2023 FC Seoul season

FC Seoul
2023 season
Chairman	Huh Tae-soo
Manager	An Ik-soo
Stadium	Seoul World Cup Stadium
K League 1	2nd
Korean FA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Na Sang-ho; (8 goals)
Highest home attendance	45,007 vs Daegu FC; (9 April)
Lowest home attendance	10,236 vs Gwangju FC; (9 May)
Average home league attendance	27,532
Home colours	Away colours
	All statistics correct as of 17 May 2023.

The 2023 season is FC Seoul's 40th in the K League 1. The club also participated in the 2023 edition of the FA Cup, being knocked out on the third round. A defeat in the FA Cup Final and a 9th place finish on 2022 means the club does not participate in the 2023-24 AFC Champions League.

Pre-season

Pre-season match results

Type	Date	Opponents	Result	Score
Practice matches during winter training spell	13 January 2022	Daejeon Korail FC	D	1–1[1]
	1 February 2022	Hwaseong FC	W	5–0[2]
	4 February 2022	Jeonju University	W	4–3[3]
	4 February 2022	Gangneung FC	W	4–0[4]
	9 February 2022	Chungju Citizen FC	W	5–0[5]
	9 February 2022	Busan IPark	D	1–1[6]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
K League 1	25 February	–	Matchday 1	–	13	7	2	4	27	17	+10	053.85
FA Cup	12 April		Third round	–	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total					14	7	3	4	28	18	+10	050.00

Last updated: 17 May 2023
Source: FC Seoul Official Website

K League 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1	Ulsan Hyundai	13	11	1	1	26	11	+15	34	Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage
2	FC Seoul	13	7	2	4	27	17	+10	23	Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round
3	Jeju United	13	7	2	4	20	12	+8	23	Qualification for the AFC Tier 2 League group stage
4	Pohang Steelers	13	6	5	2	19	15	+4	23
5	Daejeon Hana Citizen	13	6	3	4	22	21	+1	21

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
Notes:

Teams will be split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 33 matches.

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
13	7	2	4	27	17	+10	23	4	1	1	13	6	+7	3	1	3	14	11	+3

Last updated: 17 May 2023.
Source: Soccerway

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	A	L

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2023. Source: K League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

25 February 1	FC Seoul	2–1	Incheon United	Seoul
16:30 KST	Lim Sang-hyub 29' Kim Ju-sung 81'	Report	Oh Ban-suk 87'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 22,204 Referee: Jeong Dong-sik

5 March 2	Gwangju FC	0–2	FC Seoul	Gwangju
16:30 KST		Report	Osmar 74' Kim Jin-ya 74'	Stadium: Gwangju Football Stadium Attendance: 7,357 Referee: Kim Dae-yong

12 March 3	FC Seoul	1–2	Ulsan Hyundai	Seoul
14:00 KST	Na Sang-ho 52'	Report	Joo Min-kyu 54' Lee Chung-yong 87'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 20,549 Referee: Lee Dong-jun

18 March 4	Jeju United	1–2	FC Seoul	Jeju
16:30 KST	Song Ju-hun 92'	Report	Own goal 76' Aleksandar Paločević 95'	Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 7,357 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

1 April 5	Daejeon Hana Citizen	3–2	FC Seoul	Daejeon
19:00 KST	Osmar 14' Cho Yu-min 20' Tiago Orobó 40' Ishida 88' Cho Yu-min 90+5'	Report	Iljutcenko 24' Na Sang-ho 50' Kim Shin-jin 88'	Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 15,793 Referee: Shin Yeong-jun

8 April 6	FC Seoul	3–0	Daegu FC	Seoul
16:30 KST	Hwang Ui-jo 11' Na Sang-ho 33' Paločević 14' 41' Kim Ju-sung 67' Han Chan-hee 71'	Report	Lee Jin-yong 39' Hwang Jae-won 45+1' Jo Jin-woo 62'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 45,007 Referee: An Jae-hoon

15 April 7	Pohang Steelers	1–1	FC Seoul	Pohang
16:30 KST	Kim In-sung 41' Grant 62'	Report	Na Sang-ho 2' Kim Ju-sung 20' Kwon Wan-kyu 21' 85' Baek Jong-beom 79'	Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 9,131 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

22 April 8	FC Seoul	3–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Seoul
14:00 KST	Paločević 26' 81' Na Sang-ho 37' Hwang Ui-jo 52' Park Dong-jin 90+4'	Report	Jeong Seong-won 26' Fejsal Mulić 88'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 30,186 Referee: Jeong Dong-sik

26 April 9	Gangwon FC	3–2	FC Seoul	Chuncheon
19:00 KST	Park Sang-hyeok 24' Jung Seung-yong 45' Lee Woong-hee 90'	Report	Lim Sang-hyub 52', 68' Lee Han-beom 77'	Stadium: Chuncheon Songam Sports Town Attendance: 3,640 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeob

29 April 10	Suwon FC	0–3	FC Seoul	Suwon
14:00 KST		Report	Han Chan-hee 21' 27' Na Sang-ho 50', 72' Ki Sung-yueng 74' Lee Han-beom 77'	Stadium: Suwon Stadium Attendance: 5,086 Referee: Kim Yong-woo

5 May 11	FC Seoul	1–1	Jeonbuk Hyundai	Seoul
14:00 KST	Lee Tae-seok 48' Lee Han-beom 69' Park Dong-jin 77'	Report	Gustavo 1' Choi Chul-soon 65' André Luis 90+5'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 37,008 Referee: Kim Dae-yong

9 May 12	FC Seoul	3–1	Gwangju FC	Seoul
19:30 KST	Willyan 9' Na Sang-ho 65' Park Dong-jin 86' Kim Shin-jin 90+4'	Report	Jeong Ho-yeon 41' Heo Yool 50' Lee Soon-min 73' Lee Hee-gyun 84'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 10,236 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

14 May 13	Ulsan Hyundai	3–2	FC Seoul	Ulsan
14:30 KST	Ádám 14' Qazaishvili 48', 67' Park Yong-woo 85'	Report	Lim Sang-hyub 7' Kim Shin-jin 46' Park Soo-il 90+1'	Stadium: Ulsan World Cup Stadium Attendance: 26,004 Referee: Kim Yong-woo

21 May 14	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	v	FC Seoul	Suwon
18:00 KST				Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium

28 May 15	FC Seoul	v	Gangwon FC	Seoul
16:30 KST				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

FA Cup

The club started the competition at the third round, as an non-ACL team from K League 1.[7]

12 April Third round	Gimpo FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	FC Seoul	Gimpo
19:00	Ja Yoon-ho 69'		Kang Seong-jin 56'	Stadium: Gimpo Solteo Football Field Attendance: 3,345 Referee: Kim Do-yeon
	Penalties
	Pablo González Lee Seong-jae Son Seok-young Yoon Min-ho		Iljutcenko Hwang Hyun-soo Park Soo-il Lee Seung-jun

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Notes
Manager	An Ik-soo
Coach	Kim Jin-kyu
	Kim Myung-gon
	Cho Seong-rae
	Kim Young-chul
	Hwang Eun-chan
Goalkeeping Coach	Jeon Sang-wook
Fitness Coach	Jung Hoon-gi
U-18 Team Manager	Yun Hyun-pil
U-18 Team Coach	Choi Hyun-tae
U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach	Yoo Hyun-wook
U-18 Team Fitness Coach	Hwang Ji-hwan
Scout	Lee Won-jun
Scout	Jung Jae-yoon

Players

Team squad

As of 25 March 2023.[8]

All players registered for the 2023 season are listed.

No.	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Notes
1	GK	South Korea	Baek Jong-beom
2	DF	South Korea	Hwang Hyun-soo
3	DF	South Korea	Gwon Wan-gyu
4	DF	South Korea	Lee Han-beom
5	MF	Spain	Osmar
6	MF	South Korea	Ki Sung-yueng
7	FW	South Korea	Na Sang-ho
8	MF	South Korea	Lim Min-hyeok	Left mid-season
9	FW	South Korea	Kim Shin-jin
10	FW	South Korea	Ji Dong-won
11	FW	South Korea	Kang Seong-jin
13	MF	South Korea	Go Yo-han
14	MF	South Korea	Lim Sang-hyub (vice-captain)
16	FW	South Korea	Hwang Ui-jo
17	DF	South Korea	Kim Jin-ya (vice-captain)
18	GK	South Korea	Hwang Sung-min
19	FW	South Korea	Kim Gyeong-min
20	DF	South Korea	Kim Hyun-deok
21	GK	South Korea	Choi Chul-won
22	DF	South Korea	Lee Si-young
23	GK	South Korea	Seo Ju-hwan
24	MF	South Korea	Jung Hyun-cheol
25	MF	South Korea	Han Chan-hee (vice-captain)
26	MF	Serbia	Aleksandar Paločević
28	MF	South Korea	Kim Yeoun-Kyum
29	MF	South Korea	Kim Jin-sung
30	DF	South Korea	Kim Ju-sung (vice-captain)
31	MF	South Korea	Seo Jae-min
32	DF	South Korea	Cho Young-kwang
35	MF	South Korea	Paik Sang-hoon
36	DF	South Korea	Anh Jae-min
37	FW	South Korea	Son Seung-beom
39	DF	South Korea	Lee Ji-suk
40	DF	South Korea	Park Seong-hoon
42	MF	South Korea	Park Jang Han-gyeol
47	FW	South Korea	Ahn Gi-hun	Left mid-season
50	FW	South Korea	Park Dong-jin
66	MF	South Korea	Han Seung-gyu
72	MF	South Korea	Lee Seung-jun
73	FW	South Korea	Lee In-gyu	Left mid-season
77	MF	South Korea	Kim Sung-min
81	MF	South Korea	Hwang Do-yoon
88	DF	South Korea	Lee Tae-seok
90	FW	Germany	Stanislav Iljutcenko (captain)
91	DF	South Korea	Kang Sang-hee
94	FW	Brazil	Willyan
96	DF	South Korea	Park Soo-il
99	FW	Syria	Hosam Aiesh

Out on loan or military service

No.	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Loaned to	Loan period
—	DF	South Korea	Lee Sang-min	Gimcheon Sangmu	January 2023–July 2024
—	DF	South Korea	Yoon Jong-gyu	Gimcheon Sangmu	January 2023–July 2024
—	MF	South Korea	Ahn Ji-man	Gimhae FC	January 2023–December 2023
—	MF	South Korea	Cha Oh-yeon	Cheonan City FC	January 2023–December 2023
—	MF	South Korea	Lim Min-hyeok	Busan IPark	February 2023–December 2023
—	FW	South Korea	Cho Young-wook	Gimcheon Sangmu	January 2023–July 2024
—	FW	South Korea	Jung Han-min	Seongnam FC	January 2023–December 2023
—	FW	South Korea	Lee Seung-jae	Chungbuk Cheongju FC	January 2023–December 2023
—	FW	South Korea	Kwon Sung-yun	Daejeon Korail FC	February 2023–December 2023

Goalscorers

Updated as of 17 May 2023.

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	K League 1	FA Cup	Total
1	FW	7	Na Sang-ho	8	0	8
2	MF	14	Lim Sang-hyub	3	0	3
2	MF	26	Aleksandar Paločević	3	0	3
4	DF	5	Osmar	2	0	2
	FW	16	Hwang Ui-jo	2	0	2
	FW	50	Park Dong-jin	2	0	2
7	FW	9	Kim Shin-jin	1	0	1
	DF	17	Kim Jin-ya	1	0	1
	MF	25	Han Chan-hee	1	0	1
	DF	30	Kim Ju-sung	1	0	1
	FW	90	Stanislav Iljutcenko	1	0	1
	FW	94	Willyan	1	0	1
	DF	96	Park Soo-il	1	0	1
	FW	11	Kang Seong-jin	0	1	1
Total				26	1	27

References

FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result
Official Pre-Match Result
Kim Tae-hee (20 February 2023). "2023 하나원큐 FA컵 1~4R 대진 확정". kfa.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
"선수단 소개" (in Korean). FC Seoul. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

External links

FC Seoul official website (in Korean and English)

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[7] Teams will be split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 33 matches.

[1] FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result

[2] FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result

[3] FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result

[4] FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result

[5] FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result

[6] Official Pre-Match Result

[8] Kim Tae-hee (20 February 2023). "2023 하나원큐 FA컵 1~4R 대진 확정". kfa.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[9] "선수단 소개" (in Korean). FC Seoul. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

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