FC Seoul

FC Seoul
FC 서울

Full name	Football Club Seoul
Short name	Seoul
Founded	22 December 1983 (22 December 1983), as Lucky-Goldstar FC[1]
Ground	Seoul World Cup Stadium
Ground Capacity	66,704[2]
Owner	GS Group
Chairman	Huh Chang-soo
Manager	Hwang Sun-hong
League	K League Classic
2016	K League Classic, 1st
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

FC Seoul (Korean: FC 서울) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul, the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea, that plays in the K League Classic. It is currently owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group.

The 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 Classic, with financial backing from the GS Group.^[3][4] In 2012, FC Seoul was evaluated as the most valuable football brand in the K League Classic.^[5][6]

FC Seoul is currently managed by a former South Korean international player Hwang Sun-hong.

History

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 (currently 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^[7] and demanded that the original franchise should be Seoul.^[8] 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^[9] 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, 10 brand new stadiums of World Cup standards were built in 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 wons, or at that time 15 million USD).^[10] 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 from December 8, 2006.^[11] The club started the 2007 season with 3 consecutive wins and a draw, and a spectacular result in the Seoul–Suwon derby match with FC Seoul defeating Suwon Samsung 4–1. Following a draw with Gwangju Sangmu in round 16, FC Seoul was defeated 1–0 by Suwon Samsung. 80% of the regular squad was injured and FC Seoul failed to qualify for the play-off phase of the season. However, they succeeded in getting into the final of the K League Cup. The second season under Güneş was different. There were no major injuries and although Park Chu-Young, the ace of FC Seoul at that time, was transferred to Ligue 1 club Monaco, the "Double Dragons" of FC Seoul (Lee Chung-yong, Ki Sung-yueng) made a big progress and Dejan Damjanović scored 14 goals. This resulted in a second-place finish in the K League regular season, and progress to the play-offs. FC Seoul defeated Ulsan Hyundai in the play-off semi-final but was defeated by Suwon in the final. Despite the loss, the club still qualified for the 2009 AFC Champions League.^[12] The Şenol Güneş era ended on November 25, 2009, with the manager returning to Trabzonspor.^[13]

FC Seoul's 2009 AFC Champions League campaign began with a 2–1 win over Indonesian side Sriwijaya FC. However, 3 winless matches followed with losses to Gamba Osaka and Shangdong Luneng and a 1–1 draw again against Luneng. It looked impossible for Seoul to qualify for the Round of 16, but a dramatic come-from-behind victory over reigning champion Gamba Osaka and Sriwijaya FC's unexpected victory over Shandong Luneng meant FC Seoul finished in second place in Group F. On June 24, 2009, FC Seoul beat Kashima Antlers 5–4 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in the Round of 16 clash and advanced to the Quarter-finals,^[14] but were beaten 4–3 on aggregate by Qatari club Umm Salal.^[15] FC Seoul's appearance in the AFC Champions League was its first since the Asian Club Championship Era.

Nelo Vingada year (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 losses in the 2010 season under Vingada's management.

FC Seoul recorded an attendance of 60,747 against Seongnam Ilhwa on May 5, 2010 at Seoul World Cup Stadium, this is the highest single-match attendance record in South Korean professional sports history.^[16][17] FC Seoul also recorded the single-season (League, K League Championship, League Cup) highest total attendance record – 546,397 and the single-regular & post season (League, K League Championship) highest average attendance record of 32,576.^[18][19][20]

On December 13, 2010, FC Seoul wanted to extend Vingada's 1-year contract but FC Seoul and Vingada could not come to an agreement over the salary conditions, resulting in Vingada returning home to Portugal.^[21]

On August 25, 2010, FC Seoul beat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–0 to become the 2010 League Cup winner.^[22] FC Seoul were also crowned K League champions as a 2–1 win over Jeju United in the second leg of the play-off series final saw them triumph 4–3 on aggregate in K League Championship final, thus, achieving their first double in FC Seoul's history. The crowd of 56,769 at the 2nd leg also set the record of the highest attendance in K League Championship history.^[23][24][25]

Choi Yong-soo years (2011–2016)

FC Seoul legend 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, AFC Champions League campaign has earned Choi Yong-soo the 2013 AFC Coach of the Year award, becoming the second Korean in succession to win the prestigious individual accolade following last year’s winner Kim Ho-kon.

Hwang Sun-hong years (2016 to present)

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 Classic title after defeating Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–0 in the final round of the season.^[26][27]

Club culture

Supporters

FC Seoul had various fanbase including former Lucky-Goldstar fans, LG Cheetahs fans, Anyang LG Cheetahs fans. FC Seoul's No. 12 is retired for the supporters. The main supporter group of FC Seoul is Suhoshin (Guardian Deity) and was organized in April 2004. There are also some minor supporter groups.

V-Girls and V-Man

V-Girls & V-Man are FC Seoul's cheerleaders.^[28] The V stands for victory. They are cheerleading at East Stand.

Stadiums

FC Seoul used mainy Daejeon Stadium, Cheongju Civic Stadium, Cheonan Oryong Stadium (1987–1989), Dongdaemun Stadium (1990–1995), Anyang Stadium (1996–2003). Since 2004, FC Seoul's home is Seoul World Cup Stadium which is largest football-only stadium in Asia and FC Seoul's players train at the GS Champions Park training Centre in Guri, east of nearby Seoul, a purpose-built facility which opened in 1989.

Crest and mascot

There were different crests representing different periods of FC Seoul: Lucky-Goldstar FC (1983–1990), LG Cheetahs (1991–1995), Anyang LG Cheetahs (1996–2003).^[29]

Also there were mascots representing different periods. Former mascots were a bull and a cheetah.^[30]

Special crest for foundation's 20th anniversary was unveiled on 26 February 2003.^[31]

The current crest was unveiled on 19 March 2004.^[32] The current club's mascot, introduced in April 2004, is named SSID.^[28] The SSID stands for Seoul & Sun In Dream.

Kit evolution

FC Seoul's original main colour was yellow. Because Lucky-Goldstar Group's company colour was (at the time) yellow. But red was also FC Seoul's original colour.

FC Seoul wore both yellow jersey and red colour jerseys in home matches from 1984 to 1986.

In 1995, Lucky-Goldstar Group pushed ahead with Corporate identity unification and the company colour was changed to red. So 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 releaseed 1984–11985 retro jerseys to commemorate foundation and first K League champions.^[33]

First kit

1984 1985 1986 1987(1) 1988 1989–1990 1991–1993 1994 1995–96 1997–July 99 July 1999–01 2002(2) 2003(2) 2004 2005–06 2007–08 2009 2010–11 2012–13 2014–15(3)

Second kit

1984 1985 1986 1987(1) 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995–96 1997–July 99 July 1999–01 2002–03 2004 2005–06 2007–08 2009 2010–11 2012–13 2014 2015–16

Third and special kits

1984 1985 2016(4)

※ Notes
(1) In only 1987 season, All K League clubs wore white jerseys in home match, coloured jersey in away match like Major League Baseball.
(2) 2002 1st kit and 2003 1st kit are same but colour of adidas logo and 3 stripes on shoulder are different
(3) Original 2014–15 1st Kit had white socks, but white socks are worn at only just 5 matches in March 2014, then changed to red socks. In 2015, Name and number printing pont on Jersey is changed.
(4) First Special Kit for AFC Champions League in FC Seoul kit history.

Sponsorship

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Sponsors	Shirt printing	Notes
1984–86	Bando Fashion	Lucky-Goldstar	럭키금성 / Lucky-Goldstar	Sometimes, Lucky-Goldstar wore jersey which is manufactured by Prospecs in 1985 season.
1987–94		GoldStar	금성VTR / GoldStar VTR, etc.	* Football socks was only sponsored by Prospecs during 1993–96 seasons. * Bando Fashion was renamed LG Fashion in September 1995. * For international matches, Goldstar Printing used in English
			GoldStar
1995–96	LG Fashion	LG Electronics	LG하이비디오/ LG HIGH VIDEO, etc.
1997	Reebok	LG Information & Communications	프리웨이 / FREEWAY, etc.
1998	Adidas	LG Electronics	LG 싸이언 / LG Cyon, etc.	Mobile Phone Brand
1999			디지털 LG / DIGITAL LG
2000		LG Telecom	카이 / X
2001–02		LG Electronics	싸이언 / Cyon	Mobile Phone Brand
2003			엑스캔버스 / XCANVAS	TV Brand
2004			싸이언 / Cyon	Mobile Phone Brand
2005–11		GS E&C	자이 / Xi	Apartment Brand
		Seoul Metropolitan Government	Hi Seoul Soul OF Asia	For 2009 AFC Champions League
2012–13	Le Coq Sportif	GS E&C	자이 / Xi	Apartment Brand
2014–19		GS SHOP	GS SHOP	Online Store Brand

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

• K League Classic
  
  
  
  
  
  

01 ! Winners (6): 1985, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2016

02 ! Runners-up (5): 1986, 1989, 1993, 2001, 2008

Cups

• FA Cup
  
  

Winners (2): 1998, 2015

Runners-up (2): 2014, 2016

• League Cup

Winners (2): 2006, 2010

Runners-up (4): 1992, 1994, 1999, 2007

• Super Cup

Winners (1): 2001

Runners-up (1): 1999

• National Football Championship

Winners (1): 1988

International competitions

Asian competitions

• AFC Champions League

Runners-up (2): 2001–02, 2013

Friendly competitions

• Lunar New Year Cup

03 ! Third place (1): 1988

• King's Cup

03 ! Third place (1): 1989

Doubles

• Domestic double

K League and League Cup Champions (1): 2010

Statistics

Players

For details on FC Seoul players, see Category:FC Seoul players.

Current squad

As of 4 December 2016^[34]

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Yoo Hyun (Vice-captain)	South Korea
2	Midfielder	Yojiro Takahagi	Japan
3	Defender	Jung In-whan	South Korea
4	Defender	Kim Dong-woo	South Korea
5	Midfielder	Osmar (Captain)	Spain
6	Midfielder	Ju Se-jong	South Korea
7	Defender	Kim Chi-woo	South Korea
9	Forward	Dejan Damjanović	Montenegro
10	Forward	Park Chu-young	South Korea
11	Forward	Adriano	Brazil
13	Midfielder	Go Yo-han	South Korea
14	Midfielder	Cho Chan-ho	South Korea
15	Midfielder	Kim Won-sik	South Korea
16	Forward	Shim Je-hyeok	South Korea
17	Forward	Yun Il-lok	South Korea
18	Defender	Geum Kyo-jin	South Korea
19	Forward	Yun Ju-tae	South Korea
20	Defender	Kim Won-gun	South Korea
22	Midfielder	Park Yong-woo	South Korea
23	Defender	Sim Woo-yeon	South Korea
24	Defender	Hwang Hyun-soo	South Korea
25	Midfielder	Lee Seok-hyun	South Korea
26	Defender	Kim Nam-chun	South Korea
27	Midfielder	Ko Kwang-min	South Korea
29	Midfielder	Lee Sang-hyeob	South Korea
30	Midfielder	Lee Min-kyu	South Korea
31	Goalkeeper	Yu Sang-hun	South Korea
32	Defender	Joo Hyung-jun	South Korea
33	Midfielder	Kim Hak-seung	South Korea
34	Forward	Kim Jeong-hwan	South Korea
35	Midfielder	Lim Min-hyeok	South Korea
37	Midfielder	Yoon Seung-won	South Korea
38	Goalkeeper	Yang Han-been	South Korea
39	Midfielder	Shin Seong-jae	South Korea
41	Goalkeeper	Kim Chol-ho	South Korea
42	Midfielder	Kim Ju-yeong	South Korea
43	Midfielder	Lee Hyun-gu	South Korea
55	Defender	Kwak Tae-hwi	South Korea
61	Midfielder	Choi Hyun-tae	South Korea
88	Defender	Lee Kyu-ro	South Korea

Out on loan and military service

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

No.	Position	Player	Nation
—	Defender	Sim Sang-min (to Seoul E-Land until 2016 season)	South Korea
—	Midfielder	Kang Seung-jo (to Ansan Mugunghwa until 2016 season)	South Korea
—	Midfielder	Lee Woong-hee (to Sangju Sangmu until 2017 season)	South Korea
—	Forward	Park Hee-seong (to Sangju Sangmu until 2017 season)	South Korea
—	Forward	Sin Jin-ho (to Sangju Sangmu until 2017 season)	South Korea

Former players

Player records

Retired number(s)

12 – Supporters (the 12th Man)

2016 season transfers

U-18 Team (Osan High School FC) squad

As of 12 September 2016

For details on U-18 Team, see FC Seoul Reserves and Academy.

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Kim Seung-ha	South Korea
2	Midfielder	Lim Hwa-rang	South Korea
3	Defender	Jeon Woo-ram	South Korea
4	Midfielder	Huh Ik	South Korea
5	Forward	Lee Tae-jun	South Korea
6	Defender	Sim Sung-ho	South Korea
7	Forward	Kang Sang-hee	South Korea
8	Defender	Kim Jin-kyu	South Korea
9	Forward	Jung Seong-uk	South Korea
10	Forward	Cho Sang-hyun	South Korea
11	Defender	Jung Hak Ryoul	South Korea
12	Forward	Jung Sun-gu	South Korea
13	Goalkeeper	Back Jong-bum	South Korea
14	Defender	Kim Min-hyung	South Korea
15	Forward	Sim Won-sung	South Korea
16	Forward	Kim Jung-hyun	South Korea
17	Midfielder	Kang Jun-hyeok	South Korea
18	Goalkeeper	Lee Jun-seo	South Korea
19	Defender	Kim Joo-sung	South Korea
20	Midfielder	Cha O-yeon	South Korea
21	Midfielder	Won Ji-sik	South Korea
22	Midfielder	Seo Hwi	South Korea
23	Forward	Lee In-kyu	South Korea
24	Midfielder	Myung Sung-ho	South Korea
25	Defender	Park Jae-hwan	South Korea
26	Midfielder	Lee Hak-sung	South Korea
27	Defender	Lim Hyun-jo	South Korea
29	Midfielder	Roh Kyung-ho	South Korea
30	Forward	Kim Woo-chul	South Korea
31	Midfielder	Park Gun-jun	South Korea
32	Forward	Cho Tae-min	South Korea

Captains

Seasons	Captains	Vice-Captains	Notes
1984	Han Moon-bae
1985	Kim Kwang-hoon
1986	Park Hang-seo		–1986/09/??
1986–1988	Jung Hae-seong		1986/09/??–
1989–1990	Choi Jin-han
1991–1992	Lee Young-jin
1993	Gu Sang-bum
1994	Choi Young-jun
1995	Yoon Sang-chul		−1995/08/04
1995–1996	Lee Young-ik		1995/08/05–
1997	Cho Byung-young
1998	Kim Bong-soo
1999	Kang Chun-ho		−1999/07/??
1999–2000	Choi Yong-soo		1999/07/??–2000/05/09
2000	Kim Gwi-hwa	Lee Young-pyo	2000/05/10–
2001	Lee Sang-hun		−2001/05/??
2001	Son Hyun-jun		2001/05/??–
2002	Choi Yoon-yeol
2003–2004	Kim Seong-jae
2005–2006	Lee Min-sung
2007–2008	Lee Eul-yong	Kim Chi-gon
2009	Kim Chi-gon	Kim Jin-kyu
2010	Park Yong-ho	Kim Jin-kyu
2011	Park Yong-ho	Hyun Young-min
2012–2013	Ha Dae-sung	Kim Jin-kyu
2014	Kim Jin-kyu	Koh Myong-jin
2015	Koh Myong-jin	Osmar	−2015/04/30
	Cha Du-ri		2015/05/01–
2016	Osmar	Yoo Hyun	First foreign captain of FC Seoul.

Club officials

• For details on all-time coaching staffs, see List of FC Seoul managers.

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Notes
Manager	Hwang Sun-hong
Assistant Manager	Kang Chul
First Team Coach	Chung Sang-nam
	Adilson dos Santos
First Team Goalkeeping Coach	Leandro Maciel de Melo
Reserve Team Coach	Kim Dong-young
Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach	Back Min-chul
Fitness Coach	Jasmin Mujdža
U-18 Team Manager	Kim Sang-moon
U-18 Team Coach	Lee Jung-youl
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Weon Jong-teok
U-15 Team Manager	Kim Young-jin
U-15 Team Coach	Park Hyuk-soon
U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Cho Jun-ho
U-15 Team Fitness Coach	Park Sung-jun
U-12 Team Manager	Kim Byung-chae
U-12 Team Coach	Seo Ki-man
U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Lee Ji-hun
Chief Scout	Kim Hyun-tae
Scout	Lee Won-jun
	Jung Jae-yoon
	Seo Min-woo

Supporting staff

Position	Name	Notes
Club Doctor	Cho Yun-sang
Athletic Trainer	Park Sung-ryul, Hwangbo-hyun, Choi Kyu-jung
Performance Analyst	Kim Jeong-hoon, Shin Jung-hyun
Equipment manager	Lee Cheun-gil
Translator	Kim Hyun-soo

Managerial history

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

#	Name	Appointed	From	To	Season	Notes
1	Park Se-hak	1983-08-12	1983-12-22	1987-11-19	1984–87	First manager of FC Seoul.
C	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	1989–93
3	Cho Young-jeung	1993-11-23	1994-01-01	1996-11-05	1994–96	First manager, who was a former FC Seoul player.
4	Park Byung-joo	1996-12-10	1996-12-20	1998-11-25	1997–98	Won the first FA Cup for FC Seoul.
5	Cho Kwang-rae	1998-10-22	1998-12-01	2004-12-15	1999–04	The club's longest serving manager (6 seasons)
6	Lee Jang-soo	2004-12-30	2005-01-10	2006-12-02	2005–06	Won the first League Cup for FC Seoul.
7	Şenol Güneş	2006-12-08	2007-01-08	2009-11-25	2007–09	First foreign manager of FC Seoul.
8	Nelo Vingada	2009-12-14	2010-01-03	2010-12-13	2010	First (and only) manager to win the double.
9	Hwangbo Kwan	2010-12-28	2011-01-05	2011-04-26	2011	First (and only) manager who resigned in the middle of season.
C	Choi Yong-soo	2011-04-26	2011-04-27	2011-12-08	2011	Caretaker manager in 2011, before being promoted to regular manager in 2012. First manager who won K League as a FC Seoul player and a manager.
10		2011-12-09	2011-12-09	2016-06-22	2012–2016
C	Kim Seong-jae	2016-06-23	2016-06-23	2016-06-26	2016
11	Hwang Sun-hong	2016-06-21	2016-06-27		2016–present

Management

Board of Directors

Position	Name	Notes
Chairman	Huh Chang-soo
President	Chang Ki-joo
Director	Lee Jae-ha

Chairman history

#	Name	From	To	Period	Notes
1	Koo Cha-kyung	1983-08-12	1990-12-31	1983–90	The First Chairman
2	Koo Bon-moo	1991-01-01	1997-12-31	1991–97
3	Huh Chang-soo	1998-03-01	present	1998–present

Ownership

Years	Owner	Notes
1983/11–1991/02	Lucky-Goldstar Sports in Lucky-Goldstar Group
1991/02–2004/05	LG Sports in LG Group
2004/06–present	GS Sports in GS Group

Popular culture

FC Seoul have appeared in a number of Korean dramas and movies:^[35]

• Drama : Which Star Are You From (넌 어느 별에서 왔니-2006), No Limit (맨땅에 헤딩-2009), A Thousand Kisses (천 번의 입맞춤-2011~2012)
• Movie : Secret Romance (참을 수 없는-2010), Dancing Queen (댄싱퀸-2012), Running Man (런닝맨-2013), Big Match (빅매치-2014), Salut d'Amour (장수상회-2015)
• TV reality show : We Got Married (우리 결혼했어요-2008, episode of Marco and Son Dam-bi), Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education (우리동네 예체능-2014, episode of Our Neighborhood team vs FC Seoul Old Stars team)

See also

• Football in Seoul
• Dongdaemun derby
• Super Match
• Gyeongin derby
• Traffic Broadcasting System

References

External links

• Official club created
  • Official website (Korean) (English)
• Unofficial fan created
  • FC Seoul Main Supporters Group 'Suhoshin' Official website (Korean)
  • FC Seoul Online Museum (Korean)
  • FC Seoul Video Archive #1 (Korean) (English)
  • FC Seoul Video Archive #2 (Korean) (English)
  • Fan Page at VKontaktel (Russian)

Achievements
Preceded by Daewoo Royals	K League Champions 1985	Succeeded by POSCO Atoms
Preceded by Yukong Elephants	K League Champions 1990	Succeeded by Daewoo Royals
Preceded by Suwon Samsung Bluewings	K League Champions 2000	Succeeded by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Preceded by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	K League Champions 2010	Succeeded by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Preceded by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	K League Champions 2012	Succeeded by Pohang Steelers
Preceded by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	K League Classic Champions 2016	Succeeded by Incumbent

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