FC Seoul

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.

Not to be confused with Seoul FC.
FC Seoul
FC 서울
Full nameFootball Club Seoul
Founded22 December 1983 (22 December 1983), as Lucky-Goldstar FC[1]
GroundSeoul World Cup Stadium
Capacity66,704[2]
OwnerGS Group
ChairmanHuh Tae-soo
ManagerKim Ho-young (caretaker)
LeagueK League 1
2019K League 1, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website

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.[5][6]

History
Main article: History of FC Seoul

Founding and early years (1983–1989)
Piyapong Pue-on's signed kit on display at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History

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 (later renamed the 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 tdko 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 won, 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.lies

Şenol Güneş years (2007–2009)
FC Seoul vs Gamba Osaka in the 2009 AFC Champions League

Şenol Güneş managed FC Seoul for a three-year period starting on December 8, 2006.[11] The club started the 2007 season with three consecutive wins and a draw, including a 4–1 win over arch rivals Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the Super Match. However, FC Seoul failed to qualify for the play-off phase of the season, but the club succeeded in getting into the final of the 2007 Korean League Cup. Before the next season, Park Chu-Young, the ace of FC Seoul at that time, was transferred to Ligue 1 club Monaco. FC Seoul finished in a second-place in the K League regular season, and progressed to the play-offs. FC Seoul defeated Ulsan Hyundai in the play-off semi-final but was defeated by Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the final. Despite the loss, the club still qualified for the 2009 AFC Champions League.[12] During the season, Dejan Damjanović scored 15 goals.

FC Seoul's 2009 AFC Champions League campaign began with a 2–1 win over Indonesian side Sriwijaya FC. In the next three games, FC Seoul obtained only one point in the matches against Gamba Osaka and Shandong Luneng. However, Seoul then defeated the title holders Gamba Osaka and qualified to the round of 16 after Sriwijaya's unexpected victory over Shandong Luneng. On June 24, 2009, FC Seoul beat Kashima Antlers 5–4 after penalties after a 0–0 draw in the round of 16 clash and advanced to the quarter-finals,[13] but were beaten 4–3 on aggregate by Qatari club Umm Salal.[14] FC Seoul's appearance in the AFC Champions League was its first since the Asian Club Championship era.

The Şenol Güneş era ended on November 25, 2009, with the manager returning to Trabzonspor.[15]

K League and League Cup "double" (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 defeats in the domestic league under Vingada's management.

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

On August 25, 2010, FC Seoul beat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–0 to become the 2010 League Cup winners.[21] FC Seoul were also crowned K League champions by defeating Jeju United 4–3 on aggregate in the K League Championship final, thus achieving their first "double" in the club's history. The crowd of 56,769 in the second leg also set the record of the highest attendance in K League Championship history.[22][23][24]

On December 13, 2010, FC Seoul wanted to extend Vingada's one-year contract but FC Seoul and Vingada could not come to an agreement over the salary conditions, resulting in Vingada returning to Portugal.[25]

AFC Champions League final and the sixth K League title

FC Seoul's former player 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, FC Seoul lost the AFC Champions League Final on away goals rule against Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande.[26] The AFC Champions League campaign has earned Choi Yong-soo the 2013 AFC Coach of the Year award, becoming the second South Korean in succession to win the individual accolade following the previous year's winner Kim Ho-kon. Choi left the club in June 2016.[27]

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 title after defeating Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–0 in the final round of the season.[28][29]

Hwang Sun-hong resigned on April 30, 2018.[30] In the 2018 season, FC Seoul finished in eleventh place and had to play the K League promotion-relegation playoffs for the first time in their history.[31] In the playoffs, they defeated Busan IPark 4–2 on aggregate, thus staying in the top flight.[32]

On October 11, 2018, Choi Yong-soo was appointed as the twelfth manager in the club's history, having previously managed the club between 2011 and 2016.[33]

However, Seoul, which had been under fire since the beginning of the 2020 season, has been mired in five consecutive losses for the first time in 22 years, disappointing fans.[34]

Club culture
FC Seoul Supporters at North Stand of Seoul World Cup Stadium

Supporters

FC Seoul has a diverse fanbase, including former Lucky-Goldstar fans, LG Cheetahs fans, Anyang LG Cheetahs fans. FC Seoul's number-12 shirt is reserved for supporters of the club. The main supporter group of FC Seoul is Suhoshin (meaning "guardian deity"), formed in April 2004. There are also some minor supporter groups.

V-Girls and V-Man

V-Girls & V-Man are FC Seoul's cheerleaders.[35] The V stands for victory. They cheerlead at the East Stand.

Stadiums
Seoul World Cup Stadium in 2017
Main articles: Seoul World Cup Stadium and GS Champions Park

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.

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).

Crests and mascots

FC Seoul has had different names, and consequently different crests for different periods of the club: Lucky-Goldstar FC (1983–1990), LG Cheetahs (1991–1995), Anyang LG Cheetahs (1996–2003).[36]

There has also been different club mascots representing different periods. Former mascots were a bull and a cheetah.[37] The club's current mascot, introduced in 2004, is named "SSID".[35] The "SSID" stands for Seoul & Sun In Dream. In the 2018 season, FC Seoul added another mascot, "Seoul-i".[38]

A special crest for the club's 20th anniversary was used in 2003.[39] The current crest has been used since 2004.[40]

Kits

FC Seoul's home kits have red-and-black stripes, as in their crest.

FC Seoul wore both red kits and yellow kits in home matches from 1984 to 1985.

From 1988 to 1994, the club's home shirt's main colour was yellow, same as the Lucky-Goldstar Group's company colour at the time.

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.[41]

First kit summary
1984–1985
Worn red shirts
as first kit
0(1)
1984–1985
Worn yellow shirts
as first kit
0(1)
1986
Worn red shirts
as first kit
0
1987
Worn white shirts
as first kit(2)
0
1988–1994
Worn yellow shirts
as first kit
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) During 1984 season and 1985 season, FC Seoul worn red shirts and yellows shirts by turns as first kit,
At that time FC Seoul did't have the concept of first kit and second kit.
(2) In the 1987 season, all K League clubs wore white shirts 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 Bando Fashion Lucky-Goldstar
럭키금성 / Lucky-Goldstar
  • Occasionally, Lucky-Goldstar wore a jersey which was manufactured
    by Prospecs in the 1985 season.
1987–94 GoldStar
금성VTR / GoldStar VTR, etc.
  • Socks were sponsored by Prospecs during the 1993–96 seasons.
GoldStar
  • For international matches, Goldstar Printing was written in English.
1995–96 Bando Fashion / LG Fashion LG Electronics
LG하이비디오/ LG HIGH VIDEO, etc.
  • VCR brand
  • Bando Fashion was renamed LG Fashion in September 1995.
1997
 Reebok LG Information & Communications
프리웨이 / FREEWAY, etc.
  • Mobile phone brand
1998
 Adidas LG Electronics
LG 싸이언 / LG Cyon, etc.
  • Mobile phone brand
1999
디지털 LG / DIGITAL LG
2000
 LG Telecom
카이 / X
  • Mobile network operator brand
2001–02 LG Electronics
싸이언 / Cyon
  • Mobile phone brand
2003
엑스캔버스 / XCANVAS
  • Television brand
2004
싸이언 / Cyon
  • Mobile phone brand
2005–11 GS E&C
자이 / Xi
  • Apartment brand
Seoul Metropolitan Government
Hi Seoul
Soul oF Asia
2012–13 Le Coq Sportif GS E&C
자이 / Xi
  • Apartment brand
2014–16 GS SHOP
GS SHOP
  • Online store brand
2017–19 GS SHOP
GS Caltex
GS SHOP (first kit)
KIXX (second kit)
  • Online store brand
  • Filling station brand
2020
 GS E&C
자이 / Xi
  • Apartment brand

Kit deals
Kit supplier Period Contract
announcement		 Contract
duration		 Value Notes
Adidas
1998–2011
1998-02-10
 1998–???? (? years) Total ?
($200,000 per year)[42]
2005–01-26
 2005–2007 (3 years) Total $3 million[43][44]
($1 million per year)
2008–02-25
 2008–2011 (4 years) Undisclosed[45]
Le Coq Sportif
2012–2021
2011–12-15
 2012–2015 (4 years) Total $8 million[46]
($2 million per year)
2016–02-17
 2016–2019 (4 years) Undisclosed
2020–01-28
 2020–2021 (2 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
Further information: List of FC Seoul records and statistics

As of the 2019 season.[47][48]

Season-by-season records

※ K League: Only regular season results are counted. Postseason (League Championship and Promotion-relegation PO) results are not included.
※ 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 Park Se-hak
1985 Div 1 8 Champions 21 10 7 4 35 19 +16 27 Park Se-hak
1986 Div 1 6 Runners-up 20 10 7 3 28 17 +11 27 5th (Pro) Did not qualify Park Se-hak
1987 Div 1 5 5th 32 7 7 18 26 55 –29 21 No competition Withdrew Park Se-hak
1988 Div 1 5 4th 24 6 11 7 22 29 –7 23 Winners (Nat'l) Did not qualify Ko Jae-wook (C)
1989 Div 1 6 Runners-up 40 15 17 8 53 40 +13 47 Semi-finals (Nat'l)[2] Ko Jae-wook
1990 Div 1 6 Champions 30 14 11 5 40 25 +15 39 Ko Jae-wook
1991 Div 1 6 6th 40 9 15 16 44 53 –9 33 Ko Jae-wook
1992 Div 1 6 4th 30 8 13 9 30 35 –5 29 Runners-up (A) Did not enter 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 Ko Jae-wook
1994 Div 1 7 5th 30 12 7 11 53 50 +3 43 Runners-up (A) Cho Young-jeung
1995 Div 1 8 8th 28 5 10 13 29 43 –14 25 6th (A) Cho Young-jeung
1996 Div 1 9 9th 32 8 8 16 44 56 –12 32 8th (A) Round of 16 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 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 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 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] 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 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] 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 Cho Kwang-rae
2004 Div 1 13 5th 24 7 12 5 20 17 +3 33 12th (S) Round of 16 Did not qualify Cho Kwang-rae
2005 Div 1 13 7th 24 8 8 8 37 32 +5 32 5th (S) Round of 16 Lee Jang-soo
2006 Div 1 14 4th 26 9 12 5 31 22 +9 39 Winners (S) Quarter-finals Lee Jang-soo
2007 Div 1 14 7th 26 8 13 5 23 16 +7 37 Runners-up (S) Quarter-finals Competition
ceased		 Şenol Güneş
2008 Div 1 14 Runners-up 26 15 9 2 44 25 +19 54 3rd in Group A (S) Round of 32 Şenol Güneş
2009 Div 1 15 5th 28 16 5 7 47 27 +20 53 Semi-finals (PK) Round of 16 Quarter-finals Şenol Güneş
2010 Div 1 15 Champions 28 20 2 6 58 26 +32 62 Winners (PC) Round of 16 Did not qualify Nelo Vingada
2011 Div 1 16 5th 30 16 7 7 56 38 +18 55 Quarter-finals (RC) Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Hwangbo Kwan
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 Choi Yong-soo
2013 Div 1 14 4th 38 17 11 10 59 46 +13 62 Quarter-finals Runners-up Choi Yong-soo
2014 Div 1 12 3rd 38 15 13 10 42 28 +14 58 Runners-up Semi-finals Choi Yong-soo
2015 Div 1 12 4th 38 17 11 10 52 44 +8 62 Winners Round of 16 Choi Yong-soo
2016 Div 1 12 Champions 38 21 7 10 67 46 +21 70 Runners-up Semi-finals Choi Yong-soo
Hwang Sun-hong
2017 Div 1 12 5th 38 16 13 9 56 42 +14 61 Round of 16 Group stage Hwang Sun-hong
2018 Div 1 12 11th 38 9 13 16 40 48 –8 40 Round of 16 Did not qualify Hwang Sun-hong
Lee Eul-yong (C)
Choi Yong-soo
2019 Div 1 12 3rd 38 15 11 12 53 49 +4 56 Round of 32 Choi Yong-soo

[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 Park Se-hak
2000 4 Winners 2 1 1 0 5 2 +1 4–2 W Cho Kwang-rae
2006 4 4th (Semi-finals) 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 N/A Lee Jang-soo
2008 6 Runners-up 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 N/A Şenol Güneş
2009 6 5th (Round of 6) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2–3 L Şenol Güneş
2010 6 Champions 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 N/A Nelo Vingada
2011 6 5th (Round of 6) 1 0 0 1 1 3 –2 N/A Choi Yong-soo (C)

K League promotion-relegation playoffs
Season Teams Outcome Pld W D L GF GA GD PSO Manager
2018 2 Stayed 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 N/A Choi Yong-soo

Players

Current squad
As of 3 August 2020[49]
No. Pos. Nationality Player
1
GK
 South Korea Yu Sang-hun
2
DF
 South Korea Hwang Hyun-soo
4
DF
 South Korea Kim Nam-chun
5
MF
 Spain Osmar
6
DF
 South Korea Kim Ju-sung
7
FW
 Brazil Adriano
8
MF
 South Korea Ki Sung-yueng
9
MF
 Uzbekistan Ikromjon Alibaev
10
FW
 South Korea Park Chu-young
11
FW
 South Korea Cho Young-wook
13
MF
 South Korea Go Yo-han (captain)
15
DF
 South Korea Kim Won-sik
16
MF
 South Korea Ju Se-jong
17
MF
 South Korea Kim Jin-ya
18
FW
 South Korea Lee Seung-jae
19
FW
 South Korea Yun Ju-tae
20
DF
 South Korea Cha Oh-yeon
21
GK
 South Korea Yang Han-been
22
DF
 South Korea Yun Young-sun
23
DF
 South Korea Yoon Jong-gyu
24
MF
 South Korea Jung Hyun-cheol
25
MF
 South Korea Han Chan-hee
26
MF
 South Korea Kim Jin-seong
27
MF
 South Korea Ko Kwang-min
28
MF
 South Korea Kang Sang-hee
29
MF
 South Korea Kim Min-su
30
GK
 South Korea Jeong Jin-wook
31
GK
 South Korea Baek Jong-beom
33
FW
 South Korea Lee In-gyu
34
DF
 South Korea Cho Seok-young
35
MF
 South Korea Yang Yu-min
36
MF
 South Korea Kwon Sung-yun
37
FW
 South Korea Jung Han-min
38
FW
 South Korea Oh Min-kyu
39
MF
 South Korea Song Jin-hyung
40
DF
 South Korea Kim Won-gun
66
MF
 South Korea Han Seung-gyu

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 Jun Woo-ram Pocheon Citizen February 2020–December 2020
 —
MF
 South Korea Lee Hak-seon Pocheon Citizen February 2020–December 2020
 —
DF
 South Korea Shin Jae-won Ansan Greeners March 2020–December 2020
 —
MF
 South Korea Jung Won-jin Sangju Sangmu May 2020–November 2021
 —
FW
 South Korea Park Dong-jin Sangju Sangmu May 2020–November 2021
 —
FW
 South Korea Kim Woo-hong FC Namdong July 2020–

Former players
Further information: List of FC Seoul players and Category:FC Seoul players

Player records
Further information: List of FC Seoul records and statistics

Retired number(s)

12 – Supporters (the 12th Man)

Captains
Seasons Captain Vice-captain Notes
1984
 Han Moon-bae
1985
 Kim Kwang-hoon
1986
 Park Hang-seo until September 1986
1986–1988 Jung Hae-seong since September 1986
1989–1990 Choi Jin-han
1991–1992 Lee Young-jin
1993
 Gu Sang-bum
1994
 Choi Young-jun
1995
 Yoon Sang-chul until 4 August 1995
1995–1996 Lee Young-ik since 5 August 1995
1997
 Cho Byung-young
1998
 Kim Bong-soo
1999
 Kang Chun-ho until July 1999
1999–2000 Choi Yong-soo July 1999–9 May 2000
2000
 Kim Gwi-hwa Lee Young-pyo since 10 May 2000
2001
 Lee Sang-hun until May 2001
2001
 Son Hyun-jun since May 2001
2002
 Choi Yoon-yeol
2003–2004 Kim Seong-jae
2005–2006 Lee Min-sung
2007–2008 Lee Eul-yong Kim Chi-gon
2009
 Kim Chi-gon Kim Jin-kyu
2010
 Park Yong-ho Kim Jin-kyu
2011
 Park Yong-ho Hyun Young-min
2012–2013 Ha Dae-sung Kim Jin-kyu
2014
 Kim Jin-kyu Koh Myong-jin
2015
 Koh Myong-jin Osmar until 30 April 2015
Cha Du-ri since 1 May 2015
2016
 Osmar Yoo Hyun First foreign captain of FC Seoul
2017
 Kwak Tae-hwi Park Chu-young
2018
 Shin Kwang-hoon Go Yo-han until 3 July 2018
Go Yo-han Lee Woong-hee since 4 July 2018
2019
 Go Yo-han Park Chu-young
2020
 Go Yo-han Ju Se-jong

Club officials

Coaching staff
Position Name
Caretaker manager Kim Ho-young
First Team Coach Park Hyuk-soon
Kim Jin-kyu
First Team Goalkeeping Coach Shin Bum-chul
Reserve Team Coach Lee Jung-youl
Fitness Coach Manuel Rodrigues
U-18 Team Manager Cha Du-ri
U-18 Team Coach
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach Weon Jong-teok
U-18 Team Fitness Coach Hwang Ji-hwan
Scout Lee Won-jun
Jung Jae-yoon

Supporting staff
Position Name
Athletic Trainer Park Sung-ryul
Physiotherapist Seo Seong-tae
Choi Chang-hun
Performance Analyst Shin Jun-yong
Kim Jung-hun
Equipment Manager Lee Cheon-gil
Translator Lee Chan-ho

Managerial history
FC Seoul Fan Park's Gallery for All-time Managers
No. Name Appointed From To Season Notes
1
 Park Se-hak 1983-08-12 1983-12-22 1987-11-19 1984–1987
  • First manager of FC Seoul.
C 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 Cho Young-jeung 1993-11-23 1994-01-01 1996-11-05 1994–1996
  • First manager who was a former FC Seoul player.
4 Park Byung-joo 1996-12-10 1996-12-20 1998-11-25 1997–1998
  • Won the first FA Cup for FC Seoul.
5 Cho Kwang-rae 1998-10-22 1998-12-01 2004-12-15 1999–2004
  • The club's longest serving manager (6 seasons)
6 Lee Jang-soo 2004-12-30 2005-01-10 2006-12-02 2005–2006
7 Şenol Güneş 2006-12-08 2007-01-08 2009-11-25 2007–2009
  • First foreign manager of FC Seoul.
8 Nelo Vingada 2009-12-14 2010-01-03 2010-12-13 2010
9 Hwangbo Kwan 2010-12-28 2011-01-05 2011-04-26 2011
  • First (and only) manager
    who resigned in the middle of season.
C Choi Yong-soo 2011-04-26 2011-04-26 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 Kim Seong-jae 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 2016-06-26 2016
  • Caretaker manager in 2016,
    Left after one match in charge.
11 Hwang Sun-hong 2016-06-21 2016-06-27 2018-04-30 2016–2018
    C Lee Eul-yong 2018-04-30 2018-04-30 2018-10-11 2018
      12 Choi Yong-soo 2018-10-11 2018-10-11 2020-07-30 2018–2020
      • First manager who was appointed twice.
      C Kim Ho-young 2020-08-04 2020-08-04 2020–

        Management

        Board of Directors
        Position Name Notes
        Chairman Huh Tae-soo
        President Eom Tae-jin
        Director Kang Myong-won

        Chairman history
        No. Name From To Season Notes
        1
        		 Koo Cha-kyung
        1983-08-12
        1990-12-27
        		 1984–1990 The First Chairman
        2
        		 Koo Bon-moo
        1990-12-28
        1998-02-28
        		 1991–1997
        3
        		 Huh Chang-soo
        1998-03-01
        2020-03-26
        		 1998–2019
        4
        		 Huh Tae-soo
        2020-03-26
        present
        		 2020–present

        Ownership
        Years Owner Notes
        November 1983–February 1991 Lucky-Goldstar Sports of Lucky-Goldstar Group
        February 1991–May 2004 LG Sports of LG Group
        June 2004–December 2004 GS Sports of LG Group
        January 2005–present GS Sports of GS Group

        FC Seoul and FC Seoul supporters have been portrayed in a number of Korean dramas and movies:[50]

        1. As a fictional team called "FC Soul"

        See also

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