# Jeonnam Dragons

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, 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. 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. 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.
In 2006 and 2007, Jeonnam won two consecutive Korean FA Cup titles, defeating Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Pohang Steelers, respectively, in the finals.
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.

## Current squad

    As of 13 May 2024
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 |
| 2 | DF | KOR | Yoo Ji-ha |
| 3 | DF | KOR | Kim Ye-sung |
| 5 | DF | KOR | Ko Tae-won |
| 6 | DF | KOR | Shin Il-soo |
| 7 | FW | KOR | Im Chan-wool |
| 8 | FW | KOR | No Gun-woo |
| 9 | FW | KOR | Ha Nam |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Valdívia |
| 11 | FW | COL | Jhon Montaño |
| 12 | FW | KOR | Choi Sung-jin |
| 13 | DF | KOR | Kim Yong-hwan |
| 14 | DF | KOR | Kim Joo-hun |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Yuhei Sato |
| 16 | MF | KOR | Lee Hoo-kwon |
| 17 | DF | KOR | Yeo Seung-won |
| 18 | FW | KOR | Kim Jong-min |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | KOR | Lee Sung-yoon |
| 20 | GK | KOR | Cho Sung-bin |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Park Ju-won |
| 23 | MF | KOR | Lee Seok-hyun |
| 24 | DF | KOR | Yoo Jin-hong |
| 25 | MF | KOR | Cho Ji-hun |
| 26 | DF | KOR | Kim Dong-wook |
| 28 | MF | KOR | Cho Jae-hoon |
| 29 | MF | KOR | Jeon Yoo-sang |
| 37 | FW | KOR | Kim Geon-oh |
| 38 | DF | KOR | Hong Seok-hyun |
| 50 | DF | KOR | Kim Jong-pil |
| 58 | FW | TOG | Euloge Placca Fessou |
| 59 | MF | KOR | Kim Beom-jin |
| 66 | DF | KOR | Lee Kyu-hyuk |
| 88 | MF | KOR | Park Tae-yong |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Lee Jang-kwan |
| Head coach | Han Dong-hoon |
| Coach | Kim Young-wook |
| Goalkeeping coach | Cho Min-hyuk |
| Physical coach | Hwang Ji-hwan |

## 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. | FA 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 | — |

### 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 |
| 2007 | Group F | Arema | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2nd |
| 2007 | Group F | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2nd |
| 2008 | Group G | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3rd |
| 2008 | Group G | Gamba Osaka | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3rd |
| 2008 | Group G | Chonburi | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3rd |
| 2022 | Group G | United City | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3rd |
| 2022 | Group G | BG Pathum United | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3rd |
| 2022 | Group G | Melbourne City | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3rd |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Played at a neutral venue.

## Sponsors

Kit supplier
* 1995–96: Ludis
* 1997: Umbro
* 1998: Adidas
* 1999: Reebok
* 2000: Umbro
* 2001: Adidas
* 2002–03: Umbro
* 2004–05: Hummel
* 2006–09: Astore
* 2010–11: Jako
* 2012–15: Kelme
* 2016–19: Joma
* 2020–23: Puma
* 2024–present: Mizuno

## 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 | Present | 2022– |