Football in Seoul
Football is one of the most popular sports, both in terms of participants and spectators, in Seoul. It hosted several of South Korea's leading football clubs and has the biggest football stadium in the country, the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
History
[edit]In June 1882, although the crew from HMS Flying Fish of the Royal Navy introduced the football in Port of Incheon, Regularized football introduction was the time of adoption of football as physical education course at National Seoul Foreign Language School in 1904 and the first official match in Korea was the game between Korea Sports Club and Korea YMCA at Seoul Dongdaemun Stadium in 1905.
In 1902, establishment of football team at Paichai Academy in Seoul (currently Paichai High School FC), There was a footballing boom throughout the Korea. that saw many football clubs and school teams formed by the 1910s. Also in Seoul, many famous football clubs like Bulgyo Cheongnyeonhoe (불교청년회, Buddhist Youth Club), Geongang Gurakbu (건강구락부, Health Club) and Joseon Football Club (조선축구단) were founded between the 1910s and 1920s, and they usually had a rivalry against football clubs in Pyongyang, the second biggest city in Korea. In 1933 Kyungsung FC, named according to Seoul's alternate name, was formed and it was the only Korean club which won the Emperor's Cup in Japan.
Clubs
[edit]Current clubs
[edit]- Men's football
| Tier | League | Club | Home stadium | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | K League 1 | FC Seoul | Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium |
1990–1995 2004–present |
| 2nd | K League 2 | Seoul E-Land FC | Seoul Olympic Stadium Mokdong Stadium |
2015–2022 2022–present |
| 4th | K4 League | Seoul Nowon United | Seoul Olympic Stadium Hyochang Stadium Nowon Madeul Stadium |
2007–2009, 2012 2009–2010 2011–present |
| Seoul Jungnang FC | Jungnang Public Ground | 2012–present |
- Women's football
| Tier | League | Club | Home stadium | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | WK League | Seoul WFC | Hyochang Stadium Seoul Sports Complex Auxiliary Stadium Mokdong Stadium Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium |
2009–2019 2015–2022 2020–2021 2022–present |
Defunct clubs
[edit]The board of K League forced Ilhwa Chunma, LG Cheetahs and Yukong Elephants out of the city in 1996 due to the K League's decentralization policy.
| Club | Home stadium | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Kyungsung FC | Seoul Stadium | 1933–1953 |
| Seoul FC | Mokdong Stadium | 1973–2003 |
| Yukong Elephants | Dongdaemun Stadium | 1983 |
| 1984–1986 | ||
| Ilhwa Chunma | Dongdaemun Stadium | 1989–1995 |
| Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso LG Cheetahs |
Dongdaemun Stadium | 1990–1995 |
| Yukong Elephants | Dongdaemun Stadium | 1991–1995 |
| Seoul Pabal FC | Eunpyeong-gu-rip Stadium | 2007–2008 |
| Nowon Hummel FC | Madeul Stadium | 2008–2009 |
| Seoul FC Martyrs | Gangbuk Public Stadium | 2009–2015 |
Honours
[edit]Only counting the seasons, in which the franchises were based in Seoul.
Domestic
[edit]- League titles
| Tier | League | Club | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | K League 1 | FC Seoul | 4 (1990, 2010, 2012, 2016) | 2 (1993, 2008) |
| Ilhwa Chunma | 3 (1993, 1994, 1995) | 1 (1992) | ||
| Yukong Elephants | 0 | 1 (1994) | ||
| 2nd | National Semi-Professional Football League | Seoul FC | 5 (1978 Spring, 1980 Spring, 1985 Autumn, 1988 Spring, 1989 Autumn) | 1 (1978 Autumn) |
| 3rd | K3 League | Seoul Nowon United | 1 (2007) | 0 |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| FC Seoul | 2 (2006, 2010) | 3 (1992, 1994, 2007) |
| Ilhwa Chunma | 1 (1992) | 1 (1994) |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| FC Seoul | 1 (2015) | 3 (2014, 2016, 2022) |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Seoul FC | 3 (1980, 1982, 1986) | 0 |
International
[edit]| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Ilhwa Chunma | 1 (1995) | 0 |
| FC Seoul | 0 | 1 (2013) |
Women's domestic
[edit]| Tier | League | Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | WK League | Seoul WFC | 0 | 1 (2013) |
Seoul derbies
[edit]The Seoul derbies started in 1990, with competing three football clubs: Ilhwa Chunma, LG Cheetahs and Yukong Elephants also participated in 1991. This derby was called Dongdaemun derby and first derby proper in K League. Many Korean football fans called Dongdaemun Derby because three clubs used Dongdaemun Stadium as their home together. The highlight match of the derbies was the K League 28-round match between Ilhwa Chunma and Yukong Elephants at Dongdaemun Stadium on 9 November 1994. This match was also famous for both teams' great goalkeepers: Valeri Sarychev of Ilhwa Chunma and Aleksandr Podshivalov of Yukong Elephants from Lev Yashin Club. Yukong Elephants beat Ilhwa Chunma 2–0 in this round, and took the derby with a one-point difference. The Seoul derbies stopped in 1995, due to the board of K League forcing the three original clubs out of the city in 1996.
Seoul Dongdaemun derby
[edit]Dongdaemun derby was contested between Ilhwa Chunma and LG Cheetahs,[1] Yukong Elephants and Ilhwa Chunma,[2] and LG Cheetahs and Yukong Elephants[3] at Dongdaemun Stadium.
This derby was put to an end in 1996, due to K League's decentralization policy which relocated the three clubs.[4]
Ilhwa Chunma vs LG Cheetahs (1990–1995)
[edit]| Competition | Matches | Ilhwa Chunma wins | Draws | LG Cheetahs wins | Ilhwa Chunma goals | LG Cheetahs goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K League | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 44 |
| League Cup | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | 40 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 52 | 50 |
Ilhwa Chunma vs Yukong Elephants (1991–1995)
[edit]| Competition | Matches | Ilhwa Chunma wins | Draws | Yukong Elephants wins | Ilhwa Chunma goals | Yukong Elephants goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K League | 29 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 36 | 25 |
| League Cup | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Total | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 41 | 29 |
LG Cheetahs vs Yukong Elephants (1991–1995)
[edit]| Competition | Matches | LG Cheetahs wins | Draws | Yukong Elephants wins | LG Cheetahs goals | Yukong Elephants goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K League | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 34 |
| League Cup | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Total | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 39 |
FC Seoul vs Seoul E-Land FC
[edit]Seoul E-Land FC was founded in April 2014. They play their home games at the Seoul Olympic Stadium in South Seoul (Gangnam). FC Seoul is based in North Seoul (Mapo) and play at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
The first meeting between the two clubs occurred on 14 April 2021, in the third round of the Korean FA Cup. Seoul E-Land FC won 1–0 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.[5]
Derbies with clubs not based in Seoul
[edit]Super Match
[edit]Gyeongin derby
[edit]- As of 15 September 2019
- Penalty shoot-out results are counted as a drawn match.
| Competition | Played | Seoul wins | Draws | Incheon wins | Seoul goals | Incheon goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K League 1 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 71 | 42 |
| League Cup | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| FA Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Total | 52 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 85 | 53 |
Stadiums
[edit]Administration
[edit]Seoul is the location of the headquarters of the Korea Football Association.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "서울 연고지 일화-LG 자존심 대결" (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 24 November 1992.
- ^ 프로축구 일화, 유공 우승 향방 가를 최종 혈전 (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 8 November 1994.
- ^ "신라이벌 탐방(2)-LG 치타스 vs 유공 코끼리" (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 24 March 1996.
- ^ "일화 유공 LG, 내년에 서울연고 없어 Dongdaemun". Monthly Football. December 1995. Archived from the original on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
- ^ "2부 이랜드 '일곱 살 생일잔치' 축포". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website of the Seoul Football Association (in Korean)