Suwon Samsung Bluewings


Suwon Samsung Bluewings is a South Korean football club based in Suwon, South Korea, that plays in the K League 1. Founded in December 1995, they have won the national championship on four occasions, and the Asian Club Championship twice.
Asia's Player of the Century Cha Bum-kun was the manager of the club from 2004 to 2010, when he replaced former South Korea national team manager Kim Ho who had been the club's first manager.

History

The club was officially founded in December 1995, by Samsung, to be the ninth member of the K-League from the 1996 season. It was also the first club to be founded in one specific city, a plan which led to the K-League initiating plans to encourage the other member clubs to forge similar links with local communities.
Former South Korean national team manager Kim Ho took charge of the side from their first season in the K-League, and the team finished runners-up in the championship play-off that season. The championship was secured in 1998 and retained in 1999 as Suwon started to dominate Korean football.
Suwon lifted the Asian Club Championship twice in succession in 2000–01 and 2001–02, and also added the Asian Super Cup to their roll of honors on two occasions.
In the 2002 season, Suwon also won the FA Cup for the first time, achieving a continental double.
The departure of Kim Ho in 2003 saw Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun appointed manager ahead of the 2004 season, and the club won its third league title in his debut season as manager.
Suwon finished runners-up in both major domestic competitions in 2006, as Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma claimed victory in the K-League championship play-off final and Chunnam Dragons won in the FA Cup final, thwarting Suwon's attempts to win the first ever domestic double in Korean football.
The 2008 season became one of the most successful seasons in the club's history. Suwon achieved a domestic "double" by winning the K League Championship and the League Cup.
Suwon won the FA Cup four times in the 2009, 2010, 2016 and 2019, becoming the most winning team in the FA Cup.
In particular, the 2016 fa Cup final drew attention as it was a super match against traditional rival fc Seoul.

Colours and crest

Crest

The current crest has been used since 2008. The castle in the middle of the crest is the Hwaseong Fortress, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The wing in the top of the crest symbolizes the Suwon Samsung Bluewings Football Club's will to rise to the top and emerge victorious by speedy and dynamic game plays. BLUEWINGS is the representation of the Suwon Samsung Football Club opening doors to Korean football's brighter future.

Colours

The club's main colour, blue, is the colour of Samsung, the club's owner, and also represents "clear blue sky, hope, dream, vision, and the future". Red is a symbol of burning passion, endless challenge and expressing energy and dynamic.

Grounds

Stadium

Suwon Samsung Bluewings used Suwon Sports Complex as its home stadium from 1995 through 2001, which seats around 11,808.
Samsung began building the stadium in 1996, but construction stopped in 1998 due to the financial crisis, and with the support of Suwon and Gyeonggi Province, it was able to complete the construction in may 2001. This stadium was used as a venue for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Based on the shape of the roof of the stadium, fans sometimes call the stadium Big Bird.

Training ground

Suwon Samsung Bluewings's training ground is located in Dongtan, a district of Hwaseong.

Slogans

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

Asian

SeasonTeamsLeagueLeague CupFA CupSuper CupAFCOther:Category:Suwon Samsung Bluewings managers|Manager
19969Runners-up3218955733+24636th Runners-up Kim Ho
1997105th1877423230286th
3rd 		Quarter-finalRunners-up Kim Ho
199810Champions2013163422+12356th
4th 		Quarter-final Kim Ho
199910Champions2923066026+3464Winners
Winners 		1st roundWinners4th Kim Ho
2000105th27140134843+536Winners
8th 		Quarter-finalWinners Kim Ho
2001103rd27125104035+541Winners 1st roundChampions
Winners 		Kim Ho
2002103rd2712964026+14454th WinnersChampions
Winners 		Kim Ho
2003123rd441915105946+1372No competitionRound of 32No competition Kim Ho
200413Champions2714673224+8464th Round of 16 Cha Bum-kun
20051310th2461082932–328Winners Round of 16WinnersWinners
Group E 2nd 		Cha Bum-kun
200614Runners-up29121073125+64612th Runners-up Cha Bum-kun
2007143rd2715663625+1151Semi-final Round of 16Competition ceased Cha Bum-kun
200814Champions2818464926+2358Winners Round of 16Competition ceased Cha Bum-kun
20091510th2888122932–332Quarter-final WinnersCompetition ceasedRound of 16 Winners Cha Bum-kun
2010157th28125113944–541Semi-final WinnersCompetition ceasedQuarter-final Runners-up Cha Bum-kun
Yoon Sung-hyo
2011164th3017495133+1855Semi-final Runners-upCompetition ceasedSemi-final Yoon Sung-hyo
2012164th442013116151+1073Competition ceasedQuarter-finalCompetition ceased Yoon Sung-hyo
2013145th38158155043+753Competition ceasedRound of 16Competition ceasedGroup H, 4th Seo Jung-won
201412Runners-up38191095237+1567Competition ceasedRound of 32Competition ceased Seo Jung-won
201512Runners-up38191096043+1767Competition ceasedRound of 32Competition ceasedRound of 16 Seo Jung-won
2016127th381018105659–348Competition ceasedWinnersCompetition ceasedGroup G, 3rd Seo Jung-won
2017123rd38171386341+2264Competition ceasedSemi-finalCompetition ceasedGroup G, 3rd Seo Jung-won
2018126th381311145354–150Competition ceasedSemi-finalCompetition ceasedSemi-final Seo Jung-won
Lee Byung-keun
Seo Jung-won
2019128th381212144649–348Competition ceasedWinnersCompetition ceased Lee Lim-saeng

Current squad

Out on loan and military service

Club Captains

DatesCaptainsVice-Captains
1996 Kim Doo-ham Yoon Sung-hyo
1997 Shin Sung-hwan
1998 Jung Sung-hoon
1999 Shin Hong-gi
2000 Shin Hong-gi
2001 Park Kun-ha
2002 Seo Jung-won
2003 Kim Jin-woo Lee Woon-jae
2004 Lee Byung-keun Kim Young-sun
2005 Choi Sung-yong Kim Dae-eui
2006 Kim Nam-il Cho Jae-min
2007 Lee Kwan-woo Lee Jung-soo
2008 Song Chong-gug Kwak Hee-ju
2009 Lee Woon-jae Hong Soon-hak
2010 Cho Won-hee Kim Dae-eui
2011 Choi Sung-kuk Yeom Ki-hun
2012 Kwak Hee-ju Oh Beom-seok
2013 Kim Do-heon Oh Jang-eun
2014 Yeom Ki-hun Oh Jang-eun
2015 Yeom Ki-hun Kim Eun-sun
2016 Yeom Ki-hun Hong Chul, Shin Se-gye
2017 Yeom Ki-hun Koo Ja-ryong, Lee Jong-sung
2018 Kim Eun-sun Koo Ja-ryong, Lee Jong-sung
2019 Yeom Ki-hun Choi Sung-Keun, Hong Chul
2020 Yeom Ki-hun Choi Sung-Keun

Notable players

; Hall of Fame
; Greatest ever team
In the spring of 2005, as part of the club's celebration of its 10th anniversary, Suwon fans voted for the best players in the club's history. The players who received the most votes in each position were named in the club's greatest ever team.
; Greatest ever team
In the spring of 2015, as part of the club's celebration of its 20th anniversary, Suwon fans voted for the best players in the club's history. The players who received the most votes in each position were named in the club's greatest ever team.

Top scorers by seasons

Award winners

The following players have won the awards while at Suwon Samsung Bluewings:
Domestic
International
The following players have represented their country at the FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings:
World Cup 1998
World Cup 2002
World Cup 2006
World Cup 2010
World Cup 2014
World Cup 2018
The following players have represented their country at the Summer Olympic Games whilst playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings:
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
''As of end of 2019 season
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

Club officials

Executive Office
Coaching Staff
Medical Staff
Supporting Staff
The Frente Tricolor is the official Suwon Samsung Bluewings supporters group.

Rivalries

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