# 2021 FC Seoul season

The 2021 season was FC Seoul's 38th season in the K League 1.

## Pre-season

* First Winter Training Camp: In Changwon, South Korea - From 7 January 2021 to 27 January 2021
* Second Winter Training Camp: In Jeju, South Korea - From 1 February 2021 to 21 February 2021

### Pre-season match results

| Type | Date | Opponents | Result | Score | Scorers | Notes |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Changwon, South Korea | 25 January 2021 | KC University | W | 2–0 | Ki Sung-yueng, Go Yo-han | |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Changwon, South Korea | 27 January 2021 | Soongsil University | W | 7–1 | Jung Han-min, Go Yo-han, Lee In-gyu (2) Park Jung-bin, Son Ho-jun, Paik Sang-hoon | 3 quarters match |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Jeju, South Korea | 31 January 2021 | Korea University | W | 7–0 | Na Sang-ho, Go Yo-han (2), Park Jung-bin Kwon Sung-yun, Lee In-gyu (2) | 3 quarters match |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Jeju, South Korea | 7 February 2021 | Gyeongju Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power FC | W | 2–0 | Na Sang-ho, Go Yo-han | 3 quarters match |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Jeju, South Korea | 10 February 2021 | Dong-Eui University | W | 1–0 | Park Chu-young | |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Jeju, South Korea | 11 February 2021 | Dankook University | W | 3–0 | Lee In-gyu, Han Chan-hee, Aleksandar Paločević | |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Jeju, South Korea | 13 February 2021 | Kyung Hee University | W | 6–0 | Cho Young-wook, Aleksandar Paločević (2), Kang Sung-jin Park Jung-bin, Lee In-gyu | 3 quarters match |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| K League 1 | 2021-02-27 | | Matchday 1 | Matchday 38 | | | | | !— | |
| FA Cup | 2021-04-14 | 2021-04-14 | Round 3 | Round 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
Last updated: 24 April 2021 Source: Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website

### K League 1
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 19 June 2021. Source: soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | |
| Position | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |

#### Matches
### FA Cup
## 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 |
| 2021 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | Park Jin-sub |

### All competitions records

| K League 1 | FA Cup | AFC Champions League | Manager |
| | | | Park Jin-sub |

### 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

## Coaching staff
### Park Jin-sub era (–6 September 2021)

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Park Jin-sub |
| Assistant Manager | Yoo Kyoung-youl |
| First Team Coach | Park Hyuk-soon |
| First Team Coach | Lee Jung-youl |
| Reserve Team Coach | Kim Jin-kyu |
| Reserve Team Coach | Cho Sung-yong |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Choi Hyun |
| Fitness Coach | Hwang Ji-hwan |
| U-18 Team Manager | Cha Du-ri |
| U-18 Team Coach | Yoon Hyun-pil |
| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Bang Hyung-gon |
| U-18 Team Fitness Coach | Jung Hoon-gi |
| U-15 Team Manager | Kim Young-jin |
| U-15 Team Coach | Kim Byung-chae |
| U-15 Team Coach | Yoon Si-ho |
| U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Yoon Hyun-wook |
| U-15 Team Performance Coach | So Ki-dong |
| U-12 Team Manager | Kim Byung-chae |
| U-12 Team Coach | Seo Ki-man |
| U-12 Team Coach | Lee Ji-hun |
| Scout | Lee Won-jun |
| Scout | Jung Jae-yoon |

### An Ik-soo era (6 September 2021–)

| Position | Name |
| Manager | An Ik-soo |
| Assistant Manager | Vacant |
| First Team Coach | Park Hyuk-soon |
| First Team Coach | Lee Jung-youl |
| Reserve Team Coach | Kim Jin-kyu |
| Reserve Team Coach | Cho Sung-yong |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Choi Hyun |
| Fitness Coach | Hwang Ji-hwan |
| U-18 Team Manager | Cha Du-ri |
| U-18 Team Coach | Yoon Hyun-pil |
| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Bang Hyung-gon |
| U-18 Team Fitness Coach | Jung Hoon-gi |
| U-15 Team Manager | Kim Young-jin |
| U-15 Team Coach | Kim Byung-chae |
| U-15 Team Coach | Yoon Si-ho |
| U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Yoon Hyun-wook |
| U-15 Team Performance Coach | So Ki-dong |
| U-12 Team Manager | Kim Byung-chae |
| U-12 Team Coach | Seo Ki-man |
| U-12 Team Coach | Lee Ji-hun |
| Scout | Lee Won-jun |
| Scout | Jung Jae-yoon |
| Scout | Yoo Kyoung-youl |

## Players
### Team squad

* All players registered for the 2021 season are listed.
| No. | Pos. | Nationality | Player | Notes |
| 1 | GK | South Korea | Yu Sang-hun | |
| 2 | DF | South Korea | Hwang Hyun-soo | |
| 3 | DF | South Korea | Cho Seok-young | |
| 5 | MF | Spain | Osmar | |
| 6 | MF | South Korea | Kim Jin-sung | |
| 7 | FW | South Korea | Na Sang-ho | |
| 8 | MF | South Korea | Ki Sung-yueng (captain) | |
| 9 | MF | Uzbekistan | Ikromjon Alibaev | Out |
| 9 | FW | South Korea | Ji Dong-won | |
| 10 | FW | South Korea | Park Chu-young | |
| 11 | FW | South Korea | Cho Young-wook | |
| 13 | MF | South Korea | Go Yo-han | |
| 14 | FW | South Korea | Kwon Sung-yun | |
| 15 | DF | South Korea | Hong Joon-ho | Out |
| 15 | MF | South Korea | Yeo Reum | |
| 16 | MF | South Korea | Han Chan-hee | Conscripted |
| 16 | MF | Australia | Connor Chapman | |
| 17 | MF | South Korea | Kim Jin-ya | |
| 18 | FW | South Korea | Ahn Gi-hun | |
| 19 | FW | South Korea | Jung Han-min | |
| 20 | FW | South Korea | Lee In-gyu | |
| 21 | GK | South Korea | Yang Han-been | |
| 22 | FW | South Korea | Park Jung-bin | |
| 23 | DF | South Korea | Yoon Jong-gyu | |
| 24 | MF | South Korea | Jung Hyun-cheol | Conscripted |
| 24 | MF | South Korea | Jung Won-jin | Discharged |
| 26 | MF | Serbia | Aleksandar Paločević | |
| 27 | MF | South Korea | Ko Kwang-min | |
| 28 | MF | South Korea | Kang Sang-hee | |
| 29 | GK | South Korea | Baek Jong-bum | |
| 30 | GK | South Korea | Jeong Jin-wook | Out |
| 33 | MF | South Korea | Yang Yu-min | |
| 35 | MF | South Korea | Paik Sang-hoon | |
| 36 | DF | South Korea | Kim Ju-sung | Conscripted |
| 38 | FW | South Korea | Son Ho-jun | |
| 40 | DF | South Korea | Kim Won-gun | |
| 45 | DF | South Korea | Lee Han-beom | |
| 50 | FW | South Korea | Park Dong-jin | Discharged |
| 55 | DF | South Korea | Sim Won-seong | |
| 66 | DF | South Korea | Cha Oh-yeon | |
| 72 | FW | South Korea | Kang Seong-jin | |
| 77 | DF | South Korea | Shin Jae-won | |
| 88 | DF | South Korea | Lee Tae-seok | |
| 99 | FW | Brazil | Gabriel Barbosa | |

### Out on loan and military service

| No. | Pos. | Nationality | Player | Moving To | Loan Period |
| — | MF | South Korea | Lee Hak-seon | Pocheon Citizen | February 2020–December 2021 |
| — | MF | South Korea | Jung Won-jin | Gimcheon Sangmu | May 2020–November 2021 |
| — | FW | South Korea | Park Dong-jin | Gimcheon Sangmu | May 2020–November 2021 |
| — | FW | South Korea | Kim Woo-hong | FC Namdong | July 2020–September 2022 |
| — | FW | South Korea | Lee Seung-jae | Chungnam Asan FC | February 2021–December 2021 |
| — | FW | South Korea | Oh Min-gyu | Yangpyeong FC | February 2021–December 2021 |
| — | DF | South Korea | Kim Ju-sung | Gimcheon Sangmu | March 2021–May 2022 |
| — | MF | South Korea | Jung Hyun-cheol | Gimcheon Sangmu | March 2021–September 2022 |
| — | MF | South Korea | Han Chan-hee | Gimcheon Sangmu | June 2021–December 2022 |
| — | GK | South Korea | Jeong Jin-wook | Gimhae FC | July 2021–December 2021 |
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 Gimcheon Sangmuu for military service in the middle of the season (registered in 2021 season). ※ Conscripted: Transferred to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service after the end of the season.