Pre-season match results

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

Overview

K League Classic

FA Cup

AFC Champions League

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 attendance includes K League Classic, FA Cup, and AFC Champions League combined.

Goals

Pos	K League Classic	FA Cup	AFC Champions League	Total	Notes
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)

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
	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
	Jung Jae-yoon
	Seo Min-woo

Hwang Sun-hong Era (27 June 2016– )

Position	Name	Notes
Manager	Hwang Sun-hong
Assistant manager	Kang Chul
First-team coach	Kim Dong-young
	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
	Jung Jae-yoon
	Seo Min-woo

Supporting staff

Position	Name	Notes
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

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	Notes
—	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.

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

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.^[1]

No. Pos. Nat. Name MS Notes 31 GK Yu Sang-hun 20 13 DF Go Yo-han 25 55 DF Kwak Tae-hwi 11 26 DF Kim Nam-chun 17 27 DF Ko Kwang-min 31 2 MF Yojiro Takahagi 26 5 MF Osmar Ibáñez 36 6 MF Ju Se-jong 26 11 FW Dejan Damjanović 30 9 FW Adriano 25 10 FW Park Chu-young 21 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).

Yu Sang-hun Yo-han Tae-hwi Nam-chun Kwang-min Osmar Se-jong Takahagi Dejan Chu-young Adriano

Substitutes

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MS	Notes
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).