# 2020 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors season

The 2020 season was Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' 28th season in the K-League in South Korea. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors is competing K League, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League. Jeonbuk is a defending champions of 2019 K-Keague. K League was supposed to kick off on February 29, however, due to the coronavirus, it is not yet clear when to kick off, on May 6, the Korean Football Association announced on May 8, match will be played behind the closed doors.

## Current squad

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Lee Bum-young | GK | (1989-04-02) 2 April 1989 (age 35) |
| 2 | Lee Yong | DF | (1986-12-24) 24 December 1986 (age 37) |
| 3 | Choi Hee-won | DF | (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25) |
| 4 | Oh Ban-suk | DF | (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 (age 36) |
| 6 | Choi Bo-kyung(c) | DF | (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36) |
| 7 | Han Kyo-won | MF | (1990-06-15) 15 June 1990 (age 34) |
| 8 | Jeong Hyuk | MF | (1986-05-21) 21 May 1986 (age 38) |
| 9 | Gustavo | FW | (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 30) |
| 10 | Murilo Henrique | MF | (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 27) |
| 11 | Cho Gue-sung | FW | (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 26) |
| 13 | Kim Bo-kyung | MF | (1989-10-06) 6 October 1989 (age 35) |
| 14 | Lee Seung-gi | MF | (1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 36) |
| 15 | Koo Ja-ryong | DF | (1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 (age 32) |
| 17 | Takahiro Kunimoto | MF | (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 26) |
| 18 | Na Seong-eun | DF | (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 28) |
| 19 | Park Won-jae | DF | (1984-05-28) 28 May 1984 (age 40) |
| 20 | Lee Dong-gook | FW | (1979-04-29) 29 April 1979 (age 45) |
| 21 | Hong Jeong-nam | GK | (1988-05-21) 21 May 1988 (age 36) |
| 23 | Yun Ji-hyeok | DF | (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26) |
| 24 | Kim Jae-seok | MF | (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 23) |
| 25 | Choi Chul-soon | DF | (1987-02-08) 8 February 1987 (age 37) |
| 26 | Hong Jeong-ho | DF | (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 35) |
| 27 | Myung Se-jin | FW | (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 23) |
| 28 | Son Jun-ho | MF | (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 32) |
| 29 | Lee Seong-yoon | FW | (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 (age 23) |
| 31 | Song Bum-keun | GK | (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 26) |
| 32 | Lee Ju-yong | DF | (1992-09-26) 26 September 1992 (age 32) |
| 34 | Jang Yun-ho | MF | (1992-09-26) 26 September 1992 (age 32) |
| 37 | Barrow | MF | (1992-10-13) 13 October 1992 (age 31) |
| 44 | Shin Hyung-min | MF | (1986-07-18) 18 July 1986 (age 38) |
| 51 | Kim Jung-hun | GK | (2001-04-20) 20 April 2001 (age 23) |
| 57 | Lee Soo-bin | MF | (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 24) |
| 77 | Lee Si-heon | MF | (1998-05-04) 4 May 1998 (age 26) |
| 92 | Kim Min-hyeok | DF | (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32) |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | José Morais |
| GK Coach | Lee Kwang-suk |
| Fitness Coach | Joao Cunha |
| Coach | Kim Sang-sik |
| Coach | Pedro Saraiva Ferreira |
| Coach | Ahn Jae-suk |
| Scouter | Kim Sang-rok |
Last updated: 1 July 2020 Source: Hyundai Motors

## Competition
### Overall

| 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 | 8 May 2020 | 1 November 2020 | Matchday 1 | Winner | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 070.37 |
| FA Cup | 15 July 2020 | 8 November 2020 | Round of 16 | Winner | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 080.00 |
| Champions League | 12 February 2020 | 4 December 2020 | Group Stage | Group Stage | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 065.79 |
Last updated: 4 December 2020 Source: Soccerway

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 60 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Ulsan Hyundai | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 57 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 50 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Sangju Sangmu (R) | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 44 | Relegation to K League 2 |
| 5 | Daegu FC | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 38 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
* ↑ Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 22 matches.
* ↑ Sangju Sangmu were a military team and were not eligible to represent South Korea in the AFC club competitions. Additionally, they were relegated to K League 2 regardless of their final position by moving their stronghold the next season.

#### Matches
### Korean FA Cup

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won by 3-2 aggregate.

### AFC Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | YOK | SSI | JEO | SYD |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — |

## Statistics
### Appearances

Statistics accurate as of match played 8 May 2020
| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Appearances | Appearances | Goals |
| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | App (sub) | Total | Goals |

### Top scorers

| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | K League 1 | FA Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Han Kyo-won | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Gustavo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 14 | Lee Seung-gi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 13 | Kim Bo-kyung | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 20 | Lee Dong-Gook | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |
| 6 | FW | 11 | Cho Gue-sung | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 17 | Takahiro Kunimoto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 28 | Son Jun-ho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 10 | Murillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 26 | Hong Jeong-ho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 92 | Kim Min-hyeok | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Players who left on Transfer windows | K League 1 | FA Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Lars Veldwijk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Assists

| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | K League 1 | FA Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Han Kyo-won | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | MF | 14 | Lee Seung-gi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | 92 | Kim Min-hyeok | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Cho Gue-sung | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Modou Barrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Gustavo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 26 | Hong Jeong-ho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 28 | Son Jung-ho | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | K League 1 | FA Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Lee Bum-young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Last updated: 12 August 2020. Source: kleague.com