Sports in Seoul

Seoul is a major center for sports in South Korea. Its professional sports teams compete in football (soccer), baseball, basketball, volleyball.

Overview

Seoul hosted the 1986 Asian Games, commonly known as Asiad, 1988 Olympic Games, and Paralympic Games. It also served as one of the host cities of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Seoul World Cup Stadium hosted the opening ceremony and first game of the tournament.[1]

Seoul has greatest number of professional sports teams and facilities in South Korea.

In the history of South Korean major professional sports league championships which include the K League, KBO League, KBL, V-League, Seoul had multiple championships in a season 2 times, 1990 K League 1 Lucky-Goldstar FC (currently FC Seoul) and KBO League LG Twins in 1990, K League 1 FC Seoul and KBO League Doosan Bears in 2016[2]

Sports teams in Seoul

Football

Seoul's most popular football club is FC Seoul. Recently, FC Seoul finished as a runner-up in 2013 AFC Champions League.

  • Men's football
Tier League Club Home stadium
Top K League 1 FC Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium
2nd K League 2 Seoul E-Land FC Mokdong Stadium
5th K3 League Basic Seoul United Madeul Stadium
Jungnang Chorus Mustang Jungnang Public Ground
  • Women's football
Tier League Club Home stadium
Top WK League Seoul WFC Hyochang Stadium, Seoul Olympic Auxiliary Stadium

Baseball

League Club Home stadium
KBO League Doosan Bears Jamsil Baseball Stadium
LG Twins
Kiwoom Heroes Gocheok Sky Dome

Basketball

  • Seoul SK Knights and Seoul Samsung Thunders.

Volleyball

  • Seoul Woori Card Wibee and GS Caltex Seoul KIXX

Honours

Football

Domestic

  • League Title
Club Champions Runners-up
FC Seoul 4 (1990, 2010, 2012, 2016) 2 (1993, 2008)
Ilhwa Chunma 3 (1993, 1994, 1995) 1 (1992)
Yukong Elephants 0 1 (1994)
Club Winners Runners-up
FC Seoul 1 (2015) 2 (2014, 2016)

International

Club Winners Runners-up
FC Seoul 0 1 (2013)

Women's Domestic

Club Champions Runners-up
Seoul WFC 0 1 (2013)

Baseball

Domestic

  • League Title
Club Champions Runners-up
Doosan Bears 5 (1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2019) 6 (2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2020)
LG Twins 2 (1990, 1994) 4 (1983, 1997, 1998, 2002)
Kiwoom Heroes 0 2 (2014, 2019)

Basketball

Domestic

  • League Title
Club Champions Runners-up
Seoul Samsung Thunders 1 (2006) 3 (2008, 2009, 2017)
Seoul SK Knights 1 (2018) 2 (2002, 2013)

Volleyball

Domestic

  • League Title
Club Champions Runners-up
Seoul Woori Card Wibee

Women's Domestic

  • League Title
Club Champions Runners-up
GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 1 (2013–14)

Multiple Champions

Season Football Club Baseball Club Basketball Club
1990 Lucky-Goldstar FC K League 1 LG Twins KBO League
2006 FC Seoul League Cup Seoul Samsung Thunders Korean Basketball League
2015 FC Seoul FA Cup Doosan Bears KBO League
2016 FC Seoul K League 1 Doosan Bears KBO League

References

  1. ^ "History of Seoul Sports - Seoul Metropolitan Government" (in Korean).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ 2016 프로야구와 프로축구는 모두‘서울의 봄’ (in Korean). Medeaus Ilbo. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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