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'''FC Seoul''' is a [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]. It is currently owned |
'''FC Seoul''' is a [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]. It is currently owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of [[GS Group]]. The club is usually considered a powerhouse in the [[K-League]], with the notorious financial backing of the GS Group. The club disclosed its three-year contract with [[Şenol Güneş]], a former Turkish national manager who lead the side to the semi-final at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] and [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]], on 8th December 2006. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Founding=== |
===Founding=== |
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The club was formed in December 1983, and started out in [[1984]] as ''Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso'', owned and financially supported by the [[LG Group]] (then Lucky-Goldstar Group), with [[Chungcheong]] region as its franchise. In the inaugural season, the club finished seventh out of the eight sides. The club fared better in [[1985]] when they won the Championship with the help of Thai international [[Piyapong Pue-On]], who was the top goalscorer, as well as the league leader in assists. |
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===Move to Seoul and then to Anyang=== |
===Move to Seoul and then to Anyang=== |
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At the start of [[1990]] season, the K-League, worried about financial stability of clubs, invited number of clubs to play in Seoul, the capital and the most populous city in South Korea. Thus, the Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso moved to [[Dongdaemun Stadium]] in [[Seoul]] at the beginning of 1990. The move proved to be a very good one, as the club finished the year as champions of K-League. |
At the start of [[1990]] season, the K-League, worried about financial stability of clubs, invited number of clubs to play in Seoul, the capital and the most populous city in South Korea. Thus, the Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso moved to [[Dongdaemun Stadium]] in [[Seoul]] at the beginning of 1990. The move proved to be a very good one, as the club finished the year as champions of K-League. The club changed its name to LG Cheetahs in 1991 after [[LG Twins]], a professional baseball team owned by LG Group. After several seasons in Seoul, the club was forced to move in 1996, as part of K-League's decision to create strong regional basis for each club. For clubs located in Seoul, this meant a forced move, as the K-League banned clubs from claiming Seoul as their home, asserting that clubs based in the capital had the unfair advantage in drawing crowds compared to others and, thus, would harm any type of competition. As a result, the club moved to the city of [[Anyang, Gyeonggi|Anyang]], a satellite city of Seoul, and now was known as the ''Anyang LG Cheetahs''. In the upcoming years, a solid base of supporters was formed, and it established a strong league rivalry with the [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]], partly fueled also by the fact that LG Group and [[Samsung|Samsung Group]], which owned the Suwon club, were also considered rivals in the business world, especially in electronics. The club continued to grow and in [[2000]], they won their third Championship, behind the firepower of striker [[Choi Yong-Soo]]. |
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===Third relocation to Seoul=== |
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For [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], in Korea and Japan, 10 brand new stadiums of World Cup standards were built in Korea. After the World Cup, the Korean World Cup Organizing Committee and the [[Korea Football Association|Korea Football Association (KFA)]] actively supported the move of regional K-League clubs into the new stadia, to avoid any financial losses by having to maintain a stadium in playing conditions without any income. However, due to the previous decision by the league to exclude any member club from being based in Seoul, [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]] remained vacant, except as a host of some international friendlies. Thus, the city government of Seoul and the KFA both actively sought for a K-League club to play at the stadium to avoid substantial financial losses. Initially, the idea was to create a new club, but when it was later learned that any club playing in Seoul World Cup Stadium would have to pay partially for the construction fees of the stadium, this proved very unlikely. Thus, the KFA tried to lure one of the current clubs to Seoul. Anyang LG Cheetahs, behind the financial backing of the LG Group, who not only viewed the move |
For [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], in Korea and Japan, 10 brand new stadiums of World Cup standards were built in Korea. After the World Cup, the Korean World Cup Organizing Committee and the [[Korea Football Association|Korea Football Association (KFA)]] actively supported the move of regional K-League clubs into the new stadia, to avoid any financial losses by having to maintain a stadium in playing conditions without any income. However, due to the previous decision by the league to exclude any member club from being based in Seoul, [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]] remained vacant, except as a host of some international friendlies. Thus, the city government of Seoul and the KFA both actively sought for a K-League club to play at the stadium to avoid substantial financial losses. Initially, the idea was to create a new club, but when it was later learned that any club playing in Seoul World Cup Stadium would have to pay partially for the construction fees of the stadium, this proved very unlikely. Thus, the KFA tried to lure one of the current clubs to Seoul. Anyang LG Cheetahs, behind the financial backing of the LG Group, who not only viewed the move to Seoul as a way to increase its advertising presence, but has the right to come back to Seoul 'cause it was forcefully changed its franchise in 90's, announced in February 2004 that it would pay the share of the construction fees (which turned out to be 15 billion wons, or at that time 15 million USD). |
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This proposed move provoked a significant amount of anger from the local supporters of the club, 'Anyang RED', resulting in series of demonstrations by the supporters, also the supporters of other clubs and '[[Red Devil]]'. Further fueling the resistance was the general consensus of the South Korean public that football clubs need to have strong regional ties, not a simple marketing branch of a corporation that could be moved without agreement of the fans. However, the lure of the Seoul market was too great for the LG Group to avoid. Furthermore, the LG Group considered the move to Seoul as a "return" to Seoul, asserting that it is simply reclaiming what was taken away from them. Despite a strong supporter protest against move from fans of many other clubs, the move was finalised but the club had to relent somewhat, as the official name of the club was changed to FC Seoul, along with the promise that the [[LG Group]] would invest money into youth football in Seoul. The lack of the corporate identity in the club name was seen by the media as a huge compromise, since it is bound to lose certain marketability. |
This proposed move provoked a significant amount of anger from the local supporters of the club, 'Anyang RED', resulting in series of demonstrations by the supporters, also the supporters of other clubs and '[[Red Devil]]'. Further fueling the resistance was the general consensus of the South Korean public that football clubs need to have strong regional ties, not a simple marketing branch of a corporation that could be moved without agreement of the fans. However, the lure of the Seoul market was too great for the LG Group to avoid. Furthermore, the LG Group considered the move to Seoul as a "return" to Seoul, asserting that it is simply reclaiming what was taken away from them. Despite a strong supporter protest against move from fans of many other clubs, the move was finalised but the club had to relent somewhat, as the official name of the club was changed to FC Seoul, along with the promise that the [[LG Group]] would invest money into youth football in Seoul. The lack of the corporate identity in the club name was seen by the media as a huge compromise, since it is bound to lose certain marketability. |
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==Criticism== |
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Although the club has claimed that it just returned to its "original" location, many people (usually fans of other clubs of the league) are skeptical about this claim. Because the club was originally found as Chungcheong's franchise, Seoul is not its original base to be exact. Some argue that even during the club's 'Seoul-era', the club was not really a Seoulite club. As then LG Cheetahs played quite a good deal of its home games out of Seoul before 1996, this claim has some ground. The relocation also disappointed a few groups of local football fans who was working for new Seoul club. They lost the driving force as the relocation siphoned off local support, especially from the city government. One of them, [[Seoul United FC|Seoul United]], just began its operation from [[K3 League]]. |
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The critics have been increased after [[Jeju United FC|Bucheon SK]] announced its relocation to [[Jeju Province]] in 2006. Bucheon fans argued that the case of Anyang paved the way to another relocation. There were also rumours that one of [[Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i|Ulsan Hyundai]] and [[Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard|Ulsan Mipo]] would take another slot in Seoul Worldcup Stadium after Ulsan Mipo promotes to K-League after 2007 season. (This rumour was not materialized as Ulsan Mipo abandoned the promotion.) Both relocated clubs are commonly nicknamed ''Nambukpae (North and South Immorals)'' from those critics, like [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]] case. |
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==Current first team squad== |
==Current first team squad== |
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*[[1996]]-[[2003]]: '''Anyang LG Cheetahs FC''' |
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| Full name | Football Club Seoul | ||
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| Founded | 1983 (originally) 2004 (FC Seoul) | ||
| Ground | Seoul World Cup Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 66806 | ||
| Chairman | Huh Chang-Su | ||
| Manager |  Şenol Güneş | ||
| League | K-League | ||
| K-League 2007 | 7th | ||
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FC Seoul is a football club based in Seoul, South Korea. It is currently owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. The club is usually considered a powerhouse in the K-League, with the notorious financial backing of the GS Group. The club disclosed its three-year contract with Şenol Güneş, a former Turkish national manager who lead the side to the semi-final at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, on 8th December 2006.
History
Founding
The club was formed in December 1983, and started out in 1984 as Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso, owned and financially supported by the LG Group (then Lucky-Goldstar Group), with Chungcheong region as its franchise. In the inaugural season, the club finished seventh out of the eight sides. The club fared better in 1985 when they won the Championship with the help of Thai international Piyapong Pue-On, who was the top goalscorer, as well as the league leader in assists.
Move to Seoul and then to Anyang
At the start of 1990 season, the K-League, worried about financial stability of clubs, invited number of clubs to play in Seoul, the capital and the most populous city in South Korea. Thus, the Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso moved to Dongdaemun Stadium in Seoul at the beginning of 1990. The move proved to be a very good one, as the club finished the year as champions of K-League. The club changed its name to LG Cheetahs in 1991 after LG Twins, a professional baseball team owned by LG Group. After several seasons in Seoul, the club was forced to move in 1996, as part of K-League's decision to create strong regional basis for each club. For clubs located in Seoul, this meant a forced move, as the K-League banned clubs from claiming Seoul as their home, asserting that clubs based in the capital had the unfair advantage in drawing crowds compared to others and, thus, would harm any type of competition. As a result, the club moved to the city of Anyang, a satellite city of Seoul, and now was known as the Anyang LG Cheetahs. In the upcoming years, a solid base of supporters was formed, and it established a strong league rivalry with the Suwon Samsung Bluewings, partly fueled also by the fact that LG Group and Samsung Group, which owned the Suwon club, were also considered rivals in the business world, especially in electronics. The club continued to grow and in 2000, they won their third Championship, behind the firepower of striker Choi Yong-Soo.
Third relocation to Seoul
For 2002 FIFA World Cup, in Korea and Japan, 10 brand new stadiums of World Cup standards were built in Korea. After the World Cup, the Korean World Cup Organizing Committee and the Korea Football Association (KFA) actively supported the move of regional K-League clubs into the new stadia, to avoid any financial losses by having to maintain a stadium in playing conditions without any income. However, due to the previous decision by the league to exclude any member club from being based in Seoul, Seoul World Cup Stadium remained vacant, except as a host of some international friendlies. Thus, the city government of Seoul and the KFA both actively sought for a K-League club to play at the stadium to avoid substantial financial losses. Initially, the idea was to create a new club, but when it was later learned that any club playing in Seoul World Cup Stadium would have to pay partially for the construction fees of the stadium, this proved very unlikely. Thus, the KFA tried to lure one of the current clubs to Seoul. Anyang LG Cheetahs, behind the financial backing of the LG Group, who not only viewed the move to Seoul as a way to increase its advertising presence, but has the right to come back to Seoul 'cause it was forcefully changed its franchise in 90's, announced in February 2004 that it would pay the share of the construction fees (which turned out to be 15 billion wons, or at that time 15 million USD).
This proposed move provoked a significant amount of anger from the local supporters of the club, 'Anyang RED', resulting in series of demonstrations by the supporters, also the supporters of other clubs and 'Red Devil'. Further fueling the resistance was the general consensus of the South Korean public that football clubs need to have strong regional ties, not a simple marketing branch of a corporation that could be moved without agreement of the fans. However, the lure of the Seoul market was too great for the LG Group to avoid. Furthermore, the LG Group considered the move to Seoul as a "return" to Seoul, asserting that it is simply reclaiming what was taken away from them. Despite a strong supporter protest against move from fans of many other clubs, the move was finalised but the club had to relent somewhat, as the official name of the club was changed to FC Seoul, along with the promise that the LG Group would invest money into youth football in Seoul. The lack of the corporate identity in the club name was seen by the media as a huge compromise, since it is bound to lose certain marketability.
Criticism
Although the club has claimed that it just returned to its "original" location, many people (usually fans of other clubs of the league) are skeptical about this claim. Because the club was originally found as Chungcheong's franchise, Seoul is not its original base to be exact. Some argue that even during the club's 'Seoul-era', the club was not really a Seoulite club. As then LG Cheetahs played quite a good deal of its home games out of Seoul before 1996, this claim has some ground. The relocation also disappointed a few groups of local football fans who was working for new Seoul club. They lost the driving force as the relocation siphoned off local support, especially from the city government. One of them, Seoul United, just began its operation from K3 League.
The critics have been increased after Bucheon SK announced its relocation to Jeju Province in 2006. Bucheon fans argued that the case of Anyang paved the way to another relocation. There were also rumours that one of Ulsan Hyundai and Ulsan Mipo would take another slot in Seoul Worldcup Stadium after Ulsan Mipo promotes to K-League after 2007 season. (This rumour was not materialized as Ulsan Mipo abandoned the promotion.) Both relocated clubs are commonly nicknamed Nambukpae (North and South Immorals) from those critics, like Milton Keynes Dons case.
Current first team squad
as of December 16, 2007 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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2008 Season transfers
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
Piyapong Piew-on 1984-1986
Choi Yong-Soo 1994-1996, 1999-2000, 2006- Baek Ji-Hoon 2005-2006
- Park Chu-Young 2005-
Timeline
- 2004-Present: FC Seoul
- 1996-2003: Anyang LG Cheetahs FC
- 1991-1995: LG Cheetahs FC
- 1983-1990: Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso FC
External links
- Template:Ko icon Official FC Seoul English website
- Template:Ko icon Official FC Seoul Korean website
- Template:En icon FC Seoul at ROKfootball.com
- Template:Ko icon FC Seoul Supporters 'Suhoshin'