2020 FC Seoul season

The 2020 season is FC Seoul's 37th season in the K League 1.

FC Seoul

2020 season
Chairman	Huh Tae-soo
Manager	Choi Yong-soo
Stadium	Seoul World Cup Stadium
K League 1	8th
Top goalscorer	League: Park Chu-young (5 goals) All: Park Chu-young (5 goals)
Lowest home attendance	0
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Pre-season

• In Algarve, Portugal: From 30 December 2019 to 21 January 2020[1]

Type	Date	Opponents	Result	Score	Scorers	Notes
Practice matches during winter training spell in Algarve, Portugal	10 January 2020	VfL Wolfsburg	D	1–1[2]	Kim Min-su
	11 January 2020	Servette FC	L	1–2[3]	Ikromjon Alibaev
	16 January 2020	Hamburger SV	D	1–1[4]	Ikromjon Alibaev
	19 January 2020	Brentford F.C.	D	3–3[5]	Yang Yu-mim, Han Chan-hee, Park Dong-jin
Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan	31 January 2019	Ventforet Kofu	D	2–2[6]	Park Chu-young, Park Dong-jin
	3 February 2019	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	L	0–1[7]	Lee In-gyu	3 quarters match

Season summary

K League 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
7	Gangwon FC	27	9	7	11	36	41	−5	34
8	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	27	8	7	12	27	30	−3	31
9	FC Seoul	27	8	5	14	23	44	−21	29
10	Seongnam FC	27	7	7	13	24	37	−13	28
11	Incheon United	27	7	6	14	25	35	−10	27

Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
Notes:

1. Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 22 matches.

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
27	8	5	14	23	44	−21	29	5	3	6	13	17	−4	3	2	8	10	27	−17

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	D	L
Positio	8	6	2	7	7	9	10	10	9	9	10	11	11	11	7	6	6	8	7	7	7	7	7	9	7	7	8

Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
10 May	Gangwon	A	1–3	Park 36'	0	8th
17 May	Gwangju	H	1–0	Han 65', Park  75'	0	6th
22 May	Pohang	A	2–1	Hwang 35', Go  56', Osmar 74', Kim  90+4'	0	2nd
31 May	Seongnam	H	0–1		0	7th
6 June	Jeonbuk	H	1–4	Park 45+2', Kim  65'	0	7th
14 June	Daegu	A	0–6		0	9th
17 June	Sangju Sangmu	A	0–1		0	10th
20 June	Ulsan	H	0–2		0	10th
27 June	Incheon	H	1–0	Yun Ju-tae 65'	0	9th
4 July	Suwon	A	3–3	Yun  7' Park 29', Cho 61', Ko 65', Kim  70'	0	9th
10 July	Busan	A	0–2		0	10th
18 July	Pohang	H	1–3	Cho Young-wook 38'	0	11th
26 July	Jeonbuk	A	0–3		0	11th
1 August	Seongnam	A	2–1	Yun Ju-tae 27', 71'	986	11th
7 August	Gangwon	H	2–0	Jung Han-min 39', Han Seung-gyu 71'	2,329	7th
15 August	Sangju	H	2–1	Kim Won-sik 24', Han Seung-gyu 48'	2,629	6th
22 August	Gwangju	A	0–0		0	6th
30 August	Ulsan Hyundai	A	0–3		0	8th
5 September	Busan	H	1–1	Tursunov  (o.g.) 25'	0	8th
13 September	Suwon	H	2–1	Jo Sung-jin (o.g.) 7', Han Seung-gyu 62'	0	6th
16 September	Incheon	A	0–1		0	7th
20 September	Daegu	H	0–0		0	7th

Group table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gangwon FC	27	9	7	11	36	41	−5	34
2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	27	8	7	12	27	30	−3	31
3	FC Seoul	27	8	5	14	23	44	−21	29
4	Seongnam FC	27	7	7	13	24	37	−13	28
5	Incheon United	27	7	6	14	25	35	−10	27
6	Busan IPark	27	5	10	12	25	38	−13	25	Relegation to K League 2

Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points.

Matches

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
26 September	Suwon	A	1–3	Park Chu-young 54'	0	7
4 October	Busan IPark	H	1–2	Jung Han-min 67'	0	9
17 October	Seongnam	A	1–0	Park Chu-young 82'	1,535	7
24 October	Gangwon	H	1–1	Park Chu-young 82'	2,421	7
31 October	Incheon	H	0–1		5,485	8

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
Round of 16	15 July	Daejeon Citizen	A	1–1	Park Chu-Young 83'	0
Quarter-finals	29 July	Pohang	H	1–5	Jung Hyun-Cheol 33'	0

AFC Champions League

Tables

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Beijing FC	6	5	1	0	12	4	+8	16	Advance to knockout stage
2	Melbourne Victory	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7
3	FC Seoul	6	2	0	4	10	9	+1	6
4	Chiangrai United	6	1	2	3	5	11	−6	5

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
Group Stage	18 November	Melbourne Victory	H	1–0	Park Chu-Young 8'	5,229
Group Stage	21 November	Beijing FC	N	1–2	Park Chu-Young 66' (pen.)	0
Group Stage	24 November	Chiangrai United	N	5–0	Han Seung-gyu 20', Jung Han-min 54', Yun Ju-tae 67', 71', Lee In-kyu 90+2'	0
Group Stage	27 November	Chiangrai United	N	1-2	Park Chu-Young 59'	0
Group Stage	30 November	Beijing FC	N	1-3	Yun Ju-tae 89'	0
Group Stage	3 December	Melbourne Victory	N	1-2	Hwang Hyun-soo 64'	0

Match results

Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website (in English)

Season statistics

K League 1 records

Season	Teams	Final Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Manager
2020	12	8th	27	8	5	14	23	44	–21	29	Choi Yong-soo

All competitions records

K League 1	FA Cup	AFC Champions League	Manager
			Choi Yong-soo

Attendance records

Season Total Att.	K League 1 Season Total Att.	K League 1 Season Average Att.	FA Cup Total / Average Att.	ACL Total / Average Att.	Att. Ranking	Notes

• Season total attendance is K League 1, FA Cup, and AFC Champions League combined

Squad statistics

Goal Scorers

Pos	K League 1	Goals	FA Cup	Goals	AFC Champions League	Goals	Total	Notes
1	Park Chu-young	5			Park Chu-young	2	7
2	Yun Ju-tae	3	Jung Hyun-cheol	1	Park Chu-young	1	5
	Han Seung-gyu	3	Park Chu-young	1			4
4	Park Dong-jin	1					1
	Han Chan-hee	1					1
	Hwang Hyun-soo	1					1
	Osmar Barba	1					1
	Yun Ju-tae	1					1
	Cho Young-wook	1					1
	Jung Han-min	1					1
	Kim Won-sik	1					1
	Jung Han-min	1					1
TOTAL		20		2		3	25

Assists

Pos	Players	K League 1	FA Cup	AFC Champions League	Total	Notes
1	Osmar Barba	1			1
	Kim Jin-ya	1			1
	Han Seung-gyu	1			1
	Yun Ju-Tae	1			1
	Kim Jin-ya	1			1
	Ju Se-jong		1		1
	Park Chu-young			1	1
	Jung Han-min			1	1
	Yun Ju-tae			1	1
TOTAL		5	1	3	9

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Notes
Manager	Choi Yong-soo	~30 July 2020
Caretaker Manager	Kim Ho-young	30 July 2020~
Assistant manager	Kim Seong-jae	~May 2020
	Kim Ho-young	June 2020~July 2020
First Team Coach	Yoon Hee-jun	~May 2020
	Park Hyuk-soon
	Kim Jin-kyu	June 2020~
First Team Goalkeeping Coach	Shin Bum-chul
Reserve Team Coach	Lee Jung-youl
Fitness Coach	Manuel Rodrigues
U-18 Team Manager	Cha Du-ri
U-18 Team Coach	Kim Jin-kyu	~June 2020
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Bang Hyung-gon
U-18 Team Fitness Coach	Hwang Ji-hwan
U-15 Team Manager	Kim Young-jin
U-15 Team Coach	Yoon Si-ho
U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Son Il-pyo
U-15 Team Fitness Coach	Jung Hoon-gi
U-12 Team Manager	Kim Byung-chae
U-12 Team Coach	Seo Ki-man
U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Lee Ji-hun
Scout	Lee Won-jun
	Jung Jae-yoon

Players

Team squad

All players registered for the 2020 season are listed.

No.	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Notes
1	GK	South Korea	Yu Sang-hun
2	DF	South Korea	Hwang Hyun-soo
3	DF	South Korea	Lee Woong-hee	Out
5	MF	Spain	Osmar
6	DF	South Korea	Kim Ju-sung
7	FW	Brazil	Adriano
8	MF	South Korea	Jung Won-jin	Out
8	MF	South Korea	Ki Sung-yueng
9	MF	Uzbekistan	Ikromjon Alibaev
10	FW	South Korea	Park Chu-young
11	FW	South Korea	Cho Young-wook
13	MF	South Korea	Go Yo-han (captain)
14	MF	South Korea	Kim Han-gil	Out
15	DF	South Korea	Kim Won-sik
16	MF	South Korea	Ju Se-jong
17	MF	South Korea	Kim Jin-ya
18	FW	South Korea	Lee Seung-jae
19	FW	South Korea	Yun Ju-tae
20	MF	South Korea	Cha Oh-yeon
21	GK	South Korea	Yang Han-been
22	MF	South Korea	Shin Jae-won	Out
22	DF	South Korea	Yun Young-sun
23	MF	South Korea	Yoon Jong-gyu
24	MF	South Korea	Jung Hyun-cheol
25	MF	South Korea	Han Chan-hee
26	MF	South Korea	Kim Jin-seong
27	MF	South Korea	Ko Kwang-min
28	DF	South Korea	Kang Sang-hee
29	MF	South Korea	Kim Min-su
30	GK	South Korea	Jeong Jin-wook
31	GK	South Korea	Baek Jong-beom
32	DF	South Korea	Park Jun-yeong
33	FW	South Korea	Lee In-gyu
34	DF	South Korea	Cho Seok-young
35	MF	South Korea	Yang Yu-min
36	MF	South Korea	Kwon Sung-yun
37	FW	South Korea	Jung Han-min
38	MF	South Korea	Oh Min-kyu
39	MF	South Korea	Song Jin-hyung
40	DF	South Korea	Kim Won-gun
47	FW	South Korea	Kim Woo-hong	Out
50	FW	South Korea	Park Dong-jin	Out
66	MF	South Korea	Han Seung-gyu
72	FW	Serbia	Aleksandar Pešić	Out

Out on loan and military service

No.	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Moving To	Loan Period
—	DF	South Korea	Jun Woo-ram	Pocheon Citizen	February 2020–December 2020
—	MF	South Korea	Lee Hak-seon	Pocheon Citizen	February 2020–December 2020
—	DF	South Korea	Shin Jae-won	Ansan Greeners	March 2020–December 2020
—	MF	South Korea	Jung Won-jin	Sangju Sangmu	May 2020–November 2021
—	FW	South Korea	Park Dong-jin	Sangju Sangmu	May 2020–November 2021
—	FW	South Korea	Kim Woo-hong	FC Namdong	July 2020–September 2022

Note: Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
※ 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 2019 season).
※ Conscripted: Transferred to Sangju Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service after the end of the season.

Tactics

See also

• FC Seoul

References

1. 전지훈련 떠나는 최용수 감독 "ACL 조별예선, 반드시 통과한다"
2. FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
3. FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
4. FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
5. FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
6. FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
7. FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result

External links

• FC Seoul official website (in Korean and English)