2012 FC Seoul season

The 2012 season is FC Seoul's 29th season in the K League 1.

FC Seoul

2012 season
Chairman	Huh Chang-soo
Manager	Choi Yong-soo
K-League	1st
FA Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Dejan (31) All: Dejan (31)
Highest home attendance	50,787 vs Suwon (League, 18 August)
Lowest home attendance	7,278 vs Ulsan (League, 15 November)
Average home league attendance	20,502
Home colours Away colours
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Pre-season

• In Guam: From 9 January 2012 to 27 January 2012
• In Kagoshima, Japan: From 5 February 2012 to 22 February 2012^[1]

Pre-season match results

Type	Date	Opponents	Result	Score	Scorers	Notes
Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan	8 February 20120	Júbilo Iwata	L	2–3	Park Hee-Do, Yoon Sung-Woo
			D	1–1	Dejan
	11 February 20120	Urawa Red Diamonds	W	4–1	Dejan, Kim Joo-Young, Molina (2)
	14 February 20120	Vissel Kobe	L	2–3	Ha Dae-Sung, Kim Tae-Hwan
	18 February 20120	Hangzhou Greentown	W	5–0	Adilson, Ha Dae-Sung, Park Hee-Do Hyun Young-Min, Yoon Sung-Woo
	21 February 20120	FC Tokyo	L	2–3	Molina, Hyun Young-Min

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Starting round	Final position	Record
			Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
K League	Matchday 1	Matchday 44					!—
FA Cup	Round of 32						!—
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: 31 December 2012
Source: Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website

K League

Main article: 2012 K-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Seoul (C)	44	29	9	6	76	42	+34	96	Qualification for the Champions League[a]
2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	44	22	13	9	82	49	+33	79
3	Pohang Steelers	44	23	8	13	72	47	+25	77
4	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	44	20	13	11	61	51	+10	73
5	Ulsan Hyundai	44	18	14	12	60	52	+8	68

Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Pohang Steelers finished the league in third place after qualifying for the Champions League as champions of the FA Cup. Therefore, the spot given to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.

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	17	7	3	47	26	+21	58	11	2	0	30	10	+20	6	5	3	17	16	+1

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	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44
Ground	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	W
Position	6	5	3	1	5	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2012. Source: League Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Home v Away

Date Round

Home

Score

Away

Location

Daegu FC v FC Seoul

4 March 1	Daegu FC	1 – 1	FC Seoul	Suseong-gu, Daegu
15:00 UTC+9	Kang Yong 13'	Report	Ha Dae-Sung 63'	Stadium: Daegu Stadium Attendance: 21,207 Referee: Yu Sun-Ho

FC Seoul v Jeonnam Dragons

10 March 2	FC Seoul	2 – 0	Jeonnam Dragons	Mapo-gu, Seoul
15:00 UTC+9	Damjanović 4' Molina 73'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 18,306 Referee: Kim Seong-Ho

FC Seoul v Daejeon Citizen FC

18 March 3	FC Seoul	2 – 0	Daejeon Citizen FC	Mapo-gu, Seoul
15:00 UTC+9	Molina 51', 78'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 20,622 Referee: Kim Dong-Jin

FC Seoul v Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

25 March 4	FC Seoul	2 – 1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Mapo-gu, Seoul
15:00 UTC+9	Ha Dae-Sung 27' Molina 89'	Report	Lee Dong-Gook 3'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 25,811 Referee: Ko Geum-Bok

Suwon Samsung Bluewings v FC Seoul

1 April 5	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2 – 0	FC Seoul	Suwon, Gyeonggi
15:00 UTC+9	Éverton 24' Radončić 34'	Report		Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 45,192 Referee: Lee Min-Hoo

FC Seoul v Sangju Sangmu Phoenix

8 April 6	FC Seoul	2 – 0	Sangju Sangmu Phoenix	Mapo-gu, Seoul
17:00 UTC+9	Damjanović 39', 87'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 10,099 Referee: Kim Wan-Tae

Busan IPark v FC Seoul

11 April 7	Busan IPark	0 – 0	FC Seoul	Yeonje-gu, Busan
15:00 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Busan Asiad Stadium Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Choi Myung-Yong

FC Seoul v Jeju United FC

21 April 9	FC Seoul	1 – 1	Jeju United FC	Mapo-gu, Seoul
15:00 UTC+9	Kim Hyun-Sung 76'	Report	Santos 90+3'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 8,228 Referee: Yoo Sun-Ho

Ulsan Hyundai FC v FC Seoul

25 April 8	Ulsan Hyundai FC	2 – 2	FC Seoul	Nam-gu, Ulsan
19:00	Go Seul-Ki 57' Maranhão 77'	Report	Damjanović 9', 52' Choi Hyun-Tae  31'  64'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 1,272 Referee: Kim Sung-Ho

Gangwon FC v FC Seoul

29 April 10	Gangwon FC	1 – 2	FC Seoul	Gangneung, Gangwon
15:00	Bae Hyo-Sung 68'	Report	Molina 28' Damjanović 90+4'	Stadium: Gangneung Stadium Attendance: 5,013 Referee: Kim Jong-Hyuk

FC Seoul v Pohang Steelers

5 May 11	FC Seoul	2 – 1	Pohang Steelers	Mapo-gu, Seoul
15:00	Choi Tae-Uk 0:28' Kim Tae-Hwan 72'	Report	Asamoah 52'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 45,982 Referee: Lee Min-Hu

Gyeongnam FC v FC Seoul

12 May 12	Gyeongnam FC	0 – 1	FC Seoul	Changwon, Gyeongnam
17:00		Report	Damjanović 90+1'	Stadium: Changwon Football Center Attendance: 3,193 Referee: Song Min-Seok

Gwangju FC v FC Seoul

19 May 13	Gwangju FC	1 – 2	FC Seoul	Seo-gu, Gwangju
15:00	Lee Han-Saem 78'	Report	Damjanović 6' Molina 30'	Stadium: Gwangju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 6,741 Referee: Ko Keum-Bok

FC Seoul v Incheon United FC

28 May 14	FC Seoul	3 – 1	Incheon United FC	Mapo-gu, Seoul
15:00	Molina 26' Damjanović 36' (pen.), 89'	Report	Jeong Hyuk 73'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 31,156 Referee: Choi Myung-Yong

FC Seoul v Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

14 June 15	FC Seoul	1 – 0	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Mapo-gu, Seoul
20:00	Kim Jin-Kyu 23' (Assist by No.30)	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 9,276 Referee: Yoo Seon-Ho

Pohang Steelers v FC Seoul

17 June 16	Pohang Steelers	1 – 0	FC Seoul	Pohang, Gyeongbuk
17:00	Kim Dae-Ho 58'	Report		Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 11,887 Referee: Lee Min-Hu

FC Seoul v Ulsan Hyundai

24 June 17	FC Seoul	1 – 1	Ulsan Hyundai	Mapo-gu, Seoul
19:00	Go Seul-Ki 39' (o.g.)	Report(English) Report(Korean)	Maranhão 46'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 25,653 Referee: Kim Sung-Ho

Sangju Sangmu Phoenix v FC Seoul

28 June 18	Sangju Sangmu Phoenix	0 – 1	FC Seoul	Sangju, Gyeongbuk
19:00		Report	Go Yo-Han 38' (Assist by No.10)	Stadium: Sangju Civic Stadium Attendance: 4,008 Referee: Song Min-Seok

FC Seoul v Gwangju FC

1 July 19	FC Seoul	3 – 2	Gwangju FC	Mapo-gu, Seoul
19:00	Damjanović 70', 88' (pen.) Choi Tae-Uk 72'	Report	Kim Dong-Sub 15' (pen.) Park Hyun 84'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 8,361 Referee: Lee Dong-Jun

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v FC Seoul

11 July 20	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0 – 0	FC Seoul	Jeonju, Jeonbuk
20:00				Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium

Incheon United v FC Seoul

15 July 21	Incheon United	3 – 2	FC Seoul	Nam-gu, Incheon
19:00	Han Kyo-Won 45+1', 62' Yoo Hyun  81' Paulo 90+1'	Report(Kor) Report(Eng)	Kim Jin-Kyu 33' Ha Dae-Sung 67'	Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium Attendance: 5,154 Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok

FC Seoul v Busan IPark

21 July 22	FC Seoul	6 – 0	Busan IPark	Mapo-gu, Seoul
19:00	Mauricio 5' Koh Myong-Jin 14' Kim Jin-Kyu 25' (pen.), 63' Escudero 52' Damjanović 67'			Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

Daejon Citizen v FC Seoul

25 July 23	Daejon Citizen	0 – 2	FC Seoul	Yuseong-gu, Daejon
19:00		Report	Mauricio Molina 33' Dejan Damjanović 57'	Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 2,860 Referee: Kim Dong-Jin

Jeju United v FC Seoul

28 July 24	Jeju United	3 – 3	FC Seoul	Seogwipo, Jeju
19:00	Santos 4' Han Yong-Su  8' Han Dong-Jin  14' Bae Il-Hwan 26' Seo Dong-Hyun  57' Jair 64'	Report	Molina 31' Damjanović 40', 49' Kim Ju-Young  57'	Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 16,910 Referee: Ahn Yong-Hee

FC Seoul v Gangwon FC

4 August 25	FC Seoul	3 – 2	Gangwon FC	Mapo-gu, Seoul
19:00	Ha Dae-Sung  30' Damjanović 32' Molina 63', 67'	Report	Wesley 8' Jeon Jae-Ho  30' Park Woo-Hyun  50' Kim Jin-Hwan  60' Laktionov  83' Jung Sung-Min 87'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 13,576 Referee: Yoo Sun-Ho

FC Seoul v Gyeongnam FC

8 August 26	FC Seoul	2 – 1	Gyeongnam FC	Mapo-gu, Seoul
19:00	Kim Jin-Kyu  42' Ha Dae-Sung 51' Escudero 74'	Report	Kim In-Han 8' Kang Seung-Jo  54'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 7,814 Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma v FC Seoul

11 August 27	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	2 – 3	FC Seoul	Seongnam, Gyeonggi
19:00	Hamill  3' 57' Yoon Bit-Garam 70' Jung San  81'	Report	Damjanović 13', 90+1'  80' Go Yo-Han  45' Ha Dae-Sung  83' Molina 90'	Stadium: Tancheon Sports Complex Attendance: 3,819 Referee: Kim Wan-Tae

FC Seoul v Suwon Samsung Bluewings

18 August 28	FC Seoul	0 – 2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Mapo-gu, Seoul
19:00	Escudero  20' Kim Dong-Woo  46' Molina  50'	Report(Eng) Report(Kor)	Radončić 9' (pen.), 81'  81' Kwak Hee-Ju  16' Yang Sang-Min  18' Lee Sang-ho  18' Park Hyun-Beom  32' Bosnar  50' Choi Jae-Soo  85' Yang Dong-Won 90+4'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 50,787 Referee: Kim Sung-Ho

Jeonnam Dragons v FC Seoul

22 August 29	Jeonnam Dragons	0 – 3	FC Seoul	Gwangyang, Jeonnam
19:30			Escudero 12' Damjanovic 27' 58'	Stadium: Gwangyang Football Stadium

FC Seoul v Daegu FC

26 August 30	FC Seoul	–	Daegu FC	Mapo-gu, Seoul
19:00				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

FA Cup

FC Seoul v Mokpo City Government

23 May Round of 32	FC Seoul	3 – 0	Mokpo City Government	Mapo-gu, Seoul
19:30 KST	Molina 62' (Assist by No.10) Ha Dae-Sung 83' Kim Hyun-Sung 84' (Assist by No.10)			Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 1,751 Referee: Lee Cheon-Su

FC Seoul v Suwon Samsung Bluewings

20 June Round of 16	FC Seoul	0 – 2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Mapo-gu, Seoul
19:30 KST	Kim Jin-Kyu  2'  90+4'		Kim Ju-Young 40' (o.g.) Ristić 53'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 14,853 Referee: Yoo Seon-Ho

Match reports and match highlights

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

Season statistics

K League records

Season	Teams	Final Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Manager
2012	16	Champions	44	29	9	6	76	42	+34	96	Choi Yong-Soo

All competitions records

Seasoan	Teams	K League	FA Cup	AFC Champions League	Manager
2012	16	Champions	Round of 16	Did not qualify	Choi Yong-Soo

Attendance records

Season	Season Total / Average Att.	K League Total / Average Att.	FA Cup Total / Average Att.	ACL Total / Average Att.	Friendly Match Att.	Att. Ranking	Notes
2012	467,649 / 19,485	451,045 / 20,502	16,604 / 8,302	N/A	N/A	K League Season Total Att. 1st

• Season total attendance is K League, FA Cup, AFC Champions League in the aggregate and friendly match attendance is not included.

Squad statistics

Appearances

Statistics accurate as of match played 28 June 2012

No.	Nat.	Pos.	Name	K League		FA Cup		Appearances		Goals
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	App (sub)	Total
1		GK	Kim Yong-Dae	18	0	1	0	19 (0)	19	0
2		DF	Yoon Si-Ho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3		DF	Kim Dong-Woo	10 (2)	0	1	0	11 (2)	13	0
4		DF	Kim Ju-Young	8 (3)	0	1	0	9 (3)	12	0
5		MF	Choi Hyun-Tae	16 (1)	0	2	0	18 (1)	19	0
6		DF	Kim Jin-Kyu	18	1	2	0	20 (0)	20	1
7		DF	Go Yo-Han	14	1	2	0	16 (0)	16	1
8		DF	Adilson dos Santos	14	0	1	0	15 (0)	15	0
9		FW	Kang Jung-Hun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10		FW	Dejan Damjanović	18	10	1 (1)	0	19 (1)	20	10
11		FW	Mauricio Molina	17	8	2	1	19 (0)	19	9
13		DF	Hyun Young-Min	9 (1)	0	1	0	10 (1)	11	0
14		MF	Moon Ki-Han	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	1	0
16		MF	Ha Dae-Sung	17	1	2	1	19 (0)	19	2
17		DF	Lee Jung-Youl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18		FW	Kim Hyun-Sung	2 (10)	1	1 (1)	1	3 (11)	14	2
19		MF	Lee Jae-Kwon	2 (2)	0	0 (1)	0	2 (3)	5	0
20		MF	Han Tae-You	2 (5)	0	0	0	2 (5)	7	0
21		GK	Jo Su-Huk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22		MF	Koh Myong-Jin	15 (1)	0	1	0	16 (1)	17	0
23		GK	Han Il-Koo	0	0	1	0	1 (0)	1	0
24		GK	Yu Sang-Hun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27		MF	Ko Kwang-Min	1 (4)	0	0	0	1 (4)	5	0
29		MF	Kim Tae-Hwan	6 (11)	1	1 (1)	0	7 (12)	19	1
30		MF	Park Hee-Do	4 (3)	0	1 (1)	0	5 (4)	9	0
31		GK	Lee Seung-Kyu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32		FW	Jung Seung-Yong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33		MF	Choi Tae-Uk	7 (3)	1	1	0	8 (3)	11	1
34		MF	Yoon Seung-Hyeon	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	1	0
35		DF	Kim Yong-Chan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36		DF	Lee Taig-Ki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37		MF	Kim Won-Sik	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38		DF	Jang Hyun-Woo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39		MF	Song Seung-Ju	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40		MF	Yoon Sung-Woo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41		FW	Hwang In-Sung	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42		MF	Kwak Joong-Geun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43		MF	Cho Ho-Yeon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44		FW	Ju Ik-Sung	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45		DF	Cho Min-Woo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46		FW	Lee Jae-Il	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47		DF	Jung Dong-Yeon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48		DF	Yoo Sang-Hee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goals and assists

Rank	Nation	Number	Name	K League		FA Cup		Sum		Total
				Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists
1		11	Mauricio Molina	8	8	1	0	9	8	17
2		10	Dejan Damjanović	10	2	0	2	10	4	14
3		16	Ha Dae-Sung	1	3	1	0	2	3	5
4		18	Kim Hyun-Sung	1	0	1	0	2	0	2
=		6	Kim Jin-Kyu	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
=		7	Go Yo-Han	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
=		22	Koh Myong-Jin	0	2	0	0	0	2	2
5		29	Kim Tae-Hwan	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
=		33	Choi Tae-Uk	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
=		30	Park Hee-Do	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
/	/	/	Own Goals	1	-	0	-	1	-	1
/	/	/	TOTALS	25	18	3	2	28	20

Discipline

Position	Nation	Number	Name	K League		FA Cup		Total
1		GK	Kim Yong-Dae	1	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Kim Ju-Young	1	0	0	0	1	0
5		MF	Choi Hyun-Tae	4	1	0	0	4	1
6		DF	Kim Jin-Kyu	2	0	1	1	3	1
7		DF	Go Yo-Han	3	0	1	0	4	0
8		DF	Adilson dos Santos	2	0	0	0	2	0
10		FW	Dejan Damjanović	2	0	1	0	3	0
11		FW	Mauricio Molina	3	0	0	0	3	0
16		MF	Ha Dae-Sung	1	0	1	0	2	0
18		FW	Kim Hyun-Sung	1	0	0	0	1	0
19		MF	Lee Jae-Kwon	1	0	0	0	1	0
20		MF	Han Tae-You	1	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF	Koh Myong-Jin	0	0	1	0	1	0
29		MF	Kim Tae-Hwan	3	0	0	0	3	0
30		MF	Park Hee-Do	2	0	0	0	2	0
/	/	/	TOTALS	27	1	5	1	32	2

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Period	Notes
Manager	Choi Yong-Soo
Assistant manager	Park Tae-Ha
First-team coach	Kim Seong-Jae
Reserve Team Manager	Kim Sung-Nam	–2012/08/??
Reserve Team Coach	Lee Ki-Hyung
Goalkeeping coach	Leandro
Fitness coach	Kanno Atsushi
U-18 Team Manager	Lee Young-Ik
U-18 Team Coach	Chang Myong-Jin
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Weon Jong-teok
Head of Youth Development	Choi Soon-Ho
Technical director	Choi Gi-Bong	–2012/11/??
Chief scout	Choi Gi-Bong	2012/11/??–
Scout	Lee Won-Jun	–2012/11/??
	Jung Jae-Yoon	2012/04/20–
	Kim Sang-Moon	2012/11/??–

Players

Team squad

All players registered for the 2012 season are listed.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  KOR Kim Yong-Dae 2 DF  KOR Yoon Si-Ho 3 DF  KOR Kim Dong-Woo (Conscripted) 4 DF  KOR Kim Ju-Young 5 MF  KOR Choi Hyun-Tae 6 DF  KOR Kim Jin-Kyu (vice-captain) 7 DF  KOR Go Yo-Han 8 DF  BRA Adilson dos Santos 9 FW  KOR Jung Jo-Gook (In & Conscripted) 10 FW  MNE Dejan Damjanović 11 FW  COL Mauricio Molina 13 DF  KOR Hyun Young-Min 14 MF  KOR Moon Ki-Han (Conscripted) 15 FW  KOR Kang Jung-Hun 16 MF  KOR Ha Dae-Sung (captain) 17 DF  KOR Lee Jung-Youl (Out) 18 FW  KOR Kim Hyun-Sung (Out) 17 DF  KOR Lee Jong-min (Discharged) 18 DF  KOR Kim Chi-Woo (Discharged) 19 MF  KOR Lee Jae-Kwon 20 MF  KOR Han Tae-You 21 GK  KOR Jo Su-Huk 22 MF  KOR Koh Myong-Jin 23 GK  KOR Han Il-Koo

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 GK  KOR Yu Sang-Hun 26 FW  JPN Sergio Escudero (In) 27 MF  KOR Ko Kwang-Min 29 MF  KOR Kim Tae-Hwan 30 MF  KOR Park Hee-Do 31 GK  KOR Lee Seung-Kyu 32 FW  KOR Jung Seung-Yong 33 MF  KOR Choi Tae-Uk 34 MF  KOR Yoon Seung-Hyeon (Out) 35 DF  KOR Kim Yong-Chan 36 DF  KOR Lee Taig-Ki 37 MF  KOR Kim Won-Sik (Conscripted) 38 DF  KOR Jang Hyun-Woo 39 DF  KOR Song Seung-Ju (Conscripted) 40 MF  KOR Youn Sung-Woo 41 FW  KOR Hwang In-Seong 42 MF  KOR Kwak Jung-Geun 43 MF  KOR Cho Ho-Yeon 44 FW  KOR Joo Ik-Seong 45 DF  KOR Cho Min-Woo 46 FW  KOR Lee Jae-Il 47 DF  KOR Jeong Dong-Yeon 48 DF  KOR Yoo Sang-Hee 77 DF  KOR Choi Hyo-Jin (Discharged)

Out on loan & military service

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  KOR Lee Kwang-Jin (to Daegu FC until December 2012) — MF  KOR Kyung Jae-Yoon (to Busan IPark until December 2012) — MF  KOR Yoon Seung-Hyeon (to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma until December 2012) — FW  KOR Kim Hyun-Sung (to Shimizu S-Pulse until December 2012)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  KOR Choi Hyo-Jin (to Sangju Sangmu until September 2012 / Discharged) — DF  KOR Lee Jong-Min (to Sangju Sangmu until September 2012 / Discharged) — MF  KOR Kim Chi-Woo (to Sangju Sangmu until September 2012 / Discharged) — DF  KOR Choi Won-Wook (to Police FC until September 2013) — MF  KOR Cho Nam-Kee (to Police FC until September 2013)

• 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 Police FC for military service in the middle of season. (Registered in 2012 season)
• Conscripted : Transferred to Sangju Sangmu and Police FC for military service after end of season.

Transfers

In

#	Name	POS	Moving from	Mode	Window	Period	Fee	Notes
1	Kim Hyun-Sung	FW	Daegu FC	Loan return	Winter (End of the 2011 season)		N/A
2	Jung Seung-Yong	FW	Gyeongnam FC	Loan return	Winter (End of the 2011 season)		N/A
3	Park Hee-Do	MF	Busan IPark	Transfer	Winter (2011-11-21)	Undisclosed	Trade	Bang Seung-Hwan and Yeo Hyo-Jin ↔ Park Hee-Do
4	Kim Jin-Kyu	DF	Ventforet Kofu	Transfer	Winter (2012-01-19)	Free transfer (Contract terminated)	Free
5	Kim Ju-Young	DF	Gyeongnam FC	Transfer	Winter (2012-01-20)	Undisclosed	US$792,000	Cash+Player (US$616,000+Lee Jae-An↔Kim Ju-Young)
6	Lee Jae-Kwon	MF	Incheon United	Transfer	Winter (2012-02-01)	Undisclosed	Trade	Lee Kyu-Ro↔Lee Jae-Kwon
7	Yoon Si-Ho	DF	Daegu FC	Free transfer (Contract terminated)	Winter (2012-02-02)	1 year	Free
8	Lee Jae-Il	FW	Gyeongnam FC	Free transfer (Contract terminated)	Winter (2012-02-02)	Undisclosed	Free
9	Jung Jo-Gook	FW	AJ Auxerre	Free transfer (Contract terminated)	Summer (2012-07-06)	1 year	Free
10	Sergio Escudero	FW	Urawa Red Diamonds	Loan	Summer (2012-07-17)	6 months (2012-12-31)	Undisclosed
11	Choi Hyo-Jin	DF	Sangju Sangmu	Return from military service	N/A (2012-09-10)		N/A
12	Lee Jong-min	DF	Sangju Sangmu	Return from military service	N/A (2012-09-10)		N/A
13	Kim Chi-Woo	MF	Sangju Sangmu	Return from military service	N/A (2012-09-10)		N/A

Rookie Draft

#	Name	POS	Moving from	Mode	Notes
1	Cho Min-Woo	DF	Dongguk University	Youth system (After Univ.)	FC Seoul U-18 Team (2010 Draft)
2	Kim Won-Sik	MF	Dongbuk High School	Youth system	FC Seoul U-18 Team After overseas training program, He joined.
3	Jang Hyun-Woo	DF	Dongbuk High School	Youth system	FC Seoul U-18 Team
4	Joo Hyung-jun	MF	Dongbuk High School	Youth system (Univ.)	FC Seoul U-18 Team
5	Baek Cheol-Seung	MF	Dongbuk High School	Youth system (Univ.)	FC Seoul U-18 Team
6	Kim Hak-Seung	MF	Dongbuk High School	Youth system (Univ.)	FC Seoul U-18 Team
7	Choi Myeong-Hun	MF	Dongbuk High School	Youth system (Univ.)	FC Seoul U-18 Team
8	Park Jun-Gyeong	MF	Dongbuk High School	Youth system (Univ.)	FC Seoul U-18 Team
9	Youn Sung-woo	FW	Sangji University	Regular (1st)
10	Lee Taig-Ki	DF	Ajou University	Regular (2nd)
11	Kim Yong-Chan	DF	Ajou University	Regular (3rd)
12	Joo Ik-Seong	MF	Taekwang High School	Extra
13	Yoo Sang-Hee	MF	Korea University	Extra
14	Kwak Jung-Geun	FW	Yong In University	Extra
15	Lee Seung-Kyu	GK	Sun Moon University	Extra
16	Cho Ho-Yeon	MF	Kwangwoon University	Extra
17	Hwang In-Seong	FW	Yewon Arts University	Supplement
18	Jeong Dong-Yeon	DF	Hanyang University	Supplement

• (Univ.) means player who go to university then back to FC Seoul.
• (After Univ.) means player who is joined FC Seoul after entering university.

Out

#	Name	POS	Moving to	Mode	Window	Period	Fee	Notes
1	Lee Hyun-Seung	MF	Jeonnam Dragons	Transfer	Winter (2012–01-03)	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	Loan finish
2	Choi Hyun-Bin	DF		Contract terminated	Winter (2012-01-05)			Loan finish
3	Bang Seung-Hwan	FW	Busan IPark	Transfer	Winter (2011–11-21)		Trade	Bang Seung-Hwan and Yeo Hyo-Jin ↔ Park Hee-Do
4	Yeo Hyo-Jin	DF	Busan IPark	Transfer	Winter (2011–11-21)
5	Lee Dong-Nyck	DF		Contract terminated	Winter (2012-01-05)
6	Bae Hae-Min	FW	Daejeon Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power	Free transfer (Contract terminated)	Winter (2012-01-05)	Undisclosed	Free
7	Oh Byoung-Min	DF		Contract expired	Winter (2012-01-05)
8	Lee Han-Wool	MF		Contract expired	Winter (2012-01-05)
9	Kim Dong-Hyo	FW		Contract expired	Winter (2012-01-05)
10	Kim Ki-Baek	DF		Contract expired	Winter (2012-01-11)
11	Choi Jong-Hoan	MF	Incheon United	Free transfer (Contract terminated)	Winter (2012-01-12)	Undisclosed	Free
12	Lee Jae-An	FW	Gyeongnam FC	Transfer	Winter (2012-01-19)	Undisclosed	Kim Ju-Young–US$616,000	Cash+Player (US$616,000+Lee Jae-An↔Kim Ju-Young)
13	Park Yong-Ho	DF	Busan IPark	Transfer	Winter (2012-01-31)	1 year	Undisclosed
14	Lee Kyu-Ro	DF	Incheon United	Transfer	Winter (2012-02-01)	Undisclosed	Trade	Lee Kyu-Ro↔Lee Jae-Kwon
15	Lee Seung-Yeoul	FW	Gamba Osaka	Transfer	Winter (2012-02-01)	Undisclosed	US$1,950,000
16	Ou Kyoung-Jun	MF		Contract terminated	Winter (2012-02-01)
17	Chun Je-Hun	MF		Contract terminated	Winter (2012-02-01)
18	Kim Dong-Jin	DF	Hangzhou Greentown	Free transfer (Contract terminated)	Winter (2012-02-09)	Undisclosed	Free
19	Lee Jung-Youl	DF	Daejeon Citizen	Free transfer (Contract terminated)	Summer (2012-07-31)	Undisclosed	Free

Loan & Military service

#	Name	POS	Moving to	Window	Period	Fee	Notes
1	Choi Won-Wook	DF	Police FC	End of the 2011 season (2011-12-06)	21 months	N/A
2	Cho Nam-Kee	MF	Police FC	End of the 2011 season (2011-12-06)	21 months	N/A
3	Lee Kwang-Jin	MF	Daegu FC	Winter (2012-01-01)	1 year 6 months	Free
4	Kyung Jae-Yoon	MF	Busan IPark	Winter (2012-01-31)	2 years	Free
5	Yoon Seung-Hyeon	MF	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Summer (2012-07-31)	6 months	Free
6	Kim Hyun-Sung	FW	Shimizu S-Pulse	Summer (2012-08-14)	5 months	Undisclosed

Tactics

Tactical analysis

Starting eleven and formation

This section shows the most used players for each position considering a 4–3–3 or 4-2-3-1 formation.

No. Pos. Nat. Name MS Notes 1 GK Kim Yong-Dae 7 DF Ko Yo-Han 6 DF Kim Jin-Kyu 4 DF Kim Ju-Young 8 DF Adilson 5 MF Choi Hyun-Tae 16 MF Ha Dae-Sung 22 MF Koh Myong-Jin 33 FW Choi Tae-Uk 11 FW Molina 10 FW Dejan 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).

Yong-Dae Yo-Han Jin-Kyu Ju-Young Adilson Hyun-Tae Myoung-Jin Dae-Sung Tae-Uk Molina Dejan

Substitutes

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MS	Notes
23	GK		Han Il-Koo
3	DF		Kim Dong-Woo
13	DF		Hyun Young-Min
14	MF		Moon Ki-Han
29	MF		Kim Tae-Hwan
30	MF		Park Hee-Do
18	FW		Kim Hyun-Sung

See also

• FC Seoul