2018 FC Seoul season

The 2018 season was FC Seoul's 35th season in the K League 1.

FC Seoul

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)
Home colours Away colours
← 2017 2019 →

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	R. Charleroi S.C.	L	0–1
	12 January 2018	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

Main article: 2018 K League 1

FA Cup

Main article: 2018 Korean 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	GK	South Korea	Yoo Hyun
2	DF	South Korea	Hwang Hyun-soo
3	DF	South Korea	Lee Woong-hee (vice-captain)
4	DF	South Korea	Kim Dong-woo
6	MF	South Korea	Kim Sung-joon
7	FW	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
—	GK	South Korea	Yu Sang-hun	Sangju Sangmu	2016/12–2018/09
—	DF	South Korea	Kim Nam-chun	Sangju Sangmu	2016/12–2018/09
—	FW	South Korea	Yun Ju-tae	Sangju Sangmu	2016/12–2018/09
—	DF	South Korea	Ko Kwang-min	Hwaseong FC	2016/12–2018/09
—	MF	South Korea	Ju Se-jong	Asan Mugunghwa	2018/01–2019/10
—	MF	South Korea	Lee Myung-joo	Asan Mugunghwa	2018/01–2019/10
—	MF	South Korea	Lee Kyu-ro	FC Pocheon	2018/01–2019/12
—	MF	South Korea	Kim Ju-yeong	FC Pocheon	2018/01–2020/06
—	MF	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

• FC Seoul