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, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in December 1995, they have won the national championship on four occasions (

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, 2004 and

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), as well as the

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(the predecessor to the AFC Champions League) twice, in 2000–01 and 2001–02.

History

The club was officially founded in December 1995 by

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, becoming 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 its other clubs to forge similar links with local communities. Former South Korean national team manager

Kim Ho Kim Ho (; born 24 November 1944) is a South Korean former football player and manager. Early life Kim was born in Tongyeong, a coastal city of South Korea, and started football in his hometown. He originally joined Tongyeong High School whe ...

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

and retained in

as Suwon started to dominate Korean football. Suwon lifted the

twice in succession in 2000–01 and 2001–02, and also added the

Asian Super Cup The Asian Super Cup was an annual football competition between the winners of the Asian Club Championship and the Asian Cup Winners' Cup. The competition started in 1995, but came to an end in 2002 after both major AFC tournaments were merged int ...

to their roll of honors on two occasions. In the 2002 season, Suwon also won the

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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 Seongnam () is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential city ...

claimed victory in the K-League championship play-off final and Chunnam Dragons won in the

final, thwarting Suwon's attempts to win the first ever domestic

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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

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and the

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. Suwon won the

five times in the 2002, 2009, 2010,

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and

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, becoming the most winning team in the FA Cup. In particular, the 2016 Korean FA Cup final drew attention as it was a

Super Match The Super Match ( ko, 슈퍼매치) is a name for a football rivalry between two South Korean football teams from the Seoul Capital Area, FC Seoul and Suwon Samsung Bluewings. The match and the rivalry between the two teams is regarded as the bi ...

against traditional rival FC Seoul.

Crest and colours

Crest

The current crest has been used by the Bluewings since 2008. It depicts the

Hwaseong Fortress Hwaseong Fortress or Suwon Hwaseong is a fortification surrounding the centre of Suwon, the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, in South Korea. It was built from 1794 to 1796 by King Jeongjo of the Joseon dynasty to house and honour the remains of ...

, a

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and a prominent symbol of the city of Suwon. The wing on the top of the crest is the club's first crest and symbolises their will to rise to the of world football.

Colours

The Bluewings' colours are blue, red and white. Blue is the colour of

and also symbolises youth and hope. Red is the symbol of bravery, passion, challenge, vitality and dynamism. White represents benevolence, purity and fair play.

Grounds

Stadium

The Suwon Samsung Bluewings used the 11,808-seat Suwon Sports Complex as their home stadium from 1995 through 2001.

began building the

, the current home of the Bluewings, in 1996, but construction stopped in 1998 due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. With the support of the city of Suwon and

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, the stadium was completed in May 2001. It was used as a venue for the

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. Based on the shape of the roof of the stadium, fans sometimes call the stadium the "Big Bird".

Training ground

The Bluewings' training ground is located in Dongtan, a district of Hwaseong.

Kit history

Players

Current squad

Out on loan and military service

Club captains

Notable players

; Hall of Fame :

Seo Jung-won Seo Jung-won (born 17 December 1970) is a South Korean football manager and former player, currently in charge of Chengdu Rongcheng. Playing career A winger who had explosive pace, Seo was nicknamed the "Nalssaendori", which means an agi ...

(1999–2004) : Park Kun-ha (1996–2006) : Lee Woon-jae (1996–2011) : Lee Byung-keun (1996–2006) : Kim Jin-woo (footballer), Kim Jin-woo (1996–2007) : Ko Jong-soo (1996–2004) : Denis Laktionov (1996–2003, 2006–2007) : Sandro Cardoso dos Santos, Sandro (2000–2002, 2005–2007) : Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, Nádson (2003–2008) : Kwak Hee-ju (2003–2013, 2015–2016) : Natanael de Souza Santos Júnior, Natanael Santos (2013–2017) ; Greatest ever team (10th anniversary) 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. * Goalkeeper (association football), Goalkeeper : Lee Woon-jae (1996–2011) * Defender (association football), Defenders : Park Kun-ha (1996–2006) : Choi Sung-yong (2002–2006) : Lee Byung-keun (1996–2006) * Midfielders : Ko Jong-soo (1996–2004) : Denis Laktionov (1996–2003, 2006–2007) : Kim Do-heon (2001–2005, 2009–2014) :

(1999–2004) : Kim Jin-woo (footballer), Kim Jin-woo (1996–2007) * Forward (association football), Forwards : Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, Nádson (2003–2008) : Saša Drakulić (1998–2000) ; Greatest ever team (20th anniversary) 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. * Goalkeeper (association football), Goalkeeper : Lee Woon-jae (1996–2011) * Defender (association football), Defenders : Choi Sung-yong (2002–2006) : Mato Neretljak (2005–2008, 2011) : Lee Byung-keun (1996–2006) : Kwak Hee-ju (2003-2013, 2015–2016) * Midfielders : Denis Laktionov (1996–2003, 2006–2007) : Ko Jong-soo (1996–2004) : Kim Jin-woo (footballer), Kim Jin-woo (1996–2007) :

(1999–2004) * Forward (association football), Forwards : Park Kun-ha (1996–2006) : Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, Nádson (2003–2008)

Honours

Domestic

League

**Winners (4):

, 2004,

**Runners-up (4): 1996 K League, 1996, 2006 K League, 2006, 2014 K League Classic, 2014, 2015 K League Classic, 2015

Cups

* Korean FA Cup **Winners (5): 2002, 2009, 2010,

**Runners-up (3): 1996 Korean FA Cup, 1996, 2006 Korean FA Cup, 2006, 2011 Korean FA Cup, 2011 * Korean League Cup **Winners (6): 1999 Korean League Cup, 1999, 1999 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup), 1999s, 2000 Korean League Cup, 2000, 2001 Korean League Cup, 2001, 2005 Korean League Cup, 2005, 2008 Korean League Cup, 2008 * Korean Super Cup **Winners (3): 1999, 2000, 2005

International

**Winners (2): 2000–01, 2001–02 * Asian Cup Winners' Cup **Runners-up (1): 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, 1997–98 *

**Winners (2): 2001 Asian Super Cup, 2001, 2002 Asian Super Cup, 2002 * A3 Champions Cup **Winners (1): 2005 A3 Champions Cup, 2005

Record

results are not counted. * The

and 2000 K League, 2000 seasons had Penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-outs instead of draws. * A – Adidas Cup, P – K-League Cup (Supplementary Cup), Pro-Specs Cup, PM – K-League Cup (Supplementary Cup), Philip Morris Cup, D – K-League Cup (Supplementary Cup), Daehan Fire Insurance Cup, S – Samsung Hauzen Cup, PK – 2009 K-League Cup, Peace Cup Korea, PC – 2010 K-League Cup, Posco Cup, RC – 2011 K-League Cup, Rush & Cash Cup
CW – Asian Cup Winners Cup, CC –

, SC –

, CL – AFC Champions League, A3 – A3 Champions Cup, PP – Pan-Pacific Championship, ST – Saitama City Cup

AFC Champions League record

All results (home and away) list Suwon's goal tally first.

Player statistics

Top scorers by seasons

Award winners

The following players have won awards while at Suwon Samsung Bluewings: Domestic *K League MVP Award#K League 1 Winners (1983–present), K League MVP Award ** Ko Jong-soo (1998) ** Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, Nádson (2004) ** Lee Woon-jae (2008) *K League Top Scorer Award ** Saša Drakulić (1999) ** Sandro Cardoso dos Santos, Sandro (2004) ** Natanael de Sousa Santos Júnior, Natanael Santos (2014) ** Johnathan Aparecido da Silva, Johnathan (2017) ** Adam Taggart (2019) *K League Top Assists Award ** Denis Laktionov (1999) ** Yeom Ki-hun (2015, 2016) *K League Best XI ** Yoon Sung-Hyo (1996) ** Pavel Badea (1996) ** Lee Jin-Haeng (1998) ** Ko Jong-Soo (1998, 1999) ** Lee Woon-Jae (1999, 2002, 2004, 2008) ** Shin Hong-Gi (1999) ** Seo Jung-Won (1999, 2001, 2002) ** Denis Laktionov (1999, 2000) ** Saša Drakulić (1998, 1999) ** Sandro Cardoso dos Santos, Sandro Cardoso (2001) ** Javier Martín Musa (2004) ** Kwak Hee-Ju (2004) ** Kim Do-Heon (2004) ** Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, Nádson (2004) ** Cho Won-Hee (2005, 2008) ** Park Ho-Jin (2006) ** Mato Neretljak (2006, 2007, 2008) ** Lee Kwan-Woo (2006, 2007) ** Eduardo Gonçalves de Oliveira, Edu (2008) ** Yeom Ki-hun (2011, 2015, 2017) ** Hong Chul (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019) ** Natanael de Souza Santos Júnior, Natanael Santos (2014) ** Kwon Chang-hoon (2015, 2016) ** Johnathan Aparecido da Silva, Johnathan (2017) ** Adam Taggart (2019) ** Lee Ki-je (2021) *K League Young Player of the Year ** Park Kun-ha (1996) ** Ha Tae-kyun (2007) *Korean FA Cup MVP Award **

(2002) ** Lee Woon-jae (2009) ** Yeom Ki-hun (2010, 2016) ** Ko Seung-beom (2019) *Korean FA Cup Top Scorer Award ** Denis Laktionov (1996) ** Yeom Ki-hun (2019) International *AFC Champions League#Top scorers, AFC Champions League Top Scorer ** José Roberto Rodrigues Mota, José Mota (2010) *AFC Champions League#Most Valuable Player, AFC Champions League MVP Award ** Zoltan Sabo (2000–01) * AFC Champions League BEST XI ** Dejan Damjanović (2018) *A3 Champions Cup#Records, A3 Champion Cup Top Scorer ** Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, Nádson (2005) * A3 Champions Cup#Records, A3 Champions Cup MVP ** Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, Nádson (2005)

World Cup players

The following players have represented their country at the FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings: 1998 FIFA World Cup, World Cup 1998 * Ko Jong-soo 2002 FIFA World Cup, World Cup 2002 * Lee Woon-jae * Choi Sung-yong 2006 FIFA World Cup, World Cup 2006 * Lee Woon-jae * Song Chong-gug * Cho Won-hee * Kim Nam-il 2010 FIFA World Cup, World Cup 2010 * Lee Woon-jae * Yeom Ki-hun 2014 FIFA World Cup, World Cup 2014 * Jung Sung-ryong 2018 FIFA World Cup, World Cup 2018 * Matthew Jurman

Olympic players

The following players have represented their country at the Summer Olympic Games whilst playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 * Ko Jong-soo * Lee Kyung-soo * Lee Ki-hyung Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 * Ko Jong-soo Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 * Cho Byung-kuk * Kim Do-heon Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 * Baek Ji-hoon * Shin Young-rok Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 * Jung Sung-ryong Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 * Kwon Chang-hoon Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 * :ko:안찬기, An Chan-gi * Kwon Chang-hoon

Managers

Club officials

Executive Office * Owner: Cheil Worldwide (

's subsidiary) * Principal owner: Yoo Jeong-keun (President & CEO of Cheil Worldwide) * Chairman: Lee Jun * Director: Oh Dong-seok Coaching Staff * Head coach: Lee Byung-keun * Assistant coach: Choi Sung-yong * Goalkeeper coach: Kim Dae-hwan * First Team coach: Cho Jae-min * Reserve Team coach: Oh Jang-eun * Physical coach: Kwon Bo-sung * Youth academy coach: Kim Seok-woo (U18) * Scout: Lee Kyung-soo * Scout: Lee Jong-min (footballer, born 1983), Lee Jong-min Medical Staff * Club doctor: Yoo Hwan-mo * Assistant club doctor: Kim Kwang-tae * Assistant club doctor: Han Seung-hee Supporting Staff * Performance analyst: Kim Hyung-su * Kit manager: Yeop Hyun-soo

Supporters

The Frente Tricolor is the official Suwon Samsung Bluewings supporters group.

Rivalries

* Jijidae derby: vs Anyang LG Cheetahs (1996–2003) *

: vs FC Seoul (2004–present) * Magyedaejeon: vs Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (2000–2013) * Suwon derby: vs Suwon FC (2005–present)수원 삼성, 첫번째 ‘수원 더비’에서 신승
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Sponsorship

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

References

External links

Suwon Samsung Bluewings Official website

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