# Sports in Seoul

Seoul is a major center for sports in South Korea. Its professional sports teams compete in football (soccer), baseball, basketball, volleyball.

## Overview

Seoul hosted the 1986 Asian Games, commonly known as Asiad, 1988 Olympic Games, and Paralympic Games. It also served as one of the host cities of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Seoul World Cup Stadium hosted the opening ceremony and first game of the tournament.
Seoul has greatest number of professional sports teams and facilities in South Korea.
In the history of South Korean major professional sports league championships which include the K League, KBO League, KBL, V-League, Seoul had multiple championships in a season 2 times, 1990 K League 1 Lucky-Goldstar FC (currently FC Seoul) and KBO League LG Twins in 1990, K League 1 FC Seoul and KBO League Doosan Bears in 2016

## Sports teams in Seoul
### Football

Seoul's most popular football club is FC Seoul. Recently, FC Seoul finished as a runner-up in 2013 AFC Champions League.
* Men's football
| Tier | League | Club | Home stadium |
| Top | K League 1 | FC Seoul | Seoul World Cup Stadium |
| 2nd | K League 2 | Seoul E-Land FC | Mokdong Stadium |
| 5th | K3 League Basic | Seoul United | Madeul Stadium |
| 5th | K3 League Basic | Jungnang Chorus Mustang | Jungnang Public Ground |
* Women's football
| Tier | League | Club | Home stadium |
| Top | WK League | Seoul WFC | Hyochang Stadium, Seoul Olympic Auxiliary Stadium |

### Baseball

| League | Club | Home stadium |
| KBO League | Doosan Bears | Jamsil Baseball Stadium |
| KBO League | LG Twins | Jamsil Baseball Stadium |
| KBO League | Kiwoom Heroes | Gocheok Sky Dome |

### Basketball

* Seoul SK Knights and Seoul Samsung Thunders.

### Volleyball

* Seoul Woori Card Wibee and GS Caltex Seoul KIXX

## Honours
### Football
#### Domestic

* League Title
| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
| FC Seoul | 4 (1990, 2010, 2012, 2016) | 2 (1993, 2008) |
| Ilhwa Chunma | 3 (1993, 1994, 1995) | 1 (1992) |
| Yukong Elephants | 0 | 1 (1994) |
* FA Cup
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
| FC Seoul | 1 (2015) | 2 (2014, 2016) |

#### International

* AFC Champions League
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
| FC Seoul | 0 | 1 (2013) |

#### Women's Domestic

| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
| Seoul WFC | 0 | 1 (2013) |

### Baseball
#### Domestic

* League Title
| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
| Doosan Bears | 5 (1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2019) | 6 (2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2020) |
| LG Twins | 2 (1990, 1994) | 4 (1983, 1997, 1998, 2002) |
| Kiwoom Heroes | 0 | 2 (2014, 2019) |

### Basketball
#### Domestic

* League Title
| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
| Seoul Samsung Thunders | 1 (2006) | 3 (2008, 2009, 2017) |
| Seoul SK Knights | 1 (2018) | 2 (2002, 2013) |

### Volleyball
#### Domestic

* League Title
| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
| Seoul Woori Card Wibee | | |

#### Women's Domestic

* League Title
| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
| GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | 1 (2013–14) | |

### Multiple Champions

| Season | Football Club | Football Club | Baseball Club | Baseball Club | Basketball Club | Basketball Club |
| 1990 | Lucky-Goldstar FC | K League 1 | LG Twins | KBO League | | |
| 2006 | FC Seoul | League Cup | | | Seoul Samsung Thunders | Korean Basketball League |
| 2015 | FC Seoul | FA Cup | Doosan Bears | KBO League | | |
| 2016 | FC Seoul | K League 1 | Doosan Bears | KBO League | | |