Jeonnam Dragons

Jeonnam Dragons

Full name	Jeonnam Dragons Football Club 전남 드래곤즈
Founded	16 December 1994;31 years ago (16 December 1994)
Ground	Gwangyang Football Stadium
Capacity	13,496
Owner	POSCO
Chairman	Park Se-yeon
Manager	Park Dong-hyuk
League	K League 2
2025	K League 2, 6th of 14
Website	www.dragons.co.kr
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The Jeonnam Dragons (Korean : 전남 드래곤즈 FC) are a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The Dragons play their home matches at the Gwangyang Football Stadium, one of the first football-specific stadiums in South Korea. They have won the Korean FA Cup four times (1997, 2006, 2007 and 2021) and were the runners-up of K League in 1997. They also reached the final of the 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost to Al Ittihad.

History

The club was founded on 16 December 1994 as Chunnam Dragons, ^[1] and appointed former South Korean international Jung Byung-tak as their first manager to oversee their first ever league match which took place on 25 March 1995. Chunnam started life slowly with mid-table finishes during its first few years, but recorded their best ever finish in 1997 when they finished as K League runners-up. ^[2] In the same year, however, they won their first trophy after winning the 1997 Korean FA Cup, beating Chunan Ilhwa Chunma 1–0 in the final. ^[2] In 1999, they finished as runners-up of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup after beating J-League giants Kashima Antlers 4–1 in the semi-finals, and losing 3–2 against Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia in the final. ^[3]

In 2006 and 2007, Jeonnam won two consecutive Korean FA Cup titles, defeating Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Pohang Steelers, respectively, in the finals. ^{[4] [5]}

On 27 December 2007, Jeonnam appointed Park Hang-seo as its new manager after former manager Huh Jung-moo was appointed to the South Korean national team. ^[6]

In 2021, Jeonnam became the first K League 2 side ever to win the FA Cup when they beat Daegu FC in the final to claim their fourth title. ^[5]

Current squad

As of 6 February 2026 ^[7]

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. Nation Player 1 GK   KOR Choi Bong-jin (vice-captain) 2 DF   KOR Yoo Ji-ha (vice-captain) 3 DF   KOR Kim Ju-yeop 4 DF   KOR Ku Hyun-jun 5 DF   KOR Jang Soon-hyuk 6 DF   KOR Kang Sin-myeong 7 DF   KOR Choi Han-sol (vice-captain) 8 MF   KOR Park Tae-yong 9 FW   KOR Ha Nam 10 FW   BRA Valdívia (captain) 11 FW   KOR Jeong Ji-yong 12 DF   KOR Min Jun-yeong 13 DF   KOR Kim Yong-hwan 14 MF   KOR Yoon Min-ho 16 DF   KOR Song Ho 17 FW   KOR Kim Beom-soo (on loan from Pohang Steelers ) 19 FW   BRA Ronan

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF   KOR Jung Tae-in 21 MF   KOR Yang Ji-san 22 DF   KOR Hong Seok-hyeon 23 DF   KOR Kim Gyeong-jae 24 DF   KOR Cho Young-kwang (on loan from FC Seoul ) 26 FW   KOR Kim Min-seok 28 FW   KOR Yoon Young-seok 31 GK   KOR Jo Min-hyeop 32 FW   KOR Chu Sang-hun 44 DF   KOR Noh Dong-geon 47 FW   KOR Son Gun-ho 50 FW   SMN Keelan Lebon 75 DF   KOR Ryu Gwang-hyun 88 GK   KOR Lee Jun-hee 91 DF   MTQ Jérémy Corinus 96 FW   KOR Kim Kyung-jun 99 FW   KOR Jeong Kang-min

Out on loan

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. Nation Player — GK   KOR Lee Jun (at Geoje Citizen for military service) — DF   KOR Kim Ju-heon (at Geoje Citizen for military service)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   KOR Hong Jin-min (at Daejeon Korail) — FW   KOR Lee Dong-hyun (at Chuncheon FC)

Coaching staff

Position	Name [8]
Manager	Park Dong-hyuk
Head coach	In Chang-soo
Coach	Song Han-bok
Coach	Kim Jong-yeong
Goalkeeping coach	Kim Si-hoon
Physical coach	Shin Yong-jae

Honours

Domestic

League

• K League 1

Runners-up (1): 1997

Cups

• FA Cup

Winners (4): 1997, 2006, 2007, 2021

Runners-up (1): 2003

• League Cup

Runners-up (3): 1997, 2000s, 2008

International

• Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Runners-up (1): 1999

Season-by-season records

Season	Division	Tms.	Pos.	Korean Cup	AFC CL
1995	1	8	5	—	—
1996	1	9	6	Quarter-final	—
1997	1	10	2	Winners	—
1998	1	10	4	Semi-final	—
1999	1	10	3	Quarter-final	—
2000	1	10	7	Round of 16	—
2001	1	10	8	Round of 16	—
2002	1	10	5	Quarter-final	—
2003	1	12	4	Runners-up	—
2004	1	13	3	Quarter-final	—
2005	1	13	11	Semi-final	—
2006	1	14	6	Winners	—
2007	1	14	10	Winners	Group stage
2008	1	14	9	Round of 16	Group stage
2009	1	15	4	Quarter-final	—
2010	1	15	9	Semi-final	—
2011	1	16	7	Quarter-final	—
2012	1	16	11	Round of 16	—
2013	1	14	10	Round of 16	—
2014	1	12	7	Round of 32	—
2015	1	12	9	Semi-final	—
2016	1	12	5	Quarter-final	—
2017	1	12	10	Quarter-final	—
2018	1	12	12	Semi-final	—
2019	2	10	6	Third round	—
2020	2	10	6	Round of 16	—
2021	2	10	4	Winners	—
2022	2	11	11	Round of 16	Group stage
2023	2	13	7	Round of 16	—
2024	2	13	4	Third round	—
2025	2	14	6	Second round	—

Key

• Tms. = Number of teams
• Pos. = Position in league

AFC Champions League record

Season	Round	Opposition	Home	Away	Agg.
2007	Group F	Bangkok University	3–2	0–0	2nd
		Arema	2–0	1–0
		Kawasaki Frontale	1–3	0–3
2008	Group G	Melbourne Victory	1–1	0–2	3rd
		Gamba Osaka	3–4	1–1
		Chonburi	1–0	2–2
2022	Group G	United City	2–0 [a]	1–0 [a]	3rd
		BG Pathum United	0–2 [a]	0–0 [a]
		Melbourne City	1–1 [a]	1–2 [a]

1. Played at a neutral venue.

Managers

List of Jeonnam Dragons managers

No.	Name	From	To	Season(s)
1	Jung Byung-tak	1994/10/24	1996/05/27	1995–1996
2	Huh Jung-moo	1996/05/27	1998/10/14	1996–1998
3	Lee Hoe-taik	1998/09/23	2003/11/30	1998–2003
4	Lee Jang-soo	2003/12/16	2004/12/05	2004
5	Huh Jung-moo	2004/12/22	2007/12/07	2005–2007
6	Park Hang-seo	2007/12/27	2010/11/05	2008–2010
7	Jung Hae-seong	2010/11/10	2012/08/10	2011–2012
C	Yoon Deok-yeo	2012/08/10	2012/08/12	2012
8	Ha Seok-ju	2012/08/16	2014/11/29	2012–2014
9	Roh Sang-rae	2014/11/30	2016/10/14	2015–2016
10	Song Kyung-sub	2016/10/14	2016/12/29	2016
11	Roh Sang-rae	2016/12/30	2017/12/04	2017
12	Yoo Sang-chul	2017/12/04	2018/08/16	2018
C	Kim In-wan	2018/08/16	2018/12/03	2018
13	Fabiano	2019/01/02	2019/07/29	2019
14	Jeon Kyung-jun	2019/11/20	2022/06/05	2019–2022
15	Lee Jang-kwan	2022/06/09	2024/11/27	2022–2024
16	Kim Hyun-seok	2024/12/10	2025/12/15	2025
17	Park Dong-hyuk	2025/12/16	present	2026–

References

1. "Jeonnam Dragons FC – Soccer – Team Profile – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
2. "South Korea 1997". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
3. "Asian Club Competitions 1998/99". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
4. "South Korea – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
5. Yun, So-hyang (12 December 2021). "Jeonnam Dragons beat Daegu to take historic FA Cup title". JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 31 March 2025.
6. Kim, Jong-ryuk (27 December 2007). "박항서, 전남 드래곤즈 '지휘봉' 계약기간 2년" [Park Hang-seo takes charge at Jeonnam Dragons on 2 year contract]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
7. "선수단 리스트" [Squad list] (in Korean). Jeonnam Dragons. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
8. "코칭스태프" [Coaching staff] (in Korean). Jeonnam Dragons. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)