Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ( ko, 전북 현대 모터스) is a South Korean professional football club based in

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that competes in the

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, the top tier of South Korean football. Playing at the

Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Jeonju. It is the home of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. The stadium's capacity is 42,477. The final of 2011 AFC Champions League was held at this stadium. History The Jeonju W ...

, Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including five consecutive titles between 2017 and 2021, and the

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five times. The club have also won the AFC Champions League twice, the first time in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since it was launched in its current format in 2003, as well as for a time being the only team in the world to have become continental champions without ever having won a domestic league title. This title guaranteed their participation at the FIFA Club World Cup in December 2006.

History

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' predecessors were founded in January 1993 as the ''Wansan Pumas''. Oh Hyung-keun was the founder of the team, the first to be named after their home location in the history of the K League. However, they were not able to raise enough funds and ''Wansan Puma FC'' went into bankruptcy before they could take their place in the

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. Many people were eager to keep their club and Bobae Ltd., a local alcohol manufacturer, offered financial support to the club. The club joined the

in 1994 after changing its name to '' Chonbuk Buffalo''. The team ran into financial problems and was dissolved after the final match in the

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season. In 1994, South Korea was under a bid campaign to host the

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, so Hyundai Motors took over the Buffaloes' players and launched a new club called Jeonbuk Dinos on 12 December 1994.

officially stated that Chonbuk Buffalo and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are different clubs. Therefore, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' history and statistics and records are from 12 December 1994. Since 1994, Jeonbuk had not seriously challenged for the Korean League title, often languishing in mid-table. After Choi Gang-hee was appointed manager in July 2005, Jeonbuk won the

in December of that year. In 2006, Jeonbuk finished a disappointing eleventh in the Korean League, however the season had a surprising ending, as Jeonbuk won their first AFC Champions League final in Homs, Syria. En route to the final they defeated the champions of Japan,

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, and Chinese side

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, and they also beat Ulsan Horang-i, the champion of Korea, in the semi-finals. They triumphed 3–2 on aggregate over Al-Karamah, the champion of Syria, in the final. They had an opportunity to join the FIFA Club World Cup in December 2006 as AFC Champions League winners. They lost their first game 1–0 to América in the quarter-finals on 10 December, however, they defeated Auckland City 3–0 on 14 December and finished fifth in the tournament. In 2009, Jeonbuk became the champion of

by beating Seongnam Ilhwa 3–1 on aggregate in the

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on 6 December 2009. On 22 October 2011, Jeonbuk claimed their first-place spot in the

for the second time in their history. Furthermore, they reached the final of the AFC Champions League, where they lost to

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after a penalty-shootout. On 4 December 2011, Jeonbuk confirmed the

title with a 4–2 aggregate victory in the play-off final against

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. On 26 November 2016, Jeonbuk won their second AFC Champions League title after defeating

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3–2 on aggregate.

Squad

Current squad

:''As of 7 September 2022'' Squad number 12 is reserved for the team's supporters, the '' Mad Green Boys''.

Out on loan

Honours

Domestic

League

::Winners (9): 2009, 2011,

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, 2015,

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2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the Unit ...

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2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

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::Runners-up (3):

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Cups

::Winners (5):

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, 2003, 2005,

::Runners-up (2):

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

Korean League Cup The Korean League Cup was a professional football competition in South Korean football. It was held by the K League Federation from 1986 to 2012. Sponsorship Champions List of finals Titles by club K League's principle of official statis ...

::Runners-up (1): 2010 *

Korean Super Cup The Korean Super Cup was the annual curtain-raiser to the South Korean football season from 1999 to 2006, and was contested between the champions of K League and Korean FA Cup. It was dropped from the South Korean football calendar in 2007. Afte ...

::Winners (1): 2004 ::Runners-up (2): 2001, 2006 *

Korean President's Cup The President's Cup National Football Tournament is a football competition, held by Korea Football Association, for South Korean semi-professional and amateur football clubs. This competition was originally one of major club competitions of So ...

::Runners-up (1): 1999

International

* AFC Champions League ::Winners (2): 2006,

:: Runners-up (1): 2011 *

Asian Cup Winners' Cup The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC. The winne ...

::Runners-up (1): 2002

Backroom staff

Coaching staff

*Head coach:

Kim Sang-sik Kim Sang-sik (born 17 December 1976) is a South Korean Association football, football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. During his playing career, he played for South Korea natio ...

*Coach: Kim Do-heon, Ahn Jae-suk,

Park Won-jae Park Won-jae (; born 28 May 1984 in Pohang) is a South Korean former footballer and an assistant coach, who last played as full back for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Career After graduating from ''Pohang Jecheol Technical High School'', he joined ...

*Goalkeeping coach:

Lee Woon-jae Lee Woon-jae (; born 26 April 1973) is a South Korean former football goalkeeper. He was part of South Korea's 1994, 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup campaigns. He was the only Asian player nominated for the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper of ...

*Fitness coach: Felipe Pezzo *Advisor:

Park Ji-sung Park Ji-sung (; ; born 30 March 1981) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the South Korean capital Seoul, Park is the most successful Asian player in football history, having won 19 trophies in ...

*Director of youth academy (U-18): Ahn Dae-hyeon *Director of youth academy (U-15): Lee Kwang-hyun *Director of youth academy (U-12): Park Bum-hwi Source: Official website

Support staff

*Club doctor: Song Ha-heon *Physiotherapist Gilvan Oliveira *Assistant club doctor: Lee Hyun-ju *Assistant club doctor: Lee Hyuk-jun *Interpreter: Kim Min-soo Source: Official website

Managers

Season-by-season records

;Key *Tms. = Number of teams *Pos. = Position in league

AFC Champions League record

All results list Jeonbuk's goal tally first.

References

External links

Official website
{{Hyundai Motor Group Association football clubs established in 1994 K League 1 clubs Sport in North Jeolla Province Hyundai Motor Company Sport in Jeonju 1994 establishments in South Korea Works association football clubs in South Korea AFC Champions League winning clubs