Suwon FC

Suwon FC
수원 FC
Full name Suwon Football Club
수원시민프로축구단
Founded 2003 (2003)[1]
Ground Suwon Sports Complex
Ground Capacity 11,808
Owner Suwon Government
Chairman Mayor of Suwon
Manager Cho Duck-je
League K League Challenge
2016 K League Classic, 12th
(relegated)
Website Club website

Suwon Football Club (Korean: 수원 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Suwon. It currently plays in the K League Challenge. They play their home games at Suwon Sports Complex.

History

Early years: semi-professional

Suwon city government decided to create a semi-professional level football team that would link school-level football clubs within the city and Suwon Samsung Bluewings, which is a professional club based in the city. On 15 March 2003, "Suwon City Football Club" was officially formed. The club appointed Kim Chang-Kyum as their manager and joined the semi-professional Korea National League, which was then called the "K2 League".

They won their first trophy in 2004 by winning the Korean President's Cup National Football Tournament. Slowly, they rose to strong contenders in the Korea National League, reaching the play-off in four occasions in 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 although they failed to lift the trophy on all four occasions. Finally, in the 2010 season, they became the league champions after beating Daejeon Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power 2–1 aggregate in the finals. Manager Kim Chang-Kyum left the team after the 2010 season as his contract expired and Cho Duck-je, who had been managing the club's youth team, took over his place.

Suwon FC era

On 9 December 2012, it was officially announced that the team would become a fully professional club. They officially changed their name to "Suwon FC" and got an approval to join the professional K League. Suwon FC joined K League Challenge in the 2013 season. Their debut season as a professional club was successful, as they finished 4th in the league and became the only K League Challenge club to reach quarter-finals in the FA Cup.

The 2015 season was a dramatic milestone for the club. After finishing the regular season as third, Suwon FC proceeded to the semi play-off in which they met Seoul E-Land FC, on 25 November 2015. They drew 3–3, but since if scores are tied after regular time at semi play-off and play-off, the higher placed team advances to the next phase. On 28 November 2015, Suwon FC beat Daegu FC 2–1 in the play-off. Suwon FC beat Busan IPark 3–0 on aggregate in the K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs and won the promotion. Suwon made their K League Classic (top tier) debut in the 2016 season.

Squad

Current squad

As of 27 July 2017

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

No. Position Player
3 South Korea MF Hwang Jae-hun
4 South Korea DF Lim Ha-ram
5 Montenegro DF Vladan Adžić
6 South Korea DF Kim Min-je
7 South Korea MF Lee Seung-hyun
8 South Korea MF Lee Kwang-jin
9 South Korea MF Kim Boo-gwan
10 South Korea MF Baek Sung-dong
11 Australia FW Bruce Djite
13 South Korea MF Jung Hoon
14 South Korea DF Lee Jun-ho
15 South Korea MF Bae Shin-young
16 South Korea FW Song Soo-young
17 South Korea MF Kim Chul-ho
18 South Korea GK Park Chung-hyo
19 South Korea MF Lim Chang-gyoon
20 South Korea FW Seo Dong-hyeon
No. Position Player
21 South Korea GK Lee In-soo
22 South Korea DF Song Ki-woong
23 South Korea FW Yoon Tae-su
24 Australia DF Adrian Leijer
25 South Korea MF Song Min-woo
26 South Korea DF Jung Chul-ho
29 South Korea DF Min Hyun-hong
30 South Korea DF Ryu Eon-jae
32 South Korea MF Lee Han-saem
33 South Korea FW Bae Ji-hoon
35 South Korea MF Choi Won-cheol
40 South Korea DF Jung Ho-young
50 South Korea FW Mo Jae-hyeon
88 South Korea MF Seo Sang-min
99 South Korea GK Lee Sang-wook
— Brazil MF Pedro Carmona

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 Kim Chang-hun (to Sangju Sangmu for military service)
— South Korea MF Kim Jae-woong (to Asan Mugunghwa for military service)
— South Korea FW Lim Seong-taek (to Sangju Sangmu for military service)
— South Korea MF Kim Jong-gook (to Asan Mugunghwa for military service)
No. Position Player
— South Korea FW Lee Jae-an (to Asan Mugunghwa for military service)
— South Korea GK Park Hyeong-soon (to Asan Mugunghwa for military service)
— South Korea FW Kim Byung-oh (to Sangju Sangmu for military service)

Managers

# Name From To Season Notes
1
 South Korea Kim Chang-Kyum 2003/03/?? 2011/11/14 2003–11 First manager
2
 South Korea Cho Duck-Je 2011/11/15 present 2012–present

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

Semi-professional
Winners (1): 2010
Runners-up (3): 2005, 2007, 2008

Cups

Semi-professional
Winners (3): 2005, 2007, 2012
Runners-up (1): 2004
Runners-up (3): 2006, 2007, 2011
Winners (8): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012
Runners-up (1): 2010
Winners (2): 2004, 2007

Statistics

Korea National League era
Season Stage Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Korean FA Cup League Cup Top scorer
(League goals)		 Manager
2003 First Stage1093331112−1126th Round of 16NoneSouth Korea Shin Hyun-kuk (4)
South Korea Ju Won-kwan (4)		South Korea Kim Chang-kyum
Second Stage109522105+5173rd
2004 First Stage109243710−3105th Round of 16Runner-upSouth Korea 4 players (3)
Second Stage1093421210+2133rd
2005 First Stage11107121910+9221st Round 1WinnerSouth Korea Kim Han-won (11)
Second Stage11103521613+3146th
Play-off2200224−20Runner-up
2006 First Stage11104421411+3165th Round 1Quarter-finalSouth Korea Oh Jung-seok (6)
Second Stage11105411710+7193rd
2007 First Stage12115151513+2164th Round 1WinnerSouth Korea Park Jong-chan (11)
Second Stage12111010258+17311st
Play-off2200217−60Runner-up
2008 First Stage14137332111+10243rd Round 1Group RoundSouth Korea Ha Jung-heon (11)
Second Stage141311113315+18341st
Play-off4312042+25Runner-up
2009 First Stage14135622516+9217th Round 1Quarter-finalSouth Korea Kim Han-won (12)
Second Stage1312741217+14252nd
Play-off4100112−10Semi-final
2010 First Stage1514545141401910th Round of 16Semi-finalSouth Korea Yoon Dong-min (6)
Second Stage1514860188+10302nd
Play-off4320152+36Winner
2011 —142681172823+5357th Round of 16Group RoundSouth Korea Kim Han-won (9)
2012 —142697102932−3349th Round of 32Winner South Korea Kim Han-won (5) South Korea Cho Duck-je
K League era
Season Division Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Korean FA Cup Top scorer
(League goals)		 Manager
2013 2835138145351+2475th Quarter-final South Korea Park Jong-chan (11) South Korea Cho Duck-je
2014 210361212125249+3486th Round of 16 South Korea Jung Min-woo (8)
South Korea Kim Han-won (8)
2015 211421912116958+11693rd Third round Brazil Japa (19)
2016 11238109194058–183912th Round of 32 South Korea Lee Seung-hyun (6)

Crest

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official Club Profile at K League Website (in Korean)
  2. ↑ 수원FC, 新 엠블럼-마스코트 발표...‘새로운 도전 새로운 역사
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