2026 Gangwon FC season

Gangwon FC
2026 season
Manager	Chung Kyung-ho
K League 1	6th
Korea Cup	TBD
2025–26 ACLE	Round of 16
2026–27 ACLE	TBD
Top goalscorer	League: ; Abdallah Hleihel (4); All: ; Abdallah Hleihel (4)
Highest home attendance	8,259 v FC Seoul; 25 April 2026, K League 1
Lowest home attendance	2,527 v Shanghai Port; 11 February 2026, ACLE
Average home league attendance	6,379
Biggest win	3–0 v Gwangju FC; 4 April 2026, K League 1; 3–0 v Gimcheon Sangmu; 21 April 2026, K League 1
Biggest defeat	1–3 v Ulsan HD; 28 February 2026, K League 1
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2025 2027 →

Manager

Chung Kyung-ho

K League 16th

Korea CupTBD

2025–26 ACLERound of 16

The 2026 season is the 18th season of Gangwon FC and the club's 15th season in the K League 1. Gangwon FC is competing in K League 1, Korea Cup, 2025-26 and 2026-27 season of AFC Champions League Elite.

Gangwon FC will be scheduled to participate in 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two, but the AFC announced the expansion of the Champions League Elite from 24 to 32 teams on April 24,^[1] therefore Gangwon FC qualified for 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite for the second consecutive year.

[1]

No.	Player	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1	Park Cheong-hyo	South Korea	GK	(1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 36)
21	Kim Jung-hoon	South Korea	GK	(2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 (age 21)
31	Hong Jin-hyeok	South Korea	GK	(2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 22)
41	Kim Yu-seong	South Korea	GK	(2005-11-16) 16 November 2005 (age 20)
51	Cho Min-kyu	South Korea	GK	(2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 22)
Defenders
3	Jeong Seung-bin	South Korea	CB	(2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 (age 19)
13	Lee Ki-hyuk (VC)	South Korea	CB / CM	(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 25)
20	Jo Hyun-tae	South Korea	CB	(2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 21)
23	Marko Tući	Montenegro	CB	(1998-12-04) 4 December 1998 (age 27)
24	Park Ho-young	South Korea	CB	(1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 27)
25	Lee Hyo-bin	South Korea	LB	(2007-08-01) 1 August 2007 (age 18)
27	Kim Do-hyun	South Korea	RB / RWB / RW	(2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 26)
29	Choi Jae-hyeok	South Korea	CB / RB	(2009-11-04) 4 November 2009 (age 16)
33	Hong Chul	South Korea	LB	(1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 35)
34	Song Jun-seok	South Korea	LB	(2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 25)
38	Ko Eun-seok	South Korea	CB	(2005-06-13) 13 June 2005 (age 20)
45	Lee Jung-hyun	South Korea	CB	(2007-03-08) 8 March 2007 (age 19)
47	Shin Min-ha	South Korea	CB	(2005-09-15) 15 September 2005 (age 20)
99	Kang Jun-hyuk	South Korea	RB	(1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 26)
Midfielders
4	Seo Min-woo (VC)	South Korea	CB / DM	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 28)
6	Kim Dong-hyun	South Korea	DM	(1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 (age 28)
8	Lee Seung-won	South Korea	CM	(2003-03-06) 6 March 2003 (age 23)
11	Goh Young-jun	South Korea	AM / WF	(2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 24)
14	Kang Yun-gu	South Korea	CM	(2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 24)
16	Kim Tae-hwan	South Korea	CM / DM	(2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 19)
30	Yeo Jun-yeop	South Korea	DM / CB	(2007-05-04) 4 May 2007 (age 18)
40	Won Hui-do	South Korea	DM	(2005-08-01) 1 August 2005 (age 20)
42	Kim Tae-hyeok	South Korea	CM	(2007-01-05) 5 January 2007 (age 19)
46	Kim Eo-jin	South Korea	CM / RB	(2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 19)
57	Lee Yong-jae	South Korea	CM / DM	(2007-10-02) 2 October 2007 (age 18)
66	Hwnag Eun-chong	South Korea	AM / RW	(2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 20)
97	Lee You-hyeon (C)	South Korea	CM / RB	(1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 29)
Forwards
7	Kim Dae-won	South Korea	LW / AM	(1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 29)
9	Kim Gun-hee	South Korea	ST / CF	(1995-02-22) 22 February 1995 (age 31)
10	Mo Jae-hyeon (VC)	South Korea	RW	(1996-09-24) 24 September 1996 (age 29)
15	Jin Jun-seo	South Korea	CF	(2005-02-01) 1 February 2005 (age 21)
17	Lee Eun-ho	South Korea	LW / RW	(2008-01-19) 19 January 2008 (age 18)
19	Park Sang-hyeok	South Korea	ST	(2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 23)
22	Yoo Byung-heon	South Korea	ST / CF	(2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 (age 20)
26	Cho Won-woo	South Korea	LW / WF	(2005-05-12) 12 May 2005 (age 20)
39	Lee Ji-ho	South Korea	LW / ST	(2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 24)
74	Choi Ji-nam	South Korea	LW	(2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 19)
77	Abdallah Hleihel	Israel	CF / ST	(2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 25)
96	Choi Byeong-chan	South Korea	RW / RWB / RB	(1996-04-04) 4 April 1996 (age 30)
Out on loan
	Hwang Mun-ki	South Korea	RB / RWB / CM	(1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 29)
	Kim Yi-seok	South Korea	DM	(1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 27)
	Mario Ćuže	Croatia	LW	(1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 27)
	Lee Sang-heon	South Korea	LW / ST / AM	(1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 28)
	Kim Hyeong-jin	South Korea	RW	(2006-11-19) 19 November 2006 (age 19)
	Kim Kang-kook	South Korea	CM	(1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 29)

Date from	Position	Player	To	Notes	Ref.
Pre-season
22 December 2025	DF	Choi Han-sol	Jeonnam Dragons	End of contract	^[3]
31 December 2025	MF	Goo Bon-cheul	Seongnam FC	End of loan
31 December 2025	GK	Lee Gwang-yeon	Seongnam FC	End of contract	^[4]^[5]
31 December 2025	DF	Yun Il-lok	Gyeongnam FC	End of contract	^[6]^[7]
31 December 2025	DF	Choi Jeong-hoon	Yeoju FC	End of contract	^[6]^[8]
31 December 2025	FW	Kim Sin-jin	Jeju SK FC	End of contract	^[6]^[9]
31 December 2025	FW	Sung Gi-wan	Free agent	End of contract	^[6]
31 December 2025	DF	Park Su-hwan	Free agent	End of contract	^[6]
31 December 2025	FW	Jeong In-jeung	Yeoju FC	End of contract	^[6]^[10]
31 December 2025	DF	Bruno Oliveira	Free agent	End of contract	^[6]
2 January 2026	MF	Kim Dae-woo	Daegu FC	Mutual consent	^[11]^[12]
2 January 2026	MF	Lee Dong-jin	Chungbuk Cheongju FC	Mutual consent	^[13]^[14]
8 January 2026	MF	Kim Min-jun	Bucheon FC 1995	Mutual consent	^[15]^[16]
12 January 2026	FW	Vitor Gabriel	Bucheon FC 1995	Mutual consent	^[17]^[18]
4 February 2026	FW	Cho Jin-hyuk	Gyeongnam FC	Mutual consent	^[19]^[20]
Mid-season

Date from	Position	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
Pre-season
15 January 2026	FW	Kim Hyeong-jin	Dangjin Citizen FC	31 December 2026	^[21]
30 January 2026	MF	Kim Kang-kook	Jincheon HR FC	October 2027	^[22]
Mid-season

Date from	Position	Player	From	Notes	Ref.
Pre-season
3 January 2026	MF	Won Hui-do	Pocheon Citizen	Loan return	^[23]
3 January 2026	GK	Kim Jung-hoon	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Free agent	^[24]
4 January 2026	MF	Lee Yong-jae	Gangwon FC U-18	Undisclosed	^[25]^[a]
4 January 2026	MF	Kim Eo-jin	Yongin Football Center U-18	Undisclosed	^[25]^[a]
4 January 2026	DF	Lee Jung-hyun	Cheongju Daesung High School	Undisclosed	^[25]^[a]
4 January 2026	MF	Yeo Jun-yeop	Jinwee High School	Undisclosed	^[25]^[a]
4 January 2026	DF	Lee Hyo-bin	Suwon High School	Undisclosed	^[25]^[a]
4 January 2026	FW	Choi Ji-nam	Gangneung Munseong High School	Undisclosed	^[25]^[a]
4 January 2026	FW	Cho Won-woo	Cheju Tourism College	Undisclosed	^[25]^[a]
23 January 2026	GK	Abdallah Hleihel	FC Dila Gori	Undisclosed	^[26]
24 January 2026	FW	Lee Eun-ho	FC Dallas Academy	Undisclosed	^[27]^[a]
26 March 2026	MF	Kim Tae-hyeok	Gwangju FC U-18	Undisclosed	^[28]^[a]
26 March 2026	DF	Ko Eun-seok	Hongik University	Undisclosed	^[29]^[a]
9 April 2026	DF	Choi Jae-hyeok	Gangwon FC U-18	Academy call-up	^[30]
Mid-season

Date from	Position	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
Pre-season
8 January 2026	MF	Goh Young-jun	Górnik Zabrze	31 December 2026	^[31]^[32]
Mid-season

2026 Gangwon FC season

Current squad

Transfers

Out

Loan out

In

Loan in

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

K League 1

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Korea Cup

2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

League stage

League stage (East Region) table

Results summary (ACLE)

Results by round (ACLE)

Matches (ACLE)

Knockout stage

Round of 16

2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

Top assists

Clean sheets

Discipline

Awards

Round awards

References

Related Articles

11 January 2026 Friendly	FC Dinamo București	3–2	Gangwon FC	Antalya, Turkey
14:00 UTC+3	Cîrjan 10' Mazilu 24' Karamoko 64'	^[34]	Kim Gun-hee 70' (pen.), 77'

15 January 2026 Friendly	Arka Gdynia	4–0	Gangwon FC	Antalya, Turkey
15:00 UTC+3	Kocyła 46', 68' Kerk 48' Szysz 82'	^[35]

18 January 2026 Friendly	FK Radnički 1923	0–1	Gangwon FC	Antalya, Turkey
14:30 UTC+3		^[36]	Park Sang-hyeok 54'

22 January 2026 Friendly	FK Partizan	^[a]	Gangwon FC	Antalya, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3

29 January 2026 Friendly	ŠK Slovan Bratislava	2–2	Gangwon FC	Antalya, Turkey
15:00 UTC+3	Kukharevych 12' Gajdoš 33'	^[38]	Kim Dae-won 8' Kang Yun-gu 56'

1 February 2026 Friendly	FC CSKA 1948 Sofia	3–0	Gangwon FC	Antalya, Turkey
11:00 UTC+3	Bernardo Couto 49' Iliev 69' Adama Traoré 86'	^[39]

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	28 February 2026		Matchday 1		10	3	4	3	13	9	+4	030.00
Korea Cup	July–August 2026				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
2025–26 Champions League Elite	11 February 2026	10 March 2026	League stage	Round of 16	4	0	3	1	0	1	−1	000.00
2026–27 Champions League Elite	August 2026		Preliminary stage		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					14	3	7	4	13	10	+3	021.43

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
4	FC Anyang	10	3	5	2	14	11	+3	14	Qualification for Champions League Elite play-off round
5	Incheon United	10	4	2	4	14	15	−1	14
6	Gangwon FC	10	3	4	3	13	9	+4	13
7	Daejeon Hana Citizen	10	3	3	4	11	10	+1	12
8	Jeju SK	10	3	3	4	8	9	−1	12

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	L	D	D	D	L	W	W	D	W	L
Position	12	11	10	10	11	6	4	4	3	6
Points	0	1	2	3	3	6	9	10	13	13

28 February 2026 1	Ulsan HD	3-1	Gangwon FC	Ulsan
14:00	Yago Cariello 19', 45+3' Lee Hui-gyun 86'		Hleihel 90+4'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 11,036 Referee: Park Byung-jin

28 March 2026 2	Pohang Steelers	1-0	Gangwon FC	Pohang
15:00	Lee Ho-jae 71'			Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 7,385 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for March 7th 14:00 kick-off, but was moved to March 28th 15:00 kick-off for ACLE Rond of 16 match scheduling.^[41]

4 July 2026 16	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	-	Gangwon FC	Jeonju
19:30				Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium

15 March 2026 3	Gangwon FC	1-1	FC Anyang	Gangneung
16:30	Park Sang-hyeok 6'		Choi Geon-ju 18' Kim Jeong-hyun 63'	Stadium: Gangneung Stadium Attendance: 6,087 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

18 March 2026 4	Bucheon FC 1995	0-0	Gangwon FC	Bucheon
19:30				Stadium: Bucheon Stadium Attendance: 3,132 Referee: Choi Cheol-jun

22 March 2026 5	Gangwon FC	1-1	Jeju SK FC	Gangneung
16:30	Hleihel 90+4'		Jo In-jung 15'	Stadium: Gangneung Stadium Attendance: 5,377 Referee: Kim Dae-yong

4 April 2026 6	Gangwon FC	3-0	Gwangju FC	Gangneung
16:30	Tući 10' Mo Jae-hyeon 13' Lee You-hyeon 54'			Stadium: Gangneung Stadium Attendance: 4,448 Referee: Sin Yong-jun

12 April 2026 7	Daejeon Hana Citizen	0-2	Gangwon FC	Daejeon
14:00			Kim Dae-won 34' Kim Moon-hwan 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 7,082 Referee: Kim Dae-yong

18 April 2026 8	Gangwon FC	1-1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Gangneung
14:00	Mo Jae-hyeon 56'		Tiago Orobó 33'	Stadium: Gangneung Stadium Attendance: 7,725 Referee: Song Min-seok

21 April 2026 9	Gimcheon Sangmu	0-3	Gangwon FC	Gimcheon
19:30			Kim Dae-won 36', 45+4' (pen.) Hleihel 83'	Stadium: Gimcheon Stadium Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Sin Yong-jun

25 April 2026 10	Gangwon FC	1-2	FC Seoul	Gangneung
14:00	Song Jun-seok 45+3' Hleihel 90+6'		Babec 42' Son Jeong-beom 45+3' Lee Seung-mo 81'	Stadium: Gangneung Stadium Attendance: 8,259 Referee: Lee Dong-jun

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