Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (Korean: 전북 현대 모터스) 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.
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| Full name | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club 전북 현대 모터스 축구단 | |||
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| Founded | 1994 (as Chonbuk Dinos) | |||
| Ground | Jeonju World Cup Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 42,477 | |||
| Owner | Hyundai Motor Company | |||
| Chairman | Chung Eui-sun | |||
| Manager | Kim Do-heon | |||
| League | K League 1 | |||
| 2023 | K League 1, 4th of 12 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeonbuk Hyeondae Moteoseu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏnbuk Hyŏndae Mot'ŏsŭ |
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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | MF |  KOR | Maeng Seong-ung |
| 29 | MF | KOR | Lee Ji-hoon |
| 30 | MF | KOR | Lee Kyu-dong |
| 31 | GK | KOR | Gong Si-hyeon |
| 32 | MF | KOR | Kim Rae-woo |
| 33 | MF | KOR | Jeon Byung-kwan |
| 34 | MF | KOR | Um Seung-min |
| 35 | MF | KOR | Kang Yeong-seok |
| 36 | MF | KOR | Jang Nam-ung |
| 37 | MF | KOR | Park Jun-beom |
| 38 | GK | KOR | Kim Tae-yang |
| 39 | DF | KOR | Kim Tae-hwan |
| 40 | DF | KOR | Lee Woo-yeon |
| 47 | MF | KOR | Park Chae-joon |
| 49 | FW | KOR | Sung Jin-young |
| 50 | DF | KOR | Jin Si-woo |
| 55 | GK | KOR | Hwang Jae-yun |
| 70 | DF | KOR | Park Si-hwa |
| 77 | MF | KOR | Kwon Chang-hoon |
| 80 | FW |  BRA | Marcus Vinicius |
| 88 | MF | KOR | Park Kyu-min |
| 96 | MF | KOR | Park Ju-yeong |
| 98 | FW | BRA | Hernandes Rodrigues |
| 99 | MF | KOR | Kim Chang-hoon |
Squad number 12 is reserved for the team's supporters, the Mad Green Boys.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MF | KOR | Kim Jin-gyu (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military duty) |
| — | MF | KOR | Lee Min-hyuk (to Gyeongnam FC) |
| — | MF | KOR | Oh Jae-hyeok (to Seongnam FC) |
Honours
Domestic
- Runners-up (1): 2010
- Winners (1): 2004
- Runners-up (2): 2001, 2006
- Runners-up (1): 1999 (reserve team)
International
- Runners-up (1): 2002
Backroom staff
Coaching staff
- Manager:
Kim Do-heon - First-team coaches: Cho Sung-hwan, Park Won-jae, Shin Yong-ju
- Goalkeeper coach: Choi Eun-sung
Source: Official website[12]
Support staff
- Physiotherapist:
Gilvan Oliveira - Medical department: Kim Jae-oh, Kim Byeong-seon, Lee Gyu-yeol
- Interpreters: Kim Min-su, Mun Keon-ho, Choe Dong-eun
- Kit manager: Lee Min-ho
- Analysts: Lee Sun-gu, Kim Ki-hyun
Source: Official website[13]
Managers
| No. | Name | From | To | Season(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cha Kyung-bok | 1994/11/26 | 1996/12/05 | 1995–1996 |
| 2 | Choi Man-hee | 1996/12/06 | 2001/07/18 | 1997–2001 |
| C | Nam Dae-sik | 2001/07/19 | 2001/10/03 | 2001 |
| 3 | Cho Yoon-hwan | 2001/10/04 | 2005/06/12 | 2001–2005 |
| C | Kim Hyung-yul | 2005/06/13 | 2005/07/10 | 2005 |
| 4 | Choi Kang-hee | 2005/07/04 2013/06/28 | 2011/12/21 2018/12/02 | 2005–2011 2013–2018 |
| C | Lee Heung-sil | 2012/01/05 | 2012/12/12 | 2012 |
| C | Fábio Lefundes | 2012/12/20 | 2013/06/01 | 2013 |
| C | Shin Hong-gi | 2013/06/25 | 2013/06/27 | 2013 |
| 5 |  José Morais | 2018/12/03 | 2020/12/06 | 2019–2020 |
| 6 | Kim Sang-sik | 2020/12/22 | 2023/05/04[14] | 2021–2023 |
| C | Kim Do-heon | 2023/05/04 | 2023/06/08 | 2023 |
| 7 |  Dan Petrescu | 2023/06/09[15] | 2024/04/06[16] | 2023–2024 |
| C | Park Won-jae | 2024/04/07 | 2024/05/26 | 2024 |
| 8 | Kim Do-heon | 2024/05/27 | present | 2024– |
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 |
AFC Champions League record
All results list Jeonbuk's goal tally first.
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in Korean)