| Club: | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Manager: | Kim Do-heon (caretaker) (until 11 June 2023) Dan Petrescu (from 14 June 2023) |
| Stadium: | Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju, Jeonbuk |
| League: | K League 1 |
| League Result: | 4th |
| Cup1 Result: | Runners-up |
| Cup2: | AFC Champions League |
| Cup2 Result: | Group stage |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
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The 2023 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors season is their 30th season in existence, and the 29rd consecutive season in the K League 1. In addition to the league, the club will compete in the 2023 Korean FA Cup and in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.
The season's manager is Kim Sang-sik, who brought a more defensive approach in Jeonbuk matches ever since signing for them. Despite notable departures, the club have plenty of experienced players in this season's squad, from national team players to veterans with valuable experience after years playing either on South Korea or overseas.[1]
Transfer In
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  Jeong Min-ki | FC Anyang | Free [2] |
| GK | Park Beom-su | Dongguk University | Free |
| GK | Kim Jeong-hoon | Gimcheon Sangmu | Military duty expiration [3] |
| DF | Jeong Tae-wook | Daegu FC | Free [4] |
| DF | Jeong Woo-jae | Jeju United | US$1.8m |
| DF | Do Jae-gyeong | Korea University | Free |
| DF | Yu Ye-chan | Jeonju University | Free |
| DF | Yoo Soo-hwan | Dongguk University | Free |
| MF | Lee Min-hyuk | Yonsei University | Free |
| MF | Lee Soo-bin | Pohang Steelers | Free [5] |
| MF | Kim Geon-ung | Suwon FC | Free |
| MF | Oh Jae-hyeok | Bucheon FC | Free [6] |
| FW | Lee Dong-jun | Hertha BSC | Free [7] |
| FW |  André Luis | Cuiabá | Free [8] |
| FW | Rafael Silva | Cruzeiro | Free [9] |
Loan Return
| Position | Player | Returned From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Lee Ju-yong | Incheon United | Loan Return |
| FW | Lee Sung-yoon | Seoul E-Land | Loan Return |
Loan In
| Position | Player | Returned From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Kim Jin-su | Al-Nassr | Season loan |
| MF |  Jun Amano | Yokohama F. Marinos | Season loan [10] |
Promoted
| Position | Player | Returned From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Lee Kyu-dong | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors U18 | Promoted |
| MF | Kim Rae-woo | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors U18s | Promoted |
| FW | Kim Chang-hoon | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors U18s | Promoted |
Transfer Out
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Hwang Byeong-keun | Busan IPark | Free |
| GK | Lee Bum-soo | Bucheon FC | Free [11] |
| GK | Song Bum-keun | Shonan Bellmare | Free [12] |
| GK | Kim Jun-hong | Gimcheon Sangmu | Military duty |
| DF | Lee Ju-yong | Jeju United | Free [13] |
| DF | Choi Hyeon-woong | Pohang Steelers | Free |
| DF | Choi Bo-kyung | Suwon FC | Free [14] |
| DF | Park Seong-hyeon | Yangju Citizen | Free |
| DF | Lee Seong-min | | Free |
| MF | Jang Yun-ho | Gimpo FC | Free [15] |
| MF | Kim Jin-kyu | Gimcheon Sangmu | Military duty |
| MF | Myeong Se-jin |  FK Sloboda Užice | Free |
| MF | Kim Tae-hyeon | | Free |
| MF | Takahiro Kunimoto | Casa Pia | Free [16] |
| MF | Modou Barrow | Al-Ahli | Free [17] |
| FW | Stanislav Iljutcenko | FC Seoul | Free [18] |
| FW | Lee Keun-ho | Ansan Greeners | Free |
| FW | Bae Jae-ik | Goyang KH | Free |
| FW | Um Seung-min | FC Mokpo | Free |
| FW | Lee Yoon-gwon | Dangjin Citizen | Free |
Loan Out
Transfer In
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Tomáš Petrášek |  Raków Częstochowa | Free [19] |
| DF | Kim Jin-su | Al Nassr FC | Free [20] |
| DF | Ahn Hyeon-beom | Jeju United | Player Swap [21] |
| MF |  Nana Boateng | CFR Cluj | £0.85 m [22] |
| FW | Bak Jae-yong | FC Anyang | £0.67 m [23] |
| FW | Yoon Do-won | Gwangdong High School | Free |
Transfer Out
| Position | Player | Transferred Out | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Kim Geon-ung | Jeju United | Player Swap |
| DF | Kim Moon-hwan |  Al-Duhail SC | £1.4 m [24] |
| FW | Cho Gue-sung | FC Midtjylland | £2.6 m [25] |
Loan Out
| Position | Player | Loan Out | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Lee Min-hyuk | Gyeongnam FC | Season loan |
| MF | Kang Sang-yoon | Busan IPark | Season loan |
See main article: 2023 K League 1. The club finished as runners-up in the 2022 K League 1 season in a close race with eventual champions Ulsan Hyundai, which saw an end to an five-year streak of consecutive league titles. The club have never finished below the league's top 3 since 2009, and aims to repeat it for another year.
As usual, the league season will be played with 38 matches split in two stages. After 33 league matches between the 12 participating teams, the teams are split into the Final Round (Top 6 teams, which aims to won an AFC Champions spot) and Relegation Round (Bottom 6 teams, that aims to survive relegation).
See main article: 2023 Korean FA Cup. The club will start the competition at the Round of 16, winning an bye to the round as a 2023–24 AFC Champions League team.[26]
See main article: 2023–24 AFC Champions League. The AFC plans to start the new Champions League season on September. Jeonbuk will start the competition at the group stage, having granted the spot through a 2nd-place finish at the 2022 K League 1 and the 2022 Korean FA Cup title.[27]
| Player | K-League | FA Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | |||||||
| 1 | GK | Kim Jeong-hoon | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | DF | Tomáš Petrášek | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | Jeong Tae-wook | 29+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | DF | Park Jin-seop | 30+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | DF | Yun Young-sun | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | MF | Kim Geon-ung | 6+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | FW | Han Kyo-won | 17+11 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 28 | 6 | ||||
| 8 | MF | Paik Seung-ho | 23+4 | 3 | 2+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | FW | Gustavo | 14+16 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 32 | 9 | ||||
| 10 | FW | Bak Jae-yong | 4+4 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | FW | Lee Dong-jun | 13+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | GK | Jeong Min-Ki | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | DF | 19+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | MF | Lee Soo-bin | 11+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | MF | Song Min-kyu | 19+11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 28 | 6 | ||||
| 19 | FW | Rafael Silva | 15+10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||||
| 21 | MF | Jun Amano | 14+11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 23 | DF | Kim Jin-su | 18+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | DF | Choi Chul-soon | 9+10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | DF | Hong Jeong-ho | 18+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 27 | FW | Moon Seon-min | 13+21 | 5 | 2+2 | 1 | 5+1 | 4 | 34 | 6 | ||||
| 28 | MF | Maeng Seong-ung | 11+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | FW | Ryu Jae-moon | 10+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 30 | DF | Oh Jae-hyeok | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | DF | Jeong Woo-jae | 22+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 44 | DF | Lee Jun-ho | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 57 | MF | Nana Boateng | 13 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 70 | DF | Park Chang-woo | 3+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 94 | DF | Ahn Hyeon-beom | 8+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 97 | FW | André Luis | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season either permanently | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | Cho Gue-sung | 8+4 | 5 | 1+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | ||||
| 18 | MF | Lee Min-hyuk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | DF | Kim Moon-hwan | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season on loan transfer | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | MF | Kang Sang-yoon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||