Seoul E-Land FC (Korean: 서울 이랜드 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul which plays in the K League 2. Seoul E-Land was announced as the league's second football club based in Seoul on 14 April 2014.[1]
| Full name | Seoul E-Land Football Club | ||
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| Short name | SEFC | ||
| Founded | 2014; 8 years ago (2014) | ||
| Ground | Mokdong Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,511 | ||
| Owner | E-Land Group | ||
| Chairman | Park Sung-kyung | ||
| Manager | Park Choong-kyun | ||
| League | K League 2 | ||
| 2022 | K League 2, 7th of 11 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club is owned by the E-Land Group and plays at Mokdong Stadium, as their original home, the Seoul Olympic Stadium, is under reconstruction until 2025.
On 14 April 2014, the E-Land Group officially announced the foundation of a professional football club based in Seoul.
In January 2022, the club announced that they would be moving to Mokdong Stadium, as their main stadium, the Seoul Olympic Stadium, underwent reconstruction.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Source: Seoul E-Land FC.
On 17 July 2014, former Vancouver Whitecaps manager Martin Rennie became the first manager of the club.[4] He was sacked on 15 June 2016.[5]
On 24 June 2016, the club appointed Park Kun-ha as head coach. He resigned on 9 January 2017 and was replaced by Kim Byung-soo.[6]
On 5 December 2017, Kim Byung-soo resigned from the club and In Chang-soo was announced as the next head coach for the 2018 season. He became the first Argentine manager of K League.[7] After the 2018 season, In Chang-soo left the club as his contract expired and Kim Hyun-soo was promoted to the head coach from his scout status.[8] However, he resigned on 22 May 2019 and Woo Sung-yong replaced the position as a caretaker. For the 2020 season, Chung Jung-yong has been appointed as the manager on a three-year contract.
At the end of the 2022 season, Chung Jung-yong left the club as his contract ended. On 10 November 2022, Park Choong-kyun was appointed as the manager, signing a three-year deal.[9]
| No. | Name | Appointed | From | To | Season(s) | Notes |
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2014/07/17 | 2014/09/11 | 2016/06/15 | 2015–2016 |
First manager | |
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2016/06/15 | 2016/06/15 | 2016/06/25 | 2016 |
He was in charge in a match against Busan IPark on 25 June 2016. | |
2 |
2016/06/24 | 2016/06/25 | 2017/01/09 | 2016 |
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3 |
2017/01/09 | 2017/01/09 | 2017/11/17 | 2017 |
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4 |
2017/12/05 | 2017/12/05 | 2018/12/31 | 2018 |
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5 |
2018/12/15 | 2018/12/15 | 2019/05/22 | 2019 |
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C |
2019/05/22 | 2019/05/22 | 2019/11/10 | 2019 |
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6 |
2019/11/28 | 2019/12/05 | 2022/10/25[10] | 2020–2022 |
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7 |
2022/11/10 | 2023– |
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| Season | Division | Tms. | Pos. | FA Cup |
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| 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 |
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