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{{Short description|South Korean football club}}
{{Distinguish|Seoul FC}}
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| fullname = Football Club Seoul
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| founded  = {{Start date and age|1983}}<br />(as ''Lucky-Goldstar FC'')<ref name="fcseoul"/>
| ground   = [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]]
| capacity = 66,704<ref>[http://www.sisul.or.kr/global/main/en/sub/stadium.jsp "Stadium Profile at Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803081952/http://www.sisul.or.kr/global/main/en/sub/stadium.jsp |date=2019-08-03 }} ''SMFMC''. Retrieved March 14, 2016</ref>
| owner    = [[GS Group]]
| chairman = [[Huh Tae-soo]]
| manager  = [[Kim Gi-dong]]
| league   = [[K League 1]]
| season   = [[2024 K League 1|2024]]
| position = [[K League 1]], 4th of 12
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'''FC Seoul''' ({{langx|ko|FC 서울}}) is a South Korean professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Seoul]] that competes in the [[K League 1]], the top flight of [[Football in South Korea|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 [[LG Corporation|Lucky-Goldstar Group]], and 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, Gyeonggi|Anyang]] for eight years, before returning to Seoul in 2004. FC Seoul have won six [[List of South Korean football champions#Professional era (1983–present)|K League]] titles, two [[Korean FA Cup|FA Cups]], two [[Korean League Cup|League Cups]] and one [[Korean Super Cup|Super Cup]]. Internationally, the club reached the [[AFC Champions League]] final on two occasions, in 2001–02 and 2013.
FC Seoul is one of the most successful and popular clubs in the K League 1, with financial backing from the GS Group.<ref name="fcseoul">{{cite web|url=http://www.kleague.com/en/content/clubc_info_eng_K09?teamcode=K09|title=Official Club Profile at K League Website|website=kleague.com|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405152916/http://www.kleague.com/en/content/clubc_info_eng_K09?teamcode=K09|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://sports.news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=k_league&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=076&article_id=0002191527|title=FC서울과 다시 손을잡은 신한카드 "1등으로 윈윈하자"|language=ko|publisher=[[Sports Chosun]]|date=March 8, 2012|access-date=August 30, 2015|archive-date=January 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154154/https://sports.news.naver.com/news?oid=076&aid=0002191527|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, the club was evaluated as the most valuable football brand in the K League.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://sports.news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=k_league&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=076&article_id=0002220346|title=FC서울 전세계 클럽 브랜드 평가 62위, K리그 최고|language=ko|publisher=[[Sports Chosun]]|date=June 1, 2012|access-date=August 30, 2015|archive-date=January 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154155/https://sports.news.naver.com/news?oid=076&aid=0002220346|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.brandfinance.com/knowledge_centre/reports/brand-finance-football-brands-2012|title=Brand Finance Football Brands 2012|publisher=Brand Finance|date=May 25, 2012|access-date=December 15, 2012|archive-date=March 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321025611/http://www.brandfinance.com/knowledge_centre/reports/brand-finance-football-brands-2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Their main rivals are [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]], with whom they contest the [[Super Match]].
==History==
{{Main article|History of FC Seoul}}
===Founding and early years (1983–1989)===
[[File:Lucky-Goldstar FC Piyapong Pue-on's Uniform, NMKCH.jpg|thumbnail|220px|[[Piyapong Pue-on]]'s signed kit on display at the [[National Museum of Korean Contemporary History]]]]
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 the Lucky-Goldstar Group (later renamed the [[LG Group]]), with the [[Chungcheong Province]] its [[franchising|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<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://dna.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?editNo=1&printCount=1&publishDate=1983-08-19&officeId=00009&pageNo=12&printNo=5372&publishType=00020&articleId=1983081900099212006 |title=Interview of Lucky-Goldstar Football Club first chairman |language=ko |publisher=[[Maeil Business Newspaper]] |date=August 19, 1983 |access-date=2009-07-04 |archive-date=2018-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003225021/http://dna.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?editNo=1&printCount=1&publishDate=1983-08-19&officeId=00009&pageNo=12&printNo=5372&publishType=00020&articleId=1983081900099212006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and demanded that the original franchise should be Seoul.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://dna.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1983-08-19&officeId=00032&pageNo=8&printNo=11659&publishType=00020&articleId=1983081900329208023 |title=Lucky-Goldstar Group wants Seoul franchise. |language=ko |publisher=[[Kyunghyang Sinmun|Kyunghyang Newspaper]] |date=August 19, 1983 |access-date=2009-07-14 |archive-date=2018-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003224842/http://dna.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1983-08-19&officeId=00032&pageNo=8&printNo=11659&publishType=00020&articleId=1983081900329208023 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the [[1984 K League|1984 season]], the club finished seventh out of the eight clubs. The club fared better in the [[1985 K League|1985 season]] when they won the championship with the help of [[Thailand national football team]] player [[Piyapong Pue-on]], who was the [[K League Top Scorer Award|top scorer]], as well as the [[K League Top Assistor Award|top assistor]].
===Moving to Seoul and then to Anyang (1990–2003)===
From the beginning of 1988, Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso pushed forward a relocation to [[Seoul]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1988041400329211001&editNo=3&printCount=1&publishDate=1988-04-14&officeId=00032&pageNo=11&printNo=13090&publishType=00020|script-title=ko:88대표 프로무대서 비실비실|language=ko|publisher=[[Kyunghyang Shinmun]]|date=April 14, 1988|access-date=2013-05-25|archive-date=2018-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211071703/https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1988041400329211001&editNo=3&printCount=1&publishDate=1988-04-14&officeId=00032&pageNo=11&printNo=13090&publishType=00020|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of the [[1989 K League|1989 season]], the Korea Professional Football League (renamed as the K League in 1998), worried about the financial stability of 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, the club was forced to move in 1996, as part of the [[Decentralization policy in K League|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&nbsp;– LG Cheetahs, [[Seongnam FC|Ilhwa Chunma]], and [[Jeju United FC|Yukong Elephants]] did not want to recognize 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 the [[Anyang Sports Complex]] in the city of [[Anyang, Gyeonggi|Anyang]], a [[satellite town|satellite city]] of Seoul, 21&nbsp;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|Samsung Group]], which owned the Suwon club, were also considered rivals in the business world, especially in electronics. The club continued to grow and in [[2000 K League|2000]], they won their third Championship, behind the firepower of striker [[Choi Yong-Soo]].
===Return to Seoul and renaming to FC Seoul (2004–2006)===
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 [[Korea Football Association|KFA]] actively supported 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, the [[Seoul Metropolitan Government|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 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 the share of the construction fees (which turned out to be 15 billion won, or at that time US$15 million).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=001&oid=032&aid=0000051353& |title=안양LG, '서울LG' 선언 |language=ko |publisher=[[Kyunghyang Sinmun|Kyunghyang Newspaper]] |date=February 2, 2004 |access-date=June 29, 2009 |archive-date=December 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211004040/https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=001&oid=032&aid=0000051353& |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 years (2007–2009)===
[[File:20090520 Gamba Osaka vs FC Seoul @Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 010.jpg|thumbnail|FC Seoul vs [[Gamba Osaka]] in the [[2009 AFC Champions League]]]]
[[Şenol Güneş]] managed FC Seoul for a three-year period starting on December 8, 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://sports.khan.co.kr/news/sk_index.html?cat=view&art_id=200612082334073&sec_id=520201 |title=FC서울 새사령탑 명장 귀네슈 영입 |language=ko |publisher=[[Kyunghyang Sinmun|Kyunghyang Newspaper]] |date=December 8, 2006 |access-date=June 29, 2009 |archive-date=April 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420175025/http://sports.khan.co.kr/news/sk_index.html?cat=view&art_id=200612082334073&sec_id=520201 |url-status=live }}</ref> The club started the [[2007 K League|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]], the ace of FC Seoul at that time, was transferred to [[Ligue 1]] club [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]. FC Seoul finished in a second-place in the K League [[2008 K League|regular season]], and progressed to the play-offs. FC Seoul defeated [[Ulsan Hyundai FC|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]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1275/east-asia/2008/12/07/1000210/korea-suwon-bluewings-crowned-champions |title=Korea: Suwon Bluewings Crowned Champions |publisher=Goal.com |date=December 7, 2008 |access-date=June 29, 2009 |archive-date=December 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214121950/https://www.goal.com/en/news/1275/east-asia/2008/12/07/1000210/korea-suwon-bluewings-crowned-champions |url-status=live }}</ref> During the season, [[Dejan Damjanović]] scored 15 goals.
FC Seoul's 2009 AFC Champions League campaign began with 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 Taishan F.C.|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 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] after a 0–0 draw in the [[2009 AFC Champions League#Round of 16|round of 16]] clash and advanced to the [[2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-previous-comps/afc-champions-league-2009/24592-kashima-0-0-fc-seoul |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912070106/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-previous-comps/afc-champions-league-2009/24592-kashima-0-0-fc-seoul |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 12, 2012 |title=Kashima Antlers 2–2 FC Seoul. AET (4–5 pens) |publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC.com]] |date=June 24, 2009 }}</ref> but were beaten 4–3 on aggregate by Qatari club [[Umm Salal SC|Umm Salal]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-previous-comps/afc-champions-league-2009/25464-fc-seoul-0-0-umm-salal-qat-agg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929152653/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-previous-comps/afc-champions-league-2009/25464-fc-seoul-0-0-umm-salal-qat-agg |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2018 |title=FC Seoul (KOR) 1–1 Umm Salal (QAT). Agg 3–4 |publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC.com]] |date=September 30, 2009 }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1139721.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511033657/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1139721.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 11, 2011 |title=Gunes returns to Trabzonspor |publisher=[[FIFA.com]] |date=November 25, 2009}}</ref>
===K League and League Cup "double" (2010)===
FC Seoul appointed [[Nelo Vingada]] as manager on December 14, 2009. Vingada won the [[2010 K League|K League]] and [[2010 Korean League Cup|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 FC|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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/east-asia-news/28765-record-crowd-see-fc-seoul-go-top|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929150755/http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/east-asia-news/28765-record-crowd-see-fc-seoul-go-top|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2018|title=Record crowd sees FC Seoul go top|publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC.com]]|date=May 6, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=k_league&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=020&article_id=0002134373&date=20100505&page=5 |title=6만 747명 상암벌, 서울 K리그 역사를 쓰다 |language=ko |publisher=Sportsdonga |date=May 5, 2010 |access-date=May 8, 2010 |archive-date=November 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112210943/http://news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=k_league&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=020&article_id=0002134373&date=20100505&page=5 |url-status=live }}</ref> FC Seoul also recorded the single season (League, K League Championship, and League Cup) highest total attendance record&nbsp;– 546,397, and the single regular & post season (League and K League Championship) highest average attendance record of 32,576.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fcseoul.com/eng/news/news_view.jsp?seq=576&tcd=news&pg=1|title=No.1 FC Seoul stands at the top of the league|publisher=FC Seoul.com|date=November 7, 2010|access-date=November 10, 2010|archive-date=April 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424030413/http://fcseoul.com/eng/news/news_view.jsp?seq=576&tcd=news&pg=1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://sports.news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=k_league&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=022&article_id=0002201149 |title=FC서울, 성적+팬심 둘 다 잡고 진정한 NO.1 됐다 |language=ko |publisher=Sports World |date=November 7, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2015 |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154205/https://sports.news.naver.com/news?oid=022&aid=0002201149 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://sports.news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=k_league&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=139&article_id=0001969107 |script-title=ko:서울 '우승-50만 관중' 모두 잡다...완벽한 승리 |language=ko |publisher=Sportal Korea |date=December 5, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2015 |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154131/https://sports.news.naver.com/news?oid=139&aid=0001969107 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On August 25, 2010, FC Seoul beat [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]] 3–0 to become the 2010 League Cup winners.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fcseoul.com/eng/news/news_view.jsp?seq=562&tcd=news&pg=2|title=FC Seoul becomes Cup Winners|publisher=FC Seoul.com|date=August 26, 2010|access-date=December 14, 2010|archive-date=October 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011013815/http://www.fcseoul.com/eng/news/news_view.jsp?seq=562&tcd=news&pg=2|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 (association football)|double]]" in the club's history. The crowd of 56,769 in the second leg also set the record of the highest attendance in K League Championship history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1346247.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213171705/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1346247.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 13, 2010|title=Seoul take title|publisher=[[FIFA.com]]|date=December 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fcseoul.com/eng/news/news_view.jsp?seq=578&tcd=news&pg=1|title=FC Seoul lifts the championship trophy|publisher=FC Seoul.com|date=December 7, 2010|access-date=December 14, 2010|archive-date=October 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006122320/http://www.fcseoul.com/eng/news/news_view.jsp?seq=578&tcd=news&pg=1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://sports.news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=k_league&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=139&article_id=0001969104 |title='아디 역전골' 서울, 제주 누르고 10년 만에 K리그 제패 |language=ko |publisher=Sportal Korea |date=December 5, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2015 |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154055/https://sports.news.naver.com/news?oid=139&aid=0001969104 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=k_league&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=020&article_id=0002134373&date=20100505&page=5|script-title=ko:빙가다 감독 '굿바이 코리아', 14일 한국 떠나|language=ko|publisher=[[Sports Chosun]]|date=December 14, 2010|access-date=May 8, 2010|archive-date=November 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112210943/http://news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=k_league&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=020&article_id=0002134373&date=20100505&page=5|url-status=live}}</ref>
===AFC Champions League final and the sixth K League title (2011–2016)===
FC Seoul's former player [[Choi Yong-soo]] was hired to manage the club in 2012, after previously serving as the assistant manager and caretaker for the club in 2011. In 2013, FC Seoul lost the [[2013 AFC Champions League Final|AFC Champions League Final]] on [[away goals rule]] against Chinese side [[Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Evergrande win final, reach Club World Cup |url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/evergrande-win-final-reach-club-world-cup-2221334 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207083102/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/evergrande-win-final-reach-club-world-cup-2221334 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 7, 2020 |website=fifa.com |publisher=[[FIFA]] |access-date=January 18, 2020 |date=November 9, 2013}}</ref> 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 the club in June 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Football: FC Seoul's Choi the latest Korean coach to make China switch |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2016/06/22/fc-seouls-choi-the-latest-korean-coach-to-make-china-switch |website=thestar.com.my |access-date=January 18, 2020 |date=June 22, 2016 |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411205239/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2016/06/22/fc-seouls-choi-the-latest-korean-coach-to-make-china-switch |url-status=live }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2016/11/06/0702000000AEN20161106003251315.html|date=November 6, 2016|access-date=November 6, 2016|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|title=FC Seoul pull off dramatic finish in S. Korean football league|archive-date=September 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929173727/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2016/11/06/0702000000AEN20161106003251315.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/11/661_217647.html|date=November 6, 2016|access-date=November 6, 2016|work=[[The Korea Times]]|title=Seoul snatch K League title from Jeonbuk|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804143614/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/11/661_217647.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== A period of oscillation (2017–present) ===
Hwang Sun-hong resigned on April 30, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20180430011900315|date=April 30, 2018|access-date=October 11, 2018|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|title=FC Seoul head coach resigns after poor season start in S. Korean football league|archive-date=October 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011214502/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20180430011900315|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2018 K League 1|2018 season]], FC Seoul finished in eleventh place and had to play the [[K League promotion-relegation playoffs]] for the first time in their history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seoul face Busan in pro football promotion-relegation playoff |location=Seoul |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20181204007400315 |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=May 31, 2019 |language=en |date=December 4, 2018 |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531122235/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20181204007400315 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the playoffs, they defeated [[Busan IPark]] 4–2 on aggregate, thus staying in the top flight.<ref>{{cite web |title=FC Seoul survive relegation playoff to stay in 1st division |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20181209003700315 |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=May 31, 2019 |location=Seoul |date=December 9, 2018 |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531122237/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20181209003700315 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fcseoul.com/media/newsView?seq=3791&resultPart=News&type=0&searchResultPart=&searchType=all&searchValue=FC%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8,%20%EC%A0%9C12%EB%8C%80%20%EC%B5%9C%EC%9A%A9%EC%88%98%20%EA%B0%90%EB%8F%85%20%EC%84%A0%EC%9E%84|publisher=FC Seoul official website|title=FC서울, 제12대 최용수 감독 선임|access-date=2021-02-08|archive-date=2023-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404154151/https://www.fcseoul.com/media/newsView?seq=3791&resultPart=News&type=0&searchResultPart=&searchType=all&searchValue=FC%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8,%20%EC%A0%9C12%EB%8C%80%20%EC%B5%9C%EC%9A%A9%EC%88%98%20%EA%B0%90%EB%8F%85%20%EC%84%A0%EC%9E%84|url-status=live}}</ref>
During the [[2020 FC Seoul season|2020 season]], FC Seoul lost five consecutive games for the first time in 22 years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sports.news.naver.com/news.nhn?oid=469&aid=0000508000|title=FC Seoul has lost 5 consecutive games in 22 years... 'Forgotten 2018.'|access-date=2020-06-21|archive-date=2020-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622095103/https://sports.news.naver.com/news.nhn?oid=469&aid=0000508000|url-status=live}}</ref> Following a new departure by Choi Yong-soo, three different caretakers took turns managing 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,<ref>{{cite web |title=South Korea 2020 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor2020.html#rel |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331223127/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor2020.html#rel |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 F.C.|Chiangrai United]], but then proceeded to lose all of their last three matches, thus being eliminated from the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=AFC Champions League 2020 – Group E |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/afc-champions-league-2020-gruppe-e/0/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=June 23, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623102529/https://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/afc-champions-league-2020-gruppe-e/0/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 F.C.|Incheon United]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yoo|first=Jee-ho|date=October 30, 2020|title=K League football player found dead; police suspect suicide|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20201030011500315|access-date=December 6, 2020|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|language=en|archive-date=November 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106160735/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20201030011500315|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Club culture==
[[File:FCSeoul070408.jpg|280px|thumb|right|FC Seoul Supporters at North Stand of [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]]]]
===Supporters===
FC Seoul has a diverse fanbase, including former Lucky-Goldstar fans, LG Cheetahs fans, Anyang LG Cheetahs fans. FC Seoul's [[12th man (football)|number-12]] shirt is reserved for supporters of the club. The main supporter group of FC Seoul is Suhoshin (meaning "guardian deity"), formed in April 2004. There are also some minor supporter of groups
===V-Girls and V-Man===
V-Girls & V-Man are FC Seoul's [[Cheerleading|cheerleaders]].<ref name="cheer">{{cite web|url=https://www.fcseoul.com/club/clubFcSongCheeringZoneView|title=About V–Girls|publisher=FC Seoul official website|access-date=17 February 2022|language=ko|archive-date=17 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217144254/https://www.fcseoul.com/club/clubFcSongCheeringZoneView|url-status=live}}</ref> The V stands for victory. They cheerlead at the East Stand.
==Stadiums==
[[File:Seoul World Cup Stadium 01.jpg|thumbnail|300px|right|Seoul World Cup Stadium in 2017]]
{{Main article|Seoul World Cup Stadium|GS Champions Park}}
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, a purpose-built facility opened in 1989, located east of Seoul in the city of [[Guri]].
In the past, FC Seoul played at [[Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex|Daejeon Stadium]], [[Cheongju Stadium|Cheongju Civic Stadium]], [[Cheonan Oryong Stadium]] (1987–1989), [[Dongdaemun Stadium]] (1990–1995), and [[Anyang Stadium]] (1996–2003).
==Crests and mascots==
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).{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
There has also been different club mascots representing different periods. Former mascots were a bull and a cheetah.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} The club's current mascot, introduced in 2004, is named "SSID".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcseoul.com/club/clubFcMascotView|title=About Mascot|publisher=FC Seoul official website|access-date=17 February 2022|language=ko|archive-date=17 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217144820/https://www.fcseoul.com/club/clubFcMascotView|url-status=live}}</ref>
The "SSID" stands for Seoul & Sun In Dream. In the [[2018 FC Seoul season|2018 season]], FC Seoul added another mascot, "Seoul-i".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fcseoul.com/match/report/report_list.jsp |title=FC Seoul Match Day Magazin: FC Seoul vs Dague FC (2018-04-21) |access-date=2010-03-17 |archive-date=2011-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509235915/http://www.fcseoul.com/match/report/report_list.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref>
A special crest for the club's 20th anniversary was used in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://sports.news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=general&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=001&article_id=0000325579|script-title=ko:프로축구 소식&nbsp;– 안양, 20주년 엠블럼 제작|language=ko|publisher=[[Yonhap|Yonhap News Agency]]|date=2003-02-26|access-date=2015-04-10|archive-date=2024-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154056/https://sports.news.naver.com/news?oid=001&aid=0000325579|url-status=live}}</ref> The current crest has been used since 2004.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=001&oid=032&aid=0000058550|title=LG축구단'FC서울'로 새출발|language=ko|publisher=[[Kyunghyang Shinmun]]|date=2004-03-19|access-date=2013-07-23|archive-date=2024-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154556/https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/032/0000058550?sid=001|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Kits ==
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, 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 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fcseoul.com/media/newsView?seq=3524&resultPart=News&type=0&searchResultPart=&searchType=all&searchValue=FC%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8%20%EC%98%81%EA%B4%91%EC%9D%98%20%EC%B2%AB%20%EC%9A%B0%EC%8A%B9%20%EC%9C%A0%EB%8B%88%ED%8F%BC%EC%9D%B4%20%EB%B6%80%ED%99%9C%ED%95%9C%EB%8B%A4|title=FC서울 영광의 첫 우승 유니폼이 부활한다|language=ko|publisher=FC Seoul official website|date=18 June 2016|access-date=8 February 2021|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214203539/https://www.fcseoul.com/media/newsView?seq=3524&resultPart=News&type=0&searchResultPart=&searchType=all&searchValue=FC%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8%20%EC%98%81%EA%B4%91%EC%9D%98%20%EC%B2%AB%20%EC%9A%B0%EC%8A%B9%20%EC%9C%A0%EB%8B%88%ED%8F%BC%EC%9D%B4%20%EB%B6%80%ED%99%9C%ED%95%9C%EB%8B%A4|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== First kit summary ===
{{Commons|FC Seoul kits}}
{|
|
|{{Football kit box
|alt = Football kit
|pattern_la = _thinblackstripes
|pattern_b = _85LGA
|pattern_ra = _thinblackstripes
|pattern_sh =_red_stripes_lower
|pattern_so =_hoops_black
|leftarm = FF0000
|body = FF0000
|rightarm = FF0000
|shorts = 000000
|socks = FF0000
|title = {{center|'''1984–1985'''<br/>'''Worn red shirts<br/>as first kit'''{{efn|name="1985kit"|In the 1984 and 1985 seasons, FC Seoul alternated between wearing red and yellow shirts in their home matches; at that time, the club did not yet have the concept of a first and second kit.}}}}
}}
|{{Football kit box
|alt = Football kit
|pattern_la = _thinblackstripes
|pattern_b = _84LGH
|pattern_ra = _thinblackstripes
|pattern_so = _hoops_yellow
|pattern_sh = _yellow_stripes
|leftarm = FFFF00
|body = FFFF00
|rightarm = FFFF00
|shorts = 000000
|socks = 000000
|title = {{center|'''1984–1985'''<br/>'''Worn yellow shirts<br/>as first kit'''{{efn|name="1985kit"}}}}
}}
|{{Football kit box
|pattern_la = _whiteborder
|pattern_b = _84LGA
|pattern_ra = _whiteborder
|pattern_sh =
|pattern_so =
|leftarm = FF0000
|body = FF0000
|rightarm = FF0000
|shorts = 000000
|socks = FF0000
|title      = {{center|'''1986'''<br/>'''Worn red shirts<br/>as first kit'''<br/>{{0}}}}
}}
|{{Football kit box
|pattern_la =
|pattern_b  = _87LGH
|pattern_ra =
|pattern_sh =
|pattern_so =
|leftarm = ffffff
|body = ffffff
|rightarm = ffffff
|shorts = 000000
|socks =ffffff
|title      = {{center|'''1987'''<br/>'''Worn white shirts<br/>as first kit'''{{efn|In the 1987 season, all K League clubs wore white shirts in home matches and coloured jerseys in away matches, like in [[Major League Baseball]].}}}}
}}
|{{Football kit box
|alt = Football kit
|pattern_la=
|pattern_b= _88LGH
|pattern_ra=
|leftarm = FFFF00
|body = FFFF00
|rightarm = FFFF00
|shorts = 000000
|socks = FFFF00
|title = {{center|'''1988–1994'''<br/>'''Worn yellow shirts<br/>as first kit'''<br/>{{0}}}}
}}
|{{Football kit box
|pattern_la = _seoul1995h
|pattern_b = _1995Seoulh
|pattern_ra = _seoul1995h
|pattern_sh = _seoul1995h
|pattern_so = _seoul1995h
|leftarm =
|body =
|rightarm =
|shorts =
|socks = a84933
|title      = {{center|'''1995–July 1999'''<br/>'''2002–2004'''<br/>'''Worn red shirts<br/>as first kit'''}}
}}
|{{Football kit box
|pattern_la = _9901SeoulH
|pattern_b  = _9901SeoulH
|pattern_ra = _9901SeoulH
|pattern_sh = _red_stripes_lower
|pattern_so = _3_stripes_black
|leftarm = 2900C9
|body = 2900C9
|rightarm = 2900C9
|shorts = 2900C9
|socks = FF0000
|title      = {{center|'''July 1999–2001'''<br/>'''Worn red and blue stripe shirts<br/>as first kit'''}}
}}
|{{Football kit box
|pattern_la = _FCSEOUL_05h
|pattern_b  = _FCSEOUL_05h
|pattern_ra = _FCSEOUL_05h
|pattern_sh = _FCSEOUL_05h
|pattern_so = _3_stripes_black
|leftarm    = FFFFFF
|body       = FFFFFF
|rightarm   = FFFFFF
|shorts     = FFFFFF
|socks      = FF0000
|title      = {{center|'''2005–present'''<br/>'''Wearing red and black stripe shirts<br/>as first kit'''}}
}}
|}
;Notes
{{notelist}}
===Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Period
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Kit supplier
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Shirt sponsor
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Shirt front printing
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Notes
|-
| {{center| 1984–1985}}
| [[LG Corporation|Bando Fashion]] / [[Pro-Specs]]
| rowspan="2" | [[LG Corporation|Lucky-Goldstar]]
| rowspan="2" |  {{center| [[LG Corporation|럭키금성 / Lucky-Goldstar]]}}
|
* Occasionally, Lucky-Goldstar wore a jersey which was manufactured<br />by [[Prospecs]] in the 1984 season and 1985 season.
|-
| {{center| 1986}}
| rowspan="2" | [[LG Corporation|Bando Fashion]]
|
|-
| 1987–1994
| [[GoldStar]]
| {{center| 금성VTR / GoldStar VTR, etc.}}
| rowspan="3" |
* Socks were sponsored by [[Pro-Specs]] during the 1993–96 seasons.
* [[LG Group|Bando Fashion]] was renamed [[LG Group|LG Fashion]] in September 1995.
* For international matches, [[GoldStar]] Printing was written in English.
|-
| {{center| 1995}}
| [[LG Corporation|Bando Fashion / LG Fashion]]
| rowspan="2" | [[LG Electronics]]<br />[[LG Chem]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |  LG하이비디오 / LG HIGH VIDEO, etc.<br> 죽염치약 / [[Jugyeom]] Toothpaste, etc.
|-
| {{center| 1996}}
| [[LG Corporation|LG Fashion]]
|-
| {{center| 1997}}
| [[Reebok]]
| [[LG Telecom|LG Information & Communications]]
| {{center| 프리웨이 / FREEWAY, etc.}}
|
* Mobile phone brand
|-
| {{center| 1998}}
| rowspan=8| [[Adidas]]
| rowspan=2| [[LG Electronics]]
| {{center| [[LG Cyon|LG 싸이언 / LG Cyon]], etc. }}
|
* Mobile phone brand
|-
| {{center| 1999}}
| {{center| 디지털 LG / DIGITAL LG}}
|
* [[LG Electronics]] slogan
|-
| {{center| 2000}}
| [[LG Uplus|LG Telecom]]
| {{center| [[LG Uplus|카이 / X]]}}
|
* Mobile network operator brand
|-
| 2001–2002
| rowspan=3| [[LG Electronics]]
| {{center| [[LG Cyon|싸이언 / Cyon]]}}
|
* Mobile phone brand
|-
| {{center| 2003}}
| {{center| 엑스캔버스 / XCANVAS}}
|
*  Television brand
|-
| {{center| 2004}}
| {{center| [[LG Cyon|싸이언 / Cyon]]}}
|
* Mobile phone brand
|-
| rowspan=2 |2005–2011
| [[GS Group|GS E&C]]
| {{center| [[:ko:자이 (아파트)|자이 / Xi]]}}
|
* Apartment brand
|-
| [[Seoul Metropolitan Government]]
| {{center| Hi Seoul<br />Soul of Asia}}
|
* For the [[2009 AFC Champions League]]
|-
| 2012–2013
| rowspan=8| [[Le Coq Sportif]]
| [[GS Group|GS E&C]]
| {{center| [[:ko:자이 (아파트)|자이 / Xi]]}}
|
* Apartment brand
|-
| 2014–2016
| [[GS Group|GS Shop]]
| {{center| [[GS Group|GS Shop]]}}
|
* Online store brand
|-
| rowspan=2| 2017–2019
| [[GS Group|GS Shop]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[GS Group|GS Shop]] (first kit)
|
* Online store brand
|-
| [[GS Caltex]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[GS Caltex|KIXX]] (second kit)
|
* Filling station brand
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |  2020
| [[GS Group|GS E&C]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[:ko:자이 (아파트)|자이 / Xi]] (first kit)
|
* Apartment brand
|-
| [[GS Caltex]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[GS Caltex|KIXX]] (second kit)
|
* Filling station brand
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |  2021
| [[GS Group|GS E&C]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[:ko:자이 (아파트)|자이 / Xi]] (first kit)
|
|-
| [[GS Caltex]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[GS Caltex]] (second kit)
|
|-
| rowspan=2|  2022–2024
| rowspan=2| [[Pro-Specs]]
| [[GS Group|GS E&C]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[:ko:자이 (아파트)|자이 / Xi]] (first kit)
|
|-
| [[GS Caltex]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[GS Caltex]] (second kit)
|
|}
=== Kit deals ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
! Kit supplier
! Period
! Contract<br />announcement
! Contract duration
! Value
|-
| rowspan=3|  [[Adidas]]
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |  1998–2011
| {{center| 1998-02-10}}
| 1998–?
| $200,000 per year<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1998021000209134024&editNo=45&printCount=1&publishDate=1998-02-10&officeId=00020&pageNo=34&printNo=23790&publishType=00010 |title= '아디다스' 프로축구 용품지원 |date= 1998-02-10 |publisher= (출판사) 동아일보 |access-date= 2018-08-03 |archive-date= 2024-01-18 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154702/https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.naver?articleId=1998021000209134024&editNo=45&printCount=1&publishDate=1998-02-10&officeId=00020&pageNo=34&printNo=23790&publishType=00010 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|-
| {{center| 2005-01-26}}
| 2005–2007 (3 years)
| Total $3 million<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://sports.news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=k_league&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=111&article_id=0000004347 |title= FC 서울-아디다스,3년간 30억 원에 사상 최고스폰서십 |date= 2005-01-26 |publisher= (출판사) 조이뉴스24 |access-date= 2018-08-03 |archive-date= 2024-01-18 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154715/https://sports.news.naver.com/news?oid=111&aid=0000004347 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fcseoul.com/media/newsView?seq=541&resultPart=News&type=0&searchResultPart=&searchType=all&searchValue=FC%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8,%202007%EB%85%84%20New%20%EC%9C%A0%EB%8B%88%ED%8F%BC%20%EC%9E%85%EA%B3%A0%20%EB%9B%B4%EB%8B%A4!|title=FC서울, 2007년 New 유니폼 입고 뛴다!|date=2007-01-05|publisher=FC Seoul official website|access-date=2021-02-08|archive-date=2023-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404154153/https://www.fcseoul.com/media/newsView?seq=541&resultPart=News&type=0&searchResultPart=&searchType=all&searchValue=FC%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8,%202007%EB%85%84%20New%20%EC%9C%A0%EB%8B%88%ED%8F%BC%20%EC%9E%85%EA%B3%A0%20%EB%9B%B4%EB%8B%A4!|url-status=live}}</ref><br/>($1 million per year)
|-
| {{center| 2008-02-25}}
| 2008–2011 (4 years)
| Undisclosed<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=107&oid=003&aid=0001969283 |title= FC서울, 아디다스 코리아와 K리그 최대 규모 후원 계약 |date= 2008-02-20 |publisher= (출판사) 뉴시스 |access-date= 2018-08-03 |archive-date= 2013-11-12 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131112210738/http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=107&oid=003&aid=0001969283 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3 align=left| [[Le Coq Sportif]]
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | 2012–2021
| {{center| 2011-12-15}}
| 2012–2015 (4 years)
| Total $8 million<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://sports.news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=k_league&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=076&article_id=0002170405 |title= FC서울 대박 계약으로 본 K리그 스폰서 세계 |date= 2011-12-21 |publisher= (출판사) 스포츠조선 |access-date= 2018-08-03 |archive-date= 2024-01-18 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154622/https://sports.news.naver.com/news?oid=076&aid=0002170405 |url-status= live }}</ref><br/>($2 million per year)
|-
| {{center|2016-02-17}}
| 2016–2019 (4 years)
| Undisclosed
|-
| {{center|2020-01-28}}
| 2020–2021 (2 years)
| Undisclosed
|-
| align=left| [[Pro-Specs]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022–2024
| {{center| 2021-12-27}}
| 2022–2024 (3 years)
| Undisclosed
|}
==Players==
===Current squad===
{{updated|September 27, 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcseoul.com/club/clubPlayerIntroductionList/FW|title=선수단 소개|trans-title=Team introduction|publisher=FC Seoul|language=ko|access-date=July 16, 2024}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=KOR|pos=GK|name=[[Baek Jong-bum]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Kwon Wan-kyu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Lee Sang-min (footballer, born 1998)|Lee Sang-min]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=JOR|pos=DF|name=[[Yazan Al-Arab]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=KOR|pos=MF|name=[[Ki Sung-yueng]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=KOR|pos=FW|name=[[Lim Sang-hyub]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=KOR|pos=MF|name=[[Lee Seung-mo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Jesse Lingard]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=KOR|pos=FW|name=[[Kang Seong-jin]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Kang Sang-woo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Choi Jun]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Kim Jin-ya]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=KOR|pos=GK|name=[[Hwang Sung-min]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Lucas Rodrigues|Lucas Silva]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Kim Hyun-deok]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=KOR|pos=GK|name=[[Choi Chul-won]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=KOR|pos=MF|name=[[Heo Dong-min]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=KOR|pos=MF|name=[[Paik Sang-hoon]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=KOR|pos=MF|name=[[Min Ji-hoon]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=KOR|pos=FW|name=[[Son Seung-beom]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=KOR|pos=MF|name=[[Ryu Jae-moon]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Kim Ju-sung]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=KOR|pos=GK|name=[[Kang Hyeon-mu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=KOR|pos=FW|name=[[Cho Young-wook]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Bae Hyun-seo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=39|nat=KOR|pos=MF|name=[[Kang Ju-hyeok]]}}
{{Fs player|no=40|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Park Seong-hoon (footballer)|Park Seong-hoon]]}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=KOR|pos=MF|name=[[Hwang Do-yoon]]}}
{{Fs player|no=42|nat=KOR|pos=MF|name=[[Park Jang Han-gyeol]]}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Ham Sun-woo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=70|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=[[Ronaldo Tavares]]|other=on loan from [[C.F. Estrela da Amadora|Estrela da Amadora]]}}
{{Fs player|no=90|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=[[Stanislav Iljutcenko]]}}
{{Fs player|no=94|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Willyan (footballer)|Willyan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=98|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Yoon Jong-gyu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=KOR|pos=GK|name=[[Seo Ju-hwan]]}}
{{Fs end}}
===Out on loan and military service===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Ahn Jae-min]]|other=at [[Gimpo FC]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Cho Young-kwang]]|other=at [[FC Osaka]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Choi Jun-yeong]]|other=at [[Seongnam FC]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Lee Si-young (footballer)|Lee Si-young]]|other=at [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Park Dong-jin]]|other=at [[Gyeongnam FC]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=KOR|pos=DF|name=[[Park Soo-il]]|other=at [[Gimcheon Sangmu FC|Gimcheon Sangmu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=KOR|pos=MF|name=[[Ahn Ji-man]]|other=at [[Yeoju FC]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SRB|pos=MF|name=[[Aleksandar Paločević]]|other=at [[OFK Beograd]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=KOR|pos=FW|name=[[Jung Han-min]]|other=at [[Gangwon FC]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=KOR|pos=FW|name=[[Kim Sin-jin]]|other=at [[Seoul E-Land FC]]}}
{{Fs end}}
===Former players===
{{further|List of FC Seoul players|:Category:FC Seoul players}}
===Player records===
{{further|List of FC Seoul records and statistics}}
===Retired number(s)===
{{Main article|Retired numbers in football (soccer)|l1=Retired numbers in football}}
<big>'''12'''</big>&nbsp;– [[12th man (football)|Supporters (the 12th Man)]]
===Captains===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Season(s)
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Captain
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Vice-captain(s)
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Notes
|-
| {{center| 1984}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Han Moon-bae]]
|
|
|-
| {{center| 1985}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Kwang-hoon (footballer)|Kim Kwang-hoon]]
|
|
|-
| {{center| 1986}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Hang-seo]]
|
| until September 1986
|-
| 1986–1988
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jung Hae-seong]]
|
| since September 1986
|-
| 1989–1990
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Jin-han]]
|
|
|-
| 1991–1992
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Young-jin (footballer born 1963)|Lee Young-jin]]
|
|
|-
| {{center| 1993}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Gu Sang-bum]]
|
|
|-
| {{center| 1994}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Young-jun (footballer born 1965)|Choi Young-jun]]
|
|
|-
| {{center| 1995}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Yoon Sang-chul]]
|
| until 4 August 1995
|-
| 1995–1996
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Young-ik]]
|
| since 5 August 1995
|-
| {{center| 1997}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cho Byung-young]]
|
|
|-
| {{center| 1998}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Bong-soo (footballer, born 1970)|Kim Bong-soo]]
|
|
|-
| {{center| 1999}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kang Chun-ho]]
|
| until July 1999
|-
| 1999–2000
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Yong-soo]]
|
| July 1999–9 May 2000
|-
| {{center| 2000}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Gwi-hwa]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Young-pyo]]
| since 10 May 2000
|-
| {{center| 2001}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Sang-hun (footballer)|Lee Sang-hun]]
|
| until May 2001
|-
| {{center| 2001}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Son Hyun-jun]]
|
| since May 2001
|-
| {{center| 2002}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Yoon-yeol]]
|
|
|-
| 2003–2004
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Seong-jae]]
|
|
|-
| 2005–2006
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Min-sung]]
|
|
|-
| 2007–2008
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Eul-yong]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Chi-gon]]
|
|-
| {{center| 2009}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Chi-gon]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jin-kyu]]
|
|-
| {{center| 2010}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Yong-ho]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jin-kyu]]
|
|-
| {{center| 2011}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Yong-ho]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hyun Young-min]]
|
|-
| 2012–2013
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ha Dae-sung]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jin-kyu]]
|
|-
| {{center| 2014}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jin-kyu]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Koh Myong-jin]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |  2015
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Koh Myong-jin]]
| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Osmar Ibáñez|Osmar]]
| until 30 April 2015
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cha Du-ri]]
| since 1 May 2015
|-
| {{center| 2016}}
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Osmar Ibáñez|Osmar]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Yoo Hyun]]
| first foreign captain
|-
| {{center| 2017}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kwak Tae-hwi]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Chu-young]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |  2018
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Shin Kwang-hoon]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Go Yo-han]]
| until 3 July 2018
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Go Yo-han]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Woong-hee]]
| since 4 July 2018
|-
| {{center| 2019}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Go Yo-han]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Chu-young]]
|
|-
| {{center| 2020}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Go Yo-han]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ju Se-jong]]
|
|-
| {{center| 2021}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ki Sung-yueng]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hwang Hyun-soo]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |  2022
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ki Sung-yueng]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Na Sang-ho]] <br> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Yang Han-been]]
| until 12 August 2022
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Na Sang-ho]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Yoon Jong-gyu]]<br> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cho Young-wook]] <br> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jin-ya]] <br> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Sang-min (footballer, born 1998)|Lee Sang-min]]
| since 12 August 2022
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |  2023
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Stanislav Iljutcenko]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Han Chan-hee]]
| Iljutcenko: until 9 May 2023<br />Han Chan-hee: until 21 June 2023
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Osmar Ibáñez|Osmar]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lim Sang-hyub]] <br> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jin-ya]] <br> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ju-sung]]
| Osmar: since 9 May 2023
|-
| {{center| 2024}}
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ki Sung-yueng]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cho Young-wook]]
|
|}
==Honours==
[[File:FC서울 2016 K리그 우승! 황선홍감독 박주영, 다카하기 인터뷰 1.13 minutes Scene.jpg|thumbnail|300px|FC Seoul players celebrating after winning the [[2016 K League Classic]].]]
===Domestic===
* '''[[K League 1]]'''
**'''Winners (6)''': [[1985 K League|1985]], [[1990 K League|1990]], [[2000 K League|2000]], [[2010 K League|2010]], [[2012 K League|2012]], [[2016 K League Classic|2016]]
**Runners-up (5): [[1986 K League|1986]], [[1989 K League|1989]], [[1993 K League|1993]], [[2001 K League|2001]], [[2008 K League|2008]]
* '''[[Korean FA Cup]]'''
**'''Winners (2)''': [[1998 Korean FA Cup|1998]], [[2015 Korean FA Cup|2015]]
**Runners-up (3): [[2014 Korean FA Cup|2014]], [[2016 Korean FA Cup|2016]], [[2022 Korean FA Cup|2022]]
* '''[[Korean League Cup]]'''
**'''Winners (2)''': [[2006 Korean League Cup|2006]], [[2010 Korean League Cup|2010]]
**Runners-up (4): [[1992 Korean League Cup|1992]], [[1994 Korean League Cup|1994]], [[1999 Korean League Cup|1999]], [[2007 Korean League Cup|2007]]
* '''[[Korean Super Cup]]'''
**'''Winners (1)''': 2001
**Runners-up (1): 1999
* '''[[Korean National Football Championship]]'''
**'''Winners (1)''': 1988
===Continental===
* '''[[AFC Champions League]]'''
**Runners-up (2): [[2001–02 Asian Club Championship|2001–02]], [[2013 AFC Champions League|2013]]
==Records and statistics ==
{{further|List of FC Seoul records and statistics}}
===Season-by-season records===
* The [[1993 K League|1993]], [[1998 K League|1998]], [[1999 K League|1999]] and [[2000 K League|2000]] seasons had [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-outs]] instead of draws.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"
!rowspan="2" style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|Season
!colspan="11" style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|K League
!rowspan="2" style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|League Cup
!rowspan="2" style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|FA Cup
!rowspan="2" style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|Super Cup
!rowspan="2" style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|ACL
!rowspan="2" style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|Manager
|-
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|Division
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|Teams
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|Position
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}}
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}}
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}}
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"| {{Tooltip| L | Lost}}
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}}
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}}
!style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#E60000;"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}
|-
| [[1984-1990 FC Seoul (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso) seasons|1984]]
| [[1984 K League|Div 1]]
| 8
| 7th
| 28
| 8
| 6
| 14
| 38
| 45
| align=right|–7
| 33
|
|
|
|
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Se-hak]]
|-
| [[1984–1990 FC Seoul (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso) seasons|1985]]
| [[1985 K League|Div 1]]
| 8
| bgcolor=gold|'''Champions'''
| 21
| 10
| 7
| 4
| 35
| 19
| align=right|+16
| 27
|
|
|
|
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Se-hak
|-
| [[1984–1990 FC Seoul (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso) seasons|1986]]
| [[1986 K League|Div 1]]
| 6
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up'''
| 20
| 10
| 7
| 3
| 28
| 17
| align=right|+11
| 27
| 5th ([[Professional Football Championship (Korea)|{{abbr|Pro|Professional Football Championship}}]])
|
|
| Did not qualify
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Se-hak
|-
| [[1984–1990 FC Seoul (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso) seasons|1987]]
| [[1987 K League|Div 1]]
| 5
| 5th
| 32
| 7
| 7
| 18
| 26
| 55
| align=right|–29
| 21
| rowspan="5"|''No competition''
|
|
| Withdrew
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Se-hak
|-
| [[1984–1990 FC Seoul (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso) seasons|1988]]
| [[1988 K League|Div 1]]
| 5
| 4th
| 24
| 6
| 11
| 7
| 22
| 29
| align=right|–7
| 23
| bgcolor=gold align=right|'''Winners''' ([[Korean National Football Championship|Nat'l]]){{efn|name=1988/89|In 1988 and 1989, the competition was known as the [[Korean National Football Championship|National Football Championship]]}}
|
| rowspan="4"|Did not qualify
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ko Jae-wook]] ([[Caretaker manager|C]])
|-
| [[1984–1990 FC Seoul (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso) seasons|1989]]
| [[1989 K League|Div 1]]
| 6
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up'''
| 40
| 15
| 17
| 8
| 53
| 40
| align=right|+13
| 47
| align=right|Semi-finals ([[Korean National Football Championship|Nat'l]]){{efn|name=1988/89}}
|
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jae-wook
|-
| [[1984–1990 FC Seoul (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso) seasons|1990]]
| [[1990 K League|Div 1]]
| 6
| bgcolor=gold|'''Champions'''
| 30
| 14
| 11
| 5
| 40
| 25
| align=right|+15
| 39
|
|
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jae-wook
|-
| [[1991–1995 FC Seoul (LG Cheetahs) seasons|1991]]
| [[1991 K League|Div 1]]
| 6
| 6th
| 40
| 9
| 15
| 16
| 44
| 53
| align=right|–9
| 33
|
|
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jae-wook
|-
| [[1991–1995 FC Seoul (LG Cheetahs) seasons|1992]]
| [[1992 K League|Div 1]]
| 6
| 4th
| 30
| 8
| 13
| 9
| 30
| 35
| align=right|–5
| 29
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up''' ([[1992 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Ad.|Adidas Cup}}]])
|
|
| Did not enter
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jae-wook
|-
| [[1991–1995 FC Seoul (LG Cheetahs) seasons|1993]]
| [[1993 K League|Div 1]]
| 6
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up'''
| 30
| 18<br />(10)
| 0<br />(11)
| 12<br />(9)
| 28
| 29
| align=right|–1
| 59
| 4th ([[1993 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Ad.|Adidas Cup}}]])
|
|
| rowspan="7"|Did not qualify
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jae-wook
|-
| [[1991–1995 FC Seoul (LG Cheetahs) seasons|1994]]
| [[1994 K League|Div 1]]
| 7
| 5th
| 30
| 12
| 7
| 11
| 53
| 50
| align=right|+3
| 43
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up''' ([[1994 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Ad.|Adidas Cup}}]])
|
|
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cho Young-jeung]]
|-
| [[1991–1995 FC Seoul (LG Cheetahs) seasons|1995]]
| [[1995 K League|Div 1]]
| 8
| 8th
| 28
| 5
| 10
| 13
| 29
| 43
| align=right|–14
| 25
| 6th ([[1995 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Ad.|Adidas Cup}}]])
|
|
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Young-jeung
|-
| [[1996–2003 FC Seoul (Anyang LG Cheetahs) seasons|1996]]
| [[1996 K League|Div 1]]
| 9
| 9th
| 32
| 8
| 8
| 16
| 44
| 56
| align=right|–12
| 32
| 8th ([[1996 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Ad.|Adidas Cup}}]])
| Round of 16
|
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Young-jeung<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Hang-seo]] ([[Caretaker manager|C]])
|-
| [[1996–2003 FC Seoul (Anyang LG Cheetahs) seasons|1997]]
| [[1997 K League|Div 1]]
| 10
| 9th
| 18
| 1
| 8
| 9
| 15
| 27
| align=right|–12
| 11
| 10th ([[1997 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Ad.|Adidas Cup}}]])<br />3rd in Group A ([[1997 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)|{{abbr|P|Pro-Specs Cup}}]])
| Semi-finals
|
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Byung-joo]]
|-
| [[1996–2003 FC Seoul (Anyang LG Cheetahs) seasons|1998]]
| [[1998 K League|Div 1]]
| 10
| 8th
| 18
| 9<br />(8)
| 0<br />(2)
| 9<br />(8)
| 28
| 28
| align=right|0
| 23
| Semi-finals ([[1998 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Ad.|Adidas Korea Cup}}]])<br />3rd ([[1998 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)|{{abbr|PM|Philip Morris Korea Cup}}]])
| bgcolor=gold|'''Winners'''
|
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Byung-joo
|-
| [[1996–2003 FC Seoul (Anyang LG Cheetahs) seasons|1999]]
| [[1999 K League|Div 1]]
| 10
| 9th
| 27
| 10<br />(8)
| 0<br />(4)
| 17<br />(15)
| 38
| 52
| align=right|–14
| 24
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up''' ([[1999 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Ad.|Adidas Cup}}]])<br />4th in Group B ([[1999 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)|{{abbr|D|Daehan Fire Insurance Cup}}]])
| Semi-finals
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up'''
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cho Kwang-rae]]
|-
| [[1996–2003 FC Seoul (Anyang LG Cheetahs) seasons|2000]]
| [[2000 K League|Div 1]]
| 10
| bgcolor=gold|'''Champions'''
| 27
| 19<br />(17)
| 0<br />(5)
| 8<br />(5)
| 46
| 25
| align=right|+21
| 53
| Semi-finals ([[2000 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Ad.|Adidas Cup}}]])<br />5th in Group A ([[2000 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)|{{abbr|D|Daehan Fire Insurance Cup}}]])
| Quarter-finals
| Did not qualify
| Quarter-finals{{efn|In 2000, the competition was known as the [[1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]}}
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Kwang-rae
|-
| [[1996–2003 FC Seoul (Anyang LG Cheetahs) seasons|2001]]
| [[2001 K League|Div 1]]
| 10
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up'''
| 27
| 11
| 10
| 6
| 30
| 23
| align=right|+7
| 43
| 4th in Group A ([[2001 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Ad.|Adidas Cup}}]])
| Quarter-finals
| bgcolor=gold|'''Winners'''
| Did not qualify
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Kwang-rae
|-
| [[1996–2003 FC Seoul (Anyang LG Cheetahs) seasons|2002]]
| [[2002 K League|Div 1]]
| 10
| 4th
| 27
| 11
| 7
| 9
| 37
| 30
| align=right|+7
| 40
| Semi-finals ([[2002 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Ad.|Adidas Cup}}]])
| Round of 32
| Did not qualify
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up'''{{efn|In 2002, the competition was known as the [[2001–02 Asian Club Championship]]}}
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Kwang-rae
|-
| [[1996–2003 FC Seoul (Anyang LG Cheetahs) seasons|2003]]
| [[2003 K League|Div 1]]
| 12
| 8th
| 44
| 14
| 14
| 16
| 69
| 68
| align=right|+1
| 56
| ''No competition''
| Round of 32
| ''No competition''
| rowspan="6"|Did not qualify
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Kwang-rae
|-
| [[2004 FC Seoul season|2004]]
| [[2004 K League|Div 1]]
| 13
| 5th
| 24
| 7
| 12
| 5
| 20
| 17
| align=right|+3
| 33
| 12th ([[2004 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Sam.|Samsung Hauzen cup}}]])
| Round of 16
| rowspan="3"|Did not qualify
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Kwang-rae
|-
| [[2005 FC Seoul season|2005]]
| [[2005 K League|Div 1]]
| 13
| 7th
| 24
| 8
| 8
| 8
| 37
| 32
| align=right|+5
| 32
| 5th ([[2005 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Sam.|Samsung Hauzen cup}}]])
| Round of 16
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Jang-soo]]
|-
| [[2006 FC Seoul season|2006]]
| [[2006 K League|Div 1]]
| 14
| 4th
| 26
| 9
| 12
| 5
| 31
| 22
| align=right|+9
| 39
| bgcolor=gold|'''Winners''' ([[2006 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Sam.|Samsung Hauzen cup}}]])
| Quarter-finals
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Jang-soo
|-
| [[2007 FC Seoul season|2007]]
| [[2007 K League|Div 1]]
| 14
| 7th
| 26
| 8
| 13
| 5
| 23
| 16
| align=right|+7
| 37
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up''' ([[2007 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Sam.|Samsung Hauzen cup}}]])
| Quarter-finals
| rowspan="18"|''Competition<br />ceased''
| align=left|{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Şenol Güneş]]
|-
| [[2008 FC Seoul season|2008]]
| [[2008 K League|Div 1]]
| 14
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up'''
| 26
| 15
| 9
| 2
| 44
| 25
| align=right|+19
| 54
| 3rd in Group A ([[2008 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|Sam.|Samsung Hauzen cup}}]])
| Round of 32
| align=left|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Şenol Güneş
|-
| [[2009 FC Seoul season|2009]]
| [[2009 K League|Div 1]]
| 15
| 5th
| 28
| 16
| 5
| 7
| 47
| 27
| align=right|+20
| 53
| Semi-finals ([[2009 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|PC|Peace Cup Korea}}]])
| Round of 16
| Quarter-finals
| align=left|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Şenol Güneş
|-
| [[2010 FC Seoul season|2010]]
| [[2010 K League|Div 1]]
| 15
| bgcolor=gold|'''Champions'''
| 28
| 20
| 2
| 6
| 58
| 26
| align=right|+32
| 62
| bgcolor=gold|'''Winners''' ([[2010 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|PO|Posco Cup}}]])
| Round of 16
| Did not qualify
| align=left|{{Flagicon|POR}} [[Nelo Vingada]]
|-
| [[2011 FC Seoul season|2011]]
| [[2011 K League|Div 1]]
| 16
| 5th
| 30
| 16
| 7
| 7
| 56
| 38
| align=right|+18
| 55
| Quarter-finals ([[2011 Korean League Cup|{{abbr|RC|Rush & Cash Cup}}]])
| Quarter-finals
| Quarter-finals
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hwangbo Kwan]]<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Yong-soo]] ([[Caretaker manager|C]])
|-
| [[2012 FC Seoul season|2012]]
| [[2012 K League|Div 1]]
| 16
| bgcolor=gold|'''Champions'''
| 44
| 29
| 9
| 6
| 76
| 42
| align=right|+34
| 96
| rowspan="13"|''Competition<br />ceased''
| Round of 16
| Did not qualify
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Yong-soo
|-
| [[2013 FC Seoul season|2013]]
| [[2013 K League Classic|Div 1]]
| 14
| 4th
| 38
| 17
| 11
| 10
| 59
| 46
| align=right|+13
| 62
| Quarter-finals
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up'''
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Yong-soo
|-
| [[2014 FC Seoul season|2014]]
| [[2014 K League Classic|Div 1]]
| 12
| bgcolor=#CC9966| 3rd
| 38
| 15
| 13
| 10
| 42
| 28
| align=right|+14
| 58
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up'''
| Semi-finals
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Yong-soo
|-
| [[2015 FC Seoul season|2015]]
| [[2015 K League Classic|Div 1]]
| 12
| 4th
| 38
| 17
| 11
| 10
| 52
| 44
| align=right|+8
| 62
| bgcolor=gold|'''Winners'''
| Round of 16
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Yong-soo
|-
| [[2016 FC Seoul season|2016]]
| [[2016 K League Classic|Div 1]]
| 12
| bgcolor=gold|'''Champions'''
| 38
| 21
| 7
| 10
| 67
| 46
| align=right|+21
| 70
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up'''
| Semi-finals
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Yong-soo<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hwang Sun-hong]]
|-
| [[2017 FC Seoul season|2017]]
| [[2017 K League Classic|Div 1]]
| 12
| 5th
| 38
| 16
| 13
| 9
| 56
| 42
| align=right|+14
| 61
| Round of 16
| Group stage
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Hwang Sun-hong
|-
| [[2018 FC Seoul season|2018]]
| [[2018 K League 1|Div 1]]
| 12
| 11th
| 38
| 9
| 13
| 16
| 40
| 48
| align=right|–8
| 40
| Round of 16
| rowspan="2"| Did not qualify
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Hwang Sun-hong<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Eul-yong]] ([[Caretaker manager|C]])<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Yong-soo
|-
| [[2019 FC Seoul season|2019]]
| [[2019 K League 1|Div 1]]
| 12
| bgcolor=#CC9966| 3rd
| 38
| 15
| 11
| 12
| 53
| 49
| align=right|+4
| 56
| Round of 32
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Yong-soo
|-
| [[2020 FC Seoul season|2020]]
| [[2020 K League 1|Div 1]]
| 12
| 9th
| 27
| 8
| 5
| 14
| 23
| 44
| align=right|–21
| 29
| Quarter-finals
| Group stage
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Yong-soo<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ho-young]] ([[Caretaker manager|C]])<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Hyuk-soon]] ([[Caretaker manager|C]])<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Won-jun]] ([[Caretaker manager|C]])
|-
| [[2021 FC Seoul season|2021]]
| [[2021 K League 1|Div 1]]
| 12
| 7th
| 38
| 12
| 11
| 15
| 46
| 46
| align=right|0
| 47
| Third round
| rowspan=4|Did not qualify
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Jin-sub]]<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[An Ik-soo]]
|-
| [[2022 FC Seoul season|2022]]
| [[2022 K League 1|Div 1]]
| 12
| 9th
| 38
| 11
| 13
| 14
| 43
| 47
| align=right|–4
| 46
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up'''
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} An Ik-soo
|-
| [[2023 FC Seoul season|2023]]
| [[2023 K League 1|Div 1]]
| 12
| 7th
| 38
| 14
| 13
| 11
| 63
| 49
| align=right|+14
| 55
| Third round
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} An Ik-soo<br /> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jin-kyu]] ([[Caretaker manager|C]])
|-
| 2024
| [[2024 K League 1|Div 1]]
| 12
| 4th
| 38
| 16
| 10
| 12
| 55
| 42
| align=right|+13
| 58
| Quarter-final
| align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Gi-dong]]
|}
{{notelist}}
====K League Championship records====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Season
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Teams
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Position
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| Pld | Played}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| W | Won}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| D | Drawn}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| L | Lost}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| PSO| Penalty shoot-out}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Manager
|-
| [[FC Seoul (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso) seasons 1984-1990|1986]]
| 2
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up'''
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| align=right|–1
| N/A
| align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Se-hak]]
|-
| [[FC Seoul (Anyang LG Cheetahs) seasons 1996-2003|2000]]
| 4
| bgcolor=gold|'''Winners'''
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 2
| align=right|+3
| 4–2 {{Tooltip| W | Won}}
| align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cho Kwang-rae]]
|-
| [[2006 FC Seoul season|2006]]
| 4
| 4th (semi-finals)
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| align=right|–1
| N/A
| align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Jang-soo]]
|-
| [[2008 FC Seoul season|2008]]
| 6
| bgcolor=silver|'''Runners-up'''
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 5
| align=right|+1
| N/A
| align=left| {{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Şenol Güneş]]
|-
| [[2009 FC Seoul season|2009]]
| 6
| 5th (round of 6)
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| align=right|0
| 2–3 {{Tooltip| L | Lost}}
| align=left| {{Flagicon|TUR}} Şenol Güneş
|-
| [[2010 FC Seoul season|2010]]
| 6
| bgcolor=gold|'''Champions'''
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 3
| align=right|+1
| N/A
| align=left| {{Flagicon|POR}} [[Nelo Vingada]]
|-
| [[2011 FC Seoul season|2011]]
| 6
| 5th (round of 6)
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| align=right|–2
| N/A
| align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Yong-soo]] ([[Caretaker manager|C]])
|}
====K League promotion-relegation playoffs====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Season
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Teams
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Outcome
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| Pld | Played}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| W | Won}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| D | Drawn}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| L | Lost}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| {{Tooltip| PSO| Penalty shoot-out}}
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Manager
|-
| [[2018 FC Seoul season|2018]]
| 2
| Remained
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2
| align=right|+2
| N/A
| align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Yong-soo]]
|-
|}
===Managerial history===
[[File:FC Seoul FAN PARK 01.jpg|300px|thumbnail|right|Gallery of all-time club managers at FC Seoul Fan Park]]
* ''For details on all-time manager statistics, see [[List of FC Seoul managers]].''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"
|-
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| No.
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Name
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Appointed
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| From
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| To
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Season(s)
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Notes
|-
| {{center|1}}
| align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Se-hak]]
| 1983-08-12
| 1983-12-22
| 1987-11-19
| 1984–1987
|
* First manager of FC Seoul.
|-
| [[Caretaker manager|C]]
| rowspan="2" align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ko Jae-wook]]
| 1987-12-01
| 1987-12-01
| 1988-12-26
| 1988
|
* Caretaker manager in 1988, before being promoted to regular manager in 1989.
|-
| 2
| 1988-12-27
| 1988-12-27
| 1993-12-31
| 1989–1993
|
|-
| 3
| align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cho Young-jeung]]
| 1993-11-23
| 1994-01-01
| 1996-11-05
| 1994–1996
|
*  First manager who was a former FC Seoul player.
*  First manager who resigned in the middle of season.
|-
| [[caretaker manager|C]]
| align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Park Hang-seo]]
| 1996-11-05
| 1996-11-05
| 1996-12-01
| 1996
|
* Caretaker manager in [[1996 Korean FA Cup|FA Cup]], one match in charge.
|-
| 4
| align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Byung-joo]]
| 1996-12-10
| 1996-12-20
| 1998-11-25
| 1997–1998
|
* Won the first [[Korean FA Cup|FA Cup]] for FC Seoul.
|-
| 5
| align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cho Kwang-rae]]
| 1998-10-22
| 1998-12-01
| 2004-12-15
| 1999–2004
|
* The club's longest serving manager (six seasons).
|-
| 6
| align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Jang-soo]]
| 2004-12-30
| 2005-01-10
| 2006-12-02
| 2005–2006
|
* Won the first [[Korean League Cup|League Cup]] for FC Seoul.
|-
| 7
| align=left| {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Şenol Güneş]]
| 2006-12-08
| 2007-01-08
| 2009-11-25
| 2007–2009
|
* First foreign manager of FC Seoul.
|-
| 8
| align=left| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Nelo Vingada]]
| 2009-12-14
| 2010-01-03
| 2010-12-13
| 2010
|
* First (and only) manager to win [[Double (association football)|the double]].
|-
| 9
| align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Hwangbo Kwan]]
| 2010-12-28
| 2011-01-05
| 2011-04-26
| 2011
|
* First manager who resigned in the middle of the league season.
|-
| [[caretaker manager|C]]
| rowspan="2" align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Choi Yong-soo]]
| 2011-04-26
| 2011-04-26
| 2011-12-08
| 2011
|
* Caretaker manager in 2011, before being promoted to regular manager in 2012.
|-
| 10
| 2011-12-09
| 2011-12-09
| 2016-06-22
| 2012–2016
|
* First manager to win K League both as a player and as a manager.
|-
| [[caretaker manager|C]]
| align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Seong-jae]]
| 2016-06-23
| 2016-06-23
| 2016-06-26
| 2016
|
* Caretaker manager in 2016; left after one match in charge.
|-
| 11
| align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Hwang Sun-hong]]
| 2016-06-21
| 2016-06-27
| 2018-04-30
| 2016–2018
|
|-
| [[caretaker manager|C]]
| align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Lee Eul-yong]]
| 2018-04-30
| 2018-04-30
| 2018-10-11
| 2018
|
|-
| 12
| align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Choi Yong-soo]]
| 2018-10-11
| 2018-10-11
| 2020-07-30
| 2018–2020
|
*  First manager who was appointed twice.
|-
| [[caretaker manager|C]]
| align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Ho-young]]
| 2020-08-04
| 2020-08-04
| 2020-09-24
| 2020
|
|-
| [[caretaker manager|C]]
| align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Park Hyuk-soon]]
| 2020-09-25
| 2020-09-25
| 2020-11-12
| 2020
|
|-
| [[caretaker manager|C]]
| align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Lee Won-jun]]
| 2020-11-13
| 2020-11-13
| 2020-12-03
| 2020
|
|-
| 13
| align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Park Jin-sub]]
| 2020-12-08
| 2020-12-08
| 2021-09-06
| 2021
|
|-
| 14
| align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[An Ik-soo]]
| 2021-09-06
| 2021-09-06
| 2023-08-22
| 2021–2023
|
|-
| [[caretaker manager|C]]
| align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Jin-kyu]]
| 2023-08-22
| 2023-08-22
| 2023-12-02
| 2023
|-
| 15
| align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Gi-dong]]
| 2023-12-14
| 2023-12-14
|
| 2024–
|
|}
==Management==
===Board of directors===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Position
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Name
|-
| [[Chairperson|Chairman]]
| {{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Huh Tae-soo]]
|-
| [[Chief executive officer]]
| {{Flagicon|KOR}} Yeo Eun-joo
|-
| [[Director of football|Director]]
| {{Flagicon|KOR}} Yoo Seong-han
|-
|}
===Chairman history===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| No.
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Name
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| From
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| To
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Seasons
|-
| {{center|1}}
| {{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Koo Cha-kyung]]
| {{center|1983-08-12}}
| {{center|1990-12-27}}
| 1984–1990
|-
| {{center|2}}
| {{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Koo Bon-moo]]
| {{center|1990-12-28}}
| {{center|1998-02-28}}
| 1991–1997
|-
| {{center|3}}
| {{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Huh Chang-soo]]
| {{center|1998-03-01}}
| {{center|2020-03-26}}
| 1998–2019
|-
| {{center|4}}
| {{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Huh Tae-soo]]
| {{center|2020-03-26}}
| {{center|present}}
| 2020–present
|}
==Ownership==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Years
! style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#DC3535;"| Owner
|-
| November 1983–February 1991
| {{Flagicon|KOR}} Lucky-Goldstar Sports of [[LG Corporation|Lucky-Goldstar Group]]
|-
| February 1991–May 2004
| {{Flagicon|KOR}} LG Sports of [[LG Corporation|LG Group]]
|-
| June 2004–December 2004
| {{Flagicon|KOR}} GS Sports of LG Group
|-
| January 2005–present
| {{Flagicon|KOR}} GS Sports of [[GS Group]]
|}
==Popular culture==
FC Seoul and FC Seoul supporters have been portrayed in a number of Korean [[Korean drama|dramas]] and [[Cinema of Korea|movies]]:<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ilovefcseoul.tistory.com/150|title=FC서울의 스크린 이력서|language=ko|website=ilovefcseoul.tistory.com|date=3 August 2011|access-date=22 February 2023|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923031031/https://ilovefcseoul.tistory.com/150|url-status=live}}{{unreliable source?|date=February 2023}}</ref>
* Dramas: ''[[Which Star Are You From]]'', ''[[Heading to the Ground]]'' (as a fictional team called "FC Soul"), ''[[A Thousand Kisses (TV series)|A Thousand Kisses]]''
* Movies: ''Secret Romance'', ''[[Dancing Queen (2012 film)|Dancing Queen]]'', ''[[Running Man (2013 film)|Running Man]]'', ''[[Big Match (film)|Big Match]]'', ''[[Salut d'Amour (film)|Salut d'Amour]]''
==See also==
* [[Football in Seoul]]
==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
==External links==
{{commons category|FC Seoul}}
* Official club created
** [https://www.fcseoul.com/en Official website]
* Unofficial fan created
** [https://fcseoul12.com/ FC Seoul Main Supporters Group 'Suhoshin' Official website] {{in lang|ko}}
** [http://fcseoulite.me FC Seoul Fan's website] {{in lang|ko}}
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