en 2018 FC Seoul season

FC Seoul
2018 season
Chairman	Huh Chang-soo
Manager	Hwang Sun-hong; (–30 April); Lee Eul-yong; (30 April–)
Stadium	Seoul World Cup Stadium
K League 1	11th
Top goalscorer	League: ; Go Yo-han (8 goals); All: ; Go Yo-han (9 goals)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 season was FC Seoul's 35th season in the K League 1.

Pre-season

In Murcia, Spain: From 6 January 2018 to 7 February 2018
In Kagoshima, Japan: From 14 February 2018 to 22 February 2018

Pre-season match results

Type	Date	Opponents	Result	Score	Scorers
Practice matches during winter training spell in Murcia, Spain	10 January 2018	R. Charleroi S.C.	L	0–1
	12 January 2018	K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen	L	0–1
	16 January 2018	Holstein Kiel	W	2–1	Go Yo-han, Kim Sung-joon
	19 January 2018	FC Vaduz	L	0–1
	26 January 2018	Yanbian Funde	D	0–0
	30 January 2018	FC Nordsjælland	L	0–3
	2 February 2018	Dundalk	L	0–1
	5 February 2018	Örebro SK	W	1–0	Park Chu-young
Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan	17 January 2018	Matsumoto Yamaga	D	0–0
	20 January 2018	Tokai University	W	7–0	Go Yo-han, Jeong Hyeon-cheol, Park Chu-young Cho Young-wook, Lee Sang-ho, Kwak Tae-hwi

Competitions

Overview

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

Last updated: 31 December 2018
Source: Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website

K League 1

FA Cup

Match reports and match highlights

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

Season statistics

K League 1 records

Season	Teams	Final Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Manager
2018	12	11	38	9	13	16	40	48	–8	40	Hwang Sun-hong Lee Eul-yong (Caretaker) Choi Yong-soo

All competitions records

K League 1	FA Cup	AFC Champions League	Manager
		Round of 16	Hwang Sun-hong Lee Eul-yong (Caretaker) Choi Yong-soo

Attendance records

Season Total Att.	K League 1 Season Total Att.	K League 1 Season Average Att.	FA Cup Total / Average Att.	ACL Total / Average Att.	Att. Ranking	Notes

Season total attendance is K League 1, FA Cup, and AFC Champions League combined

Squad statistics

Goals

Pos	K League 1	FA Cup	AFC Champions League	Total	Notes
1

Assists

Pos	K League 1	League Cup	Total	Notes
1

Coaching staff

Hwang Sun-hong Era (~2018-04-30)

Position	Name	Notes
Manager	Hwang Sun-hong
Assistant manager	Kang Chul
First-team coach	Yoon Hee-joon
First-team coach	Adilson dos Santos
First-team goalkeeping coach	Kim Il-jin
Reserve Team Coach	Lee Eul-yong
Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach	Back Min-chul
Fitness coach	Shin Sang-kyu
U-18 Team Manager	Myong Jin-young
U-18 Team Coach	Kim Jin-kyu
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Weon Jong-teok
U-18 Team Fitness Coach	Hwang Ji-hwan
U-15 Team Manager	Kim Young-jin
U-15 Team Coach	Park Hyuk-soon
U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Son Il-pyo
U-15 Team Fitness Coach	Jung Hoon-gi
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
	Park Yong-ho

Lee Eul-yong Era (2018-04-30~2018-10-11)

Position	Name	Notes
Caretake Manager	Lee Eul-yong
First-team coach	Kim Seong-jae	May 2018~
	Park Yong-ho	May 2018~
	Adilson dos Santos
First-team goalkeeping coach	Back Min-chul	May 2018~
Reserve Team Coach	Yoon Hee-joon	May 2018~
Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach	Kim Il-jin	May 2018~
Fitness coach	Shin Sang-kyu
U-18 Team Manager	Myong Jin-young
U-18 Team Coach	Kim Jin-kyu
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Weon Jong-teok
U-18 Team Fitness Coach	Hwang Ji-hwan
U-15 Team Manager	Kim Young-jin
U-15 Team Coach	Park Hyuk-soon
U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Son Il-pyo
U-15 Team Fitness Coach	Jung Hoon-gi
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

Choi Yong-soo Era (2018-10-11~)

Position	Name	Notes
Manager	Choi Yong-soo
First-team coach	Kim Seong-jae
	Yoon Hee-joon
	Adilson dos Santos
First-team goalkeeping coach	Back Min-chul
Reserve Team Coach	Park Yong-ho
Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach	Kim Il-jin
Fitness coach	Shin Sang-kyu
U-18 Team Manager	Myong Jin-young
U-18 Team Coach	Kim Jin-kyu
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Weon Jong-teok
U-18 Team Fitness Coach	Hwang Ji-hwan
U-15 Team Manager	Kim Young-jin
U-15 Team Coach	Park Hyuk-soon
U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Son Il-pyo
U-15 Team Fitness Coach	Jung Hoon-gi
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

Players

Team squad

All players registered for the 2018 season are listed.

No.	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Notes
1	GK	South Korea	Yoo Hyun
2	DF	South Korea	Hwang Hyun-soo
3	DF	South Korea	Lee Woong-hee (vice-captain)
4	DF	South Korea	Kim Dong-woo
6	MF	South Korea	Kim Sung-joon
7	FW	South Korea	Lee Sang-ho
8	MF	South Korea	Sin Jin-ho
9	FW	Brazil	Anderson Lopes
10	FW	South Korea	Park Chu-young
11	FW	Brazil	Evandro
13	MF	South Korea	Go Yo-han (captain)
14	MF	South Korea	Kim Han-gil
15	MF	South Korea	Kim Won-sik
16	MF	South Korea	Ha Dae-sung
17	DF	South Korea	Shin Kwang-hoon
18	DF	South Korea	Yun Suk-young	In
19	DF	South Korea	Sim Sang-min
20	DF	South Korea	Park Jun-yeong
21	GK	South Korea	Yang Han-been
22	MF	South Korea	Yoon Seung-won
23	MF	South Korea	Lee Seok-hyun	Out
24	FW	South Korea	Jung Hyun-cheol
25	DF	South Korea	Pak Min-gyu
26	DF	South Korea	Kim Nam-chun	Discharged
27	MF	South Korea	Shin Seong-jae
28	MF	South Korea	Hwang Ki-wook
29	FW	South Korea	Park Hee-seong
30	GK	South Korea	Jeong Jin-wook
31	GK	South Korea	Son Moo-been
32	FW	South Korea	Cho Young-wook
36	FW	South Korea	Park Sung-min
37	MF	South Korea	Song Jin-hyung
38	DF	South Korea	Yoon Jong-gyu
40	DF	South Korea	Kim Won-gun
41	GK	South Korea	Yu Sang-hun	Discharged
47	FW	South Korea	Kim Woo-hong
50	DF	South Korea	Park Dong-jin
55	DF	South Korea	Kwak Tae-hwi
72	MF	South Korea	Jung Won-jin	In
77	FW	Croatia	Ivan Kovačec	Out
77	FW	South Korea	Yun Ju-tae	Discharged
99	FW	Serbia	Bojan Matić	In

Out on loan and military service

No.	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Moving To	Loan Period
—	GK	South Korea	Yu Sang-hun	Sangju Sangmu	2016/12–2018/09
—	DF	South Korea	Kim Nam-chun	Sangju Sangmu	2016/12–2018/09
—	FW	South Korea	Yun Ju-tae	Sangju Sangmu	2016/12–2018/09
—	DF	South Korea	Ko Kwang-min	Hwaseong FC	2016/12–2018/09
—	MF	South Korea	Ju Se-jong	Asan Mugunghwa	2018/01–2019/10
—	MF	South Korea	Lee Myung-joo	Asan Mugunghwa	2018/01–2019/10
—	MF	South Korea	Lee Kyu-ro	FC Pocheon	2018/01–2019/12
—	MF	South Korea	Kim Ju-yeong	FC Pocheon	2018/01–2020/06
—	MF	Spain	Osmar	Cerezo Osaka	2018/02–2019/01

Note: Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
※ In: Transferred from other teams in the middle of the season.
※ Out: Transferred to other teams in the middle of the season.
※ Discharged: Transferred from Sanjgu Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service in the middle of the season (registered in 2019 season).
※ Conscripted: Transferred to Sangju Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service after the end of the season.

Transfers

Tactics

Tactical analysis

Starting eleven and formation

Substitutes

References

FC Seoul 2018 Matchday Magazines Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)

External links

FC Seoul official website (in Korean and English)

2018 FC Seoul season