Seoul E-Land FC

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Seoul E-Land FC
Full nameSeoul E-Land Football Club
Short nameSEFC
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
GroundMokdong Stadium
Capacity15,511
OwnerE-Land Group
ChairmanPark Sung-kyung
ManagerKim Do-kyun
LeagueK League 2
2023K League 2, 11th of 13
WebsiteClub website

Seoul E-Land FC (Korean: 서울 이랜드 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The club was founded in 2014 and is owned by the E-Land Group.

Seoul E-Land play their home games at Mokdong Stadium, as their original home, the Seoul Olympic Stadium, is under reconstruction until 2025.

History

Seoul E-Land FC was established on 14 April 2014, when the E-Land Group officially announced the foundation of a professional football club based in Seoul.[1]

In January 2022, the club announced that they would be moving to Mokdong Stadium, as their main stadium, the Seoul Olympic Stadium, underwent reconstruction.[2]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 March 2024[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK South Korea KOR Ueom Ye-hoon
2 DF South Korea KOR Hwang Tae-hyeon
3 DF South Korea KOR Kim Min-kyu
4 DF South Korea KOR Lee In-jae
5 DF Spain ESP Osmar
6 MF South Korea KOR Lee Sang-min
7 MF Australia AUS Peter Makrillos
8 MF South Korea KOR Jung Jae-yong
9 FW United States USA Eduvie Ikoba (on loan from Académico de Viseu)
11 FW South Korea KOR Park Jeong-in
13 GK South Korea KOR Lee Ki-hyun
14 MF South Korea KOR Kim Young-uk
15 MF South Korea KOR Seo Jae-min
16 FW South Korea KOR Byeon Gyung-jun
17 FW South Korea KOR Lee Dong-ryul
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF South Korea KOR Lim Dong-hyuk
19 MF South Korea KOR Cho Young-kwang (on loan from Ulsan HD)
20 DF South Korea KOR Kim Oh-gyu
21 DF South Korea KOR Park Min-seo
22 DF South Korea KOR Cha Seung-hyeon
23 GK South Korea KOR Moon Jung-in
27 DF South Korea KOR Cho Dong-jae
29 FW Brazil BRA Bruno Silva
30 MF South Korea KOR Park Chang-hwan
50 DF South Korea KOR Park Jun-young
70 FW South Korea KOR Chang Seok-hoon
77 GK South Korea KOR Yoon Bo-sang
95 FW South Korea KOR Ko Moo-yeol
97 DF South Korea KOR Oh In-pyo
99 FW South Korea KOR Kim Gyeol

Out on loan and military service

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF South Korea KOR Chae Gwang-hoon (to Dangjin Citizen for military service)

Management team

Position Name
Manager South Korea Kim Do-kyun
Assistant coach South Korea Lee Ho
Coach South Korea Jeong Hyuk
Goalkeeper coach South Korea Kwon Soon-hyung
Fitness coach South Korea Hwang Ji-hwan
Performance analyst South Korea Kim Yong-shin

Source: Seoul E-Land FC.

Managerial history

No. Name Appointed To Season(s)
1
Scotland Martin Rennie 2014/07/17[4] 2016/06/15[5]
2015–2016
C
South Korea In Chang-soo 2016/06/15 2016/06/24
2016
2
South Korea Park Kun-ha 2016/06/24[6] 2017/01/09[7]
2016
3
South Korea Kim Byung-soo 2017/01/09[7] 2017/11/17
2017
4
South Korea In Chang-soo 2017/12/05[8] 2018/12/31
2018
5
South Korea Kim Hyun-soo 2018/12/15[9] 2019/05/22
2019
C
South Korea Woo Sung-yong 2019/05/22 2019/11/10
2019
6
South Korea Chung Jung-yong 2019/11/28[10] 2022/10/25[11]
2020–2022
7
South Korea Park Choong-kyun 2022/11/10[12] 2023/11/30[13]
2023
8
South Korea Kim Do-kyun 2023/12/14[14]
2024–

Season-by-season records

Season Division Tms. Pos. FA Cup
2015 2 11 4th Round of 32
2016 2 11 6th Round of 32
2017 2 10 8th Third round
2018 2 10 10th Third round
2019 2 10 10th Round of 16
2020 2 10 5th Third round
2021 2 10 9th Round of 16
2022 2 11 7th Second round
2023 2 13 11th Round of 16
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league

See also

References

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  2. ^ "서울 이랜드 FC, 목동 시대 연다" [Seoul E-Land FC starts the Mokdong era]. seoulelandfc.com (in Korean). Seoul E-Land FC. 16 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Players". seoulelandfc.com (in Korean). Seoul E-Land FC. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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  13. ^ "서울 이랜드 FC, 박충균 감독과 동행 마침표" [Seoul E-Land FC parts ways with Park Choong-kyun]. sportsworldi.com (in Korean). 30 November 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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