# 2020 FC Seoul season

The 2020 season was FC Seoul's 37th season in the K League 1.

## Pre-season

* In Algarve, Portugal: From 30 December 2019 to 21 January 2020

### Pre-season match results

| Type | Date | Opponents | Result | Score | Scorers | Notes |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Algarve, Portugal | 10 January 2020 | VfL Wolfsburg | D | 1–1 | Kim Min-su | |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Algarve, Portugal | 11 January 2020 | Servette FC | L | 1–2 | Ikromjon Alibaev | |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Algarve, Portugal | 16 January 2020 | Hamburger SV | D | 1–1 | Ikromjon Alibaev | |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Algarve, Portugal | 19 January 2020 | Brentford F.C. | D | 3–3 | Yang Yu-mim, Han Chan-hee, Park Dong-jin | |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan | 31 January 2019 | Ventforet Kofu | D | 2–2 | Park Chu-young, Park Dong-jin | |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan | 3 February 2019 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | L | 0–1 | Lee In-gyu | 3 quarters match |

## 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 27 | | | | | !— | |
| FA Cup | Round of 16 | | | | | | !— | |
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | | | | | | !— | |
| Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
Last updated: 31 December 2020 Source: Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website

### K League 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Gangwon FC | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 34 |
| 8 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 31 |
| 9 | FC Seoul | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 29 |
| 10 | Seongnam FC | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 28 |
| 11 | Incheon United | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 27 |
* ↑ Teams are split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each have played 22 matches.

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | L |
| Positio | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |

#### Matches

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 10 May | Gangwon | A | 1–3 | Park 36' | 0 | 8th |
| 17 May | Gwangju | H | 1–0 | Han Chan-hee 65', Park Dong-jin 75' | 0 | 6th |
| 22 May | Pohang | A | 2–1 | Hwang Hyun-soo 35', Go Yo-han 56', Osmar 74', Kim Ju-sung 90+4' | 0 | 2nd |
| 31 May | Seongnam | H | 0–1 | | 0 | 7th |
| 6 June | Jeonbuk | H | 1–4 | Park Chu-Young 45+2', Kim Nam-Chun 65' | 0 | 7th |
| 14 June | Daegu | A | 0–6 | | 0 | 9th |
| 17 June | Sangju Sangmu | A | 0–1 | | 0 | 10th |
| 20 June | Ulsan | H | 0–2 | | 0 | 10th |
| 27 June | Incheon | H | 1–0 | Yun Ju-tae 65' | 0 | 9th |
| 4 July | Suwon | A | 3–3 | Yun Young-sun 7' Park Chu-young 29', Cho Young-wook 61', Ko Kwang-min 65', Kim Nam-Chun 70' | 0 | 9th |
| 10 July | Busan | A | 0–2 | | 0 | 10th |
| 18 July | Pohang | H | 1–3 | Cho Young-wook 38' | 0 | 11th |
| 26 July | Jeonbuk | A | 0–3 | | 0 | 11th |
| 1 August | Seongnam | A | 2–1 | Yun Ju-tae 27', 71' | 986 | 11th |
| 7 August | Gangwon | H | 2–0 | Jung Han-min 39', Han Seung-gyu 71' | 2,329 | 7th |
| 15 August | Sangju | H | 2–1 | Kim Won-sik 24', Han Seung-gyu 48' | 2,629 | 6th |
| 22 August | Gwangju | A | 0–0 | | 0 | 6th |
| 30 August | Ulsan Hyundai | A | 0–3 | | 0 | 8th |
| 5 September | Busan | H | 1–1 | Tursunov (o.g.) 25' | 0 | 8th |
| 13 September | Suwon | H | 2–1 | Jo Sung-jin (o.g.) 7', Han Seung-gyu 62' | 0 | 6th |
| 16 September | Incheon | A | 0–1 | | 0 | 7th |
| 20 September | Daegu | H | 0–0 | | 0 | 7th |

### Group table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Gangwon FC | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 34 | |
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 31 | |
| 3 | FC Seoul | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 29 | |
| 4 | Seongnam FC | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 28 | |
| 5 | Incheon United | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 27 | |
| 6 | Busan IPark | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 25 | Relegation to K League 2 |

#### Matches

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 26 September | Suwon | A | 1–3 | Park Chu-young 54' | 0 | 7 |
| 4 October | Busan IPark | H | 1–2 | Jung Han-min 67' | 0 | 9 |
| 17 October | Seongnam | A | 1–0 | Park Chu-young 82' | 1,535 | 7 |
| 24 October | Gangwon | H | 1–1 | Park Chu-young 82' | 2,421 | 7 |
| 31 October | Incheon | H | 0–1 | | 5,485 | 8 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Round of 16 | 15 July | Daejeon Citizen | A | 1–1 | Park Chu-Young 83' | 0 |
| Quarter-finals | 29 July | Pohang | H | 1–5 | Jung Hyun-Cheol 33' | 0 |

### AFC Champions League
#### Tables

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Beijing Guoan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | FC Seoul | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Chiangrai United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | |

#### Results

| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Group Stage | 18 November | Melbourne Victory | H | 1–0 | Park Chu-Young 8' | 5,229 |
| Group Stage | 21 November | Beijing FC | N | 1–2 | Park Chu-Young 66' (pen.) | 0 |
| Group Stage | 24 November | Chiangrai United | N | 5–0 | Han Seung-gyu 20', Jung Han-min 54', Yun Ju-tae 67', 71', Lee In-kyu 90+2' | 0 |
| Group Stage | 27 November | Chiangrai United | N | 1-2 | Park Chu-Young 59' | 0 |
| Group Stage | 30 November | Beijing FC | N | 1-3 | Yun Ju-tae 89' | 0 |
| Group Stage | 3 December | Melbourne Victory | N | 1-2 | Hwang Hyun-soo 64' | 0 |

## 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 |
| 2020 | 12 | 8th | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | –21 | 29 | Choi Yong-soo |

### All competitions records

| K League 1 | FA Cup | AFC Champions League | Manager |
| | | | 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 | Goals | FA Cup | Goals | AFC Champions League | Goals | Total |
| 1 | Park Chu-young | 5 | | | Park Chu-young | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Yun Ju-tae | 3 | Jung Hyun-cheol | 1 | Park Chu-young | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Han Seung-gyu | 3 | Park Chu-young | 1 | | | 4 |
| 4 | Park Dong-jin | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | Han Chan-hee | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | Hwang Hyun-soo | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | Osmar Barba | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | Yun Ju-tae | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | Cho Young-wook | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | Jung Han-min | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | Kim Won-sik | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | Jung Han-min | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | 20 | | 2 | | 3 | 25 |

### Assists

| Pos | Players | K League 1 | FA Cup | AFC Champions League | Total |
| 1 | Osmar Barba | 1 | | | 1 |
| 1 | Kim Jin-ya | 1 | | | 1 |
| 1 | Han Seung-gyu | 1 | | | 1 |
| 1 | Yun Ju-Tae | 1 | | | 1 |
| 1 | Kim Jin-ya | 1 | | | 1 |
| 1 | Ju Se-jong | | 1 | | 1 |
| 1 | Park Chu-young | | | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Jung Han-min | | | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Yun Ju-tae | | | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |

## Coaching staff
### Choi Yong-soo era (~30 July 2020)

| Position | Name | Notes |
| Manager | Choi Yong-soo | |
| Assistant manager | Kim Seong-jae | –May 2020 |
| Assistant manager | Kim Ho-young | 19 June 2020~ |
| First Team Coach | Yoon Hee-jun | –May 2020 |
| First Team Coach | Park Hyuk-soon | |
| First Team Coach | Kim Jin-kyu | 3 June 2020– |
| Reserve Team Coach | Lee Jung-youl | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Shin Bum-chul | |
| Fitness Coach | Manuel Rodrigues | |
| U-18 Team Manager | Cha Du-ri | |
| U-18 Team Coach | Kim Jin-kyu | –3 June 2020 |
| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Bang Hyung-gon | |
| U-18 Team Fitness Coach | Hwang Ji-hwan | |
| U-18 Team Performance Analyst | Yoon Hyun-pil | |
| U-15 Team Manager | Kim Young-jin | |
| U-15 Team Coach | Yoon Si-ho | |
| U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Yoon Hyun-wook | |
| 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 | |
| Scout | Lee Won-jun | |
| Scout | Jung Jae-yoon | |

### Kim Ho-younr era (30 July 2020–24 September 2020)

| Position | Name |
| Caretaker manager | Kim Ho-young |
| Coach | Park Hyuk-soon |
| Coach | Lee Jung-youl |
| Coach | Kim Jin-kyu |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Shin Bum-chul |
| Fitness Coach | Manuel Rodrigues |
| U-18 Team Manager | Cha Du-ri |
| U-18 Team Coach | Vacant |
| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Bang Hyung-gon |
| U-18 Team Fitness Coach | Hwang Ji-hwan |
| U-18 Team Performance Analyst | Yoon Hyun-pil |
| U-15 Team Manager | Kim Young-jin |
| U-15 Team Coach | Yoon Si-ho |
| U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Yoon Hyun-wook |
| 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 |
| Scout | Lee Won-jun |
| Scout | Jung Jae-yoon |

### Park Hyuk-soon era (25 September 2020~12 November 2020)

| Position | Name |
| Caretaker manager | Park Hyuk-soon |
| First Team Coach | Lee Jung-youl |
| First Team Coach | Kim Jin-kyu |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Shin Bum-chul |
| Fitness Coach | Manuel Rodrigues |
| U-18 Team Manager | Cha Du-ri |
| U-18 Team Coach | Vacant |
| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Bang Hyung-gon |
| U-18 Team Fitness Coach | Hwang Ji-hwan |
| U-18 Team Performance Analyst | Yoon Hyun-pil |
| U-15 Team Manager | Kim Young-jin |
| U-15 Team Coach | Yoon Si-ho |
| U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Yoon Hyun-wook |
| 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 |
| Scout | Jung Jae-yoon |

### Lee Won-jun era (13 November 2020~3 December 2020)

| Position | Name |
| Caretaker manager | Lee Won-jun |
| Coach | Park Hyuk-soon |
| Coach | Lee Jung-youl |
| Coach | Kim Jin-kyu |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Shin Bum-chul |
| Fitness Coach | Manuel Rodrigues |
| U-18 Team Manager | Cha Du-ri |
| U-18 Team Coach | Vacant |
| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Bang Hyung-gon |
| U-18 Team Fitness Coach | Hwang Ji-hwan |
| U-18 Team Performance Analyst | Yoon Hyun-pil |
| U-15 Team Manager | Kim Young-jin |
| U-15 Team Coach | Yoon Si-ho |
| U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Yoon Hyun-wook |
| 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 |
| Scout | Jung Jae-yoon |

## Players
### Team squad

All players registered for the 2020 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 | Lee Woong-hee | Out |
| 5 | MF | Spain | Osmar | |
| 6 | DF | South Korea | Kim Ju-sung | |
| 7 | FW | Brazil | Adriano | |
| 8 | MF | South Korea | Jung Won-jin | Conscripted |
| 8 | MF | South Korea | Ki Sung-yueng | |
| 9 | MF | Uzbekistan | Ikromjon Alibaev | |
| 10 | FW | South Korea | Park Chu-young | |
| 11 | FW | South Korea | Cho Young-wook | |
| 13 | MF | South Korea | Go Yo-han (captain) | |
| 14 | MF | South Korea | Kim Han-gil | Out |
| 15 | DF | South Korea | Kim Won-sik | |
| 16 | MF | South Korea | Ju Se-jong | |
| 17 | MF | South Korea | Kim Jin-ya | |
| 18 | FW | South Korea | Lee Seung-jae | |
| 19 | FW | South Korea | Yun Ju-tae | |
| 20 | MF | South Korea | Cha Oh-yeon | |
| 21 | GK | South Korea | Yang Han-been | |
| 22 | MF | South Korea | Shin Jae-won | Out |
| 22 | DF | South Korea | Yun Young-sun | |
| 23 | MF | South Korea | Yoon Jong-gyu | |
| 24 | MF | South Korea | Jung Hyun-cheol | |
| 25 | MF | South Korea | Han Chan-hee | |
| 26 | MF | South Korea | Kim Jin-sung | |
| 27 | MF | South Korea | Ko Kwang-min | |
| 28 | DF | South Korea | Kang Sang-hee | |
| 29 | MF | South Korea | Kim Min-su | |
| 30 | GK | South Korea | Jeong Jin-wook | |
| 31 | GK | South Korea | Baek Jong-bum | |
| 32 | DF | South Korea | Park Jun-yeong | |
| 33 | FW | South Korea | Lee In-gyu | |
| 34 | DF | South Korea | Cho Seok-young | |
| 35 | MF | South Korea | Yang Yu-min | |
| 36 | MF | South Korea | Kwon Sung-yun | |
| 37 | FW | South Korea | Jung Han-min | |
| 38 | MF | South Korea | Oh Min-kyu | |
| 39 | MF | South Korea | Song Jin-hyung | |
| 40 | DF | South Korea | Kim Won-gun | |
| 47 | FW | South Korea | Kim Woo-hong | Out |
| 50 | FW | South Korea | Park Dong-jin | Conscripted |
| 66 | MF | South Korea | Han Seung-gyu | |
| 72 | FW | Serbia | Aleksandar Pešić | Out |

### Out on loan and military service

| No. | Pos. | Nationality | Player | Moving To | Loan Period |
| — | MF | South Korea | Kim Ju-yeong | Pocheon Citizen | January 2018–June 2020 |
| — | MF | South Korea | Lee Hak-seon | Pocheon Citizen | February 2020–December 2020 |
| — | DF | South Korea | Shin Jae-won | Ansan Greeners | March 2020–December 2020 |
| — | MF | South Korea | Jung Won-jin | Sangju Sangmu | May 2020–November 2021 |
| — | FW | South Korea | Park Dong-jin | Sangju Sangmu | May 2020–November 2021 |
| — | FW | South Korea | Kim Woo-hong | FC Namdong | July 2020–May 2022 |
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 for military service in the middle of the season (registered in 2020 season). ※ Conscripted: Transferred to Sanjgu Sangmu for military service after the end of the season.