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
5th	K3 League Basic	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	Jamsil Baseball Stadium
	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)

FA Cup

Club	Winners	Runners-up
FC Seoul	1 (2015)	2 (2014, 2016)

International

AFC Champions League

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

^ "History of Seoul Sports - Seoul Metropolitan Government" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 5 August 2013.
^ 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.

External links

[1] "History of Seoul Sports - Seoul Metropolitan Government" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 5 August 2013.

[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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