2016 FC Seoul season
FC Seoul 2016 football season
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The 2016 season was FC Seoul's 33rd season in the K League Classic.
ChairmanHuh Chang-soo
ManagerChoi Yong-soo
(until 22 June)
Hwang Sun-hong
(since 27 June)
(until 22 June)
Hwang Sun-hong
(since 27 June)
K League ClassicChampions
FA CupRunners-up
| 2016 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Huh Chang-soo | ||
| Manager | Choi Yong-soo (until 22 June) Hwang Sun-hong (since 27 June) | ||
| K League Classic | Champions | ||
| FA Cup | Runners-up | ||
| AFC Champions League | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Adriano (17) All: Adriano (35) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 47,899 vs Suwon (League, 18 June) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,539 vs Daegu (FA Cup, 11 May) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 18,895 | ||
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Pre-season
- In Guam: From 8 January 2016 to 26 January 2016
- In Kagoshima, Japan: From 31 January 2016 to 14 February 2016
Pre-season match results
| Type | Date | Opponents | Result | Score | Scorers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan |
2 February 2016 |  Yanbian Fude |
D | 2–2 |  Yun Ju-tae, Lee Seok-hyun |
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| 4 February 2016 |  Gamba Osaka |
W | 1–0 |  Dejan Damjanović |
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| D | 1–1 | Cho Chan-ho |
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| 7 February 2016 | Kyoto Sanga |
W | 2–0 | Cho Chan-ho (2) |
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| 10 February 2016 | Júbilo Iwata |
D | 1–1 | Dejan Damjanović |
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| Honda Lock |
W | 3–1 | Lee Min-kyu (1),  Adriano (2) |
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| 13 February 2016 | FC Tokyo |
W | 1–0 | Own goal | ||
| L | 1–3 | Lee Seok-hyun |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| K League Classic | Matchday 1 | Matchday 38 | — | |||||||
| FA Cup | Round of 32 | — | ||||||||
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | — | ||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
Last updated: 31 December 2016
Source: Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website
K League Classic
FA Cup
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Knockout stage
Match reports and match highlights
Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website (in English)
Season statistics
K League Classic records
| Season | Teams | Final Position |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12 | Champions | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 70 | Choi Yong-soo Hwang Sun-hong |
All competitions records
| K League Classic |
FA Cup | AFC Champions League |
Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runners-up | Semi-finals | Choi Yong-soo Hwang Sun-hong |
Attendance records
| Season Total Att. |
K League Classic Season Total Att. |
K League Classic Season Average Att. |
FA Cup Total / Average Att. |
ACL Total / Average Att. |
Friendly Match Att. |
Att. Ranking | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474,044 | 342,134 | 18,895 | 53,645 / 10,729 | 78,265 / 13,044 | N/A | 1st (12 clubs) | |
- Season total attendance includes K League Classic, FA Cup, and AFC Champions League combined.
Squad statistics
Goals
| Pos | K League Classic | FA Cup | AFC Champions League |
Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Adriano (17 / 30) |
Adriano (5 / 6) |
Adriano (13 / 11) |
Adriano (35 / 47) |
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2 |
Dejan Damjanović (13 / 36) |
Yun Ju-tae (2 / 2) |
Dejan Damjanović (5 / 11) |
Dejan Damjanović (19 / 51) |
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3 |
Park Chu-young (10 / 34) |
Yoon Seung-won (1 / 1) |
Go Yo-han (2 / 11) |
Park Chu-young (11 / 49) |
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4 |
Yun Il-lok (6 / 26) |
Dejan Damjanović (1 / 4) Ju Se-jong (1 / 4) |
Yun Ju-tae (1 / 6) Park Yong-woo (1 / 6) Lee Seok-hyun (1 / 6) |
Yun Ju-tae (6 / 25) Yun Il-lok (6 / 36) Ju Se-jong (6 / 43) |
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5 |
Ju Se-jong (4 / 30) |
Kim Won-sik (1 / 8) |
Go Yo-han (4 / 42) Osmar (4 / 54) |
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| Osmar (4 / 37) |
Ju Se-jong (1 / 9) |
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| Yun Ju-tae (3 / 17) |
Park Chu-young (1 / 10) |
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| Ko Kwang-min (1 / 11) |
Assists
| Pos | K League Classic |
|---|---|
1 |
Yun Il-lok (7 / 26) |
2 |
Adriano (6 / 30) |
3 |
Go Yo-han (5 / 27) |
4 |
Yojiro Takahagi (4 / 32) |
5 |
Kim Chi-woo (3 / 26) Osmar (3 / 37) |
Coaching staff
Choi Yong-soo and Kim Seong-jae caretaker Era (–25 June 2016)
| Position | Name | Notes |
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| Manager | Choi Yong-soo |
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| Caretaker Manager | Kim Seong-jae |
22 June 2016–25 June 2016 |
| Assistant manager | Kim Seong-jae |
–22 June 2016 |
| First-team coach | Kim Dong-young |
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| First-team coach | Adilson dos Santos |
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| First-team goalkeeping coach | Leandro Maciel de Melo |
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| Reserve Team Coach | Chung Sang-nam |
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| Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach | Back Min-chul |
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| Fitness coach |  Adam Waterson |
–February 2016 |
 Jasmin Mujdža |
March 2016– | |
| U-18 Team Manager | Kim Sang-moon |
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| U-18 Team Coach | Park Hyuk-soon |
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| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Weon Jong-teok |
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| U-15 Team Manager | Kim Young-jin |
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| U-15 Team Coach | Kim Byung-chae |
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| U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Cho Jun-ho |
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| U-15 Team Fitness Coach | Park Sung-jun |
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| U-12 Team Manager | Park Yo-seb |
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| U-12 Team Coach | ||
| U-12 Team GK Coach | ||
| Chief Scout | Kim Hyun-tae |
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| Scout | Lee Won-jun |
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| Jung Jae-yoon |
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| Seo Min-woo |
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Hwang Sun-hong Era (27 June 2016– )
| Position | Name | Notes |
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| Manager | Hwang Sun-hong |
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| Assistant manager | Kang Chul |
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| First-team coach | Kim Dong-young |
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| Adilson dos Santos |
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| First-team goalkeeping coach | Leandro Maciel de Melo |
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| Reserve Team Coach | Chung Sang-nam |
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| Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach | Back Min-chul |
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| Fitness coach | Jasmin Mujdža |
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| U-18 Team Manager | Kim Sang-moon |
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| U-18 Team Coach | Lee Jung-youl |
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| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Weon Jong-teok |
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| U-15 Team Manager | Kim Young-jin |
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| U-15 Team Coach | Park Hyuk-soon |
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| U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Cho Jun-ho |
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| U-15 Team Fitness Coach | Park Sung-jun |
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| U-12 Team Manager | Kim Byung-chae |
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| U-12 Team Coach | Seo Ki-man |
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| U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Lee Ji-hun |
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| Chief Scout | Kim Hyun-tae |
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| Scout | Lee Won-jun |
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| Jung Jae-yoon |
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| Seo Min-woo |
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Supporting staff
| Position | Name | Notes |
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| Club doctor | Cho Yun-sang |
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| Athletic Trainer | Park Sung-ryul, Hwangbo-hyun, Choi Kyu-jung |
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| Performance analyst | Kim Jeong-hoon, Shin Jung-hyun |
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| Equipment manager | Lee Cheun-gil |
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| Translator | Kim Hyun-soo |
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Players
Team squad
All players registered for the 2016 season are listed.
Out on loan and military service
| No. | POS | Nation | Player | Moving To | Loan Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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South Korea |
Choi Hyun-tae | Sangju Sangmu |
2014/12–2016/09 | ||
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South Korea |
Kang Seung-jo | Ansan Mugunghwa |
2015/03–2016/12 | ||
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South Korea |
Lee Woong-hee | Sangju Sangmu |
2015/11–2017/08 | ||
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South Korea |
Park Hee-seong | Sangju Sangmu |
2015/11–2017/08 | ||
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South Korea |
Kim Won-gun | Gangwon FC |
2016/03–2016/07 | ||
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South Korea |
Sin Jin-ho | Sangju Sangmu |
2016/04–2018/01 | ||
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South Korea |
Sim Sang-min | Seoul E-Land |
2016/07–2016/12 | ||
※ 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 2016 season).
※ Conscripted: Transferred to Sangju Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service after the end of the season.
Transfers
In
| No. | Name | Pos. | Moving from | Type | Window | Period | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Won-sik |
MF | Incheon United |
Loan return | Winter (after the 2015 season) |
N/A | N/A | |
| 2 | Kim Won-gun |
DF | Gangwon FC |
Loan return | Winter (after the 2015 season) |
N/A | N/A | March 2016, reloan to Gangwon FC |
| 3 | Yoo Hyun |
GK | Incheon United |
Free transfer (contract expired) |
Winter (2015-12-22) |
N/A | Undisclosed | |
| 4 | Dejan Damjanović |
FW | Beijing Guoan |
Free transfer (contract expired) |
Winter (2015-12-28) |
2 years | Free | |
| 5 | Cho Chan-ho |
MF | Pohang Steelers |
Free transfer (contract expired) |
Winter (2016-01-04) |
3 years | Free | |
| 6 | Sin Jin-ho |
MF | Pohang Steelers |
Free transfer (contract expired) |
Winter (2016-01-04) |
1 year | Free | |
| 7 | Ju Se-jong |
MF | Busan IPark |
Transfer | Winter (2016-01-08) |
2 years | Trade | Kim Hyun-sung↔Ju Se-jong |
| 8 | Jung In-whan |
DF | Henan Jianye |
Free transfer (contract expired) |
Winter (2016-02-04) |
2 years | Free | |
| 9 | Sim Woo-yeon |
DF | Seongnam FC |
Free transfer (contract expired) |
Winter (2016-02-11) |
2 years | Free | |
| 10 | Kwak Tae-hwi |
DF |  Al-Hilal |
Free transfer (contract expired) |
Summer (2016-07-07) |
2.5 years | Free | |
| 11 | Lee Kyu-ro |
DF | Seoul E-Land |
Transfer | Summer (2016-07-25) |
N/A | Undisclosed | |
| 12 | Kim Won-gun |
DF | Gangwon FC |
Loan return | Summer (2016-07-28) |
N/A | N/A | |
| 13 | Geum Kyo-jin |
DF | Gyeongju KHNP |
Free transfer (contract expired) |
Summer (2016-07-29) |
N/A | Free | |
| 14 | Choi Hyun-tae |
MF | Sangju Sangmu |
Return from military service |
Summer (2016-09-14) |
N/A | N/A | |
Rookie Free Agent
| No. | Name | Pos. | Moving from | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joo Hyung-jun |
DF | Pai Chai University |
Youth system (After Univ.) |
FC Seoul U-18 Team (2012 Draft) |
| 2 | Kim Hak-seung |
MF | Dongguk University |
Youth system (After Univ.) |
FC Seoul U-18 Team (2012 Draft) |
| 3 | Sin Seong-jae |
MF | Osan High School |
Youth system | FC Seoul U-18 Team |
| 4 | Lee Hyeon-gu |
FW | Osan High School |
Youth system | FC Seoul U-18 Team |
| 5 | Jeong Ye-chan |
DF | Jungkyung High School |
Free agent | |
| 6 | Lee Min-kyu |
MF | Korea University |
Free agent | |
| 7 | Lim Min-hyeok |
MF | Suwon Technical High School |
Free agent | |
| 8 | Kim Jeong-hwan |
FW | Shingal High School |
Free agent | |
| 9 | Kim Ju-yeong |
FW | Jungkyung High School |
Free agent | |
- (Univ.) means player who went to university then back to FC Seoul.
- (After Univ.) means player who joined FC Seoul after entering university.
Out
| No. | Name | Pos. | Moving to | Type | Window | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moon Ki-han |
MF | Bucheon FC 1995 |
Transfer | Winter (2015-12-29) |
Loan finish | |
| 2 | Cho Min-woo |
DF | V-Varen Nagasaki |
Transfer | Winter (2016-01-05) |
Loan finish | |
| 3 | Rafael Costa |
FW | Ceará Sporting Club |
Free transfer (Contract terminated) |
Winter (2016-01-23) |
Undisclosed | Loan finish |
| 4 |  Mauricio Molina |
MF | Independiente Medellín |
Free transfer (contract expired) |
Winter (2015-12-28) |
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| 5 | Lee Jae-kwon |
MF | Daegu FC |
Transfer | Winter (2015-12-28) |
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| 6 | Choi Jung-han |
FW | Daegu FC |
Transfer | Winter (2015-12-28) |
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| 7 | Kim Hyun-sung |
FW | Busan IPark |
Transfer | Winter (2016-01-08) |
Trade | Kim Hyun-sung↔Ju Se-jong |
| 8 | Jung Jo-gook |
FW | Gwangju FC |
Free transfer (contract expired) |
Winter (2016-01-11) |
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| 9 | Kim Min-hyeok |
MF | Gwangju FC |
Transfer | Winter (2016-01-11) |
Undisclosed | |
| 10 | Jung Seung-yong |
DF | Gangwon FC |
Free transfer (contract expired) |
Winter (2016-01-12) |
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| 11 | Kim Yong-dae |
GK | Ulsan Hyundai |
Free transfer (contract expired) |
Winter (2016-02-11) |
Undisclosed | |
| 12 | Kim Jin-kyu |
DF |  Muangthong United |
Free transfer (contract expired) |
Winter (2016-02-12) |
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| 13 | Yoo Lo-mon |
MF | Contract expired | Winter (2016-02-12) |
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| 14 | Jeong Ye-chan |
DF | Withdrawn | During the season (2016-03-18) |
Loan & Military service
| No. | Name | Pos. | Moving to | Date | Duration | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Woong-hee |
DF | Sangju Sangmu |
After the 2015 season (15 December 2015) |
21 months | N/A | Conscripted |
| 2 | Park Hee-seong |
FW | Sangju Sangmu |
After the 2015 season (15 December 2015) |
21 months | N/A | Conscripted |
| 3 | Kim Won-gun |
DF | Gangwon FC |
Winter (23 March 2016) |
5 months | Undisclosed | Loan |
| 4 | Sin Jin-ho |
MF | Sangju Sangmu |
During the 2016 season (18 April 2016) |
21 months | N/A | Conscripted |
| 5 | Sim Sang-min |
DF | Seoul E-Land |
During the 2016 season (25 July 2016) |
5 months | Undisclosed | Loan |
Tactics
Tactical analysis
Former manager Choi Yong-soo used a 3–5–2 formation. Hwang Sun-hong used a 4–3–3 formation.
Starting eleven and formation
This section shows the most used players for each position considering a 4–3–3 formation.[1]
Source: Squad stats and Start formations. |
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Substitutes
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
MS | Notes |
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| 1 | GK | |
Yoo Hyun | 18 | |
| 3 | DF | |
Jung In-whan | 7 | |
| 7 | DF | |
Kim Chi-woo | 19 | |
| 23 | DF | |
Sim Woo-yeon | 19 | |
| 14 | MF | |
Cho Chan-ho | 5 | |
| 25 | MF | |
Lee Seok-hyun | 11 | |
| 19 | FW | |
Yun Ju-tae | 2 |
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).