| Clubname: | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Fullname: | Suwon Samsung Bluewings Football Club 수원 삼성 블루윙즈 축구단 |
| Nickname: | Cheong-Baek-Jeok Korean: 청백적 (The Blue, White and Reds) Tricolor |
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| Ground: | Suwon World Cup Stadium |
| Capacity: | 44,031 |
| Owner: | Cheil Worldwide |
| Chairman: | Lee Jun |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Byun Sung-hwan |
| League: | K League 2 |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Position: | K League 1, 12th of 12 (relegated) |
| Website: | http://www.bluewings.kr |
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| Hangul: | 블루윙즈 |
| Hanja: | 블루윙즈 |
| Rr: | Suwon Samseong Beulluwingjeu |
| Mr: | Suwŏn Samsŏng Bŭlluwingjŭ |
The Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Korean: 수원 삼성 블루윙즈) are a South Korean football club based in Suwon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in December 1995, they have won the K League on four occasions (1998, 1999, 2004 and 2008), as well as the Asian Club Championship twice, in 2000–01 and 2001–02.
The club was officially founded in December 1995 by Samsung Electronics, becoming 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 its other 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 twice in succession in 2000–01 and 2001–02, and also added the Asian Super Cup to their roll of honors on two occasions.
In the 2002 season, Suwon also won the Korean FA Cup for the first time, achieving a continental double.
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 South Korean football.
The 2008 season became one of the most successful seasons in the club's history. Suwon achieved a domestic double by winning the K League Championship and the League Cup.
In the 2023 season, the club was relegated to the second-tier K League 2 for the first time in its history after finishing in last place.[1] [2]
The current crest has been used by the Bluewings since 2008. It depicts the Hwaseong Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a prominent symbol of the city of Suwon. The wing on the top of the crest is the club's first crest and symbolises their will to rise to the of world football.
The Bluewings' colours are blue, red and white. Blue is the colour of Samsung and also symbolises youth and hope. Red is the symbol of bravery, passion, challenge, vitality and dynamism. White represents benevolence, purity and fair play.
See main article: Suwon World Cup Stadium. The Suwon Samsung Bluewings used the 11,808-seat Suwon Sports Complex as their home stadium from 1995 through 2001.
Samsung began building the Suwon World Cup Stadium, the current home of the Bluewings, in 1996, but construction stopped in 1998 due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. With the support of the city of Suwon and Gyeonggi Province, the stadium was completed in May 2001. It was used as a venue for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Based on the shape of the roof of the stadium, fans sometimes call the stadium the "Big Bird".
The Bluewings' training ground is located in Dongtan, a district of Hwaseong.
See main article: Frente Tricolor. The Frente Tricolor is the official Suwon Samsung Bluewings supporters group.
The club's official theme song is "My Love, My Suwon" by the South Korean punk rock band No Brain. It is based on the song "Little Baby", released in 2003, and Suwon fans sang it by changing the lyrics.[3] [4]
| Year | Captains | Vice-captain(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 |  Kim Doo-ham | Yoon Sung-hyo |
| 1997 | Shin Sung-hwan | |
| 1998 | Jung Sung-hoon | |
| 1999 | Shin Hong-gi | |
| 2000 | ||
| 2001 | Park Kun-ha | |
| 2002 | Seo Jung-won | |
| 2003 | Kim Jin-woo | Lee Woon-jae |
| 2004 | Lee Byung-keun | Kim Young-sun |
| 2005 | Choi Sung-yong | Kim Dae-eui |
| 2006 | Kim Nam-il | Cho Jae-min |
| 2007 | Lee Kwan-woo | Lee Jung-soo |
| 2008 | Song Chong-gug | Kwak Hee-ju |
| 2009 | Lee Woon-jae | Hong Soon-hak |
| 2010 | Cho Won-hee | Kim Dae-eui |
| 2011 | Choi Sung-kuk | Yeom Ki-hun |
| 2012 | Kwak Hee-ju | Oh Beom-seok |
| 2013 | Kim Do-heon | Oh Jang-eun |
| 2014 | Yeom Ki-hun | |
| 2015 | Kim Eun-sun | |
| 2016 | Hong Chul, Shin Se-gye | |
| 2017 | Koo Ja-ryong, Lee Jong-sung | |
| 2018 | Kim Eun-sun | |
| 2019 | Yeom Ki-hun | Choi Sung-keun, Hong Chul |
| 2020 | Choi Sung-keun, Kim Min-woo | |
| 2021 | Kim Min-woo | Min Sang-gi |
| 2022 | Min Sang-gi | Choi Sung-keun |
| 2023 | Lee Ki-je | Ko Seung-beom |
| 2024 | Yang Hyung-mo |  Kazuki Kozuka, Lee Jong-sung |
Seo Jung-won (1999–2004)
Kim Jin-woo (1996–2007)
Sandro (2000–2002, 2005–2007)
Nádson (2003–2008)
Kwak Hee-ju (2003–2013, 2015–2016)
Natanael Santos (2013–2017)
Yang Sang-min (2007–2022)
Yeom Ki-hun (2010–2023)Lee Woon-jae (1996–2011)
Park Kun-ha (1996–2006)
Choi Sung-yong (2002–2006)
Lee Byung-keun (1996–2006)
Ko Jong-soo (1996–2004)
Denis Laktionov (1996–2003, 2006–2007)
Kim Do-heon (2001–2005, 2009–2014)
Seo Jung-won (1999–2004)
Kim Jin-woo (1996–2007)
Nádson (2003–2008)
Saša Drakulić (1998–2000)
Lee Woon-jae (1996–2011)
Choi Sung-yong (2002–2006)
Mato Neretljak (2005–2008, 2011)
Lee Byung-keun (1996–2006)
Kwak Hee-ju (2003–2013, 2015–2016)
Denis Laktionov (1996–2003, 2006–2007)
Ko Jong-soo (1996–2004)
Kim Jin-woo (1996–2007)
Seo Jung-won (1999–2004)
Park Kun-ha (1996–2006)
Nádson (2003–2008)
| Season | Division | Teams | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Other | Manager | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 9 | Runners-up | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 63 | 6th (A) | Runners-up | Kim Ho | |||||
| 1997 | 10 | 5th | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 28 | 6th (A) 3rd (P) | Quarter-final | Runners-up (CW) | Kim Ho | |||||
| 1998 | 10 | bgcolor=gold | Champions | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 35 | 6th (A) 4th (PM) | Quarter-final | Kim Ho | |||||
| 1999 | 10 | bgcolor=gold | Champions | 29 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 64 | bgcolor=gold | Winners (A) Winners (D) | 1st round | bgcolor=gold | Winners | 4th (CC) | Kim Ho | |
| 2000 | 10 | 5th | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 36 | bgcolor=gold | Winners (A) 8th (D) | Quarter-final | bgcolor=gold | Winners | Kim Ho | |||
| 2001 | 10 | 3rd | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 41 | bgcolor=gold | Winners (A) | 1st round | bgcolor=gold | Champions (CC) Winners (SC) | Kim Ho | |||
| 2002 | 10 | 3rd | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 45 | 4th (A) | bgcolor=gold | Winners | bgcolor=gold | Champions (CC) Winners (SC) | Kim Ho | |||
| 2003 | 12 | 3rd | 44 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 72 | No competition | Round of 32 | No competition | Kim Ho | |||||
| 2004 | 13 | bgcolor=gold | Champions | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 46 | 4th (S) | Round of 16 | Cha Bum-kun | |||||
| 2005 | 13 | 10th | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 32 | –3 | 28 | bgcolor=gold | Winners (S) | Round of 16 | bgcolor=gold | Winners | bgcolor=gold | Winners (A3) Group E 2nd (CL) | Cha Bum-kun | |
| 2006 | 14 | Runners-up | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 46 | 12th (S) | Runners-up | Cha Bum-kun | ||||||
| 2007 | 14 | 3rd | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 51 | Semi-final (S) | Round of 16 | Competition ceased | Cha Bum-kun | |||||
| 2008 | 14 | bgcolor=gold | Champions | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 58 | bgcolor=gold | Winners (S) | Round of 16 | Cha Bum-kun | ||||
| 2009 | 15 | 10th | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 32 | –3 | 32 | Quarter-final (PK) | bgcolor=gold | Winners | Round of 16 (CL) | bgcolor=gold | Winners (PP) | Cha Bum-kun | ||
| 2010 | 15 | 7th | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 44 | –5 | 41 | Semi-final (PC) | bgcolor=gold | Winners | Quarter-final (CL) | bgcolor=silver | Runners-up (ST) | Cha Bum-kun Yoon Sung-hyo | ||
| 2011 | 16 | 4th | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 55 | Semi-final (RC) | Runners-up | Semi-final (CL) | Yoon Sung-hyo | |||||
| 2012 | 16 | 4th | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 73 | Competition ceased | Quarter-final | Yoon Sung-hyo | ||||||
| 2013 | 14 | 5th | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 53 | Round of 16 | Group H, 4th (CL) | Seo Jung-won | ||||||
| 2014 | 12 | Runners-up | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 67 | Round of 32 | Seo Jung-won | |||||||
| 2015 | 12 | Runners-up | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 67 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 (CL) | Seo Jung-won | ||||||
| 2016 | 12 | 7th | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 56 | 59 | –3 | 48 | bgcolor=gold | Winners | Group G, 3rd (CL) | Seo Jung-won | |||||
| 2017 | 12 | 3rd | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 64 | Semi-final | Group G, 3rd (CL) | Seo Jung-won | ||||||
| 2018 | 12 | 6th | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 54 | –1 | 50 | Semi-final | Semi-final (CL) | Seo Jung-won Lee Byung-keun (C) Seo Jung-won | ||||||
| 2019 | 12 | 8th | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 49 | –3 | 48 | bgcolor=gold | Winners | Lee Lim-saeng | ||||||
| 2020 | 12 | 8th | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 30 | –3 | 31 | Quarter-final | Quarter-final (CL) | Lee Lim-saeng Ju Seung-jin (C) Park Kun-ha | ||||||
| 2021 | 12 | 6th | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 50 | –8 | 46 | Quarter-final | Park Kun-ha | |||||||
| 2022 | 12 | 10th | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 49 | –5 | 44 | Quarter-final | Park Kun-ha Lee Byung-keun | |||||||
| 2023 | 12 | 12th | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 57 | –22 | 33 | Quarter-final | Lee Byung-keun Choi Sung-yong (C) Kim Byung-soo Yeom Ki-hun (C) |
All results (home and away) list Suwon's goal tally first.
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The following players have won awards while at Suwon Samsung Bluewings:
Domestic
Nádson (2004) Sandro (2004) Natanael Santos (2014) Johnathan (2017)
Adam Taggart (2019) Lee Ki-je (2022) Yoon Sung-Hyo (1996) Lee Jin-Haeng (1998) Ko Jong-Soo (1998, 1999) Lee Woon-Jae (1999, 2002, 2004, 2008) Shin Hong-Gi (1999) Seo Jung-Won (1999, 2001, 2002)
Denis Laktionov (1999, 2000) Sandro Cardoso (2001)
Javier Martín Musa (2004) Kwak Hee-Ju (2004) Kim Do-Heon (2004) Nádson (2004) Cho Won-Hee (2005, 2008) Park Ho-Jin (2006) Lee Kwan-Woo (2006, 2007) Edu (2008) Yeom Ki-hun (2011, 2015, 2017) Hong Chul (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019) Natanael Santos (2014) Kwon Chang-hoon (2015, 2016) Johnathan (2017) Adam Taggart (2019) Lee Ki-je (2021)International
José Mota (2010)
Dejan Damjanović (2018) Nádson (2005) Nádson (2005)The following players have represented their country at the FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings:
The following players have represented their country at the Summer Olympic Games whilst playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings:
| No. | Name | From | To | Season(s) | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Ho | 22 February 1995 | October 2003 | 1998 K League 1999 K League 2000–01 Asian Club Championship 2001–02 Asian Club Championship 2002 Korean FA Cup | |||
| Cha Bum-kun | 17 October 2003 | 6 June 2010 | 2004 K League 2008 K League 2009 Korean FA Cup | |||
| Yoon Sung-hyo | 15 June 2010 | 12 December 2012 | 2010 Korean FA Cup | |||
| Seo Jung-won | 12 December 2012 15 October 2018 | 28 August 2018 2 December 2018 | 2016 Korean FA Cup | |||
| C | Lee Byung-keun | 28 August 2018 | 15 October 2018 | |||
| Lee Lim-saeng | 3 December 2018 | 17 July 2020 | 2019 Korean FA Cup | |||
| C | Ju Seung-jin | 17 July 2020 | 8 September 2020 | |||
| Park Kun-ha | 8 September 2020 | 15 April 2022[9] | ||||
| Lee Byung-keun | 18 April 2022 | 17 April 2023[10] | ||||
| C | Choi Sung-yong | 18 April 2023[11] | 5 May 2023 | |||
| Kim Byung-soo | 6 May 2023[12] | 26 September 2023[13] | ||||
| C | Yeom Ki-hun | 26 September 2023[14] | 2 December 2023 | |||
| 9 | Yeom Ki-hun | 9 January 2024 | 25 May 2024 | |||
| 10 | Byun Sung-hwan | 31 May 2024 | present |
