2020 FC Seoul season

FC Seoul
2020 season
Chairman	Huh Tae-soo
Manager	Choi Yong-soo
Stadium	Seoul World Cup Stadium
K League 1	9th
Top goalscorer	League: ; Yun Ju-tae; (3 goals); All: ; Yun Ju-tae; (3 goals)
Lowest home attendance	0
	← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 season is FC Seoul's 37th season in the K League 1.

Pre-season

In Algarve, Portugal: From 30 December 2019 to 21 January 2020^[1]

Type	Date	Opponents	Result	Score	Scorers	Notes
Practice matches during winter training spell in Algarve, Portugal	10 January 2020	VfL Wolfsburg	D	1–1^[2]	Kim Min-su
	11 January 2020	Servette FC	L	1–2^[3]	Ikromjon Alibaev
	16 January 2020	Hamburger SV	D	1–1^[4]	Ikromjon Alibaev
	19 January 2020	Brentford F.C.	D	3–3^[5]	Yang Yu-mim, Han Chan-hee, Park Dong-jin
Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan	31 January 2019	Ventforet Kofu	D	2–2^[6]	Park Chu-young, Park Dong-jin
	3 February 2019	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	L	0–1^[7]	Lee In-gyu	3 quarters match

Season summary

K League 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Gangwon FC	27	9	7	11	36	41	−5	34
8	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	27	8	7	12	27	30	−3	31
9	FC Seoul	27	8	5	14	23	44	−21	29
10	Seongnam FC	27	7	7	13	24	37	−13	28
11	Incheon United	27	7	6	14	25	35	−10	27

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

^ Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 22 matches.

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
15	5	1	9	14	30	−16	16	3	0	4	6	10	−4	2	1	5	8	20	−12

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	W
Position	8	6	2	7	7	9	10	10	9	9	10	11	11	11	7

Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2020. Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
10 May	Gangwon	A	1–3	Park 36'	0	8th
17 May	Gwangju	H	1–0	Han 65', Park 75'	0	6th
22 May	Pohang	A	2–1	Hwang 35', Go 56', Osmar 74', Kim 90+4'	0	2nd
31 May	Seongnam	H	0–1		0	7th
6 June	Jeonbuk	H	1–4	Park 45+2', Kim 65'	0	7th
14 June	Daegu	A	0–6		0	9th
17 June	Sangju Sangmu	A	0–1		0	10th
20 June	Ulsan	H	0–2		0	10th
27 June	Incheon	H	1–0	Yun Ju-tae 65'	0	9th
4 July	Suwon	A	3–3	Yun 7' Park 29', Cho 61', Ko 65', Kim 70'	0	9th
10 July	Busan	A	0–2		0	10th
18 July	Pohang	H	1–3	Cho Young-wook 38'	0	11th
26 July	Jeonbuk	A	0–3		0	11th
1 August	Seongnam	A	2–1	Yun Ju-tae 27', 71'	986	11th
7 August	Gangwon	H	2–0	Jung Han-min 39',Han Seung-gyu 71'	2,329	7th
15 August	Sangju	H

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
Round of 16	15 July	Daejeon Citizen	A	1–1	Park Chu-Young 83'	0
Quarter-finals	29 July	Pohang	H	1–5	Jung Hyun-Cheol 33'	0

Season statistics

K League 1 records

Season	Teams	Final Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Manager
2020	12		15	5	1	9	14	30	-16	16	Choi Yong-soo

All competitions records

K League 1	FA Cup	AFC Champions League	Manager
			Choi Yong-soo

Attendance records

Season Total Att.	K League 1 Season Total Att.	K League 1 Season Average Att.	FA Cup Total / Average Att.	ACL Total / Average Att.	Att. Ranking	Notes

Season total attendance is K League 1, FA Cup, and AFC Champions League combined

Squad statistics

Goal Scorers

Pos	K League 1	Goals	FA Cup	Goals	Total
1	Yun Ju-tae	3	Park Chu-young	1	4
2	Park Dong-jin	1	Jung Hyun-cheol	1	2
	Han Chan-hee	1			1
	Hwang Hyun-soo	1			1
	Osmar Barba	1			1
	Yun Ju-tae	1			1
	Cho Young-wook	1			1
	Jung Han-min	1			1
	Han Seung-gyu	1			1
TOTAL		11		2	13

Assists

Pos	Players	K League 1	FA Cup	Total
1	Osmar Barba	1		1
	Han Seung-gyu	1		1
	Yun Ju-Tae	1		1
	Kim Jin-ya	1		1
	Ju Se-jong		1	1
TOTAL		4	1	5

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Notes
Manager	Choi Yong-soo
Assistant manager	Kim Seong-jae	~May 2020
Assistant manager	Kim Ho-young	June 2020~
First Team Coach	Yoon Hee-jun	~May 2020
	Park Hyuk-soon
	Kim Jin-kyu	June 2020~
First Team Goalkeeping Coach	Shin Bum-chul
Reserve Team Coach	Lee Jung-youl
Fitness Coach	Manuel Rodrigues
U-18 Team Manager	Cha Du-ri
U-18 Team Coach	Kim Jin-kyu	~June 2020
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Weon Jong-teok
U-18 Team Fitness Coach	Hwang Ji-hwan
U-15 Team Manager	Kim Young-jin
U-15 Team Coach	Yoon Si-ho
U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Son Il-pyo
U-15 Team Fitness Coach	Jung Hoon-gi
U-12 Team Manager	Kim Byung-chae
U-12 Team Coach	Seo Ki-man
U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Lee Ji-hun
Scout	Lee Won-jun
	Jung Jae-yoon

Players

Team squad

All players registered for the 2020 season are listed.

No.	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Notes
1	GK	South Korea	Yu Sang-hun
2	DF	South Korea	Hwang Hyun-soo
3	DF	South Korea	Lee Woong-hee	Out
4	DF	South Korea	Kim Nam-chun
5	MF	Spain	Osmar
6	DF	South Korea	Kim Ju-sung
7	FW	Brazil	Adriano
8	MF	South Korea	Jung Won-jin	Out
9	MF	Uzbekistan	Ikromjon Alibaev
10	FW	South Korea	Park Chu-young	Out
11	FW	South Korea	Cho Young-wook
13	MF	South Korea	Go Yo-han (captain)
14	FW	South Korea	Kim Han-gil	Out
15	DF	South Korea	Kim Won-sik
16	MF	South Korea	Ju Se-jong
17	MF	South Korea	Kim Jin-ya
18	FW	South Korea	Lee Seung-jae
19	FW	South Korea	Yun Ju-tae
20	DF	South Korea	Cha Oh-yeon
21	GK	South Korea	Yang Han-been
22	MF	South Korea	Shin Jae-won	Out
23	DF	South Korea	Yoon Jong-gyu
24	MF	South Korea	Jung Hyun-cheol
25	MF	South Korea	Han Chan-hee
26	MF	South Korea	Kim Jin-seong
27	MF	South Korea	Ko Kwang-min
28	MF	South Korea	Kang Sang-hee
29	MF	South Korea	Kim Min-su
30	GK	South Korea	Jeong Jin-wook
31	GK	South Korea	Baek Jong-beom
32	DF	South Korea	Park Jun-yeong
33	FW	South Korea	Lee In-gyu
34	DF	South Korea	Cho Seok-young
35	MF	South Korea	Yang Yu-min
36	MF	South Korea	Kwon Sung-yun
37	FW	South Korea	Jung Han-min
38	FW	South Korea	Oh Min-kyu
39	MF	South Korea	Song Jin-hyung
40	DF	South Korea	Kim Won-gun
47	FW	South Korea	Kim Woo-hong	Out
50	FW	South Korea	Park Dong-jin	Out
66	MF	South Korea	Han Seung-gyu
72	FW	Serbia	Aleksandar Pešić	Out

Out on loan and military service

No.	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Moving To	Loan Period
—	DF	South Korea	Jun Woo-ram	Pocheon Citizen	February 2020–December 2020
—	MF	South Korea	Lee Hak-seon	Pocheon Citizen	February 2020–December 2020
—	DF	South Korea	Shin Jae-won	Ansan Greeners	March 2020–December 2020

Note: Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
※ In: Transferred from other teams in the middle of the season.
※ Out: Transferred to other teams in the middle of the season.
※ Discharged: Transferred from Sanjgu Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service in the middle of the season (registered in 2019 season).
※ Conscripted: Transferred to Sangju Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service after the end of the season.

Transfers

Tactics

Tactical analysis

Starting eleven and formation

Substitutes

References

External links

FC Seoul official website (in Korean and English)

[8] Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 22 matches.

[1] 전지훈련 떠나는 최용수 감독 "ACL 조별예선, 반드시 통과한다"

[2] FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result

[3] FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result

[4] FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result

[5] FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result

[6] FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result

[7] FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result

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