2013 FC Seoul season

FC Seoul
2013 season
ChairmanHuh Chang-soo
ManagerChoi Yong-soo
K League Classic4th
FA CupQuarter-finals
AFC Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Dejan (27)
All: Dejan (19)
Highest home attendance43,681 vs Suwon
(League, 3 August)
Lowest home attendance1,835 vs Yonsei University
(FA Cup, 8 May)
Average home league attendance16,607
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The 2013 season is FC Seoul's 30th season in the K League Classic.

Pre-season

  • In Guam: From 7 January 2013 to 26 January 2013
  • In Kagoshima, Japan: From 3 February 2013 to 17 February 2013[1]

Pre-season match results

Type Date Opponents Result Score Scorers Notes
Practice matches during
winter training spell
in Kagoshima, Japan 		5 February 2013 Japan Júbilo Iwata W 1–0 South Korea Park Hee-Seong
L 0–2
8 February 2013 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse D 1–1 South Korea Yun Il-Lok
11 February 2013 Japan Roasso Kumamoto W 4–0 South Korea Yun Il-Lok, Montenegro Dejan, South Korea Park Hee-Seong
13 February 2013 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds W 3–1 Montenegro Dejan, South Korea Ko Kwang-Min, South Korea Choi Hyun-Tae
15 February 2013 Japan Kyoto Sanga F.C. W 1–0 Montenegro Dejan
16 February 2013 Japan Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. L 2–3 ?

Competitions

Overview

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
K League Classic Matchday 1 Matchday 38 !—
FA Cup Round of 32 !—
AFC Champions League Group Stage !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 31 December 2013
Source: Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website

K League Classic

Main article: 2013 K League Classic

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Ulsan Hyundai 38 22 7 9 63 37 +26 73 Qualification for Champions League[a]
3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 38 18 9 11 61 49 +12 63
4 FC Seoul 38 17 11 10 59 46 +13 62
5 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 38 15 8 15 50 43 +7 53
6 Busan IPark 38 14 10 14 43 41 +2 52
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Pohang Steelers won the league after qualifying for the Champions League as champions of the FA Cup. Therefore, the spot given to the league champions was passed to the fourth-placed team.

FA Cup

Main article: 2013 Korean FA Cup

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League group stage § Group E
Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
Thailand Buriram United 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7
China Jiangsu Sainty 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7
Japan Vegalta Sendai 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6
26 February 2013 1 FC Seoul South Korea 5–1 China Jiangsu Sainty Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Damjanović 8', 61'
Yun Il-Lok 33', 56'
Molina 87'		 Report Salihi 80' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,231
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
12 March 2013 2 Buriram United Thailand 0–0 South Korea FC Seoul Buriram, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: New I-Mobile Stadium
Attendance: 20,271
Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
2 April 2013 3 FC Seoul South Korea 2–1 Japan Vegalta Sendai Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Escudero 6'
Kim Jin-Kyu 22'		 Report Wilson 87' (pen.) Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 9,762
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
10 April 2013 4 Vegalta Sendai Japan 1–0 South Korea FC Seoul Sendai, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Yanagisawa 16' Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 8,874
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
24 April 2013 5 Jiangsu Sainty China 0–2 South Korea FC Seoul Nanjing, China PR
19:40 UTC+8 Report Koh Myong-Jin 32'
Yun Il-Lok 72'		 Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 33,587
Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
1 May 2013 6 FC Seoul South Korea 2–2 Thailand Buriram United Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Jung Seung-Yong 55'
Kim Hyun-Sung 74'		 Report Ekkachai 56'
Theeraton 75'		 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 7,561
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
14 May 2013 First leg Beijing Guoan China 0–0 South Korea FC Seoul Beijing, China PR
19:30 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Workers Stadium
Attendance: 36,458
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
21 May 2013 Second leg FC Seoul South Korea 3–1
(3–1 agg.)		 China Beijing Guoan Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Adi 60'
Yun Il-Lok 70'
Koh Myong-Jin 90+4'		 Report Kanouté 9' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 14,437
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Quarter-finals
21 August 2013 First leg Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–1 South Korea FC Seoul Mecca, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3 Al-Sawadi 81' Report Damjanović 10' Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 25,012
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
18 September 2013 Second leg FC Seoul South Korea 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Damjanović 90' Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 18,094
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Semi-finals
25 September 2013 First leg FC Seoul South Korea 2–0 Iran Esteghlal Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Damjanović 39'
Go Yo-Han 47'		 Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 12,774
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
2 October 2013 Second leg Esteghlal Iran 2–2
(2–4 agg.)		 South Korea FC Seoul Tehran, Iran
19:00 UTC+3:30 Omranzadeh 50'
Ghazi 75'		 Report Ha Dae-Sung 37'
Kim Jin-Kyu 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 88,330
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Final
Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League Final
26 October 2013 First leg FC Seoul South Korea 2–2 China Guangzhou E. Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Escudero 11'
Damjanović 83'		 Report Elkeson 30'
Gao Lin 58'		 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 55,501
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
9 November 2013 Second leg Guangzhou E. China 1–1
(3–3 agg.)		 South Korea FC Seoul Guangzhou, China PR
20:00 UTC+8 Elkeson 58' Report Damjanović 63' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 55,847
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Match reports and match highlights

Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website (in English)

Season statistics

K League Classic records

Season Teams Final
Position 		Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Manager
2013 14 4th 38 17 11 10 59 46 +13 62 South Korea Choi Yong-Soo

All competitions records

Seasoan Teams K League Classic FA Cup AFC
Champions League 		Manager
2013 14 4th Quarter-finals Runners-up South Korea Choi Yong-Soo

Attendance records

Season Season
Total / Average Att. 		K League Classic
Total / Average Att. 		FA Cup
Total / Average Att. 		ACL
Total / Average Att. 		Friendly Match
Att. 		Att. Ranking Notes
2013 451,845 / 15,581 315,540 / 16,607 11,945 / 3,982 124,360 / 17,766 N/A K League Season
Total Att. 2nd

Squad statistics

Goals

Pos K League Classic FA Cup AFC
Champions League 		Total Notes
1
 Montenegro Dejan (19 / 29) South Korea Ha Dae-Sung (1 / 1)
Colombia Molina (1 / 1) 		Montenegro Dejan (7 / 13) Montenegro Dejan (27 / 44)
2
 Colombia Molina (9 / 35) South Korea Kim Hyun-Sung (1 / 2)
Montenegro Dejan (1 / 2) 		South Korea Yun Il-Lok (4 / 10) Colombia Molina (11 / 49)
3
 South Korea Kim Jin-Kyu (6 / 35) South Korea Lee Sang-Hyeob (1 / 3)
South Korea Han Tae-You (1 / 3) 		South Korea Kim Jin-Kyu (2 / 11) South Korea Kim Jin-Kyu (8 / 47)
4
 South Korea Go Yo-Han (5 / 37)
N/A
 Japan Escudero (2 / 12) South Korea Yun Il-Lok (6 / 41)
5
 Japan Escudero (4 / 34)
N/A
 South Korea Koh Myong-Jin (2 / 13 ) Japan Escudero (6 / 49)

Assists

Pos K League Classic Total Notes
1
 Colombia Molina (13 / 35) Colombia Molina (13 / 35)
2
 Japan Escudero (7 / 34) Japan Escudero (7 / 34)
3
 Montenegro Dejan (5 / 29) Montenegro Dejan (5 / 29)
4
 South Korea Cha Du-Ri (3 / 30) South Korea Cha Du-Ri (3 / 30)
5
 South Korea Go Yo-Han (3 / 37) South Korea Go Yo-Han (3 / 37)

Coaching staff

Position Name Notes
Manager South Korea Choi Yong-Soo
Assistant manager South Korea Lee Young-Jin
Coach South Korea Kim Seong-Jae
South Korea Lee Ki-Hyung
Goalkeeping coach Brazil Leandro
Fitness coach Japan Kanno Atsushi
Youth Team Manager Spain Kike Linero
U-18 Team Coach South Korea Lee Won-Jun
U-16 Team Coach South Korea Yun Dae-Sung
U-14 Team Coach South Korea Chung Sang-Nam
Youth Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Seo Dong-Myung
North Macedonia Gjorgji Jovanovski
Head of Youth Development South Korea Choi Soon-Ho
Chief scout South Korea Choi Gi-Bong
Scout South Korea Jung Jae-Yoon
South Korea Kim Sang-Moon

Players

Team roster

All players registered for the 2013 season are listed.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK South Korea KOR Kim Yong-Dae
2 DF South Korea KOR Choi Hyo-Jin
4 DF South Korea KOR Kim Ju-Young
5 DF South Korea KOR Cha Du-Ri (In)
6 DF South Korea KOR Kim Jin-Kyu (vice-captain)
7 DF South Korea KOR Kim Chi-Woo
8 DF Brazil BRA Adilson dos Santos
9 FW Japan JPN Sergio Escudero
10 FW Montenegro MNE Dejan Damjanović
11 FW Colombia COL Mauricio Molina
13 DF South Korea KOR Hyun Young-Min (Out)
14 FW South Korea KOR Park Hee-Seong
15 FW South Korea KOR Kang Jung-Hun (Out)
16 MF South Korea KOR Ha Dae-Sung (captain)
17 MF South Korea KOR Choi Hyun-Tae
18 FW South Korea KOR Kim Hyun-Sung
19 MF South Korea KOR Lee Jae-Kwon (Conscripted)
20 MF South Korea KOR Han Tae-You
21 MF South Korea KOR Go Yo-Han
22 MF South Korea KOR Koh Myong-Jin
23 GK South Korea KOR Han Il-Koo
24 MF South Korea KOR Yun Il-Lok
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF South Korea KOR Cho Nam-Kee (Discharged)
27 MF South Korea KOR Ko Kwang-Min
28 DF South Korea KOR Kim Nam Chun
29 MF South Korea KOR Lee Sang-Hyeob
31 GK South Korea KOR Yu Sang-Hun
32 FW South Korea KOR Jung Seung-Yong
33 MF South Korea KOR Choi Tae-Uk
36 DF South Korea KOR Lee Taig-Ki
37 MF South Korea KOR Moon Dong-Ju
38 DF South Korea KOR Jang Hyun-Woo
41 GK South Korea KOR Lee Seung-Kyu
42 DF South Korea KOR Choi Bong-Won
43 MF South Korea KOR Lee Kwang-Jin (Out)
44 FW South Korea KOR Joo Ik-Seong
45 DF South Korea KOR Cho Min-Woo (Out)
46 MF South Korea KOR Roh Young-Gyun
47 MF South Korea KOR Shin Hak-Young
48 DF South Korea KOR Kim Sang-Pil
49 FW South Korea KOR Hwang Sin-Young
50 MF South Korea KOR Park Seung-Ryeol
51 GK South Korea KOR Kim Eun-Do

Out on loan & military service

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF South Korea KOR Kyung Jae-Yoon (to South Korea Busan IPark until July 2013)
— MF South Korea KOR Kyung Jae-Yoon (to South Korea Goyang Hi FC until December 2013)
— MF South Korea KOR Youn Sung-Woo (to South Korea Goyang Hi FC until December 2013)
— MF South Korea KOR Yoon Seung-Hyeon (to South Korea Incheon Korail until December 2013)
— DF South Korea KOR Cho Min-Woo (to Japan V-Varen Nagasaki until December 2013)
— FW South Korea KOR Kang Jung-hun (to South Korea Gangwon FC until December 2013)
— MF South Korea KOR Lee Kwang-jin (to South Korea Gwangju FC until December 2013)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF South Korea KOR Cho Nam-Kee (to South Korea Police FC until July 2013 / Discharged)
— DF South Korea KOR Choi Won-Wook (to South Korea Police FC until September 2013 / Discharged[1])
— DF South Korea KOR Kim Dong-Woo (to South Korea Police FC until September 2014)
— DF South Korea KOR Song Seung-Ju (to South Korea Police FC until September 2014)
— MF South Korea KOR Moon Ki-Han (to South Korea Police FC until September 2014)
— MF South Korea KOR Kim Won-Sik (to South Korea Police FC until September 2014)
— FW South Korea KOR Jung Jo-Gook (to South Korea Police FC until September 2014)
  1. Choi Won-Wook was not registered 2013 season
  • In : Transferred from other teams in the middle of season.
  • Out : Transferred to other teams in the middle of season.
  • Discharged : Transferred from Sangju Sangmu and Police FC for military service in the middle of season. (Registered in 2013 season)
  • Conscripted : Transferred to Sangju Sangmu and Police FC for military service after end of season.

Transfers

In

# Name POS Moving from Mode Window Period Fee Notes
1 South Korea Lee Kwang-Jin MF South Korea Daegu FC Loan Return Winter
(End of the 2012 season) 		N/A N/A
2 South Korea Kim Hyun-Sung FW Japan Shimizu S-Pulse Loan return Winter
(End of the 2012 season) 		N/A
3 South Korea Yun Il-Lok FW South Korea Gyeongnam FC Transfer Winter
(2012-12-26) 		Undisclosed $930,000
4 Japan Sergio Escudero FW Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Transfer Winter
(2012-12-28) 		3 years
(2015-12-31) 		Undisclosed
5 South Korea Cha Du-Ri DF Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf Free transfer
(Contract terminated) 		Winter
(2013-03-25) 		2 years
(2014-12-31) 		Free
6 South Korea Cho Nam-Kee MF South Korea Police FC Return from
military service 		N/A
(2013-07-15) 		N/A
7 South Korea Choi Won-Wook DF South Korea Police FC Return from
military service 		N/A
(2013-09-28) 		N/A

Rookie Draft & Free Agent

# Name POS Moving from Mode Notes
1 South Korea Kim Sang-Pil DF South Korea Sungkyunkwan University Youth system
(After Univ.) 		FC Seoul U-18 Team
(2009 Draft)
2 South Korea Kim Eun-Do GK South Korea Dongbuk High School Youth system FC Seoul U-18 Team
3 South Korea Park Seung-Ryeol MF South Korea Dongbuk High School Youth system FC Seoul U-18 Team
4 South Korea Shin Hak-Young MF South Korea Dongbuk High School Youth system FC Seoul U-18 Team
5 South Korea Choi Bong-Won DF South Korea Dongbuk High School Youth system FC Seoul U-18 Team
6 South Korea Hwang Sin-Young FW South Korea Dongbuk High School Youth system FC Seoul U-18 Team
7 South Korea Oh Jun-Hyeok South Korea Dongbuk High School Youth system
(Univ.) 		FC Seoul U-18 Team
8 South Korea Cho Won-Tae South Korea Dongbuk High School Youth system
(Univ.) 		FC Seoul U-18 Team
9 South Korea Park Hee-Seong FW South Korea Korea University Regular (1st)
10 South Korea Lee Sang Hyeob FW South Korea Korea University Regular (3rd)
11 South Korea Moon Dong-Ju FW South Korea Daegu University Regular (4th)
12 South Korea Roh Young-Gyun MF South Korea Boin High School Regular (6th)
13 South Korea Kim Nam-Chun DF South Korea Dongguk University Rookie Free Agent
  • (Univ.) means player who go to university then back to FC Seoul.
  • (After Univ.) means player who is joined FC Seoul after entering university.

Out

# Name POS Moving to Mode Window Period Fee Notes
1 South Korea Park Hee-Do MF South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Transfer Winter
(2013-01-07) 		Undisclosed Undisclosed
2 South Korea Kim Tae-Hwan MF South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Transfer Winter
(2013-01-07) 		Undisclosed Undisclosed
3 South Korea Lee Jong-min DF South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings Transfer Winter
(2013-01-13) 		3년 Undisclosed
4 South Korea Jo Su-Huk GK South Korea Incheon United Transfer Winter
(2013-01-16) 		Undisclosed Undisclosed
5 South Korea Yoon Si-Ho DF South Korea Jeonnam Dragons Free transfer
(Contract terminated) 		Winter
(2013-01-16) 		Undisclosed Free
6 South Korea Kim Yong-Chan DF South Korea Gyeongnam FC Free transfer
(Contract terminated) 		Winter
(2013-01-22) 		Undisclosed Free
7 South Korea Hwang In-Seong FW Unknown Contract terminated Winter
(2013-01-23)
8 South Korea Kwak Jung-Geun MF Unknown Contract terminated Winter
(2013-01-23)
9 South Korea Lee Jae-Il FW Unknown Contract terminated Winter
(2013-01-23)
10 South Korea Jeong Dong-Yeon DF Unknown Contract terminated Winter
(2013-01-23)
11 South Korea Yoo Sang-Hee DF Unknown Contract terminated Winter
(2013-01-23)
12 South Korea Cho Ho-Yeon MF Unknown Contract terminated Winter
(2013-01-23)
13 South Korea Hyun Young-Min DF South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Transfer Winter
(2013-03-27) 		Undisclosed $88,000

Loan & Military service

# Name POS Moving to Window Period Fee Notes
1 South Korea Jung Jo-Gook FW South Korea Police FC End of the 2012 season
(2012-12-27) 		21 months N/A
2 South Korea Kim Dong-Woo DF South Korea Police FC End of the 2012 season
(2012-12-27) 		21 months N/A
3 South Korea Song Seung-Ju DF South Korea Police FC End of the 2012 season
(2012-12-27) 		21 months N/A
4 South Korea Moon Ki-Han MF South Korea Police FC End of the 2012 season
(2012-12-27) 		21 months N/A
5 South Korea Kim Won-Sik MF South Korea Police FC End of the 2012 season
(2012-12-27) 		21 months N/A
6 South Korea Youn Sung-Woo MF South Korea Goyang Hi FC Winter
(2013-01-08) 		1 year Free
7 South Korea Yoon Seung-Hyun MF South Korea Incheon Korail FC Winter
(2013-02-14) 		1 year Free
8 South Korea Cho Min-Woo DF Japan V-Varen Nagasaki Winter
(2013-04-05) 		1 year Free
9 South Korea Kang Jung-Hun FW South Korea Gangwon FC Summer
(2013-07-26) 		6 months Free
10 South Korea Lee Kwang-Jin MF South Korea Goyang Hi FC Summer
(2013-07-31) 		6 months Free
11 South Korea Kyung Jae-Yoon MF South Korea Goyang Hi FC Summer
(2013-07-31) 		6 months Free

Tactics

Tactical analysis

Starting eleven and formation

This section shows the most used players for each position considering a 4–3–3 or 4-2-3-1 formation.

Substitutes

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
31 GK South Korea Yu Sang-Hun
3 DF South Korea Choi Hyo-Jin
7 DF South Korea Kim Chi-Woo
20 MF South Korea Han Tae-You
24 MF South Korea Yun Il-Lok
33 MF South Korea Choi Tae-Uk
18 FW South Korea Kim Hyun-Sung

Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

See also

References

  1. ^ FC서울, 日 우라와 레즈 연습경기서 3-1 완승