The 2021 season was FC Seoul's 38th season in the top flight of South Korean football and their 38th season in the K League 1. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the 2021 Korean FA Cup.
The season was marked by significant managerial changes and a struggle for survival in the league. Park Jin-sub, who was appointed as the manager at the beginning of the season, resigned on 6 September 2021 following a string of poor results that left the club at the bottom of the table. He was succeeded by An Ik-soo, who led a remarkable turnaround, eventually securing the club's position in the K League 1.
In the FA Cup, Seoul's campaign was short-lived, as they were eliminated in the third round after a 0–1 defeat to Seoul E-Land FC in the first-ever "Seoul Derby." Key players for the season included newly appointed captain Ki Sung-yueng and new signings Na Sang-ho and Aleksandar Paločević.
Pre-season First Winter Training Camp: In Changwon, South Korea - From 7 January 2021 to 27 January 2021FC서울 전지훈련지 거제→창원 변경, 박주영 중간 합류 예정명예회복 벼르는 FC서울, 7일부터 창원서 동계훈련 Second Winter Training Camp: In Jeju, South Korea - From 1 February 2021 to 21 February 2021FC서울 2차 동계 전지훈련 일정 안내
Pre-season match results TypeDateOpponentsResultScoreScorersNotes Practice matches duringwinter training spell in Changwon, South Korea 25 January 2021 KC University 2–0FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result Ki Sung-yueng, Go Yo-han 27 January 2021 Soongsil University 7–1FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result Jung Han-min, Go Yo-han, Lee In-gyu (2) Park Jung-bin, Son Ho-jun, Paik Sang-hoon 3 quarters match Practice matches duringwinter training spell in Jeju, South Korea 31 January 2021 Korea University 7–0FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result Na Sang-ho, Go Yo-han (2), Park Jung-bin Kwon Sung-yun, Lee In-gyu (2) 3 quarters match 7 February 2021 Gyeongju Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power FC 2–0FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result Na Sang-ho, Go Yo-han 3 quarters match 10 February 2021 Dong-Eui University 1–0FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result Park Chu-young 11 February 2021 Dankook University 3–0FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result Lee In-gyu, Han Chan-hee, Aleksandar Paločević 13 February 2021 Kyung Hee University 6–0FC Seoul Official Pre-Match Result Cho Young-wook, Aleksandar Paločević (2), Kang Sung-jin Park Jung-bin, Lee In-gyu 3 quarters match
Competitions Overview
K League 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
FA Cup
Match reports and match highlights Fixtures and Results at FC Seoul Official Website
Season statistics K League 1 records Season Teams FinalPosition Manager 2021 12 Park Jin-sub
All competitions records K League 1 FA Cup AFCChampions League Manager Park Jin-sub
Attendance records SeasonTotal Att. K League 1 SeasonTotal Att. K League 1 SeasonAverage Att. FA CupTotal / Average Att. ACLTotal / Average Att. Att. Ranking Notes
Season total attendance is K League 1, FA Cup, and AFC Champions League combined
Squad statistics
Goals
Coaching staff Park Jin-sub era (–6 September 2021) Position Name Notes Manager Park Jin-sub Assistant Manager Yoo Kyoung-youl First Team Coach Park Hyuk-soon Lee Jung-youl Reserve Team Coach Kim Jin-kyu Cho Sung-yong Goalkeeping Coach Choi Hyun Fitness Coach Hwang Ji-hwan U-18 Team Manager Cha Du-ri U-18 Team Coach Yoon Hyun-pil U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach Bang Hyung-gon U-18 Team Fitness Coach Jung Hoon-gi U-15 Team Manager Kim Young-jin U-15 Team Coach Kim Byung-chae Yoon Si-ho U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach Yoon Hyun-wook U-15 Team Performance Coach So Ki-dong U-12 Team Manager Kim Byung-chae U-12 Team Coach Seo Ki-man U-12 Team Coach Lee Ji-hun Scout Lee Won-jun Jung Jae-yoon
An Ik-soo era (6 September 2021–) Position Name Notes Manager An Ik-soo Assistant Manager Vacant First Team Coach Park Hyuk-soon Lee Jung-youl Reserve Team Coach Kim Jin-kyu Cho Sung-yong Goalkeeping Coach Choi Hyun Fitness Coach Hwang Ji-hwan U-18 Team Manager Cha Du-ri U-18 Team Coach Yoon Hyun-pil U-18 Team Goalkeeping Coach Bang Hyung-gon U-18 Team Fitness Coach Jung Hoon-gi U-15 Team Manager Kim Young-jin U-15 Team Coach Kim Byung-chae Yoon Si-ho U-15 Team Goalkeeping Coach Yoon Hyun-wook U-15 Team Performance Coach So Ki-dong U-12 Team Manager Kim Byung-chae U-12 Team Coach Seo Ki-man U-12 Team Coach Lee Ji-hun Scout Lee Won-jun Jung Jae-yoon Yoo Kyoung-youl
Players Team squad All players registered for the 2021 season are listed.
No. Pos. Nationality Player Notes South Korea Yu Sang-hun South Korea Hwang Hyun-soo South Korea Cho Seok-young Spain Osmar South Korea Kim Jin-sung South Korea Na Sang-ho South Korea Ki Sung-yueng (captain) Uzbekistan Ikromjon Alibaev Out South Korea Ji Dong-won South Korea Park Chu-young South Korea Cho Young-wook South Korea Go Yo-han South Korea Kwon Sung-yun South Korea Hong Joon-ho Out South Korea Yeo Reum South Korea Han Chan-hee Conscripted Australia Connor Chapman South Korea Kim Jin-ya South Korea Ahn Gi-hun South Korea Jung Han-min South Korea Lee In-gyu South Korea Yang Han-been South Korea Park Jung-bin South Korea Yoon Jong-gyu South Korea Jung Hyun-cheol Conscripted South Korea Jung Won-jin Discharged Serbia Aleksandar Paločević South Korea Ko Kwang-min South Korea Kang Sang-hee South Korea Baek Jong-bum South Korea Jeong Jin-wook Out South Korea Yang Yu-min South Korea Paik Sang-hoon South Korea Kim Ju-sung Conscripted South Korea Son Ho-jun South Korea Kim Won-gun South Korea Lee Han-beom South Korea Park Dong-jin Discharged South Korea Sim Won-seong South Korea Cha Oh-yeon South Korea Kang Seong-jin South Korea Shin Jae-won South Korea Lee Tae-seok Brazil Gabriel Barbosa
Out on loan and military service No. Pos. Nationality Player Moving To Loan Period South Korea Lee Hak-seon Pocheon Citizen February 2020–December 2021 South Korea Jung Won-jin Gimcheon Sangmu May 2020–November 2021 South Korea Park Dong-jin Gimcheon Sangmu May 2020–November 2021 South Korea Kim Woo-hong FC Namdong July 2020–September 2022 South Korea Lee Seung-jae Chungnam Asan FC February 2021–December 2021 South Korea Oh Min-gyu Yangpyeong FC February 2021–December 2021 South Korea Kim Ju-sung Gimcheon Sangmu March 2021–May 2022 South Korea Jung Hyun-cheol Gimcheon Sangmu March 2021–September 2022 South Korea Han Chan-hee Gimcheon Sangmu June 2021–December 2022 South Korea Jeong Jin-wook Gimhae FC July 2021–December 2021
Note: Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. ※ 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 Gimcheon Sangmuu for military service in the middle of the season (registered in 2021 season). ※ Conscripted: Transferred to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service after the end of the season.
Transfers
Tactics Tactical analysis
Starting eleven and formation
Substitutes
See also FC Seoul
References
External links FC Seoul official website