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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC
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Full name Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club
전북 현대 모터스 축구단
Founded 1994; 30 years ago (1994)
(as Chonbuk Dinos)
Ground Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Ground Capacity 42,477
Owner Hyundai Motor Company
Chairman Chung Eui-sun
Manager Vacant
League K League 1
2023 K League 1, 4th of 12
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Hangul 전북 현대 모터스
Hanja 全北 現代 모터스
Revised Romanization Jeonbuk Hyeondae Moteoseu
McCune–Reischauer Chŏnbuk Hyŏndae Mot'ŏsŭ

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (Korean: 전북 현대 모터스) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla 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. The club have also won the AFC Champions League twice, first in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since it was launched in its current format in 2003. 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.

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

As AFC Champions League winners, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors qualified for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup. 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. In 2009, Jeonbuk became the Korean champions for the first time after beating Seongnam Ilhwa 3–1 on aggregate in the K League Championship. They repeated the feat in 2011 and won their second domestic title after defeating Ulsan Hyundai 4–2 in the final. The same year, they also reached the AFC Champions League final, where they lost to Al-Sadd after a penalty shoot-out.

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

Squad

Current squad

As of 29 February 2024
No. Position Player
1 South Korea GK Kim Jeong-hoon
2 Czech Republic DF Tomáš Petrášek
3 South Korea DF Jeong Tae-wook
4 South Korea MF Park Jin-seop
5 South Korea DF Jang Min-jun
6 South Korea MF Lee Soo-bin
7 South Korea MF Han Kyo-won
8 South Korea MF Lee Yeong-jae
9 Brazil FW Tiago Orobó
10 South Korea FW Song Min-kyu
11 South Korea MF Lee Dong-jun
13 South Korea GK Jeong Min-ki
14 South Korea DF Lee Jae-ik
15 South Korea DF Ku Ja-ryong
16 South Korea FW Park Jae-yong
17 South Korea DF Ahn Hyeon-beom
18 South Korea FW Lee Jun-ho
19 Ghana MF Nana Boateng
21 South Korea DF Park Chang-woo
22 South Korea DF Jeong Woo-jae
23 South Korea DF Kim Jin-su (captain)
24 South Korea DF Ma Ji-kang
25 South Korea DF Choi Chul-soon
26 South Korea DF Hong Jeong-ho
27 South Korea MF Moon Seon-min
No. Position Player
28 South Korea MF Maeng Seong-ung
29 South Korea MF Lee Ji-hoon
30 South Korea MF Lee Kyu-dong
31 South Korea GK Gong Si-hyeon
32 South Korea MF Kim Rae-woo
33 South Korea MF Jeon Byung-kwan
34 South Korea MF Um Seung-min
35 South Korea MF Kang Yeong-seok
36 South Korea MF Jang Nam-ung
37 South Korea MF Park Jun-beom
38 South Korea GK Kim Tae-yang
39 South Korea DF Kim Tae-hwan
40 South Korea DF Lee Woo-yeon
47 South Korea MF Park Chae-joon
49 South Korea FW Sung Jin-young
50 South Korea DF Jin Si-woo
55 South Korea GK Hwang Jae-yun
70 South Korea DF Park Si-hwa
77 South Korea MF Kwon Chang-hoon
80 Brazil FW Marcus Vinicius
88 South Korea MF Park Kyu-min
96 South Korea MF Park Ju-yeong
98 Brazil FW Hernandes Rodrigues
99 South Korea MF Kim Chang-hoon

Squad number 12 is reserved for the team's supporters, the Mad Green Boys.

Out on loan

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

Honours

Domestic

Winners (9): 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Runners-up (3): 2012, 2016, 2022
  • Korean FA Cup
Winners (5): 2000, 2003, 2005, 2020, 2022
Runners-up (3): 1999, 2013, 2023
  • Korean League Cup
Runners-up (1): 2010
  • Korean Super Cup
Winners (1): 2004
Runners-up (2): 2001, 2006
  • Korean President's Cup
Runners-up (1): 1999 (reserve team)

International

Winners (2): 2006, 2016
Runners-up (1): 2011
  • Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Runners-up (1): 2002

Backroom staff

Coaching staff

  • Manager: Vacant
  • First-team coaches: South Korea Cho Sung-hwan, South Korea Park Won-jae, South Korea Shin Yong-ju
  • Goalkeeper coach: South Korea Choi Eun-sung

Source: Official website

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

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 2021–2023
C South Korea Kim Do-heon 2023/05/04 2023/06/08 2023
7 Romania Dan Petrescu 2023/06/09 2024/04/06 2023–2024

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.

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 N/A 3–2 (aet) N/A
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 N/A N/A
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 (aet)
(2–4 p)
N/A N/A
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 (aet) 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 (aet) 1–1 2–2
(3–5 p)
2020 Group H 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 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 (aet)
(4–2 p)
Quarter-final South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 2–3 (aet)
2022 Group H 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 (aet)
Quarter-final Japan Vissel Kobe 3–1 (aet)
Semi-final Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 (aet)
(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

See also

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