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	League: Yun Ju-tae (9) All: Yun Ju-tae (13)
Highest home attendance	39,328 vs Suwon (League, 27 June)
Lowest home attendance	1,570 vs Gyeongju (FA Cup, 29 April)
Average home league attendance	17,172
Home colours Away colours

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	Honda Lock SC	W	6–0	Jung Jo-gook, Lee Seok-hyun, Kim Jin-kyu Park Hee-seong, Sergio Escudero, Kim Won-gun
	31 January 2015	Tokai University	W	4–0	Kim Won-gun, Choi Jung-han, Kim Hyun-sung, Kim Nam-chun
		Daejeon Citizen	W	4–0	Koh Myong-jin, Jung Jo-gook, Yun Il-lok, Shim Je-hyeok
	3 February 2015	Jubilo Iwata	W	5–1	Jung Seung-yong, Park Hee-seong, Jung Jo-gook, Own Goal, Yun Il-lok
	5 February 2015	Roasso Kumamoto	W	3–0	Jung Jo-gook (2), Choi Jung-han
	8 February 2015	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	W	1–0	Yun Il-lok

Match results

Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website (in English)

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 Champions League group stage
3	Pohang Steelers	38	18	12	8	49	32	+17	66	Qualification for Champions League play-off round
4	FC Seoul	38	17	11	10	52	44	+8	62	Qualification for Champions League group stage
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:

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A
Result	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	L
Position	11	11	11	10	10	8	9	9	10	10	7	8	10	6	3	3	5	5	4	4	3	6	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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

FA Cup

Main article: 2015 Korean FA Cup

FC Seoul v Gyeongju KH&NP

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

Hwaseong FC v FC Seoul

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

FC Seoul v Pohang Steelers

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

Ulsan Hyundai v FC Seoul

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

FC Seoul v Incheon United

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

Main article: 2015 AFC Champions League

Play-off round

Main article: 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off § Play-off round

FC Seoul v Hà Nội T&T

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

Main article: 2015 AFC Champions League group stage § Group H

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v FC Seoul

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)

FC Seoul v Kashima Antlers

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)

FC Seoul v Western Sydney Wanderers

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)

Western Sydney Wanderers v FC Seoul

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)

FC Seoul v Guangzhou Evergrande

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)

Kashima Antlers v FC Seoul

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

Main article: 2015 AFC Champions League knock-out stage

Round of 16

FC Seoul v Gamba Osaka

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)

Gamba Osaka v FC Seoul

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

All competitions records

Seasoan	Teams	K League Classic	FA Cup	AFC Champions League	Manager
2015	12	4th	Winners	Round of 16	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

Top 5 Goal Scorers

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

Top 5 Assist Makers

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

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Period	Notes
Manager	Choi Yong-soo
Assistant Manager	Kim Seong-jae
Coach	Song Kyung-sub
	Kim Han-yoon
	Adilson dos Santos
Goalkeeping Coach	Leandro
Fitness Coach	Wagner
U-18 Team Manager	Kim Sang-moon
U-18 Team Coach	Min Dong-sung
	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 Goalkeeping Coach	Weon Jong-teok
Chief Scout	Kim Hyun-tae
Scout	Lee Won-jun
	Jung Jae-yoon
	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	KOR	Kim Yong-dae
2	MF	JPN	Yojiro Takahagi (In)
3	DF	KOR	Lee Woong-hee
4	MF	ESP	Osmar Ibáñez (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)

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	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

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

Rookie Draft & Free Agent

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

Out

#	Name	POS	Moving to	Mode	Window	Period	Fee	Notes
1	문동주	FW	미상	계약해지	겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-08)			임대종료 후 계약해지 2015년 1월 FA 공시
2	한태유	MF	미상	계약만료	겨울 이적시장 (2014-12-31)
3	김주영	DF	상하이 상강	완전이적	겨울 이적시장 (2014-12-23)	3년	약 27억 원
4	최효진	DF	전남 드래곤즈	완전이적	겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-02)	2년	비공개
5	조남기	MF	미상	계약해지	겨울 이적시장			2014년 12월 FA 공시
6	이준형	DF	미상	계약해지	겨울 이적시장			2014년 12월 FA 공시
7	한일구	GK	미상	계약해지	겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-08)			2015년 1월 FA 공시
8	송승주	DF	미상	계약해지	겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-08)			2015년 1월 FA 공시
9	정동철	FW	미상	계약해지	겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-08)			2015년 1월 FA 공시
10	최명훈	MF	미상	계약해지	겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-08)			2015년 1월 FA 공시
11	김동석	MF	인천 유나이티드	자유이적 (계약해지)	겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-29)	비공개	무상
12	에스쿠데로	FW	장쑤 궈신 순톈	완전이적	겨울 이적시장 (2015-02-24)	2년	약 17~19억 원
13	김우현	DF	미상	계약해지	겨울 이적시장 (2015-03-??)
14	고명진	MF	알라이얀 SC	완전이적	여름 이적시장 (2015-07-15)	3년	약 20억 원
15	에벨톤	FW	울산 현대	자유이적 (계약해지)	여름 이적시장 (2015-07-28)	비공개	무상
16	차두리	DF	N/A	은퇴 (계약만료)	2015 시즌 중 (2015-11-07)

Loan & Military service

#	Name	POS	Moving to	Window	Period	Fee	Notes
1	최현태	MF	상주 상무	2014 시즌 종료 후 (2014-12-15)	21개월	N/A
2	문기한	MF	대구 FC	겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-05)	1년	비공개
3	하파엘	FW	조인빌리 EC	겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-07)	1년	비공개
4	조민우	DF	V-바렌 나가사키	겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-17)	1년	비공개
5	김원식	MF	인천 유나이티드	겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-29)	1년	비공개
6	강승조	MF	안산 경찰청	2015 시즌 중 (2015-03-26)	21개월	N/A
7	김원균	DF	강원 FC	여름 이적시장 (2015-07-29)	5개월	비공개

Technical report

Starting 11 & Formation

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

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MS	Notes
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 Ibáñez
11	MF		Mauricio Molina
27	MF		Ko Kwang-min
91	FW		Park Chu-young
24	FW		Adriano

Sang-hun

Dong-woo

Yong-woo

Woong-hee

Kwang-min

Osmar

Du-ri

Molina

Takahagi

Adriano

Chu-young

Substitutes

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

See also

• FC Seoul

References

• FC Seoul 2015 Matchday Magazines (in Korean)

External links

• FC Seoul Official Website (in Korean and English)