2025 Ulsan HD FC season

Ulsan HD
2025 season
Owner	HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
Chairman	Chung Mong-joon
Head coach	Kim Pan-gon (from 28 July 2024 until 2 August 2025); Shin Tae-yong (from 5 August 2025 until 9 October 2025); Roh Sang-rae (from 9 October 2025 until 24 December 2025)
Stadium	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
K League 1	9th
Korea Cup	Quarter-finals
Champions League Elite	TBD
FIFA Club World Cup	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Erick Farias (10 goals); All: Erick Farias (11 goals)
Average home league attendance	14,465
Biggest win	Ulsan HD 3–0 Gwangju FC (2 May 2025); Ulsan HD 3–0 Incheon United FC (14 May 2025)
Biggest defeat	Gimcheon Sangmu FC 3–0 Ulsan HD (5 October 2025)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2024 2026 →

OwnerHD Hyundai Heavy Industries

ChairmanChung Mong-joon

Head coachKim Pan-gon (from 28 July 2024 until 2 August 2025)
Shin Tae-yong (from 5 August 2025 until 9 October 2025)
Roh Sang-rae (from 9 October 2025 until 24 December 2025)

StadiumUlsan Munsu Football Stadium

The 2025 season is Ulsan HD FC's 42nd season in the K League 1, and the first season under the new name after rebranding from Ulsan Hyundai FC. Over the course of the season, the club participated in the 2025 K League 1, the 2024 Korean FA Cup, the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite, the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite after being the 2024 K League 1 champion, and the FIFA Club World Cup.^[2]^[3]

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No.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Contract since	Contract end
Goalkeepers
21	Jo Hyeon-woo	(1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 34)	Daegu FC	2020
23	Moon Jung-in	(1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 27)	Seoul E-Land	2025
25	Kim Se-hyeong	(2007-01-24) 24 January 2007 (age 19)	Ulsan HD U18	2025	2025
31	Ryu Sung-min	(2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 23)	Chung-Ang University	2025
Defenders
2	Cho Hyun-taek	(2001-08-02) 2 August 2001 (age 24)	Gimcheon Sangmu	2020
4	Seo Myeong-kwan	(2002-11-23) 23 November 2002 (age 23)	Bucheon FC 1995	2025
13	Kang Sang-woo	(1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 (age 32)	FC Seoul	2025	2025
15	Jung Seung-hyun	(1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 31)	Al Wasl	2025
19	Kim Young-gwon	(1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 (age 36)	Gamba Osaka	2022
24	Yoon Jong-gyu	(1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 27)	FC Seoul	2025	2025
26	Park Min-seo	(2000-09-15) 15 September 2000 (age 25)	Seoul E-Land FC	2025
28	Lee Jae-ik	(1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 26)	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2025
66	Miłosz Trojak	(1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 31)	Korona Kielce	2025
96	Choi Seok-hyeon	(2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 23)	Chungbuk Cheongju	2024
Midfielders
5	Jung Woo-young	(1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 36)	Al-Khaleej FC	2021
6	Darijan Bojanić	(1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 31)	Hammarby	2023
7	Ko Seung-beom	(1994-04-24) 24 April 1994 (age 31)	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2024	2027
10	Lee Dong-gyeong	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 28)	Gimcheon Sangmu	2018
14	Lee Jin-hyun	(1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 28)	Puszcza Niepołomice	2025
17	Gustav Ludwigson	(1993-10-20) 20 October 1993 (age 32)	Hammarby	2023
22	Kim Min-hyeok	(1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 33)	Seongnam FC	2022
30	Yoon Jae-seok	(2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 22)	Jeonnam Dragons	2025
72	Baek In-woo	(2006-11-29) 29 November 2006 (age 19)	Yongin Deokyoung	2025
Forwards
9	Marcão	(1994-06-17) 17 June 1994 (age 31)	Al-Ahli	2025	2025
11	Um Won-sang	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 27)	Gwangju FC	2022	2025
16	Lee Hui-gyun	(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 27)	Gwangju FC	2025
18	Heo Yool	(2001-04-12) 12 April 2001 (age 24)	Gwangju FC	2025
27	Lee Chung-yong	(1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 37)	VfL Bochum	2020	2025
36	Matías Lacava	(2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 (age 23)	Atlético-GO	2025
97	Erick Farias	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 29)	Juventude	2025
Players who left on loan during mid-season
3	Hong Jae-seok	(2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 22)	Jeju United	2024
3	Kang Min-woo	(2006-03-02) 2 March 2006 (age 20)	Ulsan HD U18	2024
8	Lee Kyu-seong	(1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 31)	Seongnam FC	2021
25	Jung Seong-bin	(2007-05-12) 12 May 2007 (age 18)	Ulsan HD U18	2025	2025
29	Jang Si-young	(2002-03-31) 31 March 2002 (age 23)	Yonsei University	2023
37	Moon Hyeon-ho	(2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 22)	Chungnam Asan FC	2024
70	Choi Kang-min	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 23)	Daegu Arts University	2024
94	Sim Sang-min	(1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 32)	Pohang Steelers	2024	2026
99	Yago Cariello	(1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 26)	Gangwon FC	2024
Players who left permanently during mid-season
68	Lee Jae-wook	(2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 24)	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2023
10	Kim Min-woo	(1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 36)	Chengdu Rongcheng	2024
20	Hwang Seok-ho	(1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 36)	Sagan Tosu	2024	2025
41	Park Sang-jun	(2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 22)	Gyeongju KHNP	2024
77	Giorgi Arabidze	(1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 27)	FC Torpedo Kutaisi	2024	2026
	Park Jae-seong	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 23)		2025

Date	Position	Player	Transferred from	Ref
Permanent Transfer
31 December 2024	DF	Hong Jae-seok	Jeju United	End of loan
	DF	Lee Jae-won	Cheonan City FC	End of loan
	MF	Lee Jae-wook	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	End of loan
	DF	Choi Seok-hyeon	Chungbuk Cheongju FC	End of loan
	MF	Park Sang-jun	Gyeongju KHNP	End of loan
	MF	Cho Young-kwang	Seoul E-Land FC	End of loan
	MF	Hwang Jae-hwan	Bucheon FC 1995	End of loan
	MF	Kim Dong-wook	Jeonnam Dragons	End of loan
17 January 2025	GK	Moon Jung-in	Seoul E-Land FC	Undisclosed
	DF	Park Min-seo	Seoul E-Land FC	Undisclosed ^[4]
	DF	Kang Sang-woo	FC Seoul	Free ^[5]
	DF	Yoon Jong-gyu	FC Seoul	Undisclosed ^[6]
	DF	Seo Myeong-kwan	Bucheon FC 1995	Undisclosed
	DF	Lee Jae-ik	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Undisclosed ^[7]
	MF	Baek In-woo	Yongin Deokyoung	Undisclosed ^[8]
	MF	Yoon Jae-seok	Jeonnam Dragons	Undisclosed ^[9]
	MF	Lee Jin-hyun	Puszcza Niepołomice	Undisclosed ^[10]
	MF	Lee Hui-gyun	Gwangju FC	Undisclosed ^[11]
	FW	Heo Yool	Gwangju FC	Undisclosed ^[12]
23 January 2025	FW	Matías Lacava	Atlético-GO	Undisclosed ^[13]
14 March 2025	FW	Erick Farias	Juventude	Undisclosed

Date	Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
Permanent Transfer
23 December 2024	MF	Ataru Esaka	Fagiano Okayama	Undisclosed ^[14]
1 January 2025	FW	Park Chu-young	Retired	N.A.^[15]
17 January 2025	GK	Jo Su-huk	Chungbuk Cheongju	Free
	DF	Kim Ju-hwan	Seoul E-land	Free ^[16]
	DF	Lim Jong-eun	Daejeon Hana Citizen	Free ^[17]
	DF	Lee Jae-won	Bucheon FC 1995	Free
	DF	Kim Dong-wook	Busan IPark	Free
	MF	Cho Young-kwang	Gyeongnam FC	Free
	FW	Kim Ji-hyeon	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Undisclosed
	FW	Joo Min-kyu	Daejeon Hana Citizen	Free ^[18]
	FW	Kang Yun-gu	Gangwon FC	Undisclosed ^[19]
	FW	Kim Min-jun	Gangwon FC	Free
20 January 2025	FW	Yun Il-lok	Gangwon FC	Free ^[20]
29 January 2025	MF	Hwang Jae-hwan	Gwangju FC	Free
31 January 2025	DF	Kim Kee-hee	Seattle Sounders	Free ^[21]
10 February 2025	FW	Matheus Sales	Mirassol Futebol Clube	Free
2 March 2025	DF	Lee Myung-jae	Birmingham City	Free ^[22]
Loan Transfer
18 December 2023	DF	Cho Hyun-taek	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Military Service
29 April 2024	MF	Lee Dong-gyeong	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Military Service
17 January 2025	DF	Hong Jae-seok	Busan IPark	Season loan
27 March 2025	MF	Lee Kyu-seong	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Season loan
7 April 2025	GK	Moon Hyeon-ho	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Military Service

Date	Position	Player	Transferred from	Ref
Permanent Transfer
5 June 2025	DF	Miłosz Trojak	Korona Kielce	Undisclosed ^[23]
9 July 2025	DF	Jung Seung-hyun	Al Wasl	Undisclosed
23 July 2025	FW	Marcão	Al-Ahli	Undisclosed
Loan Transfer
17 June 2025	DF	Cho Hyun-taek	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	End of Military Service
28 October 2025	MF	Lee Dong-gyeong	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	End of Military Service

Date	Position	Player	Transferred from	Ref
Permanent Transfer
4 June 2025	DF	Lee Jae-wook	Seongnam FC	Free
5 June 2025	DF	Hwang Seok-ho	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Undisclosed
27 June 2025	MF	Park Sang-jun	Jeonnam Dragons	Free
27 June 2025	MF	Park Jae-seong	Hwaseong FC	Free
1 July 2025	FW	Giorgi Arabidze		Free
25 July 2025	MF	Kim Min-woo	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Free
Loan Transfer
4 June 2025	MF	Choi Kang-min	Chungbuk Cheongju FC	Season loan
5 June 2025	DF	Jung Seong-bin	FC Liefering	Loan till 30 June 2026 ^[24]
10 June 2025	FW	Jang Si-young	Bucheon	Season loan
13 June 2025	DF	Sim Sang-min	Gwangju FC	Season loan
6 July 2025	FW	Yago Cariello	Zhejiang FC	Season loan ^[25]
August 2025	DF	Kang Min-woo	Genk	Season loan ^[a]

2025 Ulsan HD FC season

Backroom staff

Coaching staff

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Out

Mid-season

In

Out

Friendly matches

Tour of UAE (6 Jan - 26 Feb)

Others

Competitions

Overall record

K League 1

Matches

Korean FA Cup

2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Group stage

2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite

League stage

2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

League stage

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

References

Notes

External links

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14 January 2025 1	FC Rapid București	1–2	Ulsan HD	Dubai, UAE
	Aaron Boupendza 12' (pen.)		Um Won-sang 32' Choi Seok-hyeon 40'	Stadium: Jebel Ali Centre of Excellence

18 January 2025 2	MŠK Žilina	1–1	Ulsan HD	Dubai, UAE
			Ko Seung-beom 24'	Stadium: Jebel Ali Centre of Excellence

21 January 2025 3	Precision FC	0–10	Ulsan HD	Dubai, UAE
			Lee Hee-kyun Heo Yool Darijan Bojanić Yoon Jong-gyu Lee Chung-yong Park Min-seo Jeong Sung-bin Yago Cariello	Stadium: Ibn Battuta Mall

24 January 2025 4	FC Lokomotiv Moscow	0–1	Ulsan HD	Abu Dhabi, UAE
			Yoon Jae-seok	Stadium: Sheikh Zayed Stadium

25 January 2025 5	FC Dinamo Samarqand	1–2	Ulsan HD	Abu Dhabi, UAE
			Yago Cariello Choi Seok-hyeon	Stadium: Sheikh Zayed Stadium

11 June 2025 1	Charlotte FC	2–5	Ulsan HD	Charlotte, USA
			Lee Chung-yong Erick Farias Eom Won-sang Milosz Trojak Lee Jin-hyun	Stadium: Atrium Health Performance Park

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
K League 1	15 February	30 November	Matchday 1	9th	38	11	11	16	42	50	−8	028.95
Korea Cup	14 May	2 July	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	050.00
2024–25 ACLE	12 February	12 February	League stage	League stage	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
CWC	17 June	25 June	Group stage	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	000.00
2025–26 ACLE	17 September	9 December	League stage	TBD	6	2	2	2	5	6	−1	033.33
Total					50	14	13	23	53	65	−12	028.00

15 February 2025 1	Ulsan HD	0–1	FC Anyang	Ulsan
		Report	Bruno Mota 90+2'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 18,718 Referee: Kim Yong-woo

23 February 2025 2	Daejeon Hana Citizen	0–2	Ulsan HD	Daejeon
	Park Kyu-hyun 52'	Report	Yoon Jae-Seok 8' Heo Yool 58' Kim Min-hyeok 22' Matías Lacava 45+2'	Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 19,628 Referee: Kim Jong-hyuk

1 March 2025 3	Ulsan HD	1–0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Ulsan
	Darijan Bojanić 66' Heo Yool 6' Yoon Jong-gyu 35' Seo Myung-Guan 76' Kim Min-hyeok 77'	Report	Park Jin-seop 6' Lee Seung-woo 23' Han Kook-young 42'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 26,317 Referee: Kim Woo-sung

12 July 2025 21 (Rescheduled)	Ulsan HD	2–2	Daegu FC	Ulsan
	Lee Jin-hyun 64' Woo Joo-sung 79' (o.g.)	Report	Cesinha 33', 87' Han Jong-Mu 55' Oh Seung-hoon 63' Jo Jin-woo 90+5' Kim Jeong-hyun 90+7'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 14,555 Referee: Kim Yong-woo

27 July 2025 24	Gangwon FC	2–2	Ulsan HD	Chuncheon
	Kim Dae-won 51' Hong Chul 90+7' Seo Min-woo 2'	Report	Marcos Vinicius 30', 83' Lee Jae-ik 40' Jo Hyeon-woo 43' Choi Seok-Hyun 90+3'	Stadium: Chuncheon Songam Sports Town Attendance: 9,144 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop

9 March 2025 4	Ulsan HD	2–0	Jeju SK	Ulsan
	Heo Yool 33', 71' Lee Jin-hyun 37' Matías Lacava 42' Kim Min-hyeok 64' Choi Seok-hyeon 90'	Report	Italo 57'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 16,749 Referee: Song Min-seok

16 March 2025 5	Suwon FC	1–1	Ulsan HD	Suwon
	Luan Dias 13' 40'	Report	Erick Farias 73' Matías Lacava 58 Seo Myung-Guan 59' Lee Hui-Gyun 80'	Stadium: Suwon Sports Complex Attendance: 5,557 Referee: Kim Yong-woo

29 March 2025 6	Pohang Steelers	1–0	Ulsan HD	Pohang
	Lee Ho-jae 80' Han Hyeon-Seo 90'	Report		Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 12,565 Referee: Kim Dae-young

5 April 2025 7	Ulsan HD	0–0	FC Seoul	Ulsan
	Kang Sang-Woo 5' Lee Jin-hyun 75'	Report	Willyan 34'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 20,358 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

13 April 2025 8	Daegu FC	0–1	Ulsan HD	Daegu
		Report	Kang Sang-Woo 67'	Stadium: DGB Daegu Bank Park Attendance: 12,218 Referee: Seol Tae-hwan

19 April 2025 9	Ulsan HD	1–2	Gangwon FC	Ulsan
	Erick Farias 45+3' (pen.) Yoon Jong-gyu 73'	Report	Kim Kang-Guk 17' Shin Min-Ha 47' Lee Ji-Ho 61' Marko Tući 90+1' Lee Gwang-yeon 90+8'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 13,536 Referee: Kim Woo-sung

27 April 2025 10	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	2–0	Ulsan HD	Gimcheon
	Yu Kang-hyun 30' Park Sang-Hyeok 90'	Report	Kim Young-gwon 44' Erick Farias 89'	Stadium: Gimcheon Stadium Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop

2 May 2025 11	Ulsan HD	3–0	Gwangju FC	Ulsan
	Lee Chung-yong 18' Matías Lacava 77' Erick Farias 90+3'	Report	Ju Se-jong 32' Kang Hui-Su 36' Ahn Young-kyu 54' Park Jeong-in 87'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 9,659 Referee: Seol Tae-hwan

5 May 2025 12	Ulsan HD	1–1	Pohang Steelers	Ulsan
	Darijan Bojanić 45+3' Park Min-Seo 41' Yoon Jae-seok 58'	Report	Oberdan 8' Juninho Rocha 90+8	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 23,442 Referee: Kim Chong-hyuk

11 May 2025 13	Jeju SK	1–2	Ulsan HD	Seogwipo
	Yuri 53'90+6 Ko Seung-Beom 51'	Report	Gustav Ludwigson 5' Erick Farias 65' Jung Woo-young 27' Kang Sang-Woo 69' Kim Min-hyeok 84' 90'	Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 8,012 Referee: Shin Yong-jun

17 May 2025 14	Gangwon FC	1–1	Ulsan HD	Chuncheon
	Cho Jin-Hyuk 90+3' 76'	Report	Seo Myung-Guan 65' Yoon Jae-seok 32' Ko Seung-Beom 58' Erick Farias 68' Matías Lacava 76' Heo Yool 89'	Stadium: Chuncheon Songam Sports Town Attendance: 6,920 Referee: Song Min-seok

24 May 2025 15	Ulsan HD	3–2	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Ulsan
	Erick Farias 73' (pen.), 88' Um Won-sang 90' Ko Seung-Beom 58'	Report	Lee Dong-gyeong 31' Park Soo-Il 59' Park Sang-Hyeok 70' Lee Seung-won 90+3'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 16,012 Referee: Lee Dong-jun

28 May 2025 16	Gwangju FC	1–1	Ulsan HD	Gwangju
	Byeon Jun-Soo 6' 31' Cho Seong-Gwon 79'	Report	Erick Farias 48' Kim Min-hyeok 67' Park Min-Seo 81' Heo Yool 90+1'	Stadium: Gwangju Football Stadium Attendance: 2,933 Referee: Park Byung-jin

31 May 2025 17	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3–1	Ulsan HD	Jeonju
	Song Min-kyu 26' Park Jin-seop 86' Hong Jeong-Ho 86' Tiago Orobó 90+8' 90+5'	Report	Lee Chung-yong 11' Jung Woo-young 36'	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 31,830 Referee: Kim Dae-young

1 April 2025 18 (Rescheduled)	Ulsan HD	2–3	Daejeon Hana Citizen	Ulsan
	Park Min-seo 42' Lee Hui-gyun 45+4' Kim Young-gwon 29'	Report	Shin Sang-Eun 3' Kim Hyeon-Ug 13' (pen.) Joo Min-kyu 63' 90+2' Vladislavs Gutkovskis 32' Kim In-Gyun 76'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 6,902 Referee: Shin Yong-jun

23 April 2025 19 (Rescheduled)	FC Anyang	0–1	Ulsan HD	Anyang
	Kim Woon 25' Ri Yong-jik 72' Bruno Rodrigues Mota 85' Matheus Oliveira Santos 90+5'	Report	Erick Farias 50' (pen.) Ko Seung-Beom 90+5' Kang Min-Woo 90+8'	Stadium: Anyang Stadium Attendance: 5,592 Referee: Kim Dae-yong

2 August 2025 20 (Rescheduled)	Ulsan HD	2–3	Suwon FC	Ulsan
	Cho Hyun-taek 50' Ko Seung-Beom 63' Kim Min-hyeok 10'	Report	Pablo Sabbag 59', 67' Willyan 70' Kim Tae-han 60'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 10,197 Referee: Shin Yong-jun

20 July 2025 22	FC Seoul	1–0	Ulsan HD	Seoul
	Jesse Lingard 42' Kim Ju-sung 66' Kim Jin-su 750'	Report	Seo Myong-Gwan 36' Ko Seung-Beom 45+3' Kim Young-gwon 45+4' Lee Jae-ik 90+2'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 24,047 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

23 July 2025 23	Ulsan HD	1–2	Daejeon Hana Citizen	Ulsan
	Erick Farias 43' Lee Jae-ik 82'	Report	Lee Myung-jae 45' Kim Jun-Beom 90+5' Anton Kryvotsyuk 38'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 8,127 Referee: Song Min-Seok

9 August 2025 25	Ulsan HD	1–0	Jeju SK	Ulsan
	Gustav Ludwigson 73'	Report	Kim Jun-ha 27' Jang Min-gyu 39' Rim Chang-woo 87' Song Ju-hun 90+2'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 10,510 Referee: Park Byeon-jin