Ulsan Hyundai FC

Ulsan Hyundai
울산 현대
Full name Ulsan Hyundai Football Club
울산 현대 축구단
Nickname(s) Horangi (Tiger)
Gangs of Asia
Iron Maces
Short name UHFC
Founded 1983, as Hyundai Horang-i
Ground Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity 44,102
Owner Hyundai Heavy Industries
Chairman Kwon Oh-gab
Manager Yoon Jung-hwan
League K League Classic
2014 Season 6th
Website Club home page

The Ulsan Hyundai Football Club is a South Korean professional football club, owned by Korean corporation Hyundai Heavy Industries, they entered the K League in 1984 as Hyundai Horang-i. Home ground of this team is Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium.

History

2012 AFC Champions League Final in Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium.

Ulsan Hyundai was established in Incheon, Gyeonggi on 6 December 1983, as Hyundai Football Club, with Horangi (Horangi means tiger) as its mascot. They entered the league in 1984 and finished the season in 3rd place. In 1986, the club expanded their franchise from Incheon, Gyeonggi to Gangwon. But In 1987, the club was based solely in Gangwon. In the early 1990s, the club moved to Ulsan, becoming Ulsan Hyundai. The club became the league champion in 1996, but then entered a long dry-spell. Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun managed the club from 1991 to 1994.

They finished runners-up in 2002 and 2003, and started to emerge as a strong force. In 2005, they qualified for the Championship Play-off. In the play-off 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 went on to win the A3 Champions Cup in 2006.

In 2012, the club won the AFC Champions League, defeating Al-Ahli 3–0 on 10 November. In the run up to the final, Ulsan went unbeaten in all 12 games, winning nine consecutive and scored 27 goals.[1]

Crest

Kit Supplier

Records

Season Division Tms. Pos. FA Cup AFC CL FIFA CWC
1984 1 8 3 - - -
1985 1 8 4 - - -
1986 1 6 6 - - -
1987 1 5 4 - - -
1988 1 5 2 - - -
1989 1 6 6 - - -
1990 1 6 5 - - -
1991 1 6 2 - - -
1992 1 6 3 - - -
1993 1 6 3 - - -
1994 1 7 4 - - -
1995 1 8 2 - - -
1996 1 9 1 Semi-final - -
1997 1 10 3 Quarter-final - -
1998 1 10 2 Runners-up Round of 16 -
1999 1 10 6 Semi-final - -
2000 1 10 10 Quarter-final - -
2001 1 10 6 Semi-final - -
2002 1 10 2 Quarter-final - -
2003 1 12 2 Semi-final - -
2004 1 13 4 Semi-final - -
2005 1 13 1 Round of 16 - -
2006 1 14 5 Round of 32 Semi-final -
2007 1 14 4 Quarter-final - -
2008 1 14 3 Quarter-final - -
2009 1 15 8 Round of 32 Group Stage -
2010 1 15 5 Round of 16 - -
2011 1 16 2 Semi-final - -
2012 1 16 5 Semi-final Winners 6th
2013 1 14 2 Round of 16 - -
2014 1 14 6 Round of 16 Group Stage -
Key

Honours

Domestic

Champions (2) : 1996, 2005
Runners-up (7) : 1986, 1991, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2013
Runners-up (1) : 1998
Champions (5) : 1986, 1995, 1998, 2007, 2011
Runners-up (3) : 1993, 2002, 2005
Champions (1) : 2006
Runners-up (1) : 1999

International

Champions (1) : 2012
Champions (1) : 2006

Player

Current squad

As of 6 February 2015

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

No. Position Player
1 South Korea GK Kim Seung-gyu
2 South Korea DF Jeong Dong-ho
3 Montenegro MF Filip Kasalica
4 South Korea MF Koo Bon-sang
5 South Korea DF Jung Seung-hyun
6 Japan MF Chikashi Masuda
7 South Korea MF Ko Chang-hyun
8 South Korea MF Ha Sung-min
9 South Korea FW Kim Shin-wook
10 Uzbekistan MF Server Djeparov
11 Brazil MF Tartá
13 South Korea DF Rim Chang-woo
14 South Korea MF Seo Yong-duk
15 South Korea DF Lee Jae-seong
16 South Korea MF Kim Tae-hwan
17 South Korea DF Yoo Jun-soo
18 South Korea FW Yang Dong-hyun
19 South Korea FW Kim Seung-jun
No. Position Player
20 South Korea DF Lee Chang-yong
21 South Korea GK Song Yoo-geol
22 South Korea DF Kim Chi-gon (captain)
24 South Korea DF Lee Myung-jae
25 South Korea MF Ko Min-hyuk
27 South Korea FW Ahn Hyun-beom
28 South Korea MF Kim Min-kyun
29 South Korea MF Rim Sung-kook
30 South Korea MF Jang Ji-hoon
31 South Korea GK Lee Hee-sung
32 South Korea MF Lee Yeong-jae
34 South Korea MF Kim Young-sam
35 South Korea MF Son Se-beom
36 South Korea MF Yoo Chang-kyun
39 South Korea DF Kim Kun-hoan
40 South Korea MF Jeon In-hwan
41 South Korea GK Jang Dae-hee

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
South Korea DF Kang Min-soo (to Sangju Sangmu for military service)
South Korea DF Lee Yong (to Sangju Sangmu for military service)
South Korea MF Park Seung-il (to Sangju Sangmu for military service)
South Korea MF Kim Sung-hwan (to Sangju Sangmu for military service)
South Korea MF Jung Chan-il (to Gangwon FC)
South Korea MF Kim Sun-min (to FC Anyang)
No. Position Player
South Korea FW Kim Hyo-gi (to Hwaseong FC for military service)
South Korea FW Park Gyung-ik (to Sangju Sangmu for military service)
South Korea FW Han Sang-woon (to Sangju Sangmu for military service)
South Korea FW Kim Yong-jin (to Gangwon FC)
South Korea FW Ahn Jin-beom (to Incheon United)
 

Club officials

Managers

# Name From To Season Notes
1 South Korea Moon Jung-Sik 1983/07/12 1986/04/22 1984–86
C
South Korea Cho Chung-Yun 1986/04/22 1986/12/?? 1986
2 1986/12/?? 1987/12/30 1987
3 South Korea Kim Ho 1987/12/30 1990/11/19 1988–90
4 South Korea Cha Bum-Kun 1990/11/23 1994/11/27 1991–94
5 South Korea Ko Jae-Wook 1994/11/30 2000/06/12 1995–00
C South Korea Chung Jong-Soo 2000/06/12 2000/08/21 2000
6 South Korea Kim Jung-Nam 2000/08/22 2008/12/25 2000–08
7 South Korea Kim Ho-Gon 2008/12/26 2013/12/04 2009–13
8 South Korea Cho Min-Kook 2013/12/04 2014/11/30 2014
9 South Korea Yoon Jung-hwan 2014/12/03 2015–present

See also

References

  1. "Ulsan's ultimate victory". ESPNFC. 10 November 2012.

External links

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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
Preceded by
Al-Sadd
Qatar
Champions of Asia
2012
Succeeded by
Guangzhou Evergrande
China