2025 FC Seoul season

FC Seoul
2025 season
Chairman	Huh Tae-soo
Manager	Kim Gi-dong
Stadium	Seoul World Cup Stadium
	← 2024 2026 →
	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 ^[1]^[2] and Gimcheon Sangmu who finished third, not eligible for the competition.

Players

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

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Transfers in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee
GK	Lim Jun-sub		Free
DF	Lee Han-do	Busan IPark	Free ^[3]
DF	Kim Jin-su	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Free ^[4]
MF	Jung Seung-won	Suwon FC	Free ^[5]
MF	Gbato Seloh Samuel	FC Seoul U18	Free
FW	Moon Seon-min	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Free ^[6]

Returned from loan

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

Out

Transfers out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee
GK	Hwang Sung-min	Incheon United	Free
GK	Seo Ju-hwan		Free
DF	Yoon Jong-gyu	Ulsan HD FC	Undisclosed ^[7]
DF	Kang Sang-woo	Ulsan HD FC	Free
MF	Ahn Ji-man		Free
FW	Lim Sang-hyub		Free
FW	Park Dong-jin		Free
FW	Stanislav Iljutcenko	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Free

Loaned out

Position	Player	Loaned to	Note
GK	Lee Seung-hwan	Chungbuk Cheongju FC	Season loan
GK	Baek Jong-bum	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Military Service
MF	Aleksandar Palocevic	OFK Beograd	Season loan till 30 June 2025

Loan return

Position	Player	Loaned to	Note
MF	Ronaldo Tavares	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

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

Tour of Vietnam (5 Jan - 24 Jan)

Competitions

Overall record

K League 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation^[a]
6	Jeju United
7	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
8	Pohang Steelers
9	FC Seoul
10	Suwon FC	Qualification for relegation play-offs

First match(es) will be played: 15 February 2025. Source: Soccerway K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
Notes:

^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.

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

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
No.	Pos.	Player	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

External links

[8] Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.

[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.

[3] "FC서울은 업그레이드 중…'검증된 센터백' 이한도까지 영입하며 수비 뎁스 강화".

[4] "K리그1 서울, 국가대표 출신 '베테랑 풀백' 김진수 영입".

[5] "FC Seoul sign 'utility player' Jeong Seung-won from Suwon FC".

[6] "FC Seoul announce the signing of Moon Seon-min from Jeonbuk".

[7] "Ulsan HD sign full back Yoon Jong-gyu, forward Yoon Jae-seok".

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