# 2016 FC Seoul season

The 2016 season was FC Seoul's 33rd season in the K League Classic.

## Pre-season

* In Guam: From 8 January 2016 to 26 January 2016
* In Kagoshima, Japan: From 31 January 2016 to 14 February 2016

### Pre-season match results

| Type | Date | Opponents | Result | Score | Scorers |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan | 2 February 20160 | Yanbian Fude | D | 2–2 | Yun Ju-tae, Lee Seok-hyun |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan | 4 February 20160 | Gamba Osaka | W | 1–0 | Dejan Damjanović |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan | 4 February 20160 | Gamba Osaka | D | 1–1 | Cho Chan-ho |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan | 7 February 20160 | Kyoto Sanga | W | 2–0 | Cho Chan-ho (2) |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan | 10 February 20160 | Júbilo Iwata | D | 1–1 | Dejan Damjanović |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan | 10 February 20160 | Honda Lock | W | 3–1 | Lee Min-kyu (1), Adriano (2) |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan | 13 February 20160 | FC Tokyo | W | 1–0 | Own goal |
| Practice matches during winter training spell in Kagoshima, Japan | 13 February 20160 | FC Tokyo | L | 1–3 | Lee Seok-hyun |

## 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 Classic | Matchday 1 | Matchday 38 | | | | | !— | |
| FA Cup | Round of 32 | | | | | | !— | |
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | | | | | | !— | |
| Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
Last updated: 31 December 2016 Source: Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website

### AFC Champions League
#### Group stage
#### Knockout stage
## Match reports and match highlights

Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website (in English)

## Season statistics
### K League Classic records

| Season | Teams | Final Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Manager |
| 2016 | 12 | Champions | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 70 | Choi Yong-soo Hwang Sun-hong |

### All competitions records

| K League Classic | FA Cup | AFC Champions League | Manager |
| Champions | Runners-up | Semi-finals | Choi Yong-soo Hwang Sun-hong |

### Attendance records

| Season Total Att. | K League Classic Season Total Att. | K League Classic Season Average Att. | FA Cup Total / Average Att. | ACL Total / Average Att. | Friendly Match Att. | Att. Ranking | Notes |
| 474,044 | 342,134 | 18,895 | 53,645 / 10,729 | 78,265 / 13,044 | N/A | 1st (12 clubs) | |
* Season total attendance includes K League Classic, FA Cup, and AFC Champions League combined.

## Squad statistics
### Goals

| Pos | K League Classic | FA Cup | AFC Champions League | Total |
| 1 | Adriano (17 / 30) | Adriano (5 / 6) | Adriano (13 / 11) | Adriano (35 / 47) |
| 2 | Dejan Damjanović (13 / 36) | Yun Ju-tae (2 / 2) | Dejan Damjanović (5 / 11) | Dejan Damjanović (19 / 51) |
| 3 | Park Chu-young (10 / 34) | Yoon Seung-won (1 / 1) | Go Yo-han (2 / 11) | Park Chu-young (11 / 49) |
| 4 | Yun Il-lok (6 / 26) | Dejan Damjanović (1 / 4) Ju Se-jong (1 / 4) | Yun Ju-tae (1 / 6) Park Yong-woo (1 / 6) Lee Seok-hyun (1 / 6) | Yun Ju-tae (6 / 25) Yun Il-lok (6 / 36) Ju Se-jong (6 / 43) |
| 5 | Ju Se-jong (4 / 30) | | Kim Won-sik (1 / 8) | Go Yo-han (4 / 42) Osmar (4 / 54) |
| | Osmar (4 / 37) | | Ju Se-jong (1 / 9) | |
| | Yun Ju-tae (3 / 17) | | Park Chu-young (1 / 10) | |
| | | | Ko Kwang-min (1 / 11) | |

### Assists

| Pos | K League Classic |
| 1 | Yun Il-lok (7 / 26) |
| 2 | Adriano (6 / 30) |
| 3 | Go Yo-han (5 / 27) |
| 4 | Yojiro Takahagi (4 / 32) |
| 5 | Kim Chi-woo (3 / 26) Osmar (3 / 37) |

## Coaching staff
### Choi Yong-soo and Kim Seong-jae caretaker Era (–25 June 2016)

| Position | Name | Notes |
| Manager | Choi Yong-soo | |
| Caretaker Manager | Kim Seong-jae | 22 June 2016–25 June 2016 |
| Assistant manager | Kim Seong-jae | –22 June 2016 |
| First-team coach | Kim Dong-young | |
| First-team coach | Adilson dos Santos | |
| First-team goalkeeping coach | Leandro Maciel de Melo | |
| Reserve Team Coach | Chung Sang-nam | |
| Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach | Back Min-chul | |
| Fitness coach | Adam Waterson | –February 2016 |
| Fitness coach | Jasmin Mujdža | March 2016– |
| U-18 Team Manager | Kim Sang-moon | |
| U-18 Team Coach | Park Hyuk-soon | |
| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Weon Jong-teok | |
| U-15 Team Manager | Kim Young-jin | |
| U-15 Team Coach | Kim Byung-chae | |
| U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Cho Jun-ho | |
| U-15 Team Fitness Coach | Park Sung-jun | |
| U-12 Team Manager | Park Yo-seb | |
| U-12 Team Coach | | |
| U-12 Team GK Coach | | |
| Chief Scout | Kim Hyun-tae | |
| Scout | Lee Won-jun | |
| Scout | Jung Jae-yoon | |
| Scout | Seo Min-woo | |

### Hwang Sun-hong Era (27 June 2016– )

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Hwang Sun-hong |
| Assistant manager | Kang Chul |
| First-team coach | Kim Dong-young |
| First-team coach | Adilson dos Santos |
| First-team goalkeeping coach | Leandro Maciel de Melo |
| Reserve Team Coach | Chung Sang-nam |
| Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach | Back Min-chul |
| Fitness coach | Jasmin Mujdža |
| U-18 Team Manager | Kim Sang-moon |
| U-18 Team Coach | Lee Jung-youl |
| U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Weon Jong-teok |
| U-15 Team Manager | Kim Young-jin |
| U-15 Team Coach | Park Hyuk-soon |
| U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Cho Jun-ho |
| U-15 Team Fitness Coach | Park Sung-jun |
| U-12 Team Manager | Kim Byung-chae |
| U-12 Team Coach | Seo Ki-man |
| U-12 Team Goalkeeping Coach | Lee Ji-hun |
| Chief Scout | Kim Hyun-tae |
| Scout | Lee Won-jun |
| Scout | Jung Jae-yoon |
| Scout | Seo Min-woo |

### Supporting staff

| Position | Name |
| Club doctor | Cho Yun-sang |
| Athletic Trainer | Park Sung-ryul, Hwangbo-hyun, Choi Kyu-jung |
| Performance analyst | Kim Jeong-hoon, Shin Jung-hyun |
| Equipment manager | Lee Cheun-gil |
| Translator | Kim Hyun-soo |

## Players
### Team squad

All players registered for the 2016 season are listed.
| No. | POS | Nation | Player | Notes |
| 1 | GK | South Korea | Yoo Hyun (Vice Captain) | |
| 2 | MF | Japan | Yojiro Takahagi | |
| 3 | DF | South Korea | Jung In-whan | |
| 4 | DF | South Korea | Kim Dong-woo | |
| 5 | MF | Spain | Osmar (Captain) | |
| 6 | MF | South Korea | Ju Se-jong | |
| 7 | DF | South Korea | Kim Chi-woo | |
| 8 | MF | South Korea | Sin Jin-ho | Out |
| 9 | FW | Montenegro | Dejan Damjanović | |
| 10 | FW | South Korea | Park Chu-young | |
| 11 | FW | Brazil | Adriano | |
| 13 | MF | South Korea | Go Yo-han | |
| 14 | MF | South Korea | Cho Chan-ho | |
| 15 | MF | South Korea | Kim Won-sik | |
| 16 | FW | South Korea | Shim Je-hyeok | |
| 17 | FW | South Korea | Yun Il-lok | |
| 18 | DF | South Korea | Geum Kyo-jin | In |
| 19 | FW | South Korea | Yun Ju-tae | Conscripted |
| 20 | DF | South Korea | Kim Won-gun | Out & In |
| 21 | DF | South Korea | Sim Sang-min | Out |
| 22 | MF | South Korea | Park Yong-woo | |
| 23 | DF | South Korea | Sim Woo-yeon | |
| 24 | DF | South Korea | Hwang Hyun-soo | |
| 25 | MF | South Korea | Lee Seok-hyun | |
| 26 | DF | South Korea | Kim Nam-chun | Conscripted |
| 27 | MF | South Korea | Ko Kwang-min | |
| 29 | MF | South Korea | Lee Sang-hyeob | |
| 30 | MF | South Korea | Lee Min-kyu | |
| 31 | GK | South Korea | Yu Sang-hun | Conscripted |
| 32 | DF | South Korea | Joo Hyung-jun | |
| 33 | MF | South Korea | Kim Hak-seung | |
| 34 | FW | South Korea | Kim Jeong-hwan | |
| 35 | MF | South Korea | Lim Min-hyeok | |
| 37 | MF | South Korea | Yoon Seung-won | |
| 38 | GK | South Korea | Yang Han-been | |
| 39 | MF | South Korea | Shin Seong-jae | |
| 41 | GK | South Korea | Kim Chol-ho | |
| 42 | MF | South Korea | Kim Ju-yeong | |
| 43 | MF | South Korea | Lee Hyun-gu | |
| 44 | DF | South Korea | Jeong Ye-chan | Out |
| 55 | DF | South Korea | Kwak Tae-hwi | In |
| 61 | MF | South Korea | Choi Hyun-tae | Discharged |
| 88 | DF | South Korea | Lee Kyu-ro | In |

### Out on loan and military service

| No. | POS | Nation | Player | Moving To | Loan Period |
| — | MF | South Korea | Choi Hyun-tae | Sangju Sangmu | 2014/12–2016/09 |
| — | DF | South Korea | Kang Seung-jo | Ansan Mugunghwa | 2015/03–2016/12 |
| — | DF | South Korea | Lee Woong-hee | Sangju Sangmu | 2015/11–2017/08 |
| — | FW | South Korea | Park Hee-seong | Sangju Sangmu | 2015/11–2017/08 |
| — | DF | South Korea | Kim Won-gun | Gangwon FC | 2016/03–2016/07 |
| — | MF | South Korea | Sin Jin-ho | Sangju Sangmu | 2016/04–2018/01 |
| — | DF | South Korea | Sim Sang-min | Seoul E-Land | 2016/07–2016/12 |
※ 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 or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service in the middle of the season (registered in 2016 season). ※ Conscripted: Transferred to Sangju Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service after the end of the season.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Name | Pos. | Moving from | Type | Window | Period | Fee | Notes |
| 1 | Kim Won-sik | MF | Incheon United | Loan return | Winter (after the 2015 season) | N/A | N/A | |
| 2 | Kim Won-gun | DF | Gangwon FC | Loan return | Winter (after the 2015 season) | N/A | N/A | March 2016, reloan to Gangwon FC |
| 3 | Yoo Hyun | GK | Incheon United | Free transfer (contract expired) | Winter (2015-12-22) | N/A | Undisclosed | |
| 4 | Dejan Damjanović | FW | Beijing Guoan | Free transfer (contract expired) | Winter (2015-12-28) | 2 years | Free | |
| 5 | Cho Chan-ho | MF | Pohang Steelers | Free transfer (contract expired) | Winter (2016-01-04) | 3 years | Free | |
| 6 | Sin Jin-ho | MF | Pohang Steelers | Free transfer (contract expired) | Winter (2016-01-04) | 1 year | Free | |
| 7 | Ju Se-jong | MF | Busan IPark | Transfer | Winter (2016-01-08) | 2 years | Trade | Kim Hyun-sung↔Ju Se-jong |
| 8 | Jung In-whan | DF | Henan Jianye | Free transfer (contract expired) | Winter (2016-02-04) | 2 years | Free | |
| 9 | Sim Woo-yeon | DF | Seongnam FC | Free transfer (contract expired) | Winter (2016-02-11) | 2 years | Free | |
| 10 | Kwak Tae-hwi | DF | Al-Hilal | Free transfer (contract expired) | Summer (2016-07-07) | 2.5 years | Free | |
| 11 | Lee Kyu-ro | DF | Seoul E-Land | Transfer | Summer (2016-07-25) | N/A | Undisclosed | |
| 12 | Kim Won-gun | DF | Gangwon FC | Loan return | Summer (2016-07-28) | N/A | N/A | |
| 13 | Geum Kyo-jin | DF | Gyeongju KHNP | Free transfer (contract expired) | Summer (2016-07-29) | N/A | Free | |
| 14 | Choi Hyun-tae | MF | Sangju Sangmu | Return from military service | Summer (2016-09-14) | N/A | N/A | |

#### Rookie Free Agent

| No. | Name | Pos. | Moving from | Type | Notes |
| 1 | Joo Hyung-jun | DF | Pai Chai University | Youth system (After Univ.) | FC Seoul U-18 Team (2012 Draft) |
| 2 | Kim Hak-seung | MF | Dongguk University | Youth system (After Univ.) | FC Seoul U-18 Team (2012 Draft) |
| 3 | Sin Seong-jae | MF | Osan High School | Youth system | FC Seoul U-18 Team |
| 4 | Lee Hyeon-gu | FW | Osan High School | Youth system | FC Seoul U-18 Team |
| 5 | Jeong Ye-chan | DF | Jungkyung High School | Free agent | |
| 6 | Lee Min-kyu | MF | Korea University | Free agent | |
| 7 | Lim Min-hyeok | MF | Suwon Technical High School | Free agent | |
| 8 | Kim Jeong-hwan | FW | Shingal High School | Free agent | |
| 9 | Kim Ju-yeong | FW | Jungkyung High School | Free agent | |
* (Univ.) means player who went to university then back to FC Seoul.
* (After Univ.) means player who joined FC Seoul after entering university.

### Out

| No. | Name | Pos. | Moving to | Type | Window | Fee | Notes |
| 1 | Moon Ki-han | MF | Bucheon FC 1995 | Transfer | Winter (2015-12-29) | | Loan finish |
| 2 | Cho Min-woo | DF | V-Varen Nagasaki | Transfer | Winter (2016-01-05) | | Loan finish |
| 3 | Rafael Costa | FW | Ceará Sporting Club | Free transfer (Contract terminated) | Winter (2016-01-23) | Undisclosed | Loan finish |
| 4 | Mauricio Molina | MF | Independiente Medellín | Free transfer (contract expired) | Winter (2015-12-28) | | |
| 5 | Lee Jae-kwon | MF | Daegu FC | Transfer | Winter (2015-12-28) | | |
| 6 | Choi Jung-han | FW | Daegu FC | Transfer | Winter (2015-12-28) | | |
| 7 | Kim Hyun-sung | FW | Busan IPark | Transfer | Winter (2016-01-08) | Trade | Kim Hyun-sung↔Ju Se-jong |
| 8 | Jung Jo-gook | FW | Gwangju FC | Free transfer (contract expired) | Winter (2016-01-11) | | |
| 9 | Kim Min-hyeok | MF | Gwangju FC | Transfer | Winter (2016-01-11) | Undisclosed | |
| 10 | Jung Seung-yong | DF | Gangwon FC | Free transfer (contract expired) | Winter (2016-01-12) | | |
| 11 | Kim Yong-dae | GK | Ulsan Hyundai | Free transfer (contract expired) | Winter (2016-02-11) | Undisclosed | |
| 12 | Kim Jin-kyu | DF | Muangthong United | Free transfer (contract expired) | Winter (2016-02-12) | | |
| 13 | Yoo Lo-mon | MF | | Contract expired | Winter (2016-02-12) | | |
| 14 | Jeong Ye-chan | DF | | Withdrawn | During the season (2016-03-18) | | |

#### Loan & Military service

| No. | Name | Pos. | Moving to | Date | Duration | Fee | Notes |
| 1 | Lee Woong-hee | DF | Sangju Sangmu | After the 2015 season (15 December 2015) | 21 months | N/A | Conscripted |
| 2 | Park Hee-seong | FW | Sangju Sangmu | After the 2015 season (15 December 2015) | 21 months | N/A | Conscripted |
| 3 | Kim Won-gun | DF | Gangwon FC | Winter (23 March 2016) | 5 months | Undisclosed | Loan |
| 4 | Sin Jin-ho | MF | Sangju Sangmu | During the 2016 season (18 April 2016) | 21 months | N/A | Conscripted |
| 5 | Sim Sang-min | DF | Seoul E-Land | During the 2016 season (25 July 2016) | 5 months | Undisclosed | Loan |

## Tactics
### Tactical analysis

Former manager Choi Yong-soo used a 3–5–2 formation. Hwang Sun-hong used a 4–3–3 formation.

### Starting eleven and formation

This section shows the most used players for each position considering a 4–3–3 formation.

### Substitutes

| No. | Pos. | Name | MS |
| 1 | GK | Yoo Hyun | 18 |
| 3 | DF | Jung In-whan | 7 |
| 7 | DF | Kim Chi-woo | 19 |
| 23 | DF | Sim Woo-yeon | 19 |
| 14 | MF | Cho Chan-ho | 5 |
| 25 | MF | Lee Seok-hyun | 11 |
| 19 | FW | Yun Ju-tae | 2 |
Source: Squad stats and Start formations. Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).