Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

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.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC

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
Capacity	42,477
Owner	Hyundai Motor Company
Chairman	Chung Eui-sun
Manager	Park Won-jae (caretaker)
League	K League 1
2023	K League 1, 4th of 12
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

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.

Current squad

As of 29 February 2024

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   KOR Kim Jeong-hoon 2 DF   CZE Tomáš Petrášek 3 DF   KOR Jeong Tae-wook 4 MF   KOR Park Jin-seop 5 DF   KOR Jang Min-jun 6 MF   KOR Lee Soo-bin 7 MF   KOR Han Kyo-won 8 MF   KOR Lee Yeong-jae 9 FW   BRA Tiago Orobó 10 FW   KOR Song Min-kyu 11 MF   KOR Lee Dong-jun 13 GK   KOR Jeong Min-ki 14 DF   KOR Lee Jae-ik 15 DF   KOR Ku Ja-ryong 16 FW   KOR Park Jae-yong 17 DF   KOR Ahn Hyeon-beom 18 FW   KOR Lee Jun-ho 19 MF   GHA Nana Boateng 21 DF   KOR Park Chang-woo 22 DF   KOR Jeong Woo-jae 23 DF   KOR Kim Jin-su (captain) 24 DF   KOR Ma Ji-kang 25 DF   KOR Choi Chul-soon 26 DF   KOR Hong Jeong-ho 27 MF   KOR Moon Seon-min

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 MF   KOR Maeng Seong-ung 29 MF   KOR Lee Ji-hoon 30 MF   KOR Lee Kyu-dong 31 GK   KOR Gong Si-hyeon 32 MF   KOR Kim Rae-woo 33 MF   KOR Jeon Byung-kwan 34 MF   KOR Um Seung-min 35 MF   KOR Kang Yeong-seok 36 MF   KOR Jang Nam-ung 37 MF   KOR Park Jun-beom 38 GK   KOR Kim Tae-yang 39 DF   KOR Kim Tae-hwan 40 DF   KOR Lee Woo-yeon 47 MF   KOR Park Chae-joon 49 FW   KOR Sung Jin-young 50 DF   KOR Jin Si-woo 55 GK   KOR Hwang Jae-yun 70 DF   KOR Park Si-hwa 77 MF   KOR Kwon Chang-hoon 80 FW   BRA Marcus Vinicius 88 MF   KOR Park Kyu-min 96 MF   KOR Park Ju-yeong 98 FW   BRA Hernandes Rodrigues 99 MF   KOR Kim Chang-hoon

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

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   KOR Jeon Ji-wan (to FC Ryukyu) — GK   KOR Kim Jun-hong (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military duty) — DF   KOR Lee You-hyeon (to Gangwon FC) — MF   KOR Kang Sang-yoon (to Suwon FC)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   KOR Kim Jin-gyu (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military duty) — MF   KOR Lee Min-hyuk (to Gyeongnam FC) — MF   KOR Oh Jae-hyeok (to Seongnam FC)

Domestic

• K League 1

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

• AFC Champions League

Winners (2): 2006, 2016
Runners-up (1): 2011

• Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Runners-up (1): 2002

Coaching staff

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

Source: Official website

Support staff

• Physiotherapist:   Gilvan Oliveira
• Medical department:   Kim Jae-oh,   Kim Byeong-seon,   Lee Gyu-yeol
• Interpreters:   Kim Min-su,   Mun Keon-ho,   Choe Dong-eun
• Kit manager:   Lee Min-ho
• Analysts:   Lee Sun-gu,   Kim Ki-hyun

Source: Official website

Domestic record

AFC Champions League record

All results list Jeonbuk's goal tally first.

Season	Round	Opposition	Home	Away	Agg.
2004	Group E	Júbilo Iwata	1–2	4–2	1st
		Shanghai Shenhua	0–1	1–0
		BEC Tero Sasana	4–0	4–0
	Quarter-final	Al-Ain	4–1	1–0	5–1
	Semi-final	Al-Ittihad	2–2	1–2	3–4
2006	Group E	Gamba Osaka	3–2	1–1	1st
		Dalian Shide	3–1	0–1
		Da Nang	3–0	1–0
	Quarter-final	Shanghai Shenhua	4–2	0–1	4–3
	Semi-final	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	2–3	4–1	6–5
	Final	Al-Karamah	2–0	1–2	3–2
2007	Quarter-final	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–2	1–2	1–4
2010	Group F	Persipura Jayapura	8–0	4–1	2nd
		Kashima Antlers	1–2	1–2
		Changchun Yatai	1–0	2–1
	Round of 16	Adelaide United	—	3–2 (a.e.t.)	—
	Quarter-final	Al-Shabab	0–2	1–0	1–2
2011	Group G	Shandong Luneng	1–0	2–1	1st
		Arema	6–0	4–0
		Cerezo Osaka	1–0	0–1
	Round of 16	Tianjin TEDA	3–0	—	—
	Quarter-final	Cerezo Osaka	6–1	3–4	9–5
	Semi-final	Al-Ittihad	2–1	3–2	5–3
	Final	Al-Sadd	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	—	—
2012	Group H	Guangzhou Evergrande	1–5	3–1	3rd
		Kashiwa Reysol	0–2	1–5
		Buriram United	3–2	2–0
2013	Group F	Muangthong United	2–0	2–2	2nd
		Guangzhou Evergrande	1–1	0–0
		Urawa Red Diamonds	2–2	3–1
	Round of 16	Kashiwa Reysol	0–2	2–3	2–5
2014	Group G	Yokohama F. Marinos	3–0	1–2	2nd
		Melbourne Victory	0–0	2–2
		Guangzhou Evergrande	1–0	1–3
	Round of 16	Pohang Steelers	1–2	0–1	1–3
2015	Group E	Kashiwa Reysol	0–0	2–3	2nd
		Shandong Luneng	4–1	4–1
		Becamex Binh Duong	3–0	1–1
	Round of 16	Beijing Guoan	1–1	1–0	2–1
	Quarter-final	Gamba Osaka	0–0	2–3	2–3
2016	Group E	FC Tokyo	2–1	3–0	1st
		Jiangsu Suning	2–2	2–3
		Becamex Binh Duong	2–0	2–3
	Round of 16	Melbourne Victory	2–1	1–1	3–2
	Quarter-final	Shanghai SIPG	5–0	0–0	5–0
	Semi-final	FC Seoul	4–1	1–2	5–3
	Final	Al-Ain	2–1	1–1	3–2
2018	Group E	Kashiwa Reysol	3–2	2–0	1st
		Kitchee	3–0	6–0
		Tianjin Quanjian	6–3	2–4
	Round of 16	Buriram United	2–0	2–3	4–3
	Quarter-final	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0–3	3–0 (a.e.t.)	3–3 (2–4 p)
2019	Group G	Beijing Guoan	3–1	1–0	1st
		Buriram United	0–0	0–1
		Urawa Red Diamonds	2–1	1–0
	Round of 16	Shanghai SIPG	1–1 (a.e.t.)	1–1	2–2 (3–5 p)
2020	Group H	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–2	1–4	3rd
		Shanghai SIPG	1–2	2–0
		Sydney FC	1–0	2–2
2021	Group H	Chiangrai United	2–1	3–1	1st
		Gamba Osaka	2–1	2–2
		Tampines Rovers	9–0	4–0
	Round of 16	BG Pathum United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)
	Quarter-final	Ulsan Hyundai	2–3 (a.e.t.)
2022	Group H	Sydney FC	0–0	3–2	2nd
		Yokohama F. Marinos	1–1	1–0
		Hoàng Anh Gia Lai	1–0	1–1
	Round of 16	Daegu FC	2–1 (a.e.t.)
	Quarter-final	Vissel Kobe	3–1 (a.e.t.)
	Semi-final	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)
2023–24	Group F	Kitchee	2–1	2–1	2nd
		Bangkok United	3–2	2–3
		Lion City Sailors	3–0	0–2
	Round of 16	Pohang Steelers	2–0	1–1	3–1
	Quarter-final	Ulsan HD	1–1	0–1	1–2