FC Seoul explained

Clubname:FC Seoul
Fullname:Football Club Seoul
Founded:
(as Lucky-Goldstar FC)
Ground:Seoul World Cup Stadium
Capacity:66,704[1]
Owner:GS Group
Chairman:Huh Tae-soo
Manager:Kim Gi-dong
League:K League 1
Season:2023
Position:K League 1, 7th of 12
Website:https://www.fcseoul.com/
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FC Seoul (Korean: FC 서울) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. Since 2004, FC Seoul have played its home games at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul's Mapo District.

The club was founded as Lucky-Goldstar Football Club in 1983, by the Lucky-Goldstar Group, and was later renamed as LG Cheetahs in 1990. Due to the K League decentralization policy in 1996, the club was relocated to the Seoul's satellite city of Anyang for eight years, before returning to Seoul in 2004. FC Seoul have won six K League titles, two FA Cups, two League Cups and one Super Cup. Internationally, the club reached the AFC Champions League final on two occasions, in 2001–02 and 2013.

FC Seoul is one of the most successful and popular clubs in the K League 1, with financial backing from the GS Group.[2] [3] In 2012, the club was evaluated as the most valuable football brand in the K League.[4] [5] Their main rivals are Suwon Samsung Bluewings, with whom they contest the Super Match.

History

See main article: article and History of FC Seoul.

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 (later renamed the LG Group), with the Chungcheong Province 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[6] and demanded that the original franchise should be Seoul.[7] 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[8] 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.

Return to Seoul and renaming to FC Seoul (2004–2006)

For the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, ten brand new stadiums of World Cup standards were built in South 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 won, or at that time US$15 million).[9] 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 starting on December 8, 2006.[10] The club started the 2007 season with three consecutive wins and a draw, including a 4–1 win over arch rivals Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the Super Match. However, FC Seoul failed to qualify for the play-off phase of the season, but the club succeeded in getting into the final of the 2007 Korean League Cup. Before the next season, Park Chu-young, the ace of FC Seoul at that time, was transferred to Ligue 1 club Monaco. FC Seoul finished in a second-place in the K League regular season, and progressed to the play-offs. FC Seoul defeated Ulsan Hyundai in the play-off semi-final but was defeated by Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the final. Despite the loss, the club still qualified for the 2009 AFC Champions League.[11] During the season, Dejan Damjanović scored 15 goals.

FC Seoul's 2009 AFC Champions League campaign began with a 2–1 win over Indonesian side Sriwijaya FC. In the next three games, FC Seoul obtained only one point in the matches against Gamba Osaka and Shandong Luneng. However, Seoul then defeated the title holders Gamba Osaka and qualified to the round of 16 after Sriwijaya's unexpected victory over Shandong Luneng. On June 24, 2009, FC Seoul beat Kashima Antlers 5–4 after penalties after a 0–0 draw in the round of 16 clash and advanced to the quarter-finals,[12] but were beaten 4–3 on aggregate by Qatari club Umm Salal.[13] FC Seoul's appearance in the AFC Champions League was its first since the Asian Club Championship era.

The Şenol Güneş era ended on November 25, 2009, with the manager returning to Trabzonspor.[14]

K League and League Cup "double" (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 defeats in the domestic league under Vingada's management.

FC Seoul recorded an attendance of 60,747 against Seongnam Ilhwa on May 5, 2010, at Seoul World Cup Stadium, which is the highest single-game attendance record in South Korean professional sports history.[15] [16] FC Seoul also recorded the single season (League, K League Championship, and League Cup) highest total attendance record – 546,397, and the single regular & post season (League and K League Championship) highest average attendance record of 32,576.[17] [18] [19]

On August 25, 2010, FC Seoul beat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–0 to become the 2010 League Cup winners.[20] FC Seoul were also crowned K League champions by defeating Jeju United 4–3 on aggregate in the K League Championship final, thus achieving their first "double" in the club's history. The crowd of 56,769 in the second leg also set the record of the highest attendance in K League Championship history.[21] [22] [23]

On December 13, 2010, FC Seoul wanted to extend Vingada's one-year contract but FC Seoul and Vingada could not come to an agreement over the salary conditions, resulting in Vingada returning to Portugal.[24]

AFC Champions League final and the sixth K League title (2011–2016)

FC Seoul's former player 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, FC Seoul lost the AFC Champions League Final on away goals rule against Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande.[25] The AFC Champions League campaign has earned Choi Yong-soo the 2013 AFC Coach of the Year award, becoming the second South Korean in succession to win the individual accolade following the previous year's winner Kim Ho-kon. Choi left the club in June 2016.[26]

On June 21, 2016, FC Seoul appointed Hwang Sun-hong as their eleventh manager in the club's history. On November 6, 2016, FC Seoul won their sixth K League title after defeating Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–0 in the final round of the season.[27] [28]

A period of oscillation (2017–present)

Hwang Sun-hong resigned on April 30, 2018.[29] In the 2018 season, FC Seoul finished in eleventh place and had to play the K League promotion-relegation playoffs for the first time in their history.[30] In the playoffs, they defeated Busan IPark 4–2 on aggregate, thus staying in the top flight.[31]

On October 11, 2018, Choi Yong-soo was appointed as the twelfth manager in the club's history, having previously managed the club between 2011 and 2016.[32]

During the 2020 season, FC Seoul lost five consecutive games for the first time in 22 years.[33] Following a new departure by Choi Yong-soo, three different caretakers took turns managing the team, with Park Hyuk-soon replacing Kim Ho-young after just a month and guiding the team to the end of the K League season, which they finished in ninth place,[34] before being substituted by Lee Won-jun; under his management, the team made a promising start in the group stage of the 2020 AFC Champions League, even obtaining a 5–0 victory against Thai outfit Chiangrai United, but then proceeded to lose all of their last three matches, thus being eliminated from the tournament.[35] A difficult season was made even more devastating by the death of defender Kim Nam-chun on October 30, 2020, just a day before their last K League 1 fixture against Incheon United.[36]

Club culture

Supporters

FC Seoul has a diverse fanbase, including former Lucky-Goldstar fans, LG Cheetahs fans, Anyang LG Cheetahs fans. FC Seoul's number-12 shirt is reserved for supporters of the club. The main supporter group of FC Seoul is Suhoshin (meaning "guardian deity"), formed in April 2004. There are also some minor supporter of groups

V-Girls and V-Man

V-Girls & V-Man are FC Seoul's cheerleaders.[37] The V stands for victory. They cheerlead at the East Stand.

Stadiums

See main article: article, Seoul World Cup Stadium and GS Champions Park.

Since 2004, FC Seoul's home is the Seoul World Cup Stadium, which is the largest football-specific stadium in Asia. FC Seoul's players train at the GS Champions Park training centre, a purpose-built facility opened in 1989, located east of Seoul in the city of Guri.

In the past, FC Seoul played at Daejeon Stadium, Cheongju Civic Stadium, Cheonan Oryong Stadium (1987–1989), Dongdaemun Stadium (1990–1995), and Anyang Stadium (1996–2003).

Crests and mascots

FC Seoul has had different names, and consequently different crests for different periods of the club: Lucky-Goldstar FC (1983–1990), LG Cheetahs (1991–1995), Anyang LG Cheetahs (1996–2003).

There has also been different club mascots representing different periods. Former mascots were a bull and a cheetah. The club's current mascot, introduced in 2004, is named "SSID".[38]

The "SSID" stands for Seoul & Sun In Dream. In the 2018 season, FC Seoul added another mascot, "Seoul-i".[39]

A special crest for the club's 20th anniversary was used in 2003.[40] The current crest has been used since 2004.[41]

Kits

FC Seoul's home kits have red and black stripes, as in their crest.

FC Seoul wore both red kits and yellow kits in home matches from 1984 to 1985.

From 1988 to 1994, the club's home shirt's main colour was yellow, same as the Lucky-Goldstar Group's company colour at the time.

In 1995, Lucky-Goldstar Group pushed ahead with corporate identity unification and the company colour was changed to red. As a result, 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.

In June 2016, FC Seoul released the 1984–1985 retro jersey to commemorate foundation of the club and the first K League title.[42]

First kit summary

Notes(1) During 1984 season and 1985 season, FC Seoul worn red shirts and yellows shirts by turns as first kit,
At that time FC Seoul did't have the concept of first kit and second kit.
(2) In the 1987 season, all K League clubs wore white shirts in home matches and coloured jerseys in away matches, like in Major League Baseball.

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

PeriodKit supplierShirt sponsorShirt front printingNotes
Bando Fashion / Pro-SpecsLucky-Goldstar
  • Occasionally, Lucky-Goldstar wore a jersey which was manufactured
    by Prospecs in the 1984 season and 1985 season.
Bando Fashion
1987–1994GoldStar
Bando Fashion / LG FashionLG Electronics
LG Chem
LG하이비디오 / LG HIGH VIDEO, etc.
죽염치약 / Jugyeom Toothpaste, etc.
LG Fashion
ReebokLG Information & Communications
  • Mobile phone brand
AdidasLG Electronics
  • Mobile phone brand
LG Telecom
  • Mobile network operator brand
2001–2002LG Electronics
  • Mobile phone brand
  • Television brand
  • Mobile phone brand
2005–2011GS E&C
  • Apartment brand
Seoul Metropolitan Government
2012–2013Le Coq SportifGS E&C
  • Apartment brand
2014–2016GS Shop
  • Online store brand
2017–2019GS ShopGS Shop (first kit)
  • Online store brand
GS CaltexKIXX (second kit)
  • Filling station brand
2020GS E&C자이 / Xi (first kit)
  • Apartment brand
GS CaltexKIXX (second kit)
  • Filling station brand
2021GS E&C자이 / Xi (first kit)
GS CaltexGS Caltex (second kit)
2022–2024Pro-SpecsGS E&C자이 / Xi (first kit)
GS CaltexGS Caltex (second kit)

Kit deals

Kit supplierPeriodContract
announcement
Contract durationValue
Adidas1998–20111998–?$200,000 per year[43]
2005–2007 (3 years)Total $3 million[44] [45]
($1 million per year)
2008–2011 (4 years)Undisclosed[46]
Le Coq Sportif2012–20212012–2015 (4 years)Total $8 million[47]
($2 million per year)
2016–2019 (4 years)Undisclosed
2020–2021 (2 years)Undisclosed
Pro-Specs2022–20242022–2024 (3 years)Undisclosed

Players

Current squad

[48]

Retired number(s)

See main article: Retired numbers in football and Retired numbers in football (soccer). 12 – Supporters (the 12th Man)

Captains

Season(s)CaptainVice-captain(s)Notes
Han Moon-bae
Kim Kwang-hoon
Park Hang-seountil September 1986
1986–1988 Jung Hae-seongsince September 1986
1989–1990 Choi Jin-han
1991–1992 Lee Young-jin
Gu Sang-bum
Choi Young-jun
Yoon Sang-chuluntil 4 August 1995
1995–1996 Lee Young-iksince 5 August 1995
Cho Byung-young
Kim Bong-soo
Kang Chun-hountil July 1999
1999–2000 Choi Yong-sooJuly 1999–9 May 2000
Kim Gwi-hwa Lee Young-pyosince 10 May 2000
Lee Sang-hununtil May 2001
Son Hyun-junsince May 2001
Choi Yoon-yeol
2003–2004 Kim Seong-jae
2005–2006 Lee Min-sung
2007–2008 Lee Eul-yong Kim Chi-gon
Kim Chi-gon Kim Jin-kyu
Park Yong-ho Kim Jin-kyu
Park Yong-ho Hyun Young-min
2012–2013 Ha Dae-sung Kim Jin-kyu
Kim Jin-kyu Koh Myong-jin
2015 Koh Myong-jin Osmaruntil 30 April 2015
Cha Du-risince 1 May 2015
Osmar Yoo Hyunfirst foreign captain
Kwak Tae-hwi Park Chu-young
2018 Shin Kwang-hoon Go Yo-hanuntil 3 July 2018
Go Yo-han Lee Woong-heesince 4 July 2018
Go Yo-han Park Chu-young
Go Yo-han Ju Se-jong
Ki Sung-yueng Hwang Hyun-soo
2022 Ki Sung-yueng Na Sang-ho
Yang Han-been
until 12 August 2022
Na Sang-ho Yoon Jong-gyu
Cho Young-wook
Kim Jin-ya
Lee Sang-min
since 12 August 2022
2023 Stanislav Iljutcenko Han Chan-heeIljutcenko: until 9 May 2023
Han Chan-hee: until 21 June 2023
Osmar Lim Sang-hyub
Kim Jin-ya
Kim Ju-sung
Osmar: since 9 May 2023
Ki Sung-yueng Cho Young-wook

Honours

Domestic

Continental

Records and statistics

Season-by-season records

SeasonK LeagueLeague CupFA CupSuper Cup ACLManager
DivisionTeamsPosition
1984Div 187th2886143845–733 Park Se-hak
1985Div 18bgcolor=goldChampions2110743519+1627 Park Se-hak
1986Div 16bgcolor=silverRunners-up2010732817+11275th ()Did not qualify Park Se-hak
1987Div 155th3277182655–2921No competitionWithdrew Park Se-hak
1988Div 154th2461172229–723bgcolor=gold align=rightWinners (Nat'l)Did not qualify Ko Jae-wook (C)
1989Div 16bgcolor=silverRunners-up40151785340+1347Semi-finals (Nat'l) Ko Jae-wook
1990Div 16bgcolor=goldChampions30141154025+1539 Ko Jae-wook
1991Div 166th40915164453–933 Ko Jae-wook
1992Div 164th3081393035–529bgcolor=silverRunners-up ()Did not enter Ko Jae-wook
1993Div 16bgcolor=silverRunners-up3018
(10)
0
(11)
12
(9)
2829–1594th ()Did not qualify Ko Jae-wook
1994Div 175th30127115350+343bgcolor=silverRunners-up () Cho Young-jeung
1995Div 188th28510132943–14256th () Cho Young-jeung
1996Div 199th3288164456–12328th ()Round of 16 Cho Young-jeung
Park Hang-seo (C)
1997Div 1109th181891527–121110th ()
3rd in Group A ()
Semi-finals Park Byung-joo
1998Div 1108th189
(8)
0
(2)
9
(8)
2828023Semi-finals ()
3rd ()
bgcolor=goldWinners Park Byung-joo
1999Div 1109th2710
(8)
0
(4)
17
(15)
3852–1424bgcolor=silverRunners-up ()
4th in Group B ()
Semi-finalsbgcolor=silverRunners-up Cho Kwang-rae
2000Div 110bgcolor=goldChampions2719
(17)
0
(5)
8
(5)
4625+2153Semi-finals ()
5th in Group A ()
Quarter-finalsDid not qualifyQuarter-finals Cho Kwang-rae
2001Div 110bgcolor=silverRunners-up27111063023+7434th in Group A ()Quarter-finalsbgcolor=goldWinnersDid not qualify Cho Kwang-rae
2002Div 1104th2711793730+740Semi-finals ()Round of 32Did not qualifybgcolor=silverRunners-up Cho Kwang-rae
2003Div 1128th441414166968+156No competitionRound of 32No competitionDid not qualify Cho Kwang-rae
2004Div 1135th2471252017+33312th ()Round of 16Did not qualify Cho Kwang-rae
2005Div 1137th248883732+5325th ()Round of 16 Lee Jang-soo
2006Div 1144th2691253122+939bgcolor=goldWinners ()Quarter-finals Lee Jang-soo
2007Div 1147th2681352316+737bgcolor=silverRunners-up ()Quarter-finalsCompetition
ceased
Şenol Güneş
2008Div 114bgcolor=silverRunners-up2615924425+19543rd in Group A ()Round of 32 Şenol Güneş
2009Div 1155th2816574727+2053Semi-finals ()Round of 16Quarter-finals Şenol Güneş
2010Div 115bgcolor=goldChampions2820265826+3262bgcolor=goldWinners ()Round of 16Did not qualify Nelo Vingada
2011Div 1165th3016775638+1855Quarter-finals ()Quarter-finalsQuarter-finals Hwangbo Kwan
Choi Yong-soo (C)
2012Div 116bgcolor=goldChampions4429967642+3496Competition
ceased
Round of 16Did not qualify Choi Yong-soo
2013Div 1144th381711105946+1362Quarter-finalsbgcolor=silverRunners-up Choi Yong-soo
2014Div 1123rd381513104228+1458bgcolor=silverRunners-upSemi-finals Choi Yong-soo
2015Div 1124th381711105244+862bgcolor=goldWinnersRound of 16 Choi Yong-soo
2016Div 112bgcolor=goldChampions38217106746+2170bgcolor=silverRunners-upSemi-finals Choi Yong-soo
Hwang Sun-hong
2017Div 1125th38161395642+1461Round of 16Group stage Hwang Sun-hong
2018Div 11211th38913164048–840Round of 16Did not qualify Hwang Sun-hong
Lee Eul-yong (C)
Choi Yong-soo
2019Div 1123rd381511125349+456Round of 32 Choi Yong-soo
2020Div 1129th2785142344–2129Quarter-finalsGroup stage Choi Yong-soo
Kim Ho-young (C)
Park Hyuk-soon (C)
Lee Won-jun (C)
2021Div 1127th381211154646047Third roundDid not qualify Park Jin-sub
An Ik-soo
2022Div 1129th381113144347–446bgcolor=silverRunners-up An Ik-soo
2023Div 1127th381413116349+1455Third round An Ik-soo
Kim Jin-kyu (C)

K League Championship records

SeasonTeamsPositionManager
19862bgcolor=silverRunners-up201112–1N/A Park Se-hak
20004bgcolor=goldWinners211052+34–2 Cho Kwang-rae
200644th (semi-finals)100101–1N/A Lee Jang-soo
20086bgcolor=silverRunners-up311165+1N/A Şenol Güneş
200965th (round of 6)10101102–3 Şenol Güneş
20106bgcolor=goldChampions211043+1N/A Nelo Vingada
201165th (round of 6)100113–2N/A Choi Yong-soo (C)

K League promotion-relegation playoffs

Managerial history

No.NameAppointedFromToSeason(s)Notes
Park Se-hak1983-08-121983-12-221987-11-191984–1987
  • First manager of FC Seoul.
C Ko Jae-wook1987-12-011987-12-011988-12-261988
  • Caretaker manager in 1988, before being promoted to regular manager in 1989.
21988-12-271988-12-271993-12-311989–1993
3 Cho Young-jeung1993-11-231994-01-011996-11-051994–1996
  • First manager who was a former FC Seoul player.
  • First manager who resigned in the middle of season.
C Park Hang-seo1996-11-051996-11-051996-12-011996
  • Caretaker manager in FA Cup, one match in charge.
4 Park Byung-joo1996-12-101996-12-201998-11-251997–1998
  • Won the first FA Cup for FC Seoul.
5 Cho Kwang-rae1998-10-221998-12-012004-12-151999–2004
  • The club's longest serving manager (six seasons).
6 Lee Jang-soo2004-12-302005-01-102006-12-022005–2006
7 Şenol Güneş2006-12-082007-01-082009-11-252007–2009
  • First foreign manager of FC Seoul.
8 Nelo Vingada2009-12-142010-01-032010-12-132010
9 Hwangbo Kwan2010-12-282011-01-052011-04-262011
  • First manager who resigned in the middle of the league season.
C Choi Yong-soo2011-04-262011-04-262011-12-082011
  • Caretaker manager in 2011, before being promoted to regular manager in 2012.
102011-12-092011-12-092016-06-222012–2016
  • First manager to win K League both as a player and as a manager.
C Kim Seong-jae2016-06-232016-06-232016-06-262016
  • Caretaker manager in 2016; left after one match in charge.
11 Hwang Sun-hong2016-06-212016-06-272018-04-302016–2018
C Lee Eul-yong2018-04-302018-04-302018-10-112018
12 Choi Yong-soo2018-10-112018-10-112020-07-302018–2020
  • First manager who was appointed twice.
C Kim Ho-young2020-08-042020-08-042020-09-242020
C Park Hyuk-soon2020-09-252020-09-252020-11-122020
C Lee Won-jun2020-11-132020-11-132020-12-032020
13 Park Jin-sub2020-12-082020-12-082021-09-062021
14 An Ik-soo2021-09-062021-09-062023-08-222021–2023
C Kim Jin-kyu2023-08-222023-08-222023-12-022023
15 Kim Gi-dong2023-12-142023-12-142024–

Management

Board of directors

PositionName
Chairman Huh Tae-soo
Chief executive officer Yeo Eun-joo
Director Yoo Seong-han

Chairman history

No.NameFromToSeasons
Koo Cha-kyung1984–1990
Koo Bon-moo1991–1997
Huh Chang-soo1998–2019
Huh Tae-soo2020–present

Ownership

YearsOwner
November 1983–February 1991 Lucky-Goldstar Sports of Lucky-Goldstar Group
February 1991–May 2004 LG Sports of LG Group
June 2004–December 2004 GS Sports of LG Group
January 2005–present GS Sports of GS Group

Popular culture

FC Seoul and FC Seoul supporters have been portrayed in a number of Korean dramas and movies:[49]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sisul.or.kr/global/main/en/sub/stadium.jsp "Stadium Profile at Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation"
  2. Web site: Official Club Profile at K League Website. kleague.com. 5 April 2018. 5 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180405152916/http://www.kleague.com/en/content/clubc_info_eng_K09?teamcode=K09. dead.
  3. News: FC서울과 다시 손을잡은 신한카드 "1등으로 윈윈하자". ko. Sports Chosun. March 8, 2012. August 30, 2015. January 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154154/https://sports.news.naver.com/news?oid=076&aid=0002191527. live.
  4. News: FC서울 전세계 클럽 브랜드 평가 62위, K리그 최고. ko. Sports Chosun. June 1, 2012. August 30, 2015. January 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154155/https://sports.news.naver.com/news?oid=076&aid=0002220346. live.
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