FC Seoul

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FC Seoul (Template:Langx) 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.<ref name="fcseoul">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2012, the club was evaluated as the most valuable football brand in the K League.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Their main rivals are Suwon Samsung Bluewings, with whom they contest the Super Match.

History

Founding and early years (1983–1989)

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Piyapong Pue-on's signed kit on display at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History

FC Seoul held an official founding ceremony on December 22, 1983, following the official announcement of its founding in August of that year.<ref name="history1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="history2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The club was initially named Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso Football Club. Owned and financially supported by the Lucky-Goldstar Group, it became the fifth professional football team in South Korea. The founding hometown was assigned to Chungcheong Province, and its mascot became a bull.

To establish a professional football club, the Lucky-Goldstar Group had a preparatory period since 1982<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and requested that the franchise be located in Seoul.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the 1984 season, the club finished seventh out of eight clubs. The club fared better in the 1985 season, winning the league title with the help of Thai international Piyapong Pue-on, who was the league's top scorer as well as the top assist provider.

Moving to Seoul and then to Anyang (1990–2003)

From the beginning of 1988, Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso pushed forward a relocation to Seoul<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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)

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FC Seoul vs Gamba Osaka in the 2009 AFC Champions League

Şenol Güneş managed FC Seoul for a three-year period starting on December 8, 2006.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but were beaten 4–3 on aggregate by Qatari club Umm Salal.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On August 25, 2010, FC Seoul beat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–0 to become the 2010 League Cup winners.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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

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Seoul's home leg of the 2013 AFC Champions League final at Seoul World Cup Stadium

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

A period of oscillation (2017–present)

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Jesse Lingard joined FC Seoul in 2024 to become one of the biggest star signings in the club's history

Hwang Sun-hong resigned on April 30, 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the playoffs, they defeated Busan IPark 4–2 on aggregate, thus staying in the top flight.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

During the 2020 season, FC Seoul lost five consecutive games for the first time in 22 years.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the 2024 K League 1 season, the club broke average attendance records due to a recovery of the league itself and the signing of Jesse Lingard, as the club finished in the top half of K League 1 for the first time since 2019 and qualified for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lingard was appointed captain ahead of the 2025 season.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Club culture

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FC Seoul supporters at North Stand of the Seoul World Cup Stadium

Supporters

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

Rivalries

The club's main rivalry is with Suwon Samsung Bluewings in a derby known as the Super Match, as two of the most successful teams in the Seoul Capital Area. The rivalry began during the Anyang LG Cheetahs era and has continued as the club was relocated to Seoul.

Other major rivalries include Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Jeonseol Match) and Incheon United (Gyeongin Derby). In an away match versus Incheon in May 2024, the home fans at the Incheon Football Stadium threw water bottles at Seoul players.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Fans of FC Anyang, a phoenix club that was founded in Anyang since the departure of Anyang LG Cheetahs, feel great animosity towards FC Seoul and a willingness to get their revenge on the pitch, with Anyang's fans lighting flares in a show of defiance in a 2017 Korean FA Cup match versus FC Seoul.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Anyang's first-ever appearance in the 2025 K League 1 season allowed them to play against FC Seoul in a league match for the first time in the "Relocation Derby."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

V-Girls and V-Man

V-Girls & V-Man are FC Seoul's cheerleaders.<ref name="cheer">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The V stands for victory. They cheerlead at the East Stand.

Stadiums

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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 South Korea. FC Seoul's players train at the GS Champions Park training center, a purpose-built facility completed in 1989 located east of Seoul in the city of Guri, where the club's academy is also based.

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).Template:Citation needed

There has also been different club mascots representing different periods. Former mascots were a bull and a cheetah.Template:Citation needed The club's current mascot, introduced in 2004, is named "SSID".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The "SSID" stands for Seoul & Sun In Dream. In the 2018 season, FC Seoul added another mascot, "Seoul-i".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

A special crest for the club's 20th anniversary was used in 2003.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The current crest has been used since 2004.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

First kit summary

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Notes

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit supplier	Shirt sponsor	Shirt front printing	Notes
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Bando Fashion / Pro-Specs	Lucky-Goldstar	럭키금성 / Lucky-Goldstar {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Occasionally, Lucky-Goldstar wore a jersey which was manufactured by Prospecs in the 1984 season and 1985 season.
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Bando Fashion
1987–1994		GoldStar	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Socks were sponsored by Pro-Specs during the 1993–96 seasons. Bando Fashion was renamed LG Fashion in September 1995. For international matches, GoldStar Printing was written in English.
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Bando Fashion / LG Fashion	LG Electronics LG Chem	LG하이비디오 / LG HIGH VIDEO, etc. 죽염치약 / Jugyeom Toothpaste, etc.
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	LG Fashion
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Reebok	LG Information & Communications	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Mobile phone brand
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Adidas	LG Electronics	LG 싸이언 / LG Cyon, etc. {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Mobile phone brand
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}			check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	LG Electronics slogan
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}		LG Telecom	카이 / X {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Mobile network operator brand
2001–2002		LG Electronics	싸이언 / Cyon {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Mobile phone brand
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}			check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Television brand
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}			싸이언 / Cyon {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Mobile phone brand
2005–2011		GS E&C	자이 / Xi {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Apartment brand
		Seoul Metropolitan Government	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	For the 2009 AFC Champions League
2012–2013	Le Coq Sportif	GS E&C	자이 / Xi {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Apartment brand
2014–2016		GS Shop	GS Shop {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Online store brand
2017–2019		GS Shop	GS Shop (first kit)	Online store brand
		GS Caltex	KIXX (second kit)	Filling station brand
2020		GS E&C	자이 / Xi (first kit)	Apartment brand
		GS Caltex	KIXX (second kit)	Filling station brand
2021		GS E&C	자이 / Xi (first kit)
		GS Caltex	GS Caltex (second kit)
2022–2027	Pro-Specs	GS E&C	자이 / Xi (first kit)
		GS Caltex	GS Caltex (second kit)

Kit deals

Kit supplier	Period	Contract announcement	Contract duration	Value
Adidas	1998–2011	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1998–?	$200,000 per year<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
		check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2005–2007 (3 years)	Total $3 million<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> ($1 million per year)
		check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2008–2011 (4 years)	Undisclosed<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Le Coq Sportif	2012–2021	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2012–2015 (4 years)	Total $8 million<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> ($2 million per year)
		check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2016–2019 (4 years)	Undisclosed
		check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2020–2021 (2 years)	Undisclosed
Pro-Specs	2022–2027	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2022–2024 (3 years)	Undisclosed
		check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2025–2027 (3 years)	Undisclosed

Players

Current squad

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Retired number(s)

Template:Main article 12 – Supporters (the 12th player)
13 – Go Yo-han

Captains

Season(s)	Captain	Vice-captain(s)	Notes
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Han Moon-bae
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Kim Kwang-hoon
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Park Hang-seo		until September 1986
1986–1988	Template:Flagicon Jung Hae-seong		since September 1986
1989–1990	Template:Flagicon Choi Jin-han
1991–1992	Template:Flagicon Lee Young-jin
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Gu Sang-bum
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Choi Young-jun
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Yoon Sang-chul		until 4 August 1995
1995–1996	Template:Flagicon Lee Young-ik		since 5 August 1995
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Cho Byung-young
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Kim Bong-soo
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Kang Chun-ho		until July 1999
1999–2000	Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-soo		July 1999–9 May 2000
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Kim Gwi-hwa	Template:Flagicon Lee Young-pyo	since 10 May 2000
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Lee Sang-hun		until May 2001
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Son Hyun-jun		since May 2001
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Choi Yoon-yeol
2003–2004	Template:Flagicon Kim Seong-jae
2005–2006	Template:Flagicon Lee Min-sung
2007–2008	Template:Flagicon Lee Eul-yong	Template:Flagicon Kim Chi-gon
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Kim Chi-gon	Template:Flagicon Kim Jin-kyu
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Park Yong-ho	Template:Flagicon Kim Jin-kyu
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Park Yong-ho	Template:Flagicon Hyun Young-min
2012–2013	Template:Flagicon Ha Dae-sung	Template:Flagicon Kim Jin-kyu
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Kim Jin-kyu	Template:Flagicon Koh Myong-jin
2015	Template:Flagicon Koh Myong-jin	Template:Flagicon Osmar	until 30 April 2015
	Template:Flagicon Cha Du-ri		since 1 May 2015
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Osmar	Template:Flagicon Yoo Hyun	first foreign captain
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Kwak Tae-hwi	Template:Flagicon Park Chu-young
2018	Template:Flagicon Shin Kwang-hoon	Template:Flagicon Go Yo-han	until 3 July 2018
	Template:Flagicon Go Yo-han	Template:Flagicon Lee Woong-hee	since 4 July 2018
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Go Yo-han	Template:Flagicon Park Chu-young
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Go Yo-han	Template:Flagicon Ju Se-jong
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Ki Sung-yueng	Template:Flagicon Hwang Hyun-soo
2022	Template:Flagicon Ki Sung-yueng	Template:Flagicon Na Sang-ho Template:Flagicon Yang Han-been	until 12 August 2022
	Template:Flagicon Na Sang-ho	Template:Flagicon Yoon Jong-gyu Template:Flagicon Cho Young-wook Template:Flagicon Kim Jin-ya Template:Flagicon Lee Sang-min	since 12 August 2022
2023	Template:Flagicon Stanislav Iljutcenko	Template:Flagicon Han Chan-hee	Iljutcenko: until 9 May 2023 Han Chan-hee: until 21 June 2023
	Template:Flagicon Osmar	Template:Flagicon Lim Sang-hyub Template:Flagicon Kim Jin-ya Template:Flagicon Kim Ju-sung	Osmar: since 9 May 2023
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Ki Sung-yueng	Template:Flagicon Cho Young-wook
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Jesse Lingard	Template:Flagicon Kim Jin-su

Honours

File:FC서울 2016 K리그 우승! 황선홍감독 박주영, 다카하기 인터뷰 1.13 minutes Scene.jpg

FC Seoul players celebrating after winning the 2016 K League Classic.

Domestic

• K League 1
  • Winners (6): 1985, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2016
  • Runners-up (5): 1986, 1989, 1993, 2001, 2008
• Korean FA Cup
  • Winners (2): 1998, 2015
  • Runners-up (3): 2014, 2016, 2022
• Korean League Cup
  • Winners (2): 2006, 2010
  • Runners-up (4): 1992, 1994, 1999, 2007
• Korean Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 2001
  • Runners-up (1): 1999
• Korean National Football Championship
  • Winners (1): 1988

Continental

• AFC Champions League
  • Runners-up (2): 2001–02, 2013

Records and statistics

Season-by-season records

• The 1993, 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons had penalty shoot-outs instead of draws.

Season	K League											League Cup	FA Cup	Super Cup	ACL	Manager
	Division	Teams	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1984	Div 1	8	7th	28	8	6	14	38	45	–7	33					Template:Flagicon Park Se-hak
1985	Div 1	8	Champions	21	10	7	4	35	19	+16	27					Template:Flagicon Park Se-hak
1986	Div 1	6	Runners-up	20	10	7	3	28	17	+11	27	5th ([[Professional Football Championship (Korea)|Template:Abbr]])			Did not qualify	Template:Flagicon Park Se-hak
1987	Div 1	5	5th	32	7	7	18	26	55	–29	21	No competition			Withdrew	Template:Flagicon Park Se-hak
1988	Div 1	5	4th	24	6	11	7	22	29	–7	23		Winners (Nat'l)Template:Efn		Did not qualify	Template:Flagicon Ko Jae-wook (C)
1989	Div 1	6	Runners-up	40	15	17	8	53	40	+13	47		Semi-finals (Nat'l)Template:Efn			Template:Flagicon Ko Jae-wook
1990	Div 1	6	Champions	30	14	11	5	40	25	+15	39					Template:Flagicon Ko Jae-wook
1991	Div 1	6	6th	40	9	15	16	44	53	–9	33					Template:Flagicon Ko Jae-wook
1992	Div 1	6	4th	30	8	13	9	30	35	–5	29	Runners-up ([[1992 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])			Did not enter	Template:Flagicon Ko Jae-wook
1993	Div 1	6	Runners-up	30	18 (10)	0 (11)	12 (9)	28	29	–1	59	4th ([[1993 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])			Did not qualify	Template:Flagicon Ko Jae-wook
1994	Div 1	7	5th	30	12	7	11	53	50	+3	43	Runners-up ([[1994 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])				Template:Flagicon Cho Young-jeung
1995	Div 1	8	8th	28	5	10	13	29	43	–14	25	6th ([[1995 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])				Template:Flagicon Cho Young-jeung
1996	Div 1	9	9th	32	8	8	16	44	56	–12	32	8th ([[1996 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])	Round of 16			Template:Flagicon Cho Young-jeung Template:Flagicon Park Hang-seo (C)
1997	Div 1	10	9th	18	1	8	9	15	27	–12	11	10th ([[1997 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]]) 3rd in Group A ([[1997 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)|Template:Abbr]])	Semi-finals			Template:Flagicon Park Byung-joo
1998	Div 1	10	8th	18	9 (8)	0 (2)	9 (8)	28	28	0	23	Semi-finals ([[1998 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]]) 3rd ([[1998 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)|Template:Abbr]])	Winners			Template:Flagicon Park Byung-joo
1999	Div 1	10	9th	27	10 (8)	0 (4)	17 (15)	38	52	–14	24	Runners-up ([[1999 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]]) 4th in Group B ([[1999 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)|Template:Abbr]])	Semi-finals	Runners-up		Template:Flagicon Cho Kwang-rae
2000	Div 1	10	Champions	27	19 (17)	0 (5)	8 (5)	46	25	+21	53	Semi-finals ([[2000 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]]) 5th in Group A ([[2000 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)|Template:Abbr]])	Quarter-finals	Did not qualify	Quarter-finalsTemplate:Efn	Template:Flagicon Cho Kwang-rae
2001	Div 1	10	Runners-up	27	11	10	6	30	23	+7	43	4th in Group A ([[2001 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])	Quarter-finals	Winners	Did not qualify	Template:Flagicon Cho Kwang-rae
2002	Div 1	10	4th	27	11	7	9	37	30	+7	40	Semi-finals ([[2002 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])	Round of 32	Did not qualify	Runners-upTemplate:Efn	Template:Flagicon Cho Kwang-rae
2003	Div 1	12	8th	44	14	14	16	69	68	+1	56	No competition	Round of 32	No competition	Did not qualify	Template:Flagicon Cho Kwang-rae
2004	Div 1	13	5th	24	7	12	5	20	17	+3	33	12th ([[2004 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])	Round of 16	Did not qualify		Template:Flagicon Cho Kwang-rae
2005	Div 1	13	7th	24	8	8	8	37	32	+5	32	5th ([[2005 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])	Round of 16			Template:Flagicon Lee Jang-soo
2006	Div 1	14	4th	26	9	12	5	31	22	+9	39	Winners ([[2006 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])	Quarter-finals			Template:Flagicon Lee Jang-soo
2007	Div 1	14	7th	26	8	13	5	23	16	+7	37	Runners-up ([[2007 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])	Quarter-finals	Competition ceased		Template:Flagicon Şenol Güneş
2008	Div 1	14	Runners-up	26	15	9	2	44	25	+19	54	3rd in Group A ([[2008 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])	Round of 32			Template:Flagicon Şenol Güneş
2009	Div 1	15	5th	28	16	5	7	47	27	+20	53	Semi-finals ([[2009 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])	Round of 16		Quarter-finals	Template:Flagicon Şenol Güneş
2010	Div 1	15	Champions	28	20	2	6	58	26	+32	62	Winners ([[2010 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])	Round of 16		Did not qualify	Template:Flagicon Nelo Vingada
2011	Div 1	16	5th	30	16	7	7	56	38	+18	55	Quarter-finals ([[2011 Korean League Cup|Template:Abbr]])	Quarter-finals		Quarter-finals	Template:Flagicon Hwangbo Kwan Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-soo (C)
2012	Div 1	16	Champions	44	29	9	6	76	42	+34	96	Competition ceased	Round of 16		Did not qualify	Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-soo
2013	Div 1	14	4th	38	17	11	10	59	46	+13	62		Quarter-finals		Runners-up	Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-soo
2014	Div 1	12	3rd	38	15	13	10	42	28	+14	58		Runners-up		Semi-finals	Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-soo
2015	Div 1	12	4th	38	17	11	10	52	44	+8	62		Winners		Round of 16	Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-soo
2016	Div 1	12	Champions	38	21	7	10	67	46	+21	70		Runners-up		Semi-finals	Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-soo Template:Flagicon Hwang Sun-hong
2017	Div 1	12	5th	38	16	13	9	56	42	+14	61		Round of 16		Group stage	Template:Flagicon Hwang Sun-hong
2018	Div 1	12	11th	38	9	13	16	40	48	–8	40		Round of 16		Did not qualify	Template:Flagicon Hwang Sun-hong Template:Flagicon Lee Eul-yong (C) Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-soo
2019	Div 1	12	3rd	38	15	11	12	53	49	+4	56		Round of 32			Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-soo
2020	Div 1	12	9th	27	8	5	14	23	44	–21	29		Quarter-finals		Group stage	Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-soo Template:Flagicon Kim Ho-young (C) Template:Flagicon Park Hyuk-soon (C) Template:Flagicon Lee Won-jun (C)
2021	Div 1	12	7th	38	12	11	15	46	46	0	47		Third round		Did not qualify	Template:Flagicon Park Jin-sub Template:Flagicon An Ik-soo
2022	Div 1	12	9th	38	11	13	14	43	47	–4	46		Runners-up			Template:Flagicon An Ik-soo
2023	Div 1	12	7th	38	14	13	11	63	49	+14	55		Third round			Template:Flagicon An Ik-soo Template:Flagicon Kim Jin-kyu (C)
2024	Div 1	12	4th	38	16	10	12	55	42	+13	58		Quarter-final			Template:Flagicon Kim Gi-dong

K League Championship records

Season	Teams	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Manager
1986	2	Runners-up	2	0	1	1	1	2	–1	N/A	Template:Flagicon Park Se-hak
2000	4	Winners	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	4–2 Template:Tooltip	Template:Flagicon Cho Kwang-rae
2006	4	4th (semi-finals)	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1	N/A	Template:Flagicon Lee Jang-soo
2008	6	Runners-up	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	N/A	Template:Flagicon Şenol Güneş
2009	6	5th (round of 6)	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2–3 Template:Tooltip	Template:Flagicon Şenol Güneş
2010	6	Champions	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	N/A	Template:Flagicon Nelo Vingada
2011	6	5th (round of 6)	1	0	0	1	1	3	–2	N/A	Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-soo (C)

K League promotion-relegation playoffs

Season	Teams	Outcome	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Manager
2018	2	Remained	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	N/A	Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-soo

Managerial history

File:FC Seoul FAN PARK 01.jpg

Gallery of all-time club managers at FC Seoul Fan Park

• For details on all-time manager statistics, see List of FC Seoul managers.

No.	Name	Appointed	From	To	Season(s)	Notes
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C	Template:Flagicon Ko Jae-wook	1987-12-01	1987-12-01	1988-12-26	1988	Caretaker manager in 1988, before being promoted to regular manager in 1989.
2		1988-12-27	1988-12-27	1993-12-31	1989–1993
3	Template:Flagicon Cho Young-jeung	1993-11-23	1994-01-01	1996-11-05	1994–1996	First manager who was a former FC Seoul player. First manager who resigned in the middle of season.
C	Template:Flagicon Park Hang-seo	1996-11-05	1996-11-05	1996-12-01	1996	Caretaker manager in FA Cup, one match in charge.
4	Template:Flagicon Park Byung-joo	1996-12-10	1996-12-20	1998-11-25	1997–1998	Won the first FA Cup for FC Seoul.
5	Template:Flagicon Cho Kwang-rae	1998-10-22	1998-12-01	2004-12-15	1999–2004	The club's longest serving manager (six seasons).
6	Template:Flagicon Lee Jang-soo	2004-12-30	2005-01-10	2006-12-02	2005–2006	Won the first League Cup for FC Seoul.
7	Template:Flagicon Şenol Güneş	2006-12-08	2007-01-08	2009-11-25	2007–2009	First foreign manager of FC Seoul.
8	Template:Flagicon Nelo Vingada	2009-12-14	2010-01-03	2010-12-13	2010	First (and only) manager to win the double.
9	Template:Flagicon Hwangbo Kwan	2010-12-28	2011-01-05	2011-04-26	2011	First manager who resigned in the middle of the league season.
C	Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-soo	2011-04-26	2011-04-26	2011-12-08	2011	Caretaker manager in 2011, before being promoted to regular manager in 2012.
10		2011-12-09	2011-12-09	2016-06-22	2012–2016	First manager to win K League both as a player and as a manager.
C	Template:Flagicon Kim Seong-jae	2016-06-23	2016-06-23	2016-06-26	2016	Caretaker manager in 2016; left after one match in charge.
11	Template:Flagicon Hwang Sun-hong	2016-06-21	2016-06-27	2018-04-30	2016–2018
C	Template:Flagicon Lee Eul-yong	2018-04-30	2018-04-30	2018-10-11	2018
12	Template:Flagicon Choi Yong-soo	2018-10-11	2018-10-11	2020-07-30	2018–2020	First manager who was appointed twice.
C	Template:Flagicon Kim Ho-young	2020-08-04	2020-08-04	2020-09-24	2020
C	Template:Flagicon Park Hyuk-soon	2020-09-25	2020-09-25	2020-11-12	2020
C	Template:Flagicon Lee Won-jun	2020-11-13	2020-11-13	2020-12-03	2020
13	Template:Flagicon Park Jin-sub	2020-12-08	2020-12-08	2021-09-06	2021
14	Template:Flagicon An Ik-soo	2021-09-06	2021-09-06	2023-08-22	2021–2023
C	Template:Flagicon Kim Jin-kyu	2023-08-22	2023-08-22	2023-12-02	2023
15	Template:Flagicon Kim Gi-dong	2023-12-14	2023-12-14		2024–

Management

Board of directors

Position	Name
Chairman	Template:Flagicon Huh Tae-soo
Chief executive officer	Template:Flagicon Yeo Eun-joo
Director	Template:Flagicon Yoo Seong-han

Chairman history

No.	Name	From	To	Seasons
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check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Koo Bon-moo	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1991–1997
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Huh Chang-soo	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	1998–2019
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Flagicon Huh Tae-soo	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	2020–present

Ownership

Years	Owner
November 1983–February 1991	Template:Flagicon Lucky-Goldstar Sports of Lucky-Goldstar Group
February 1991–May 2004	Template:Flagicon LG Sports of LG Group
June 2004–December 2004	Template:Flagicon GS Sports of LG Group
January 2005–present	Template:Flagicon GS Sports of GS Group

Popular culture

FC Seoul and FC Seoul supporters have been portrayed in a number of Korean dramas and movies:<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Unreliable source?</ref>

• Dramas: Which Star Are You From, Heading to the Ground (as a fictional team called "FC Soul"), A Thousand Kisses
• Movies: Secret Romance, Dancing Queen, Running Man, Big Match, Salut d'Amour

See also

• Football in Seoul

External links

• Official club created
  • Template:Official website
• Unofficial fan created
  • FC Seoul Main Supporters Group 'Suhoshin' Official website Template:In lang
  • FC Seoul Fan's website Template:In lang

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