# 2025 Gangwon FC season

The 2025 season is the 17th season of Gangwon FC and the club's 14th season in the K League 1. Gangwon FC is competing in K League 1, Korea Cup and Champions League Elite.
This is Gangwon FC's first season under new head coach Chung Kyung-ho, who was assistant manager and announced as Yoon Jong-hwan's replacement on 6 December 2024.

## Coaching staff

Source
* Manager: Chung Kyung-ho
* Assistant manager: Park Yong-ho
* First-team coach: Choi Hyo-jin, Song Chang-ho
* Goalkeeping coach: Jeon Sang-wook
* Reserve-team coach : Oh Beom-seok
* Reserve-team goalkeeping coach: Kim Min-sik
* Physical coach: Jang Seok-min, Byun Ju-won
* Tactical coach : Jang Young-hoon
* Data/Video Analyst : Kim Ju-young

## Current squad

| No. | Player | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Lee Gwang-yeon (VC) | South Korea | GK | (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 25) |
| 21 | Park Cheong-hyo | South Korea | GK | (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 35) |
| 41 | Kim Yu-seong | South Korea | GK | (2005-11-16) 16 November 2005 (age 19) |
| 71 | Cho Min-kyu | South Korea | GK | (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 21) |
| Defenders |||||
| 13 | Lee Ki-hyuk (VC) | South Korea | CB / CM | (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24) |
| 20 | Jo Hyun-tae | South Korea | CB | (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20) |
| 23 | Marko Tući | Montenegro | CB | (1998-12-04) 4 December 1998 (age 26) |
| 24 | Park Ho-young | South Korea | CB | (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25) |
| 25 | Choi Jeong-hoon | South Korea | LB | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 26) |
| 33 | Hong Chul | South Korea | LB | (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 34) |
| 34 | Song Jun-seok | South Korea | LB | (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 24) |
| 37 | Jeong Seung-bin | South Korea | CB | (2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 (age 18) |
| 38 | Park Su-hwan | South Korea | CB | (2006-04-27) 27 April 2006 (age 18) |
| 47 | Shin Min-ha | South Korea | CB | (2005-09-15) 15 September 2005 (age 19) |
| 70 | Lee Dong-jin | South Korea | CB | (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 24) |
| 96 | Choi Byeong-chan | South Korea | RB / RWB | (1996-04-04) 4 April 1996 (age 28) |
| 99 | Kang Jun-hyuk | South Korea | RB | (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 25) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 5 | Choi Han-sol | South Korea | DM / CB | (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 27) |
| 6 | Kim Dong-hyun (C) | South Korea | DM | (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 (age 27) |
| 8 | Kang Yun-gu | South Korea | CM | (2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 22) |
| 14 | Kim Dae-woo | South Korea | CM | (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 (age 24) |
| 16 | Kim Yi-seok | South Korea | DM | (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 26) |
| 18 | Kim Kang-kook | South Korea | CM | (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 28) |
| 28 | Won Hui-do | South Korea | DM | (2008-08-01) 1 August 2008 (age 16) |
| 35 | Kim Tae-hwan | South Korea | CM / DM | (2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 18) |
| 36 | Hwnag Eun-chong | South Korea | AM / RW | (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 19) |
| 73 | Yun Il-lok | South Korea | RW / RB | (1992-03-07) 7 March 1992 (age 33) |
| 97 | Lee You-hyeon (VC) | South Korea | CM / RB | (1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 28) |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Franko Kovačević | Croatia | ST / CF | (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 (age 25) |
| 10 | Vitor Gabriel | Brazil | ST / CF | (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 25) |
| 11 | Mario Ćuže | Croatia | LW | (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25) |
| 15 | Jin Jun-seo | South Korea | CF | (2005-02-01) 1 February 2005 (age 20) |
| 17 | Cho Jin-hyuk | South Korea | LW | (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 24) |
| 19 | Kim Gyeong-min | South Korea | CF | (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 28) |
| 22 | Lee Sang-heon | South Korea | LW / ST / AM | (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 27) |
| 26 | Kim Min-jun | South Korea | RW | (2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 25) |
| 27 | Kim Do-hyun | South Korea | RW | (2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 25) |
| 32 | Yoo Byung-heon | South Korea | ST / CF | (2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 (age 19) |
| 39 | Lee Ji-ho | South Korea | LW / ST | (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 22) |
| 45 | Romário Baldé | Guinea-Bissau | RW | (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 28) |
| 77 | Sung Gi-wan | South Korea | LW / SS | (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 21) |
| 95 | Kim Hyeong-jin | South Korea | RW | (2006-11-19) 19 November 2006 (age 18) |
| Out on loan |||||
| | Kim Dae-won | South Korea | LW / AM | (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 28) |
| | Seo Min-woo | South Korea | CB / DM | (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26) |
| | Lee Seung-won | South Korea | CM | (2003-03-06) 6 March 2003 (age 22) |
| | Park Sang-hyeok | South Korea | ST | (2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 22) |
| | Hwang Mun-ki | South Korea | RB / RWB / CM | (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 28) |
Last updated: 11 February 2025. Source: Gangwon FC

## Transfers
### Out

| Date from | Position | Player | To | Notes |
| Pre-season |||||||
| 31 December 2024 | FW | Jung Han-min | FC Seoul | End of loan |
| 31 December 2024 | MF | Henry Hore | Brisbane Roar | End of loan |
| 31 December 2024 | FW | Irfan Hadžić | Free agent | End of contract |
| 31 December 2024 | DF | Lee Ji-sol | Suwon FC | End of contract |
| 31 December 2024 | DF | Kim Woo-seok | Dangjin Citizen | End of contract |
| 31 December 2024 | DF | Park Tae-rang | Free agent | End of contract |
| 31 December 2024 | DF | Park Sang-hyun | Free agent | End of contract |
| 31 December 2024 | DF | Ryu Kwang-hyun | Jeonnam Dragons | End of contract |
| 31 December 2024 | MF | Hong Sung-moo | Free agent | End of contract |
| 31 December 2024 | DF | Kim Hae-seung | Free agent | End of contract |
| 31 December 2024 | DF | Yun Suk-young | Free agent | End of contract |
| 1 January 2025 | FW | Yang Min-hyeok | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed |
| 2 January 2025 | DF | Kim Young-bin | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Undisclosed |
| 2 January 2025 | FW | Choe Seong-min | Free agent | End of contract |
| 20 January 2025 | DF | Yu In-soo | Jeju SK FC | Undisclosed |
| 11 February 2025 | FW | Park Kyung-bae | Seoul E-Land | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Yang's transfer was announced on 28 July 2024 and his contract will commence on 1 January 2025.
* Note: Players will join other clubs after being released or terminated from their contract. Only the following clubs are mentioned when that club signed the player in the same transfer window.

### Loan out

| Date from | Position | Player | To | Date until |
| Pre-season |||||||
| 6 January 2024 | DF | Hwang Mun-ki | Pyeongchang United | September 2026 |
| Mid-season |||||||
| 7 April 2024 | MF | Kim Yi-seok | Gimcheon Sangmu | October 2026 |
* ↑ Kim Yi-seok's loan for military duty was announced on 20 December 2024 and his loan will commence on 7 Aprl 2025.

### In

| Date from | Position | Player | From | Notes |
| Pre-season |||||||
| 13 December 2024 | MF | Lee You-hyeon | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Undisclosed |
| 19 December 2024 | FW | Kim Hyeong-jin | Gangwon FC U-18 | Undisclosed |
| 19 December 2024 | MF | Kim Tae-hwan | Yeongdeungpo Technical High School | Undisclosed |
| 19 December 2024 | MF | Hwnag Eun-chong | Shinpyeong High School | Undisclosed |
| 19 December 2024 | FW | Sung Gi-wan | Ajou University | Undisclosed |
| 19 December 2024 | DF | Jeong Seung-bin | Hwaseong U-18 | Undisclosed |
| 19 December 2024 | FW | Yoo Byung-heon | Suwon Samsung Bluewings U-18 | Undisclosed |
| 19 December 2024 | FW | Lee Ji-ho | Korea University | Undisclosed |
| 24 December 2024 | FW | Kim Do-hyun | Busan IPark | Undisclosed |
| 25 December 2024 | DF | Choi Jeong-hoon | Yeoju FC | Undisclosed |
| 31 December 2024 | DF | Park Su-hwan | Yongin FC U-18 | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2025 | MF | Kang Yun-gu | Ulsan HD | Undisclosed |
| 2 January 2025 | DF | Park Ho-young | Pocheon FC | Free agent |
| 3 January 2025 | DF | Hong Chul | Daegu FC | Free agent |
| 4 January 2025 | DF | Choi Byeong-chan | Bucheon FC 1995 | Free agent |
| 5 January 2025 | DF | Kang Jun-hyuk | Chungnam Asan FC | Free agent |
| 6 January 2025 | DF | Choi Han-sol | Ansan Greeners FC | Free agent |
| 7 January 2025 | MF | Kim Min-jun | Ulsan HD | Undisclosed |
| 20 January 2025 | MF | Yun Il-lok | Ulsan HD | Undisclosed |
| 20 January 2025 | MF | Won Hui-do | Jeju SK FC | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2025 | FW | Mario Ćuže | Zrinjski Mostar | Undisclosed |
| 7 February 2025 | FW | Romário Baldé | Wuhan Three Towns | Free agent |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 First professional contract

### Loan in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
| Pre-season |||||||

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| 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 | 16 February 2025 | TBD | Matchday 1 | TBD | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Korea Cup | 14 May 2025 | TBD | Round of 16 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Champions League Elite | TBD | TBD | League stage | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
Last updated: 9 March 2025 Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Gimcheon Sangmu | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Daegu FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Qualification for Champions League Two group stage |
| 5 | Gangwon FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | |
| 6 | Gwangju FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 7 | FC Seoul | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5 | |
* ↑ 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.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 9 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Points | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

As usual, the league season will be played with 38 matches split in two stages. After 33 league matches between the 12 participating teams, the teams are split into the Final Round (Top 6 teams, which aims to won an AFC Champions spot) and Relegation Round (Bottom 6 teams, that aims to survive relegation). On 10 January 2025, K League announced schedule of the 2025 season except final round.
All times are local, KST (UTC+9).

### AFC Champions League Elite
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 9 March 2025.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | K League 1 | K League 1 | Korea Cup | Korea Cup | ACLE | ACLE |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | KOR | Lee Gwang-yeon | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Park Cheong-hyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | KOR | Kim Yu-seong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | GK | KOR | Cho Min-kyu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | KOR | Choi Han-sol | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | KOR | Lee Ki-hyuk | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | KOR | Jo Hyun-tae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | MNE | Marko Tući | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KOR | Park Ho-young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | KOR | Choi Jeong-hoon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | KOR | Hong Chul | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | KOR | Song Jun-seok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | KOR | Jeong Seung-bin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | KOR | Park Su-hwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | KOR | Shin Min-ha | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | DF | KOR | Lee Dong-jin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | DF | KOR | Choi Byeong-chan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | DF | KOR | Kang Jun-hyuk | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | KOR | Kim Dong-hyun | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | KOR | Kang Yun-gu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | KOR | Kim Dae-woo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | KOR | Kim Yi-seok | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KOR | Kim Kang-kook | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | KOR | Won Hui-do | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | KOR | Kim Tae-hwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | KOR | Hwnag Eun-chong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | MF | KOR | Yun Il-lok | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | KOR | Lee You-hyeon | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | CRO | Franko Kovačević | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Vitor Gabriel | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CRO | Mario Ćuže | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | KOR | Jin Jun-seo | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | KOR | Cho Jin-hyuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | KOR | Kim Gyeong-min | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | KOR | Lee Sang-heon | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | KOR | Kim Min-jun | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | KOR | Kim Do-hyun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | KOR | Yoo Byung-heon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | KOR | Lee Ji-ho | 4 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | GNB | Romário Baldé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | KOR | Sung Gi-wan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | FW | KOR | Kim Hyeong-jin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

Italic marked players have left during the season.
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | K League 1 | Korea Cup | ACLE | Total |
| 1 | FW | 39 | Lee Ji-ho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Vitor Gabriel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | FW | 19 | Kim Gyeong-min | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

### Top Assists

Italic marked players have left during the season.
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | K League 1 | Korea Cup | ACLE | Total |
| 1 | MF | 6 | Kim Dong-hyun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Vitor Gabriel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 39 | Lee Ji-ho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Player | K League 1 | Korea Cup | ACLE | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Lee Gwang-yeon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Discipline

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | K League 1 | K League 1 | K League 1 | Korea Cup | Korea Cup | Korea Cup | ACLE | ACLE | ACLE | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | MF | 5 | Choi Han-sol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Franko Kovačević | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | 22 | Lee Sang-heon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | 99 | Kang Jun-hyuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |