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  

FC Seoul’s 2008 season was the club’s 25th in the K League and marked under the management of Şenol Güneş, with Huh Chang‑soo as chairman. They finished as K League runners‑up, claiming second place in both the regular season and championship playoffs, following a 3–2 aggregate defeat to Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the final. In cup competitions, Seoul were eliminated in the FA Cup Round of 32 and placed third in Group A of the League Cup. Montenegrin striker Dejan Damjanović led the team with 15 goals across all competitions. Home attendance averaged 22,417, peaking at 44,239 in a league match against Suwon on 13 April.

Contents

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!
Total000000+0!

Last updated: 31 December 2008
Source: Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website

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