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Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Full nameSuwon Samsung Bluewings Football Club
수원 삼성 블루윙즈 축구단
Nickname(s)Cheong-Baek-Jeok
Korean: 청백적
(The Blue, White and Reds)
Tricolor
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
GroundSuwon World Cup Stadium
Capacity44,031
OwnerCheil Worldwide
(Samsung's subsidiary)
ChairmanLee Jun
Head coachYeom Ki-hun
LeagueK League 2
2023K League 1, 12th of 12 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Hangul
수원삼성 블루윙즈
Hanja
水原三星 블루윙즈
Revised RomanizationSuwon Samseong Beulluwingjeu
McCune–ReischauerSuwŏn Samsŏng Bŭlluwingjŭ

The Suwon Samsung Bluewings (

Asian Club Championship (the predecessor to the AFC Champions League) twice, in 2000–01 and 2001–02
.

History

The club was officially founded in December 1995 by

1996 season
. It was also the first club to be founded in one specific city, a plan which led to the K-League initiating plans to encourage its other clubs to forge similar links with local communities.

Former South Korean national team manager Kim Ho took charge of the side from their first season in the K-League, and the team finished runners-up in the championship play-off that season. The championship was secured in 1998 and retained in 1999 as Suwon started to dominate Korean football.

Suwon lifted the Asian Club Championship twice in succession in 2000–01 and 2001–02, and also added the Asian Super Cup to their roll of honors on two occasions.

In the 2002 season, Suwon also won the Korean FA Cup for the first time, achieving a continental double.

The departure of Kim Ho in 2003 saw Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun appointed manager ahead of the 2004 season, and the club won its third league title in his debut season as manager.

Suwon finished runners-up in both major domestic competitions in 2006, as Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma claimed victory in the K-League championship play-off final and Chunnam Dragons won in the FA Cup final, thwarting Suwon's attempts to win the first ever domestic double in South Korean football.

The 2008 season became one of the most successful seasons in the club's history. Suwon achieved a domestic double by winning the K League Championship and the League Cup.

In the 2023 season, the club was relegated to the second-tier K League 2 for the first time in its history after finishing in last place.[1][2]

Crest and colours

Crest

The Hwaseong Fortress

The current crest has been used by the Bluewings since 2008. It depicts the

UNESCO World Heritage Site and a prominent symbol of the city of Suwon. The wing on the top of the crest is the club's first crest and symbolises their will to rise to the sky [sic
] of world football.

Colours

The Bluewings' colours are blue, red and white. Blue is the colour of Samsung and also symbolises youth and hope. Red is the symbol of bravery, passion, challenge, vitality and dynamism. White represents benevolence, purity and fair play.

Grounds

Stadium

A view of the Suwon World Cup Stadium

The Suwon Samsung Bluewings used the 11,808-seat Suwon Sports Complex as their home stadium from 1995 through 2001.

Samsung began building the Suwon World Cup Stadium, the current home of the Bluewings, in 1996, but construction stopped in 1998 due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. With the support of the city of Suwon and Gyeonggi Province, the stadium was completed in May 2001. It was used as a venue for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Based on the shape of the roof of the stadium, fans sometimes call the stadium the "Big Bird".

Training ground

The Bluewings' training ground is located in Dongtan, a district of Hwaseong.

Players

Current squad

As of 23 July 2023[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
2 DF South Korea KOR Yoon Seo-ho
3 DF South Korea KOR Jang Ho-ik
4 DF Netherlands NED Dave Bulthuis
5 DF South Korea KOR Han Ho-gang
6 MF South Korea KOR Han Seok-jong
7 MF South Korea KOR Ko Seung-beom (vice-captain)
8 MF South Korea KOR Choi Sung-keun
9 FW North Korea PRK An Byong-jun
10 MF South Korea KOR Jeong Seung-won
11 DF South Korea KOR Kim Tae-hwan
13 MF South Korea KOR Kim Bo-kyung
14 FW South Korea KOR Jeon Jin-woo
15 DF South Korea KOR Go Myeong-seok
16 MF South Korea KOR Lee Jong-sung
17 FW South Korea KOR Kim Kyung-jung
18 FW Ghana GHA Maxwell Acosty
19 MF South Korea KOR Kang Tae-won
20 FW South Korea KOR Park Hee-jun
21 GK South Korea KOR Yang Hyung-mo
22 MF South Korea KOR Kwon Chang-hoon
23 DF South Korea KOR Lee Ki-je (captain)
24 MF South Korea KOR Heo Dong-ho
25 DF South Korea KOR Jang Seok-hwan
26 MF South Korea KOR Yeom Ki-hun
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW South Korea KOR Ko Moo-yeol
28 DF South Korea KOR Lee Gyu-seok
29 FW South Korea KOR Lee Sang-min
30 MF South Korea KOR Jin Hyun-tae
31 GK South Korea KOR Lee Seong-ju
32 FW South Korea KOR Seo Dong-han
33 DF South Korea KOR Park Dae-won
34 GK South Korea KOR Park Ji-min
35 DF South Korea KOR Kwak Sung-hoon
36 MF South Korea KOR Myung Jun-jae
37 FW South Korea KOR Kim Ju-chan
42 MF South Korea KOR Lim Hyun-sub
44 FW Serbia SRB Fejsal Mulić
45 FW Brazil BRA Werik Popó
47 MF South Korea KOR Park Seung-soo
50 DF South Korea KOR Ko Jong-hyun
66 DF South Korea KOR Kim Joo-won
77 DF South Korea KOR
Son Ho-jun
81 MF Japan JPN Kazuki Kozuka
88 MF South Korea KOR Yu Je-ho
91 MF South Korea KOR Kim Seong-ju
97 FW Brazil BRA Rodrigo Bassani (on loan from Figueirense)
99 GK South Korea KOR An Chan-gi

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 Hwang In-taek (to Seoul E-Land)
DF South Korea KOR Hwang Myeong-hyun (to Jeonnam Dragons)
DF South Korea KOR Kim Sang-jun (to Busan IPark)
DF South Korea KOR Min Sang-gi (to Busan IPark)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF South Korea KOR Kang Hyun-muk (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service)
MF South Korea KOR Park Sang-hyeok (to Seongnam FC)
FW South Korea KOR Koo Min-seo (to Siheung Citizen)

Club captains

Yeom Ki-hun is the most capped player and top goalscorer in Suwon's history.
Year Captains Vice-captain(s)
1996 South Korea Kim Doo-ham South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo
1997 South Korea Shin Sung-hwan
1998 South Korea Jung Sung-hoon
1999 South Korea Shin Hong-gi
2000
2001 South Korea Park Kun-ha
2002 South Korea Seo Jung-won
2003 South Korea Kim Jin-woo South Korea Lee Woon-jae
2004 South Korea Lee Byung-keun South Korea Kim Young-sun
2005 South Korea Choi Sung-yong South Korea Kim Dae-eui
2006 South Korea Kim Nam-il South Korea Cho Jae-min
2007 South Korea Lee Kwan-woo South Korea Lee Jung-soo
2008 South Korea Song Chong-gug South Korea Kwak Hee-ju
2009 South Korea Lee Woon-jae South Korea Hong Soon-hak
2010 South Korea Cho Won-hee South Korea Kim Dae-eui
2011 South Korea Choi Sung-kuk South Korea Yeom Ki-hun
2012 South Korea Kwak Hee-ju South Korea Oh Beom-seok
2013 South Korea Kim Do-heon South Korea Oh Jang-eun
2014 South Korea Yeom Ki-hun
2015 South Korea Kim Eun-sun
2016 South Korea Hong Chul, Shin Se-gye
2017
Koo Ja-ryong, Lee Jong-sung
2018 South Korea Kim Eun-sun
2019 South Korea Yeom Ki-hun South Korea Choi Sung-keun, Hong Chul
2020 South Korea Choi Sung-keun, Kim Min-woo
2021 South Korea Kim Min-woo South Korea Min Sang-gi
2022 South Korea Min Sang-gi South Korea Choi Sung-keun
2023 South Korea Lee Ki-je South Korea Ko Seung-beom

Notable players

Hall of Fame[4]
South Korea Seo Jung-won (1999–2004)
South Korea Park Kun-ha (1996–2006)
South Korea Lee Woon-jae (1996–2011)
South Korea Lee Byung-keun (1996–2006)
South Korea Kim Jin-woo (1996–2007)
South Korea Ko Jong-soo (1996–2004)
Russia Denis Laktionov (1996–2003, 2006–2007)
Sandro
(2000–2002, 2005–2007)
Nádson
(2003–2008)
South Korea Kwak Hee-ju (2003–2013, 2015–2016)
Natanael Santos
(2013–2017)
Greatest ever team (10th anniversary)

In the spring of 2005, as part of the club's celebration of its 10th anniversary, Suwon fans voted for the best players in the club's history. The players who received the most votes in each position were named in the club's greatest ever team.[5]

South Korea Lee Woon-jae (1996–2011)
South Korea Park Kun-ha (1996–2006)
South Korea Choi Sung-yong (2002–2006)
South Korea Lee Byung-keun (1996–2006)
South Korea Ko Jong-soo (1996–2004)
Russia Denis Laktionov (1996–2003, 2006–2007)
South Korea Kim Do-heon (2001–2005, 2009–2014)
South Korea Seo Jung-won (1999–2004)
South Korea Kim Jin-woo (1996–2007)
Nádson
(2003–2008)
Serbia and Montenegro Saša Drakulić (1998–2000)
Greatest ever team (20th anniversary)

In the spring of 2015, as part of the club's celebration of its 20th anniversary, Suwon fans voted for the best players in the club's history. The players who received the most votes in each position were named in the club's greatest ever team.[6]

South Korea Lee Woon-jae (1996–2011)
South Korea Choi Sung-yong (2002–2006)
Croatia Mato Neretljak (2005–2008, 2011)
South Korea Lee Byung-keun (1996–2006)
South Korea Kwak Hee-ju (2003-2013, 2015–2016)
Russia Denis Laktionov (1996–2003, 2006–2007)
South Korea Ko Jong-soo (1996–2004)
South Korea Kim Jin-woo (1996–2007)
South Korea Seo Jung-won (1999–2004)
South Korea Park Kun-ha (1996–2006)
Nádson
(2003–2008)

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings players celebrating after winning the 2008 K League

Domestic

International

Record

Season Division Teams League Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts League Cup FA Cup Super Cup AFC Other Manager
1996 1 9 Runners-up 32 18 9 5 57 33 +24 63 6th (
A
)
Runners-up South Korea Kim Ho
1997 10 5th 18 7 7 4 23 23 0 28 6th (
P
)
Quarter-final Runners-up (CW) South Korea Kim Ho
1998 10 Champions 20 13 1 6 34 22 +12 35 6th (
PM
)
Quarter-final South Korea Kim Ho
1999 10 Champions 29 23 0 6 60 26 +34 64 Winners (
D
)
1st round Winners 4th (CC) South Korea Kim Ho
2000 10 5th 27 14 0 13 48 43 +5 36 Winners (
D
)
Quarter-final Winners South Korea Kim Ho
2001 10 3rd 27 12 5 10 40 35 +5 41 Winners (
A
)
1st round Champions (CC)
Winners (SC)
South Korea Kim Ho
2002 10 3rd 27 12 9 6 40 26 +14 45 4th (
A
)
Winners Champions (CC)
Winners (SC)
South Korea Kim Ho
2003 12 3rd 44 19 15 10 59 46 +13 72 No competition Round of 32 No competition South Korea Kim Ho
2004 13 Champions 27 14 6 7 32 24 +8 46 4th (
S
)
Round of 16 South Korea Cha Bum-kun
2005 13 10th 24 6 10 8 29 32 –3 28 Winners (
S
)
Round of 16 Winners Winners (A3)
Group E 2nd (CL)
South Korea Cha Bum-kun
2006 14 Runners-up 29 12 10 7 31 25 +6 46 12th (
S
)
Runners-up South Korea Cha Bum-kun
2007 14 3rd 27 15 6 6 36 25 +11 51 Semi-final (
S
)
Round of 16 Competition ceased South Korea Cha Bum-kun
2008 14 Champions 28 18 4 6 49 26 +23 58 Winners (
S
)
Round of 16 South Korea Cha Bum-kun
2009 15 10th 28 8 8 12 29 32 –3 32 Quarter-final (
PK
)
Winners Round of 16 (CL) Winners (PP) South Korea Cha Bum-kun
2010 15 7th 28 12 5 11 39 44 –5 41 Semi-final (
PC
)
Winners Quarter-final (CL) Runners-up (ST) South Korea Cha Bum-kun
South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo
2011 16 4th 30 17 4 9 51 33 +18 55 Semi-final (
RC
)
Runners-up Semi-final (CL) South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo
2012 16 4th 44 20 13 11 61 51 +10 73 Competition ceased Quarter-final South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo
2013 14 5th 38 15 8 15 50 43 +7 53 Round of 16 Group H, 4th (CL) South Korea Seo Jung-won
2014 12 Runners-up 38 19 10 9 52 37 +15 67 Round of 32 South Korea Seo Jung-won
2015 12 Runners-up 38 19 10 9 60 43 +17 67 Round of 32 Round of 16 (CL) South Korea Seo Jung-won
2016 12 7th 38 10 18 10 56 59 –3 48 Winners Group G, 3rd (CL) South Korea Seo Jung-won
2017 12 3rd 38 17 13 8 63 41 +22 64 Semi-final Group G, 3rd (CL) South Korea Seo Jung-won
2018 12 6th 38 13 11 14 53 54 –1 50 Semi-final Semi-final (CL) South Korea Seo Jung-won
South Korea Lee Byung-keun (C)
South Korea Seo Jung-won
2019 12 8th 38 12 12 14 46 49 –3 48 Winners South Korea Lee Lim-saeng
2020 12 8th 27 8 7 12 27 30 –3 31 Quarter-final Quarter-final (CL) South Korea Lee Lim-saeng
South Korea Ju Seung-jin (C)
South Korea Park Kun-ha
2021 12 6th 38 12 10 16 42 50 –8 46 Quarter-final South Korea Park Kun-ha
2022 12 10th 38 11 11 16 44 49 –5 44 Quarter-final South Korea Park Kun-ha
South Korea Lee Byung-keun
2023 12 12th Decrease 38 8 9 21 35 57 –22 33 Quarter-final South Korea Lee Byung-keun
South Korea Choi Sung-yong (C)
South Korea Kim Byung-soo
South Korea Yeom Ki-hun (C)

AFC Champions League record

All results (home and away) list Suwon's goal tally first.

Season Round Opposition Home Away Agg.
2005 Group E
Hoang Anh Gia Lai
6–0 5–1 2nd
China Shenzhen Jianlibao 0–0 0–1
Japan Júbilo Iwata 2–1 1–0
2009 Group G Japan Kashima Antlers 4–1 0–3 2nd
Singapore Singapore Armed Forces 3–1 2–0
Shanghai Shenhua
2–1 1–2
Round of 16 Japan Nagoya Grampus 1–2
2010 Group G Japan Gamba Osaka 0–0 1–2 1st
Singapore Singapore Armed Forces 6–2 2–0
Henan Jianye
2–0 2–0
Round of 16
Beijing Guoan
2–0
Quarter-final South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2–0 1–4 3–4
2011 Group H Australia Sydney FC 3–1 0–0 1st
Shanghai Shenhua
4–0 3–0
Japan Kashima Antlers 1–1 1–1
Round of 16 Japan Nagoya Grampus 2–0
Quarter-final Iran Zob Ahan 1–1 2–1 (
a.e.t.
)
3–2
Semi-final Qatar Al-Sadd 0–2 1–0 1–2
2013 Group H Australia Central Coast Mariners 0–1 0–0 4th
Guizhou Renhe
0–0 2–2
Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2–6 0–0
2015 Group G Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 2–1 2nd
Beijing Guoan
1–1 0–1
Australia Brisbane Roar 3–1 3–3
Round of 16 Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 2–1 4–4 (a)
2016 Group G Japan Gamba Osaka 0–0 2–1 3rd
Shanghai SIPG
3–0 1–2
Australia Melbourne Victory 1–1 0–0
2017 Group G Japan Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 1–1 3rd
Guangzhou Evergrande
2–2 2–2
Hong Kong Eastern 5–0 1–0
2018 Play-off
Thanh Hóa
5–1
Group H Australia Sydney FC 1–4 2–0 1st
Japan Kashima Antlers 1–2 1–0
Shanghai Shenhua
1–1 2–0
Round of 16
Ulsan Hyundai
3–0 0–1 3–1
Quarter-final
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
0–3 (
a.e.t.
)
3–0 3–3
(4–2 p)
Semi-final Japan Kashima Antlers 3–3 2–3 5–6
2020 Group G
Guangzhou Evergrande
0–0[a] 1–1[a] 2nd
Japan Vissel Kobe 0–1 2–0[a]
Round of 16 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 3–2[a]
Quarter-final Japan Vissel Kobe 1–1 (
a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)[a]
  1. ^ a b c d e Played at a neutral venue.

Player statistics

Top scorers by seasons

Season Name Goals
1996 South Korea Park Kun-ha 7
1997 South Korea Cho Hyun-doo 7
1998 Serbia and Montenegro Saša Drakulić 8
1999 23
2000 Russia Denis Laktionov 10
2001
Sandro Cardoso
17
2002 10
2003
Nádson
14
2004 14
2005 Croatia Mato Neretljak 10
2006 South Korea Baek Ji-hoon 5
2007
Nádson
8
2008
Edu
16
2009
Edu
7
2010
José Mota
11
 
Season Name Goals
2011 North Macedonia Stevica Ristić 9
2012 Montenegro Dženan Radončić 14
2013 North Korea Jong Tae-se 10
2014
Natanael Santos
14
2015 12
2016 12
2017
Johnathan
22
2018 Montenegro Dejan Damjanović 13
2019 Australia Adam Taggart 20
2020 9
2021 Serbia Uroš Đerić
South Korea Kim Gun-hee
South Korea Jeong Sang-bin
South Korea Kim Min-woo
6
2022 South Korea Oh Hyeon-gyu 13

Award winners

The following players have won awards while at Suwon Samsung Bluewings:

Domestic

International

World Cup players

The following players have represented their country at the FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings:

World Cup 1998

World Cup 2002

World Cup 2006

World Cup 2010

World Cup 2014

World Cup 2018

Olympic players

The following players have represented their country at the Summer Olympic Games whilst playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings:

1996

2000

2004

2008

2012

2016

2020

Managers

No. Name From To Season(s) Honours
1
South Korea Kim Ho 22 February 1995 October 2003
1996–2003
1998 K League
1999 K League
2000–01 Asian Club Championship
2001–02 Asian Club Championship
2002 Korean FA Cup
2
South Korea Cha Bum-kun 17 October 2003 6 June 2010
2004–2010
2004 K League
2008 K League
2009 Korean FA Cup
3
South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo 15 June 2010 12 December 2012
2010–2012
2010 Korean FA Cup
4
South Korea Seo Jung-won 12 December 2012
15 October 2018
28 August 2018
2 December 2018
2013–2018
2018
2016 Korean FA Cup
C South Korea Lee Byung-keun 28 August 2018 15 October 2018
2018
5
South Korea Lee Lim-saeng 3 December 2018 17 July 2020
2019–2020
2019 Korean FA Cup
C South Korea Ju Seung-jin 17 July 2020 8 September 2020
2020
6
South Korea Park Kun-ha 8 September 2020 15 April 2022[7]
2020–2022
7
South Korea Lee Byung-keun 18 April 2022 17 April 2023[8]
2022–2023
C South Korea Choi Sung-yong 18 April 2023[9] 5 May 2023
2023
8
South Korea Kim Byung-soo 6 May 2023[10] 26 September 2023[11]
2023
C South Korea Yeom Ki-hun 26 September 2023[12] 2 December 2023
2023
9 South Korea Yeom Ki-hun 9 January 2024
2024–

Supporters

Supporters at Suwon World Cup Stadium

The Frente Tricolor is the official Suwon Samsung Bluewings supporters group.

Rivalries

Sponsorship

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Year Kit supplier Sponsor Shirt printing
1996
Rapido Samsung Electronics BlueWings
1997
Masterpiece+1
1998
1999
Anycall
2000
2001
SensQ
(home)
Bluewin (away)
2002
Adidas Hauzen
2003
2004
PAVV
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Samsung PAVV
2010
2011 Samsung Smart TV
2012
2013
2014 Samsung UHD Curved
2015 Samsung SUHD TV 4K
2016 SUHD TV
2017 Samsung QLED TV
2018 Zaicro
2019 Puma
2020 Samsung QLED 8K
2021 Samsung Neo QLED
2022 Samsung Neo QLED 8K
2023 Samsung Galaxy S23

References

  1. ^ Jee-ho, Yoo (2 December 2023). "How the mighty have fallen: Suwon Samsung Bluewings relegated to K League 2 amid falling payroll". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Bluewings' relegation is latest chapter in Samsung's fall from sporting glory". Korea JoongAng Daily. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ "선수단" [Team]. bluewings.kr (in Korean). Suwon Samsung Bluewings. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ^ "수원, 빅버드 라커룸 새 단장 완료!" (in Korean). 9 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. ^ "수원 10주년 베스트 11 발표" (in Korean). 6 March 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  6. ^ "20주년 기념, 팬들이 뽑은 베스트 일레븐" (in Korean). 12 December 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Suwon Samsung Bluewings coach Park Kun-ha resigns amid winless slide". Yonhap News Agency. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ^ "수원 삼성, 이병근 감독 부임 1주년 앞두고 '경질'". SPOTV News (in Korean). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  9. ^ "수원 삼성, 이병근 감독 경질…최성용 감독대행 체제". yonhapnewstv.co.kr (in Korean). 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Kim Byung-soo appointed as new Suwon Samsung Bluewings manager". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023. Kim will take the helm at the Bluewings, who currently have two draws and eight losses on the season, on Saturday, after the club's Friday game against Incheon United.
  11. ^ "'전통 명가' 수원, 김병수 감독과 결별". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  12. ^ "[오피셜]'최하위' 수원, 김병수 감독 전격 '경질', '레전드' 염기훈 대행체제로 '승부수'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  13. ^ 수원 삼성, 첫번째 ‘수원 더비’에서 신승

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