# 2025 Ulsan HD FC season

The 2025 season is Ulsan HD FC's 42nd 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 2025 K League 1, the 2024 Korean FA Cup, the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite, the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite after being the 2024 K League 1 champion, and the FIFA Club World Cup.

## Players

| No. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Contract since | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 21 | Jo Hyeon-woo | (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 33) | Daegu FC | 2020 | |
| 23 | Moon Jung-in | (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 27) | Seoul E-Land | 2025 | |
| 31 | Ryu Sung-min | (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 22) | Chung-Ang University | 2025 | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 4 | Seo Myeong-kwan | (2002-11-23) 23 November 2002 (age 22) | Bucheon FC 1995 | 2025 | |
| 13 | Kang Sang-woo | (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 (age 31) | FC Seoul | 2025 | 2025 |
| 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 | 2025 |
| 24 | Yoon Jong-gyu | (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 26) | FC Seoul | 2025 | 2025 |
| 25 | Jung Seong-bin | (2007-05-12) 12 May 2007 (age 17) | Ulsan HD U18 | 2025 | 2025 |
| 26 | Park Min-seo | (2000-09-15) 15 September 2000 (age 24) | Seoul E-Land FC | 2025 | |
| 28 | Lee Jae-ik | (1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 25) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2025 | |
| 33 | Kang Min-woo | (2006-03-02) 2 March 2006 (age 19) | Ulsan HD U18 | 2024 | |
| 94 | Sim Sang-min | (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 31) | Pohang Steelers | 2024 | 2026 |
| 96 | Choi Seok-hyeon | (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 22) | Chungbuk Cheongju | 2024 | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 5 | Jung Woo-young | (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 35) | Al-Khaleej FC | 2021 | |
| 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 | 2027 |
| 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 | |
| 14 | Lee Jin-hyun | (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27) | Puszcza Niepołomice | 2025 | |
| 16 | Lee Jae-wook | (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 24) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2023 | |
| 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 | |
| 30 | Yoon Jae-seok | (2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 21) | Jeonnam Dragons | 2025 | |
| 41 | Park Sang-jun | (2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 21) | Gyeongju KHNP | 2024 | |
| 70 | Choi Kang-min | (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) | Daegu Arts University | 2024 | |
| 72 | Baek In-woo | (2006-11-29) 29 November 2006 (age 18) | Yongin Deokyoung | 2025 | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 11 | Um Won-sang | (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 26) | Gwangju FC | 2022 | 2025 |
| 16 | Lee Hui-gyun | (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26) | Gwangju FC | 2025 | |
| 18 | Heo Yool | (2001-04-12) 12 April 2001 (age 23) | Gwangju FC | 2025 | |
| 27 | Lee Chung-yong | (1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 36) | VfL Bochum | 2020 | 2025 |
| 36 | Matías Lacava | (2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 (age 22) | Atlético-GO | 2025 | |
| 77 | Giorgi Arabidze | (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 27) | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | 2024 | 2026 |
| 97 | Erick Farias | (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 28) | Juventude | 2025 | |
| 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) | Jeju United | 2024 | |
| 37 | Moon Hyeon-ho | (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21) | Chungnam Asan FC | 2024 | |
| | Park Jae-seong | (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 22) | | 2025 | |
| Players who left permanently during mid-season |||||||

## Backroom staff
### Coaching staff

* Manager: Kim Pan-gon
* Assistant manager: Jo Gwang-su
* Assistant manager: Park Chu-young
* Assistant manager: Kim Seok-woo
* Assistant manager: João Nuno Fonseca
* Goalkeeper coach: Cho Jun-ho
* Fitness coach: Seigo Ikeda
* Fitness coach: Park Ji-hyeon

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

Transfers in
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| GK | Moon Jung-in | Seoul E-Land FC | Undisclosed |
| DF | Park Min-seo | Seoul E-Land FC | Undisclosed |
| DF | Kang Sang-woo | FC Seoul | Free |
| DF | Yoon Jong-gyu | FC Seoul | Undisclosed |
| DF | Seo Myeong-kwan | Bucheon FC 1995 | Undisclosed |
| DF | Lee Jae-ik | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Undisclosed |
| MF | Baek In-woo | Yongin Deokyoung | Undisclosed |
| MF | Yoon Jae-seok | Jeonnam Dragons | Undisclosed |
| MF | Lee Jin-hyun | Puszcza Niepołomice | Undisclosed |
| MF | Lee Hui-gyun | Gwangju FC | Undisclosed |
| FW | Heo Yool | Gwangju FC | Undisclosed |
| FW | Matías Lacava | Atlético-GO | Undisclosed |
| FW | Erick Farias | Juventude | Undisclosed |
Returned from loan
| Position | Player | Returned from | Remark |
| DF | Hong Jae-seok | Jeju United | End of loan |
| DF | Lee Jae-won | Cheonan City FC | End of loan |
| MF | Lee Jae-wook | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | End of loan |
| DF | Choi Seok-hyeon | Chungbuk Cheongju FC | End of loan |
| MF | Park Sang-jun | Gyeongju KHNP | End of loan |
| MF | Cho Young-kwang | Seoul E-Land FC | End of loan |
| MF | Hwang Jae-hwan | Bucheon FC 1995 | End of loan |
| MF | Kim Dong-wook | Jeonnam Dragons | End of loan |
Rumors in
| Position | Player | Transferred to |
| DF | Hwang Jae-won | Daegu FC |
| MF | Jeong Ho-yeon | Gwangju FC |
| FW | Jeong Sang-bin | Minnesota United |

#### Out

Transfers out
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| GK | Jo Su-huk | Chungbuk Cheongju | Free |
| DF | Kim Ju-hwan | Seoul E-land | Free |
| DF | Lim Jong-eun | Daejeon Hana Citizen | Free |
| DF | Kim Kee-hee | Seattle Sounders | Free |
| DF | Lee Myung-jae | Birmingham City | Free |
| DF | Lee Jae-won | Bucheon FC 1995 | Free |
| DF | Kim Dong-wook | Busan IPark | Free |
| MF | Cho Young-kwang | Gyeongnam FC | Free |
| MF | Hwang Jae-hwan | Gwangju FC | Free |
| MF | Ataru Esaka | Fagiano Okayama | Undisclosed |
| FW | Kim Ji-hyeon | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Undisclosed |
| FW | Joo Min-kyu | Daejeon Hana Citizen | Free |
| FW | Kang Yun-gu | Gangwon FC | Undisclosed |
| FW | Kim Min-jun | Gangwon FC | Free |
| FW | Yun Il-lok | Gangwon FC | Free |
| FW | Park Chu-young | Retired | N.A. |
| FW | Matheus Sales | Mirassol Futebol Clube | Free |
Loaned out
| Position | Player | Loaned to | Note |
| GK | Moon Hyeon-ho | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | Military Service |
| DF | Hong Jae-seok | Busan IPark | |
Rumored out
| Position | Player | Loaned to | Note |

### Mid-season
#### In

Transfers in
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
Returned from loan
| Position | Player | Returned from | Note |

#### Out

Transfers out
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
Loaned out
| Position | Player | Loaned to | Note |
| MF | Cho Hyun-taek | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | Military Service |

## Friendly matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Others
## Competitions
### K League 1
#### Matches

As usual, the league season is played over 38 matches. After 33 league matches between the 12 participating teams, the teams are split into the final round (top 6 teams) and relegation round (bottom 6 teams).
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | Qualification for Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Ulsan HD | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | Qualification for Champions League Elite play-off round |
| 3 | FC Seoul | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | Qualification for Champions League Two group stage |
| 4 | Gimcheon Sangmu | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Daegu FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
* ↑ 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.

### 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FLU | DOR | UHD | SUN |
| 1 | Fluminense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | | | |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | | — | | |
| 3 | Ulsan HD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | — | |
| 4 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | — |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Group stage
### 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 |
* ↑ 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.
Win  Draw  Loss

#### League stage
### 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

Win  Draw  Loss

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

    As of 16 Mar 2025
| No. | Pos. | Player | K-League | K-League | FA Cup | FA Cup | 2025 FIFA Club World Cup | 2025 FIFA Club World Cup | AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 ACL Elite | AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 ACL Elite | AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 ACL Elite | AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 ACL Elite | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 4 | DF | Seo Myeong-kwan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Jung Woo-young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Darijan Bojanić | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Ko Seung-beom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Lee Kyu-seong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Kim Min-woo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Um Won-sang | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Lee Myung-jae | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Lee Jin-hyun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Lee Hui-gyun | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Gustav Ludwigson | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Heo Yool | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | DF | Kim Young-gwon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Hwang Seok-ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Jo Hyeon-woo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Kim Min-hyeok | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Moon Jung-in | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Yoon Jong-gyu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Jung Seong-bin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Park Min-seo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Lee Chung-yong | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Lee Jae-ik | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Jang Si-young | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | Yoon Jae-seok | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 31 | GK | Ryu Sung-min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Kang Min-woo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | Matías Lacava | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | Park Sang-jun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | MF | Lee Jae-wook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | Choi Kang-min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Giorgi Arabidze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | Sim Sang-min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | DF | Choi Seok-hyeon | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | Erick Farias | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | Yago Cariello | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season on loan transfer |||||||||||||||
| 37 | GK | Moon Hyun-ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season permanently |||||||||||||||