Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Suwon Samsung Bluewings
수원 삼성 블루윙즈
Full name Suwon Samsung Bluewings Football Club
수원 삼성 블루윙즈 축구단
Nickname(s) Blue Wings
Short name SSB
Founded 1995 (1995)
Ground Suwon World Cup Stadium
Ground Capacity 43,959
Owner Cheil Worldwide
(Samsung's subsidiary)
Chairman Kim Jae-yeol
Manager Kim Joon-sik
Coach Seo Jung-won
League K League Classic
2016 K League Classic, 7th
Website Club website
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Hangul
Hanja 블루윙즈
Revised Romanization Suwon Samseong Beulluwingjeu
McCune–Reischauer Suwǒn Samsǒng Bǔlluwingjǔ

Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Korean: 수원 삼성 블루윙즈) is a South Korean football club based in the city of Suwon, South Korea, that plays in the K League Classic. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of Asian football's most famous clubs with a host of domestic and continental honours. Suwon have won the championship on four occasions, in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2008.

Asia's Player of the Century Cha Bum-kun was the manager of the club from 2004 to 2010, when he replaced former national team manager Kim Ho who had been the club's first manager.

History

The club was officially founded in December 1995, by Samsung, to be the ninth member of the K-League from the 1996 season. It was also the first club to be founded in one specific city, a plan which led to the K-League initiating plans to encourage the other member clubs to forge similar links with local communities.

Former South Korean national team manager Kim Ho took charge of the side from their first season in the K-League, and the team finished runners-up in the championship play-off that season. The championship was secured in 1998 and retained in 1999 as Suwon started to dominate Korean football.

Suwon lifted the Asian Club Championship (the predecessor to the AFC Champions League) twice in succession in 2000–01 and 2001–02, and also added the Asian Super Cup to their roll of honors on two occasions.

The departure of Kim Ho in 2003 saw Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun appointed manager ahead of the 2004 season, and the club won its third league title in his debut season as manager.

Suwon finished runners-up in both major domestic competitions in 2006, as Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma claimed victory in the K-League championship play-off final and Chunnam Dragons won in the FA Cup final, thwarting Suwon's attempts to win the first ever domestic double in Korean football.

The 2008 season became one of the most successful seasons in the clubs history. Suwon achieved a domestic "double" by winning the K League Championship and the League Cup.

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings players celebrating after winning the 2008 K League.

Domestic competitions

League

Winners (4): 1998, 1999, 2004, 2008
Runners-up (4): 1996, 2006, 2014, 2015

Cups

Winners (4): 2002, 2009, 2010, 2016
Runners-up (3): 1996, 2006, 2011
Winners (6): 1999, 1999s, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008
Winners (3): 1999, 2000, 2005

International competitions

Asian

Winners (2): 2000–01, 2001–02
Runners-up (1): 1997–98
Winners (2): 2001, 2002
Winners (1): 2005

Friendly

Third place (1): 2009
Winners (1): 2009

Doubles

K League and League Cup Champions (2): 1999, 2008
Champions League and FA Cup Champions (1): 2002
Champions League and League Cup Champions (1): 2001

Statistics

Season records

Season Teams League Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts League Cup FA Cup Super Cup AFC Other Manager
1996 9 Runners-up 32 18 9 5 57 33 +24 63 6th (A) Runners-up South Korea Kim Ho
1997 10 5th 18 7 7 4 23 23 0 28 6th (A)
3rd (P)
Quarter-final Runners-up (CW) South Korea Kim Ho
1998 10 Champions 20 13 1 6 34 22 +12 35 6th (A)
4th (PM)
Quarter-final South Korea Kim Ho
1999 10 Champions 29 23 0 6 60 26 +34 64 Winners (A)
Winners (D)
1st round Winners 4th (CC) South Korea Kim Ho
2000 10 5th 27 14 0 13 48 43 +5 36 Winners (A)
8th (D)
Quarter-final Winners South Korea Kim Ho
2001 10 3rd 27 12 5 10 40 35 +5 41 Winners (A) 1st round Champions (CC)
Winners (SC)
South Korea Kim Ho
2002 10 3rd 27 12 9 6 40 26 +14 45 4th (A) Winners Champions (CC)
Winners (SC)
South Korea Kim Ho
2003 12 3rd 44 19 15 10 59 46 +13 72 No competition Round of 32 No competition South Korea Kim Ho
2004 13 Champions 27 14 6 7 32 24 +8 46 4th (S) Round of 16 South Korea Cha Bum-kun
2005 13 10th 24 6 10 8 29 32 –3 28 Winners (S) Round of 16 Winners Winners (A3)
Group E 2nd (CL)
South Korea Cha Bum-kun
2006 14 Runners-up 29 12 10 7 31 25 +6 46 12th (S) Runners-up South Korea Cha Bum-kun
2007 14 3rd 27 15 6 6 36 25 +11 51 Semi-final (S) Round of 16 Competition ceased South Korea Cha Bum-kun
2008 14 Champions 28 18 4 6 49 26 +23 58 Winners (S) Round of 16 South Korea Cha Bum-kun
2009 15 10th 28 8 8 12 29 32 –3 32 Quarter-final (PK) Winners Round of 16 (CL) Winners (PP) South Korea Cha Bum-kun
2010 15 7th 28 12 5 11 39 44 –5 41 Semi-final (PC) Winners Quarter-final (CL) Runners-up (ST) South Korea Cha Bum-kun
South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo
2011 16 4th 30 17 4 9 51 33 +18 55 Semi-final (RC) Runners-up Semi-final (CL) South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo
2012 16 4th 44 20 13 11 61 51 +10 73 Competition ceased Quarter-final South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo
2013 14 5th 38 15 8 15 50 43 +7 53 Round of 16 Group H, 4th (CL) South Korea Seo Jung-won
2014 12 Runners-up 38 19 10 9 52 37 +15 67 Round of 32 South Korea Seo Jung-won
2015 12 Runners-up 38 19 10 9 60 43 +17 67 Round of 32 Round of 16 (CL) South Korea Seo Jung-won
2016 12 7th 38 10 18 10 56 59 –3 48 Winners Group G, 3rd (CL) South Korea Seo Jung-won

Current squad

As of 12 March 2016

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 Shin Hwa-yong
3 South Korea DF Yang Sang-min
4 South Korea MF Lee Yong-rae
6 Australia DF Matthew Jurman
7 Brazil FW Johnathan
8 South Korea DF Cho Won-hee
9 South Korea FW Park Gi-dong
10 Brazil MF Santos
11 South Korea MF Kim Min-woo
12 South Korea MF Ko Cha-won
13 South Korea MF Seo Jung-jin
14 South Korea FW Kim Gun-hee
15 South Korea DF Koo Ja-ryong (Vice Captain)
16 South Korea MF Lee Jong-sung (Vice Captain)
17 South Korea MF Kim Jong-woo
18 South Korea FW Kim Jong-min
19 South Korea MF Jang Hyun-soo
20 South Korea DF Kwak Kwang-seon
21 South Korea GK Yang Hyung-mo
No. Position Player
22 South Korea MF Ko Seung-beom
23 South Korea MF Moon Jun-ho
24 South Korea MF Lee Sang-min
25 South Korea DF Choi Sung-geun
26 South Korea MF Yeom Ki-hun (Captain)
27 South Korea MF Eun Seong-soo
30 South Korea MF Yoon Yong-ho
31 South Korea GK Ham Seok-min
32 South Korea DF Kang Seong-jin
35 South Korea DF Jang Ho-ik
36 South Korea DF Kim Jin-rae
39 South Korea DF Min Sang-gi
40 South Korea DF Lee Jung-soo
41 South Korea GK Kabg Bong-gyun
44 South Korea DF Song Jun-pyoung
66 Croatia MF Damir Šovšić
70 South Korea MF Joo Hyun-ho
88 South Korea MF Kim Jun-hyoung

Out on loan and military service

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 GK No Dong-geon (to South Korea Pohang Steelers)
South Korea GK Kim Sun-woo (to South Korea Gyeongnam FC)
No. Position Player
South Korea DF Jo Sung-jin (to South Korea Asan Mugunghwa for military service)
South Korea MF Kim Eun-sun (to South Korea Asan Mugunghwa for military service)
South Korea MF Cho Ji-hun (to South Korea Sangju Sangmu for military service)
South Korea DF Hong Chul (to South Korea Sangju Sangmu for military service)
South Korea DF Shin Se-gye (to South Korea Sangju Sangmu for military service)

Captains

Suwon's mascot, Aguileon
Dates Captains Vice-Captains
1996 South Korea Kim Doo-ham South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo
1997 South Korea Shin Sung-hwan
1998 South Korea Jung Sung-hoon
1999–00 South Korea Shin Hong-gi
2001 South Korea Park Kun-ha
2002 South Korea Seo Jung-won
2003 South Korea Kim Jin-woo South Korea Lee Woon-jae
2004 South Korea Lee Byung-keun South Korea Kim Young-sun
2005 South Korea Choi Sung-yong South Korea Kim Dae-eui
2006 South Korea Kim Nam-il South Korea Cho Jae-min
2007 South Korea Lee Kwan-woo South Korea Lee Jung-soo
2008 South Korea Song Chong-gug South Korea Kwak Hee-ju
2009 South Korea Kwak Hee-ju South Korea Hong Soon-hak
2010 South Korea Cho Won-hee South Korea Kim Dae-eui
2011 South Korea Choi Sung-kuk South Korea Yeom Ki-hun
2012 South Korea Kwak Hee-ju South Korea Oh Beom-seok
2013 South Korea Kim Do-heon South Korea Oh Jang-eun
2014 South Korea Yeom Ki-hun South Korea Oh Jang-eun
2015 South Korea Yeom Ki-hun South Korea Kim Eun-sun
2016 South Korea Yeom Ki-hun South Korea Hong Chul, Shin Se-gye
2017 South Korea Yeom Ki-hun South Korea Koo Ja-ryong, Lee Jong-sung

Managers

As of end of 2012 season Only K League matches are counted.

# Name From To Season Record
PWDLGFGA
1
South Korea Kim Ho 1995/02/22 2003/10/??
1996–03
3121537782491359
2
South Korea Cha Bum-kun 2003/10/17 2010/06/06
2004–10
2411026970??
3
South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo 2010/06/17 2012/12/12
2010–12
97482425??
4
South Korea Seo Jung-won 2012/12/12 present
2013–
182745850??

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

Backroom staff

Coaching Staff

Medical Staff

Executive Office

Club records

Stadium

Supporters club

Rivalries

Colours and crest

Crest

The current crest has been used since 2008. The castle in the middle of the crest is the Hwaseong Fortress, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Colours

The club's main colour, blue, is the colour of Samsung, the club's owner, and also represents "clear blue sky, hope, dream, vision, and the future".

Sponsorship

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Year Kit Supplier Sponsor Shirt Printing Notes
1996 Rapido Samsung Electronics BlueWings Team name
1997 Masterpiece+1 Television brand
1998
1999 Anycall Mobile Phone brand
2000
2001 SensQ (Home)
Bluewin (Away)
Laptop brand
Air Conditioner brand
2002 Adidas Hauzen Electronics brand
2003
2004 PAVV Television brand
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009 Samsung PAVV
2010
2011 Samsung SMART TV
2012
2013
2014 Samsung UHD Curved
2015 Samsung SUHD TV 4K
2016 SUHD TV
Quantum dot display
2017 QLED TV

Kit history

South Korea Rapido (1996–2001)
1996–97
Home
1996–97
Away
Football kit
1998
Home
Football kit
1998
Away
Football kit
1999
Home
Football kit
1999
Away
Football kit
2000–01
Home
Football kit
2000–01
Away
Germany Adidas (2002–present)
2002–04
Home
2002–04
Away
Football kit
2005–06 Home (10th Anniv.)
Football kit
2005–06 Away (10th Anniv.)
Football kit
2007–08
Home
Football kit
2007–08
Away
Football kit
2009
Home
Football kit
2009
Away
Football kit
2010–11
Home
Football kit
2010–11
Away
Football kit
2012 Home (Blue Fever)
Football kit
2012–13
Away
Football kit
2013–14 Home (Silver Arrow)
Football kit
2014–15 Away (Tricolor)
2015 Home (20th Anniv.)
2015 Home (Retro)
2015 Away (Retro)
2016
Home
2016
Away
2016
Third

See also

References

Achievements
Preceded by
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Champions of Asia
2000–01 · 2001–02
Succeeded by
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Preceded by
Pusan Daewoo Royals
K League Classic Champions
1998 · 1999
Succeeded by
Anyang LG Cheetahs
Preceded by
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
K League Classic Champions
2004
Succeeded by
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Preceded by
Pohang Steelers
K League Classic Champions
2008
Succeeded by
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Preceded by
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
AFC Club of the Year Winner
2001
Succeeded by
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent
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