Jeju United FC

The Jeju United Football Club (Hangul: 제주 유나이티드) is a South Korean professional football club. The club is based in Seogwipo, Jeju Province and plays in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the Yukong Elephants and Bucheon SK.

"Bucheon SK" redirects here. For the club founded by supporters, see Bucheon FC 1995.
Jeju United
제주 유나이티드
Full nameJeju United Football Club
제주 유나이티드 FC
Nickname(s)Jeju Mountaineers
Founded1982 (1982) (as Yukong FC)[1]
GroundJeju World Cup Stadium
Capacity35,657
OwnerSK Energy
ChairmanKoo Ja-young
ManagerNam Ki-il
LeagueK League 1
2020 K League 2, 1st of 10 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
SK Sports
Football Baseball Basketball
Handball
(Men's)		 Handball
(Women's)		 Esports

History

An original member of the K League founded on 17 December 1982, the team was then called the Yukong Elephants. Yukong was owned and financially supported by the Sunkyoung Group's subsidiary, Yukong (currently SK Group's "SK Energy"), along with Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi as its franchise. The Kokkiri (elephant) was its mascot. The club won the league championship on only one occasion (in 1989).

At the end of 1995 the side moved from the Dongdaemun Stadium in Seoul to the Mokdong Stadium on the western edge of Seoul, as part of K-League's decentralization policy.[2]

Three clubs based in Seoul–the Yukong Elephants, LG Cheetahs, and Ilhwa Chunma–didn't accept this policy, so the Seoul government gave an eviction order to the three clubs. However they guaranteed that if clubs built a soccer-specific stadium in Seoul, they could have a Seoul franchise and return to Seoul. As a result, the three clubs were evicted from Seoul to other cities. The Yukong Elephants moved to the city of Bucheon, a satellite city of Seoul, (25 km away). Mid-way through the 1997 season, the club re-branded itself as Bucheon SK.

Because the city of Bucheon lacked a stadium, they used Mokdong Stadium in Seoul until 2000. At the start of the 2001 season, the team moved to the 35,545-capacity Bucheon Leports Complex.

In 2006, Bucheon SK announced their move to Jeju without any fore notice, renamed themselves "Jeju United FC," and adopted the vacant Jeju World Cup Stadium as their new home ground. Jeju Province had never been represented in top flight South Korean football until then.

On January 3, 2008, Jeju appointed Arthur Bernardes for new manager. On October 14, 2009, Arthur Bernardes announced his resignation due to Jeju's bad form in the K-League.

On November 24, 2019, Jeju lost their penultimate match of the season to the Suwon Samsung Bluewings, which meant the club could no longer avoid relegation to the K League 2.

Franchise relocation history
Club Name City / Area Period
Yukong Elephants Seoul+Incheon+Gyeonggi 1983[1]
Yukong Elephants Seoul 1984–86[1]
Yukong Elephants Incheon+Gyeonggi 1987–90
Yukong Elephants Seoul – Dongdaemun Stadium 1991–95
Bucheon Yukong
Bucheon SK		 Seoul – Mokdong Stadium[2] 1996
Bucheon SK Bucheon – Bucheon Stadium 1997–05
Jeju United Jeju  – Jeju World Cup Stadium 2006–present

[1] During 1983–86, K-League didn't have home and away system, so franchise relocations were meaningless at that time.
[2] Bucheon SK held all home matches at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul until 2000, Because Bucheon Stadium was under construction.

Kits

Kit suppliers

Honours

League
Winners (1): 1989
Runners-up (5): 1984, 1994, 2000, 2010, 2017
Winners (1): 2020

Cups
Runners-up (1): 2004
Winners (3): 1994, 1996, 2000s
Runners-up (2): 1998, 1998s

Records
Season Division Tms. Pos. FA Cup AFC CL
1983 1 5 3 – –
1984 1 8 2 – –
1985 1 8 5 – –
1986 1 6 4 – –
1987 1 5 3 – –
1988 1 5 3 – –
1989 1 6 1 – –
1990 1 6 4 – –
1991 1 6 4 – –
1992 1 6 6 – –
1993 1 6 5 – –
1994 1 7 2 – –
1995 1 8 4 – –
1996 1 9 4 Semi-final –
1997 1 10 10 Quarter-finals –
1998 1 10 7 Round of 16 –
1999 1 10 3 Quarter-final –
2000 1 10 2 Semi-final –
2001 1 10 7 Round of 16 –
2002 1 10 8 Round of 16 –
2003 1 12 12 Semi-final –
2004 1 13 13 Runners-up –
2005 1 13 5 Round of 16 –
2006 1 14 13 Round of 32 –
2007 1 14 11 Semi-final –
2008 1 14 10 Round of 32 –
2009 1 15 14 Quarter-final –
2010 1 15 2 Semi-final –
2011 1 16 9 Round of 16 Group stage
2012 1 16 6 Semi-final –
2013 1 14 9 Semi-final –
2014 1 12 5 Round of 32 –
2015 1 12 6 Quarter-final –
2016 1 12 3 Round of 32 –
2017 1 12 2 Round of 16 Round of 16
2018 1 12 5 Quarter-final Group stage
2019 1 12 12 Round of 16 –
2020 2 10 1 Round of 16 –
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league

AFC Champions League record
Season Round Opposition Home Away Agg.
2011 Group E Tianjin TEDA 0–1 0–3 3rd
Melbourne Victory 1–1 2–1
Gamba Osaka 2–1 1–3
2017 Group H Jiangsu Suning 0–1 2–1 2nd
Gamba Osaka 2–0 4–1
Adelaide United 1–3 3–3
Round of 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.) 2–3
2018 Group G Guangzhou Evergrande 0–2 3–5 4th
Cerezo Osaka 0–1 1–2
Buriram United 0–1 2–0

Players

Current squad
As of 25 September 2020

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 Yoon Bo-sang
2 DF  KOR Kim Ji-woon
3 DF  KOR Kim Seung-woo
4 DF  CYP Valentinos Sielis
5 DF  KOR Kweon Han-jin
6 DF  KOR Kang Yun-seong
7 MF  KOR Jo Seong-joon
8 MF  KOR Lee Chang-min
9 FW  KOR Jung Jo-gook
13 DF  KOR Chung Woon
14 DF  KOR Kim Young-uk
15 DF  KOR Lim Deok-keun
16 MF  KOR Lee Dong-hee
17 FW  KOR Ahn Hyun-beom
18 FW  KOR Joo Min-kyu
19 FW  KOR Gong Min-hyun
20 DF  KOR Lim Dong-hyuk
21 GK  KOR Oh Seung-hoon
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  KOR Jeong Woo-jae
23 DF  KOR Baek Dong-kyu
24 MF  KOR Seo Jin-soo
25 MF  KOR Park Min-soo
26 FW  KOR Kim Hyun-woo
27 DF  KOR Kim Yeong-uk
28 MF  KOR Kwon Sung-hyun
30 MF  KOR Baek Seung-woo
31 GK  KOR Yoo Yeon-soo
32 FW  KOR Jung Sang-kyu
33 DF  KOR Park Won-jae
34 DF  KOR Kim Kyung-jae
35 DF  KOR Kim Oh-gyu
37 MF  KOR Lee Dong-ryul
38 DF  KOR Lee Kyu-hyuk
40 DF  KOR Kim Jae-bong
77 FW  BRA Éder

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
— FW  KOR Jin Seong-wook (to Sangju Sangmu for military service)
— MF  KOR Ryu Seung-woo (to Sangju Sangmu for military service)
— MF  KOR Lee Chan-dong (to Sangju Sangmu for military service)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  KOR Lee Chang-keun (to Sangju Sangmu for military service)
— MF  CRC Elias Aguilar (to Incheon United)
— MF  KOR Lee Eun-beom (to Chungnam Asan)

Managers

Coaching staff
Position Name Notes
Manager Nam Ki-il
Assistant Manager Lee Jung-hyo
First Team Coach Cho Kwang-soo
Goalkeeping Coach Ki Woo-sung
Fitness Coach Guilherme Rondon
Reserve Team Manager Ma Chul-jun

Managerial history

K League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's

# Name Start End Season Notes
1
 Lee Jong-Hwan 1982/04/20 1985/07/21 1983–85 Resigned in the middle of season
2
 Kim Jung-Nam 1985/07/21 1992/05/12 1985–92 Resigned in the middle of season
C
 Park Young-Hwan
(Caretaker manager)		 1986/??/?? 1986/??/?? 1986 Kim Jung-Nam was called up
as a national team manager for
1986 FIFA World Cup,
1986 Asian Games
C
 Choi Jong-Duk
(Caretaker manager)		 1988/07/13 1988/09/14 1988 Kim Jung-Nam was called up
as a national team manager for
1988 Summer Olympics
C Park Sung-Hwa
Ham Heung-Chul
(Caretaker manager)		 1992/05/12 1992/12/19 1992
3
 Park Sung-Hwa 1992/12/20 1994/10/29 1993–94
C
 Cho Yoon-Hwan
(Caretaker manager)		 1994/10/30 1994/12/31 1994
4
 Valeri Nepomniachi 1995/01/01 1998/10/31 1995–98
C
 Cho Yoon-Hwan
(Caretaker manager)		 1998/11/01 1998/12/31 1998
5
 Cho Yoon-Hwan 1999/01/01 2001/08/14 1999–01 Resigned in the middle of season
C
 Choi Yun-Kyum
(Caretaker manager)		 2001/08/14 2001/08/31 2001
6
 Choi Yun-Kyum 2001/09/01 2002/09/01 2001–02 Resigned in the middle of season
7
 Tınaz Tırpan 2002/09/02 2003/05/14 2002–03 Resigned in the middle of season
C
 Ha Jae-Hoon
(Caretaker manager)		 2003/05/14 2003/07/18 2003
8
 Ha Jae-Hoon 2003/07/19 2003/12/31 2003
9
 Jung Hae-Seong 2004/01/01 2007/11/03 2004–07
10
 Arthur Bernardes 2008/01/04 2009/10/14 2008–09 Resigned in the middle of season
C
 Cho Jin-Ho
(Caretaker manager)		 2009/10/14 2009/10/29 2009
11
 Park Kyung-Hoon 2009/10/30 2014/12/03 2010–14
12
 Jo Sung-hwan 2014/12/19 2016/10/14 2014–2016
13
 Kim In-soo 2016/10/14 2016/12/15 2016 Due to Coaching License for AFC Champions League
Kim In-soo is appointed.
14
 Jo Sung-hwan 2016/12/30 2019/05/02 2017–2019
15
 Choi Yun-Kyum 2019/05/03 2019/11/30 2019
16
 Nam Ki-il 2019/12/26 present 2020–

References
  1. Official Club Profile at K League Website
  2. Note:This policy was carried out due to two reasons. In 1995, Korea was under bidding for 2002 FIFA World Cup. The reasons were the KFA and K League want to build a soccer-specific stadium in Seoul and both wanted to spread football to the provinces.
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