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

Match results

Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website (English)

K League Classic

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C, Q)	38	22	7	9	57	39	+18	73	2016 AFC Champions League group stage
2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Q)	38	19	10	9	60	43	+17	67
3	Pohang Steelers (Q)	38	18	12	8	49	32	+17	66	2016 AFC Champions League play-off round
4	FC Seoul[lower-alpha 1] (Q)	38	17	11	10	52	44	+8	62	2016 AFC 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
7	Ulsan Hyundai	38	13	14	11	54	45	+9	53
8	Incheon United	38	13	12	13	35	32	+3	51
9	Jeonnam Dragons	38	12	13	13	46	51	−5	49
10	Gwangju FC	38	10	12	16	35	44	−9	42
11	Busan IPark (R)	38	5	11	22	30	55	−25	26	Qualification to relegation play-offs
12	Daejeon Citizen (R)	38	4	7	27	32	72	−40	19	Relegation to 2016 K League Challenge

Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2015. Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. FC Seoul qualified for the 2016 AFC Champions League group stage as 2015 Korean FA Cup winners.

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

Last updated: 29 November 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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

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

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

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

No. Position Player 22 MF Koh Myong-jin (captain)^1(Out) 23 MF Kim Min-hyeok 24 DF Hwang Hyun-soo 25 FW Adriano (In) 26 DF Kim Nam-chun 27 MF Ko Kwang-min 28 DF Kim Dong-woo 29 MF Lee Sang-hyeob 31 GK Yu Sang-hun 32 MF Lee Jae-kwon (Discharged) 33 MF Yoo Lo-mon 34 MF Park Yong-woo 36 FW Jung Jo-gook 37 MF Yoon Seung-won 38 GK Yang Han-been 40 FW Shim Je-hyeok 41 GK Kim Chol-ho 42 MF Kang Seung-jo (Conscripted)^[3] 91 FW 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. Position Player DF Cho Min-woo (to V-Varen Nagasaki until December 2015) MF Moon Ki-han (to Daegu FC until December 2015) MF Kim Won-sik (to Incheon United until December 2015) FW Rafael Costa (to Joinville EC until July 2015) FW Rafael Costa (to Joinville EC until December 2015) DF Kim Won-gun (to Gangwon FC until December 2015 season)

No. Position Player MF Lee Jae-kwon (to Ansan Police until September 2015 / Discharged) MF Choi Hyun-tae (to Sangju Sangmu until September 2016) MF 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.

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 Barba 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 (Korean) External links FC Seoul Official Website (Korean) (English)