2015 FC Seoul season

FC Seoul
2015 season
Chairman	Huh Chang-Soo
Manager	Choi Yong-Soo
K League Classic	4th
FA Cup	Winner
AFC Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	Yun Ju-tae (9)
Highest home attendance	39,328 vs Suwon; (27 June 2015)
Home colours	Away colours
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Pre-season

Practice match results

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

Season overview

K League Classic

FA Cup

AFC Champions League

Match results

Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website Template:En icon

K League Classic

League table

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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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K League Classic

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 33' Jung Jo-gook 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 71' (o.g.)	Report(Korean)	Éverton 45' Yun Ju-tae 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 25', 68'	Report(Korean)	Kim Dae-ho 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 68'	Report(Korean)	Takahagi 38' Adriano 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 33' Adriano 88' Molina 90+1'	Report(Korean)	Lee Hyo-kyun 72'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 26,797 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

AFC Champions League

Play-off round

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

Group Stage

Group H
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Guangzhou Evergrande	6	3	1	2	9	9	0	10
FC Seoul	6	2	3	1	5	4	+1	9
Western Sydney Wanderers	6	2	2	2	9	7	+2	8
Kashima Antlers	6	2	0	4	10	13	−3	6

25 February 2015 1	Guangzhou Evergrande	1–0	FC Seoul	Guangzhou, China PR
20:00 UTC+8	Goulart 31'	Report		Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 46,749 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

4 March 2015 2	FC Seoul	1–0	Kashima Antlers	Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9	Kim Jin-kyu 66'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 5,790 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

18 March 2015 3	FC Seoul	0–0	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	1–1	FC Seoul	Sydney, Australia
19:30 UTC+10	Bulut 12'	Report	Go Yo-han 72'	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 7,073 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

21 April 2015 5	FC Seoul	0–0	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	2–3	FC Seoul	Kashima, Japan
20:00 UTC+9	Akasaki 8' Shibasaki 79'	Report	Lee Woong-hee 36' Osmar 51' Molina 90+1'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 19,233 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Knockout Stage

Round of 16

20 May 2015 First leg	FC Seoul	1–3	Gamba Osaka	Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9	Yun Ju-tae 90+2'	Report	Usami 63', 86' Yonekura 74'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 10,607 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

27 May 2015 Second leg	Gamba Osaka	3–2 (6–3 agg.)	FC Seoul	Suita, Japan
19:00 UTC+9	Patric 16' Kurata 45' Lins 86'	Report	Yun Ju-tae 58', 90+2'	Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Attendance: 9,597 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Season statistics

K League Classic records

Season	Teams	Final Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Manager
2015											Choi Yong-Soo

All competitions records

Seasoan	Teams	K League Classic	FA Cup	AFC Champions League	Manager
2015					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

Season total attendance is K League Classic, FA Cup, AFC Champions League in the aggregate and friendly match attendance is not included.

Squad statistics

Top 5 Goal Scorers

Pos	K League Classic	FA Cup	AFC Champions League	Total	Notes
1

Top 5 Assist Makers

Pos	K League Classic	Total	Notes
1

Coaching staff

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

Players

Team squad

FC Seoul's all players registered in 2015 season. 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	KOR	Kim Yong-dae
2	MF	JPN	Yojiro Takahagi (In)
3	DF	KOR	Lee Woong-hee
4	MF	ESP	Osmar Barba (vice captain)
5	DF	KOR	Cha Du-ri (captain)¹(Retired)
6	DF	KOR	Kim Jin-kyu
7	DF	KOR	Kim Chi-woo
8	MF	KOR	Lee Seok-hyun
9	FW	JPN	Sergio Escudero (Out)
10	FW	BRA	Éverton Santos (Out)
11	MF	COL	Mauricio Molina
13	MF	KOR	Go Yo-han
14	FW	KOR	Park Hee-seong
15	MF	KOR	Choi Jung-han
16	MF	KOR	Jung Seung-yong
17	FW	KOR	Yun Il-lok
18	FW	KOR	Kim Hyun-sung
19	FW	KOR	Yun Ju-tae
20	DF	KOR	Kim Won-gun (Out)
21	DF	KOR	Sim Sang-min


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	KOR	Koh Myong-jin (captain)¹(Out)
23	MF	KOR	Kim Min-hyeok
24	DF	KOR	Hwang Hyun-soo
25	FW	BRA	Adriano (In)
26	DF	KOR	Kim Nam-chun
27	MF	KOR	Ko Kwang-min
28	DF	KOR	Kim Dong-woo
29	MF	KOR	Lee Sang-hyeob
31	GK	KOR	Yu Sang-hun
32	MF	KOR	Lee Jae-kwon (Discharged)
33	MF	KOR	Yoo Lo-mon
34	MF	KOR	Park Yong-woo
36	FW	KOR	Jung Jo-gook
37	MF	KOR	Yoon Seung-won
38	GK	KOR	Yang Han-been
40	FW	KOR	Shim Je-hyeok
41	GK	KOR	Kim Chol-ho
42	MF	KOR	Kang Seung-jo (Conscripted)^[3]
91	FW	KOR	Park Chu-young (In)

From 1 May, Cha Du-ri appointed as new captain.
Koh Myoung-jin served as captain by 30 April
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	KOR	Cho Min-woo (to V-Varen Nagasaki until December 2015)
—	MF	KOR	Moon Ki-han (to Daegu FC until December 2015)
—	MF	KOR	Kim Won-sik (to Incheon United until December 2015)
—	FW	BRA	Rafael Costa (to Joinville EC until July 2015)
—	FW	BRA	Rafael Costa (to Joinville EC until December 2015)
—	DF	KOR	Kim Won-gun (to Gangwon FC until December 2015 season)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	KOR	Lee Jae-kwon (to Ansan Police until September 2015 / Discharged)
—	MF	KOR	Choi Hyun-tae (to Sangju Sangmu until September 2016)
—	MF	KOR	Kang Seung-jo (to 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

Rookie Draft & Free Agent

Out

Loan & Military service

Technical report

Tactics

Starting 11 & Formation

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

No.	Pos.	Name
31	GK	Yu Sang-hun
3	DF	Lee Woong-hee
34	DF	Park Yong-woo
28	DF	Kim Dong-woo
5	MF	Cha Du-ri
2	MF	Yojiro Takahagi
4	MF	Osmar Barba
11	MF	Mauricio Molina
27	MF	Ko Kwang-min
91	FW	Park Chu-young
24	FW	Adriano