2023 FC Seoul season

FC Seoul 2023 football season

FC Seoul

2023 season

Chairman

Huh Tae-soo

Manager

An Ik-soo

Stadium

Seoul World Cup Stadium

K League 1

7th of 12

Korean FA Cup

Third round

Top goalscorer

League:
All: Na Sang-ho
(8 goals)

Highest home attendance

45,007 vs Daegu FC
(9 April)

Lowest home attendance

10,236 vs Gwangju FC
(9 May)

Average home league attendance

24,069

Home colours

Away colours

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All statistics correct as of 2 December 2023.

The 2023 season is FC Seoul's 40th in the K League 1. The club also participated in the 2023 edition of the FA Cup, being knocked out on the third round. A defeat in the FA Cup Final and a 9th place finish on 2022 means the club does not participate in the 2023-24 AFC Champions League.

Pre-season

Pre-season match results

Type	Date	Opponents	Result	Score
Practice matches during winter training spell	13 January 2022	Daejeon Korail FC	D	1–1^[1]
	1 February 2022	Hwaseong FC	W	5–0^[2]
	4 February 2022	Jeonju University	W	4–3^[3]
	4 February 2022	Gangneung FC	W	4–0^[4]
	9 February 2022	Chungju Citizen FC	W	5–0^[5]
	9 February 2022	Busan IPark	D	1–1^[6]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
K League 1	25 February	2 December	Matchday 1	7th	38	14	13	11	63	49	+14	036.84
FA Cup	12 April		Third round	–	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total					39	14	14	11	64	50	+14	035.90

Last updated: 1 July 2023
Source: FC Seoul Official Website

K League 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Incheon United	38	14	14	10	46	42	+4	56
6	Daegu FC	38	13	14	11	42	43	−1	53

7	FC Seoul	38	14	13	11	63	49	+14	55
8	Daejeon Hana Citizen	38	12	15	11	56	58	−2	51
9	Jeju United	38	10	11	17	43	49	−6	41

Source: Soccerway, K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
Notes:

^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.

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	14	13	11	63	49	+14	55	7	7	5	31	22	+9	7	6	6	32	27	+5

Last updated: 2 December 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

FC Seoul v Incheon United

25 February 1	FC Seoul	2–1	Incheon United	Seoul
16:30 KST	Lim Sang-hyub 29' Kim Ju-sung 81'	Report	Oh Ban-suk 87'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 22,204 Referee: Jeong Dong-sik

Gwangju FC v FC Seoul

5 March 2	Gwangju FC	0–2	FC Seoul	Gwangju
16:30 KST		Report	Osmar 74' Kim Jin-ya 74'	Stadium: Gwangju Football Stadium Attendance: 7,357 Referee: Kim Dae-yong

FC Seoul v Ulsan Hyundai

12 March 3	FC Seoul	1–2	Ulsan Hyundai	Seoul
14:00 KST	Na Sang-ho 52'	Report	Joo Min-kyu 54' Lee Chung-yong 87'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 20,549 Referee: Lee Dong-jun

Jeju United v FC Seoul

18 March 4	Jeju United	1–2	FC Seoul	Jeju
16:30 KST	Song Ju-hun 92'	Report	Own goal 76' Aleksandar Paločević 95'	Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 7,357 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

Daejeon Hana Citizen v FC Seoul

1 April 5	Daejeon Hana Citizen	3–2	FC Seoul	Daejeon
19:00 KST	Osmar 14' Cho Yu-min 20' Tiago Orobó 40' Ishida 88' Cho Yu-min 90+5'	Report	Iljutcenko 24' Na Sang-ho 50' Kim Sin-jin 88'	Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 15,793 Referee: Shin Yeong-jun

FC Seoul v Daegu FC

8 April 6	FC Seoul	3–0	Daegu FC	Seoul
16:30 KST	Hwang Ui-jo 11' Na Sang-ho 33' Paločević 14' 41' Kim Ju-sung 67' Han Chan-hee 71'	Report	Lee Jin-yong 39' Hwang Jae-won 45+1' Jo Jin-woo 62'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 45,007 Referee: An Jae-hoon

Pohang Steelers v FC Seoul

15 April 7	Pohang Steelers	1–1	FC Seoul	Pohang
16:30 KST	Kim In-sung 41' Grant 62'	Report	Na Sang-ho 2' Kim Ju-sung 20' Kwon Wan-kyu 21' 85' Baek Jong-bum 79'	Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 9,131 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

FC Seoul v Suwon Samsung Bluewings

22 April 8	FC Seoul	3–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Seoul
14:00 KST	Paločević 26' 81' Na Sang-ho 37' Hwang Ui-jo 52' Park Dong-jin 90+4'	Report	Jeong Seong-won 26' Fejsal Mulić 88'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 30,186 Referee: Jeong Dong-sik

Gangwon FC v FC Seoul

26 April 9	Gangwon FC	3–2	FC Seoul	Chuncheon
19:00 KST	Park Sang-hyeok 24' Jung Seung-yong 45' Lee Woong-hee 90'	Report	Lim Sang-hyub 52', 68' Lee Han-beom 77'	Stadium: Chuncheon Songam Sports Town Attendance: 3,640 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeob

Suwon FC v FC Seoul

29 April 10	Suwon FC	0–3	FC Seoul	Suwon
14:00 KST		Report	Han Chan-hee 21' 27' Na Sang-ho 50', 72' Ki Sung-yueng 74' Lee Han-beom 77'	Stadium: Suwon Stadium Attendance: 5,086 Referee: Kim Yong-woo

FC Seoul v Jeonbuk Hyundai

5 May 11	FC Seoul	1–1	Jeonbuk Hyundai	Seoul
14:00 KST	Lee Tae-seok 48' Lee Han-beom 69' Park Dong-jin 77'	Report	Gustavo 1' Choi Chul-soon 65' André Luis 90+5'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 37,008 Referee: Kim Dae-yong

FC Seoul v Gwangju FC

9 May 12	FC Seoul	3–1	Gwangju FC	Seoul
19:30 KST	Willyan 9' Na Sang-ho 65' Park Dong-jin 86' Kim Sin-jin 90+4'	Report	Jeong Ho-yeon 41' Heo Yool 50' Lee Soon-min 73' Lee Hee-gyun 84'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 10,236 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

Ulsan Hyundai v FC Seoul

14 May 13	Ulsan Hyundai	3–2	FC Seoul	Ulsan
14:30 KST	Ádám 14' Qazaishvili 48', 67' Park Yong-woo 85'	Report	Lim Sang-hyub 7' Kim Sin-jin 46' Park Soo-il 90+1'	Stadium: Ulsan World Cup Stadium Attendance: 26,004 Referee: Kim Yong-woo

FC Seoul v Jeju United

20 May 14	FC Seoul	1–1	Jeju United	Seoul
18:00 KST	Willyan 83'	Report	Yuri 78'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 20,338 Referee: Lee Dong-jun

FC Seoul v Gangwon FC

28 May 15	FC Seoul	1–0	Gangwon FC	Seoul
16:30 KST	Willyan 27'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 14,419 Referee: Kim Hee-gon

Daegu FC v FC Seoul

4 June 16	Daegu FC	1–0	FC Seoul	Daegu
19:00 KST	Cesinha 14'	Report		Stadium: DGB Daegu Bank Park Attendance: 12,056 Referee: Park Byeon-jin

Incheon United v FC Seoul

7 June 17	Incheon United	1–1	FC Seoul	Incheon
19:30 KST	Fernandes 19'	Report	Hwang Ui-jo 52'	Stadium: Incheon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 7,272 Referee: Kim Dae-yong

FC Seoul v Pohang Steelers

11 June 18	FC Seoul	1–1	Pohang Steelers	Seoul
18:00 KST	Hwang Ui-jo 37'	Report	Ha Chang-rae 90+4'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 18,108 Referee: Choi Hyun-jai

Suwon Samsung Bluewings v FC Seoul

24 June 19	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0–1	FC Seoul	Suwon
16:30 KST		Report	Willyan 86'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 19,513 Referee: Kim Woo-seong

FC Seoul v Daejeon Hana Citizen

1 July 20	FC Seoul	0–0	Daejeon Hana Citizen	Seoul
19:30 KST		Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 22,637 Referee: Park Byeong-jin

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v FC Seoul

8 July 21	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	–	FC Seoul	Jeonju
19:30 KST				Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium

FC Seoul v Suwon FC

12 July 22	FC Seoul	–	Suwon FC	Seoul
19:30 KST				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

Gangwon FC v FC Seoul

15 July 23	Gangwon FC	–	FC Seoul	Gangneung
19:30 KST				Stadium: Gangneung Stadium

FC Seoul v Incheon United

22 July 24	FC Seoul	–	Incheon United	Seoul
19:30 KST				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

FC Seoul v Pohang Steelers

4 August 25	FC Seoul	–	Pohang Steelers	Seoul
19:30 KST				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

Daejeon Hana Citizen v FC Seoul

13 August 26	Daejeon Hana Citizen	–	FC Seoul	Daejeon
19:00 KST				Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium

FC Seoul v Daegu FC

19 August 27	FC Seoul	–	Daegu FC	Seoul
19:30 KST				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

FC Seoul v Ulsan Hyundai

27 August 28	FC Seoul	–	Ulsan Hyundai	Seoul
19:00 KST				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

Suwon Samsung Bluewings v FC Seoul

2 September 29	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	–	FC Seoul	Suwon
16:30 KST				Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium

FC Seoul v Gwangju FC

17 September 30	FC Seoul	–	Gwangju FC	Seoul
14:00 KST				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

Jeju United v FC Seoul

23 September 31	Jeju United	–	FC Seoul	Seogwipo
16:30 KST				Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium

Suwon FC v FC Seoul

30 September 32	Suwon FC	–	FC Seoul	Suwon
14:00 KST				Stadium: Suwon Stadium

FC Seoul v Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

8 October 33	FC Seoul	–	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Seoul
15:00 KST				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

FA Cup

The club started the competition at the third round, as a non-ACL team from K League 1.^[7]

Gimpo FC v FC Seoul

12 April Third round	Gimpo FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	FC Seoul	Gimpo
19:00	Ja Yoon-ho 69'		Kang Seong-jin 56'	Stadium: Gimpo Solteo Football Field Attendance: 3,345 Referee: Kim Do-yeon
	Penalties
	Pablo González Lee Seong-jae Son Seok-young Yoon Min-ho		Iljutcenko Hwang Hyun-soo Park Soo-il Lee Seung-jun

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Notes
Manager	An Ik-soo
Coach	Kim Jin-kyu
	Kim Myung-gon
	Cho Seong-rae
	Kim Young-chul
	Hwang Eun-chan
Goalkeeping Coach	Jeon Sang-wook
Fitness Coach	Jung Hoon-gi
U-18 Team Manager	Yun Hyun-pil
U-18 Team Coach	Choi Hyun-tae
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Yoo Hyun-wook
U-18 Team Fitness Coach	Hwang Ji-hwan
Scout	Lee Won-jun
Scout	Jung Jae-yoon

Players

Team squad

As of 25 March 2023.^[8]

All players registered for the 2023 season are listed.

No.	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Notes
1	GK	South Korea	Baek Jong-bum
2	DF	South Korea	Hwang Hyun-soo
3	DF	South Korea	Gwon Wan-gyu
4	DF	South Korea	Lee Han-beom
5	MF	Spain	Osmar
6	MF	South Korea	Ki Sung-yueng
7	FW	South Korea	Na Sang-ho
8	MF	South Korea	Lim Min-hyeok	Left mid-season
9	FW	South Korea	Kim Sin-jin
10	FW	South Korea	Ji Dong-won
11	FW	South Korea	Kang Seong-jin
13	MF	South Korea	Go Yo-han
14	MF	South Korea	Lim Sang-hyub (vice-captain)
16	FW	South Korea	Hwang Ui-jo
17	DF	South Korea	Kim Jin-ya (vice-captain)
18	GK	South Korea	Hwang Sung-min
19	FW	South Korea	Kim Gyeong-min
20	DF	South Korea	Kim Hyun-deok
21	GK	South Korea	Choi Chul-won
22	DF	South Korea	Lee Si-young
23	GK	South Korea	Seo Ju-hwan
24	MF	South Korea	Jung Hyun-cheol
25	MF	South Korea	Han Chan-hee (vice-captain)
26	MF	Serbia	Aleksandar Paločević
28	MF	South Korea	Kim Yeoun-Kyum
29	MF	South Korea	Kim Jin-sung
30	DF	South Korea	Kim Ju-sung (vice-captain)
31	MF	South Korea	Seo Jae-min
32	DF	South Korea	Cho Young-kwang
35	MF	South Korea	Paik Sang-hoon
36	DF	South Korea	Anh Jae-min
37	FW	South Korea	Son Seung-beom
39	DF	South Korea	Lee Ji-suk
40	DF	South Korea	Park Seong-hoon
42	MF	South Korea	Park Jang Han-gyeol
47	FW	South Korea	Ahn Gi-hun	Left mid-season
50	FW	South Korea	Park Dong-jin
66	MF	South Korea	Han Seung-gyu
72	MF	South Korea	Lee Seung-jun
73	FW	South Korea	Lee In-gyu	Left mid-season
77	MF	South Korea	Kim Sung-min
81	MF	South Korea	Hwang Do-yoon
88	DF	South Korea	Lee Tae-seok
90	FW	Germany	Stanislav Iljutcenko (captain)
91	DF	South Korea	Kang Sang-hee
94	FW	Brazil	Willyan
96	DF	South Korea	Park Soo-il
99	FW	Syria	Hosam Aiesh

Out on loan or military service

No.	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Loaned to	Loan period
—	DF	South Korea	Lee Sang-min	Gimcheon Sangmu	January 2023–July 2024
—	DF	South Korea	Yoon Jong-gyu	Gimcheon Sangmu	January 2023–July 2024
—	MF	South Korea	Ahn Ji-man	Gimhae FC	January 2023–December 2023
—	MF	South Korea	Cha Oh-yeon	Cheonan City FC	January 2023–December 2023
—	MF	South Korea	Lim Min-hyeok	Busan IPark	February 2023–December 2023
—	FW	South Korea	Cho Young-wook	Gimcheon Sangmu	January 2023–July 2024
—	FW	South Korea	Jung Han-min	Seongnam FC	January 2023–December 2023
—	FW	South Korea	Lee Seung-jae	Chungbuk Cheongju FC	January 2023–December 2023
—	FW	South Korea	Kwon Sung-yun	Daejeon Korail FC	February 2023–December 2023

Goalscorers

Updated as of 1 July 2023.

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	K League 1	FA Cup	Total
1	FW	7	Na Sang-ho	8	0	8
	FW	16	Hwang Ui-jo	4	0	4
	FW	94	Willyan	4	0	4
4	MF	14	Lim Sang-hyub	3	0	3
4	MF	26	Aleksandar Paločević	3	0	3
6	DF	5	Osmar	2	0	2
6	FW	50	Park Dong-jin	2	0	2
8	FW	9	Kim Sin-jin	1	0	1
	DF	17	Kim Jin-ya	1	0	1
	MF	25	Han Chan-hee	1	0	1
	DF	30	Kim Ju-sung	1	0	1
	FW	90	Stanislav Iljutcenko	1	0	1
	DF	96	Park Soo-il	1	0	1
	FW	11	Kang Seong-jin	0	1	1
Total				32	1	33

References

^ FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
^ FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
^ FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
^ FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
^ FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
^ Official Pre-Match Result
^ Kim Tae-hee (20 February 2023). "2023 하나원큐 FA컵 1~4R 대진 확정". kfa.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ "선수단 소개" (in Korean). FC Seoul. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

External links

FC Seoul official website (in Korean and English)

FC Seoul

Founded in 1983
Based in Seoul

The club

Stadiums

Daejeon Civic Stadium, Cheongju Civic Stadium, Cheonan Oryong Stadium (1987–1989)
Dongdaemun Stadium (1990–1995)
Anyang Stadium (1996–2003)
Mokdong Stadium (2001)
Seoul World Cup Stadium (2004–present)

Training ground

GS Champions Park

Rivalries

Super Match

Supporters

Suhoshin

Honours
K League 1	1985 1990 2000 2010 2012 2016
FA Cup	1998 2015
League Cup	2006 2010
Super Cup	2001
National Football Championship	1988

Seasons
Seasons	1984–1990 (Lucky-Goldstar FC) 1991–1995 (LG Cheetahs) 1996–2003 (Anyang LG Cheetahs) 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Website: www.fcseoul.com

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