / LG Cyon, etc.
  • Mobile Phone Brand
1999
디지털 LG / DIGITAL LG
2000 South Korea LG Telecom
카이 / X
2001–02 South Korea LG Electronics
싸이언 / Cyon
  • Mobile Phone Brand
2003
엑스캔버스 / XCANVAS
  • Television Brand
2004
싸이언 / Cyon
  • Mobile Phone Brand
2005–11 South Korea GS E&C
자이 / Xi
  • Apartment Brand
South Korea Seoul Metropolitan Government
Hi Seoul
Soul oF Asia
2012–13 France Le Coq Sportif South Korea GS E&C
자이 / Xi
  • Apartment Brand
2014–16 South Korea GS SHOP
GS SHOP
2017–19 South Korea GS SHOP
GS Caltex
GS SHOP (First Kit)
KIXX (Second Kit)

Kit deals

Kit supplier Period Contract date Contract duration Value Notes
Germany Adidas 1998–2011 1998-02-09 1998–???? (? years) Total ?
($200,000 per year)[36]
2005–01-26 2005–2007 (3 years) Total $3 million[37][38]
($1 million per year)
2008–02-25 2008–2011 (4 years) Undisclosed[39]
France Le Coq Sportif 2012–2019 2011–12-15 2012–2015 (4 years) Total $8 million[40]
($2 million per year)
Undisclosed 2016–2019 (4 years) Undisclosed

Honours

FC Seoul players celebrating after winning the 2016 K League Classic.

Domestic competitions

League

Winners (6): 1985, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2016
Runners-up (5): 1986, 1989, 1993, 2001, 2008

Cups

Winners (2): 1998, 2015
Runners-up (2): 2014, 2016
Winners (2): 2006, 2010
Runners-up (4): 1992, 1994, 1999, 2007
Winners (1): 2001
Runners-up (1): 1999
Winners (1): 1988

International competitions

Asian

Runners-up (2): 2001–02, 2013

Friendly competitions

Winners (1): 2017

Doubles

  • Domestic double
K League and League Cup Champions (1): 2010

Statistics and records

As of 2017 season[41][42]

Season-by-season records

K League Championship results are not counted.
1993, 1998, 1999, 2000 seasons had penalty shoot-outs instead of draws.
※ A: Adidas Cup, P: Prospecs Cup, PM: Philip Morris Cup, D: Daehan Fire Insurance Cup

Season K League League Cup FA Cup Super Cup ACL Manager
Division Teams Position Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1984 Div 1 8 7th 28 8 6 14 38 45 –7 33 South Korea Park Se-hak
1985 Div 1 8 Champions 21 10 7 4 35 19 +16 27 South Korea Park Se-hak
1986 Div 1 6 Runners-up 20 10 7 3 28 17 +11 27 5th (Pro) Did not qualify South Korea Park Se-hak
1987 Div 1 5 5th 32 7 7 18 26 55 –29 21 No competition Withdrew South Korea Park Se-hak
1988 Div 1 5 4th 24 6 11 7 22 29 –7 23 Winners (Nat'l) Did not qualify South Korea Ko Jae-wook (C)
1989 Div 1 6 Runners-up 40 15 17 8 53 40 +13 47 Semi-finals (Nat'l)[2] South Korea Ko Jae-wook
1990 Div 1 6 Champions 30 14 11 5 40 25 +15 39 South Korea Ko Jae-wook
1991 Div 1 6 6th 40 9 15 16 44 53 –9 33 South Korea Ko Jae-wook
1992 Div 1 6 4th 30 8 13 9 30 35 –5 29 Runners-up (A) Did not enter South Korea Ko Jae-wook
1993 Div 1 6 Runners-up 30 18
10
0
11
12
9
28 29 –1 59 4th (A) Did not qualify South Korea Ko Jae-wook
1994 Div 1 7 5th 30 12 7 11 53 50 +3 43 Runners-up (A) South Korea Cho Young-jeung
1995 Div 1 8 8th 28 5 10 13 29 43 –14 25 6th (A) South Korea Cho Young-jeung
1996 Div 1 9 9th 32 8 8 16 44 56 –12 32 8th (A) Round of 16 South Korea Cho Young-jeung
1997 Div 1 10 9th 18 1 8 9 15 27 –12 11 10th (A)
3rd in Group A (P)
Semi-finals South Korea Park Byung-joo
1998 Div 1 10 8th 18 9
8
0
2
9
8
28 28 0 23 Semi-finals (A)
3rd (PM)
Winners South Korea Park Byung-joo
1999 Div 1 10 9th 27 10
8
0
4
17
15
38 52 –14 24 Runners-up (A)
4th in Group B (D)
Semi-finals Runners-up South Korea Cho Kwang-rae
2000 Div 1 10 Champions 27 19
17
0
5
8
5
46 25 +21 53 Semi-finals (A)
5th in Group A (D)
Quarter-finals Did not qualify Quarter-finals[3] South Korea Cho Kwang-rae
2001 Div 1 10 Runners-up 27 11 10 6 30 23 +7 43 4th in Group A (A) Quarter-finals Winners Did not qualify South Korea Cho Kwang-rae
2002 Div 1 10 4th 27 11 7 9 37 30 +7 40 Semi-finals (A) Round of 32 Did not qualify Runners-up[4] South Korea Cho Kwang-rae
2003 Div 1 12 8th 44 14 14 16 69 68 +1 56 No competition Round of 32 No competition Did not qualify South Korea Cho Kwang-rae
2004 Div 1 13 5th 24 7 12 5 20 17 +3 33 12th (S) Round of 16 Did not qualify South Korea Cho Kwang-rae
2005 Div 1 13 7th 24 8 8 8 37 32 +5 32 5th (S) Round of 16 South Korea Lee Jang-soo
2006 Div 1 14 4th 26 9 12 5 31 22 +9 39 Winners (S) Quarter-finals South Korea Lee Jang-soo
2007 Div 1 14 7th 26 8 13 5 23 16 +7 37 Runners-up (S) Quarter-finals Competition
ceased
Turkey Şenol Güneş
2008 Div 1 14 Runners-up 26 15 9 2 44 25 +19 54 3rd in Group A (S) Round of 32 Turkey Şenol Güneş
2009 Div 1 15 5th 28 16 5 7 47 27 +20 53 Semi-finals (PK) Round of 16 Quarter-finals Turkey Şenol Güneş
2010 Div 1 15 Champions 28 20 2 6 58 26 +32 62 Winners (PC) Round of 16 Did not qualify Portugal Nelo Vingada
2011 Div 1 16 5th 30 16 7 7 56 38 +18 55 Quarter-finals (RC) Quarter-finals Quarter-finals South Korea Hwangbo Kwan
South Korea Choi Yong-soo (C)
2012 Div 1 16 Champions 44 29 9 6 76 42 +34 96 Competition
ceased
Round of 16 Did not qualify South Korea Choi Yong-soo
2013 Div 1 14 4th 38 17 11 10 59 46 +13 62 Quarter-finals Runners-up South Korea Choi Yong-soo
2014 Div 1 12 3rd 38 15 13 10 42 28 +14 58 Runners-up Semi-finals South Korea Choi Yong-soo
2015 Div 1 12 4th 38 17 11 10 52 44 +8 62 Winners Round of 16 South Korea Choi Yong-soo
2016 Div 1 12 Champions 38 21 7 10 67 46 +21 70 Runners-up Semi-finals South Korea Choi Yong-soo
South Korea Hwang Sun-hong
2017 Div 1 12 5th 38 16 13 9 56 42 +14 61 Round of 16 Group stage South Korea Hwang Sun-hong

[1] In 1986, competition was known as Professional Football Championship
[2] In 1988 and 1989, competition was known as National Football Championship
[3] In 2000, competition was known as 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
[4] In 2002, competition was known as 2001–02 Asian Club Championship

K League Championship records

Season Teams Position Pld W D L GF GA GD PSO Manager
1986 2 Runners-up 2 0 1 1 1 2 –1 N/A South Korea Park Se-hak
2000 4 Winners 2 1 1 0 5 2 +1 4–2 W South Korea Cho Kwang-rae
2006 4 4th (Semi-finals) 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 N/A South Korea Lee Jang-soo
2008 6 Runners-up 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 N/A Turkey Şenol Güneş
2009 6 5th (Round of 6) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2–3 L Turkey Şenol Güneş
2010 6 Champions 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 N/A Portugal Nelo Vingada
2011 6 5th (Round of 6) 1 0 0 1 1 3 –2 N/A South Korea Choi Yong-soo (C)

Players

Current squad

As of 11 September 2018[43]
No. Pos. Nationality Player
1
GK
South Korea South Korea Yoo Hyun
2
DF
South Korea South Korea Hwang Hyun-soo
3
DF
South Korea South Korea Lee Woong-hee (vice-captain)
4
DF
South Korea South Korea Kim Dong-woo
6
MF
South Korea South Korea Kim Sung-joon
7
FW
South Korea South Korea Lee Sang-ho
8
MF
South Korea South Korea Shin Jin-ho
9
FW
Brazil Brazil Anderson Lopes
10
FW
South Korea South Korea Park Chu-young
11
FW
Brazil Brazil Evandro
13
MF
South Korea South Korea Go Yo-han (captain)
14
MF
South Korea South Korea Kim Han-gil
15
MF
South Korea South Korea Kim Won-sik
16
MF
South Korea South Korea Ha Dae-sung
17
DF
South Korea South Korea Shin Kwang-hoon
18
DF
South Korea South Korea Yun Suk-young
19
DF
South Korea South Korea Sim Sang-min
20
DF
South Korea South Korea Park Jun-yeong
21
GK
South Korea South Korea Yang Han-been
22
MF
South Korea South Korea Yoon Seung-won
24
FW
South Korea South Korea Jung Hyun-cheol
25
DF
South Korea South Korea Pak Min-gyu
26
DF
South Korea South Korea Kim Nam-chun
27
MF
South Korea South Korea Shin Seong-jae
28
MF
South Korea South Korea Hwang Ki-wook
29
FW
South Korea South Korea Park Hee-seong
30
GK
South Korea South Korea Jeong Jin-wook
31
GK
South Korea South Korea Son Moo-been
32
FW
South Korea South Korea Cho Young-wook
36
FW
South Korea South Korea Park Sung-min
37
MF
South Korea South Korea Song Jin-hyung
38
DF
South Korea South Korea Yoon Jong-gyu
40
DF
South Korea South Korea Kim Won-gun
41
GK
South Korea South Korea Yu Sang-hun
47
FW
South Korea South Korea Kim Woo-hong
50
DF
South Korea South Korea Park Dong-jin
55
DF
South Korea South Korea Kwak Tae-hwi
72
MF
South Korea South Korea Jung Won-jin
77
FW
South Korea South Korea Yun Ju-tae
99
FW
Serbia Serbia Bojan Matić

Note: Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

Out on loan and military service

No. Pos. Nationality Player Moving To Loan Period
 
DF
South Korea South Korea Ko Kwang-min South Korea Yangpyeong FC 2016/12–2018/09
 
MF
South Korea South Korea Ju Se-jong South Korea Asan Mugunghwa 2018/01–2019/10
 
MF
South Korea South Korea Lee Myung-joo South Korea Asan Mugunghwa 2018/01–2019/10
 
MF
South Korea South Korea Lee Kyu-ro South Korea FC Pocheon 2018/01–2019/12
 
MF
South Korea South Korea Kim Ju-yeong South Korea FC Pocheon 2018/02–2018/12
 
MF
Spain Spain Osmar JapanCerezo Osaka 2018/02–2019/01

Former players

Player records

Retired number(s)

12 Supporters (the 12th Man)

2018 season transfers

Captains

Seasons Captain Vice-captain Notes
1984
South Korea Han Moon-bae
1985
South Korea Kim Kwang-hoon
1986
South Korea Park Hang-seo  –1986/09/??
1986–1988 South Korea Jung Hae-seong 1986/09/??–
1989–1990 South Korea Choi Jin-han
1991–1992 South Korea Lee Young-jin
1993
South Korea Gu Sang-bum
1994
South Korea Choi Young-jun
1995
South Korea Yoon Sang-chul −1995/08/04
1995–1996 South Korea Lee Young-ik 1995/08/05–
1997
South Korea Cho Byung-young
1998
South Korea Kim Bong-soo
1999
South Korea Kang Chun-ho −1999/07/??
1999–2000 South Korea Choi Yong-soo 1999/07/??–2000/05/09
2000
South Korea Kim Gwi-hwa South Korea Lee Young-pyo 2000/05/10–
2001
South Korea Lee Sang-hun −2001/05/??
2001
South Korea Son Hyun-jun 2001/05/??–
2002
South Korea Choi Yoon-yeol
2003–2004 South Korea Kim Seong-jae
2005–2006 South Korea Lee Min-sung
2007–2008 South Korea Lee Eul-yong South Korea Kim Chi-gon
2009
South Korea Kim Chi-gon South Korea Kim Jin-kyu
2010
South Korea Park Yong-ho South Korea Kim Jin-kyu
2011
South Korea Park Yong-ho South Korea Hyun Young-min
2012–2013 South Korea Ha Dae-sung South Korea Kim Jin-kyu
2014
South Korea Kim Jin-kyu South Korea Koh Myong-jin
2015
South Korea Koh Myong-jin Spain Osmar −2015/04/30
South Korea Cha Du-ri 2015/05/01–
2016
Spain Osmar South Korea Yoo Hyun First foreign captain of FC Seoul
2017
South Korea Kwak Tae-hwi South Korea Park Chu-young
2018
South Korea Shin Kwang-hoon South Korea Go Yo-han −2018/07/3
South Korea Go Yo-han South Korea Lee Woong-hee 2018/07/04–

Club officials

Coaching staff

Position Name Notes
Manager South Korea Choi Yong-soo
First Team Coach South Korea Kim Seong-jae
South Korea Park Yong-ho
Brazil Adilson dos Santos
First Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Back Min-chul
Reserve Team Coach South Korea Yoon Hee-joon
Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Kim Il-jin
Fitness Coach South Korea Shin Sang-kyu
U-18 Team Manager South Korea Myong Jin-young
U-18 Team Coach South Korea Kim Jin-kyu
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Weon Jong-teok
U-18 Team Fitness Coach South Korea Hwang Ji-hwan
U-15 Team Manager South Korea Kim Young-jin
U-15 Team Coach South Korea Park Hyuk-soon
U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Son Il-pyo
U-15 Team Fitness Coach South Korea Jung Hoon-gi
U-12 Team Manager South Korea Kim Byung-chae
U-12 Team Coach South Korea Seo Ki-man
U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Lee Ji-hun
Chief Scout South Korea Kim Hyun-tae
Scout South Korea Lee Won-jun
South Korea Jung Jae-yoon

Supporting staff

Position Name Notes
Club Doctor South Korea Cho Yun-sang
Athletic Trainer South Korea Park Sung-ryul, Choi Kyu-jeong
Physical Therapist South Korea Seo Seong-tae
Performance Analyst South Korea Shin Jun-yong, Seo Min-woo
Equipment manager South Korea Lee Cheun-gil
Translator South Korea Park Eun-kyu

Managerial history

FC Seoul Fan Park's Gallery for All-time Managers
No. Name Appointed From To Season Notes
1
South Korea Park Se-hak 1983-08-12 1983-12-22 1987-11-19 1984–1987
  • First manager of FC Seoul.
C South Korea Ko Jae-wook 1987-12-01 1987-12-01 1988-12-26 1988
  • Caretaker manager in 1988,
    before being promoted to regular manager in 1989.
2 1988-12-27 1988-12-27 1993-12-31 1989–1993
    3 South Korea Cho Young-jeung 1993-11-23 1994-01-01 1996-11-05 1994–1996
    • First manager who was a former FC Seoul player.
    4 South Korea Park Byung-joo 1996-12-10 1996-12-20 1998-11-25 1997–1998
    • Won the first FA Cup for FC Seoul.
    5 South Korea Cho Kwang-rae 1998-10-22 1998-12-01 2004-12-15 1999–2004
    • The club's longest serving manager (6 seasons)
    6 South Korea Lee Jang-soo 2004-12-30 2005-01-10 2006-12-02 2005–2006
    7 Turkey Şenol Güneş 2006-12-08 2007-01-08 2009-11-25 2007–2009
    • First foreign manager of FC Seoul.
    8 Portugal Nelo Vingada 2009-12-14 2010-01-03 2010-12-13 2010
    9 South Korea Hwangbo Kwan 2010-12-28 2011-01-05 2011-04-26 2011
    • First (and only) manager
      who resigned in the middle of season.
    C South Korea Choi Yong-soo 2011-04-26 2011-04-27 2011-12-08 2011
    • Caretaker manager in 2011,
      before being promoted to regular manager in 2012.
    10 2011-12-09 2011-12-09 2016-06-22 2012–2016
    • First manager who won K League
      as a FC Seoul player and a manager.
    C South Korea Kim Seong-jae 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 2016-06-26 2016
    • Caretaker manager in 2016,
      Left after one match in charge.
    11 South Korea Hwang Sun-hong 2016-06-21 2016-06-27 2018-04-30 2016–2018
      C South Korea Lee Eul-yong 2018-04-30 2018-04-30 2018-10-11 2018
        12 South Korea Choi Yong-soo 2018-10-11 2018-10-11 2018–
        • First manager who was appointed twice.

        Management

        Board of Directors

        Position Name Notes
        Chairman South Korea Huh Chang-soo
        President South Korea Eom Tae-jin
        Director South Korea Kang Myong-won

        Chairman history

        No. Name From To Season Notes
        1
        South Korea Koo Cha-kyung
        1983-08-12
        1990-12-27
        1984–1990 The First Chairman
        2
        South Korea Koo Bon-moo
        1990-12-28
        1998-02-28
        1991–1997
        3
        South Korea Huh Chang-soo
        1998-03-01
        present
        1998–present

        Ownership

        Years Owner Notes
        1983/11–1991/02 South Korea Lucky-Goldstar Sports in Lucky-Goldstar Group
        1991/02–2004/05 South Korea LG Sports in LG Group
        2004/06–present South Korea GS Sports in GS Group

        FC Seoul have appeared in a number of Korean dramas and movies:[44]

        See also

        References

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        Achievements
        Preceded by
        Daewoo Royals
        K League Champions
        1985
        Succeeded by
        POSCO Atoms
        Preceded by
        Yukong Elephants
        K League Champions
        1990
        Succeeded by
        Daewoo Royals
        Preceded by
        Suwon Samsung Bluewings
        K League Champions
        2000
        Succeeded by
        Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
        Preceded by
        Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
        K League Champions
        2010
        Succeeded by
        Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
        Preceded by
        Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
        K League Champions
        2012
        Succeeded by
        Pohang Steelers
        Preceded by
        Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
        K League Classic Champions
        2016
        Succeeded by
        Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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