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| Full name | Football Club Seoul |
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| Short name | Seoul |
| Founded | 22 December 1983, as Lucky-Goldstar FC |
| Ground | Seoul World Cup Stadium |
| Capacity | 66,704 |
| Owner | GS Group |
| Chairman | Huh Chang-soo |
| Manager | Hwang Sun-hong |
| League | K League Classic |
| 2016 | K League Classic, 1st |
| Website | Club home page |
FC Seoul (Korean: FC 서울) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul, the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea, that plays in the K League Classic. It is currently owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group.
The club was officially founded as Lucky-Goldstar Football Club in 1983, by the Lucky-Goldstar Group. FC Seoul have won six League titles, two FA Cups, two League Cups and one Super Cup. FC Seoul is one of the most successful and popular clubs in the K League Classic, with financial backing from the GS Group. In 2012, FC Seoul was evaluated as the most valuable football brand in the K League Classic.
FC Seoul is currently managed by a former South Korean international player Hwang Sun-hong.
FC Seoul was officially announced on 18 August as the new club and founded on 22 December 1983, and started out in 1984 as Lucky-Goldstar Football Club, owned and financially supported by the Lucky-Goldstar Group (currently LG Group), with the Chungcheong Province its franchise and Hwangso (meaning bull) as its mascot.
In order to launch the professional football club, Lucky-Goldstar Group had a preparation period from 1982 and demanded that the original franchise should be Seoul. In the 1984 season, the club finished seventh out of the eight clubs. The club fared better in the 1985 season when they won the championship with the help of Thailand national football team player Piyapong Pue-on, who was the top scorer, as well as the top assistor.
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