Ulsan Hyundai FC

Ulsan Hyundai
울산 현대
Full name Ulsan Hyundai Football Club
울산 현대 축구단
Nickname(s) Horangi (Tiger)
Founded 1983, as Hyundai Horang-i FC
Ground Big Crown
(Capacity: 44,466)
Owner Hyundai Heavy Industries Group
Chairman Kwon Oh-Gab
Manager Kim Ho-Gon
League K-League
2011 Season 2nd
Website Club home page
Home colours
Away colours
Current season

The Ulsan Hyundai Football Club is a South Korean professional football club, owned by Korean corporation Hyundai, that entered the K-League in 1984 as Hyundai Horangi.

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History

Ulsan Hyundai FC was established on 6 December 1983, as Hyundai Football Club, with Incheon, Gyeonggi as its franchise and Horangi (Horangi means tiger) as its mascot. They entered the league in 1984, finishing the season 3rd. In 1986, Club extended their franchise to Incheon, Gyeonggi, Gangwon. But In 1987, Club was chose to their franchise only Gangwon. In the early 1990s, the club moved to Ulsan, becoming Ulsan Hyundai. They became the league champion in 1996, but from then, the club entered a long dry-spell. They finished runners-up in 2002 and 2003, and started to emerge as a strong force. In 2005, they qualified for the Championship Playoff. In the playoff semi-final, they beat Seongnam Ilhwa 2-1, and in the final, they beat Incheon United 6-3 agg, with a hat-trick from Lee Chun-Soo in the first leg. The club also won A3 Champions Cup in 2006. Korean football legend Cha Bum-keun managed the club from 1991 to 1994.

Club honors

Domestic

Professional

1996, 2005
1986, 1991, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2011
1998
2006
1995, 1998, 2007, 2011
1993, 2002, 2005
1986
1999

International

2006

Player

Current squad

As of 21 September 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
1 GK Kim Young-Kwang
2 DF Lee Yong
4 DF Kang Min-Soo
5 DF Kwak Tae-Hwi (captain)
6 DF Choi Jae-Soo
7 MF Ko Chang-Hyun
8 MF Lee Ho
9 FW Kim Shin-Wook
10 FW Seol Ki-Hyeon
11 FW Lúcio
13 MF Byun Woong
14 MF Kim Young-Sam
15 DF Lee Jae-Seong
17 MF Go Seul-Ki
18 GK Kim Seung-Gyu
19 FW Lee Jin-Ho
20 MF Julián Estiven Vélez
21 FW Kim Da-Bin
22 DF Choi Bo-Kyung
24 DF Lim Chang-Woo
25 MF Choi Jin-Soo
26 MF Kim Jong-Guk
27 DF Kang Jin-Wook
30 FW Lee Gi-Dong
No. Position Player
32 FW Park Kyung-Ik
33 MF Kim Dong-Suk
34 FW Park Seung-Il
35 GK Chung Yoo-Suk
36 DF Lim Jong-Eun
37 GK Lee Hee-Sung
38 MF Min Hoon-Gi
40 DF Vinicius
41 DF Yoon Jung-Min
42 MF Yoo Yong-Won
43 FW Yang Min-Hyuk
45 GK Jung Hong-Suk
47 FW Park Dong-Hyuk
49 MF Jun Won-Gu
DF Oh Chang-Sik
MF Kim Min-O
MF Kim Hyun-Ki
MF Jung Jang-Hoon
MF Lee Dong-Hyun
DF Kim Nam-Geol
DF Jung Woon
MF Kim Seung-Yong
FW Kim Hyo-Gi

Out on loan

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 Kim Yong-Tae (to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
DF Kim Chi-Gon (to Sangju Sangmu Phoenix)
 

2012 season transfers

In

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 Kim Hyun-Ki (Drafted from Hannam University)
MF Jung Jang-Hoon (Drafted from Daegu University)
MF Lee Dong-Hyun (Drafted from Myongji University)
DF Kim Nam-Geol (Drafted from KoreaUniversity)
DF Jung Woon (Drafted from Myongji University)
MF Kim Seung-Yong (Transferred from Gamba Osaka)
FW Kim Hyo-Gi (Loan returned from Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard)

Out

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
31 GK Choi Moo-Lim (Transferred to Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard)

Notable players

Managers

# Name From To Season Notes
1 Moon Jung-Sik 1983/07/12 1986/04/22 1984-1986
C
Cho Jeung-Yeon 1986/04/22 1986/12/?? 1986
2 1986/12/?? 1987/12/30 1987
3 Kim Ho 1987/12/30 1990/11/19 1988-1990
4 Cha Bum-Kun 1990/11/23 1994/11/27 1991-1994
5 Ko Jae-Wook 1994/11/30 2000/06/12 1995-2000
C Chung Jong-Soo 2000/06/12 2000/08/21 2000
6 Kim Jung-Nam 2000/08/22 2008/12/25 2000-2008
7 Kim Ho-Gon 2008/12/26 presenet 2009-present

Club officials

Crest

Kit Supplier

See also

External links

Achievements
Preceded by
Ilhwa Chunma
K-League Champions
1996
Succeeded by
Pusan Daewoo Royals
Preceded by
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
K-League Champions
2005
Succeeded by
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma