# 2024 Ulsan HD FC season

The 2024 season was Ulsan HD FC's 41st season in the K League 1, and the first season under the new name after rebranding from Ulsan Hyundai FC. Over the course of the season, the club participated in the 2024 K League 1, the 2024 Korean FA Cup, the 2023–24 AFC Champions League, and the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite.

## Players

| No. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Contract since |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Jo Su-Huk | (1987-03-18) 18 March 1987 (age 37) | Incheon United | 2017 |
| 21 | Jo Hyeon-woo | (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 33) | Daegu FC | 2020 |
| 37 | Moon Hyeon-ho | (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21) | Chungnam Asan FC | 2024 |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Sim Sang-min | (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 31) | Pohang Steelers | 2024 |
| 4 | Kim Kee-hee | (1989-07-13) 13 July 1989 (age 35) | Seattle Sounders | 2020 |
| 5 | Lim Jong-eun | (1990-06-18) 18 June 1990 (age 34) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2018 |
| 13 | Lee Myung-jae | (1993-11-04) 4 November 1993 (age 31) | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 2014 |
| 19 | Kim Young-gwon | (1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 (age 35) | Gamba Osaka | 2022 |
| 20 | Hwang Seok-ho | (1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 35) | Sagan Tosu | 2024 |
| 23 | Kim Ju-hwan | (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 24) | Cheonan City FC | 2024 |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | Darijan Bojanić | (1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 30) | Hammarby | 2023 |
| 7 | Ko Seung-beom | (1994-04-24) 24 April 1994 (age 30) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2024 |
| 8 | Lee Kyu-seong | (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 30) | Seongnam FC | 2021 |
| 10 | Kim Min-woo | (1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 35) | Chengdu Rongcheng | 2024 |
| 17 | Gustav Ludwigson | (1993-10-20) 20 October 1993 (age 31) | Hammarby | 2023 |
| 22 | Kim Min-hyeok | (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 32) | Seongnam FC | 2022 |
| 31 | Ataru Esaka | (1992-05-31) 31 May 1992 (age 32) | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2023 |
| 32 | Jung Woo-young | (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 35) | Al-Khaleej FC | 2021 |
| 70 | Choi Kang-min | (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) | Daegu Arts University | 2024 |
| 95 | Matheus Sales | (1995-05-13) 13 May 1995 (age 29) | Atlético Goianiense | 2024 |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Giorgi Arabidze | (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 26) | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | 2024 |
| 11 | Um Won-sang | (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 26) | Gwangju FC | 2022 |
| 18 | Joo Min-kyu | (1990-04-13) 13 April 1990 (age 34) | Jeju United | 2023 |
| 26 | Kim Min-jun | (2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 25) | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 2020 |
| 27 | Lee Chung-yong | (1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 36) | VfL Bochum | 2020 |
| 30 | Kang Yun-gu | (2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 22) | Busan IPark | 2021 |
| 73 | Yun Il-lok | (1992-03-07) 7 March 1992 (age 32) | Gangwon FC | 2021 |
| 91 | Park Chu-young | (1985-07-10) 10 July 1985 (age 39) | FC Seoul | 2022 |
| 96 | Kim Ji-hyeon | (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 28) | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 2021 |
| 99 | Yago Cariello | (1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 25) | Gangwon FC | 2024 |
| Players who left on loan during mid-season ||||||
| 3 | Hong Jae-seok | (2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 21) | Ulsan Citizen FC | 2024 |
| 16 | Lee Jae-wook | (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 23) | Yong In University | 2023 |
| 24 | Park Sang-jun | (2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 21) | Ulsan University | 2024 |
| | Choi Seok-hyeon | (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 22) | Dankook University | 2024 |
| Players who left permanently during mid-season ||||||
| 9 | Martin Ádám | (1994-11-06) 6 November 1994 (age 30) | Paksi FC | 2020 |
| 66 | Seol Young-woo | (1998-12-05) 5 December 1998 (age 26) | University of Ulsan | 2020 |
| 82 | Won Du-jae | (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 27) | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 2020 |
| 97 | Kelvin | (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 27) | Atlético Goianiense | 2024 |

## Transfers
### Pre-season
#### In

Transfers in
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| GK | Moon Hyeon-ho | Chungnam Asan | Free transfer |
| DF | Hwang Seok-ho | Sagan Tosu | Free transfer |
| DF | Sim Sang-min | Pohang Steelers | Free transfer |
| DF | Choi Seok-hyeon | Dankook University | Free transfer |
| DF | Hong Jae-seok | Ulsan Citizen | Free transfer |
| MF | Kim Min-woo | Chengdu Rongcheng | Free transfer |
| MF | Ko Seung-beom | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | $600,000 |
| MF | Kim Ju-hwan | Cheonan City | Free transfer |
| MF | Cho Young-kwang | Dongguk University | Free transfer |
| MF | Park Sang-jun | Ulsan University | Free transfer |
| MF | Choi Kang-min | Daegu Arts University | Free transfer |
| MF | Kim Dong-wook | Dankook University | Free transfer |
| MF | Matheus Sales | Atlético Goianiense | Free transfer |
| FW | Kelvin | Atlético Goianiense | R$1.5 million |
Returned from loan
| Position | Player | Returned from |
| DF | Kim Tae-hyeon | Vegalta Sendai |
| DF | Kim Do-hyun | Chungbuk Cheongju |
| DF | Lee Sang-hyeok | Gimpo FC |
| MF | Oh In-pyo | Suwon FC |
| MF | Yun Il-lok | Gangwon FC |
* ↑ Choi Seok-hyeon signed and moved to Cheongju FC on loan for the season.
* ↑ Hong Jae-seok signed and moved to Jeju United on loan for the season.

#### Out

Transfers out
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| GK | Seol Hyun-Bin | Bucheon FC 1995 | Free transfer |
| GK | Min Dong-hwan | | Free transfer |
| DF | Lee Sang-hyeok | Bucheon FC 1995 | Free transfer |
| DF | Jung Seung-hyun | Al Wasl | Free transfer |
| DF | Kim Tae-hyeon | Sagan Tosu | Free transfer |
| DF | Kim Tae-hwan | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Free transfer |
| DF | Kim Do-hyun | Busan IPark | Free transfer |
| DF | Choi Seok-hyeon | Chungbuk Cheongju | Free transfer |
| MF | Kim Sung-joon | Cheonan City | Free transfer |
| MF | Oh In-pyo | Seoul E-Land | Free transfer |
| FW | Valeri Qazaishvili | Shandong Taishan | Free transfer |
Loaned out
| Position | Player | Loaned to | Note |
| MF | Cho Hyun-taek | Gimcheon Sangmu | Season-long loan |
| MF | Cho Young-kwang | Seoul E-Land | Season-long loan |
| MF | Hwang Jae-hwan | Bucheon FC 1995 | Season-long loan |
| MF | Kim Dong-wook | Jeonnam Dragons | Season-long loan |

### Mid-season
#### In

Transfers in
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| DF | Jung Woo-young | Al-Khaleej | Free transfer |
| FW | Giorgi Arabidze | Torpedo Kutaisi | $400,000 |
| FW | Yago Cariello | Portimonense | $1.9 million |
Returned from loan
| Position | Player | Returned from | Note |
| DF | Won Du-jae | Gimcheon Sangmu | End of military duty |
| FW | Kim Min-jun | Gimcheon Sangmu | End of military duty |
* ↑ Won Du-jae returned from military duty, and then left for Khor Fakkan Club.

#### Out

Transfers out
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| DF | Seol Young-woo | Red Star Belgrade | $1.63 million |
| FW | Won Du-jae | Khor Fakkan Club | Undisclosed |
| FW | Kelvin | Daejeon Hana Citizen | Undisclosed |
| FW | Martin Ádám | Asteras Tripolis | Undisclosed |
Loaned out
| Position | Player | Loaned to | Note |
| DF | Hong Jae-seok | Jeju United | Season-long loan |
| MF | Lee Jae-wook | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Season-long loan |
| MF | Park Sang-jun | Gyeongju KHNP | Season-long loan |

## Competitions
### K League 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ulsan HD (C) | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 72 | Qualification for Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Gangwon FC | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 64 | Qualification for Champions League Elite league stage |
| 3 | Gimcheon Sangmu | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 63 | |
| 4 | FC Seoul | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 58 | Qualification for Champions League Elite play-off round |
| 5 | Suwon FC | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 53 | |
* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.
* ↑ Military-owned team Gimcheon Sangmu cannot qualify for AFC competitions.

#### Matches

As usual, the league season was played over 38 matches. After 33 league matches between the 12 participating teams, the teams were split into the final round (top 6 teams) and relegation round (bottom 6 teams).

### 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 8 | Shanghai Port | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 8 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 9 | Pohang Steelers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 6 | |
| 10 | Ulsan HD | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 | |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 1 | |
| 12 | Shandong Taishan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
* ↑ To comply with the AFC requirements, Ventforet Kofu played at the Japan National Stadium instead of their home ground.
* ↑ Shandong Taishan were considered withdrawn from the AFC Champions League Elite after the club confirmed that it did not intend to report for their league stage match against Ulsan HD on 19 February 2025.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000205-QINU`"'
Win  Draw  Loss

#### League stage
## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Player | K League | K League | FA Cup | FA Cup | AFC Champions League 2023–24 ACL | AFC Champions League 2023–24 ACL | AFC Champions League Elite 2024–25 ACL Elite | AFC Champions League Elite 2024–25 ACL Elite | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Jo Su-huk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Sim Sang-min | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Kim Kee-hee | 22 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Lim Jong-eun | 20+4 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Darijan Bojanić | 22+4 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Ko Seung-beom | 25+3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 42 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | Lee Kyu-seong | 14+11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Giorgi Arabidze | 5+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Kim Min-woo | 11+8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | Um Won-sang | 12+14 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| 13 | DF | Lee Myung-jae | 27+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Gustav Ludwigson | 17+5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 34 | 7 |
| 18 | FW | Joo Min-kyu | 26+7 | 10 | 2+2 | 1 | 5+1 | 2 | 3+2 | 1 | 48 | 14 |
| 19 | DF | Kim Young-gwon | 20+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | Hwang Seok-ho | 12+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Jo Hyeon-woo | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Kim Min-hyeok | 7+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Kim Ju-hwan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Kim Min-jun | 3+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 27 | FW | Lee Chung-yong | 7+16 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 28 | FW | Jang Si-young | 9+9 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | Kang Yun-gu | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 31 | MF | Ataru Esaka | 9+20 | 5 | 0+4 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 43 | 6 |
| 32 | FW | Jung Woo-young | 4+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Kang Min-woo | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 37 | GK | Moon Hyun-ho | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | Choi Kang-min | 8+13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 73 | FW | Yun Il-lok | 21+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 91 | FW | Park Chu-young | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 95 | MF | Matheus Sales | 6+6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 96 | FW | Kim Ji-hyeon | 4+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 99 | FW | Yago Cariello | 5+7 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 20 | 6 |
| Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season on loan transfer |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Hong Jae-seok | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Park Sang-jun | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Lee Jae-wook | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season permanently |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Martin Ádám | 6+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 14 | FW | Lee Dong-gyeong | 7+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | Seol Young-woo | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 82 | MF | Won Du-jae | 3+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | Kelvin | 6+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |