title: 2018 FC Seoul season
text: # 2018 FC Seoul season
  
  The 2018 season was FC Seoul's 35th season in the K League 1.
  
  ## Pre-season
  
  * In Murcia, Spain: From 6 January 2018 to 7 February 2018
  * In Kagoshima, Japan: From 14 February 2018 to 22 February 2018
  
  ### Pre-season match results
  
  | Type | Date | Opponents | Result | Score | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Practice matches during winter training spell in Murcia, Spain | 10 January 2018 | R. Charleroi S.C. | L | 0–1 | |
  | Practice matches during winter training spell in Murcia, Spain | 12 January 2018 | K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | L | 0–1 | |
  | Practice matches during winter training spell in Murcia, Spain | 16 January 2018 | Holstein Kiel | W | 2–1 | Go Yo-han, Kim Sung-joon |
  | Practice matches during winter training spell in Murcia, Spain | 19 January 2018 | FC Vaduz | L | 0–1 | |
  | Practice matches during winter training spell in Murcia, Spain | 26 January 2018 | Yanbian Funde | D | 0–0 | |
  | Practice matches during winter training spell in Murcia, Spain | 30 January 2018 | FC Nordsjælland | L | 0–3 | |
  | Practice matches during winter training spell in Murcia, Spain | 2 February 2018 | Dundalk | L | 0–1 | |
  | Practice matches during winter training spell in Murcia, Spain | 5 February 2018 | Örebro SK | W | 1–0 | Park Chu-young |
  | Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan | 17 January 2018 | Matsumoto Yamaga | D | 0–0 | |
  | Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan | 20 January 2018 | Tokai University | W | 7–0 | Go Yo-han, Jeong Hyeon-cheol, Park Chu-young Cho Young-wook, Lee Sang-ho, Kwak Tae-hwi |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | K League 1 | Matchday 1 | Matchday 38 | | | | | !— | |
  | FA Cup | Round of 32 | | | | | | !— | |
  | Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
  
  Last updated: 31 December 2018 Source: Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website
  
  ## Match reports and match highlights
  
  Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website (in English)
  
  ## Season statistics
  
  ### K League 1 records
  
  | Season | Teams | Final Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Manager |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2018 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 48 | –8 | 40 | Hwang Sun-hong Lee Eul-yong (Caretaker) Choi Yong-soo |
  
  ### All competitions records
  
  | K League 1 | FA Cup | AFC Champions League | Manager |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | | Round of 16 | Hwang Sun-hong Lee Eul-yong (Caretaker) Choi Yong-soo |
  
  ### Attendance records
  
  | Season Total Att. | K League 1 Season Total Att. | K League 1 Season Average Att. | FA Cup Total / Average Att. | ACL Total / Average Att. | Att. Ranking | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  * Season total attendance is K League 1, FA Cup, and AFC Champions League combined
  
  ## Squad statistics
  
  ### Goals
  
  | Pos | K League 1 | FA Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | | | | | |
  
  ### Assists
  
  | Pos | K League 1 | League Cup | Total | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | | | | |
  
  ## Coaching staff
  
  ### Hwang Sun-hong Era (~2018-04-30)
  
  | Position | Name |
  | - | - |
  | Manager | Hwang Sun-hong |
  | Assistant manager | Kang Chul |
  | First-team coach | Yoon Hee-joon |
  | First-team coach | Adilson dos Santos |
  | First-team goalkeeping coach | Kim Il-jin |
  | Reserve Team Coach | Lee Eul-yong |
  | Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach | Back Min-chul |
  | Fitness coach | Shin Sang-kyu |
  | U-18 Team Manager | Myong Jin-young |
  | U-18 Team Coach | Kim Jin-kyu |
  | U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Weon Jong-teok |
  | U-18 Team Fitness Coach | Hwang Ji-hwan |
  | U-15 Team Manager | Kim Young-jin |
  | U-15 Team Coach | Park Hyuk-soon |
  | U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Son Il-pyo |
  | U-15 Team Fitness Coach | Jung Hoon-gi |
  | U-12 Team Manager | Kim Byung-chae |
  | U-12 Team Coach | Seo Ki-man |
  | U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Lee Ji-hun |
  | Chief scout | Kim Hyun-tae |
  | Scout | Lee Won-jun |
  | Scout | Jung Jae-yoon |
  | Scout | Park Yong-ho |
  
  ### Lee Eul-yong Era (2018-04-30~2018-10-11)
  
  | Position | Name | Notes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Caretake Manager | Lee Eul-yong | |
  | First-team coach | Kim Seong-jae | May 2018~ |
  | First-team coach | Park Yong-ho | May 2018~ |
  | First-team coach | Adilson dos Santos | |
  | First-team goalkeeping coach | Back Min-chul | May 2018~ |
  | Reserve Team Coach | Yoon Hee-joon | May 2018~ |
  | Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach | Kim Il-jin | May 2018~ |
  | Fitness coach | Shin Sang-kyu | |
  | U-18 Team Manager | Myong Jin-young | |
  | U-18 Team Coach | Kim Jin-kyu | |
  | U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Weon Jong-teok | |
  | U-18 Team Fitness Coach | Hwang Ji-hwan | |
  | U-15 Team Manager | Kim Young-jin | |
  | U-15 Team Coach | Park Hyuk-soon | |
  | U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Son Il-pyo | |
  | U-15 Team Fitness Coach | Jung Hoon-gi | |
  | U-12 Team Manager | Kim Byung-chae | |
  | U-12 Team Coach | Seo Ki-man | |
  | U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Lee Ji-hun | |
  | Chief scout | Kim Hyun-tae | |
  | Scout | Lee Won-jun | |
  | Scout | Jung Jae-yoon | |
  
  ### Choi Yong-soo Era (2018-10-11~)
  
  | Position | Name |
  | - | - |
  | Manager | Choi Yong-soo |
  | First-team coach | Kim Seong-jae |
  | First-team coach | Yoon Hee-joon |
  | First-team coach | Adilson dos Santos |
  | First-team goalkeeping coach | Back Min-chul |
  | Reserve Team Coach | Park Yong-ho |
  | Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach | Kim Il-jin |
  | Fitness coach | Shin Sang-kyu |
  | U-18 Team Manager | Myong Jin-young |
  | U-18 Team Coach | Kim Jin-kyu |
  | U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Weon Jong-teok |
  | U-18 Team Fitness Coach | Hwang Ji-hwan |
  | U-15 Team Manager | Kim Young-jin |
  | U-15 Team Coach | Park Hyuk-soon |
  | U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Son Il-pyo |
  | U-15 Team Fitness Coach | Jung Hoon-gi |
  | U-12 Team Manager | Kim Byung-chae |
  | U-12 Team Coach | Seo Ki-man |
  | U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Lee Ji-hun |
  | Chief scout | Kim Hyun-tae |
  | Scout | Lee Won-jun |
  | Scout | Jung Jae-yoon |
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Team squad
  
  All players registered for the 2018 season are listed.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nationality | Player | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | South Korea | Yoo Hyun | |
  | 2 | DF | South Korea | Hwang Hyun-soo | |
  | 3 | DF | South Korea | Lee Woong-hee (vice-captain) | |
  | 4 | DF | South Korea | Kim Dong-woo | |
  | 6 | MF | South Korea | Kim Sung-joon | |
  | 7 | FW | South Korea | Lee Sang-ho | |
  | 8 | MF | South Korea | Sin Jin-ho | |
  | 9 | FW | Brazil | Anderson Lopes | |
  | 10 | FW | South Korea | Park Chu-young | |
  | 11 | FW | Brazil | Evandro | |
  | 13 | MF | South Korea | Go Yo-han (captain) | |
  | 14 | MF | South Korea | Kim Han-gil | |
  | 15 | MF | South Korea | Kim Won-sik | |
  | 16 | MF | South Korea | Ha Dae-sung | |
  | 17 | DF | South Korea | Shin Kwang-hoon | |
  | 18 | DF | South Korea | Yun Suk-young | In |
  | 19 | DF | South Korea | Sim Sang-min | |
  | 20 | DF | South Korea | Park Jun-yeong | |
  | 21 | GK | South Korea | Yang Han-been | |
  | 22 | MF | South Korea | Yoon Seung-won | |
  | 23 | MF | South Korea | Lee Seok-hyun | Out |
  | 24 | FW | South Korea | Jung Hyun-cheol | |
  | 25 | DF | South Korea | Pak Min-gyu | |
  | 26 | DF | South Korea | Kim Nam-chun | Discharged |
  | 27 | MF | South Korea | Shin Seong-jae | |
  | 28 | MF | South Korea | Hwang Ki-wook | |
  | 29 | FW | South Korea | Park Hee-seong | |
  | 30 | GK | South Korea | Jeong Jin-wook | |
  | 31 | GK | South Korea | Son Moo-been | |
  | 32 | FW | South Korea | Cho Young-wook | |
  | 36 | FW | South Korea | Park Sung-min | |
  | 37 | MF | South Korea | Song Jin-hyung | |
  | 38 | DF | South Korea | Yoon Jong-gyu | |
  | 40 | DF | South Korea | Kim Won-gun | |
  | 41 | GK | South Korea | Yu Sang-hun | Discharged |
  | 47 | FW | South Korea | Kim Woo-hong | |
  | 50 | DF | South Korea | Park Dong-jin | |
  | 55 | DF | South Korea | Kwak Tae-hwi | |
  | 72 | MF | South Korea | Jung Won-jin | In |
  | 77 | FW | Croatia | Ivan Kovačec | Out |
  | 77 | FW | South Korea | Yun Ju-tae | Discharged |
  | 99 | FW | Serbia | Bojan Matić | In |
  
  ### Out on loan and military service
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nationality | Player | Moving To | Loan Period |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | South Korea | Yu Sang-hun | Sangju Sangmu | 2016/12–2018/09 |
  | — | DF | South Korea | Kim Nam-chun | Sangju Sangmu | 2016/12–2018/09 |
  | — | FW | South Korea | Yun Ju-tae | Sangju Sangmu | 2016/12–2018/09 |
  | — | DF | South Korea | Ko Kwang-min | Hwaseong FC | 2016/12–2018/09 |
  | — | MF | South Korea | Ju Se-jong | Asan Mugunghwa | 2018/01–2019/10 |
  | — | MF | South Korea | Lee Myung-joo | Asan Mugunghwa | 2018/01–2019/10 |
  | — | MF | South Korea | Lee Kyu-ro | FC Pocheon | 2018/01–2019/12 |
  | — | MF | South Korea | Kim Ju-yeong | FC Pocheon | 2018/01–2020/06 |
  | — | MF | Spain | Osmar | Cerezo Osaka | 2018/02–2019/01 |
  
  Note: Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. ※ In: Transferred from other teams in the middle of the season. ※ Out: Transferred to other teams in the middle of the season. ※ Discharged: Transferred from Sanjgu Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service in the middle of the season (registered in 2019 season). ※ Conscripted: Transferred to Sangju Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service after the end of the season.
  
  