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| Full name | Football Club Seoul | ||
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| Nickname | 검붉은 전사 (Dark Red Warriors)[1][2] | ||
| Founded | December 22, 1983; 41 years ago (1983-12-22) (asLucky-Goldstar FC)[3] | ||
| Ground | Seoul World Cup Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 66,704[4] | ||
| Owner | GS Group | ||
| Chairman | Huh Tae-soo | ||
| Manager | Kim Gi-dong | ||
| League | K League 1 | ||
| 2024 | K League 1, 4th of 12 | ||
| Website | www | ||
 Current season | |||
FC Seoul (Korean:FC 서울) is a South Korean professionalfootball club based inSeoul that competes in theK League 1, the top flight ofSouth Korean football. The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary ofGS Group. Since 2004, FC Seoul have played its home games at theSeoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul'sMapo District.
The club was founded asLucky-Goldstar Football Club in 1983, by theLucky-Goldstar Group, and was later renamed asLG Cheetahs in 1990. Due to theK League decentralization policy in 1996, the club was relocated to the Seoul's satellite city ofAnyang for eight years, before returning to Seoul in 2004. FC Seoul have won sixK League titles, twoFA Cups, twoLeague Cups and oneSuper Cup. Internationally, the club reached theAFC 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.[3][5] In 2012, the club was evaluated as the most valuable football brand in the K League.[6][7] Their main rivals areSuwon Samsung Bluewings, with whom they contest theSuper Match.
FC Seoul held an official founding ceremony on December 22, 1983, following the official announcement of its founding in August of that year.[8][9] 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 toChungcheong Province, and its mascot became a bull.
To establish a professional football club, the Lucky-Goldstar Group had a preparatory period since 1982[10] and requested that the franchise be located in Seoul.[11] In the1984 season, the club finished seventh out of eight clubs. The club fared better in the1985 season, winning the league title with the help of Thai internationalPiyapong Pue-on, who was the league'stop scorer as well as thetop assist provider.
From the beginning of 1988, Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso pushed forward a relocation toSeoul[12] At the end of the1989 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 toSeoul Stadium (CurrentlyDongdaemun 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 theLG 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 theK 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 the2002 FIFA World Cup. This warranted the construction of asoccer-specific stadium in Seoul. The three clubs based in Seoul – LG Cheetahs,Ilhwa Chunma, andYukong 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 theAnyang Sports Complex in the city ofAnyang, asatellite 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 theSuwon Samsung Bluewings. This rivalry was partly fueled by the fact thatLG Group andSamsung Group, which owned the Suwon club, were also considered rivals in the business world, especially in electronics. The club continued to grow and in2000, they won their third Championship, behind the firepower of strikerChoi Yong-Soo.
For the2002 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 theKFA 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, thecity 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).[13] 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 managed FC Seoul for a three-year period starting on December 8, 2006.[14] The club started the2007 season with three consecutive wins and a draw, including a 4–1 win over arch rivals Suwon Samsung Bluewings in theSuper 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 the2007 Korean League Cup. Before the next season,Park Chu-young, the ace of FC Seoul at that time, was transferred toLigue 1 clubMonaco. FC Seoul finished in a second-place in the K Leagueregular season, and progressed to the play-offs. FC Seoul defeatedUlsan 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 the2009 AFC Champions League.[15] During the season,Dejan Damjanović scored 15 goals.
FC Seoul's 2009 AFC Champions League campaign began with a 2–1 win over Indonesian sideSriwijaya FC. In the next three games, FC Seoul obtained only one point in the matches againstGamba Osaka andShandong 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 beatKashima Antlers 5–4 afterpenalties after a 0–0 draw in theround of 16 clash and advanced to thequarter-finals,[16] but were beaten 4–3 on aggregate by Qatari clubUmm Salal.[17] 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 toTrabzonspor.[18]
FC Seoul appointedNelo Vingada as manager on December 14, 2009. Vingada won theK League andLeague 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 againstSeongnam Ilhwa on May 5, 2010, at Seoul World Cup Stadium, which is the highest single-game attendance record in South Korean professional sports history.[19][20] 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.[21][22][23]
On August 25, 2010, FC Seoul beatJeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–0 to become the 2010 League Cup winners.[24] FC Seoul were also crowned K League champions by defeating Jeju United 4–3 on aggregate in theK 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.[25][26][27]
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.[28]
FC Seoul's former playerChoi 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 theAFC Champions League final onaway goals rule against Chinese sideGuangzhou Evergrande.[29] 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 winnerKim Ho-kon. Choi left the club in June 2016.[30]
On June 21, 2016, FC Seoul appointedHwang 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.[31][32]
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Hwang Sun-hong resigned on April 30, 2018.[33] In the2018 season, FC Seoul finished in eleventh place and had to play theK League promotion-relegation playoffs for the first time in their history.[34] In the playoffs, they defeatedBusan IPark 4–2 on aggregate, thus staying in the top flight.[35]
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.[36]
During the2020 season, FC Seoul lost five consecutive games for the first time in 22 years.[37] Following a new departure by Choi Yong-soo, three different caretakers took turns managing the team, withPark Hyuk-soon replacingKim Ho-young after just a month and guiding the team to the end of the K League season, which they finished in ninth place,[38] before being substituted byLee Won-jun; under his management, the team made a promising start in the group stage of the2020 AFC Champions League, even obtaining a 5–0 victory against Thai outfitChiangrai United, but then proceeded to lose all of their last three matches, thus being eliminated from the tournament.[39] A difficult season was made even more devastating by the death of defenderKim Nam-chun on October 30, 2020, just a day before their last K League 1 fixture againstIncheon United.[40]
In the2024 K League 1 season, the club broke average attendance records due to a recovery of the league itself and the signing ofJesse Lingard, as the club finished in the top half of K League 1 for the first time since 2019 and qualified for the2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite.[41][42] Lingard was appointed captain ahead of the2025 season.[43]
FC Seoul has a diverse fanbase, including former Lucky-Goldstar fans, LG Cheetahs fans, and Anyang LG Cheetahs fans. The club'snumber 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.[citation needed]
The club's main rivalry is withSuwon Samsung Bluewings in a derby known as theSuper Match, as two of the most successful teams in theSeoul Capital Area. The rivalry began during the Anyang LG Cheetahs era and has continued as the club was relocated to Seoul.
Other major rivalries includeJeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Jeonseol Match) andIncheon United (Gyeongin Derby). In an away match versus Incheon in May 2024, the home fans at theIncheon Football Stadium threw water bottles at Seoul players.[44]
Fans ofFC Anyang, aphoenix 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 a2017 Korean FA Cup match versus FC Seoul.[45] Anyang's first-ever appearance in the2025 K League 1 season allowed them to play against FC Seoul in a league match for the first time in the "Relocation Derby."[46]
V-Girls & V-Man are FC Seoul's cheerleaders.[47] The V stands for victory. They cheerlead at the East Stand.
Since 2004, FC Seoul's home is theSeoul World Cup Stadium, which is the largest football-specific stadium in South Korea. FC Seoul's players train at theGS Champions Park training center, a purpose-built facility completed in 1989 located east of Seoul in the city ofGuri, where the club'sacademy is also based.
In the past, FC Seoul played atDaejeon Stadium,Cheongju Civic Stadium,Cheonan Oryong Stadium (1987–1989),Dongdaemun Stadium (1990–1995), andAnyang Stadium (1996–2003).
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).[citation needed]
There has also been different club mascots representing different periods. Former mascots were a bull and a cheetah.[citation needed] The club's current mascot, introduced in 2004, is named "SSID".[48]
The "SSID" stands for Seoul & Sun In Dream. In the2018 season, FC Seoul added another mascot, "Seoul-i".[49]
A special crest for the club's 20th anniversary was used in 2003.[50] The current crest has been used since 2004.[51]
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 withcorporate 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 firstK League title.[52]
          First kit in 1984, red version[a] |    First kit in 1984, yellow version[a] |  The kit in 1987 was white[b] |  Between 1988 and 1994, the kits were yellow |      Red kit variation in 1995 |     Red and blue striped shirts between 1999 and 2001 |     Red and black striped shirts, in use since 2005 |
| Period | Kit supplier | Shirt sponsor | Shirt front printing | Notes |
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1984–1985 | Bando Fashion /Pro-Specs | Lucky-Goldstar |
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1986 | Bando Fashion | |||
| 1987–1994 | GoldStar | 금성VTR / GoldStar VTR, etc. |
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1995 | Bando Fashion / LG Fashion | LG Electronics LG Chem | LG하이비디오 / LG HIGH VIDEO, etc. 죽염치약 /Jugyeom Toothpaste, etc. | |
1996 | LG Fashion | |||
1997 | Reebok | LG Information & Communications | 프리웨이 / FREEWAY, etc. |
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1998 | Adidas | LG Electronics | LG 싸이언 / LG Cyon, etc. |
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1999 | 디지털 LG / DIGITAL LG |
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2000 | LG Telecom |
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| 2001–2002 | LG Electronics |
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2003 | 엑스캔버스 / XCANVAS |
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2004 |
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| 2005–2011 | GS E&C |
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| Seoul Metropolitan Government | Hi Seoul Soul of Asia |
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| 2012–2013 | Le Coq Sportif | GS E&C |
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| 2014–2016 | GS Shop |
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| 2017–2019 | GS Shop | GS Shop (first kit) |
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| GS Caltex | KIXX (second kit) |
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| 2020 | GS E&C | 자이 / Xi (first kit) |
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| GS Caltex | KIXX (second kit) |
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| 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 supplier | Period | Contract announcement | Contract duration | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas | 1998–2011 | 1998-02-10 | 1998–? | $200,000 per year[53] |
2005-01-26 | 2005–2007 (3 years) | Total $3 million[54][55] ($1 million per year) | ||
2008-02-25 | 2008–2011 (4 years) | Undisclosed[56] | ||
| Le Coq Sportif | 2012–2021 | 2011-12-15 | 2012–2015 (4 years) | Total $8 million[57] ($2 million per year) |
2016-02-17 | 2016–2019 (4 years) | Undisclosed | ||
2020-01-28 | 2020–2021 (2 years) | Undisclosed | ||
| Pro-Specs | 2022–2027 | 2021-12-27 | 2022–2024 (3 years) | Undisclosed |
2025-02-05 | 2025–2027 (3 years) | Undisclosed |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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12 –Supporters (the 12th player)
13 –Go Yo-han
| Season(s) | Captain | Vice-captain(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
1984 |  Han Moon-bae | ||
1985 | Kim Kwang-hoon | ||
1986 | Park Hang-seo | until September 1986 | |
| 1986–1988 | Jung Hae-seong | since September 1986 | |
| 1989–1990 | Choi Jin-han | ||
| 1991–1992 | Lee Young-jin | ||
1993 | Gu Sang-bum | ||
1994 | Choi Young-jun | ||
1995 | Yoon Sang-chul | until 4 August 1995 | |
| 1995–1996 | Lee Young-ik | since 5 August 1995 | |
1997 | Cho Byung-young | ||
1998 | Kim Bong-soo | ||
1999 | Kang Chun-ho | until July 1999 | |
| 1999–2000 | Choi Yong-soo | July 1999–9 May 2000 | |
2000 | Kim Gwi-hwa | Lee Young-pyo | since 10 May 2000 |
2001 | Lee Sang-hun | until May 2001 | |
2001 | Son Hyun-jun | since May 2001 | |
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 | until 30 April 2015 |
| Cha Du-ri | since 1 May 2015 | ||
2016 | Osmar | Yoo Hyun | first foreign captain |
2017 | Kwak Tae-hwi | Park Chu-young | |
| 2018 | Shin Kwang-hoon | Go Yo-han | until 3 July 2018 |
| Go Yo-han | Lee Woong-hee | since 4 July 2018 | |
2019 | Go Yo-han | Park Chu-young | |
2020 | Go Yo-han | Ju Se-jong | |
2021 | Ki Sung-yueng | Hwang Hyun-soo | |
| 2022 | Ki Sung-yueng | Na Sang-hoYang Han-been | until 12 August 2022 |
| Na Sang-ho | Yoon Jong-gyuCho Young-wookKim Jin-yaLee Sang-min | since 12 August 2022 | |
| 2023 |  Stanislav Iljutcenko | Han Chan-hee | Iljutcenko: until 9 May 2023 Han Chan-hee: until 21 June 2023 |
| Osmar | Lim Sang-hyubKim Jin-yaKim Ju-sung | Osmar: since 9 May 2023 | |
2024 | Ki Sung-yueng | Cho Young-wook | |
2025 |  Jesse Lingard | Kim Jin-su |
| Season | K League | League Cup | FA Cup | Super Cup | ACL | Manager | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Teams | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||||
| 1984 | Div 1 | 8 | 7th | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 45 | –7 | 33 | Park Se-hak | ||||
| 1985 | Div 1 | 8 | Champions | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 27 | Park Se-hak | ||||
| 1986 | Div 1 | 6 | Runners-up | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 27 | 5th (Pro) | Did not qualify | Park Se-hak | ||
| 1987 | Div 1 | 5 | 5th | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 55 | –29 | 21 | No competition | Withdrew | Park Se-hak | ||
| 1988 | Div 1 | 5 | 4th | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 29 | –7 | 23 | Winners (Nat'l)[a] | Did not qualify | Ko Jae-wook (C) | ||
| 1989 | Div 1 | 6 | Runners-up | 40 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 47 | Semi-finals (Nat'l)[a] | Ko Jae-wook | |||
| 1990 | Div 1 | 6 | Champions | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 39 | Ko Jae-wook | ||||
| 1991 | Div 1 | 6 | 6th | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 53 | –9 | 33 | Ko Jae-wook | ||||
| 1992 | Div 1 | 6 | 4th | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 35 | –5 | 29 | Runners-up (Ad.) | Did not enter | Ko Jae-wook | ||
| 1993 | Div 1 | 6 | Runners-up | 30 | 18 (10) | 0 (11) | 12 (9) | 28 | 29 | –1 | 59 | 4th (Ad.) | Did not qualify | Ko Jae-wook | ||
| 1994 | Div 1 | 7 | 5th | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 43 | Runners-up (Ad.) | Cho Young-jeung | |||
| 1995 | Div 1 | 8 | 8th | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 43 | –14 | 25 | 6th (Ad.) | Cho Young-jeung | |||
| 1996 | Div 1 | 9 | 9th | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 56 | –12 | 32 | 8th (Ad.) | Round of 16 | Cho Young-jeungPark Hang-seo (C) | ||
| 1997 | Div 1 | 10 | 9th | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 27 | –12 | 11 | 10th (Ad.) 3rd in Group A (P) | Semi-finals | Park Byung-joo | ||
| 1998 | Div 1 | 10 | 8th | 18 | 9 (8) | 0 (2) | 9 (8) | 28 | 28 | 0 | 23 | Semi-finals (Ad.) 3rd (PM) | Winners | Park Byung-joo | ||
| 1999 | Div 1 | 10 | 9th | 27 | 10 (8) | 0 (4) | 17 (15) | 38 | 52 | –14 | 24 | Runners-up (Ad.) 4th in Group B (D) | Semi-finals | Runners-up | Cho Kwang-rae | |
| 2000 | Div 1 | 10 | Champions | 27 | 19 (17) | 0 (5) | 8 (5) | 46 | 25 | +21 | 53 | Semi-finals (Ad.) 5th in Group A (D) | Quarter-finals | Did not qualify | Quarter-finals[b] | Cho Kwang-rae |
| 2001 | Div 1 | 10 | Runners-up | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 43 | 4th in Group A (Ad.) | Quarter-finals | Winners | Did not qualify | Cho Kwang-rae |
| 2002 | Div 1 | 10 | 4th | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40 | Semi-finals (Ad.) | Round of 32 | Did not qualify | Runners-up[c] | 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 | Cho Kwang-rae |
| 2004 | Div 1 | 13 | 5th | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 33 | 12th (Sam.) | Round of 16 | Did not qualify | Cho Kwang-rae | |
| 2005 | Div 1 | 13 | 7th | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 32 | 5th (Sam.) | Round of 16 | Lee Jang-soo | ||
| 2006 | Div 1 | 14 | 4th | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 39 | Winners (Sam.) | Quarter-finals | Lee Jang-soo | ||
| 2007 | Div 1 | 14 | 7th | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 37 | Runners-up (Sam.) | Quarter-finals | Competition ceased |  Şenol Güneş | |
| 2008 | Div 1 | 14 | Runners-up | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 54 | 3rd in Group A (Sam.) | Round of 32 | Şenol Güneş | ||
| 2009 | Div 1 | 15 | 5th | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 53 | Semi-finals (PC) | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Şenol Güneş | |
| 2010 | Div 1 | 15 | Champions | 28 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 62 | Winners (PO) | Round of 16 | Did not qualify |  Nelo Vingada | |
| 2011 | Div 1 | 16 | 5th | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 55 | Quarter-finals (RC) | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Hwangbo KwanChoi Yong-soo (C) | |
| 2012 | Div 1 | 16 | Champions | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 96 | Competition ceased | Round of 16 | Did not qualify | Choi Yong-soo | |
| 2013 | Div 1 | 14 | 4th | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 62 | Quarter-finals | Runners-up | Choi Yong-soo | ||
| 2014 | Div 1 | 12 | 3rd | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 58 | Runners-up | Semi-finals | Choi Yong-soo | ||
| 2015 | Div 1 | 12 | 4th | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 62 | Winners | Round of 16 | Choi Yong-soo | ||
| 2016 | Div 1 | 12 | Champions | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 70 | Runners-up | Semi-finals | Choi Yong-sooHwang Sun-hong | ||
| 2017 | Div 1 | 12 | 5th | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 61 | Round of 16 | Group stage | Hwang Sun-hong | ||
| 2018 | Div 1 | 12 | 11th | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 48 | –8 | 40 | Round of 16 | Did not qualify | Hwang Sun-hongLee Eul-yong (C) Choi Yong-soo | ||
| 2019 | Div 1 | 12 | 3rd | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 56 | Round of 32 | Choi Yong-soo | |||
| 2020 | Div 1 | 12 | 9th | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | –21 | 29 | Quarter-finals | Group stage | Choi Yong-sooKim Ho-young (C)Park Hyuk-soon (C)Lee Won-jun (C) | ||
| 2021 | Div 1 | 12 | 7th | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 47 | Third round | Did not qualify | Park Jin-subAn Ik-soo | ||
| 2022 | Div 1 | 12 | 9th | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 47 | –4 | 46 | Runners-up | An Ik-soo | |||
| 2023 | Div 1 | 12 | 7th | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 55 | Third round | An Ik-sooKim Jin-kyu (C) | |||
| 2024 | Div 1 | 12 | 4th | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 58 | Quarter-final | Kim Gi-dong | |||
| Season | Teams | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PSO | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2 | Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | N/A | Park Se-hak |
| 2000 | 4 | Winners | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4–2W | Cho Kwang-rae |
| 2006 | 4 | 4th (semi-finals) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | N/A | Lee Jang-soo |
| 2008 | 6 | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | N/A | Şenol Güneş |
| 2009 | 6 | 5th (round of 6) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2–3L | Şenol Güneş |
| 2010 | 6 | Champions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | N/A | Nelo Vingada |
| 2011 | 6 | 5th (round of 6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | N/A | Choi Yong-soo (C) |
| Season | Teams | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PSO | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | Remained | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | N/A | Choi Yong-soo |
| No. | Name | Appointed | From | To | Season(s) | Notes |
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1 | Park Se-hak | 1983-08-12 | 1983-12-22 | 1987-11-19 | 1984–1987 |
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| C | Ko Jae-wook | 1987-12-01 | 1987-12-01 | 1988-12-26 | 1988 |
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| 2 | 1988-12-27 | 1988-12-27 | 1993-12-31 | 1989–1993 | ||
| 3 | Cho Young-jeung | 1993-11-23 | 1994-01-01 | 1996-11-05 | 1994–1996 |
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| C | Park Hang-seo | 1996-11-05 | 1996-11-05 | 1996-12-01 | 1996 |
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| 4 | Park Byung-joo | 1996-12-10 | 1996-12-20 | 1998-11-25 | 1997–1998 |
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| 5 | Cho Kwang-rae | 1998-10-22 | 1998-12-01 | 2004-12-15 | 1999–2004 |
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| 6 | Lee Jang-soo | 2004-12-30 | 2005-01-10 | 2006-12-02 | 2005–2006 |
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| 7 | Şenol Güneş | 2006-12-08 | 2007-01-08 | 2009-11-25 | 2007–2009 |
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| 8 | Nelo Vingada | 2009-12-14 | 2010-01-03 | 2010-12-13 | 2010 |
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| 9 | Hwangbo Kwan | 2010-12-28 | 2011-01-05 | 2011-04-26 | 2011 |
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| C | Choi Yong-soo | 2011-04-26 | 2011-04-26 | 2011-12-08 | 2011 |
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| 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 |
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| 11 | Hwang Sun-hong | 2016-06-21 | 2016-06-27 | 2018-04-30 | 2016–2018 | |
| C | Lee Eul-yong | 2018-04-30 | 2018-04-30 | 2018-10-11 | 2018 | |
| 12 | Choi Yong-soo | 2018-10-11 | 2018-10-11 | 2020-07-30 | 2018–2020 |
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| C | Kim Ho-young | 2020-08-04 | 2020-08-04 | 2020-09-24 | 2020 | |
| C | Park Hyuk-soon | 2020-09-25 | 2020-09-25 | 2020-11-12 | 2020 | |
| C | Lee Won-jun | 2020-11-13 | 2020-11-13 | 2020-12-03 | 2020 | |
| 13 | Park Jin-sub | 2020-12-08 | 2020-12-08 | 2021-09-06 | 2021 | |
| 14 | An Ik-soo | 2021-09-06 | 2021-09-06 | 2023-08-22 | 2021–2023 | |
| C | Kim Jin-kyu | 2023-08-22 | 2023-08-22 | 2023-12-02 | 2023 | |
| 15 | Kim Gi-dong | 2023-12-14 | 2023-12-14 | 2024– |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Huh Tae-soo |
| Chief executive officer | Yeo Eun-joo |
| Director | Yoo Seong-han |
| No. | Name | From | To | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Koo Cha-kyung | 1983-08-12 | 1990-12-27 | 1984–1990 |
2 | Koo Bon-moo | 1990-12-28 | 1998-02-28 | 1991–1997 |
3 | Huh Chang-soo | 1998-03-01 | 2020-03-26 | 1998–2019 |
4 | Huh Tae-soo | 2020-03-26 | present | 2020–present |
| Years | Owner |
|---|---|
| November 1983–February 1991 | Lucky-Goldstar Sports ofLucky-Goldstar Group |
| February 1991–May 2004 | LG Sports ofLG Group |
| June 2004–December 2004 | GS Sports of LG Group |
| January 2005–present | GS Sports ofGS Group |
FC Seoul and FC Seoul supporters have been portrayed in a number of Koreandramas andmovies:[59]
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