Seoul is a major center for

sports in South Korea South Korea has traditional sports of its own, as well as sports from different cultures and countries. Sports originating from Korea Taekwondo, a popular martial sport is often claimed to have historical origins on the Korean peninsula with o ...

. Its professional sports teams compete in football (soccer), baseball, basketball, volleyball.

Overview

Seoul hosted the

1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad ( ko, 제10 ...

, commonly known as Asiad,

1988 Olympic Games 1988 Olympics refers to both: *The 1988 Winter Olympics, which were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada *The 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul ...

, and

Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

. It also served as one of the host cities of the

2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ...

. Seoul World Cup Stadium hosted the opening ceremony and first game of the tournament. Seoul has greatest number of professional sports teams and facilities in South Korea. In the history of South Korean major professional sports league championships which include the

K League K League (Hangul: K리그) is South Korea's professional football league. It includes first division K League 1 and second division K League 2. History Until the 1970s, South Korean football operated two major football leagues, the National S ...

, KBO League, KBL,

V-League V-League or V.League may refer to: * V.League (Japan), a professional volleyball league * V-League (South Korea), a professional volleyball league * V-League (Philippines), a collegiate volleyball league * V.League 1 The V.League 1 ( vi, Gi� ...

, Seoul had multiple championships in a season 2 times, 1990 K League 1 Lucky-Goldstar FC (currently

FC Seoul FC Seoul ( ko, FC 서울) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. They play their home games ...

) and KBO League LG Twins in 1990, K League 1

and KBO League Doosan Bears in 2016

Sports teams in Seoul

Football

Seoul's most popular football club is

. Recently, FC Seoul finished as a runner-up in

2013 AFC Champions League The 2013 AFC Champions League was the 32nd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 11th under the current AFC Champions League title. The defending champions, Ulsan Hyu ...

. * Men's football * Women's football

Baseball

Basketball

* Seoul SK Knights and Seoul Samsung Thunders.

Volleyball

* Seoul Woori Card Wibee and GS Caltex Seoul KIXX

Honours

Football

Domestic

* League Title * FA Cup

International

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

Women's Domestic

Baseball

Domestic

* League Title

Basketball

Domestic

* League Title

Volleyball

Domestic

* League Title

Women's Domestic

* League Title

Multiple Champions

References

External links

Seoul Sports Council

Seoul Sports Facilities Management Office
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