The 2026 season is the 18th season of Gangwon FC and the club's 15th season in the K League 1. Gangwon FC is competing in K League 1, Korea Cup, 2025-26 and 2026-27 season of AFC Champions League Elite and 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two .
Gangwon FC will be scheduled to participate in 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two, but the AFC announced the expansion of the Champions League Elite from 24 to 32 teams on April 24, therefore Gangwon FC qualified for 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite for the second consecutive year. But Gangwon FC lost in the preliminary stage of 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite against Gamba Osaka, so Ganwon FC moved to 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two group stage.
Coaching staff Source Manager: Chung Kyung-ho Assistant manager: Park Yong-ho Coach: Choi Hyo-jin, Song Chang-ho Goalkeeping coach: Jeon Sang-wook, Kim Min-sik Technical coach: Sugasawa Taiga (from 19 May 2026) Physical coach: Jang Seok-min, Lee Seon-ho Data/Video Analyst : Lee Chang-geun, Lee Sang-hyun Team doctor : Lee Kang-hoon Medical trainer : Son Yong-kwan, Kim Yong-ha Interpreter : Kim Seung-hyun Equipment manager : Jang Hye-joon
Current squad No. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 1 Park Cheong-hyo GK 21 Kim Jung-hoon GK 31 Hong Jin-hyeok GK 41 Kim Yu-seong GK 51 Cho Min-kyu GK Defenders 3 Jeong Seung-bin CB 5 Abdelkarim Mammar CB / LB 13 Lee Ki-hyuk (VC) CB / CM 23 Marko Tući CB 24 Park Ho-young CB 25 Lee Hyo-bin LB 27 Kim Do-hyun RB / RWB / RW 29 Choi Jae-hyeok CB / RB 33 Hong Chul LB 37 Kwon Seok-joo RB 38 Ko Eun-seok CB 45 Lee Jung-hyun CB 47 Shin Min-ha CB 71 Kang Seong-yoon CB 99 Kang Jun-hyuk RB Midfielders 4 Seo Min-woo (VC) CB / DM 6 Kim Dong-hyun DM 8 Lee Seung-won CM 11 Goh Young-jun AM / WF 14 Kang Yun-gu CM 16 Kim Tae-hwan CM / DM 30 Yeo Jun-yeop DM / CB 40 Won Hui-do DM 42 Kim Tae-hyeok CM 46 Kim Eo-jin CM / RB 57 Lee Yong-jae CM / DM 61 Kim Seul-gi DM 66 Hwnag Eun-chong AM / RW 97 Lee You-hyeon (C) CM / RB Forwards 7 Kim Dae-won LW / AM 9 Kim Gun-hee ST / CF 10 Mo Jae-hyeon (VC) RW 15 Jin Jun-seo CF 17 Lee Eun-ho LW / RW 19 Park Sang-hyeok ST 22 Yoo Byung-heon ST / CF 26 Cho Won-woo LW / WF 39 Lee Ji-ho LW / ST 70 Jesse Sekidika LW / RW 74 Choi Ji-nam LW 77 Abdallah Hleihel CF / ST 96 Choe Byeong-chan RW / RWB / RB Out on loan 20 Jo Hyun-tae CB 34 Song Jun-seok LB Hwang Mun-ki RB / RWB / CM Kim Yi-seok DM Mario Ćuže LW Lee Sang-heon LW / ST / AM Kim Hyeong-jin RW Kim Kang-kook CM
Transfers Out Date from Position Nationality Player To Notes Ref. Pre-season 22 December 2025 DF Choi Han-sol Jeonnam Dragons End of contract 31 December 2025 MF Goo Bon-cheul Seongnam FC End of loan 31 December 2025 GK Lee Gwang-yeon Seongnam FC End of contract 31 December 2025 DF Yun Il-lok Gyeongnam FC End of contract 31 December 2025 DF Choi Jeong-hoon Yeoju FC End of contract 31 December 2025 FW Kim Sin-jin Jeju SK FC End of contract 31 December 2025 FW Sung Gi-wan Free agent End of contract 31 December 2025 DF Park Su-hwan Free agent End of contract 31 December 2025 FW Jeong In-jeung Yeoju FC End of contract 31 December 2025 DF Bruno Oliveira Free agent End of contract 2 January 2026 MF Kim Dae-woo Daegu FC Mutual consent 2 January 2026 MF Lee Dong-jin Chungbuk Cheongju FC Mutual consent 8 January 2026 MF Kim Min-jun Bucheon FC 1995 Mutual consent 12 January 2026 FW Vitor Gabriel Bucheon FC 1995 Mutual consent 4 February 2026 FW Cho Jin-hyuk Gyeongnam FC Mutual consent Mid-season
Note: Players will join other clubs after being released or terminated from their contract. Only the following clubs are mentioned when that club signed the player in the same transfer window.
Loan out Date from Position Nationality Player To Date until Ref. Pre-season 15 January 2026 FW Kim Hyeong-jin Dangjin Citizen FC 31 December 2026 30 January 2026 MF Kim Kang-kook Jincheon HR FC October 2027 Mid-season 22 June 2026 DF Jo Hyun-tae Daegu FC 31 December 2026 3 August 2026 DF Song Jun-seok Gimcheon Sangmu February 2028
In Date from Position Nationality Player From Notes Ref. Pre-season 3 January 2026 MF Won Hui-do Pocheon Citizen Loan return 3 January 2026 GK Kim Jung-hoon Suwon Samsung Bluewings Free agent 4 January 2026 MF Lee Yong-jae Gangwon FC U-18 Undisclosed 4 January 2026 MF Kim Eo-jin Yongin Football Center U-18 Undisclosed 4 January 2026 DF Lee Jung-hyun Cheongju Daesung High School Undisclosed 4 January 2026 MF Yeo Jun-yeop Jinwee High School Undisclosed 4 January 2026 DF Lee Hyo-bin Suwon High School Undisclosed 4 January 2026 FW Choi Ji-nam Gangneung Munseong High School Undisclosed 4 January 2026 FW Cho Won-woo Cheju Tourism College Undisclosed 23 January 2026 GK Abdallah Hleihel FC Dila Gori Undisclosed 24 January 2026 FW Lee Eun-ho FC Dallas Academy Undisclosed 26 March 2026 MF Kim Tae-hyeok Gwangju FC U-18 Undisclosed 26 March 2026 DF Ko Eun-seok Hongik University Undisclosed Mid-season 9 April 2026 DF Choi Jae-hyeok Gangwon FC U-18 Academy call-up 16 June 2026 FW Jesse Sekidika Sabah FK Free agent 27 June 2026 DF Abdelkarim Mammar MC Oran Free agent 4 August 2026 DF Kwon Seok-joo Seoul Jungnang End of military duty 6 August 2026 MF Kim Seul-gi Yonsei University Undisclosed 19 August 2026 DF Kang Seong-yoon Dangjin Citizen FC Undisclosed
Loan in Date from Position Nationality Player From Date until Ref. Pre-season 8 January 2026 MF Goh Young-jun Górnik Zabrze 31 December 2026 Mid-season
Pre-season and friendlies Gangwon FC announced that their preseason training will be conducted in Antalya, Turkey, from January 5 to February 3.
Competitions Overall record
K League 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches As usual, the league season will be played with 38 matches split in two stages. After 33 league matches between the 12 participating teams, the teams are split into the Final Round (Top 6 teams, which aims to won an AFC Champions spot) and Relegation Round (Bottom 6 teams, that aims to survive relegation).On 13 January 2026, K League announced schedule of the 2026 season except final round.
All times are local, KST (UTC+9).
2026–27 Korea Cup
Traditionally, the Korea Cup kicked off in late February or early March and concluded with the final in December. However, starting from the 2026 edition, Rounds 1 will be start in July, while the quarterfinals through the final will take place in May and June 2027. The draw was held on 21 May 2026, and Gangwon FC will enter the Korea Cup in the fourth round (Round of 16) as one of the K League 1 teams participating in AFC competitions.
2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite
League stage
League stage (East Region) table
Results summary (ACLE)
Results by round (ACLE)
Matches (ACLE) The tournament continue from the 2025 season.
Knockout stage
Round of 16
2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite
Preliminary round
2026–27 AFC Champions League Two
Group stage
Group stage (Group H) table
Results summary (ACLT)
Results by round (ACLT)
Matches (ACLT)
Statistics Appearances and goals Last updated on 27 September 2026.
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Player(s) who left on loan during this season
! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Player(s) who left permanently during this season
Goalscorers Italic marked players have left during the season. RankPlayerK League 12026–27Korea Cup2025–26ACLE2026–27ACLE2026–27ACLTTotal1 FW 7 Kim Dae-won 8 0 0 0 0 8 FW 77 Abdallah Hleihel 8 0 0 0 0 83 FW 10 Mo Jae-hyeon 3 0 0 0 0 3 DF 23 Marko Tući 3 0 0 0 0 35 MF 6 Kim Dong-hyun 2 0 0 0 0 2 FW 19 Park Sang-hyeok 2 0 0 0 0 2 MF 97 Lee You-hyeon 2 0 0 0 0 28 DF 5 Abdelkarim Mammar 1 0 0 0 0 1 FW 9 Kim Gun-hee 1 0 0 0 0 1 MF 11 Goh Young-jun 1 0 0 0 0 1 DF 34 Song Jun-seok 1 0 0 0 0 1 FW 70 Jesse Sekidika 1 0 0 0 0 1 FW 96 Choe Byeong-chan 1 0 0 0 0 1 -Own goals 2 0 0 0 0 2Totals 36 0 0 0 0 36
Top assists Italic marked players have left during the season. RankPlayerK League 12026–27Korea Cup2025–26ACLE2026–27ACLE2026–27ACLTTotal1 FW 7 Kim Dae-won 8 0 0 0 0 82 FW 10 Mo Jae-hyeon 5 0 0 0 0 53 MF 97 Lee You-hyeon 3 0 0 0 0 34 FW 96 Choe Byeong-chan 2 0 0 0 0 2 DF 99 Kang Jun-hyuk 2 0 0 0 0 26 MF 4 Seo Min-woo 1 0 0 0 0 1 MF 6 Kim Dong-hyun 1 0 0 0 0 1 FW 9 Kim Gun-hee 1 0 0 0 0 1 MF 11 Goh Young-jun 1 0 0 0 0 1 MF 14 Kang Yun-gu 1 0 0 0 0 1 DF 24 Park Ho-young 1 0 0 0 0 1Totals 26 0 0 0 0 26
Clean sheets RankPlayerK League 12026–27Korea Cup2025–26ACLE2026–27ACLE2026–27ACLTTotal1 1 Park Cheong-hyo 13 0 3 0 0 162 41 Kim Yu-seong 0 0 0 0 1 1 51 Cho Min-kyu 0 1 0 0 0 1Totals 13 1 3 0 1 18
Discipline Rank PlayerK League 12026–27Korea Cup2025–26ACLE2026–27ACLE2026–27ACLTTotal1 DF 23 Marko Tući 8 8 2 MF 4 Seo Min-woo 4 1 1 1 6 1 FW 7 Kim Dae-won 6 1 7 FW 10 Mo Jae-hyeon 5 2 7 5 DF 34 Song Jun-seok 5 1 5 1 MF 97 Lee You-hyeon 5 1 6 7 DF 13 Lee Ki-hyuk 4 1 5 DF 99 Kang Jun-hyuk 5 5 8 FW 77 Abdallah Hleihel 4 4 9 DF 24 Park Ho-young 3 3 DF 27 Kim Do-hyun 3 3 DF 47 Shin Min-ha 2 1 3 12 FW 9 Kim Gun-hee 2 2 MF 11 Goh Young-jun 2 2 MF 14 Kang Yun-gu 1 1 2 DF 33 Hong Chul 1 1 1 1 DF 71 Kang Seong-yoon 1 1 2 17 FW 19 Park Sang-hyeok 1 1 DF 25 Lee Hyo-bin 1 1 DF 29 Choi Jae-hyeok 1 1 FW 39 Lee Ji-ho 1 1 FW 96 Choe Byeong-chan 1 1 Totals 64 3 1 4 4 3 76 3
Awards Monthly awards Note : Player of the Month, Goal of the Month, Save of the Month and Delivery of the Month have official nominees. Only month included Gangwon FC manager or players are listed. MonthPlayer of the MonthSave of the MonthGoal of the MonthDelivery of the MonthPlayer ResultPlayer ResultPlayer ResultPlayer Result Kim Dae-won (FW)May Lee Gi-hyuk (DF) Park Cheong-hyo (GK) Kim Dae-won (FW)July Kim Dae-won (FW)August Kim Dong-hyun (MF) Lee You-hyeon (MF)
Round awards Note : Bold players are determined the MVP of the round. Only rounds included Gangwon FC players are listed.
DateRoundBest Eleven of the roundTeam of the round Forwards Midfielders Defenders Goalkeeper 4–5 April Round 6 Choe Byeong-chan Lee You-hyeon Mo Jae-hyeon Marko Tući Gangwon FC 11–12 April Round 7 Kim Dae-won Goh Young-jun Lee Ki-hyuk Gangwon FC 18–19 April Round 8 Kim Dae-won 21–22 April Round 9 Kim Dae-won 2 May Round 11 Kim Dae-won Lee Ki-hyuk 5 May Round 12 Lee Ki-hyuk Park Cheong-hyo 12–13 May Round 14 Kim Dae-won Mo Jae-hyeon Lee Ki-hyuk Gangwon FC 16–17 May Round 15 Lee You-hyeon Lee Ki-hyuk Marko Tući Gangwon FC 4–5 July Round 16 Mo Jae-hyeon Lee You-hyeon Song Jun-seok Marko Tući Gangwon FC 11–12 July Round 17 Lee Ki-hyuk 18–19 July Round 18 Kim Dae-won Lee You-hyeon 15–16 August Round 23 Kim Dong-hyun 5–6 September Round 27 Kim Gun-hee Mo Jae-hyeon Abdelkarim Mammar 8–9 September Round 28 Lee You-hyeon
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