FC Seoul ( korean : FC 서울 ) is a south korean professional football club based in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, that competes in the K League 1, the acme flight of south korean football. The club is owned by GS Sports, a auxiliary of GS Group.
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The golf club was officially founded as Lucky-Goldstar Football Club in 1983, by the Lucky-Goldstar Group. FC Seoul have won six League titles, two FA Cups, two League Cups and one Super Cup. FC Seoul is one of the most successful and popular clubs in the K League 1, with fiscal backing from the GS Group. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 2012, FC Seoul was evaluated as the most valuable football sword in the K League. [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
history [edit ]
Founding and early on years ( 1983–1989 ) [edit ]
FC Seoul was officially announced on 18 August as the new cabaret 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 ( by and by renamed the LG Group ), with the Chungcheong Province its franchise and Hwangso ( meaning bull’s eye ) as its mascot. In order to launch the professional football club, Lucky-Goldstar Group had a cooking menstruation from 1982 [ 7 ] and demanded that the original franchise should be Seoul. [ 8 ] In the 1984 temper, the club finished seventh out of the eight clubs. The club fared better in the 1985 season when they won the backing with the avail of Thailand national football team actor Piyapong Pue-on, who was the top scorer, equally well as the peak assistor .
Moving to Seoul and then to Anyang ( 1990–2003 ) [edit ]
From the begin of 1988, Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso pushed forward a move to Seoul [ 9 ] At the end of the 1989 season, the Korea Professional Football League ( renamed as the K League in 1998 ), worried about the fiscal 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 baseball club finished inaugural season in Seoul as champions. The club changed its name to LG Cheetahs in 1991 to mirror the LG Twins, a professional baseball team besides owned by LG Group. After respective seasons in Seoul, the clubhouse was forced to move in 1996, as partially of the K League ‘s decentralization policy. This policy was carried out to stimulate the growth of football in the provinces. In accession, 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 politics to issue an eviction order to the disaffected clubs. however, the government did guarantee if the golf club 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 kilometer away. The club was now known as the Anyang LG Cheetahs. In the approaching years, a solid basis of supporters was formed, and it established a hard league competition with the Suwon Samsung Bluewings. This competition was partially fueled by the fact that LG Group and Samsung Group, which owned the Suwon club, were besides considered rivals in the occupation world, specially in electronics. The cabaret continued to grow and in 2000, they won their third base Championship, behind the firepower of striker Choi Yong-Soo .
revert to Seoul and renaming to FC Seoul ( 2004–2006 ) [edit ]
For the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, ten-spot brand newfangled 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 newfangled stadium. This was designed to avoid or at least minimize any fiscal losses through having to maintain a stadium in playing condition without regular income. however, due to the former decision by the K League to exclude any penis club from being based in Seoul, Seoul World Cup Stadium remained vacant, except as a host of some international friendlies. therefore, the city politics of Seoul and the KFA both actively sought for a K League club to play at the stadium to take on the monetary value of maintaining the stadium. initially, it was intended to create a raw club, but when it later transpired that any club bet 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 newcomer club. therefore, the KFA tried to lure one of the current clubs to Seoul. The Anyang LG Cheetahs, with the fiscal back of the LG Group, who not only viewed the move back to Seoul as a manner to increase its advertise bearing, but had the right to come back to Seoul because it had its franchise moved by pull 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 prison term 15 million USD ). [ 10 ] This proposed move provoked a significant sum of controversy from the Korean football fans as KFA and K League failed to launch a raw football cabaret based in Seoul due to a high gear Seoul franchise fee. Regardless, KFA and K League ultimately permitted resettlement of Anyang LG Cheetahs.lies
Şenol Güneş years ( 2007–2009 ) [edit ]
Şenol Güneş managed FC Seoul for a three-year time period starting on December 8, 2006. [ 11 ] The baseball club started the 2007 season with three back-to-back wins and a draw, including a 4–1 acquire over arch rivals Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the Super Match. however, FC Seoul failed to qualify for the play-off phase of the temper, but the golf club succeeded in getting into the final of the 2007 Korean League Cup. Before the future season, Park Chu-Young, the angiotensin converting enzyme of FC Seoul at that time, was transferred to Ligue 1 cabaret Monaco. FC Seoul finished in a second-place in the K League regular temper, 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 examination. Despite the loss, the golf club hush qualified for the 2009 AFC Champions League. [ 12 ] During the season, Dejan Damjanović scored 15 goals. FC Seoul ‘s 2009 AFC Champions League campaign began with a 2–1 gain over indonesian side Sriwijaya FC. In the adjacent three games, FC Seoul obtained alone one steer 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, [ 13 ] but were beaten 4–3 on aggregate by Qatari club Umm Salal. [ 14 ] 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 coach returning to Trabzonspor. [ 15 ]
K League and League Cup “ double ” ( 2010 ) [edit ]
FC Seoul appointed Nelo Vingada as coach on December 14, 2009. Vingada won the K League and League Cup with FC Seoul. FC Seoul had 20 wins, 2 tie, 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. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] FC Seoul besides recorded the single season ( League, K League Championship, and League Cup ) highest total attendance phonograph record – 546,397, and the single regular & mail season ( League and K League Championship ) highest median attendance record of 32,576. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] On August 25, 2010, FC Seoul exhaust Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–0 to become the 2010 League Cup winners. [ 21 ] FC Seoul were besides crowned K League champions by defeating Jeju United 4–3 on aggregate in the K League Championship concluding, frankincense achieving their first “ doubling “ in the club ‘s history. The crowd of 56,769 in the irregular leg besides set the record of the highest attendance in K League Championship history. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] On December 13, 2010, FC Seoul wanted to extend Vingada ‘s annual contract but FC Seoul and Vingada could not come to an agreement over the wage conditions, resulting in Vingada returning to Portugal. [ 25 ]
AFC Champions League final and the sixth K League title ( 2011–2016 ) [edit ]
FC Seoul ‘s erstwhile musician Choi Yong-soo was hired to manage the golf club in 2012, after previously serving as the adjunct director and caretaker for the clubhouse in 2011. In 2013, FC Seoul lost the AFC Champions League Final on away goals principle against Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande. [ 26 ] The AFC Champions League crusade has earned Choi Yong-soo the 2013 AFC Coach of the Year award, becoming the second south korean in succession to win the individual award following the previous year ‘s achiever Kim Ho-kon. Choi left the club in June 2016. [ 27 ] On June 21, 2016, FC Seoul appointed Hwang Sun-hong as their eleventh director 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 examination round of the season. [ 28 ] [ 29 ]
A period of cycle ( 2017– ) [edit ]
Hwang Sun-hong resigned on April 30, 2018. [ 30 ] In the 2018 season, FC Seoul finished in eleventh stead and had to play the K League promotion-relegation playoffs for the first time in their history. [ 31 ] In the playoffs, they defeated Busan IPark 4–2 on sum, frankincense staying in the top flight. [ 32 ] On October 11, 2018, Choi Yong-soo was appointed as the twelfth coach in the club ‘s history, having previously managed the club between 2011 and 2016. [ 33 ] however, Seoul, which had been under fire since the beginning of the 2020 season, was mired in five consecutive losses for the beginning time in 22 years, disappointing fans. [ 34 ] This just represented the beginning of a pretty complicated year for the team, as they went through a durable crisis both on and off the pitch : they suffered respective debacles throughout the season, such as a 0-6 aside frustration against Daegu in the sixth round of K League 1 and a 1-5 dwelling kill against Pohang in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup ; some of the team ‘s key players, such as returning brazilian hitter Adriano ( a record-breaking and prolific goalscorer in his former while at the club between 2015 and 2016 ) and spanish defensive midfielder Osmar Barba, did n’t manage to show their full electric potential, due to inconstant performances or injuries ; following a raw deviation by Choi Yong-soo, three different caretakers took turns managing Seoul, with Park Hyuk-soon replacing Kim Ho-young after just a calendar month and guiding the team to the end of the K League season ( which they finished in 8th position, after participating in the delegating group ), before being substituted by Lee Won-jun ; under the management of this last coach, the team made a promise begin in the group stage of AFC Champions League, even obtaining a thrashing 5-0 victory against Thai equip Chiangrai United, but then proceeded to lose all of their last three matches, thus being eliminated from the tournament. A very difficult season was made evening more lay waste to by the tragic and unexpected pass of defender Kim Nam-chun on October 30, 2020, just a day before their stopping point repair of K League 1 against Incheon, which finally featured a brief ceremony in order to pay a tribute to the deep player. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] In that occasion, Seoul suffered a 1-0 kill, with rib Rican midfielder Elías Aguilar netting the entirely goal of the match. Despite of all the difficulties, several players, such as club ‘s icon Park Chu-young ( top-scorer of the club with 7 goals overall ), midfielder Han Seung-gyu and the aforesaid Osmar ( once he had come back from injury ), inactive managed to shine .
club culture [edit ]
Supporters [edit ]
FC Seoul has a diverse fanbase, including early 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 garter group of FC Seoul is Suhoshin ( meaning “ defender deity ” ), formed in April 2004. There are besides some minor athletic supporter groups .
V-Girls and V-Man [edit ]
V-Girls & V-Man are FC Seoul ‘s cheerleaders. [ 38 ] The V stands for victory. They cheerlead at the East Stand .
Stadiums [edit ]
Seoul World Cup Stadium in 2017 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 educate 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 [edit ]
FC Seoul has had different names, and consequently unlike crests for unlike periods of the baseball club : Lucky-Goldstar FC ( 1983–1990 ), LG Cheetahs ( 1991–1995 ), Anyang LG Cheetahs ( 1996–2003 ). [ 39 ] There has besides been different club mascots representing different periods. Former mascots were a bull and a cheetah. [ 40 ] The club ‘s stream mascot, introduced in 2004, is named “ SSID ”. [ 38 ] The “ SSID ” stands for Seoul & Sun In Dream. In the 2018 temper, FC Seoul added another mascot, “ Seoul-i ”. [ 41 ] A limited crest for the club ‘s twentieth anniversary was used in 2003. [ 42 ] The stream crest has been used since 2004. [ 43 ]
Kits [edit ]
FC Seoul ‘s home kits have red-and-black stripes, as in their crown. FC Seoul wore both crimson kits and jaundiced kits in base matches from 1984 to 1985. From 1988 to 1994, the club ‘s home shirt ‘s independent coloring material was yellow, same as the Lucky-Goldstar Group ‘s company color at the time. In 1995, Lucky-Goldstar Group pushed ahead with corporate identity fusion and the company color was changed to red. As a result, FC Seoul ‘s jersey color was changed from chicken to red as function of the union project. From 1999 to 2001, FC Seoul wore red and blue sky stripes but returned to all red in the 2002 season and In 2005, FC Seoul changed to bolshevik and black stripes and this color has been in use since. In June 2016, FC Seoul released the 1984–1985 retro jersey to commemorate initiation of the cabaret and the foremost K League style. [ 44 ]
first kit summary [edit ]
1984–1985
Worn red shirts
as first kit
0
( 1 )
1984–1985
Worn yellow shirts
as first kit
0
( 1 )
1986
Worn red shirts
as first kit
0
1987
Worn white shirts
as first kit ( 2 )
0
1988–1994
Worn yellow shirts
as first kit
0
1995–July 1999
2002–2004
Worn red shirts
as first kit
July 1999–2001
Worn red and blue stripe shirts
as first kit
2005–present
Wearing red and black stripe shirts
as first kit
- Notes
( 1 ) During 1984 season and 1985 temper, FC Seoul worn red shirts and yellows shirts by turns as beginning kit out,
At that prison term FC Seoul did’t have the concept of beginning kit out and second kit out.
( 2 ) In the 1987 season, all K League clubs wore ashen shirts in base matches and coloured jerseys in away matches, like in Major League Baseball.
Kit deals [edit ]
Honours [edit ]
domestic competitions [edit ]
league [edit ]
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- Winners (6): 1985, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2016
- Runners-up (5): 1986, 1989, 1993, 2001, 2008
Cups [edit ]
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- Winners (2): 1998, 2015
- Runners-up (2): 2014, 2016
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- Winners (2): 2006, 2010
- Runners-up (4): 1992, 1994, 1999, 2007
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- Winners (1): 2001
- Runners-up (1): 1999
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- Winners (1): 1988
International competitions [edit ]
asian [edit ]
Records and statistics [edit ]
As of the 2019 season. [ 50 ] [ 51 ]
Season-by-season records [edit ]
※ K League : lone regular season results are counted. Postseason ( League Championship and Promotion-relegation PO ) results are not included.
※ 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000 seasons had penalty shoot-outs rather of draws.
※ A : Adidas Cup, P : Prospecs Cup, PM : Philip Morris Cup, D : Daehan Fire Insurance Cup
[ 1 ] In 1986, competition was known as Professional Football Championship
[ 2 ] In 1988 and 1989, contest was known as National Football Championship
[ 3 ] In 2000, competition was known as 1999–2000 asian Cup Winners ‘ Cup
[ 4 ] In 2002, competition was known as 2001–02 asian Club Championship
K League Championship records [edit ]
K League promotion-relegation playoffs [edit ]
Season
Teams
Outcome
Manager
2018
2
Stayed
2
1
1
0
4
2
+2
N/A
Choi Yong-soo
Players [edit ]
current team [edit ]
- As of 27 November 2021[52]
bill : Where a player has not declared an external allegiance, nation is determined by invest of birth .
Out on lend and military serve [edit ]
early players [edit ]
player records [edit ]
Retired number ( s ) [edit ]
12 – Supporters ( the 12th man )
Captains [edit ]
staff [edit ]
- For details on all-time managers, see List of FC Seoul managers.
Coaching staff [edit ]
medical staff [edit ]
support staff [edit ]
managerial history [edit ]
FC Seoul Fan Park ‘s Gallery for All-time Managers
- For details on all-time manager statistics, see List of FC Seoul managers.
management [edit ]
Board of Directors [edit ]
Chairman history [edit ]
ownership [edit ]
popular culture [edit ]
FC Seoul and FC Seoul supporters have been portrayed in a number of Korean drama and movies : [ 53 ]
- ^ As a fictional team called “ FC Soul ”
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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