FC Seoul
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| Full name | Football Club Seoul | ||
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| Short name | Seoul | ||
| Founded | 22 December 1983, as Lucky-Goldstar FC.[1] | ||
| Ground | Seoul World Cup Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 66,806[2] | ||
| Owner | GS Group | ||
| Chairman | Huh Chang-soo | ||
| Manager | Choi Yong-soo | ||
| League | K League Classic | ||
| 2015 | 4th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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FC Seoul (Korean: FC 서울) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul, the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea, that plays in the K League Classic. It is currently owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group.
The club was officially founded as Lucky-Goldstar FC in 1983, by the Lucky-Goldstar Group. FC Seoul have won 5 League titles, 2 FA Cups, 2 League Cups and 1 Super Cup. FC Seoul is one of the most successful and popular clubs in the K League Classic, with financial backing from the GS Group.[3] In 2012, FC Seoul was evaluated as the most valuable football brand in the K League Classic.[4][5]
FC Seoul is currently managed by club's former player Choi Yong-soo.[6]
History
Founding and early years (1983–1989)
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 (currently 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[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.
Returning to Seoul and Renamed FC Seoul (2004–2006)
For the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South 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 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 wons, 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.
Şenol Güneş years (2007–2009)
Şenol Güneş managed FC Seoul for a three-year period from December 8, 2006.[11] 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. 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 at that time, was transferred to Ligue 1 club Monaco, the "Double Dragons" of FC Seoul (Lee Chung-yong, Ki Sung-yueng) made a 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 play-offs. 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.[12] The Şenol Güneş era ended on November 25, 2009, with the manager returning to Trabzonspor.[13]
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 FC'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,[14] but were beaten 4–3 on aggregate by Qatari club Umm Salal.[15] 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 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.[16][17] FC Seoul also recorded the single-season (League, K League Championship, 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.[18][19][20]
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.[21]
On August 25, 2010, FC Seoul beat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–0 to become the 2010 League Cup winner.[22] 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.[23][24][25]
Choi Yong-soo years (2011–present)
FC Seoul legend 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, AFC Champions League campaign has earned Choi Yong-soo the 2013 AFC Coach of the Year award, becoming the second Korean in succession to win the prestigious individual accolade following last year’s winner Kim Ho-kon.
Club culture
Supporters
FC Seoul had various fanbase including former Lucky-Goldstar fans, LG Cheetahs fans, Anyang LG Cheetahs fans. 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 April 2004. There are also some minor supporter groups such as West Story and Seoulobba.
V-Girls & V-Man
V-Girls & V-Man are FC Seoul's cheerleaders. The V stands for victory.
Mascot
The FC Seoul's current 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 by his intergalactic spaceship on April 6, 2004. Former mascots were bull and cheetah.
Stadiums
FC Seoul used Daejeon Stadium, Dongdaemun Stadium, Anyang Stadium by 2003. Since 2004, FC Seoul's home is Seoul World Cup Stadium which is largest football-only stadium in Asia and FC Seoul's players train at the GS Champions Park training Centre in Guri, east of nearby Seoul, a purpose-built facility which opened in 1989.
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 and In 2005, FC Seoul changed to red and black stripes and this colour has been in use since.
For further more detailed information, Please refer to below links
- FC Seoul Online Museum – FC Seoul Kit History
- FC Seoul Video Archive – FC Seoul Kit History
- FC Seoul 25 Years History Book – 224P
First Kit
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1985
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 1987(1)
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 1988
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   1989
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1990
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    1991–1993
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  1994
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1995–96
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   1997 – July 99
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     July 1999–01
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    2002(2)
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    2003(2)
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2004
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    2005–06
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    2007–08
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    2009
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     2010–11
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    2012–13
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 2014–15(3)
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Second Kit
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1984
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1986
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 1985
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 1986
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 1987(1)
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 1988
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 1989
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   1990
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1991
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1992
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 1993
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1994
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1995–96
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1997 – July 99
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 July 1999–01
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 2002–03
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   2004
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     2005–06
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    2007–08
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    2009
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   2010–11
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   2012–13
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2014
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 2015
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Third Kit
  1984
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  1985
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※ Notes
(1) In only 1987 season, All K League clubs wore white jerseys in home match, coloured jersey in away match like Major League Baseball.
(2) 2002 1st kit and 2003 1st kit are same but colour of adidas logo and 3 stripes on shoulder are different
(3) Original 2014–15 1st Kit had white socks, but white socks are worn at only just 5 matches in March 2014, then changed to red socks. In 2015, Name and number printing pont on Jersey is changed.
Crest
- Special crest for foundation's 20th anniversary is unveiled on 26 February 2003.[26]
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1983–90 -
1991–96
(Used 4 crests mixed) -
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- ^ 축구 안양 새 엠블럼 공개 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 1999-07-15.
- ^ "LG축구단‘FC서울‘로 새출발" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 2004-03-19.
Sponsorship
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors | Shirt printing | Notes |
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| 1984–86 |  Bando Fashion |
Lucky-Goldstar |
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Sometimes, Lucky-Goldstar wore jersey which is manufactured by Prospecs in 1985 season. |
| 1987–94 | GoldStar |
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* Football socks was only sponsored by Prospecs during 1993–96 seasons. * Bando Fashion was renamed LG Fashion in September 1995. * For international matches, Goldstar Printing used in English | |
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| 1995–96 | LG Fashion |
LG Electronics |
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| 1997 |  Reebok |
LG Information & Communications |
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| 1998 |  Adidas |
LG Electronics |
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Mobile Phone Brand |
| 1999 | |
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| 2000 | LG Telecom |
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| 2001–02 | LG Electronics |
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Mobile Phone Brand | |
| 2003 | |
TV Brand | ||
| 2004 | |
Mobile Phone Brand | ||
| 2005–11 | GS E&C |
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Apartment Brand | |
| Seoul Metropolitan Government |
Soul OF Asia |
For 2009 AFC Champions League | ||
| 2012–13 |  Le Coq Sportif |
GS E&C |
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Apartment Brand |
| 2014–present | GS SHOP |
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Online Store Brand | |
Honours
Domestic
League
Cups
- FA Cup
- League Cup
- Super Cup
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Winners (1) : 2001 -
Runners-up (1) : 1999
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- National Football Championship
- Winners (1) : 1988
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Asian
Double
- Double
- League and League Cup (1) : 2010
Statistics
Season by season records
※ K League Championship results are not counted.
※ 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 | Teams | K League Classic |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | League Cup | FA Cup | Super Cup | ACL | Manager |
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| 1984 | 8 | 7th | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 45 | -7 | 33 | Park Se-hak | ||||
| 1985 | 8 | Champions | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 27 | Park Se-hak | ||||
| 1986 | 6 | Runners-up | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 27 | 5th (Pro)[1] | Did not qualify | Park Se-hak | ||
| 1987 | 5 | 5th | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 55 | -29 | 21 | No competition | Qualified but withdrew |
Park Se-hak | ||
| 1988 | 5 | 4th | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 23 | Winners (Nat'l)[2] | Did not qualify | Ko Jae-wook (C) | ||
| 1989 | 6 | Runners-up | 40 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 47 | Semi-finals (Nat'l)[2] | Ko Jae-wook | |||
| 1990 | 6 | Champions | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 39 | Ko Jae-wook | ||||
| 1991 | 6 | 6th | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 33 | Ko Jae-wook | ||||
| 1992 | 6 | 4th | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 29 | Runners-up (A) | Did not enter | Ko Jae-wook | ||
| 1993 | 6 | Runners-up | 30 | 18 10 |
0 11 |
12 9 |
28 | 29 | -1 | 59 | 4th (A) | Did not qualify | Ko Jae-wook | ||
| 1994 | 7 | 5th | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 43 | Runners-up (A) | Cho Young-jeung | |||
| 1995 | 8 | 8th | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 25 | 6th (A) | Cho Young-jeung | |||
| 1996 | 9 | 9th | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 32 | 8th (A) | Round of 16 | Cho Young-jeung | ||
| 1997 | 10 | 9th | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 11 | 10th (A) Group A 3rd (P) |
Semi-finals | Park Byung-joo | ||
| 1998 | 10 | 8th | 18 | 9 8 |
0 2 |
9 8 |
28 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 4th (A) 3rd (PM) |
Winners | Park Byung-joo | ||
| 1999 | 10 | 9th | 27 | 10 8 |
0 4 |
17 15 |
38 | 52 | -14 | 24 | Runners-up (A) Group B 4th (D) |
Semi-finals | Runners-up | Cho Kwang-rae | |
| 2000 | 10 | Champions | 27 | 19 17 |
0 5 |
8 5 |
46 | 25 | +21 | 53 | 4th (A) Group A 5th (D) |
Quarter-finals | Did not qualify | Quarter-finals[3] | Cho Kwang-rae |
| 2001 | 10 | Runners-up | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 43 | Group A 4th (A) | Quarter-finals | Winners | Did not qualify | Cho Kwang-rae |
| 2002 | 10 | 4th | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40 | 4th (A) | Round of 32 | Did not qualify | Runners-up[4] | Cho Kwang-rae |
| 2003 | 12 | 8th | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 68 | +1 | 56 | No competition | Round of 32 | No competition | Did not qualify | Cho Kwang-rae |
| 2004 | 13 | 5th | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 33 | 12th (S) | Round of 16 | Did not qualify | Cho Kwang-rae | |
| 2005 | 13 | 7th | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 32 | 5th (S) | Round of 16 | Lee Jang-soo | ||
| 2006 | 14 | 4th | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 39 | Winners (S) | Quarter-finals | Lee Jang-soo | ||
| 2007 | 14 | 7th | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 37 | Runners-up (S) | Quarter-finals | Competition ceased |
 Şenol Güneş | |
| 2008 | 14 | Runners-up | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 54 | Group A 3rd (S) | Round of 32 | Şenol Güneş | ||
| 2009 | 15 | 5th | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 53 | 3rd (PK) | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Şenol Güneş | |
| 2010 | 15 | Champions | 28 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 62 | Winners (PC) | Round of 16 | Did not qualify |  Nelo Vingada | |
| 2011 | 16 | 5th | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 55 | Quarter-finals (RC) | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Hwangbo Kwan Choi Yong-soo (C) | |
| 2012 | 16 | Champions | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 96 | Competition ceased |
Round of 16 | Did not qualify | Choi Yong-soo | |
| 2013 | 14 | 4th | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 62 | Quarter-finals | Runners-up | Choi Yong-soo | ||
| 2014 | 12 | 3rd | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 58 | Runners-up | Semi-finals | Choi Yong-soo | ||
| 2015 | 12 | 4th | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 62 | Winners | Round of 16 | 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 |
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| 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) |
All-time competitions records
※ As of 31 December 2014
※ K League reseults include the League Cup.
※ Bye results and W/O results are counted.
※ Penalty shoot-outs results are counted as a drawn match.
※ AFC Champions League results include the 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the 2001–02 Asian Club Championship.
| Competition | Season | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | Notes |
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| K League Classic | 1984–2014 | 1112 | 428 | 342 | 342 | 1495 | 1321 | +174 | 38.49% | |
| FA Cup | 1996–2014 | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 91 | 60 | +31 | 50.00% | |
| Super Cup | 1999, 2001 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 50.00% | |
| National Football Championship | 1988, 1989 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 85.71% | |
| AFC Champions League | 1986–2014 | 55 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 86 | 56 | +30 | 40.00% | |
| Total | 1222 | 480 | 371 | 371 | 1688 | 1448 | +240 | 39.28% | ||
Attendance records
Attendance new records by FC Seoul
| Records | Date / Season | Matches | Attendance | Notes |
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| Korean Pro Sports Single-Match Highest Attendance New Record | 2010-05-05 | 1 | 60,747 | |
| K League Championship Single-Match Highest Attendance New Record | 2010-12-05 | 1 | 56,759 | |
| K League Single-Regular Season Highest Average Attendance New Record | 2010 Season | 14 | 30,849 | League : 14 matches |
| K League Single-Regular & Post Season Highest Average Attendance New Record | 2010 Season | 15 | 32,576 | League : 14 matches Championship : 1 match |
| K League Single-Regular & Post Season Highest Total Attendance New Record | 2010 Season | 15 | 488,641 | League : 14 matches Championship : 1 match |
| K League Single-Season Highest Total Attendance New Record | 2010 Season | 19 | 546,397 | League : 14 matches Championship : 1 match League Cup : 4 matches |
Total attendance & Average attendance
※ Season total attendance is K League Classic Regular Season, League Cup, FA Cup, AFC Champions League in the aggregate and friendly match attendance is not included.
※ K League season total attendance is K League Classic Regular Season and League Cup in the aggregate.
| Season | Season Total Att. |
K League Classic Total Att. |
Regular Season Average Att. |
League Cup Average Att. |
FA Cup Total / Average Att. |
ACL Total / Average Att. |
Friendly Match Att. |
Att. Ranking | Notes |
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| 2004 | 223,529 | 223,529 | 15,363 | 6,529 | No home match | N/A | N/A | ||
| 2005 | 458,605 | 458,605 | 22,010 | 32,415 | No home match | N/A | 17,211 (vs Boca Juniors) | K League Season Total Att. 1st |
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| 2006 | 357,231 | 315,698 | 18,782 | 11,921 | 41,533 / 13,844 | N/A | 61,235 (vs F.C. Tokyo) | K League Season Total Att. 2nd |
FA Cup highest attendance new record in 2006 FA Cup Quarter-finals Friendly match with FC Tokyo was for free |
| 2007 | 411,362 | 379,903 | 21,515 | 14,315 | 31,459 / 31,459 | N/A | 65,000 (vs Manchester United) | K League Season Total Att. 2nd |
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| 2008 | 398,757 | 398,757 | 22,417 | 12,499 | No home match | N/A | 34,000 (vs Los Angeles Galaxy) 41,500 (vs FC Tokyo) |
K League Season Total Att. 2nd |
K League Championship included |
| 2009 | 319,250 | 270,624 | 16,535 | 11,300 | 1,315 / 1,315 | 47,311 / 11,828 | 65,000 (vs Manchester United) | K League Season Total Att. 2nd |
K League Championship included |
| 2010 | 547,592 | 546,397 | 32,576 | 14,439 | 1,195 / 1,195 | N/A | N/A | K League Season Total Att. 1st |
K League Championship included |
| 2011 | 520,138 | 448,027 | 28,002 | N/A | 3,733 / 3,733 | 68,378 / 13,676 | N/A | K League Season Total Att. 1st |
K League Championship included |
| 2012 | 467,649 | 451,045 | 20,502 | N/A | 16,604 / 8,302 | N/A | N/A | K League Season Total Att. 1st |
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| 2013 | 451,845 | 315,540 | 16,607 | N/A | 11,945 / 3,982 | 124,360 / 17,766 | N/A | K League Season Total Att. 2nd |
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| 2014 | 424,405 | 323,244 | 17,013 | N/A | 36,901 / 12,300 | 64,260 / 10,710 | 46,722 (vs Bayer Leverkusen) | K League Season Total Att. 2nd |
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| 2015 | 406,820 | 326,269 | 17,172 | N/A | 34,634 / 11,545 | 45,917 / 9,183 | N/A | K League Season Total Att. 2nd |
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Korean Professional Sports Single-Match Highest Attendance Records Top 10
Players
For details on FC Seoul players, see Category:FC Seoul players.
Current squad
- As of 13 February 2016[27]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan & military service
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
Player records
Retired number(s)
12 – Supporters (the 12th Man)
2016 season transfers
U-18 Team (Osan High School FC) Squad
For details on U-18 Team, see FC Seoul Reserves and Academy.
As of 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Captains
| Seasons | Captains | Vice-Captains | Notes |
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| 1984 | Han Moon-bae |
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| 1985 | Kim Kwang-hoon |
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| 1986 | Park Hang-seo |
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| 1987–88 | Jung Hae-seong |
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| 1989–90 | Choi Jin-han |
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| 1991–92 | Lee Young-jin |
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| 1993 | Gu Sang-bum |
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| 1994 | Choi Young-jun |
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| 1995 | Yoon Sang-chul |
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| 1995–96 | Lee Young-ik |
1995/08/05– | |
| 1997 | Cho Byung-young |
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| 1998 | Kim Bong-soo |
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| 1999 | Kang Chun-ho |
−1999/07/?? | |
| 1999–00 | Choi Yong-soo |
1999/07/??–2000/05/09 | |
| 2000 | Kim Gwi-hwa |
Lee Young-pyo |
2000/05/10– |
| 2001 | Lee Sang-hun |
−2001/05/?? | |
| 2001 | Son Hyun-jun |
2001/05/??– | |
| 2002 | Choi Yoon-yeol |
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| 2003–04 | Kim Seong-jae |
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| 2005–06 | Lee Min-sung |
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| 2007–08 | Lee Eul-yong |
Kim Chi-gon |
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| 2009 | Kim Chi-gon |
Kim Jin-kyu |
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| 2010 | Park Yong-ho |
Kim Jin-kyu |
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| 2011 | Park Yong-ho |
Hyun Young-min |
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| 2012–13 | Ha Dae-sung |
Kim Jin-kyu |
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| 2014 | Kim Jin-kyu |
Koh Myong-jin |
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| 2015 | Koh Myong-jin |
 Osmar Barba |
−2015/04/30 |
| Cha Du-ri |
2015/05/01– | ||
| 2016 | Osmar Barba |
Yoo Hyun |
First foreign captain of FC Seoul. |
Club officials
- For details on all-time coaching staffs, see List of FC Seoul managers.
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Choi Yong-soo |
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| Assistant Manager | Kim Seong-jae |
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| First Team Coach | Kim Dong-young |
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| First Team Coach |  Adilson dos Santos |
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Leandro Maciel de Melo |
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| Fitness Coach |  Adam Waterson |
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| Reserve Team Coach | Chung Sang-nam |
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| Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach | Back Min-chul |
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| U-18 Team Manager | Kim Sang-moon |
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| U-18 Team Coach | Min Dong-sung |
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| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Kim Sung-soo |
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| U-15 Team Manager | |
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| U-15 Team Coach | Park Hyuk-soon |
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| U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Cho Jun-ho |
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| U-12 Team Manager | Park Yo-seb |
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| U-12 Team Coach | Kim Byung-chae |
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| Chief Scout | Kim Hyun-tae |
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| Scout | Lee Won-jun |
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| Jung Jae-yoon |
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| Seo Min-woo |
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Supporting staff
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Club Doctor | Cho Yun-sang |
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| Athletic Trainer | Park Sung-ryul, Hwangbo-hyun, Choi Kyu-jung |
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| Performance Analyst | Kim Jeong-hoon, Kim Hyuck-jung |
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| Equipment manager | Lee Cheun-gil |
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| Translator | Kim Hyun-soo |
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Managerial history
- For details on all-time manager statistics, see List of FC Seoul managers.
Managerial history
- For details on all-time manager statistics, see List of FC Seoul managers.
| # | Name | Appointed | From | To | Season | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Park Se-hak |
1983-08-12 | 1983-12-22 | 1987-11-19 | 1984–87 | 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 | 1989–93 | ||
| 3 | Cho Young-jeung |
1993-11-23 | 1994-01-01 | 1996-11-05 | 1994–96 | First manager from FC Seoul player. |
| 4 | Park Byung-joo |
1996-12-10 | 1996-12-20 | 1998-11-25 | 1997–98 | He won the first FA Cup for FC Seoul. |
| 5 | Cho Kwang-rae |
1998-10-22 | 1998-12-01 | 2004-12-15 | 1999–04 | He is the club's longest serving manager. (6 seasons) |
| 6 | Lee Jang-soo |
2004-12-30 | 2005-01-10 | 2006-12-02 | 2005–06 | He won the first League Cup for FC Seoul. |
| 7 | Şenol Güneş |
2006-12-08 | 2007-01-08 | 2009-11-25 | 2007–09 | 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 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. First manager of winning K League as FC Seoul player, coach, manager. |
| 10 | 2011-12-09 | 2011-12-09 | present | 2012–present | ||
Management
Board of Directors
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Huh Chang-soo |
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| President | Chang Ki-joo |
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| Director | Lee Jae-ha |
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Chairman history
| # | Name | From | To | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Koo Ja-kyung |
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|
1983–90 | The First Chairman |
| |
Koo Bon-moo |
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1991–97 | |
| |
Huh Chang-soo |
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1998–present | |
Ownership
| Years | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1983/11–1991/02 | Lucky-Goldstar Sports in Lucky-Goldstar Group |
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| 1991/02–2004/05 | LG Sports in LG Group |
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| 2004/06–present | GS Sports in GS Group |
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Popular culture
FC Seoul have appeared in a number of Korean dramas and movies:[28]
- Drama : Which Star Are You From (넌 어느 별에서 왔니-2006), No Limit (맨땅에 헤딩-2009), A Thousand Kisses (천 번의 입맞춤-2011~2012)
- Movie : Secret Romance (참을 수 없는-2010), Dancing Queen (댄싱퀸-2012), Running Man (런닝맨-2013), Big Match (빅매치-2014), Salut d'Amour (장수상회-2015)
- TV reality show : We Got Married (우리 결혼했어요-2008, episode of Marco and Son Dam-bi), Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education (우리동네 예체능-2014, episode of Our Neighborhood team vs FC Seoul Old Stars team)
See also
References
- ↑ Official Club Profile at K League Website (Korean)
- ↑ "Stadium Introduction at Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation" SMFMC. Retrieved October 12, 2011
- ↑ "FC서울과 다시 손잡은 신한카드 "1등으로 윈윈하자"" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. March 8, 2012.
- ↑ "FC서울 전세계 클럽 브랜드 평가 62위, K리그 최고" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. June 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Brand Finance Football Brands 2012". Brand Finance. May 25, 2012.
- ↑ "최용수 "레전드로 받은 혜택, 돌려드리겠다"" (in Korean). The Daily Sports Seoul. December 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Interview of Lucky-Goldstar Football Club first chairman" (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. August 19, 1983.
- ↑ "Lucky-Goldstar Group wants Seoul franchise." (in Korean). Kyunghyang Newspaper. August 19, 1983.
- ↑ 88대표 프로무대서 비실비실 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. April 14, 1988.
- ↑ "안양LG, ‘서울LG’ 선언" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Newspaper. February 2, 2004.
- ↑ "FC서울 새사령탑 명장 귀네슈 영입" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Newspaper. December 8, 2006.
- ↑ "Korea: Suwon Bluewings Crowned Champions". Goal.com. December 7, 2008.
- ↑ "Gunes returns to Trabzonspor". FIFA.com. November 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Kashima Antlers 2–2 FC Seoul. AET (4–5 pens)". AFC.com. June 24, 2009.
- ↑ "FC Seoul (KOR) 1–1 Umm Salal (QAT). Agg 3–4". AFC.com. September 30, 2009.
- ↑ "Record crowd sees FC Seoul go top". AFC.com. May 6, 2010.
- ↑ "6만 747명 상암벌, 서울 K리그 역사를 쓰다" (in Korean). Sportsdonga. May 5, 2010.
- ↑ "No.1 FC Seoul stands at the top of the league". FC Seoul.com. November 7, 2010.
- ↑ "FC서울, 성적+팬심 둘 다 잡고 진정한 NO.1 됐다" (in Korean). Sports World. November 7, 2010.
- ↑ "서울 '우승-50만 관중' 모두 잡다...완벽한 승리" (in Korean). Sportal Korea. December 5, 2010.
- ↑ "빙가다 감독 '굿바이 코리아', 14일 한국 떠나" (in Korean). Sport Chosun. December 14, 2010.
- ↑ "FC Seoul becomes Cup Winners". FC Seoul.com. August 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Seoul take title". FIFA.com. December 5, 2010.
- ↑ "FC Seoul lifts the championship trophy". FC Seoul.com. December 7, 2010.
- ↑ "'아디 역전골' 서울, 제주 누르고 10년 만에 K리그 제패" (in Korean). Sportal Korea. December 5, 2010.
- ↑ 프로축구 소식 – 안양, 20주년 엠블럼 제작 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 2003-02-26.
- ↑ FC Seoul Official Website Players
- ↑ "FC서울의 스크린 이력서" (in Korean). FC Seoul Honorary News Reporter. August 3, 2001.
External links
- Official club created
- Official website (Korean) (English)
- Official Facebook
- Official YouTube Channel
- Official Twitter
- Official Instagram
- Official Online Photo Service (Korean)
- Unofficial fan created
- FC Seoul Main Supporters Group 'Suhoshin' Official website (Korean)
- FC Seoul Online Museum (Korean)
- FC Seoul Video Archive #1 (Korean) (English)
- FC Seoul Video Archive #2 (Korean) (English)
| Achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Daewoo Royals |
K League Champions 1985 |
Succeeded by POSCO Atoms |
| Preceded by Yukong Elephants |
K League Champions 1990 |
Succeeded by Daewoo Royals |
| Preceded by Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
K League Champions 2000 |
Succeeded by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| Preceded by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
K League Champions 2010 |
Succeeded by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Preceded by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
K League Champions 2012 |
Succeeded by Pohang Steelers |
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