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FC Seoul 2025 football season
FC Seoul
2025 season
ChairmanHuh Tae-soo
ManagerKim Gi-dong
StadiumSeoul World Cup Stadium
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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All statistics correct as of 2 December 2023.

The 2025 season is FC Seoul's 42nd in the K League 1. The club also participated in the 2025 edition of the FA Cup. As the team finished 4th in the league, they qualified for the AFC Champions League Elite competition. This is because the FA Cup winner, Pohang Steelers failed to finished in Top 4 of the league and Gimcheon Sangmu who finished third, not eligible for the competition.

Players

No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract since Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Baek Jong-bum South Korea (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 23) South Korea Osan High School 2019
18 Hwang Sung-min South Korea (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 33) South Korea Gyeongnam FC 2022
21 Choi Chul-won South Korea (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 30) South Korea Gimcheon Sangmu FC 2023
31 Kang Hyeon-mu South Korea (1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 (age 29) South Korea Gimcheon Sangmu FC 2024
99 Seo Ju-hwan South Korea (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 25) South Korea Ulsan HD FC 2022
Defenders
3 Kwon Wan-kyu South Korea (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 33) South Korea Seongnam FC 2023
4 Lee Sang-min South Korea (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26) South Korea Gimcheon Sangmu FC 2021 2025
5 Yazan Al-Arab Jordan (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 28) Qatar Muaither SC 2024
15 Kang Sang-woo South Korea (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 (age 31) China Beijing Guoan F.C. 2024
16 Choi Jun South Korea (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 25) South Korea Busan IPark 2024
17 Kim Jin-ya South Korea (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 26) South Korea Incheon United 2020
20 Kim Hyeon-deok South Korea (2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 (age 20) South Korea Boin High School 2023
30 Kim Ju-sung South Korea (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 24) South Korea Gimcheon Sangmu FC 2019 2025
33 Bae Hyun-seo South Korea (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19) Youth Team 2018
40 Park Seong-hun South Korea (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21) Youth Team 2016
44 Ham Sun-woo South Korea (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19) South Korea Shinpyeong High School 2024
98 Yoon Jong-gyu South Korea (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 26) South Korea Gimcheon Sangmu FC 2017 2025
Cho Young-kwang South Korea (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20) Japan FC Osaka 2022
Choi Jun-yeong South Korea (2005-07-16) 16 July 2005 (age 19) South Korea Seongnam FC 2017
Ahn Jae-min South Korea (2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 (age 21) South Korea Gimpo FC 2022
Lee Shi-yeong South Korea (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 27) South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2023
Kim Jin-su South Korea (1992-06-13) 13 June 1992 (age 32) South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2025
Midfielders
6 Ki Sung-yueng South Korea (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 35) Spain RCD Mallorca 2020 2025
8 Lee Seung-mo South Korea (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 26) South Korea Pohang Steelers 2023 2026
23 Her Dong-min South Korea (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 20) South Korea Chung-Ang University 2024
25 Paik Sang-hoon South Korea (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 22) Youth Team 2015
27 Min Ji-hoon South Korea (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19) Youth Team 2018 2025
29 Ryu Jae-moon South Korea (1993-11-08) 8 November 1993 (age 31) South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2024
39 Kang Ju-hyeok South Korea (2006-08-27) 27 August 2006 (age 18) South Korea Osan High School 2024
41 Hwang Do-yoon South Korea (2003-04-09) 9 April 2003 (age 21) South Korea Korea University 2023
42 Park Jang Han-gyeol South Korea (2004-02-15) 15 February 2004 (age 20) South Korea Boin High School 2022
Ahn Ji-man South Korea (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21) South Korea Yeoju FC 2023
Forwards
7 Lim Sang-hyub South Korea (1998-07-08) 8 July 1998 (age 26) South Korea Pohang Steelers 2023
10 Jesse Lingard England (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 32) England Nottingham Forest 2024 2025
11 Kang Seong-jin South Korea (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 21) Youth Team 2016 2026
19 Lucas Rodrigues Brazil (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 25) Portugal Marítimo 2024
28 Son Seung-beom South Korea (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 20) Youth Team 2017
32 Cho Young-wook South Korea (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25) South Korea Gimcheon Sangmu FC 2018
90 Stanislav Iljutcenko Russia (1990-08-13) 13 August 1990 (age 34) South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2022
94 Willyan Brazil (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 (age 30) South Korea Daejeon Hana Citizen 2023
Jung Han-min South Korea (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 23) South Korea Gangwon FC 2014
Kim Kyeong-min South Korea (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 27) South Korea Gangwon FC 2022
Kim Sin-jin South Korea (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23) South Korea Seoul E-Land FC 2022
Park Dong-jin South Korea (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 (age 30) South Korea Busan IPark 2018
Players who went out on loan during season
Aleksandar Paločević Serbia (1993-08-22) 22 August 1993 (age 31) Serbia OFK Beograd 2021
Players who left mid-season

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Transfers in

Position Player Transferred from Fee
DF South Korea Kim Jin-su South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Undisclosed

Returned from loan

Position Player Returned from Remark
DF South Korea Cho Young-kwang Japan FC Osaka End of loan
DF South Korea Choi Jun-yeong South Korea Seongnam FC End of loan
DF South Korea Ahn Jae-min South Korea Gimpo FC End of loan
DF South Korea Lee Shi-yeong South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings End of loan
MF South Korea Ahn Ji-man South Korea Yeoju FC End of loan
FW South Korea Jung Han-min South Korea Gangwon FC End of loan
FW South Korea Kim Kyeong-min South Korea Gangwon FC End of loan
FW South Korea Kim Shin-jin South Korea Seoul E-Land FC End of loan
FW South Korea Park Dong-jin South Korea Gyeongnam FC End of loan

Out

Transfers out

Position Player Transferred to Fee

Loaned out

Position Player Loaned to Note
GK South Korea Baek Jong-bum South Korea Gimcheon Sangmu FC Military Service
MF Serbia Aleksandar Palocevic Serbia OFK Beograd Season loan till 30 June 2025

Loan return

Position Player Loaned to Note
MF Portugal Ronaldo Tavares Portugal Estrela da Amadora End of loan

Mid-season

In

Transfers in

Position Player Transferred from Fee

Out

Transfers out

Position Player Transferred to Fee

Loaned out

Position Player Loaned to Note

Loaned return

Position Player Loaned to Note

Competitions

Overall record

K League 1

Main article: 2025 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).

Korean FA Cup

Main article: 2025 Korean FA Cup

2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

  Win   Draw   Loss

League stage

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 3 Dec 2024
No. Pos. Player K-League FA Cup AFC Champions League Elite
2024/25 ACL Elite
AFC Champions League Two
2025/26 ACL Two
Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
Players featured on a match but left the club on-loan
Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season permanently

References

  1. "After a bumpy ride, Pohang Steelers bag Korea Cup and ACL Two place". December 2024.
  2. "Pohang Steelers win 2nd straight Korea Cup football tournament". 30 November 2024.

External links

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