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40-682: The GS Champions Park is the training center of FC Seoul . It is located in Guri , east of nearby Seoul . In 1983, it was built by GS Sports , then known as Lucky-Goldstar Sports . It has been used by FC Seoul since 1989. France national football team used the venue as the training camp during the 2002 FIFA World Cup . Today, it is used by the FC Seoul's first team, and FC Seoul Reserves and Academy . 37°34′03″N 127°07′09″E  /  37.56748°N 127.11923°E  / 37.56748; 127.11923 FC Seoul FC Seoul ( Korean : FC 서울 )

80-564: A football-specific stadium in Seoul. Then all three clubs agreed to move. Once the plan was announced, many city governments hoped to attract these clubs. At first, Yukong Elephants threatened K League that they would dissolve the club if they have to move out of Seoul. However, they took Bucheon 's offer to give a new 20,000-seater Bucheon Stadium and another football-specific stadium including two training fields. They decided to use Seoul Mokdong Stadium as their temporary home ground until

120-407: A 2–1 win over Indonesian side Sriwijaya FC . In the next three games, FC Seoul obtained only one point in the matches against Gamba Osaka and Shandong Luneng . However, Seoul then defeated the title holders Gamba Osaka and qualified to the round of 16 after Sriwijaya's unexpected victory over Shandong Luneng. On June 24, 2009, FC Seoul beat Kashima Antlers 5–4 after penalties after a 0–0 draw in

160-488: A bull and a cheetah. The club's current mascot, introduced in 2004, is named "SSID". The "SSID" stands for Seoul & Sun In Dream. In the 2018 season , FC Seoul added another mascot, "Seoul-i". A special crest for the club's 20th anniversary was used in 2003. The current crest has been used since 2004. FC Seoul's home kits have red and black stripes, as in their crest. FC Seoul wore both red kits and yellow kits in home matches from 1984 to 1985. From 1988 to 1994,

200-585: A fledgling club. Thus, the KFA tried to lure one of the current clubs to Seoul. The Anyang LG Cheetahs, with the financial backing of the LG Group, who not only viewed the move back to Seoul as a way to increase its advertising presence, but had the right to come back to Seoul because it had its franchise moved by force in 1996, as part of the K League's decentralization policy. Anyang LG announced in February 2004 that it would pay

240-555: A number of Korean dramas and movies : Decentralization policy in K League By 1995, there had been three professional football clubs based in Seoul: Ilhwa Chunma , LG Cheetahs and Yukong Elephants . K League Federation wanted to spread football popularity nationally and secure football-specific stadiums for bidding of 2002 FIFA World Cup . In order to achieve this goal, K League and Blue House forced all three clubs in Seoul to move to other cities. The intention

280-405: A part of the policy on 29 March 1996. LG Cheetahs was regarding to move to Changwon as well, but decided to move to Anyang due to the popularity of football in the region and the local characteristics. They changed their name to Anyang LG Cheetahs as a part of the policy on 26 April 1996. K League started perfect "home and away system" from 1996 after all clubs got their own stadiums as

320-561: A purpose-built facility opened in 1989, located east of Seoul in the city of Guri . In the past, FC Seoul played at Daejeon Stadium , Cheongju Civic Stadium , Cheonan Oryong Stadium (1987–1989), Dongdaemun Stadium (1990–1995), and Anyang Stadium (1996–2003). FC Seoul has had different names, and consequently different crests for different periods of the club: Lucky-Goldstar FC (1983–1990), LG Cheetahs (1991–1995), Anyang LG Cheetahs (1996–2003). There has also been different club mascots representing different periods. Former mascots were

360-406: A result. After the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Korea Football Association needed to pay Seoul Metropolitan Government ₩25 billion as their share of the construction of Seoul World Cup Stadium . KFA wanted to find a new club in Seoul and let the club to pay the whole share, but it didn't happen. Seoul Metropolitan Government understood that potential investment on a new Seoul club had not made due to

400-459: A three-year period starting on December 8, 2006. The club started the 2007 season with three consecutive wins and a draw, including a 4–1 win over arch rivals Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the Super Match . However, FC Seoul failed to qualify for the play-off phase of the season, but the club succeeded in getting into the final of the 2007 Korean League Cup . Before the next season, Park Chu-young ,

440-682: Is Suhoshin (meaning "guardian deity"), formed in April 2004. There are also some minor supporter of groups V-Girls & V-Man are FC Seoul's cheerleaders . The V stands for victory. They cheerlead at the East Stand. Since 2004, FC Seoul's home is the Seoul World Cup Stadium , which is the largest football-specific stadium in Asia. FC Seoul's players train at the GS Champions Park training centre,

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480-520: Is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in the K League 1 , the top flight of South Korean football . The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group . Since 2004, FC Seoul have played its home games at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul's Mapo District . The club was founded as Lucky-Goldstar Football Club in 1983, by the Lucky-Goldstar Group , and

520-529: Is one of the most successful and popular clubs in the K League 1, with financial backing from the GS Group. In 2012, the club was evaluated as the most valuable football brand in the K League. Their main rivals are Suwon Samsung Bluewings , with whom they contest the Super Match . FC Seoul was officially announced on 18 August as the new club and founded on 22 December 1983, and started out in 1984 as Lucky-Goldstar Football Club, owned and financially supported by

560-500: The 1985 season when they won the championship with the help of Thailand national football team player Piyapong Pue-on , who was the top scorer , as well as the top assistor . From the beginning of 1988, Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso pushed forward a relocation to Seoul At the end of the 1989 season , the Korea Professional Football League (renamed as the K League in 1998), worried about the financial stability of

600-665: The Anyang Sports Complex in the city of Anyang , a satellite city of Seoul, 21 km away. The club was now known as the Anyang LG Cheetahs. In the upcoming years, a solid base of supporters was formed, and it established a strong league rivalry with the Suwon Samsung Bluewings . This rivalry was partly fueled by the fact that LG Group and Samsung Group , which owned the Suwon club, were also considered rivals in

640-549: The K League and League Cup with FC Seoul. FC Seoul had 20 wins, 2 draws, and 6 defeats in the domestic league under Vingada's management. FC Seoul recorded an attendance of 60,747 against Seongnam Ilhwa on May 5, 2010, at Seoul World Cup Stadium, which is the highest single-game attendance record in South Korean professional sports history. FC Seoul also recorded the single season (League, K League Championship, and League Cup) highest total attendance record – 546,397, and

680-466: The city government of Seoul and the KFA both actively sought for a K League club to play at the stadium to take on the cost of maintaining the stadium. Initially, it was intended to create a new club, but when it later transpired that any club playing in Seoul World Cup Stadium would have to pay partially for the construction fees of the stadium, this would have placed an unreasonable burden on

720-533: The round of 16 clash and advanced to the quarter-finals , but were beaten 4–3 on aggregate by Qatari club Umm Salal . FC Seoul's appearance in the AFC Champions League was its first since the Asian Club Championship era. The Şenol Güneş era ended on November 25, 2009, with the manager returning to Trabzonspor . FC Seoul appointed Nelo Vingada as manager on December 14, 2009. Vingada won

760-619: The 2002 season and In 2005, FC Seoul changed to red and black stripes and this colour has been in use since. In June 2016, FC Seoul released the 1984–1985 retro jersey to commemorate foundation of the club and the first K League title. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. 12  – Supporters (the 12th Man) FC Seoul and FC Seoul supporters have been portrayed in

800-591: The Lucky-Goldstar Group (later renamed the LG Group ), with the Chungcheong Province its franchise and Hwangso (meaning bull ) as its mascot . In order to launch the professional football club, Lucky-Goldstar Group had a preparation period from 1982 and demanded that the original franchise should be Seoul. In the 1984 season , the club finished seventh out of the eight clubs. The club fared better in

840-494: The ace of FC Seoul at that time, was transferred to Ligue 1 club Monaco . FC Seoul finished in a second-place in the K League regular season , and progressed to the play-offs. FC Seoul defeated Ulsan Hyundai in the play-off semi-final but was defeated by Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the final. Despite the loss, the club still qualified for the 2009 AFC Champions League . During the season, Dejan Damjanović scored 15 goals. FC Seoul's 2009 AFC Champions League campaign began with

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880-402: The amount of the share, they agreed to cut ₩10 billion in the way of sponsoring the new team with the same amount of money. Also, KFA agreed to pay ₩10 billion of their share to reduce the burden to a new Seoul club, leaving only ₩5 billion to pay. In the meantime, Anyang LG Cheetahs declared their interest in moving to Seoul and Seoul Metropolitan Government welcomed it, though KFA prioritized

920-531: The assistant manager and caretaker for the club in 2011. In 2013, FC Seoul lost the AFC Champions League Final on away goals rule against Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande . The AFC Champions League campaign has earned Choi Yong-soo the 2013 AFC Coach of the Year award, becoming the second South Korean in succession to win the individual accolade following the previous year's winner Kim Ho-kon . Choi left

960-630: The business world, especially in electronics. The club continued to grow and in 2000 , they won their third Championship, behind the firepower of striker Choi Yong-Soo . For the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, ten brand new stadiums of World Cup standards were built in South Korea. After the World Cup, the Korean World Cup Organizing Committee and the KFA actively supported

1000-484: The club in June 2016. On June 21, 2016, FC Seoul appointed Hwang Sun-hong as their eleventh manager in the club's history. On November 6, 2016, FC Seoul won their sixth K League title after defeating Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–0 in the final round of the season. Hwang Sun-hong resigned on April 30, 2018. In the 2018 season , FC Seoul finished in eleventh place and had to play the K League promotion-relegation playoffs for

1040-489: The club was forced to move in 1996, as part of the K League's decentralization policy . This policy was carried out to stimulate the growth of football in the provinces. In addition, in 1995, Korea was bidding to host the 2002 FIFA World Cup . This warranted the construction of a soccer-specific stadium in Seoul. The three clubs based in Seoul ;– LG Cheetahs, Ilhwa Chunma , and Yukong Elephants did not want to recognize

1080-424: The club's home shirt's main colour was yellow, same as the Lucky-Goldstar Group's company colour at the time. In 1995, Lucky-Goldstar Group pushed ahead with corporate identity unification and the company colour was changed to red. As a result, FC Seoul's jersey colour was changed from yellow to red as part of the unification project. From 1999 to 2001, FC Seoul wore red and blue stripes but returned to all red in

1120-557: The clubs, invited a number of clubs to play in Seoul. Thus, the Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso, which had always wanted to be based in the capital, moved to Seoul Stadium (Currently Dongdaemun Stadium ) in Seoul at the end of 1989. The club finished first season in Seoul as champions. The club changed its name to LG Cheetahs in 1991 to mirror the LG Twins , a professional baseball team also owned by LG Group. After several seasons in Seoul,

1160-483: The construction of Bucheon Stadium to be completed. They changed their name to Bucheon Yukong as a part of the policy on 4 January 1996. Cheonan promised Ilhwa Chunma that they would change the Cheonan Oryong Stadium into a football-specific stadium by paying ₩1.2 billion and would build another sports complex. Ilhwa accepted the offer, moved to Cheonan, and changed its name to Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma as

1200-504: The decentralization policy. Ultimately, it proved necessary for the Korean government to issue an eviction order to the disaffected clubs. However, the government did guarantee if the clubs built a soccer-specific stadium in Seoul, the clubs could have a Seoul franchise and return to Seoul. As a result, 3 clubs were evicted from Seoul to other cities. This entailed the move of the LG Cheetahs to

1240-474: The first time in their history. In the playoffs, they defeated Busan IPark 4–2 on aggregate, thus staying in the top flight. On October 11, 2018, Choi Yong-soo was appointed as the twelfth manager in the club's history, having previously managed the club between 2011 and 2016. During the 2020 season , FC Seoul lost five consecutive games for the first time in 22 years. Following a new departure by Choi Yong-soo, three different caretakers took turns managing

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1280-457: The foundation of a new club. But many candidate companies (including KT Corporation and Kumho Asiana Group ), which received proposal from KFA and K League, refused to found a new Seoul-based club. On 6 February 2004, K League Federation officially allowed the existing K League club's move to Seoul and sent relocation proposal to all K League clubs. KFA declared that if an existing club wants to move to Seoul, they need to pay ₩15 billion, due to

1320-416: The move of regional K League clubs into the new stadia. This was designed to avoid or at least minimize any financial losses through having to maintain a stadium in playing condition without regular income. However, due to the previous decision by the K League to exclude any member club from being based in Seoul, Seoul World Cup Stadium remained vacant, except as a host of some international friendlies. Thus,

1360-463: The second leg also set the record of the highest attendance in K League Championship history. On December 13, 2010, FC Seoul wanted to extend Vingada's one-year contract but FC Seoul and Vingada could not come to an agreement over the salary conditions, resulting in Vingada returning to Portugal. FC Seoul's former player Choi Yong-soo was hired to manage the club in 2012, after previously serving as

1400-429: The share of the construction fees (which turned out to be 15 billion won, or at that time US$ 15 million). This proposed move provoked a significant amount of controversy from the Korean football fans as KFA and K League failed to launch a new football club based in Seoul due to a high Seoul franchise fee. Regardless, KFA and K League ultimately permitted relocation of Anyang LG Cheetahs. Şenol Güneş managed FC Seoul for

1440-434: The single regular & post season (League and K League Championship) highest average attendance record of 32,576. On August 25, 2010, FC Seoul beat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–0 to become the 2010 League Cup winners. FC Seoul were also crowned K League champions by defeating Jeju United 4–3 on aggregate in the K League Championship final, thus achieving their first " double " in the club's history. The crowd of 56,769 in

1480-476: The team, with Park Hyuk-soon replacing Kim Ho-young after just a month and guiding the team to the end of the K League season, which they finished in ninth place, before being substituted by Lee Won-jun ; under his management, the team made a promising start in the group stage of the 2020 AFC Champions League , even obtaining a 5–0 victory against Thai outfit Chiangrai United , but then proceeded to lose all of their last three matches, thus being eliminated from

1520-423: The tournament. A difficult season was made even more devastating by the death of defender Kim Nam-chun on October 30, 2020, just a day before their last K League 1 fixture against Incheon United . FC Seoul has a diverse fanbase, including former Lucky-Goldstar fans, LG Cheetahs fans, Anyang LG Cheetahs fans. FC Seoul's number-12 shirt is reserved for supporters of the club. The main supporter group of FC Seoul

1560-489: Was later renamed as LG Cheetahs in 1990. Due to the K League decentralization policy in 1996, the club was relocated to the Seoul's satellite city of Anyang for eight years, before returning to Seoul in 2004. FC Seoul have won six K League titles, two FA Cups , two League Cups and one Super Cup . Internationally, the club reached the AFC Champions League final on two occasions, in 2001–02 and 2013. FC Seoul

1600-417: Was to compensate for the decreased number of home cities under the new system. This policy was not proceeded smoothly with the clubs affected by it, and brought resistances from them. K League Federation announced that if the clubs don't accept the decision, they will be excluded from the league. The federation also decided that one club among them could get the priority to return to Seoul, if it would build

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