2026 FC Seoul season

FC Seoul
2026 season
ChairmanHuh Tae-soo
ManagerKim Gi-dong
StadiumSeoul World Cup Stadium
AFC Champions League EliteRound of 16

The 2026 season is FC Seoul's 43rd season in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. The club also participates in the 2026–27 edition of the Korea Cup and in the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite.

Players

No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract since Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Lim Jun-sub (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 Jeju SK 2025
25 Gu Sung-yun (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 Seoul E-Land 2026
31 Kang Hyeon-mu (1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 2024
71 Yun Ki-wook (2006-10-10) 10 October 2006 Youth Team 2025
Defenders
4 Lee Sang-min (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 2021 2025
5 Yazan Al-Arab (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 Muaither SC 2024
16 Choi Jun (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 Busan IPark 2024
17 Ahn Jae-min (2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 Gimpo FC 2022
20 Lee Han-do (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 Busan IPark 2025
22 Kim Jin-su (1992-06-13) 13 June 1992 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2025
36 Kim Ji-Won (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 Yangpyeong FC 2023
37 Juan Antonio Ros (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 2026
40 Park Seong-hoon (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 Youth Team 2016
62 Aleksandar Paločević (1993-08-22) 22 August 1993 OFK Beograd 2021
66 Park Soo-il (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 2023
Midfielders
6 Hrvoje Babec (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 Osijek 2026
7 Jeong Seung-won (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 Suwon FC 2025
8 Lee Seung-mo (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 Pohang Steelers 2023 2026
34 Song Min-kyu (1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2026
41 Hwang Do-yoon (2003-04-09) 9 April 2003 Korea University 2023
42 Son Jeong-beom (2007-09-28) 28 September 2007 Youth Team 2023
88 Park Jang Han-gyeol (2004-02-15) 15 February 2004 Boin High School 2022
99 Gbato Seloh Samuel
Home Grown FP 		(2006-08-01) 1 August 2006 Youth Team 2025
Forwards
9 Patryk Klimala (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 Sydney FC 2025
10 Anderson (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 Suwon FC 2025
11 Leonardo Acevedo (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996 Seongnam FC 2026
18 Cho Young-wook (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 Gimcheon Sangmu FC 2018
19 Cheon Seong-hoon (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 Daejeon Hana Citizen 2025
27 Moon Seon-min (1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2025 2025
Players who went out on military service during season
1 Baek Jong-bum (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 Osan High School 2019
19 Kang Ju-hyeok (M) (2006-08-27) 27 August 2006 Osan High School 2024
25 Paik Sang-hoon (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 Youth Team 2015
Players who went out on loan during season
15 Kim Hyeon-deok (2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 Boin High School 2023
24 Cho Young-kwang (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 FC Osaka 2022
33 Bae Hyun-seo (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 Youth Team 2018
44 Ham Sun-woo (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 Shinpyeong High School 2024
72 Min Ji-hoon (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 Youth Team 2018 2025
77 Lucas Rodrigues (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 Marítimo 2024
Players who left mid-season

Transfers

Pre-season

Transfers in

Date Position Player Transferred from Ref
Permanent Transfer
24 December 2025 GK Gu Sung-yun Seoul E-Land Free [1]
25 December 2025 MF Kang Seong-jin Suwon Samsung Bluewings End of loan
31 December 2025 GK Lee Seung-hwan Chungbuk Cheongju FC End of loan
MF Aleksandar Palocevic Nantong Zhiyun End of loan
1 January 2026 FW Leonardo Acevedo Seongnam FC Free [2]
9 January 2026 MF Hrvoje Babec NK Osijek Undisclosed [3]
21 January 2026 FW Song Min-kyu Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Free [4][5]
27 January 2026 MF Juan Antonio Ros Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Free [6]
Loan Transfer

Out

Transfers out

Date Position Player Transferred to Ref
Permanent Transfer
26 December 2025 MF Kang Seong-jin Suwon Samsung Bluewings Free
31 December 2025 GK Choi Chul-won Gyeongju KHNP Free
DF Choi Jun-yeong Gimhae FC 2008 Free
DF Jeong Tae-wook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors End of loan
MF Ryu Jae-moon Daegu FC Free [7]
MF Her Dong-min Cheonan City Free
FW Jung Han-min Pohang Steelers Free [8]
FW Jesse Lingard Free [9]
FW Marko Dugandžić Free [10]
8 January 2026 FW Son Seung-beom Pohang Steelers Free [11]
January 2026 MF Park Jang Han-gyeol Hwaseong FC Free
Loan Transfer
26 December 2025 MF Min Ji-hoon Chungbuk Cheongju Season loan [12]
DF Bae Hyun-seo Gyeongnam FC Season loan
DF Kim Hyeon-deok Gimhae FC 2008 Season loan
4 January 2026 DF Cho Young-kwang Jeonnam Dragons Season loan
7 February 2026 FW Lucas Rodrigues EC Vitória Season loan [13]
6 March 2026 DF Ham Sun-woo Hwaseong FC Season loan

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Tour of Hainan (3 Jan - 4 Feb)

15 January 2026 1 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 1–1 FC Seoul Haikou, China
  • Shi Yan
22 January 2026 2 Qingdao West Coast 0–4 FC Seoul Haikou, China

FWD Insurance Chinese New Year Cup

21 February 2026 1  Hong Kong National Team 1–1
(5–4 p)		 FC Seoul Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

K League 1

Main article: 2026 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).

28 February 2026 1 Incheon United 1–2 FC Seoul Incheon
  • Stefan Mugosa 90+3' (pen.)
 Report
  • Song Min-kyu 47'
  • Arif Aiman 73'
  • Patryk Klimala  9'
  • Hrvoje Babec  17'  79'
  • Cho Young-wook  51'
  • Park Seong-hun  90+1'
 Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium
Attendance: 18,108
Referee: Lee Dong-jun
2026 2 (Rescheduled) Ulsan HD – FC Seoul Ulsan
Report Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
15 March 2026 3 Jeju SK 1–2 FC Seoul Seogwipo
  • Byung-wook Choi 89'
  • Yu In-soo  69'
 Report
  • Juan Antonio Ros 47' 54'
  • Lee Seung-mo 90+4'
  • Choi Jun  13'
  • Anderson Oliveira  45'
  • Yazan Al-Arab  82'
 Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 7,518
Referee: Park Byeong-jin
18 March 2026 4 Pohang Steelers 0–1 FC Seoul Pohang
  • Jakob Tranziska  20' 
  • Han Hyeon-seo  67'
  • Lee Ho-jae  73'
  • Shin Kwang-Hoon  76'
  • Juninho Rocha  90+6'
 Report
  • Cho Young-wook 5'
 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 4,177
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
22 March 2026 5 FC Seoul 5–0 Gwangju Seoul
  • Son Jeong-beom 10'
  • Patryk Klimala 48', 74' 53'
  • Juan Antonio Ros 60'
  • Lee Seung-mo 83'
 Report
  • Gong Bae-hyeon  60'
  • Kim Jin-ho  64'
  • Park Jeong-in  71'
 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 24,122
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
5 April 2025 6 FC Anyang – FC Seoul Anyang
Report Stadium: Anyang Stadium
11 April 2025 7 FC Seoul – Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Seoul
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
18 April 2025 8 FC Seoul – Daejeon Hana Citizen Seoul
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
21 April 2025 9 FC Seoul – Bucheon Seoul
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
25 April 2025 10 Gangwon – FC Seoul Gangneung
Report Stadium: Gangneung Stadium
2 May 2025 11 FC Seoul – Gimcheon Sangmu Seoul
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
5 May 2025 12 FC Seoul – FC Anyang Seoul
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
9 May 2026 13 Jeju SK – FC Seoul Seogwipo
Report Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium
12 May 2026 14 Gwangju – FC Seoul Gwangju
Report Stadium: Gwangju Football Stadium
16 May 2026 15 Daejeon Hana Citizen – FC Seoul Daejeon
Report Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
5 July 2025 16 FC Seoul – Incheon United Seoul
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
12 July 2025 17 FC Seoul – Gangwon Seoul
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
19 July 2026 18 Bucheon – FC Seoul Bucheon
Stadium: Bucheon Stadium
22 July 2025 19 FC Seoul – Pohang Steelers Seoul
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
26 July 2025 20 FC Seoul – Ulsan HD Seoul
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
1 August 2026 21 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors – FC Seoul Jeonju
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
8 August 2026 22 Gimcheon Sangmu – FC Seoul Gimcheon
Stadium: Gimcheon Stadium
15 August 2026 23 FC Seoul – Daejeon Hana Citizen Seoul
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
22 August 2026 24 FC Anyang – FC Seoul Anyang
Stadium: Anyang Stadium
25 August 2026 25 FC Seoul – Bucheon Seoul
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
30 August 2026 26 Gwangju – FC Seoul Gwangju
Stadium: Gwangju Football Stadium
5 September 2026 27 FC Seoul – Incheon United Seoul
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
8 September 2026 28 Ulsan HD – FC Seoul Ulsan
Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
12 September 2026 29 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors – FC Seoul Jeonju
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
20 September 2026 30 Pohang Steelers – FC Seoul Pohang
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
10 October 2026 31 FC Seoul – Jeju Seoul
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
17 October 2026 32 FC Seoul – Gimcheon Sangmu Seoul
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
24 October 2026 33 FC Seoul – Gangwon Seoul
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

  Win   Draw   Loss

League stage

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite league stage
16 September 2025 Matchday 1 FC Machida Zelvia 1–1 FC Seoul Machida, Japan
  • Henry Hiroki Mochizuki 80'
 Report
  • Marko Dugandžić 59'
  • Kim Jin-su  82'
 Stadium: Machida GION Stadium
Attendance: 4,798
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
30 September 2025 Matchday 2 FC Seoul 3–0 Buriram United Seoul, South Korea
  • Choi Jun 38'
  • Jeong Seung-won 45+3'
  • Lucas Rodrigues 68' 27'
 Report
  • Peter Zulj  61'
 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,443
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
22 October 2025 Matchday 3 Shanghai Port 2–0 FC Seoul Shanghai, China
  • Luis Nlavo 58'
  • André Luis 89'
 Report
  • Kim Jin-su  26'
  • Ryu Jae-moon  45'
 Stadium: Pudong Football Stadium
Attendance: 39,093
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
4 November 2025 Matchday 4 FC Seoul 0–0 Chengdu Rongcheng Seoul, South Korea
  • Kim Jin-su  77'
 Report
  • Pedro Delgado  85'
 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,279
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
25 November 2025 Matchday 5 Shanghai Shenhua 1–3 FC Seoul Shanghai, China
  • Mateus Vital 61'
  • Lyu Wenjun  30'
  • Zhang Linpeng  86'
 Report
  • Jesse Lingard 47', 77' 86'
  • Lucas Silva 67'
  • Lee Seung-Mo  56'
 Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 11,501
Referee: Khaled Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
10 December 2025 Matchday 6 FC Seoul 1–1 Melbourne City Seoul, South Korea
  • Jesse Lingard 31' 88'
  • Hwang Do-Yun  15'
  • Choi Jun  30'
  • Kim Jin-Su  57'
  • Yazan Al Arab  77'
 Report
  • Takeshi Kanamori 74'
  • Elbasan Rashani  46'
 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 8,106
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eessee Sarray (Iraq)
10 February 2026 Matchday 7 Vissel Kobe 2–0 FC Seoul Kobe, Japan
  • Yoshinori Muto 69'
  • Gōtoku Sakai 73'
  • Yuta Goke  43'
  • Daiju Sasaki  45+6'
  • Yuya Kuwasaki  57'
 Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 7,159
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
17 February 2026 Matchday 8 FC Seoul 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Mok-dong, South Korea
  • Patryk Klimala 10' (pen.) 74'
  • Naoto Arai 27' (pen.)
  • Lee Seung-mo  40'
  • Gu Sung-Yun  62'
 Report
  • Ryo Germain 90+1'
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 90+6'
 Stadium: Mokdong Stadium[note 1]
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Machida Zelvia 8 5 2 1 15 7 +8 17 Advance to round of 16
2 Vissel Kobe 8 5 1 2 14 7 +7 16
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 4 3 1 10 6 +4 15
4 Buriram United 8 4 2 2 10 8 +2 14
5 Melbourne City 8 4 2 2 9 7 +2 14
6 Johor Darul Ta'zim 8 3 2 3 8 7 +1 11
7 FC Seoul 8 2 4 2 10 9 +1 10
8 Gangwon FC 8 2 3 3 9 11 −2 9
9 Ulsan HD 8 2 3 3 6 8 −2 9
10 Chengdu Rongcheng 8 1 3 4 7 11 −4 6
11 Shanghai Shenhua 8 1 1 6 5 13 −8 4
12 Shanghai Port 8 0 4 4 2 11 −9 4
Source: ACLE
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots

Knockout stage

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite knockout stage
4 March 2026 R16 Leg 1 FC Seoul 0–1 Vissel Kobe Seoul, South Korea
  • Patryk Klimala  11'
  • Hrvoje Babec  49'
  • Leonardo Ruiz 66
 Report
  • Matheus Thuler 23'
  • Katsuya Nagato  28'
  • Yuta Goke  59'
  • Daiju Sasaki  83'
 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 6,508
Referee: Khaled Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
11 March 2025 R16 Leg 2 Vissel Kobe 2–1
(3–1 agg.)		 FC Seoul Kobe, Japan
  • Yuya Osako 78'
  • Yosuke Ideguchi 89'
  • Matheus Thuler  23'
 Report
  • Patryk Klimala 20'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 22 Mar 26
No. Pos. Player K-League Korea Cup 2025–26 AFC Champions League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Im Joon-seob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Lee Sang-min 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Yazan Al-Arab 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
6 MF Hrvoje Babec 3 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
7 MF Jeong Seung-won 2+2 0 0 0 3 0 7 0
8 MF Lee Seung-mo 1+3 1 0 0 2+1 0 7 1
9 FW Patryk Klimala 3+1 2 0 0 3+1 2 8 4
10 FW Anderson 4 0 0 0 2+2 0 8 0
11 FW Leonardo Acevedo 0+1 0 0 0 1+2 0 4 0
16 DF Choi Jun 4 0 0 0 4 0 8 0
17 DF Ahn Jae-min 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Cho Young-wook 3+1 2 0 0 3+1 0 8 1
19 FW Cheon Seong-hoon 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
20 DF Lee Han-do 0+4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
22 DF Kim Jin-su 3 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
25 GK Gu Sung-yun 4 0 0 0 4 0 8 0
27 FW Moon Seon-min 1+2 0 0 0 0+4 0 7 0
31 GK Kang Hyeon-mu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Song Min-kyu 3+1 1 0 0 4 0 8 1
36 DF Kim Ji-Won 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Juan Antonio Ros 4 2 0 0 3 0 7 2
40 DF Park Seong-hoon 1 0 0 0 2+2 0 5 0
41 MF Hwang Do-yoon 1+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 4 0
42 MF Son Jeong-beom 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
44 DF Ham Sun-woo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 DF Aleksandar Paločević 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 DF Park Soo-il 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
71 GK Yun Ki-wook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 MF Park Jang Han-gyeol 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
99 MF Gbato Seloh Samuel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes

  1. ^ FC Seoul played their home matches at Mokdong Stadium, instead of their regular home stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul.

References

  1. ^ "FC서울, 2026시즌 첫 영입 기지개. 국가대표 출신 GK 구성윤 영입… 골문 안정감 더한다!".
  2. ^ "레전드 몰리나를 꿈꾸며"...FC서울, 외국인 공격수 후이즈 영입!".
  3. ^ "오스마르보다 잘하고 싶다" 서울, 크로아티아 MF 바베츠 영입!".
  4. ^ "THANK YOU 홍정호·송민규·권창훈…'정정용 체제' 전북, 새 판 짜기 돌입".
  5. ^ "국대 공격수' 송민규, FC서울 유니폼 입는다...김기동 감독과 재회".
  6. ^ "[오피셜]"라마시아 출신이 FC서울에 왔다" 스페인 U-17 대표, 수비수 로스 영입…최고 수준 경쟁, 亞 축구 경험".
  7. ^ "전북-서울 두루 거친 '228경기 18골 13도움' 베테랑 MF, 친정팀 대구 복귀... '류재문타리' 류재문, 5년만에 달구벌 컴백".
  8. ^ "포항, 공격수 정한민 영입…"우승 도전하고 싶다"".
  9. ^ "Lingard's tearful farewell and 3 changes he says K League needs".
  10. ^ "FC서울 유니폼 입은 마르코 두간지치, 등록명 '둑스'로 한 이유" (in Korean). 스포츠서울. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  11. ^ "Pohang signs Son Seung-beom, born in Seoul in 2004".
  12. ^ "충북청주, FC 서울 출신 '테크니션' 민지훈 임대 영입! 중원에 창의성 플러스".
  13. ^ "Pohang signs Son Seung-beom, born in Seoul in 2004".
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