FC Seoul

FC Seoul
FC 서울

Full name	Football Club Seoul FC 서울
Founded	1983, as Lucky-Goldstar FC[1]
Ground	Seoul World Cup Stadium (Capacity: 66,806)
Owner	GS Group
Chairman	Huh Chang-Soo
Manager	Choi Yong-Soo
League	K-League
2011 Season	5th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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

Founded as Lucky-Goldstar FC in 1983, FC Seoul have won 4 League titles, 2 League Cups and 1 FA Cup. FC Seoul is usually considered a powerhouse and the most popular club in the K-League, with financial backing from the well-known GS Group.

FC Seoul are the reigning K-League and K-League Cup winners, and thus, in 2010, completed their first Double in history.

The club is currently managed by Choi Yong-Soo.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Founding and early years (1983–1989) 1.2 Moving to Seoul and then to Anyang (1990–2003) 1.3 Returning to Seoul (2004) 1.4 Şenol Güneş years (2007–2009) 1.5 Nelo Vingada year (2010) 1.5.1 The Double 2 Colours and crest 2.1 Primary jersey 2.2 Secondary jersey 2.3 Third jersey 2.4 Crest 3 Club culture 3.1 Supporters 3.2 V-Girls & V-Man 3.3 Mascot 4 Players 4.1 Current squad 4.2 Out on loan & military service 4.3 Retired number(s) 4.4 2012 season transfers 4.5 U-18 Team (Dongbuk High School FC) Squad 4.6 Current notable players 4.7 Former notable players 4.8 All-time overseas transfers 4.9 Captains 5 Technical staff 5.1 Coaching staff 5.2 Supporting staff 5.3 Managerial history 5.4 Managerial history 6 Management 6.1 Board of Directors 6.2 Chairman history 7 Honours 7.1 Domestic competitions 7.2 International competitions 7.3 Double 8 Statistics 8.1 Season by season records 8.1.1 K-League Championship records 8.2 All-time competitions records 8.3 Attendance records 8.3.1 Attendance new records by FC Seoul 8.3.2 Total attendance & Average attendance 8.3.3 Korean Pro Sports Single-Match Highest Attendance Records Top 10 9 Ownership 10 Sponsorship 10.1 Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors 11 In popular culture 12 See also 13 References 14 External links

History

Founding and early years (1983–1989)

FC Seoul was founded on 22 December 1983, and started out in 1984 as Lucky-Goldstar Football Club, owned and financially supported by the Lucky-Goldstar Group (now LG Group), with the Chungcheong region as 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^[2] and demanded that original franchise should be Seoul.^[3] 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)

At the start of the 1990 season, the Korean 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, the capital and most populous city in South Korea. Thus, the Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso, which had always wanted to be based in the capital, moved to Dongdaemun Stadium in Seoul at the beginning of 1990. The move proved to be prosperous for the club, as it finished the year 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 Kokkiri 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 city of Anyang, a satellite city of Seoul. 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.

Returning to Seoul (2004)

For the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan, 10 brand new stadiums of World Cup standards were built in 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 moved 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. 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).^[4] This proposed move provoked a significant amount of controversy from the korean football fans. KFA and K-League failed to launch new football club based in Seoul. Because many companies gave up due to Seoul franchise fee. So KFA and K-League 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.^[5] 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.^[6] But mid-season, it began to fall apart through injuries to key players. 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, was transferred to Ligue 1 club AS Monaco, the double dragons of FC Seoul (Ki Sung-Yong, Lee Chung-Yong) made 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 playoffs. 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.^[7] The Şenol Güneş era ended on November 25, 2009, with the manager returning to Trabzonspor.^[8]

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'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,^[9] but were beaten 4–3 on aggregate by Qatari club Umm-Salal.^[10] 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 K-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.^[11][12] FC Seoul also recorded the single-season (League, K-League Championship, K-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.^[13][14][15]

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.^[16]

The Double

On August 25, 2010, FC Seoul beat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–0 to become the 2010 K-League Cup winner.^[17] 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.^[18][19][20]

Colours and crest

FC Seoul's original main colour was yellow. Because Lucky-Goldstar Group's company colour was (at the time) yellow. But red was also FC Seoul's original colour.

FC Seoul wore both yellow jersey and red colour 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. So 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.

In 2005, FC Seoul changed to red and black stripes and this colour has been in use since.

Primary jersey

1984

1985–1986

1986–1990

1991–1994

1995–1999

1999–2001

2002

2003

2004

2005–2006

2007–2008

2009

2010–2011

Secondary jersey

1984

1985–1986

1986–1990

1991–1994

1995–1999

1999–2001

2002-2003

2004

2005–2006

2007–2008

2009

2010–2011

Third jersey

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Crest

Club culture

Supporters

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 March 2004. There are also some minor supporter groups such as Seoulobba and THANATOS.

V-Girls & V-Man

V-Girls & V-Man are FC Seoul's cheerleaders. The V stands for victory.

Mascot

The FC Seoul's mascot is SSID, SSID is extraterrestrial. The SSID Stands for Seoul & Sun In Dream. It is said that SSID was beamed down to Seoul World Cup Stadium his intergalactic spaceship on April 6, 2004.

Players

Current squad

As of 29 July 2011^[21]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Kim Yong-Dae 3 DF Kim Dong-Woo 4 DF Kim Dong-Jin 5 MF Chun Je-Hun 7 MF Ou Kyoung-Jun 8 DF Adilson dos Santos 10 FW Dejan Damjanović 11 MF Mauricio Molina 13 DF Hyun Young-Min 14 MF Moon Ki-Han 15 DF Park Yong-Ho 16 MF Ha Dae-Sung (captain) 17 DF Lee Jung-Youl 20 MF Han Tae-You 21 MF Ko Yo-Han 22 MF Ko Myong-Jin 23 GK Han Il-Koo 24 GK Jo Su-Huk 25 MF Choi Jong-Hoan 26 FW Bae Hae-Min

No. Position Player 27 DF Lee Kyu-Ro 28 FW Lee Seung-Yeoul 29 MF Kim Tae-Hwan 30 FW Kang Jung-Hun 31 GK Yu Sang-Hun 32 MF Yoon Seung-Hyeon 33 MF Choi Tae-Uk 35 MF Choi Hyun-Tae 36 FW Ko Kwang-Min 37 FW Lee Jae-An 38 DF Kim Ki-Baek 43 DF Oh Byoung-Min 44 DF Song Seung-Ju 45 MF Lee Han-Wool 46 DF Lee Dong-Nyck 48 FW Kim Dong-Hyo - FW Kim Hyun-Sung - MF Jung Seung-Yong - DF Choi Hyun-Bin - MF Park Hee-Do

Out on loan & military service

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player MF Lee Hyun-Seung (to Chunnam Dragons) MF Lee Kwang-Jin (to Daegu FC) MF Kyung Jae-Yoon (to Daegu FC) DF Choi Hyo-Jin (to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service) DF Lee Jong-Min (to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service) MF Kim Chi-Woo (to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military service) DF Choi Won-Wook (to National Police Agency Agency for military service) MF Cho Nam-Kee (to National Police Agency Agency for military service)

Retired number(s)

12 – Supporters (the 12th Man)

2012 season transfers

U-18 Team (Dongbuk High School FC) Squad

For details on U-18 Team, see Dongbuk High School FC.
As of 2011 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player * GK Kim Eun-Do * GK Ahn Dong-Hyun * GK Yoo Jae-Geun * DF Lee Dong-Nyeok * DF Cha Jeong-Hoon * DF Choi Bong-Won * DF Lee Joo-Hyun * DF Im Ki-Sub * MF Lee Han-Wool * MF Jeon Byung-Soo * MF Joo Hyung-Joon * MF Jang Hyun-Woo * MF Lee Geun-Ho * MF Shin Ho-Rim

No. Position Player * MF Shin Hak-Young * MF Oh Joon-Hyuk * MF Lee Koo-Won * MF Park Seung-Ryul * FW Yoo Dong-Won * FW Jeong Dong-Chul * FW Kim Hak-Seung * FW Park Joon-Kyung * FW Bae Do-Hyuk * FW Baek Chul-Seung * FW Choi Myong-Hoon * FW Cho Won-Tae * FW Cha Myoung-Hoon * FW Hwan Shin-Young

Current notable players

For details on current notable players, see Category:FC Seoul players.
– K-League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history & records.

Park Yong-Ho (2000–present, 2005–2006 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo) Choi Tae-Uk (2000–2003, 2010–present) Kim Dong-Jin (2000–2006, 2011–present) Ko Myong-Jin (2003–present) Ko Yo-Han (2004–present) Lee Seung-Yeoul (2008–present) Moon Ki-Han (2008–present) Kim Yong-Dae (2010–present) Hyun Young-Min (2010–present) Ha Dae-Sung (2010–present) Lee Kyu-Ro (2010–present) Choi Hyun-Tae (2010–present) Kim Tae-Hwan (2010–present)

Adilson dos Santos (2006–present) Dejan Damjanović (2008–present) Mauricio Molina (2011–present)

Former notable players

For details on former notable players, see Category:FC Seoul players.
– K-League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history & records.
– K-League and K-League Cup appearances are only counted, not included AFC Champions League and FA Cup
– Year* = Retired player

Lee Yong-Soo (25 Apps, 1984*) Han Moon-Bae (75 Apps, 1984–1986*) Cho Young-Jeung (52 Apps, 1984–1987*) Park Hang-Seo (115 Apps, 1984–1988*) Jung Hae-Seong (118 Apps, 1984–1989*) Kang Deuk-Soo (139 Apps, 1984–1989*) Kim Hyun-Tae (114 Apps, 1984–1991*) Choi Jin-Han (151 Apps, 1985–1991*) Cho Min-Kook (139 Apps, 1986–1992*) Gu Sang-Bum (158 Apps, 1986–1993*) Cha Sang-Kwang (149 Apps, 1986–1991, 1995*) Lee Young-Jin (220 Apps, 1986–1995, 1997*) Choi Soon-Ho (28 Apps, 1988–1990*) Yoon Sang-Chul (300 Apps, 1988–1997*) Lee Young-Ik (190 Apps, 1989–1997*) Park Jung-Bae (111 Apps, 1990–1993*) Choi Dae-Shik (166 Apps, 1990–1995*) Seo Jung-Won (84 Apps, 1992–1997*) Kim Bong-Soo (106 Apps, 1992–1999*) Kim Pan-Keun (100 Apps, 1994–1997*)

Choi Yong-Soo (148 Apps, 1994–2000, 2006*) Lee Sang-Hun (75 Apps, 1998–2003*) Kim Sung-Jae (203 Apps, 1999–2005*) Lee Young-Pyo (70 Apps, 2000–2002) Shin Eui-Son (127 Apps, 2000–2004*) Choi Won-Kwon (168 Apps, 2000–2008) Lee Jung-Soo (31 Apps, 2002–2004) Kim Chi-Gon (182 Apps, 2002–2009) Lee Eul-Yong (84 Apps, 2003–2004, 2006–2008) Jung Jo-Gook (209 Apps, 2003–2010) Kim Eun-Jung (133 Apps, 2004–2008) Lee Chung-Yong (68 Apps, 2004–2009) Baek Ji-Hoon (37 Apps, 2005–2006) Kwak Tae-Hwi (54 Apps, 2005–2007) Lee Min-Sung (87 Apps, 2005–2008*) Park Chu-Young (87 Apps, 2005–2008) Kim Byung-Ji (84 Apps, 2006–2008) Ki Sung-Yueng (80 Apps, 2006–2009) Kim Han-Yoon (131 Apps, 2006–2010*) Kim Jin-Kyu (100 Apps, 2007–2010)

Piyapong Pue-on (43 Apps, 1984–1986*) Arsenio Luzardo (18 Apps, 1992–1993*) Jeaustin Campos (19 Apps, 1995–1996*) Serhiy Skachenko (51 Apps, 1996–1997*) Oleg Elyshev (83 Apps, 1997–1999*) Mutamba Kabongo (109 Apps, 1997–2000*) Ricardo Nascimento (71 Apps, 2005–2007*) Kiki Musampa (5 Apps, 2008) Server Djeparov (33 Apps, 2010–2011) Andre (96 Apps, 2000–2002) Ricardo Campos (147 Apps, 2000–2004) Grafite (9 Apps, 2003) Renaldo (11 Apps, 2004) Dudu (33 Apps, 2006–2007)

All-time overseas transfers

Captains

– K-League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history & records.

Dates	Captains	Vice-Captains	Notes
1984	Han Moon-Bae
1985	Kim Kwang-Hoon
1986	Park Hang-Seo
1987–1988	Jung Hae-Seong
1989–1990	Choi Jin-Han
1991–1992	Lee Young-Jin
1993	Gu Sang-Bum
1994	Choi Young-Jun
1995	Yoon Sang-Chul
1996	Lee Young-Ik
1997	Cho Byeong-Young
1998	Kim Bong-Soo
1999	Choi Yong-Soo
2000	Kim Gwi-Hwa
2001	Son Hyun-Jun
2002	Choi Yoon-Yeol
2003–2004	Kim Sung-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	Ha Dae-Sung

Technical staff

• For details on all-time coaching staffs, see List of FC Seoul coaching staffs.

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Notes
Manager	Choi Yong-Soo
Assistant Manager	Park Tae-Ha
First Team Coach	Kim Sung-Jae
First Team Coach	Lee Won-June
Goalkeeping Coach	Shin Bum-Chul
Fitness Coach	Kanno Atsushi
Chief Scout	Choi Ki-Bong
Reserve Team Manager	Kim Sung-Nam
Reserve Team Coach	Lee Ki-Hyung
U-18 Team Manager	Lee Young-Ik
U-18 Team Coach	Vacant
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Won Jong-Duk

Supporting staff

Position	Name	Notes
Club Doctor	Dr. Lee Kyeong-Tae
Medical Trainers	Park Seong-Ryul, Kwon Ki-Yong, Lee Jong-Kyu
Kit Manager	Lee Cheon-Kil
Dietitian	Nam Yeon-Ak
Translator	Kang Seong-Jong, Park Tae-In

Managerial history

Managerial history

• For details on all-time manager statistics, see List of FC Seoul coaching staffs.

#	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 from FC Seoul player.
4	Park Byeong-Ju	1996-12-10	1996-12-20	1998-11-25	1997–1998	He won the first FA Cup for FC Seoul.
5	Cho Kwang-Rae	1998-10-22	1998-12-01	2004-12-15	1999–2004	He is the club's longest serving manager. (6 seasons)
6	Lee Jang-Soo	2004-12-30	2005-01-10	2006-12-02	2005–2006	He won the first K-League Cup for FC Seoul.
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	First (and only) manager to win the double.
9	Hwangbo Kwan	2010-12-28	2011-01-05	2011-04-26	2011	First (and only) manager who is resigned in the middle of season.
C	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			2012–present

Management

Board of Directors

Position	Name	Notes
Chairman	Huh Chang-Soo
President	Lim Byeong-Yong
Director	Han Oung-Soo

Chairman history

#	Name	From	To	Period	Notes
1	Koo Ja-Gyeong	1983-08-12	1990-12-31	1984–1990	The First Chairman
2	Koo Bon-Moo	1991-01-01	1997-12-31	1991–1997
3	Huh Chang-Soo	1998-03-01	present	1998–present

Honours

• K-League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor^[22]

Domestic competitions

• K-League
  • Winners (4) : 1985, 1990, 2000, 2010
  • Runners-up (5) : 1986, 1989, 1993, 2001, 2008
• K-League Cup
  • Winners (2) : 2006, 2010
  • Runners-up (4) : 1992, 1994, 1999, 2007
• FA Cup
  • Winners (1) : 1998
• National Football Championship
  • Winners (1) : 1988
• Super Cup
  • Winners (1) : 2001
  • Runners-up (1) : 1999

International competitions

• Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League
  • Runners-up (1) : 2001-02
• King's Cup
  • 3rd place (1) : 1989

Double

• Double
  • League and League Cup (1) : 2010

Statistics

Ownership

Years	Owner	Notes
1983–1991	Lucky-Goldstar Sports in Lucky-Goldstar Group
1991–2004	LG Sports in LG Group
2004.06–present	GS Sports in GS Group

Sponsorship

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Sponsors	Shirt printing	Notes
1984–1996	Bando Fashion	Lucky-Goldstar	럭키금성 / Lucky-Goldstar	Bando Fashion was renamed LG Fashion in 1995
1987–1994		GoldStar	금성VTR / GoldStar VTR
1995–1996		LG Electronics	LG 하이비디오/ LG HIGH VIDEO
1997		LG Telecom	프리웨이 / FREEWAY
1998	Adidas	LG Telecom	019 PCS
1999		LG Electronics	디지털 LG / DIGITAL LG
2000		LG Telecom	카이 / X
2001–2002		LG Electronics	싸이언 / Cyon	Mobile Phone Brand
2003		LG Electronics	엑스캔버스 / XCANVAS	TV Brand
2004		LG Electronics	싸이언 / Cyon	Mobile Phone Brand
2005–2011		GS E&C	자이 / Xii	Apartment Brand
		Seoul Metropolitan Government	Hi Seoul Soul OF Asia	For 2009 AFC Champions League
2012-prsent	Le Coq Sportif	GS E&C	자이 / Xii	Apartment Brand

In popular culture

FC Seoul have appeared in a number of korean dramas and movies. Because FC Seoul is the most popular football club and its home staidum Seoul World Cup Stadium is best football venue in South Korea.

• Drama : 맨땅에 헤딩, 넌 어느 별에서 왔니, 천번의 입맞춤
• Movie : 참을 수 없는, 댄싱퀸
• TV Show : 우리 결혼했어요 - 마르코 손담비편

See also

• K-League
• K-League Cup
• Korean FA Cup
• Korean Super Cup
• AFC Champions League
• Football in Seoul

References

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FC Seoul – current squad 1 Kim Yong-Dae 3 Kim Dong-Woo 4 Kim Dong-Jin 8 Adilson 10 Damjanović 11 Molina 13 Hyun Young-Min 14 Moon Ki-Han 15 Park Yong-Ho 16 Ha Dae-Sung 17 Lee Jung-Youl 18 Bang Seung-Hwan 19 Yeo Hyo-Jin 20 Han Tae-You 21 Ko Yo-Han 22 Ko Myong-Jin 23 Han Il-Koo 24 Jo Su-Huk 25 Choi Jong-Hwan 26 Bae Hae-Min 27 Lee Kyu-Ro 28 Lee Seung-Yeoul 29 Kim Tae-Hwan 30 Kang Jung-Hun 31 Yoo Sang-Hoon 32 Yoon Seung-Hyun 33 Choi Tae-Uk 35 Choi Hyun-Tae 36 Ko Gwnag-Min 37 Lee Jae-An 38 Kim Ki-Baek 41 Choi Won-Wook 42 Cho Nam-Ki 43 Oh Byung-Min 44 Song Seung-Ju 45 Lee Han-Wool 46 Lee Dong-Nyuk 48 Kim Dong-Hyo Manager: Choi Yong-Soo (C)

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