Jeonnam Dragons

Jeonnam Dragons
Full name	Jeonnam Dragons Football Club; 전남 드래곤즈
Short name	JDFC
Founded	1994; 30 years ago
Ground	Gwangyang Football Stadium
Capacity	13,496
Owner	POSCO
Chairman	Park Se-yeon
Manager	Lee Jang-kwan
League	K League 2
2023	K League 2, 7th of 13
Website	Club website

The Jeonnam Dragons (Korean: 전남 드래곤즈) are a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The Dragons play their home matches at the Gwangyang Football Stadium, one of the first football-specific stadiums in South Korea. They have won the Korean FA Cup four times (1997, 2006, 2007 and 2021) and were the runners-up of K League in 1997. They also reached the final of the 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost to Al Ittihad.

History[edit]

The club was founded on 16 December 1994 as Chunnam Dragons,^[1] and appointed former South Korean international Jung Byung-tak as their first manager to oversee their first ever league match which took place on 25 March 1995. Chunnam started life slowly with mid-table finishes during its first few years, but recorded their best ever finish in 1997 when they finished as K League runners-up.^[2] In the same year, however, they won their first trophy after winning the 1997 Korean FA Cup, beating Chunan Ilhwa Chunma 1–0 in the final.^[2] In 1999, they finished as runners-up of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup after beating J-League giants Kashima Antlers 4–1 in the semi-finals, and losing 3–2 against Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia in the final.^[3]

In 2006 and 2007, Jeonnam won two consecutive Korean FA Cup titles, defeating Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Pohang Steelers respectively in the finals.^[4]

On 27 December 2007, Jeonnam appointed Park Hang-seo as its new manager after former manager Huh Jung-moo was appointed to the South Korean national team.^{[citation needed]}

Current squad[edit]

As of 23 July 2023^[5]

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	Choi Bong-jin
2	DF	KOR	Yoo Ji-ha
3	DF	KOR	Choi Hee-won
5	DF	KOR	Ko Tae-won
6	MF	KOR	Jang Sung-jae (third captain)
7	MF	KOR	Im Chan-wool
8	MF	KOR	Lee Seok-hyun
9	FW	KOR	Ha Nam
10	MF	BRA	Valdívia
11	FW	KOS	Leonard Pllana
12	FW	KOR	Gi Sang-wook (on loan from Jeju United)
14	DF	IDN	Asnawi Mangkualam
15	MF	KOR	Jeong Ho-jin
16	MF	KOR	Lee Hoo-kwon (captain)
17	DF	KOR	Yeo Seung-won
18	FW	KOR	Kim Beom-jin
19	FW	KOR	Lee Yong-jae
20	FW	CRO	Leo Mikić


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	FW	KOR	Choi Sung-jin
23	GK	KOR	Kim Hyun-seok
24	MF	JPN	Yuhei Sato
25	MF	KOR	Cho Ji-hun
26	DF	KOR	Shin Il-soo
27	FW	KOR	Choo Sang-hun
28	DF	KOR	Kim Soo-beom (vice-captain)
31	GK	KOR	Kim Da-sol
35	FW	KOR	No Gun-woo
44	DF	KOR	Kim Hyun-hun (on loan from Suwon FC)
45	DF	KOR	Hwang Myeong-hyun (on loan from Suwon Samsung Bluewings)
66	DF	KOR	Lee Kyu-hyuk
73	MF	KOR	Park Sung-gyeol
76	FW	KOR	Lee Tae-min (on loan from Busan IPark)
77	FW	KOR	Kim Geon-oh
88	MF	KOR	Park Tae-yong
98	GK	KOR	Ahn Joon-soo
99	GK	KOR	Cho Seong-been

Out on loan[edit]

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	Choi Jung-won (to Dangjin Citizen for military service)
—	DF	KOR	Hong Seok-hyeon (to Busan IPark)
—	DF	KOR	Jang Sun-hyeok (to Jeonju Citizen for military service)
—	DF	KOR	Kim Tae-hyeon (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	KOR	Lee Seon-geol (to Dangjin Citizen for military service)
—	MF	KOR	Kim Hyeon-uk (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service)
—	FW	KOR	Jeong Cheol-woong (to Gyeongju KHNP)

Coaching staff[edit]

Position	Name^[6]
Manager	Lee Jang-kwan
Head coach	Kim Young-jin
Coach	Kang Jin-kyu
Coach	Choi Hyo-jin
Coach	Kim Young-wook
Goalkeeping coach	Han Dong-jin
Fitness coach	Choi Hee-young

Honours[edit]

Domestic[edit]

League[edit]

K League 1

Runners-up (1): 1997

Cups[edit]

FA Cup

Winners (4): 1997, 2006, 2007, 2021

Runners-up (1): 2003

League Cup

Runners-up (3): 1997, 2000s, 2008

International[edit]

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Runners-up (1): 1999

Season-by-season records[edit]

Season	Division	Tms.	Pos.	FA Cup	AFC CL
1995	1	8	5	—	—
1996	1	9	6	Quarter-final	—
1997	1	10	2	Winners	—
1998	1	10	4	Semi-final	—
1999	1	10	3	Quarter-final	—
2000	1	10	7	Round of 16	—
2001	1	10	8	Round of 16	—
2002	1	10	5	Quarter-final	—
2003	1	12	4	Runners-up	—
2004	1	13	3	Quarter-final	—
2005	1	13	11	Semi-final	—
2006	1	14	6	Winners	—
2007	1	14	10	Winners	Group stage
2008	1	14	9	Round of 16	Group stage
2009	1	15	4	Quarter-final	—
2010	1	15	9	Semi-final	—
2011	1	16	7	Quarter-final	—
2012	1	16	11	Round of 16	—
2013	1	14	10	Round of 16	—
2014	1	12	7	Round of 32	—
2015	1	12	9	Semi-final	—
2016	1	12	5	Quarter-final	—
2017	1	12	10	Quarter-final	—
2018	1	12	12	Semi-final	—
2019	2	10	6	3rd round	—
2020	2	10	6	Round of 16	—
2021	2	10	4	Winners	—
2022	2	11	11	Round of 16	Group stage
2023	2	13	7	Round of 16	—

Key

Tms. = Number of teams
Pos. = Position in league

AFC Champions League record[edit]

Season	Round	Opposition	Home	Away	Agg.
2007	Group F	Bangkok University	3–2	0–0	2nd
		Arema	2–0	1–0
		Kawasaki Frontale	1–3	0–3
2008	Group G	Melbourne Victory	1–1	0–2	3rd
		Gamba Osaka	3–4	1–1
		Chonburi	1–0	2–2
2022	Group G	United City	2–0^[a]	1–0^[a]	3rd
		BG Pathum United	0–2^[a]	0–0^[a]
		Melbourne City	1–1^[a]	1–2^[a]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Played at a neutral venue.

Sponsors[edit]

Kit supplier

1995–96: Ludis
1997: Umbro
1998: Adidas
1999: Reebok
2000: Umbro
2001: Adidas
2002–03: Umbro
2004–05: Hummel
2006–09: Astore
2010–11: Jako
2012–15: Kelme
2016-19: Joma
2020–present: Puma

Managers[edit]

List of Jeonnam Dragons managers
No.	Name	From	To	Season(s)
1	Jung Byung-tak	1994/10/24	1996/05/27	1995–1996
2	Huh Jung-moo	1996/05/27	1998/10/14	1996–1998
3	Lee Hoe-taik	1998/09/23	2003/11/30	1998–2003
4	Lee Jang-soo	2003/12/16	2004/12/05	2004
5	Huh Jung-moo	2004/12/22	2007/12/07	2005–2007
6	Park Hang-seo	2007/12/27	2010/11/05	2008–2010
7	Jung Hae-seong	2010/11/10	2012/08/10	2011–2012
C	Yoon Deok-yeo	2012/08/10	2012/08/12	2012
8	Ha Seok-ju	2012/08/16	2014/11/29	2012–2014
9	Roh Sang-rae	2014/11/30	2016/10/14	2015–2016
10	Song Kyung-sub	2016/10/14	2016/12/29	2016
11	Roh Sang-rae	2016/12/30	2017/12/04	2017
12	Yoo Sang-chul	2017/12/04	2018/08/16	2018
C	Kim In-wan	2018/08/16	2018/12/03	2018
13	Fabiano	2019/01/02	2019/07/29	2019
14	Jeon Kyung-jun	2019/11/20	2022/06/05	2019–2022
15	Lee Jang-kwan	2022/06/09	Present	2022–

References[edit]

^ "Jeonnam Dragons FC – Soccer – Team Profile – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "South Korea 1997". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ "Asian Club Competitions 1998/99". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ "South Korea – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ "Player List". dragons.co.kr (in Korean). Jeonnam Dragons. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ "Staff". dragons.co.kr (in Korean). Jeonnam Dragons. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

External links[edit]

Official website (in Korean)

[fn1-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Played at a neutral venue.

[1] "Jeonnam Dragons FC – Soccer – Team Profile – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[rsssf97-2] "South Korea 1997". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[3] "Asian Club Competitions 1998/99". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[4] "South Korea – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[5] "Player List". dragons.co.kr (in Korean). Jeonnam Dragons. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

[6] "Staff". dragons.co.kr (in Korean). Jeonnam Dragons. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

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