Sports in Seoul
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Seoul is a major center for sports in South Korea. Its professional sports teams compete in football (soccer), baseball, basketball, volleyball.
Overview[]
Seoul hosted the 1986 Asian Games, commonly known as Asiad, 1988 Olympic Games, and Paralympic Games. It also served as one of the host cities of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Seoul World Cup Stadium hosted the opening ceremony and first game of the tournament.[1]
Seoul has greatest number of professional sports teams and facilities in South Korea.
In the history of South Korean major professional sports league championships which include the K League, KBO League, KBL, V-League, Seoul had multiple championships in a season 2 times, 1990 K League 1 Lucky-Goldstar FC (currently FC Seoul) and KBO League LG Twins in 1990, K League 1 FC Seoul and KBO League Doosan Bears in 2016[2]
Sports teams in Seoul[]
Football[]
Seoul's most popular football club is FC Seoul. Recently, FC Seoul finished as a runner-up in 2013 AFC Champions League.
- Men's football
Tier | League | Club | Home stadium |
---|---|---|---|
Top | K League 1 | FC Seoul | Seoul World Cup Stadium |
2nd | K League 2 | Seoul E-Land FC | Seoul Olympic Stadium |
5th | K3 League Basic | Seoul United | Madeul Stadium |
Jungnang Chorus Mustang | Jungnang Public Ground |
- Women's football
Tier | League | Club | Home stadium |
---|---|---|---|
Top | WK League | Seoul WFC | Hyochang Stadium, Seoul Olympic Auxiliary Stadium |
Baseball[]
League | Club | Home stadium |
---|---|---|
KBO League | Doosan Bears | Jamsil Baseball Stadium |
LG Twins | ||
Kiwoom Heroes | Gocheok Sky Dome |
Basketball[]
Volleyball[]
Honours[]
Football[]
Domestic[]
- League Title
Club | Champions | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
FC Seoul | 4 (1990, 2010, 2012, 2016) | 2 (1993, 2008) |
Ilhwa Chunma | 3 (1993, 1994, 1995) | 1 (1992) |
Yukong Elephants | 0 | 1 (1994) |
Club | Winners | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
FC Seoul | 1 (2015) | 1 (2014) |
International[]
Club | Winners | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
FC Seoul | 0 | 1 (2013) |
Women's Domestic[]
Club | Champions | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
Seoul WFC | 0 | 1 (2013) |
Baseball[]
Domestic[]
- League Title
Club | Champions | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
Doosan Bears | 4 (, , 2015, 2016) | 5 (, , 2007, 2008, 2013) |
LG Twins | 2 (, ) | 4 (, , , ) |
Nexen Heroes | 0 | 1 (2014) |
Basketball[]
Domestic[]
- League Title
Club | Champions | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
Seoul Samsung Thunders | 1 (2006) | 3 (2008, 2009, 2017) |
Seoul SK Knights | 1 (2018) | 2 (2002, 2013) |
Volleyball[]
Domestic[]
- League Title
Club | Champions | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
Seoul Woori Card Wibee |
Women's Domestic[]
- League Title
Club | Champions | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | 1 (2013–14) |
Multiple Champions[]
Season | Football Club | Baseball Club | Basketball Club | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | Lucky-Goldstar FC | K League 1 | LG Twins | KBO League | ||
2006 | FC Seoul | League Cup | Seoul Samsung Thunders | Korean Basketball League | ||
2015 | FC Seoul | FA Cup | Doosan Bears | KBO League | ||
2016 | FC Seoul | K League 1 | Doosan Bears | KBO League |
References[]
- ^ "History of Seoul Sports - Seoul Metropolitan Government" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 5 August 2013.
- ^ 2016 프로야구와 프로축구는 모두‘서울의 봄’ (in Korean). Medeaus Ilbo. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links[]
- Sport in Seoul
- Football in South Korea
- Baseball in South Korea
- Basketball in South Korea
- Volleyball in South Korea
- Handball in South Korea