2018 FC Seoul season

The 2018 season was FC Seoul's 35th season in the K League 1.

FC Seoul

2018 season
Chairman	Huh Chang-soo
Manager	Hwang Sun-hong (–30 April) Lee Eul-yong (30 April–)
Stadium	Seoul World Cup Stadium
K League 1	11th
Top goalscorer	League: Go Yo-han (8 goals) All: Go Yo-han (9 goals)
Home colours Away colours

Pre-season

• In Murcia, Spain: From 6 January 2018 to 7 February 2018
• In Kagoshima, Japan: From 14 February 2018 to 22 February 2018

Pre-season match results

Type	Date	Opponents	Result	Score	Scorers	Notes
Practice matches during winter training spell in Murcia, Spain	10 January 2018	R. Charleroi S.C.	L	0–1
	12 January 2018	K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen	L	0–1
	16 January 2018	Holstein Kiel	W	2–1	Go Yo-han, Kim Sung-joon
	19 January 2018	FC Vaduz	L	0–1
	26 January 2018	Yanbian Funde	D	0–0
	30 January 2018	FC Nordsjælland	L	0–3
	2 February 2018	Dundalk	L	0–1
	5 February 2018	Örebro SK	W	1–0	Park Chu-young
Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan	17 January 2018	Matsumoto Yamaga	D	0–0
	20 January 2018	Tokai University	W	7–0	Go Yo-han, Jeong Hyeon-cheol, Park Chu-young Cho Young-wook, Lee Sang-ho, Kwak Tae-hwi

Season summary

K League 1

FA Cup

Season statistics

K League 1 records

Season	Teams	Final Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Manager
2018	12	11	38	9	13	16	40	48	–8	40	Hwang Sun-hong Lee Eul-yong (Caretaker) Choi Yong-soo

All competitions records

K League 1	FA Cup	AFC Champions League	Manager
		Round of 16	Hwang Sun-hong Lee Eul-yong (Caretaker) Choi Yong-soo

Attendance records

Season Total Att.	K League 1 Season Total Att.	K League 1 Season Average Att.	FA Cup Total / Average Att.	ACL Total / Average Att.	Att. Ranking	Notes

• Season total attendance is K League 1, FA Cup, and AFC Champions League combined

Squad statistics

Top 5 Goal Scorers

Pos	K League 1	FA Cup	AFC Champions League	Total	Notes
1

Top 5 Assist Makers

Pos	K League 1	League Cup	Total	Notes
1

Coaching staff

Hwang Sun-hong Era (~2018-04-30)

Position	Name	Period	Notes
감독	황선홍
수석 코치	강철
1군 코치	윤희준
	} 아디		브라질에서 코치 자격증 획득과 스카우트 업무 수행[1]
1군 골키퍼 코치	김일진
2군 코치	이을용
2군 골키퍼 코치	백민철
피트니스 코치	신상규
선수트레이너	박성률
	최규정
U-18팀 감독	명진영
U-18팀 코치	김진규
U-18팀 골키퍼 코치	원종덕
U-18팀 피트니스 코치	황지환
U-18팀 선수트레이너	이혁준
U-15팀 감독	김영진
U-15팀 코치	박혁순
U-15팀 골키퍼 코치	손일표
U-15팀 피트니스 코치	정훈기
U-15팀 선수트레이너	최민기
U-12팀 감독	김병채
U-12팀 코치	서기만
U-12팀 골키퍼 코치	이지훈
전력강화실 실장	김현태
스카우트	이원준
	정재윤
	박용호

Lee Eul-yong Era (2018-04-30~2018-10-11)

Position	Name	Period	Notes
감독 대행	이을용
1군 코치	김성재	2018년 5월 4일~
	박용호	2018년 5월 4일~
	아디		브라질에서 코치 자격증 획득과 스카우트 업무 수행
1군 골키퍼 코치	백민철	2018년 5월 4일~
2군 코치	윤희준	2018년 5월 4일~
2군 골키퍼 코치	김일진	2018년 5월 4일~
피트니스 코치	신상규
선수트레이너	박성률
	최규정
U-18팀 감독	명진영
U-18팀 코치	김진규
U-18팀 골키퍼 코치	원종덕
U-18팀 피트니스 코치	황지환
U-18팀 선수트레이너	이혁준
U-15팀 감독	김영진
U-15팀 코치	박혁순
U-15팀 골키퍼 코치	손일표
U-15팀 피트니스 코치	정훈기
U-15팀 선수트레이너	최민기
U-12팀 감독	김병채
U-12팀 코치	서기만
U-12팀 골키퍼 코치	이지훈
전력강화실 실장	김현태
스카우트	이원준
	정재윤

Choi Yong-soo Era (2018-10-11~)

Position	Name	Period	Notes
감독	최용수
1군 코치	김성재
	윤희준
	아디		브라질에서 코치 자격증 획득과 스카우트 업무 수행
1군 골키퍼 코치	백민철
2군 코치	박용호
2군 골키퍼 코치	김일진
피트니스 코치	신상규
선수트레이너	박성률
	최규정
U-18팀 감독	명진영
U-18팀 코치	김진규
U-18팀 골키퍼 코치	원종덕
U-18팀 피트니스 코치	황지환
U-18팀 선수트레이너	이혁준
U-15팀 감독	김영진
U-15팀 코치	박혁순
U-15팀 골키퍼 코치	손일표
U-15팀 피트니스 코치	정훈기
U-15팀 선수트레이너	최민기
U-12팀 감독	김병채
U-12팀 코치	서기만
U-12팀 골키퍼 코치	이지훈
전력강화실 실장	김현태
스카우트	이원준
	정재윤

Players

Team squad

All players registered for the 2018 season are listed.

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

Out on loan and military service

No.	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Moving To	Loan Period
—	GK	South Korea	Yu Sang-hun	Sangju Sangmu	2016/12–2018/09
—	DF	South Korea	Kim Nam-chun	Sangju Sangmu	2016/12–2018/09
—	FW	South Korea	Yun Ju-tae	Sangju Sangmu	2016/12–2018/09
—	DF	South Korea	Ko Kwang-min	Hwaseong FC	2016/12–2018/09
—	MF	South Korea	Ju Se-jong	Asan Mugunghwa	2018/01–2019/10
—	MF	South Korea	Lee Myung-joo	Asan Mugunghwa	2018/01–2019/10
—	MF	South Korea	Lee Kyu-ro	FC Pocheon	2018/01–2019/12
—	MF	South Korea	Kim Ju-yeong	FC Pocheon	2018/02–2018/12
—	MF	Spain	Osmar	Cerezo Osaka	2018/02–2019/01

Note: Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
※ In: Transferred from other teams in the middle of the season.
※ Out: Transferred to other teams in the middle of the season.
※ Discharged: Transferred from Sanjgu Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service in the middle of the season (registered in 2019 season).
※ Conscripted: Transferred to Sangju Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service after the end of the season.

Transfers

Tactics

Tactical analysis

Starting eleven and formation

Substitutes

See also

• FC Seoul

References

1. 아디 코치가 브라질로 돌아간 이유는?. 골닷컴. 2018-02-25.

• FC Seoul 2018 Matchday Magazines (in Korean)

External links

• FC Seoul official website (in Korean and English)