2026 Pohang Steelers season

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ChairmanShin Young-gwon
ManagerPark Tae-ha
K League 1TBD
Korea CupTBD
Pohang Steelers
2026 season
ChairmanShin Young-gwon
ManagerPark Tae-ha
K League 1TBD
Korea CupTBD
Champions League TwoTBD
Champions League EliteTBD
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The 2026 season is Pohang Steelers' 44rd season in the K League 1 in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in the K League 1, Korea Cup, and the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite after finishing 4th in the league.

No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract since Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Yoon Pyeong-gook South Korea 8 February 1992 (age 34) South Korea Gwangju 2022 2025
21 Hwang In-jae South Korea 22 April 1994 (age 32) South Korea Gimcheon Sangmu 2020
23 Lee Seung-Hwan South Korea 5 April 2003 (age 23) South Korea Chungbuk Cheongju 2016
91 Kwon Neung South Korea 13 October 2005 (age 20) South Korea Boin High School 2024
Defenders
2 Eo Jeong-won South Korea 8 July 1999 (age 26) South Korea Busan IPark 2024
3 Kim Ye-sung South Korea 21 October 1996 (age 29) South Korea Jeonnam Dragons 2026
5 Ji Si-woo South Korea 5 August 2002 (age 23) South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2026
13 Kang Min-jun South Korea 8 April 2003 (age 23) South Korea Korea University 2025
14 Lee Chang-woo South Korea 12 March 2006 (age 20) Youth Team 2025
17 Shin Kwang-hoon South Korea 18 March 1987 (age 39) South Korea Gangwon 2021 2025
20 Park Chan-yong South Korea 27 January 1996 (age 30) South Korea Gimcheon Sangmu 2022
24 Han Hyeon-seo South Korea 2 January 2004 (age 22) South Korea Tongmyong University 2025
32 Cho Young-jun South Korea 21 December 2007 (age 18) Youth Team 2026
33 Jo Sung-Wook South Korea 22 March 1995 (age 31) South Korea Seongnam FC 2025
55 Yun Dae-geun South Korea 18 June 2007 (age 18) South Korea Gyeongbuk Yeongdeok High School 2026
Midfielders
4 Jeon Min-gwang South Korea 17 January 1993 (age 33) South Korea Goyang Citizen 2019
8 Kim Seung-ho South Korea 1 October 1998 (age 27) South Korea Chungnam Asan 2026
16 Kim Dong-jin South Korea 30 July 2003 (age 22) South Korea Hannam University 2024
26 Kim Beom-jun South Korea 25 May 2007 (age 18) Youth Team 2026
28 Son Seung-beom South Korea 4 May 2004 (age 21) South Korea FC Seoul 2026
30 Kim Yong-hak Japan 30 May 2003 (age 22) Portugal Portimonense 2026
31 Kento Nishiya Japan 7 November 1999 (age 26) Japan Sagan Tosu 2026
36 Kim Ho-jin South Korea 25 September 2005 (age 20) South Korea Yong In University 2026
40 Ki Sung-yueng South Korea 24 January 1989 (age 37) South Korea FC Seoul 2025
47 Lee Soo-ah South Korea 28 May 2005 (age 20) South Korea Busan IPark 2026
70 Hwang Seo-woong South Korea 22 January 2005 (age 21) Youth Team 2024
77 Wanderson Brazil 3 July 1995 (age 30) United Arab Emirates Al-Ittihad Kalba 2022 2026
Forwards
7 Kim In-sung South Korea 9 September 1989 (age 36) South Korea Seoul E-Land 2023 2025
9 An Jae-jun South Korea 3 April 2001 (age 25) South Korea Bucheon 2024
10 Jakob Tranziska Germany 25 June 2001 (age 24) Germany FC Schweinfurt 2026
11 Juninho Rocha Brazil 5 November 1997 (age 28) South Korea Chungnam Asan 2025 2025
12 Hwang Jae-hwan South Korea 12 April 2001 (age 25) South Korea Chungnam Asan 2026 2026
18 Cho Sang-hyeok South Korea 23 January 2004 (age 22) South Korea Ajou University 2025
19 Lee Ho-jae South Korea 14 October 2000 (age 25) South Korea Korea University 2021 2025
25 Jorge Luiz Brazil 21 June 1999 (age 26) Portugal Feirense 2024
34 Baek Seung-won South Korea 15 December 2006 (age 19) Youth Team 2025
37 Jung Han-min South Korea 8 January 2001 (age 25) South Korea Gangwon 2026
71 Lee Heon-jae South Korea 23 March 2006 (age 20) Youth Team 2025
Players who went out on loan during season
15 Lee Kyu-min South Korea 28 September 2005 (age 20) South Korea Pyeongtaek Jinwee 2024
37 Hong Yun-sang South Korea 19 March 2002 (age 24) Germany 1. FC Nürnberg II 2023
Kim Seo-jin South Korea 7 January 2005 (age 21) South Korea Cheonan City 2024
Players who left mid-season

Backroom staff

Coaching staff

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Transfers in

Date Position Player Transferred from Ref
Permanent Transfer
27 December 2025 MF South Korea Kim Seung-ho South Korea Chungnam Asan Free
28 December 2025 DF South Korea Kim Ye-sung South Korea Jeonnam Dragons Free [1]
29 December 2025 MF Japan Kento Nishiya Japan Sagan Tosu Season loan [2]
31 December 2025 GK South Korea Lee Seung-Hwan South Korea Chungbuk Cheongju End of loan
FW South Korea Kim Beom-su South Korea Seongnam End of loan
3 January 2026 DF South Korea Jo Sung-Wook South Korea Seongnam Free [3]
6 January 2026 FW South Korea Hwang Jae-hwan South Korea Chungnam Asan Free
8 January 2026 FW South Korea Son Seung-beom South Korea FC Seoul Free [4]
9 January 2026 MF South Korea Lee Soo-ah South Korea Busan IPark Free [5]
10 January 2026 DF South Korea Ji Si-woo South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Exchange for Brazil Oberdan [6]
11 January 2026 FW South Korea Jung Han-min South Korea FC Seoul Free [7]
12 January 2026 FW Germany Jakob Tranziska Germany FC Schweinfurt Free [8]
Loan Transfer
30 December 2025 FW South Korea Kim Yong-hak Portugal Portimonense Season loan [9]

Out

Transfers out

Date Position Player Transferred To Ref
Permanent Transfer
20 December 2025 DF South Korea Kim Dong-min South Korea Yongin Free[10]
24 December 2025 DF South Korea Park Seung-wook Japan Shimizu S-Pulse Free [11]
26 December 2025 DF South Korea Lee Dong-hee Japan Montedio Yamagata Free [12]
28 December 2025 FW South Korea Park Su-been South Korea Paju Free [13]
29 December 2025 MF South Korea Cho Jae-hun South Korea Yongin Free [14]
31 December 2025 DF AustraliaGreece Jonathan Aspropotamitis Australia Free [15]
DF South Korea Cha Jun-young South Korea Gimhae Free [16]
DF South Korea Jo Sung-Wook South Korea Seongnam End of loan
MF South Korea Hong Ji-woo South Korea Free
FW South Korea Baek Sung-dong Thailand Ayutthaya United Free
2 January 2026 FW South Korea Kim Beom-su South Korea Jeonnam Dragons Free [17]
3 January 2026 MF South Korea Kim Jong-woo South Korea Bucheon 1995 Free [18]
5 January 2026 FW South Korea Kang Hyeon-Je South Korea Seoul E-land Free [19]
8January 2026 MF South Korea Kim Jun-ho South Korea Gyeongnam Free [20]
10 January 2026 FW Brazil Oberdan South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Undisclosed +
South Korea Ji Si-woo [21][22]
Loan Transfer
17 November 2025 MF South Korea Paik Sang-hoon South Korea Dangjin Citizen Season loan
MF South Korea Kim Seo-jin South Korea Gimcheon Sangmu Military Service
FW South Korea Hong Yun-sang
27 December 2025 DF South Korea Lee Dong-hyeop South Korea Cheonan City Season loan [23]
7 February 2026 FW South Korea Lee Kyu-min South Korea Cheonan City Season loan

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Tour of Bali (12 Jan - 2 Feb)

2026 1 Semen Padang – Pohang Steelers Bali

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
K League 1 Matchday 1 TBD !—
Korea Cup Round of 16 TBD !—
ACL 2 12 February Round of 16 TBD !—
ACLE Qualifying play-off TBD !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Soccerway

K League 1

Matches

As usual, the league season will be played with 38 matches split in two stages. After 33 league matches between the 12 participating teams, the teams are split into the Final Round (Top 6 teams, which aims to won an AFC Champions spot) and Relegation Round (Bottom 6 teams, that aims to survive relegation).

28 February 2026 1 Gimcheon Sangmu 1–1 Pohang Steelers Gimcheon
  • Go Jae-Hyeon 4'Yellow card 29'
 Report
  • Jakob Tranziska 55'
  • Hwang Jae hwan Yellow card 21'
  • Kento Nishiya Yellow card 53'
  • Jeon Min-kwang Yellow card 64'
  • Park Chan-Yong Red card 70'
 Stadium: Gimcheon Stadium
Attendance: 4,377
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
5 May 2026 2 (Rescheduled) Pohang Steelers – Gangwon Pohang
Report Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
15 March 2026 3 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Incheon United Pohang
  • Lee Ho-jae 46'
  • Lee Chang-woo Yellow card 36'
  • Kang Min-jun Yellow card 89'
 Report
  • Stefan Mugosa 43'
  • Jeong Chi-in Yellow card 34'
  • Juan Ibiza Yellow card 82'
 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 10,510
Referee: Seol Tae-hwan
18 March 2026 4 Pohang Steelers 0–1 FC Seoul Pohang
  • Jakob Tranziska Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 45+3'
  • Han Hyeon-seo Yellow card 67'
  • Lee Ho-jae Yellow card 73'
  • Shin Kwang-Hoon Yellow card 76'
  • Juninho Rocha Yellow card 90+6'
 Report
  • Cho Young-wook 5'
 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 4,177
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
22 March 2026 5 Pohang Steelers 0–0 Bucheon Pohang
  • Jeon Min-kwang Red card 32'
  • Eo Jeong-won Yellow card 90'
  • Juninho Rocha Yellow card 90+2'
 Report
  • Jeong Ho-jin Yellow card 68'
 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 8,012
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
4 April 2026 6 Pohang Steelers 1–0 Daejeon Hana Citizen Pohang
  • Lee Ho-jae 30' (pen.)
  • Eo Jeong-won Yellow card 66'
 Report
  • Cho Sung-gwon Yellow card 16'
  • Diogo de Oliveira Red card 27'
 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 7,625
Referee: Park Byung-Jin
11 April 2026 7 Pohang Steelers 0–2 Jeju Pohang
  • Park Chan-Yong Yellow card 30'
  • Kim Yong-hak Yellow card 77'
 Report
  • Jang Min-gyu 18'
  • Shin Sang-eun 28'
  • Kim Jae-woo Yellow card 84'
 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 7,827
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
19 April 2026 8 Pohang Steelers 0–1 FC Anyang Pohang
  • Juninho Rocha Yellow card 16'
  • Kim Dong-jin Yellow card 58'
  • Lee Ho-Jae Yellow card 90+5'
 Report
  • Choi Geon-Joo 68'
  • Lee Tae-heui Yellow card 86'
  • Kim Jeong-hoon Yellow card 90+1'
  • Park Jeong-hun Yellow card 90+3'
 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 8,403
Referee: Kim Dong-jun
22 April 2026 9 Pohang Steelers 1–0 Gwangju Pohang
  • Lee Ho-jae 4'
  • Han Hyeon-seo Yellow card 49'
  • Kim Seung-ho Yellow card 90+1'
 Report
  • Lee Min-ki Yellow card 89'
 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 4,533
Referee: Park Byung-Jin
26 April 2026 10 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–2 Pohang Steelers Jeonju
  • Kim Young-bin 2'Yellow card 37'
  • Kim Ha-jun 45'Yellow card 65'
  • Kang Sang-yoon 90+5'
  • Bruno Mota Yellow card 62'
  • Lee Seung-woo Yellow card 88'
 Report
  • Lee Ho-jae 41' (pen.), 67' (pen.)
  • Jeon Min-gwang Yellow card 51'
 Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 14,501
Referee: Chae Sang Hyeop
2 May 2026 11 Ulsan HD – Pohang Steelers Ulsan
Report Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
5 May 2026 12 Gangwon – Pohang Steelers Gangneung
Report Stadium: Gangneung Stadium
9 May 2026 13 Daejeon Hana Citizen – Pohang Steelers Daejeon
Report Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
12 May 2026 14 Incheon United – Pohang Steelers Incheon
Report Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium
17 May 2026 15 Bucheon – Pohang Steelers Bucheon
Report Stadium: Bucheon Stadium
4 July 2025 16 FC Anyang – Pohang Steelers Anyang
Stadium: Anyang Stadium
11 July 2026 17 Gwangju FC – Pohang Steelers Gwangju
Stadium: Gwangju Football Stadium
19 July 2026 18 Jeju – Pohang Steelers Seogwipo
Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium
22 July 2026 19 FC Seoul – Pohang Steelers Seoul
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
26 July 2026 20 Pohang Steelers – Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Pohang
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
1 August 2026 21 Pohang Steelers – Gimcheon Sangmu Pohang
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
8 August 2026 22 Pohang Steelers – Ulsan HD Pohang
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
15 August 2026 23 Gwangju FC – Pohang Steelers Gwangju
Stadium: Gwangju Football Stadium
22 August 2026 24 Pohang Steelers – Bucheon Pohang
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
25 August 2026 25 Jeju – Pohang Steelers Seogwipo
Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium
30 August 2026 26 Pohang Steelers – Gangwon Pohang
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
5 September 2026 27 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors – Pohang Steelers Jeonju
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
9 September 2026 28 Pohang Steelers – Gimcheon Sangmu Pohang
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
12 September 2026 29 Daejeon Hana Citizen – Pohang Steelers Daejeon
Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
20 September 2026 30 Pohang Steelers – FC Seoul Pohang
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
9 October 2026 31 Incheon United – Pohang Steelers Incheon
Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium
18 October 2026 32 Pohang Steelers – FC Anyang Pohang
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
25 October 2026 33 Ulsan HD – Pohang Steelers Ulsan
Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium

2025–26 AFC Champions League Two

Knockout stage

12 February 2026 Rd of 16 Leg 1 Pohang Steelers South Korea 1–1 Japan Gamba Osaka Pohang, South Korea
  • Jorge Teixeira 70'
 Report
  • Ryoya Yamashita 47'
  • Shinnosuke Nakatani Yellow card 86'
 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 4,589
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
19 February 2026 Rd of 16 Leg 2 Gamba Osaka Japan 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 South Korea Pohang Steelers Osaka, Japan
  • Deniz Hümmet 34'
  • Ryoya Yamashita 41'
  • Masaaki Higashiguchi Yellow card 80'
 Report
  • Kento Nishiya 61'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 9,456
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite

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References

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