2024 Ulsan Hyundai FC season

Ulsan Hyundai
2024 season
Owner	HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
Chairman	Chung Mong-joon
Head coach	Kim Pan-gon
Stadium	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 season was Ulsan Hyundai FC's 41th season in the K League 1 in South Korea. Ulsan Hyundai competed K League 1, FA Cup, AFC Champions League Elite. ^[1]

Players

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since
Goalkeepers
21	Jo Hyeon-woo	(1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 33)	Daegu FC	2020
37	Moon Hyeon-ho	(2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21)	Chungnam Asan FC	2024
Defenders
2	Sim Sang-min	(1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 31)	Pohang Steelers	2024
4	Kim Kee-hee	(1989-07-13) 13 July 1989 (age 35)	Seattle Sounders	2020
5	Lim Jong-eun	(1990-06-18) 18 June 1990 (age 34)	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2018
13	Lee Myung-jae	(1993-11-04) 4 November 1993 (age 30)	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	2014
19	Kim Young-gwon	(1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 (age 34)	Gamba Osaka	2022
20	Hwang Seok-ho	(1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 35)	Sagan Tosu	2024
23	Kim Ju-hwan	(2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 23)	Cheonan City FC	2024
Midfielders
6	Darijan Bojanić	(1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 29)	Hammarby	2023
7	Ko Seung-beom	(1994-04-24) 24 April 1994 (age 30)	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2024
8	Lee Kyu-seong	(1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 30)	Seongnam FC	2021
10	Kim Min-woo	(1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 34)	Chengdu Rongcheng	2024
17	Gustav Ludwigson	(1993-10-20) 20 October 1993 (age 30)	Hammarby	2023
22	Kim Min-hyeok	(1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 32)	Seongnam FC	2022
31	Ataru Esaka	(1992-05-31) 31 May 1992 (age 32)	Urawa Red Diamonds	2023
32	Jung Woo-young	(1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 34)	Al-Khaleej FC	2021
70	Choi Kang-min	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22)	Daegu Arts University	2024
95	Matheus Sales	(1995-05-13) 13 May 1995 (age 29)	Atlético Goianiense	2024
Forwards
9	Giorgi Arabidze	(1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 26)	FC Torpedo Kutaisi	2024
11	Um Won-sang	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 25)	Gwangju FC	2022
18	Joo Min-kyu	(1990-04-13) 13 April 1990 (age 34)	Jeju United	2023
26	Kim Min-jun	(2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 24)	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	2020
27	Lee Chung-yong	(1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 36)	VfL Bochum	2020
30	Kang Yun-gu	(2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 22)	Busan IPark	2021
73	Yun Il-lok	(1992-03-07) 7 March 1992 (age 32)	Gangwon FC	2021
91	Park Chu-young	(1985-07-10) 10 July 1985 (age 39)	FC Seoul	2022
96	Kim Ji-hyeon	(1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 28)	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	2021
99	Yago Cariello	(1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 25)	Gangwon FC	2024
Players who left on loan during mid-season
3	Hong Jae-seok	(2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 21)	Ulsan Citizen FC	2024
16	Lee Jae-wook	(2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 23)	Yong In University	2023
24	Park Sang-jun	(2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 20)	Ulsan University	2024
	Choi Seok-hyeon	(2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21)	Dankook University	2024
Players who left permanently during mid-season
9	Martin Ádám	(1994-11-06) 6 November 1994 (age 29)	Paksi FC	2020
66	Seol Young-woo	(1998-12-05) 5 December 1998 (age 25)	University of Ulsan	2020
82	Won Du-jae	(1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 26)	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	2020
97	Kelvin	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 27)	Atlético Goianiense	2024

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Transfer In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Moon Hyeon-ho	Chungnam Asan FC	Free
DF	Hwang Seok-ho	Sagan Tosu	Free ^[2]
DF	Sim Sang-min	Pohang Steelers	Free
DF	Choi Seok-hyeon	Dankook University	Free ^[a]
DF	Hong Jae-seok	Ulsan Citizen FC	Free ^[b]
MF	Kim Min-woo	Chengdu Rongcheng F.C.	Free
MF	Ko Seung-beom	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	US$0.6m
MF	Kim Ju-hwan	Cheonan City FC	Free
MF	Cho Young-kwang	Dongguk University	Free
MF	Park Sang-jun	Ulsan University	Free
MF	Choi Kang-min	Daegu Arts University	Free
MF	Kim Dong-wook	Dankook University	Free
MF	Matheus Sales	Atlético Goianiense	Free ^[3]
FW	Kelvin	Atlético Goianiense	US$0.3m

Loan Return

Position	Player	Returned From	Ref
DF	Kim Tae-hyeon	Vegalta Sendai	End of loan
DF	Kim Do-hyun	Chungbuk Cheongju FC	End of loan
DF	Lee Sang-hyeok	Gimpo FC	End of loan
MF	Oh In-pyo	Suwon FC	End of loan
MF	Yun Il-lok	Gangwon FC	End of loan

^ Choi Seok-hyeon signs and moves to Cheongju FC on loan for the season.
^ Hong Jae-seok signs and moves to Jeju United on loan for the season.

Loan In

Position	Player	Returned From	Ref

Out

Transfer Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Seol Hyun-Bin	Bucheon FC 1995	Free
GK	Min Dong-hwan		Free
DF	Lee Sang-hyeok	Bucheon FC 1995	Free
DF	Jung Seung-hyun	Al Wasl F.C.	Free
DF	Kim Tae-hyeon	Sagan Tosu	Free ^[4]
DF	Kim Tae-hwan	Ulsan HD FC	Free ^[5]
DF	Kim Do-hyun	Busan IPark	Free
DF	Choi Seok-hyeon	Chungbuk Cheongju FC	Free
MF	Kim Sung-joon	Cheonan City FC	Free
MF	Oh In-pyo	Seoul E-Land FC	Free ^[6]
FW	Valeri Qazaishvili	Shandong Taishan	Free ^[7]

Loan Out

Position	Player	Loan Out	Ref
MF	Cho Hyun-taek	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Season loan
MF	Cho Young-kwang	Seoul E-Land FC	Season loan
MF	Hwang Jae-hwan	Bucheon FC 1995	Season loan
MF	Kim Dong-wook	Jeonnam Dragons	Season loan

Mid-season

In

Transfer In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Jung Woo-young	Al-Khaleej FC	Free
FW	Giorgi Arabidze	FC Torpedo Kutaisi	US$0.4m ^[8]
FW	Yago Cariello	Portimonense S.C.	US$1.96m

Loan Return

Position	Player	Returned From	Ref
DF	Won Du-jae	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	End of Military Duty ^[a]
FW	Kim Min-jun	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	End of Military Duty

^ Won Du-jae returns from military duty, play for UlsanHD before leaving for Khor Fakkan Club.

Loan In

Position	Player	Returned From	Ref

Out

Transfer Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Seol Young-woo	Red Star Belgrade	US$1.63m
FW	Won Du-jae	Khor Fakkan Club	Undisclosed
FW	Kelvin	Daejeon Hana Citizen	Undisclosed
FW	Martin Ádám	Asteras Tripolis	Undisclosed ^[9]

Loan Out

Position	Player	Loan Out	Ref
DF	Hong Jae-seok	Jeju United	Season loan
MF	Lee Jae-wook	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Season loan
MF	Park Sang-jun	Gyeongju KHNP	Season loan

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

Competitions

Overall record

K League 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Ulsan HD	33	18	7	8	53	36	+17	61	Qualification for Champions League Elite league stage
2	Gimcheon Sangmu^[b]	33	16	8	9	50	37	+13	56
3	Gangwon FC	33	16	7	10	58	50	+8	55	Qualification for Champions League Elite play-off round
4	Pohang Steelers	33	14	9	10	51	42	+9	51	Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
5	FC Seoul	33	14	8	11	49	38	+11	50
6	Suwon FC	33	14	7	12	47	50	−3	49

7	Gwangju FC	33	14	1	18	40	46	−6	43
8	Jeju United	33	13	2	18	32	49	−17	41
9	Daegu FC	33	9	11	13	40	42	−2	38
10	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	33	9	10	14	45	54	−9	37	Qualification for relegation play-offs
11	Daejeon Hana Citizen	33	8	11	14	36	45	−9	35	Qualification for relegation play-offs
12	Incheon United	33	7	11	15	32	44	−12	32	Relegation to K League 2

Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2024. Source: Soccerway, K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
Notes:

^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.
^ Military-owned team Gimcheon Sangmu cannot qualify for AFC competitions.

Matches

As usual, the league season will be played with 38 matches split in two stages. After 33 league matches between the 12 participating teams, the teams are split into the Final Round (Top 6 teams, which aims to won an AFC Champions spot) and Relegation Round (Bottom 6 teams, that aims to survive relegation).

30 March 2024 4	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2-2	Ulsan HD FC	Jeonju
	Lee Dong-jun 45+2' Moon Seon-min 70' Tiago Orobó48		Lee Dong-gyeong 22' Kim Ji-hyeon 40'	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium

1 June 2024 16	Ulsan HD FC	1-0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Ulsan
	Ataru Esaka 90+4'			Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium

20 July 2024 24	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2-0	Ulsan HD FC	Jeonju
	Tiago Orobó 79' Andrigo 90+9'			Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium

Korean FA Cup

19 June 2024 (2024-06-19) Round of 16	Ulsan HD FC (1)	4–4 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)	Gyeongnam FC	Ulsan
19:00 UTC+9	Uenaka 13', 30' Anderson Lopes 21'		Matheus Sales 35' Bojanić 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium

17 July 2024 Quarter Final	Ulsan HD FC (1)	1–0	Incheon United (1)	Ulsan
19:00 UTC+9	Kim Min-jun 27'			Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 4.498 Referee: KIM Jong-hyeok

21 August 2023 (2023-08-21) Semi Final Leg 1	Gwangju FC	0–1	Ulsan HD FC	Gwangju
19:00 UTC+9			Cariello 55'	Stadium: Gwangju Football Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: PARK Byeong-jin

28 August 2023 (2023-08-28) Semi Final Leg 2	Ulsan HD FC	2–2	Gwangju FC	Ulsan
19:00 UTC+9	Lim Jong-eun 13' Matheus Sales 54'		47', 90' Oh Hu-seong	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 5,201 Referee: SHIN Yong-jun

Ulsan HD won at 3-2 on aggregate and was qualified to the final.

30 November 2024 Final	Pohang Steelers	v	Ulsan HD	Seoul
14:00 UTC+9				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

2023–24 AFC Champions League

The AFC plans to start the new Champions League season on September. Jeonbuk will start the competition at the group stage, having granted the spot through a 2nd-place finish at the 2022 K League 1 and the 2022 Korean FA Cup title.^[10]

Knock Out

15 February 2024 (2024-02-15) R16 Leg 1	Ulsan HD FC	3–0	Ventforet Kofu	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
19:00 UTC+9	Joo Min-kyu 37', 45' (pen.) Seol Young-woo 61'	Report		Attendance: 7,621 Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

21 February 2024 (2024-02-21) R16 Leg 2	Ventforet Kofu	1–2	Ulsan HD FC	Japan National Stadium, Tokyo^[a]
18:00 UTC+9	Mitsuhira 88'	Report	Kim Ji-hyeon 11' Joo Min-kyu 90+4'	Attendance: 15,932 Referee: Moood Bonyadifard (Iran)

Ulsan HD won 5–1 on aggregate.

5 March 2024 Quarter Final Leg 1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1-1	Ulsan HD FC	Jeonju, Korea
19.00 UTC+7	Song Min-kyu 4' Tiago Orobó25 Moon Seon-min 42'		Lee Myung-jae 77' 22'	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 9,338 Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

12 March 2024 Quarter Final Leg 2	Ulsan HD FC	1-0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Ulsan, Korea
19.00 UTC+7	Seol Young-woo 45+2' Joo Min-kyu 45+2' Jo Hyeon-woo 90+5'	Report	Park Jin-seop 45'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Ulsan HD won 2-1 on aggregate.

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Semi Final Leg 1	Ulsan HD FC	1–0	Yokohama F. Marinos	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
19:00 UTC+9	Lee Dong-gyeong 19'	Report		Attendance: 9,558 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

24 April 2024 (2024-04-24) Semi Final Leg 2	Yokohama F. Marinos	3–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Ulsan HD FC	Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
19:00 UTC+9	Uenaka 13', 30' Anderson Lopes 21'	Report	Matheus Sales 35' Bojanić 42' (pen.)	Attendance: 16,098 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)
	Penalties
	Anderson Lopes Mizunuma Matsubara Amano Eduardo		Ádám Kelvin Ko Seung-beom Lee Chung-yong Kim Min-woo

3–3 on aggregate; Ulsan HD lost 5–4 on penalties.

AFC Champions League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gwangju	2	2	0	0	8	3	+5	6	Advance to round of 16
2	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	4
3	Buriram United	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
4	Vissel Kobe	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
5	Shandong Taishan	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3

Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2024. Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots

Win Draw Loss -->

Group stage

18 September 2024 1	Ulsan HD	0–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Ulsan, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9		Report	Marcinho 54'	Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 9,673 Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

2 October 2024 2	Yokohama F. Marinos	4–0	Ulsan HD	Yokohama, Japan
19:00 UTC+9	Watanabe 4' (pen.) Nishimura 44' Lopes 83' Mizunuma 90+2'	Report		Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 8,153 Referee: Mohammed Al Hoaish (Saudi Arabia)

22 October 2024 3	Ulsan HD	v	Vissel Kobe	Ulsan, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9				Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium

5 November 2024 4	Johor Darul Ta'zim	–	Ulsan HD	Johor, Malaysia
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

26 November 2024 5	Ulsan HD	v	Shanghai Port	Ulsan, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9				Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium

4 December 2024 6	Shanghai Shenhua	v	Ulsan HD	Shanghai, China
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: [[ Shanghai Stadium]]

12 February 2025 7	Buriram United	v	Ulsan HD	Buriram, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Buriram Stadium

19 February 2025 8	Ulsan HD	v	Shandong Taishan	Ulsan, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9				Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 6 Oct 24

No.	Pos.	Player	K-League		FA Cup		AFC Champions League 2023/24 ACL		AFC Champions League Two 2024/25 ACL Two		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season on loan transfer
3	DF	Hong Jae-seok	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6	MF	Darijan Bojanić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Giorgi Arabidze	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	Gustav Ludwigson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	Ataru Esaka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
95	MF	Matheus Sales	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	Yago Cariello	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season permenantly
6	MF	Won Du-jae	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
9	FW	Martin Ádám	6+4	3	0	0	4+1	0	0	0	15	3
16	MF	Lee Jae-wook	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
66	DF	Seol Young-woo	7+2	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	15	2
97	FW	Kelvin	6+4	1	1	0	0+2	0	0	0	13	1

References

^ "K League 1 will kick off on 8 May". K League. K League. Retrieved 7 May 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "ファンソッコ：サガン鳥栖：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ "기다리고 기다리던 수비형 미드필더의 합류! 울산 HD, 마테우스 영입" [The much-awaited defensive midfielder joins! Ulsan HD recruits Mateus]. www.uhfc.tv (in Korean). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^ "J.LEAGUE Data Site".
^ "전북의 위대한 여정에 함께합니다 Welcome! #김태환 🤝💚".
^ "서울 이랜드, 울산 출신 오인표 영입" (Press release) (in Korean). isplus. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ "球员加盟公告" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ "𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞! 𝐆𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐳𝐞!". Ulsan HD FC. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ "Ο Martin Ádám στον ASTERAS AKTOR!" (in Greek). Asteras Tripolis F.C. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ "Schedule for new club competitions' seasons confirmed". www.the-afc.com. AFC. 1 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

External links

Official website (in Korean and English)

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[3] Choi Seok-hyeon signs and moves to Cheongju FC on loan for the season.

[4] Hong Jae-seok signs and moves to Jeju United on loan for the season.

[11] Won Du-jae returns from military duty, play for UlsanHD before leaving for Khor Fakkan Club.

[13] Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.

[table_note_GCS0.043662210946745-14] Military-owned team Gimcheon Sangmu cannot qualify for AFC competitions.

[1] "K League 1 will kick off on 8 May". K League. K League. Retrieved 7 May 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[jleague-2] "ファンソッコ：サガン鳥栖：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

[5] "기다리고 기다리던 수비형 미드필더의 합류! 울산 HD, 마테우스 영입" [The much-awaited defensive midfielder joins! Ulsan HD recruits Mateus]. www.uhfc.tv (in Korean). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

[6] "J.LEAGUE Data Site".

[7] "전북의 위대한 여정에 함께합니다 Welcome! #김태환 🤝💚".

[8] "서울 이랜드, 울산 출신 오인표 영입" (Press release) (in Korean). isplus. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

[9] "球员加盟公告" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

[10] "𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞! 𝐆𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐳𝐞!". Ulsan HD FC. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[12] "Ο Martin Ádám στον ASTERAS AKTOR!" (in Greek). Asteras Tripolis F.C. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[15] "Schedule for new club competitions' seasons confirmed". www.the-afc.com. AFC. 1 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

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