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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Full nameJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club
전북 현대 모터스 축구단
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
(as Chonbuk Dinos)
GroundJeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity42,477
OwnerHyundai Motor Company
ChairmanChung Eui-sun
ManagerGus Poyet
LeagueK League 1
2024K League 1, 10th of 12
Websitehyundai-motorsfc.com
Current season
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Hangul
전북 현대 모터스
Hanja
全北 現代 모터스
Revised RomanizationJeonbuk Hyeondae Moteoseu
McCune–ReischauerChŏnbuk Hyŏndae Mot'ŏsŭ

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (Korean: 전북 현대 모터스 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including five consecutive titles between 2017 and 2021, and the Korean FA Cup five times.[1] Internationally, the club have won the AFC Champions League twice, first in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since it was rebranded in 2003. Jeonbuk have also made two appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup, most recently in the 2016 edition. The club's home ground is the Jeonju World Cup Stadium.

History

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' predecessor was founded in January 1993 under the name Wansan Pumas. Oh Hyung-keun was the founder of the team, the first to be named after its home location in K League history. However, they failed to raise enough funds and the club went bankrupt before they could take their place in the K League. Many people wanted to keep the club and Bobae Ltd., a local alcohol producer, offered financial support to the club. In 1994, they joined the K League after renaming as Chonbuk Buffalo, but ran into financial problems and were dissolved after the final match of the 1994 season. In 1994, South Korea was in the campaign to host the 2002 FIFA World Cup, so Hyundai Motors took over the Buffaloes' players and formed a new club called Chonbuk Dinos on 12 December 1994. The K League's official policy is that Chonbuk Buffalo and Chonbuk Dinos (later renaming as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) are two different clubs.[1]

Since 1994, Jeonbuk had not seriously challenged for the K League title, often languishing in mid-table.[1] After Choi Kang-hee was appointed manager in July 2005, Jeonbuk won the Korean FA Cup in December of that year.[1] In 2006, Jeonbuk finished a disappointing eleventh in the K League, however, they won their first AFC Champions League title.[1] En route to the final, they defeated the Japanese champions, Gamba Osaka, and China's Shanghai Shenhua,[2] as well as Ulsan Horang-i, the South Korean champions, in the semi-finals.[3] They then triumphed 3–2 on aggregate over Al-Karamah, the champions of Syria, in the final.[4]

As AFC Champions League winners, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors qualified for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup.[5] They lost their first game 1–0 to América in the quarter-finals on 10 December, however, they defeated Auckland City 3–0 on 14 December and finished fifth in the tournament.[5] In 2009, Jeonbuk became the Korean champions for the first time after beating Seongnam Ilhwa 3–1 on aggregate in the K League Championship.[1][6] They repeated the feat in 2011 and won their second domestic title after defeating Ulsan Hyundai 4–2 in the final.[7][8] The same year, they also reached the AFC Champions League final, where they lost to Al-Sadd after a penalty shoot-out.[9]

On 26 November 2016, Jeonbuk won their second AFC Champions League title after defeating Al-Ain 3–2 on aggregate.[10]

Players

Current squad

As of 29 February 2024[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK South Korea KOR Kim Jeong-hoon
2 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Petrášek
3 DF South Korea KOR Jeong Tae-wook
4 MF South Korea KOR Park Jin-seop (captain)
5 DF South Korea KOR Jang Min-jun
6 MF South Korea KOR Lee Soo-bin
7 MF South Korea KOR Han Kyo-won
8 MF South Korea KOR Lee Yeong-jae
9 FW Brazil BRA Tiago Orobó
10 FW South Korea KOR Song Min-kyu
11 MF South Korea KOR Lee Dong-jun
13 GK South Korea KOR Jeong Min-ki
14 DF South Korea KOR Lee Jae-ik
15 DF South Korea KOR Ku Ja-ryong
16 FW South Korea KOR Park Jae-yong
17 DF South Korea KOR Ahn Hyeon-beom
18 FW South Korea KOR Lee Jun-ho
19 MF Ghana GHA Nana Boateng
21 DF South Korea KOR Park Chang-woo
22 DF South Korea KOR Jeong Woo-jae
23 DF South Korea KOR Kim Jin-su
24 DF South Korea KOR Ma Ji-kang
25 DF South Korea KOR Choi Chul-soon
26 DF South Korea KOR Hong Jeong-ho
27 MF South Korea KOR Moon Seon-min
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF South Korea KOR Maeng Seong-ung
29 MF South Korea KOR Lee Ji-hoon
30 MF South Korea KOR Lee Kyu-dong
31 GK South Korea KOR Gong Si-hyeon
32 MF South Korea KOR Kim Rae-woo
33 MF South Korea KOR Jeon Byung-kwan
34 MF South Korea KOR Um Seung-min
35 MF South Korea KOR Kang Yeong-seok
36 MF South Korea KOR Jang Nam-ung
37 MF South Korea KOR Park Jun-beom
38 GK South Korea KOR Kim Tae-yang
39 DF South Korea KOR Kim Tae-hwan
40 DF South Korea KOR Lee Woo-yeon
47 MF South Korea KOR Park Chae-joon
49 FW South Korea KOR Sung Jin-young
50 DF South Korea KOR Jin Si-woo
55 GK South Korea KOR Hwang Jae-yun
70 DF South Korea KOR Park Si-hwa
77 MF South Korea KOR Kwon Chang-hoon
80 FW Brazil BRA Marcus Vinicius
88 MF South Korea KOR Park Kyu-min
96 MF South Korea KOR Park Ju-yeong
98 FW Brazil BRA Hernandes Rodrigues
99 MF South Korea KOR Kim Chang-hoon

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK South Korea KOR Jeon Ji-wan (to FC Ryukyu)
GK South Korea KOR Kim Jun-hong (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military duty)
DF South Korea KOR Lee You-hyeon (to Gangwon FC)
MF South Korea KOR Kang Sang-yoon (to Suwon FC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF South Korea KOR Kim Jin-gyu (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military duty)
MF South Korea KOR Lee Min-hyuk (to Gyeongnam FC)
MF South Korea KOR Oh Jae-hyeok (to Seongnam FC)

Honours

Domestic

International

Backroom staff

Coaching staff

Source: Official website[12]

Support staff

  • Physiotherapist: Brazil Gilvan Oliveira
  • Medical department: South Korea Kim Jae-oh, South Korea Kim Byeong-seon, South Korea Lee Gyu-yeol
  • Interpreters: South Korea Kim Min-su, South Korea Mun Keon-ho, South Korea Choe Dong-eun
  • Kit manager: South Korea Lee Min-ho
  • Analysts: South Korea Lee Sun-gu, South Korea Kim Ki-hyun

Source: Official website[13]

Managers

No. Name From To Season(s)
1 South Korea Cha Kyung-bok 1994/11/26 1996/12/05 1995–1996
2 South Korea Choi Man-hee 1996/12/06 2001/07/18 1997–2001
C South Korea Nam Dae-sik 2001/07/19 2001/10/03 2001
3 South Korea Cho Yoon-hwan 2001/10/04 2005/06/12 2001–2005
C South Korea Kim Hyung-yul 2005/06/13 2005/07/10 2005
4 South Korea Choi Kang-hee 2005/07/04
2013/06/28
2011/12/21
2018/12/02
2005–2011
2013–2018
C South Korea Lee Heung-sil 2012/01/05 2012/12/12 2012
C Brazil Fábio Lefundes 2012/12/20 2013/06/01 2013
C South Korea Shin Hong-gi 2013/06/25 2013/06/27 2013
5 Portugal José Morais 2018/12/03 2020/12/06 2019–2020
6 South Korea Kim Sang-sik 2020/12/22 2023/05/04[14] 2021–2023
C South Korea Kim Do-heon 2023/05/04 2023/06/08 2023
7 Romania Dan Petrescu 2023/06/09[15] 2024/04/06[16] 2023–2024
C South Korea Park Won-jae 2024/04/07 2024/05/26 2024
8 South Korea Kim Do-heon 2024/05/27 2024/12/16 2024
9 Uruguay Gus Poyet 2024/12/24 present 2025–

Season-by-season records

Domestic record

Season Division Tms. Pos. FA Cup
1995 1 8 7
1996 9 5 Quarter-final
1997 10 6 Round of 16
1998 6 Round of 16
1999 7 Runners-up
2000 4 Winners
2001 9 Semi-final
2002 7 Quarter-final
2003 12 5 Winners
2004 13 6 Quarter-final
2005 12 Winners
2006 14 11 Round of 16
2007 8 Round of 16
2008 4 Quarter-final
2009 15 1 Semi-final
2010 3 Quarter-final
2011 16 1 Round of 16
2012 2 Quarter-final
2013 14 3 Runners-up
2014 12 1 Semi-final
2015 1 Round of 16
2016 2 Quarter-final
2017 1 Fourth round
2018 1 Round of 16
2019 1 Round of 32
2020 1 Winners
2021 1 Round of 16
2022 2 Winners
2023 4 Runners-up
2024 10 Round of 16

AFC Champions League record

All results list Jeonbuk's goal tally first.

Season Round Opposition Home Away Agg.
2004 Group E Japan Júbilo Iwata 1–2 4–2 1st
China Shanghai Shenhua 0–1 1–0
Thailand BEC Tero Sasana 4–0 4–0
Quarter-final United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 4–1 1–0 5–1
Semi-final Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2–2 1–2 3–4
2006 Group E Japan Gamba Osaka 3–2 1–1 1st
China Dalian Shide 3–1 0–1
Vietnam Da Nang 3–0 1–0
Quarter-final China Shanghai Shenhua 4–2 0–1 4–3
Semi-final South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2–3 4–1 6–5
Final Syria Al-Karamah 2–0 1–2 3–2
2007 Quarter-final Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 1–2 1–4
2010 Group F Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 8–0 4–1 2nd
Japan Kashima Antlers 1–2 1–2
China Changchun Yatai 1–0 2–1
Round of 16 Australia Adelaide United 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Quarter-final Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 0–2 1–0 1–2
2011 Group G China Shandong Luneng 1–0 2–1 1st
Indonesia Arema 6–0 4–0
Japan Cerezo Osaka 1–0 0–1
Round of 16 China Tianjin TEDA 3–0
Quarter-final Japan Cerezo Osaka 6–1 3–4 9–5
Semi-final Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2–1 3–2 5–3
Final Qatar Al-Sadd 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
2012 Group H China Guangzhou Evergrande 1–5 3–1 3rd
Japan Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 1–5
Thailand Buriram United 3–2 2–0
2013 Group F Thailand Muangthong United 2–0 2–2 2nd
China Guangzhou Evergrande 1–1 0–0
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 3–1
Round of 16 Japan Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 2–3 2–5
2014 Group G Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 3–0 1–2 2nd
Australia Melbourne Victory 0–0 2–2
China Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 1–3
Round of 16 South Korea Pohang Steelers 1–2 0–1 1–3
2015 Group E Japan Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 2–3 2nd
China Shandong Luneng 4–1 4–1
Vietnam Becamex Binh Duong 3–0 1–1
Round of 16 China Beijing Guoan 1–1 1–0 2–1
Quarter-final Japan Gamba Osaka 0–0 2–3 2–3
2016 Group E Japan FC Tokyo 2–1 3–0 1st
China Jiangsu Suning 2–2 2–3
Vietnam Becamex Binh Duong 2–0 2–3
Round of 16 Australia Melbourne Victory 2–1 1–1 3–2
Quarter-final China Shanghai SIPG 5–0 0–0 5–0
Semi-final South Korea FC Seoul 4–1 1–2 5–3
Final United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 2–1 1–1 3–2
2018 Group E Japan Kashiwa Reysol 3–2 2–0 1st
Hong Kong Kitchee 3–0 6–0
China Tianjin Quanjian 6–3 2–4
Round of 16 Thailand Buriram United 2–0 2–3 4–3
Quarter-final South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–3 3–0 (a.e.t.) 3–3
(2–4 p)
2019 Group G China Beijing Guoan 3–1 1–0 1st
Thailand Buriram United 0–0 0–1
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 1–0
Round of 16 China Shanghai SIPG 1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–1 2–2
(3–5 p)
2020 Group H[a] Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 1–2 1–4 3rd
China Shanghai SIPG 1–2 2–0
Australia Sydney FC 1–0 2–2
2021 Group H[a] Thailand Chiangrai United 2–1 3–1 1st
Japan Gamba Osaka 2–1 2–2
Singapore Tampines Rovers 9–0 4–0
Round of 16 Thailand BG Pathum United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Quarter-final South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 2–3 (a.e.t.)
2022 Group H[a] Australia Sydney FC 0–0 3–2 2nd
Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 1–1 1–0
Vietnam Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 1–0 1–1
Round of 16 South Korea Daegu FC 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Quarter-final Japan Vissel Kobe 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Semi-final Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
2023–24 Group F Hong Kong Kitchee 2–1 2–1 2nd
Thailand Bangkok United 3–2 2–3
Singapore Lion City Sailors 3–0 0–2
Round of 16 South Korea Pohang Steelers 2–0 1–1 3–1
Quarter-final South Korea Ulsan HD 1–1 0–1 1–2
  1. ^ a b c Matches were played at neutral venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with "home" and "away" used for administrative purposes.

See also

References

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  3. ^ "AFC Champions League 2006 – Semi-finals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ^ "AFC Champions League 2006 – Final". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b "FIFA Club World Cup 2006". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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