2008 FC Seoul season

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FC Seoul
2008 season
Chairman Huh Chang-soo
Manager Şenol Güneş
K-League Runners-up
FA Cup Round of 32
League Cup 3rd, Group A
Top goalscorerLeague: Dejan (15)
All: Dejan (15)
Highest home attendance44,239 vs Suwon
(League, 13 April)
Lowest home attendance7,727 vs Gyeongnam
(League Cup, 25 June)
Average home league attendance22,417
  2007
2009  

Pre-season

Pre-season match results

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
K League Matchday 1Matchday 38!
FA Cup Round of 32!
League Cup Group stage!
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K League

K League Championship

FA Cup

League Cup

Match reports and match highlights

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

Season statistics

K League records

SeasonTeamsFinal
Position
League
Position
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Manager
200814Runners-up2nd2615924425+1954 Flag of Turkey.svg Şenol Güneş

K League Championship records

SeasonTeamsPosition Pld W D L GF GA GD PSO Manager
20086Runners-up311165+1N/A Flag of Turkey.svg Şenol Güneş

All competitions records

SeasoanTeams K-League Championship League Cup FA Cup AFC
Champions League
Manager
200814Runners-upRunners-upGroup A 3rdRound of 32Did not qualify Flag of Turkey.svg Şenol Güneş

Attendance records

SeasonSeason
Total Att.
K League
Total Att.
Regular Season
Average Att.
League Cup
Average Att.
FA Cup
Total / Average Att.
ACL
Total / Average Att.
Friendly Match
Att.
Att. RankingNotes
2008398,757398,75722,41712,499No home matchN/A34,000 (Los Angeles Galaxy)
40,000 (FC Tokyo)
K League Season
Total Att. 2nd
K League Championship included

Squad statistics

Goals

Pos K League League Cup FA Cup AFC
Champions League
TotalNotes
1 Flag of Montenegro.svg Dejan (15) Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seung-Yeoul (2) Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jong-min (1)Did not qulifay Flag of Montenegro.svg Dejan (15)
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Jo-Gook (8) Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Chi-Woo (1)No scorer Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Jo-Gook (9)
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chung-Yong (5) Flag of Turkey.svg Ceyhun (1) Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chung-Yong (6)
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-Jung (4) Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chung-Yong (1) Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-Jung (5)
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seung-Yeoul (5)
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Ki Sung Yueng (4) Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-Hup (1)N/A

Assists

Pos K League League Cup TotalNotes
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chung-Yong (6) Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-Jung (2) Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chung-Yong (6)
2 Flag of Montenegro.svg Dejan (6) Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-Hup (1) Flag of Montenegro.svg Dejan (6)
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Chu-Young (4) Flag of South Korea.svg Ki Sung-Yueng (1) Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Jo-Gook (5)
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Jo-Gook (4) Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Jo-Gook (1) Flag of South Korea.svg Park Chu-Young (4)
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Won-Kwon (3) Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Eul-Yong (1) Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-Jung (4)

Coaching staff

PositionNameNotes
Manager Flag of Turkey.svg Şenol Güneş
Assistant manager Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-jin
First-team coach Flag of Turkey.svg Seref Çiçek
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Yong-Soo
Reserve Team Manager Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sung-Nam
Reserve Team Coach Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Yong-Kab
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Turkey.svg Yasin Özdenak
Fitness coach
Unknown
U-18 Team Manager Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jin-Han
U-18 Team Coach Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-Ik
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Won-Jun
Technical director & Chief Scout Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Gi-Bong

Players

Team squad

All players registered for the 2008 season are listed.

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Byung-Ji
2 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Yoon Hong-Chang
3 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Ahn Tae-Eun
4 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Park Yong-Ho
5 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Park Yo-Seb
6 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Min-Sung
7 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Eul-Yong (captain)
8 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Adilson dos Santos
9 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Jung Jo-Gook
10 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Park Chu-Young (Out)
11 FW Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Dejan Damjanović
13 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Ahn Sang-Hyun
14 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Han-Yoon
15 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Dong-Suk (In)
15 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Jong-min (In)
16 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Ko Myong-Jin
17 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Ki Sung-Yueng
18 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Eun-Jung
19 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Sang-Hup
20 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Jin-kyu
21 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Choi Won-Kwon (Conscripted)
22 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Chi-Gon (Vice-captain)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
23 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Ku Kyung-Hyun
24 GK Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Ho-Jun
25 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Sim Woo-Yeon
26 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Musampa (In & Out)
26 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Chi-Woo (In)
27 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Chung-Yong
28 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Bae Hae-Min
29 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Chun Je-Hun (Conscripted)
30 GK Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Jo Su-Huk
31 GK Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kang Jae-Wook
32 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Go Yo-Han
33 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Sang-Woo
34 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Jung Sung-Ho
35 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Moon Ki-Han
36 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Hyun-Kwan
37 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Seung-Yeoul
38 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Han Tae-You (Discharged)
39 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Yeo Hyo-Jin (Discharged)
41 GK Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Park Dong-Suk (Discharged)
47 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Seung-Yong (Discharged)
51 GK Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kwon Jung-Hyuk
77 MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Ceyhun Eriş (In)

Out on loan & military service

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Bae Hae-min (to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg FK Viktoria Žižkov until July 2009)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Park Dong-Suk (to Flag of South Korea.svg Gwangju Sangmu until November 2008 / Discharged)
DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Yeo Hyo-Jin (to Flag of South Korea.svg Gwangju Sangmu until November 2008 / Discharged)
MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Han Tae-You (to Flag of South Korea.svg Gwangju Sangmu until November 2008 / Discharged)
FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Seung-Yong (to Flag of South Korea.svg Gwangju Sangmu until November 2008 / Discharged)
DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Choi Jae-Soo (to Flag of South Korea.svg Gwangju Sangmu until October 2009)
DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kang Myung-Chul (to Flag of South Korea.svg Police FC until October 2009)
DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Choi Young-Il (to Flag of South Korea.svg Police FC until October 2009)

Transfers

In

Rookie Draft

Out

Loan & Military service

Tactics

Tactical analysis

Starting eleven and formation

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

Substitutes

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MSNotes
30 GK Flag of South Korea.svg Jo Su-Huk
4 DF Flag of South Korea.svg Park Yong-Ho
16 MF Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Myong-Jin
10 FW Flag of South Korea.svg Park Chu-Young
18 FW Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-Jung
19 FW Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-Hup

Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

See also

References