2020 FC Seoul season

FC Seoul
2020 season
ChairmanHuh Tae-soo
ManagerChoi Yong-soo
StadiumSeoul World Cup Stadium
K League 18th
Top goalscorerLeague:
Park Chu-young
(5 goals)

All:
Park Chu-young
(5 goals)
Lowest home attendance0
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The 2020 season was FC Seoul's 37th season in the K League 1.

Pre-season

Pre-season match results

Type Date Opponents Result Score Scorers Notes
Practice matches during
winter training spell
in Algarve, Portugal
10 January 2020 Germany VfL Wolfsburg D 1–1[2] South Korea Kim Min-su
11 January 2020 Switzerland Servette FC L 1–2[3] Uzbekistan Ikromjon Alibaev
16 January 2020 Germany Hamburger SV D 1–1[4] Uzbekistan Ikromjon Alibaev
19 January 2020 England Brentford F.C. D 3–3[5] South Korea Yang Yu-mim, Han Chan-hee, Park Dong-jin
Practice matches during
winter training spell
in Kagoshima, Japan
31 January 2019 Japan Ventforet Kofu D 2–2[6] South Korea Park Chu-young, Park Dong-jin
3 February 2019 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 0–1[7] South Korea Lee In-gyu 3 quarters match

Competitions

Overview

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
K League 1 Matchday 1 Matchday 27 !
FA Cup Round of 16 !
AFC Champions League Group stage !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Last updated: 31 December 2020
Source: Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website

K League 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
7 Gangwon FC 27 9 7 11 36 41 −5 34
8 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 27 8 7 12 27 30 −3 31
9 FC Seoul 27 8 5 14 23 44 −21 29
10 Seongnam FC 27 7 7 13 24 37 −13 28
11 Incheon United 27 7 6 14 25 35 −10 27
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 22 matches.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 8 5 14 23 44  −21 29 5 3 6 13 17  −4 3 2 8 10 27  −17

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance League
position
10 May Gangwon A 1–3 Park 36' 0 8th
17 May Gwangju H 1–0 Han Chan-hee 65', Park Dong-jin Yellow card 75' 0 6th
22 May Pohang A 2–1 Hwang Hyun-soo 35', Go Yo-han Yellow card 56', Osmar 74', Kim Ju-sung Yellow card 90+4' 0 2nd
31 May Seongnam H 0–1 0 7th
6 June Jeonbuk H 1–4 Park Chu-Young 45+2', Kim Nam-Chun Yellow card 65' 0 7th
14 June Daegu A 0–6 0 9th
17 June Sangju Sangmu A 0–1 0 10th
20 June Ulsan H 0–2 0 10th
27 June Incheon H 1–0 Yun Ju-tae 65' 0 9th
4 July Suwon A 3–3 Yun Young-sun Yellow card 7'
Park Chu-young 29', Cho Young-wook 61', Ko Kwang-min 65', Kim Nam-Chun Yellow card 70'
0 9th
10 July Busan A 0–2 0 10th
18 July Pohang H 1–3 Cho Young-wook 38' 0 11th
26 July Jeonbuk A 0–3 0 11th
1 August Seongnam A 2–1 Yun Ju-tae 27', 71' 986 11th
7 August Gangwon H 2–0 Jung Han-min 39', Han Seung-gyu 71' 2,329 7th
15 August Sangju H 2–1 Kim Won-sik 24', Han Seung-gyu 48' 2,629 6th
22 August Gwangju A 0–0 0 6th
30 August Ulsan Hyundai A 0–3 0 8th
5 September Busan H 1–1 Tursunov (o.g.) 25' 0 8th
13 September Suwon H 2–1 Jo Sung-jin (o.g.) 7', Han Seung-gyu 62' 0 6th
16 September Incheon A 0–1 0 7th
20 September Daegu H 0–0 0 7th

Relegation group

Group table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gangwon FC 27 9 7 11 36 41 −5 34
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 27 8 7 12 27 30 −3 31
3 FC Seoul 27 8 5 14 23 44 −21 29
4 Seongnam FC 27 7 7 13 24 37 −13 28
5 Incheon United 27 7 6 14 25 35 −10 27
6 Busan IPark 27 5 10 12 25 38 −13 25 Relegation to K League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points.

Matches

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance League
position
26 September Suwon A 1–3 Park Chu-young 54' 0 7
4 October Busan IPark H 1–2 Jung Han-min 67' 0 9
17 October Seongnam A 1–0 Park Chu-young 82' 1,535 7
24 October Gangwon H 1–1 Park Chu-young 82' 2,421 7
31 October Incheon H 0–1 5,485 8

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance
Round of 16 15 July Daejeon Citizen A 1–1 Park Chu-Young 83' 0
Quarter-finals 29 July Pohang H 1–5 Jung Hyun-Cheol 33' 0

AFC Champions League

Tables

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 China Beijing Guoan 6 5 1 0 12 4 +8 16 Advance to knockout stage
2 Australia Melbourne Victory 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7
3 South Korea FC Seoul 6 2 0 4 10 9 +1 6
4 Thailand Chiangrai United 6 1 2 3 5 11 −6 5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results

Round Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance
Group Stage 18 November Melbourne Victory H 1–0 Park Chu-Young 8' 5,229
Group Stage 21 November Beijing FC N 1–2 Park Chu-Young 66' (pen.) 0
Group Stage 24 November Chiangrai United N 5–0 Han Seung-gyu 20', Jung Han-min 54', Yun Ju-tae 67', 71', Lee In-kyu 90+2' 0
Group Stage 27 November Chiangrai United N 1-2 Park Chu-Young 59' 0
Group Stage 30 November Beijing FC N 1-3 Yun Ju-tae 89' 0
Group Stage 3 December Melbourne Victory N 1-2 Hwang Hyun-soo 64' 0

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
2020 12 8th 27 8 5 14 23 44 –21 29 South Korea Choi Yong-soo

All competitions records

K League 1 FA Cup AFC
Champions League
Manager
South Korea 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

Squad statistics

Goals

Pos K League 1 Goals FA Cup Goals AFC
Champions League
Goals Total Notes
1 South Korea Park Chu-young 5 South Korea Park Chu-young 2 7
2 South Korea Yun Ju-tae 3 South Korea Jung Hyun-cheol 1 South Korea Park Chu-young 1 5
South Korea Han Seung-gyu 3 South Korea Park Chu-young 1 4
4 South Korea Park Dong-jin 1 1
South Korea Han Chan-hee 1 1
South Korea Hwang Hyun-soo 1 1
Spain Osmar Barba 1 1
South Korea Yun Ju-tae 1 1
South Korea Cho Young-wook 1 1
South Korea Jung Han-min 1 1
South Korea Kim Won-sik 1 1
South Korea Jung Han-min 1 1
TOTAL 20 2 3 25

Assists

Pos Players K League 1 FA Cup AFC
Champions League
Total Notes
1 Spain Osmar Barba 1 1
South Korea Kim Jin-ya 1 1
South Korea Han Seung-gyu 1 1
South Korea Yun Ju-Tae 1 1
South Korea Kim Jin-ya 1 1
South Korea Ju Se-jong 1 1
South Korea Park Chu-young 1 1
South Korea Jung Han-min 1 1
South Korea Yun Ju-tae 1 1
TOTAL 5 1 3 9

Coaching staff

Choi Yong-soo era (~30 July 2020)

Position Name Notes
Manager South Korea Choi Yong-soo
Assistant manager South Korea Kim Seong-jae –May 2020
South Korea Kim Ho-young 19 June 2020~
First Team Coach South Korea Yoon Hee-jun –May 2020
South Korea Park Hyuk-soon
South Korea Kim Jin-kyu 3 June 2020–
Reserve Team Coach South Korea Lee Jung-youl
Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Shin Bum-chul
Fitness Coach Portugal Manuel Rodrigues
U-18 Team Manager South Korea Cha Du-ri
U-18 Team Coach South Korea Kim Jin-kyu –3 June 2020
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Bang Hyung-gon
U-18 Team Fitness Coach South Korea Hwang Ji-hwan
U-18 Team Performance Analyst South Korea Yoon Hyun-pil
U-15 Team Manager South Korea Kim Young-jin
U-15 Team Coach South Korea Yoon Si-ho
U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Yoon Hyun-wook
U-15 Team Fitness Coach South Korea Jung Hoon-gi
U-12 Team Manager South Korea Kim Byung-chae
U-12 Team Coach South Korea Seo Ki-man
U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Lee Ji-hun
Scout South Korea Lee Won-jun
South Korea Jung Jae-yoon

Kim Ho-younr era (30 July 2020–24 September 2020)

Position Name Notes
Caretaker manager South Korea Kim Ho-young
Coach South Korea Park Hyuk-soon
South Korea Lee Jung-youl
South Korea Kim Jin-kyu
Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Shin Bum-chul
Fitness Coach Portugal Manuel Rodrigues
U-18 Team Manager South Korea Cha Du-ri
U-18 Team Coach Vacant
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Bang Hyung-gon
U-18 Team Fitness Coach South Korea Hwang Ji-hwan
U-18 Team Performance Analyst South Korea Yoon Hyun-pil
U-15 Team Manager South Korea Kim Young-jin
U-15 Team Coach South Korea Yoon Si-ho
U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Yoon Hyun-wook
U-15 Team Fitness Coach South Korea Jung Hoon-gi
U-12 Team Manager South Korea Kim Byung-chae
U-12 Team Coach South Korea Seo Ki-man
U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Lee Ji-hun
Scout South Korea Lee Won-jun
South Korea Jung Jae-yoon

Park Hyuk-soon era (25 September 2020~12 November 2020)

Position Name Notes
Caretaker manager South Korea Park Hyuk-soon
First Team Coach South Korea Lee Jung-youl
South Korea Kim Jin-kyu
Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Shin Bum-chul
Fitness Coach Portugal Manuel Rodrigues
U-18 Team Manager South Korea Cha Du-ri
U-18 Team Coach Vacant
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Bang Hyung-gon
U-18 Team Fitness Coach South Korea Hwang Ji-hwan
U-18 Team Performance Analyst South Korea Yoon Hyun-pil
U-15 Team Manager South Korea Kim Young-jin
U-15 Team Coach South Korea Yoon Si-ho
U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Yoon Hyun-wook
U-15 Team Fitness Coach South Korea Jung Hoon-gi
U-12 Team Manager South Korea Kim Byung-chae
U-12 Team Coach South Korea Seo Ki-man
U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Lee Ji-hun
Scout South Korea Jung Jae-yoon

Lee Won-jun era (13 November 2020~3 December 2020)

Position Name Notes
Caretaker manager South Korea Lee Won-jun
Coach South Korea Park Hyuk-soon
South Korea Lee Jung-youl
South Korea Kim Jin-kyu
Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Shin Bum-chul
Fitness Coach Portugal Manuel Rodrigues
U-18 Team Manager South Korea Cha Du-ri
U-18 Team Coach Vacant
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Bang Hyung-gon
U-18 Team Fitness Coach South Korea Hwang Ji-hwan
U-18 Team Performance Analyst South Korea Yoon Hyun-pil
U-15 Team Manager South Korea Kim Young-jin
U-15 Team Coach South Korea Yoon Si-ho
U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Yoon Hyun-wook
U-15 Team Fitness Coach South Korea Jung Hoon-gi
U-12 Team Manager South Korea Kim Byung-chae
U-12 Team Coach South Korea Seo Ki-man
U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Lee Ji-hun
Scout South Korea Jung Jae-yoon

Players

Team squad

All players registered for the 2020 season are listed.

No. Pos. Nationality Player Notes
1
South Korea South Korea Yu Sang-hun
2
South Korea South Korea Hwang Hyun-soo
3
DF
South Korea South Korea Lee Woong-hee Out
5
Spain Spain Osmar
6
DF
South Korea South Korea Kim Ju-sung
7
FW
Brazil Brazil Adriano
8
MF
South Korea South Korea Jung Won-jin Conscripted
8
MF
South Korea South Korea Ki Sung-yueng
9
MF
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Ikromjon Alibaev
10
South Korea South Korea Park Chu-young
11
FW
South Korea South Korea Cho Young-wook
13
MF
South Korea South Korea Go Yo-han (captain)
14
MF
South Korea South Korea Kim Han-gil Out
15
DF
South Korea South Korea Kim Won-sik
16
MF
South Korea South Korea Ju Se-jong
17
MF
South Korea South Korea Kim Jin-ya
18
FW
South Korea South Korea Lee Seung-jae
19
FW
South Korea South Korea Yun Ju-tae
20
MF
South Korea South Korea Cha Oh-yeon
21
GK
South Korea South Korea Yang Han-been
22
MF
South Korea South Korea Shin Jae-won Out
22
DF
South Korea South Korea Yun Young-sun
23
MF
South Korea South Korea Yoon Jong-gyu
24
MF
South Korea South Korea Jung Hyun-cheol
25
MF
South Korea South Korea Han Chan-hee
26
MF
South Korea South Korea Kim Jin-sung
27
MF
South Korea South Korea Ko Kwang-min
28
DF
South Korea South Korea Kang Sang-hee
29
MF
South Korea South Korea Kim Min-su
30
GK
South Korea South Korea Jeong Jin-wook
31
GK
South Korea South Korea Baek Jong-bum
32
DF
South Korea South Korea Park Jun-yeong
33
FW
South Korea South Korea Lee In-gyu
34
DF
South Korea South Korea Cho Seok-young
35
MF
South Korea South Korea Yang Yu-min
36
MF
South Korea South Korea Kwon Sung-yun
37
FW
South Korea South Korea Jung Han-min
38
MF
South Korea South Korea Oh Min-kyu
39
MF
South Korea South Korea Song Jin-hyung
40
DF
South Korea South Korea Kim Won-gun
47
FW
South Korea South Korea Kim Woo-hong Out
50
FW
South Korea South Korea Park Dong-jin Conscripted
66
MF
South Korea South Korea Han Seung-gyu
72
FW
Serbia Serbia Aleksandar Pešić Out

Out on loan and military service

No. Pos. Nationality Player Moving To Loan Period
 —
South Korea South Korea Kim Ju-yeong South Korea Pocheon Citizen January 2018–June 2020
 —
South Korea South Korea Lee Hak-seon South Korea Pocheon Citizen February 2020–December 2020
 —
South Korea South Korea Shin Jae-won South Korea Ansan Greeners March 2020–December 2020
 —
South Korea South Korea Jung Won-jin South Korea Sangju Sangmu May 2020–November 2021
 —
South Korea South Korea Park Dong-jin South Korea Sangju Sangmu May 2020–November 2021
 —
South Korea South Korea Kim Woo-hong South Korea FC Namdong July 2020–May 2022

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 for military service in the middle of the season (registered in 2020 season).
※ Conscripted: Transferred to Sanjgu Sangmu for military service after the end of the season.

Transfers

Tactics

Tactical analysis

Starting eleven and formation

Substitutes

See also

References