| 2015 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Huh Chang-soo | ||
| Manager | Choi Yong-soo | ||
| K League Classic | 4th | ||
| FA Cup | Winner | ||
| AFC Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Yun Ju-tae  (9) All: Yun Ju-tae (13)  | ||
| Highest home attendance | 39,328 vs Suwon (League, 27 June)  | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,570 vs Gyeongju (FA Cup, 29 April)  | ||
| Average home league attendance | 17,172 | ||
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The 2015 season is FC Seoul's 32nd season in the K League Classic
Pre-season
- In Guam: From 3 January 2015 to 22 January 2015
 - In Kagoshima, Japan: From 25 January 2015 to 8 February 2015
 
Practice match results
| Type | Date | Opponents | Result | Score | Scorers | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan  | 
28 January 2015 | W | 6–0 | |||
| 31 January 2015 | W | 4–0 | ||||
| W | 4–0 | |||||
| 3 February 2015 | W | 5–1 | ||||
| 5 February 2015 | W | 3–0 | ||||
| 8 February 2015 | W | 1–0 | 
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| K League Classic | Matchday 1 | Matchday 38 | — | |||||||
| FA Cup | Round of 32 | — | ||||||||
| AFC Champions League | Play-off round | — | ||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
Last updated: 31 December 2015
Source: Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website
K League Classic
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage | 
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League playoff round | 
| 4 | FC Seoul | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 5 | Seongnam FC | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 60 | |
| 6 | Jeju United | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 50 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins.
Notes:
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 | 
| 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 62 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 
Last updated: 29 November 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
K League Classic
FA Cup
| 29 April 2015 Round of 32 | FC Seoul | 3 – 0 | Gyeongju KH&NP | Seoul | 
| 19:30 KST (UTC+09:00) | Shim Je-hyeok  Jung Jo-gook  | 
Report(Korean) | Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 1,570  | 
| 24 June 2015 Round of 16 | Hwaseong FC | 1 – 2 | FC Seoul | Hwaseong, Gyeonggi | 
| 19:00 KST (UTC+09:00) | Kim Nam-chun  | 
Report(Korean) | Éverton  Yun Ju-tae  | 
Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Attendance: 5,832  | 
| 22 July 2015 Quarter-finals | FC Seoul | 2 – 1 | Pohang Steelers | Seoul | 
| 19:30 KST (UTC+09:00) | Park Chu-young   | 
Report(Korean) | Kim Dae-ho   | 
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 6,267  | 
| 14 October 2015 Semi-finals | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 – 2 | FC Seoul | Ulsan | 
| 19:30 KST (UTC+09:00) | Kovačec  | 
Report(Korean) | Takahagi  Adriano  | 
Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 7,474  | 
| 31 October 2015 Final | FC Seoul | 3 – 1 | Incheon United | Seoul | 
| 13:30 KST (UTC+09:00) | Takahagi  Adriano Molina  | 
Report(Korean) | Lee Hyo-kyun  | 
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 26,797 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin  | 
AFC Champions League
Play-off round
| 17 February 2015 Play-off round |  FC Seoul  | 7–0 |   | Seoul, South Korea | 
| 19:30 UTC+9 | Yun Il-lok  Éverton Santos Jung Jo-gook Escudero Lee Seok-hyun Koh Myong-jin  | 
Report | Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 6,718 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)  | 
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | 
| 25 February 2015 1 |  Guangzhou Evergrande  | 1–0 |   | Guangzhou, China PR | 
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Goulart  | 
Report | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 46,749 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)  | 
| 4 March 2015 2 |  FC Seoul  | 1–0 |   | Seoul, South Korea | 
| 19:30 UTC+9 | Kim Jin-kyu  | 
Report | Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 5,790 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)  | 
| 18 March 2015 3 |  FC Seoul  | 0–0 |   | Seoul, South Korea | 
| 19:30 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 5,645 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)  | 
| 7 April 2015 4 |  Western Sydney Wanderers  | 1–1 |   | Sydney, Australia | 
| 19:30 UTC+10 | Bulut  | 
Report | Go Yo-han  | 
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 7,073 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)  | 
| 21 April 2015 5 |  FC Seoul  | 0–0 |   | Seoul, South Korea | 
| 19:30 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 17,157 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)  | 
| 5 May 2015 6 |  Kashima Antlers  | 2–3 |   | Kashima, Japan | 
| 20:00 UTC+9 | Akasaki  Shibasaki  | 
Report | Lee Woong-hee  Osmar Molina  | 
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 19,233 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)  | 
Knockout stage
Round of 16
| 20 May 2015 First leg |  FC Seoul  | 1–3 |   | Seoul, South Korea | 
| 19:30 UTC+9 | Yun Ju-tae  | 
Report | Usami  Yonekura  | 
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 10,607 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)  | 
| 27 May 2015 Second leg |  Gamba Osaka  | 3–2 (6–3 agg.)  |   | Suita, Japan | 
| 19:00 UTC+9 | Patric  Kurata Lins  | 
Report | Yun Ju-tae  | 
Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Attendance: 9,597 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)  | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12 | 4th | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 62 | |
All competitions records
| Seasoan | Teams | K League Classic | FA Cup | AFC Champions League  | 
Manager | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12 | 4th | Winners | Round of 16 | |
Attendance records
| Season | Season Total / Average Att.  | 
K League Classic Total / Average Att.  | 
FA Cup Total / Average Att.  | 
ACL Total / Average Att.  | 
Friendly Match Att.  | 
Att. Ranking | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 406,820 / 15,067 | 326,269 / 17,172 | 34,634 / 11,545 | 45,917 / 9,183 | N/A | K League Season Total Att. 2nd  | 
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- Season total attendance is K League Classic, FA Cup, AFC Champions League in the aggregate and friendly match attendance is not included.
 
Squad statistics
Goals
| Pos | K League Classic | FA Cup | AFC Champions League  | 
Total | Notes | 
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Assists
| Pos | K League Classic | Total | Notes | 
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Period | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | |||
| Assistant manager | |||
| Coach | |||
| Goalkeeping coach | |||
| Fitness coach | |||
| U-18 Team Manager | |||
| U-18 Team Coach | |||
| (2015/07/??–2015/07/31) | |||
| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | |||
| U-15 Team Manager | |||
| U-15 Team Coach | |||
| U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | |||
| U-15 Team Fitness Coach | |||
| U-12 Team Manager | (–2015/07/??) | ||
| U-12 Team Coach | |||
| U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach | |||
| Chief scout | |||
| Scout | |||
Players
Team squad
All players registered for the 2015 season are listed.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- From 1 May, Cha Du-ri appointed as new captain.
 - Koh Myoung-jin served as captain by 30 April
 - Kang Seung-jo was conscripted in the middle of season.
 
Out on loan & military service
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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※ In : Transferred from other teams in the middle of season.
※ Out : Transferred to other teams in the middle of season.
※ Discharged : Transferred from Sangju Sangmu and Ansan Police for military service in the middle of season. (Registered in 2015 season)
※ Conscripted : Transferred to Sangju Sangmu and Ansan Police for military service after end of season.
Transfers
In
| # | Name | POS | Moving from | Mode | Window | Period | Fee | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | Loan return | Winter (after the 2014 season)  | 
N/A | N/A | |||
| 2 | MF | Transfer | Winter (2015-01-02)  | 
Undisclosed | $3500,000[1] | |||
| 3 | FW | Free transfer (Contract terminated)  | 
Winter (2015-03-10)  | 
3 Years | Free | |||
| 4 | MF | Free transfer (Contract exfired)  | 
Summer (2015-06-16)  | 
2 years 6 months | Free | |||
| 5 | FW | Transfer | Summer (2015-07-28)  | 
2 years 6 months | $560,000[2] | |||
| 6 | MF | Return from military service  | 
N/A (2015-09-23)  | 
N/A | ||||
Rookie Draft & Free Agent
| # | Name | POS | Moving from | Mode | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | Youth system  (Univ.)  | 
FC Seoul U-18 Team | ||
| 2 | MF | Youth system  (Univ.)  | 
FC Seoul U-18 Team | ||
| 3 | MF | Youth system  (Univ.)  | 
FC Seoul U-18 Team | ||
| 4 | FW | Youth system  (Univ.)  | 
FC Seoul U-18 Team | ||
| 5 | DF | Extra | |||
| 6 | DF | Rookie Free Agent | |||
| 7 | MF | Rookie Free Agent | |||
| 8 | MF | Rookie Free Agent | |||
(1) 우선지명 : 각 구단 유소년 클럽 출신 선수들에 대해 4명까지 우선 지명
(2) 일반지명 : 1순위에서 6순위까지 추첨순서에서 의해서 지명하며 유소년클럽 출신에 대한
우선지명이 3순위 지명권에 해당되며 구단 사정에 따라 지명권을 행사 안 할 수 있음 
(3) 번외지명 : 6순위까지 끝나고 번외로 다시 6순위까지 선수 지명
(4) 추가지명 : 드래프트에서 미선발된 선수들에 한하여 2월말까지 구단 자율적으로 지명
- (대) 표기는 드래프트에 참여하여 선발은 되었지만 당해 연도에 입단하지 않고 대학 진학 후 입단하는 선수를 의미한다.
 - (대후) 표기는 드래프트에 기 선발된 후 대학에 진학하여 중퇴 및 졸업 후 당해 연도에 입단하는 선수를 의미한다.
 - 근거자료[3]
 
Out
| # | Name | POS | Moving to | Mode | Window | Period | Fee | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 미상 | 계약해지 | 겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-08)  | 
임대종료 후 계약해지 2015년 1월 FA 공시  | |||
| 2 | MF | 미상 | 계약만료 | 겨울 이적시장 (2014-12-31)  | 
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| 3 | DF | 완전이적 | 겨울 이적시장 (2014-12-23)  | 
3년 | 약 27억 원[4] | |||
| 4 | DF | 완전이적 | 겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-02)  | 
2년 | 비공개 | |||
| 5 | MF | 미상 | 계약해지 | 겨울 이적시장 | 2014년 12월 FA 공시 | |||
| 6 | DF | 미상 | 계약해지 | 겨울 이적시장 | 2014년 12월 FA 공시 | |||
| 7 | GK | 미상 | 계약해지 | 겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-08)  | 
2015년 1월 FA 공시 | |||
| 8 | DF | 미상 | 계약해지 | 겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-08)  | 
2015년 1월 FA 공시 | |||
| 9 | FW | 미상 | 계약해지 | 겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-08)  | 
2015년 1월 FA 공시 | |||
| 10 | MF | 미상 | 계약해지 | 겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-08)  | 
2015년 1월 FA 공시 | |||
| 11 | MF | 자유이적 (계약해지)  | 
겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-29)  | 
비공개 | 무상 | |||
| 12 | FW | 완전이적 | 겨울 이적시장 (2015-02-24)  | 
2년 | 약 17~19억 원[5][6] | |||
| 13 | DF | 미상 | 계약해지 | 겨울 이적시장 (2015-03-??)  | 
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| 14 | MF | 완전이적 | 여름 이적시장 (2015-07-15)  | 
3년 | 약 20억 원[7] | |||
| 15 | FW | 자유이적 (계약해지)  | 
여름 이적시장 (2015-07-28)  | 
비공개 | 무상 | |||
| 16 | DF | N/A | 은퇴 (계약만료)  | 
2015 시즌 중 (2015-11-07)  | 
Loan & Military service
| # | Name | POS | Moving to | Window | Period | Fee | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 2014 시즌 종료 후 (2014-12-15)  | 
21개월 | N/A | |||
| 2 | MF | 겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-05)  | 
1년 | 비공개 | |||
| 3 | FW | 겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-07)  | 
1년 | 비공개 | |||
| 4 | DF | 겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-17)  | 
1년 | 비공개 | |||
| 5 | MF | 겨울 이적시장 (2015-01-29)  | 
1년 | 비공개 | |||
| 6 | MF | 2015 시즌 중 (2015-03-26)  | 
21개월 | N/A | |||
| 7 | DF | 여름 이적시장 (2015-07-29)  | 
5개월 | 비공개 | 
Technical report
Starting 11 & Formation
This section shows the most used players for each position considering a 3–5–2 formation.
 
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.  | 
 
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Substitutes
| No. | 
Pos. | 
Nat. | 
 Name | 
MS | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kim Yong-dae | |||
| 5 | DF | Kim Jin-kyu | |||
| 6 | MF | Kim Chi-woo | |||
| 8 | MF | Lee Seok-hyun | |||
| 13 | MF | Go Yo-han | |||
| 17 | FW | Yun Il-lok | |||
| 19 | FW | Yun Ju-tae | 
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).
See also
References
- ↑ "서울 2015년 대비 첫 영입, 인천 이석현". 풋볼리스트. 2015-01-02.
 - ↑ "대전시티즌, 아드리아노 이적 수수료 분쟁 예고". 충청투데이. 2015-12-08.
 - ↑ "자유선발 3총사 "FC서울 미래는 내가 책임진다!"". FC서울 공식 웹사이트. 2014-12-11. Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
 - ↑ "FC서울 김주영 수비수 최고 몸값 상하이 이적". 스포츠조선. 2014-12-23.
 - ↑ "中언론, "에스쿠데로 24일 장쑤 메디컬 테스트"". 스포탈코리아. 2015-02-24.
 - ↑ "에스쿠데로, 中 장쑤와 2년 계약 체결". 마이데일리. 2015-02-25.
 - ↑ "서울, 원클럽맨 고명진 알 라얀 이적 승인". 엑스포츠뉴스. 2015-07-14.
 
- FC Seoul 2015 Matchday Magazines Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
 
External links
- FC Seoul Official Website (in Korean and English)
 
