Jeonnam Dragons

Full name	Jeonnam Dragons Football Club 전남 드래곤즈
Short name	JDFC
Founded	1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Ground	Gwangyang Football Stadium
Capacity	13,496
Owner	POSCO
Chairman	Park Se-yeon
Manager	Lee Jang-kwan
League	K League 2
2023	K League 2, 7th of 13
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The Jeonnam Dragons (Korean: 전남 드래곤즈) are a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The Dragons play their home matches at the Gwangyang Football Stadium, one of the first football-specific stadiums in South Korea. They have won the Korean FA Cup four times (1997, 2006, 2007 and 2021) and were the runners-up of K League in 1997. They also reached the final of the 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost to Al Ittihad.

History

The club was founded on 16 December 1994 as Chunnam Dragons,^[1] and appointed former South Korean international Jung Byung-tak as their first manager to oversee their first ever league match which took place on 25 March 1995. Chunnam started life slowly with mid-table finishes during its first few years, but recorded their best ever finish in 1997 when they finished as K League runners-up.^[2] In the same year, however, they won their first trophy after winning the 1997 Korean FA Cup, beating Chunan Ilhwa Chunma 1–0 in the final.^[2] In 1999, they finished as runners-up of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup after beating J-League giants Kashima Antlers 4–1 in the semi-finals, and losing 3–2 against Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia in the final.^[3]

In 2006 and 2007, Jeonnam won two consecutive Korean FA Cup titles, defeating Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Pohang Steelers respectively in the finals.^[4]

On 27 December 2007, Jeonnam appointed Park Hang-seo as its new manager after former manager Huh Jung-moo was appointed to the South Korean national team.^{[citation needed]}

Current squad

As of 23 July 2023^[5]

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 Choi Bong-jin 2 DF  KOR Yoo Ji-ha 3 DF  KOR Choi Hee-won 5 DF  KOR Ko Tae-won 6 MF  KOR Jang Sung-jae (third captain) 7 MF  KOR Im Chan-wool 8 MF  KOR Lee Seok-hyun 9 FW  KOR Ha Nam 10 MF  BRA Valdívia 11 FW  KOS Leonard Pllana 12 FW  KOR Gi Sang-wook (on loan from Jeju United) 14 DF  IDN Asnawi Mangkualam 15 MF  KOR Jeong Ho-jin 16 MF  KOR Lee Hoo-kwon (captain) 17 DF  KOR Yeo Seung-won 18 FW  KOR Kim Beom-jin 19 FW  KOR Lee Yong-jae 20 FW  CRO Leo Mikić

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW  KOR Choi Sung-jin 23 GK  KOR Kim Hyun-seok 24 MF  JPN Yuhei Sato 25 MF  KOR Cho Ji-hun 26 DF  KOR Shin Il-soo 27 FW  KOR Choo Sang-hun 28 DF  KOR Kim Soo-beom (vice-captain) 31 GK  KOR Kim Da-sol 35 FW  KOR No Gun-woo 44 DF  KOR Kim Hyun-hun (on loan from Suwon FC) 45 DF  KOR Hwang Myeong-hyun (on loan from Suwon Samsung Bluewings) 66 DF  KOR Lee Kyu-hyuk 73 MF  KOR Park Sung-gyeol 76 FW  KOR Lee Tae-min (on loan from Busan IPark) 77 FW  KOR Kim Geon-oh 88 MF  KOR Park Tae-yong 98 GK  KOR Ahn Joon-soo 99 GK  KOR Cho Seong-been

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 — DF  KOR Choi Jung-won (to Dangjin Citizen for military service) — DF  KOR Hong Seok-hyeon (to Busan IPark) — DF  KOR Jang Sun-hyeok (to Jeonju Citizen for military service) — DF  KOR Kim Tae-hyeon (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  KOR Lee Seon-geol (to Dangjin Citizen for military service) — MF  KOR Kim Hyeon-uk (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service) — FW  KOR Jeong Cheol-woong (to Gyeongju KHNP)

Coaching staff

Position	Name[6]
Manager	Lee Jang-kwan
Head coach	Kim Young-jin
Coach	Kang Jin-kyu
Coach	Choi Hyo-jin
Coach	Kim Young-wook
Goalkeeping coach	Han Dong-jin
Fitness coach	Choi Hee-young

Honours

Domestic

League

• K League 1

Runners-up (1): 1997

Cups

• FA Cup

Winners (4): 1997, 2006, 2007, 2021

Runners-up (1): 2003

• League Cup

Runners-up (3): 1997, 2000s, 2008

International

• Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Runners-up (1): 1999

Season-by-season records

Key

• Tms. = Number of teams
• Pos. = Position in league

AFC Champions League record

Season	Round	Opposition	Home	Away	Agg.
2007	Group F	Bangkok University	3–2	0–0	2nd
		Arema	2–0	1–0
		Kawasaki Frontale	1–3	0–3
2008	Group G	Melbourne Victory	1–1	0–2	3rd
		Gamba Osaka	3–4	1–1
		Chonburi	1–0	2–2
2022	Group G	United City	2–0[a]	1–0[a]	3rd
		BG Pathum United	0–2[a]	0–0[a]
		Melbourne City	1–1[a]	1–2[a]

Sponsors

Kit supplier

• 1995–96: Ludis
• 1997: Umbro
• 1998: Adidas
• 1999: Reebok
• 2000: Umbro
• 2001: Adidas
• 2002–03: Umbro
• 2004–05: Hummel
• 2006–09: Astore
• 2010–11: Jako
• 2012–15: Kelme
• 2016-19: Joma
• 2020–present: Puma

Managers

List of Jeonnam Dragons managers

No.	Name	From	To	Season(s)
1	Jung Byung-tak	1994/10/24	1996/05/27	1995–1996
2	Huh Jung-moo	1996/05/27	1998/10/14	1996–1998
3	Lee Hoe-taik	1998/09/23	2003/11/30	1998–2003
4	Lee Jang-soo	2003/12/16	2004/12/05	2004
5	Huh Jung-moo	2004/12/22	2007/12/07	2005–2007
6	Park Hang-seo	2007/12/27	2010/11/05	2008–2010
7	Jung Hae-seong	2010/11/10	2012/08/10	2011–2012
C	Yoon Deok-yeo	2012/08/10	2012/08/12	2012
8	Ha Seok-ju	2012/08/16	2014/11/29	2012–2014
9	Roh Sang-rae	2014/11/30	2016/10/14	2015–2016
10	Song Kyung-sub	2016/10/14	2016/12/29	2016
11	Roh Sang-rae	2016/12/30	2017/12/04	2017
12	Yoo Sang-chul	2017/12/04	2018/08/16	2018
C	Kim In-wan	2018/08/16	2018/12/03	2018
13	Fabiano	2019/01/02	2019/07/29	2019
14	Jeon Kyung-jun	2019/11/20	2022/06/05	2019–2022
15	Lee Jang-kwan	2022/06/09	Present	2022–