| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Huh Chang-soo | ||
| Manager | Hwang Sun-hong (–30 April) Lee Eul-yong (30 April–) | ||
| Stadium | Seoul World Cup Stadium | ||
| K League 1 | 11th | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Go Yo-han (8 goals) All: Go Yo-han (9 goals) | ||
|  | |||
The 2018 season was FC Seoul's 35th season in the K League 1.
Pre-season
- In Murcia, Spain: From 6 January 2018 to 7 February 2018
- In Kagoshima, Japan: From 14 February 2018 to 22 February 2018
Pre-season match results
| Type | Date | Opponents | Result | Score | Scorers | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Murcia, Spain | 10 January 2018 | .svg.png.webp) R. Charleroi S.C. | L | 0–1 | ||
| 12 January 2018 | .svg.png.webp) K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | L | 0–1 | |||
| 16 January 2018 |  Holstein Kiel | W | 2–1 |  Go Yo-han,  Kim Sung-joon | ||
| 19 January 2018 |  FC Vaduz | L | 0–1 | |||
| 26 January 2018 |  Yanbian Funde | D | 0–0 | |||
| 30 January 2018 |  FC Nordsjælland | L | 0–3 | |||
| 2 February 2018 |  Dundalk | L | 0–1 | |||
| 5 February 2018 |  Örebro SK | W | 1–0 |  Park Chu-young | ||
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan | 17 January 2018 |  Matsumoto Yamaga | D | 0–0 | ||
| 20 January 2018 |  Tokai University | W | 7–0 | Go Yo-han, Jeong Hyeon-cheol, Park Chu-young Cho Young-wook, Lee Sang-ho, Kwak Tae-hwi | 
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| K League 1 | Matchday 1 | Matchday 38 | — | |||||||
| FA Cup | Round of 32 | — | ||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
Last updated: 31 December 2018
Source: Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website
K League 1
FA Cup
Match reports and match highlights
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 48 | –8 | 40 |  Hwang Sun-hong  Lee Eul-yong (Caretaker)  Choi Yong-soo | 
All competitions records
| K League 1 | FA Cup | AFC Champions League | Manager | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 |  Hwang Sun-hong  Lee Eul-yong (Caretaker)  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
Goals
| Pos | K League 1 | FA Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |  | |||
Assists
| Pos | K League 1 | League Cup | Total | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
Coaching staff
Hwang Sun-hong Era (~2018-04-30)
| Position | Name | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| Manager |  Hwang Sun-hong | |
| Assistant manager |  Kang Chul | |
| First-team coach |  Yoon Hee-joon | |
|  Adilson dos Santos | ||
| First-team goalkeeping coach |  Kim Il-jin | |
| Reserve Team Coach |  Lee Eul-yong | |
| Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach |  Back Min-chul | |
| Fitness coach |  Shin Sang-kyu | |
| U-18 Team Manager |  Myong Jin-young | |
| U-18 Team Coach |  Kim Jin-kyu | |
| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach |  Weon Jong-teok | |
| U-18 Team Fitness Coach |  Hwang Ji-hwan | |
| U-15 Team Manager |  Kim Young-jin | |
| U-15 Team Coach |  Park Hyuk-soon | |
| 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 | |
| Chief scout |  Kim Hyun-tae | |
| Scout |  Lee Won-jun | |
|  Jung Jae-yoon | ||
|  Park Yong-ho | ||
Lee Eul-yong Era (2018-04-30~2018-10-11)
| Position | Name | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| Caretake Manager |  Lee Eul-yong | |
| First-team coach |  Kim Seong-jae | May 2018~ | 
|  Park Yong-ho | May 2018~ | |
|  Adilson dos Santos | ||
| First-team goalkeeping coach |  Back Min-chul | May 2018~ | 
| Reserve Team Coach |  Yoon Hee-joon | May 2018~ | 
| Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach |  Kim Il-jin | May 2018~ | 
| Fitness coach |  Shin Sang-kyu | |
| U-18 Team Manager |  Myong Jin-young | |
| U-18 Team Coach |  Kim Jin-kyu | |
| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach |  Weon Jong-teok | |
| U-18 Team Fitness Coach |  Hwang Ji-hwan | |
| U-15 Team Manager |  Kim Young-jin | |
| U-15 Team Coach |  Park Hyuk-soon | |
| 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 | |
| Chief scout |  Kim Hyun-tae | |
| Scout |  Lee Won-jun | |
|  Jung Jae-yoon | ||
Choi Yong-soo Era (2018-10-11~)
| Position | Name | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| Manager |  Choi Yong-soo | |
| First-team coach |  Kim Seong-jae | |
|  Yoon Hee-joon | ||
|  Adilson dos Santos | ||
| First-team goalkeeping coach |  Back Min-chul | |
| Reserve Team Coach |  Park Yong-ho | |
| Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach |  Kim Il-jin | |
| Fitness coach |  Shin Sang-kyu | |
| U-18 Team Manager |  Myong Jin-young | |
| U-18 Team Coach |  Kim Jin-kyu | |
| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach |  Weon Jong-teok | |
| U-18 Team Fitness Coach |  Hwang Ji-hwan | |
| U-15 Team Manager |  Kim Young-jin | |
| U-15 Team Coach |  Park Hyuk-soon | |
| 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 | |
| Chief scout |  Kim Hyun-tae | |
| Scout |  Lee Won-jun | |
|  Jung Jae-yoon | ||
Players
Team squad
All players registered for the 2018 season are listed.
| No. | Pos. | Nationality | Player | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  1 |  South Korea | Yoo Hyun | ||
|  2 |  South Korea | Hwang Hyun-soo | ||
|  3 |  DF |  South Korea | Lee Woong-hee (vice-captain) | |
|  4 |  DF |  South Korea | Kim Dong-woo | |
|  6 |  South Korea | Kim Sung-joon | ||
|  7 |  South Korea | Lee Sang-ho | ||
|  8 |  MF |  South Korea | Sin Jin-ho | |
|  9 |   FW |  Brazil | Anderson Lopes | |
|  10 |  FW |  South Korea | Park Chu-young | |
|  11 |  FW |  Brazil | Evandro | |
|  13 |  MF |  South Korea | Go Yo-han (captain) | |
|  14 |  MF |  South Korea | Kim Han-gil | |
|  15 |  MF |  South Korea | Kim Won-sik | |
|  16 |  MF |  South Korea | Ha Dae-sung | |
|  17 |  DF |  South Korea | Shin Kwang-hoon | |
|  18 |  DF |  South Korea | Yun Suk-young | In | 
|  19 |  DF |  South Korea | Sim Sang-min | |
|  20 |  DF |  South Korea | Park Jun-yeong | |
|  21 |  GK |  South Korea | Yang Han-been | |
|  22 |  MF |  South Korea | Yoon Seung-won | |
|  23 |  MF |  South Korea | Lee Seok-hyun | Out | 
|  24 |  FW |  South Korea | Jung Hyun-cheol | |
|  25 |  DF |  South Korea | Pak Min-gyu | |
|  26 |  DF |  South Korea | Kim Nam-chun | Discharged | 
|  27 |  MF |  South Korea | Shin Seong-jae | |
|  28 |  MF |  South Korea | Hwang Ki-wook | |
|  29 |  FW |  South Korea | Park Hee-seong | |
|  30 |  GK |  South Korea | Jeong Jin-wook | |
|  31 |  GK |  South Korea | Son Moo-been | |
|  32 |  FW |  South Korea | Cho Young-wook | |
|  36 |  FW |  South Korea | Park Sung-min | |
|  37 |  MF |  South Korea | Song Jin-hyung | |
|  38 |  DF |  South Korea | Yoon Jong-gyu | |
|  40 |  DF |  South Korea | Kim Won-gun | |
|  41 |  GK |  South Korea | Yu Sang-hun | Discharged | 
|  47 |   FW |  South Korea | Kim Woo-hong | |
|  50 |  DF |  South Korea | Park Dong-jin | |
|  55 |  DF |  South Korea | Kwak Tae-hwi | |
|  72 |  MF |  South Korea | Jung Won-jin | In | 
|  77 |  FW |  Croatia | Ivan Kovačec | Out | 
|  77 |  FW |  South Korea | Yun Ju-tae | Discharged | 
|  99 |  FW |  Serbia | Bojan Matić | In | 
Out on loan and military service
| No. | Pos. | Nationality | Player | Moving To | Loan Period | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  — |  South Korea | Yu Sang-hun |  Sangju Sangmu | 2016/12–2018/09 | |
|  — |  South Korea | Kim Nam-chun |  Sangju Sangmu | 2016/12–2018/09 | |
|  — |  South Korea | Yun Ju-tae |  Sangju Sangmu | 2016/12–2018/09 | |
|  — |  South Korea | Ko Kwang-min |  Hwaseong FC | 2016/12–2018/09 | |
|  — |  South Korea | Ju Se-jong |  Asan Mugunghwa | 2018/01–2019/10 | |
|  — |  South Korea | Lee Myung-joo |  Asan Mugunghwa | 2018/01–2019/10 | |
|  — |  South Korea | Lee Kyu-ro |  FC Pocheon | 2018/01–2019/12 | |
|  — |  South Korea | Kim Ju-yeong |  FC Pocheon | 2018/01–2020/06 | |
|  — |  Spain | Osmar |  Cerezo Osaka | 2018/02–2019/01 | 
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.
Transfers
Tactics
Tactical analysis
Starting eleven and formation
Substitutes
See also
References
- FC Seoul 2018 Matchday Magazines Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
External links
- FC Seoul official website (in Korean and English)













