Seoul E-Land FC

Seoul E-Land
Full name	Seoul E-Land Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Leopards
Short name	SEFC
Founded	2014; 11 years ago
Ground	Mokdong Stadium
Capacity	15,511
Owner	E-Land Group
Chairman	Park Sung-kyung
Head coach	Kim Do-kyun
League	K League 2
2024	K League 2, 3rd of 13
Website	www.seoulelandfc.com
Home colours	Away colours

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.

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.^[2]

In January 2022, the club announced that they would be moving to Mokdong Stadium, as their main stadium, the Seoul Olympic Stadium, underwent reconstruction.^[3]

Players

Current squad

As of 15 January 2025^[4]

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	KOR	Ueom Ye-hoon
3	DF	KOR	Kim Min-kyu
5	DF	ESP	Osmar
14	MF	KOR	Kim Young-uk
15	MF	KOR	Seo Jae-min
16	FW	KOR	Byeon Gyung-jun
20	DF	KOR	Kim Oh-gyu
22	DF	KOR	Cha Seung-hyeon
24	DF	KOR	Chae Gwang-hoon
27	DF	KOR	Cho Dong-jae
30	MF	KOR	Park Chang-hwan
31	FW	KOR	Jeong Jae-min
66	MF	KOR	Baek Ji-ung
70	FW	KOR	Chang Seok-hoon
99	FW	KOR	Kim Gyeol
—	GK	KOR	Kim Min-ho


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	KOR	No Dong-geon
—	DF	KOR	Bae Jin-woo
—	DF	KOR	Kim Ju-hwan
—	DF	KOR	Kwak Seung-min
—	DF	KOR	Kwak Yun-ho
—	DF	KOR	Seo Jin-suk
—	DF	KOR	Shin Seong-hak
—	DF	KOR	Son Hyeok-chan
—	MF	KOR	Kim Hyun-woo
—	MF	KOR	Yoon Suk-ju
—	FW	BRA	Euller
—	FW	AUS	John Iredale
—	FW	BRA	Ítalo
—	FW	KOR	Kim Kang-ho
—	FW	BRA	Pedrinho

Out on loan and military service

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
—	DF	KOR	Oh In-pyo (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service)

Management team

Position	Name
Head coach	Kim Do-kyun
Coach	Cho Sung-rae
Assistant coach	Lee Ho
Goalkeeper coach	Kwon Soon-hyung
Fitness coaches	Park Seong-joon, Seo Young-kyun
Performance analyst	Nagamine Hiroaki

Source: Seoul E-Land FC.

Managerial history

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

Key

Tms. = Number of teams
Pos. = Position in league

References

^ "The Leopards look to Silence The Dragons: Seoul E-Land Vs Jeonnam Dragons". Yahoo Sports. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
^ "이랜드그룹, 프로축구단 창단 발표". K League. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
^ "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.
^ "Players". seoulelandfc.com (in Korean). Seoul E-Land FC. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ Duerden, John (26 July 2015). "Martin Rennie's South Korean mission with second tier Seoul E-Land". ESPN. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
^ "Scottish coach sacked by Seoul football club". The Korea Herald. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
^ "Nat'l football team coach named new boss of second-tier club". The Korea Herald. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "[오피셜] 서울 이랜드, 김병수 영남대 감독 선임... 박건하 감독 사임". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
^ "[오피셜] 서울 이랜드, 인창수 전 코치 감독으로 승격". sportalkorea.com (in Korean). 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ "[공식발표] 서울 이랜드, 김현수 신임 감독 선임". osen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). 15 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "정정용 감독, 서울 이랜드에서 새로운 도전 시작" [Manager Chung Jung-yong begins a new challenge at Seoul E-Land]. isplus.com (in Korean). 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ "[공식발표] 서울이랜드, 정정용 감독과 3년 동행 마침표". goal.com (in Korean). 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "[오피셜] 서울이랜드, 박충균 감독 새 사령탑으로 선임" [[Official] Seoul E-Land appoints Park Choong-kyun as the new top leader]. goal.com (in Korean). 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ "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.
^ "서울이랜드, 수원FC 이끈 김도균 감독 선임…"새로운 에너지 불어 넣겠다" [오피셜]" [Seoul E-Land FC appoints Kim Do-kyun, who led Suwon FC, as the manager…"I will revitalise the team" [Official]]. .xportsnews.com (in Korean). 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

External links

Official website (in Korean)

[1] "The Leopards look to Silence The Dragons: Seoul E-Land Vs Jeonnam Dragons". Yahoo Sports. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

[2] "이랜드그룹, 프로축구단 창단 발표". K League. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2013.

[3] "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.

[4] "Players". seoulelandfc.com (in Korean). Seoul E-Land FC. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

[5] Duerden, John (26 July 2015). "Martin Rennie's South Korean mission with second tier Seoul E-Land". ESPN. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

[6] "Scottish coach sacked by Seoul football club". The Korea Herald. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

[7] "Nat'l football team coach named new boss of second-tier club". The Korea Herald. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[2016naver-8] "[오피셜] 서울 이랜드, 김병수 영남대 감독 선임... 박건하 감독 사임". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

[9] "[오피셜] 서울 이랜드, 인창수 전 코치 감독으로 승격". sportalkorea.com (in Korean). 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

[10] "[공식발표] 서울 이랜드, 김현수 신임 감독 선임". osen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). 15 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[11] "정정용 감독, 서울 이랜드에서 새로운 도전 시작" [Manager Chung Jung-yong begins a new challenge at Seoul E-Land]. isplus.com (in Korean). 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[12] "[공식발표] 서울이랜드, 정정용 감독과 3년 동행 마침표". goal.com (in Korean). 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[13] "[오피셜] 서울이랜드, 박충균 감독 새 사령탑으로 선임" [[Official] Seoul E-Land appoints Park Choong-kyun as the new top leader]. goal.com (in Korean). 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[14] "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.

[15] "서울이랜드, 수원FC 이끈 김도균 감독 선임…"새로운 에너지 불어 넣겠다" [오피셜]" [Seoul E-Land FC appoints Kim Do-kyun, who led Suwon FC, as the manager…"I will revitalise the team" [Official]]. .xportsnews.com (in Korean). 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

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