2015 FC Seoul season

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FC Seoul
2015 season
ChairmanHuh Chang-soo
ManagerChoi Yong-soo
K League Classic4th
FA CupWinner
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Yun Ju-tae (9)
All: Yun Ju-tae (13)
Highest home attendance39,328 vs Suwon
(League, 27 June)
Lowest home attendance1,570 vs Gyeongju
(FA Cup, 29 April)
Average home league attendance17,172
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The 2015 season is FC Seoul's 32nd season in the K League Classic

Pre-season[]

  • In Guam: From 3 January 2015 to 22 January 2015
  • In Kagoshima, Japan: From 25 January 2015 to 8 February 2015

Practice match results[]

Type Date Opponents Result Score Scorers Notes
Practice matches during
winter training spell
in Kagoshima, Japan 		28 January 2015 Japan Honda Lock SC W 6–0 South Korea Jung Jo-gook, South Korea Lee Seok-hyun, South Korea Kim Jin-kyu
South Korea Park Hee-seong, Japan Sergio Escudero, South Korea Kim Won-gun
31 January 2015 Japan Tokai University W 4–0 South Korea Kim Won-gun, South Korea Choi Jung-han, South Korea Kim Hyun-sung, South Korea Kim Nam-chun
South Korea Daejeon Citizen W 4–0 South Korea Koh Myong-jin, South Korea Jung Jo-gook, South Korea Yun Il-lok, South Korea Shim Je-hyeok
3 February 2015 Japan Jubilo Iwata W 5–1 South Korea Jung Seung-yong, South Korea Park Hee-seong, South Korea Jung Jo-gook, Own Goal, South Korea Yun Il-lok
5 February 2015 Japan Roasso Kumamoto W 3–0 South Korea Jung Jo-gook (2), South Korea Choi Jung-han
8 February 2015 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 1–0 South Korea Yun Il-lok

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 Play-off round !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 31 December 2015
Source: Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website

K League Classic[]

Main article: 2015 K League Classic

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 38 19 10 9 60 43 +17 67 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Pohang Steelers 38 18 12 8 49 32 +17 66 Qualification for the Champions League playoff round
4 FC Seoul 38 17 11 10 52 44 +8 62 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
5 Seongnam FC 38 15 15 8 41 33 +8 60
6 Jeju United 38 14 8 16 55 56 −1 50
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins.
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

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
38 17 11 10 52 44  +8 62 9 7 3 24 14  +10 8 4 7 28 30  −2

Last updated: 29 November 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[]

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GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAA
ResultLLLWDWLDDWWDWWWDLDWDDLWWWWLDLWLWWWDWDL
Position1111111010899101078106335544364465444555544444
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

K League Classic[]

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2015 Korean FA Cup
29 April 2015 Round of 32 FC Seoul 3 – 0 Gyeongju KH&NP Seoul
19:30 KST (UTC+09:00) Shim Je-hyeok Goal 33'
Jung Jo-gook Goal 84', 86'		 Report(Korean) Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 1,570
24 June 2015 Round of 16 Hwaseong FC 1 – 2 FC Seoul Hwaseong, Gyeonggi
19:00 KST (UTC+09:00) Kim Nam-chun Goal 71' (o.g.) Report(Korean) Éverton Goal 45'
Yun Ju-tae Goal 90'		 Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Attendance: 5,832
22 July 2015 Quarter-finals FC Seoul 2 – 1 Pohang Steelers Seoul
19:30 KST (UTC+09:00) Park Chu-young Goal 25', 68' Report(Korean) Kim Dae-ho Goal 22' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,267
14 October 2015 Semi-finals Ulsan Hyundai 1 – 2 FC Seoul Ulsan
19:30 KST (UTC+09:00) Kovačec Goal 68' Report(Korean) Takahagi Goal 38'
Adriano Goal 54'		 Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 7,474
31 October 2015 Final FC Seoul 3 – 1 Incheon United Seoul
13:30 KST (UTC+09:00) Takahagi Goal 33'
Adriano Goal 88'
Molina Goal 90+1'		 Report(Korean) Lee Hyo-kyun Goal 72' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 26,797
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

AFC Champions League[]

Main article: 2015 AFC Champions League

Play-off round[]

Main article: 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off § Play-off round
17 February 2015 Play-off round FC Seoul South Korea 7–0 Vietnam Hà Nội T&T Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Yun Il-lok Goal 14'
Éverton Santos Goal 20'
Jung Jo-gook Goal 30', 46'
Escudero Goal 40'
Lee Seok-hyun Goal 70'
Koh Myong-jin Goal 72'		 Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,718
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Group stage[]

Main article: 2015 AFC Champions League group stage § Group H
Group H
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
China Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 10
South Korea FC Seoul 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9
Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8
Japan Kashima Antlers 6 2 0 4 10 13 −3 6
25 February 2015 1 Guangzhou Evergrande China 1–0 South Korea FC Seoul Guangzhou, China PR
20:00 UTC+8 Goulart Goal 31' Report Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 46,749
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)
4 March 2015 2 FC Seoul South Korea 1–0 Japan Kashima Antlers Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Kim Jin-kyu Goal 66' Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 5,790
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
18 March 2015 3 FC Seoul South Korea 0–0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 5,645
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
7 April 2015 4 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–1 South Korea FC Seoul Sydney, Australia
19:30 UTC+10 Bulut Goal 12' Report Go Yo-han Goal 72' Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 7,073
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
21 April 2015 5 FC Seoul South Korea 0–0 China Guangzhou Evergrande Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 17,157
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
5 May 2015 6 Kashima Antlers Japan 2–3 South Korea FC Seoul Kashima, Japan
20:00 UTC+9 Akasaki Goal 8'
Shibasaki Goal 79'		 Report Lee Woong-hee Goal 36'
Osmar Goal 51'
Molina Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 19,233
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Knockout stage[]

Main article: 2015 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16[]
20 May 2015 First leg FC Seoul South Korea 1–3 Japan Gamba Osaka Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Yun Ju-tae Goal 90+2' Report Usami Goal 63', 86'
Yonekura Goal 74'		 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 10,607
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)
27 May 2015 Second leg Gamba Osaka Japan 3–2
(6–3 agg.)		 South Korea FC Seoul Suita, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Patric Goal 16'
Kurata Goal 45'
Lins Goal 86'		 Report Yun Ju-tae Goal 58', 90+2' Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 9,597
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

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
2015 12 4th 38 17 11 10 52 44 +8 62 South Korea Choi Yong-soo

All competitions records[]

Seasoan Teams K League Classic FA Cup AFC
Champions League 		Manager
2015 12 4th Winners Round of 16 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
2015 406,820 / 15,067 326,269 / 17,172 34,634 / 11,545 45,917 / 9,183 N/A K League Season
Total Att. 2nd
  • Season total attendance is K League Classic, FA Cup, AFC Champions League in the aggregate and friendly match attendance is not included.

Squad statistics[]

Goals[]

Pos K League Classic FA Cup AFC
Champions League 		Total Notes
1
 South Korea Yun Ju-tae (9 / 26) South Korea Jung Jo-gook (2 / 1)
South Korea Park Chu-young (2 / 1) 		South Korea Yun Ju-tae (3 / 3) South Korea Yun Ju-tae (13 / 32)
2
 Brazil Adriano (8 / 13) Japan Takahagi (2 / 2)
Brazil Adriano (2 / 2) 		South Korea Jung Jo-gook (2 / 6) Brazil Adriano (10 / 15)
3
 South Korea Park Chu-young (7 / 23) Brazil Éverton (1 / 1)
South Korea Shim Je-hyeok (1 / 1) 		Japan Sergio Escudero (1 / 1) South Korea Park Chu-young (8 / 24)
4
 Brazil Éverton (4 / 16) South Korea Yun Ju-tae (1 / 3) South Korea Lee Seok-hyun (1 / 3) Brazil Éverton (6 / 23)
5
 South Korea Kim Hyun-sung (4 / 17) Colombia Molina (1 / 5) Brazil Éverton (1 / 6)
South Korea Go Yo-han (1 / 6)
South Korea Kim Jin-kyu (1 / 6) 		Colombia Molina (6 / 47)
Colombia Molina (4 / 35) Colombia Molina (1 / 7)
Spain Osmar (1 / 7)
South Korea Yun Il-lok (1 / 8)
South Korea Koh Myong-jin (1 / 8)
South Korea Lee Woong-hee (1 / 8)

Assists[]

Pos K League Classic Total Notes
1
 Colombia Molina (11 / 35) Colombia Molina (11 / 35)
2
 South Korea Yun Il-lok (3 / 20) South Korea Yun Il-lok (3 / 20)
3
 South Korea Ko Kwang-min (3 / 28) South Korea Ko Kwang-min (3 / 28)
4
 South Korea Sim Sang-min (2 / 12) South Korea Sim Sang-min (2 / 12)
5
 South Korea Park Chu-young (2 / 23) South Korea Park Chu-young (2 / 23)
South Korea Cha Du-ri (2 / 24) South Korea Cha Du-ri (2 / 24)

Coaching staff[]

Position Name Period Notes
Manager South Korea Choi Yong-soo
Assistant Manager South Korea Kim Seong-jae
Coach South Korea Song Kyung-sub
South Korea Kim Han-yoon
Brazil Adilson dos Santos
Goalkeeping Coach Brazil
Fitness Coach Brazil
U-18 Team Manager South Korea Kim Sang-moon
U-18 Team Coach South Korea
South Korea Park Yo-seb (2015/07/??–2015/07/31)
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea
U-15 Team Manager South Korea Chung Sang-nam
U-15 Team Coach South Korea Park Hyuk-soon
U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Cho Jun-ho
U-15 Team Fitness Coach South Korea
U-12 Team Manager South Korea Park Yo-seb (–2015/07/??)
U-12 Team Coach South Korea Kim Byung-chae
U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach South Korea Weon Jong-teok
Chief Scout South Korea Kim Hyun-tae
Scout South Korea Lee Won-jun
South Korea Jung Jae-yoon
South Korea Seo Min-woo

Players[]

Team squad[]

All players registered for the 2015 season are listed.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK South Korea KOR Kim Yong-dae
2 MF Japan JPN Yojiro Takahagi (In)
3 DF South Korea KOR Lee Woong-hee
4 MF Spain ESP Osmar Ibáñez (vice captain)
5 DF South Korea KOR Cha Du-ri (captain)1(Retired)
6 DF South Korea KOR Kim Jin-kyu
7 DF South Korea KOR Kim Chi-woo
8 MF South Korea KOR Lee Seok-hyun
9 FW Japan JPN Sergio Escudero (Out)
10 FW Brazil BRA Éverton Santos (Out)
11 MF Colombia COL Mauricio Molina
13 MF South Korea KOR Go Yo-han
14 FW South Korea KOR Park Hee-seong
15 MF South Korea KOR Choi Jung-han
16 MF South Korea KOR Jung Seung-yong
17 FW South Korea KOR Yun Il-lok
18 FW South Korea KOR Kim Hyun-sung
19 FW South Korea KOR Yun Ju-tae
20 DF South Korea KOR Kim Won-gun (Out)
21 DF South Korea KOR Sim Sang-min
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF South Korea KOR Koh Myong-jin (captain)1(Out)
23 MF South Korea KOR Kim Min-hyeok
24 DF South Korea KOR Hwang Hyun-soo
25 FW Brazil BRA Adriano (In)
26 DF South Korea KOR Kim Nam-chun
27 MF South Korea KOR Ko Kwang-min
28 DF South Korea KOR Kim Dong-woo
29 MF South Korea KOR Lee Sang-hyeob
31 GK South Korea KOR Yu Sang-hun
32 MF South Korea KOR Lee Jae-kwon (Discharged)
33 MF South Korea KOR
34 MF South Korea KOR Park Yong-woo
36 FW South Korea KOR Jung Jo-gook
37 MF South Korea KOR Yoon Seung-won
38 GK South Korea KOR Yang Han-been
40 FW South Korea KOR Shim Je-hyeok
41 GK South Korea KOR
42 MF South Korea KOR Kang Seung-jo (Conscripted)[3]
91 FW South Korea KOR Park Chu-young (In)
  1. From 1 May, Cha Du-ri appointed as new captain.
  2. Koh Myoung-jin served as captain by 30 April
  3. Kang Seung-jo was conscripted in the middle of season.

Out on loan & military service[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF South Korea KOR Cho Min-woo (to Japan V-Varen Nagasaki until December 2015)
— MF South Korea KOR Moon Ki-han (to South Korea Daegu FC until December 2015)
— MF South Korea KOR Kim Won-sik (to South Korea Incheon United until December 2015)
— FW Brazil BRA Rafael Costa (to Brazil Joinville EC until July 2015)
— FW Brazil BRA Rafael Costa (to Brazil Joinville EC until December 2015)
— DF South Korea KOR Kim Won-gun (to South Korea Gangwon FC until December 2015 season)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF South Korea KOR Lee Jae-kwon (to South Korea Ansan Police until September 2015 / Discharged)
— MF South Korea KOR Choi Hyun-tae (to South Korea Sangju Sangmu until September 2016)
— MF South Korea KOR Kang Seung-jo (to South Korea Ansan Police until December 2016)

※ 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 Ansan Police for military service in the middle of season. (Registered in 2015 season)
※ Conscripted : Transferred to Sangju Sangmu and Ansan Police for military service after end of season.

Transfers[]

In[]

# Name POS Moving from Mode Window Period Fee Notes
1 South Korea Yoon Seung-won MF South Korea Gimhae FC Loan return Winter
(after the 2014 season) 		N/A N/A
2 South Korea Lee Seok-hyun MF South Korea Incheon United Transfer Winter
(2015-01-02) 		Undisclosed $3500,000[1]
3 South Korea Park Chu-young FW Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Free transfer
(Contract terminated) 		Winter
(2015-03-10) 		3 Years Free
4 Japan Yojiro Takahagi MF Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer
(Contract exfired) 		Summer
(2015-06-16) 		2 years 6 months Free
5 Brazil Adriano FW South Korea Daejeon Citizen Transfer Summer
(2015-07-28) 		2 years 6 months $560,000[2]
6 South Korea Lee Jae-kwon MF South Korea Ansan Polilce Return from
military service 		N/A
(2015-09-23) 		N/A

Rookie Draft & Free Agent[]

# Name POS Moving from Mode Notes
1 South Korea DF South Korea Osan High School Youth system
(Univ.) 		FC Seoul U-18 Team
2 South Korea MF South Korea Osan High School Youth system
(Univ.) 		FC Seoul U-18 Team
3 South Korea MF South Korea Osan High School Youth system
(Univ.) 		FC Seoul U-18 Team
4 South Korea FW South Korea Osan High School Youth system
(Univ.) 		FC Seoul U-18 Team
5 South Korea DF South Korea Ryutsu Keizai University Extra
6 South Korea DF South Korea Korea University Rookie Free Agent
7 South Korea MF South Korea Kwangwoon University Rookie Free Agent
8 South Korea MF South Korea Konkuk University Rookie Free Agent

(1) 우선지명 : 각 구단 유소년 클럽 출신 선수들에 대해 4명까지 우선 지명
(2) 일반지명 : 1순위에서 6순위까지 추첨순서에서 의해서 지명하며 유소년클럽 출신에 대한
000우선지명이 3순위 지명권에 해당되며 구단 사정에 따라 지명권을 행사 안 할 수 있음
(3) 번외지명 : 6순위까지 끝나고 번외로 다시 6순위까지 선수 지명
(4) 추가지명 : 드래프트에서 미선발된 선수들에 한하여 2월말까지 구단 자율적으로 지명

  • (대) 표기는 드래프트에 참여하여 선발은 되었지만 당해 연도에 입단하지 않고 대학 진학 후 입단하는 선수를 의미한다.
  • (대후) 표기는 드래프트에 기 선발된 후 대학에 진학하여 중퇴 및 졸업 후 당해 연도에 입단하는 선수를 의미한다.
  • 근거자료[3]

Out[]

# Name POS Moving to Mode Window Period Fee Notes
1 South Korea FW 미상 계약해지 겨울 이적시장
(2015-01-08) 		임대종료 후 계약해지
2015년 1월 공시
2 South Korea MF 미상 계약만료 겨울 이적시장
(2014-12-31)
3 South Korea DF China 완전이적 겨울 이적시장
(2014-12-23) 		3년 약 27억 원[4]
4 South Korea DF South Korea 완전이적 겨울 이적시장
(2015-01-02) 		2년 비공개
5 South Korea MF 미상 계약해지 겨울 이적시장 2014년 12월 공시
6 South Korea DF 미상 계약해지 겨울 이적시장 2014년 12월 공시
7 South Korea GK 미상 계약해지 겨울 이적시장
(2015-01-08) 		2015년 1월 공시
8 South Korea DF 미상 계약해지 겨울 이적시장
(2015-01-08) 		2015년 1월 공시
9 South Korea FW 미상 계약해지 겨울 이적시장
(2015-01-08) 		2015년 1월 공시
10 South Korea MF 미상 계약해지 겨울 이적시장
(2015-01-08) 		2015년 1월 공시
11 South Korea MF South Korea 자유이적
(계약해지) 		겨울 이적시장
(2015-01-29) 		비공개 무상
12 Japan FW China 완전이적 겨울 이적시장
(2015-02-24) 		2년 약 17~19억 원[5][6]
13 South Korea DF 미상 계약해지 겨울 이적시장
(2015-03-??)
14 South Korea MF Qatar 완전이적 여름 이적시장
(2015-07-15) 		3년 약 20억 원[7]
15 Brazil FW South Korea 자유이적
(계약해지) 		여름 이적시장
(2015-07-28) 		비공개 무상
16 South Korea DF N/A 은퇴
(계약만료) 		2015 시즌 중
(2015-11-07)

Loan & Military service[]

# Name POS Moving to Window Period Fee Notes
1 South Korea MF South Korea 2014 시즌 종료 후
(2014-12-15) 		21개월 N/A
2 South Korea MF South Korea 겨울 이적시장
(2015-01-05) 		1년 비공개
3 Brazil FW Brazil 겨울 이적시장
(2015-01-07) 		1년 비공개
4 South Korea DF Japan 겨울 이적시장
(2015-01-17) 		1년 비공개
5 South Korea MF South Korea 겨울 이적시장
(2015-01-29) 		1년 비공개
6 South Korea MF South Korea 2015 시즌 중
(2015-03-26) 		21개월 N/A
7 South Korea DF South Korea 여름 이적시장
(2015-07-29) 		5개월 비공개

Technical report[]

Tactics[]

Starting 11 & Formation[]

This section shows the most used players for each position considering a 3–5–2 formation.

Substitutes[]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK South Korea Kim Yong-dae
5 DF South Korea Kim Jin-kyu
6 MF South Korea Kim Chi-woo
8 MF South Korea Lee Seok-hyun
13 MF South Korea Go Yo-han
17 FW South Korea Yun Il-lok
19 FW South Korea Yun Ju-tae

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[]

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