The 2013 season is FC Seoul's 30th season in the K League Classic.

FC Seoul
2013 season
ChairmanHuh Chang-soo
ManagerChoi Yong-soo
K League Classic4th
FA CupQuarter-finals
AFC Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Dejan (27)
All: Dejan (19)
Highest home attendance43,681 vs Suwon
(League, 3 August)
Lowest home attendance1,835 vs Yonsei University
(FA Cup, 8 May)
Average home league attendance16,607
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Pre-season edit

  • In Guam: From 7 January 2013 to 26 January 2013
  • In Kagoshima, Japan: From 3 February 2013 to 17 February 2013[1]

Pre-season match results edit

Type Date Opponents Result Score Scorers Notes
Practice matches during
winter training spell
in Kagoshima, Japan
5 February 20130   Júbilo Iwata W 1–0   Park Hee-Seong
L 0–2
8 February 20130   Shimizu S-Pulse D 1–1   Yun Il-Lok
11 February 20130   Roasso Kumamoto W 4–0   Yun Il-Lok,   Dejan,   Park Hee-Seong
13 February 20130   Urawa Red Diamonds W 3–1   Dejan,   Ko Kwang-Min,   Choi Hyun-Tae
15 February 20130   Kyoto Sanga F.C. W 1–0   Dejan
16 February 20130   Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. L 2–3 ?

Competitions edit

Overview edit

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 Group Stage !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Last updated: 31 December 2013
Source: Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website

K League Classic edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Ulsan Hyundai 38 22 7 9 63 37 +26 73 Qualification for Champions League[a]
3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 38 18 9 11 61 49 +12 63
4 FC Seoul 38 17 11 10 59 46 +13 62
5 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 38 15 8 15 50 43 +7 53
6 Busan IPark 38 14 10 14 43 41 +2 52
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Pohang Steelers won the league after qualifying for the Champions League as champions of the FA Cup. Therefore, the spot given to the league champions was passed to the fourth-placed team.

FA Cup edit

AFC Champions League edit

Group stage edit

Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
  Buriram United 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7
  Jiangsu Sainty 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7
  Vegalta Sendai 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6
26 February 2013 1 FC Seoul   5–1   Jiangsu Sainty Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Damjanović   8', 61'
Yun Il-Lok   33', 56'
Molina   87'
Report Salihi   80' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,231
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Knockout stage edit

Round of 16 edit
21 May 2013 Second leg FC Seoul   3–1
(3–1 agg.)
  Beijing Guoan Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Adi   60'
Yun Il-Lok   70'
Koh Myong-Jin   90+4'
Report Kanouté   9' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 14,437
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Quarter-finals edit
21 August 2013 First leg Al-Ahli   1–1   FC Seoul Mecca, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3 Al-Sawadi   81' Report Damjanović   10' Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 25,012
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
18 September 2013 Second leg FC Seoul   1–0
(2–1 agg.)
  Al-Ahli Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Damjanović   90' Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 18,094
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Semi-finals edit
25 September 2013 First leg FC Seoul   2–0   Esteghlal Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Damjanović   39'
Go Yo-Han   47'
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 12,774
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
2 October 2013 Second leg Esteghlal   2–2
(2–4 agg.)
  FC Seoul Tehran, Iran
19:00 UTC+3:30 Omranzadeh   50'
Ghazi   75'
Report Ha Dae-Sung   37'
Kim Jin-Kyu   80' (pen.)
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 88,330
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Final edit
26 October 2013 First leg FC Seoul   2–2   Guangzhou E. Seoul, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Escudero   11'
Damjanović   83'
Report Elkeson   30'
Gao Lin   58'
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 55,501
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
9 November 2013 Second leg Guangzhou E.   1–1
(3–3 agg.)
  FC Seoul Guangzhou, China PR
20:00 UTC+8 Elkeson   58' Report Damjanović   63' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 55,847
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Match reports and match highlights edit

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

Season statistics edit

K League Classic records edit

Season Teams Final
Position
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Manager
2013 14 4th 38 17 11 10 59 46 +13 62   Choi Yong-Soo

All competitions records edit

Seasoan Teams K League Classic FA Cup AFC
Champions League
Manager
2013 14 4th Quarter-finals Runners-up   Choi Yong-Soo

Attendance records edit

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
2013 451,845 / 15,581 315,540 / 16,607 11,945 / 3,982 124,360 / 17,766 N/A K League Season
Total Att. 2nd

Squad statistics edit

Goals edit

Pos K League Classic FA Cup AFC
Champions League
Total Notes
1
  Dejan (19 / 29)   Ha Dae-Sung (1 / 1)
  Molina (1 / 1)
  Dejan (7 / 13)   Dejan (27 / 44)
2
  Molina (9 / 35)   Kim Hyun-Sung (1 / 2)
  Dejan (1 / 2)
  Yun Il-Lok (4 / 10)   Molina (11 / 49)
3
  Kim Jin-Kyu (6 / 35)   Lee Sang-Hyeob (1 / 3)
  Han Tae-You (1 / 3)
  Kim Jin-Kyu (2 / 11)   Kim Jin-Kyu (8 / 47)
4
  Go Yo-Han (5 / 37)
N/A
  Escudero (2 / 12)   Yun Il-Lok (6 / 41)
5
  Escudero (4 / 34)
N/A
  Koh Myong-Jin (2 / 13 )   Escudero (6 / 49)

Assists edit

Pos K League Classic Total Notes
1
  Molina (13 / 35)   Molina (13 / 35)
2
  Escudero (7 / 34)   Escudero (7 / 34)
3
  Dejan (5 / 29)   Dejan (5 / 29)
4
  Cha Du-Ri (3 / 30)   Cha Du-Ri (3 / 30)
5
  Go Yo-Han (3 / 37)   Go Yo-Han (3 / 37)

Coaching staff edit

Position Name Notes
Manager   Choi Yong-Soo
Assistant manager   Lee Young-Jin
Coach   Kim Seong-Jae
  Lee Ki-Hyung
Goalkeeping coach   Leandro
Fitness coach   Kanno Atsushi
Youth Team Manager   Kike Linero
U-18 Team Coach   Lee Won-Jun
U-16 Team Coach   Yun Dae-Sung
U-14 Team Coach   Chung Sang-Nam
Youth Team Goalkeeping Coach   Seo Dong-Myung
  Gjorgji Jovanovski
Head of Youth Development   Choi Soon-Ho
Chief scout   Choi Gi-Bong
Scout   Jung Jae-Yoon
  Kim Sang-Moon

Players edit

Team roster edit

All players registered for the 2013 season are listed.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   KOR Kim Yong-Dae
2 DF   KOR Choi Hyo-Jin
4 DF   KOR Kim Ju-Young
5 DF   KOR Cha Du-Ri (In)
6 DF   KOR Kim Jin-Kyu (vice-captain)
7 DF   KOR Kim Chi-Woo
8 DF   BRA Adilson dos Santos
9 FW   JPN Sergio Escudero
10 FW   MNE Dejan Damjanović
11 FW   COL Mauricio Molina
13 DF   KOR Hyun Young-Min (Out)
14 FW   KOR Park Hee-Seong
15 FW   KOR Kang Jung-Hun (Out)
16 MF   KOR Ha Dae-Sung (captain)
17 MF   KOR Choi Hyun-Tae
18 FW   KOR Kim Hyun-Sung
19 MF   KOR Lee Jae-Kwon (Conscripted)
20 MF   KOR Han Tae-You
21 MF   KOR Go Yo-Han
22 MF   KOR Koh Myong-Jin
23 GK   KOR Han Il-Koo
24 MF   KOR Yun Il-Lok
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF   KOR Cho Nam-Kee (Discharged)
27 MF   KOR Ko Kwang-Min
28 DF   KOR Kim Nam Chun
29 MF   KOR Lee Sang-Hyeob
31 GK   KOR Yu Sang-Hun
32 FW   KOR Jung Seung-Yong
33 MF   KOR Choi Tae-Uk
36 DF   KOR Lee Taig-Ki
37 MF   KOR Moon Dong-Ju
38 DF   KOR Jang Hyun-Woo
41 GK   KOR Lee Seung-Kyu
42 DF   KOR Choi Bong-Won
43 MF   KOR Lee Kwang-Jin (Out)
44 FW   KOR Joo Ik-Seong
45 DF   KOR Cho Min-Woo (Out)
46 MF   KOR Roh Young-Gyun
47 MF   KOR Shin Hak-Young
48 DF   KOR Kim Sang-Pil
49 FW   KOR Hwang Sin-Young
50 MF   KOR Park Seung-Ryeol
51 GK   KOR Kim Eun-Do

Out on loan & military service edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   KOR Kyung Jae-Yoon (to   Busan IPark until July 2013)
MF   KOR Kyung Jae-Yoon (to   Goyang Hi FC until December 2013)
MF   KOR Youn Sung-Woo (to   Goyang Hi FC until December 2013)
MF   KOR Yoon Seung-Hyeon (to   Incheon Korail until December 2013)
DF   KOR Cho Min-Woo (to   V-Varen Nagasaki until December 2013)
FW   KOR Kang Jung-hun (to   Gangwon FC until December 2013)
MF   KOR Lee Kwang-jin (to   Gwangju FC until December 2013)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   KOR Cho Nam-Kee (to   Police FC until July 2013 / Discharged)
DF   KOR Choi Won-Wook (to   Police FC until September 2013 / Discharged[1])
DF   KOR Kim Dong-Woo (to   Police FC until September 2014)
DF   KOR Song Seung-Ju (to   Police FC until September 2014)
MF   KOR Moon Ki-Han (to   Police FC until September 2014)
MF   KOR Kim Won-Sik (to   Police FC until September 2014)
FW   KOR Jung Jo-Gook (to   Police FC until September 2014)
  1. Choi Won-Wook was not registered 2013 season
  • 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 2013 season)
  • Conscripted : Transferred to Sangju Sangmu and Police FC for military service after end of season.

Transfers edit

In edit

# Name POS Moving from Mode Window Period Fee Notes
1   Lee Kwang-Jin MF   Daegu FC Loan Return Winter
(End of the 2012 season)
N/A N/A
2   Kim Hyun-Sung FW   Shimizu S-Pulse Loan return Winter
(End of the 2012 season)
N/A
3   Yun Il-Lok FW   Gyeongnam FC Transfer Winter
(2012-12-26)
Undisclosed $930,000
4   Sergio Escudero FW   Urawa Red Diamonds Transfer Winter
(2012-12-28)
3 years
(2015-12-31)
Undisclosed
5   Cha Du-Ri DF   Fortuna Düsseldorf Free transfer
(Contract terminated)
Winter
(2013-03-25)
2 years
(2014-12-31)
Free
6   Cho Nam-Kee MF   Police FC Return from
military service
N/A
(2013-07-15)
N/A
7   Choi Won-Wook DF   Police FC Return from
military service
N/A
(2013-09-28)
N/A

Rookie Draft & Free Agent edit

# Name POS Moving from Mode Notes
1   Kim Sang-Pil DF   Sungkyunkwan University Youth system
(After Univ.)
FC Seoul U-18 Team
(2009 Draft)
2   Kim Eun-Do GK   Dongbuk High School Youth system FC Seoul U-18 Team
3   Park Seung-Ryeol MF   Dongbuk High School Youth system FC Seoul U-18 Team
4   Shin Hak-Young MF   Dongbuk High School Youth system FC Seoul U-18 Team
5   Choi Bong-Won DF   Dongbuk High School Youth system FC Seoul U-18 Team
6   Hwang Sin-Young FW   Dongbuk High School Youth system FC Seoul U-18 Team
7   Oh Jun-Hyeok   Dongbuk High School Youth system
(Univ.)
FC Seoul U-18 Team
8   Cho Won-Tae   Dongbuk High School Youth system
(Univ.)
FC Seoul U-18 Team
9   Park Hee-Seong FW   Korea University Regular (1st)
10   Lee Sang Hyeob FW   Korea University Regular (3rd)
11   Moon Dong-Ju FW   Daegu University Regular (4th)
12   Roh Young-Gyun MF   Boin High School Regular (6th)
13   Kim Nam-Chun DF   Dongguk University Rookie Free Agent
  • (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 edit

# Name POS Moving to Mode Window Period Fee Notes
1   Park Hee-Do MF   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Transfer Winter
(2013-01-07)
Undisclosed Undisclosed
2   Kim Tae-Hwan MF   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Transfer Winter
(2013-01-07)
Undisclosed Undisclosed
3   Lee Jong-min DF   Suwon Samsung Bluewings Transfer Winter
(2013-01-13)
3년 Undisclosed
4   Jo Su-Huk GK   Incheon United Transfer Winter
(2013-01-16)
Undisclosed Undisclosed
5   Yoon Si-Ho DF   Jeonnam Dragons Free transfer
(Contract terminated)
Winter
(2013-01-16)
Undisclosed Free
6   Kim Yong-Chan DF   Gyeongnam FC Free transfer
(Contract terminated)
Winter
(2013-01-22)
Undisclosed Free
7   Hwang In-Seong FW Unknown Contract terminated Winter
(2013-01-23)
8   Kwak Jung-Geun MF Unknown Contract terminated Winter
(2013-01-23)
9   Lee Jae-Il FW Unknown Contract terminated Winter
(2013-01-23)
10   Jeong Dong-Yeon DF Unknown Contract terminated Winter
(2013-01-23)
11   Yoo Sang-Hee DF Unknown Contract terminated Winter
(2013-01-23)
12   Cho Ho-Yeon MF Unknown Contract terminated Winter
(2013-01-23)
13   Hyun Young-Min DF   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Transfer Winter
(2013-03-27)
Undisclosed $88,000

Loan & Military service edit

# Name POS Moving to Window Period Fee Notes
1   Jung Jo-Gook FW   Police FC End of the 2012 season
(2012-12-27)
21 months N/A
2   Kim Dong-Woo DF   Police FC End of the 2012 season
(2012-12-27)
21 months N/A
3   Song Seung-Ju DF   Police FC End of the 2012 season
(2012-12-27)
21 months N/A
4   Moon Ki-Han MF   Police FC End of the 2012 season
(2012-12-27)
21 months N/A
5   Kim Won-Sik MF   Police FC End of the 2012 season
(2012-12-27)
21 months N/A
6   Youn Sung-Woo MF   Goyang Hi FC Winter
(2013-01-08)
1 year Free
7   Yoon Seung-Hyun MF   Incheon Korail FC Winter
(2013-02-14)
1 year Free
8   Cho Min-Woo DF   V-Varen Nagasaki Winter
(2013-04-05)
1 year Free
9   Kang Jung-Hun FW   Gangwon FC Summer
(2013-07-26)
6 months Free
10   Lee Kwang-Jin MF   Goyang Hi FC Summer
(2013-07-31)
6 months Free
11   Kyung Jae-Yoon MF   Goyang Hi FC Summer
(2013-07-31)
6 months Free

Tactics edit

Tactical analysis edit

Starting eleven and formation edit

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

Substitutes edit

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
31 GK   Yu Sang-Hun
3 DF   Choi Hyo-Jin
7 DF   Kim Chi-Woo
20 MF   Han Tae-You
24 MF   Yun Il-Lok
33 MF   Choi Tae-Uk
18 FW   Kim Hyun-Sung

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 edit

References edit

External links edit