Samsung Sports is Samsung's multi-sport club and sports marketing department in South Korea.
Own sports teams
Professional SportsLeague Team FoundedCity VenueNotable playersHonors NoteFootball K League 2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1995 Suwon, Gyeonggi Suwon World Cup Stadium Yeom Ki-hun, Dejan Damjanović K League 1: 4, ACL: 2 Baseball KBO League Samsung Lions 1982 Daegu Daegu Samsung Lions Park Kang Min-ho, Lee Seung-Yuop KBO: 8, AS: 1 Basketball KBL Seoul Samsung Thunders 1978 Seoul Jamsil Arena Moon Tae-young, Ricardo Ratliffe KBL: 2 WKBL Yongin Samsung Life Blueminx 1977 Yongin, Gyeonggi Yongin Gymnasium Huh Yoon-ja, Bae Hye-yoon WKBL: 5 Volleyball V-League Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs 1995 Daejeon Chungmu Gymnasium Park Chul-woo, Yoo Kwang-woo V-League: 8, AVC CC: 2 eSports ProleagueSamsung Galaxy 2000 Seoul - Kang Min-soo, Park Jin-hyukProleagues: 1 Disbanded in 2016LCKSamsung White2013 -Cho "Mata" Se-hyoung, Heo "PawN" Won-seok Choi "DanDy" In-kyu, Gu "imp" Seung-bin,
Jang "Looper" Hyeong-seokWorld Championships: 1Disbanded in 2015Samsung Blue2013 -Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu, Lee "Spirit" Da-yoon, Choi "Acorn" Cheon-ju, Lee "Heart" Gwan-hyung,
Bae "dade" Eo-jinLCK: 1Samsung Galaxy2015 -Lee Min-ho, Kang Chan-yong, Park Jae-hyeok, Jo Yong-in, Lee Seong-jinWorld Championships: 1Disbanded in 2018
Amateur SportsParent company Team Founded Training groundNotable playersNote Equestrian Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Equestrian Club 1988 Samsung Equestrian Center Choi Joon-sang Disbanded in 2010Athletics Samsung Electronics Athletic Club 2000 Challenge Camp Lee Bong-ju Rugby Samsung Heavy Industries Samsung Heavy Industries Rugby Club 1995 Yoon Tae-il Disbanded in 2015Badminton Samsung Life Insurance Samsung Life Insurance Badminton Club 1996 Hanullim Gymnasium Lee Yong-dae, Lee Hyo-jung Tennis Samsung Securities Samsung Securities Tennis Club 1992 Lee Hyung-taik, Chung Hyeon Disbanded in 2015Table Tennis Samsung Life Insurance Samsung Life Table Tennis Club 1978 Samsung Training Center Ryu Seung-min, Joo Se-hyuk Wrestling Samsung Life Wrestling Club 1983 Jung Ji-hyun, Kim Hyeon-woo Taekwondo S-1 Corporation Samsung S-1 Taekwondo Club 1997 Moon Dae-sung American football Samsung Heavy Industries Samsung Geoje Blue Storm 1999 Jeon Hong-duck
Sponsorship
Organization International Olympic Committee FINA Asian Football Confederation Confederation of African Football International Association of Athletics Federations International Hockey Federation Union Cycliste Internationale Korean Olympic Committee Korea Association of Athletics Federations Korea Skating Union Korea Women's Football Federation United States Olympic Committee British Olympic Association Italian National Olympic Committee Swedish Olympic Committee Belgian Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee of Ukraine Jordan Olympic Committee Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China Singapore National Olympic Council Australian Olympic Committee The Football Association Austrian Football Association USA Basketball Australian Rugby Union Rugby Football Union Hockey Canada
Competition Olympic Games Paralympic Games Universiade Youth Olympic Games IAAF World Championships in Athletics IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics IAAF Diamond League FINA World Aquatics Championships ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup UCI Track Cycling World Cup World Rowing Championships World Rowing Cup FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship FIVB Volleyball World League Asian Games FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers AFC Asian Cup Africa Cup of Nations Copa Libertadores Austrian Cup Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup FIBA EuroBasket FIBA 3x3 World Championships La Liga National Basketball Association NBA Summer League Major League Baseball Samsung Securities Cup PGA ChampionshipSamsung Electronics named official patron of the PGA America PGA of America Samsung World Championship Asian Amateur Championship The Samsung Marathon of Tel Aviv- Israel Davao Pro-am Golf Tournament NASCAR Test match (rugby league) Super Rugby KBO League Post Season Korea National League WK League Women's Korean Basketball League Chinese Super League Italian Women's Volleyball League Samsung Cup World Go Championship Copa Samsung University Athletic Association of the Philippines Subroto Cup Samsung MOTG Freestyle World Championship World Match Racing Tour World Combat Games ASP World TourASP announces title sponsorship with Samsung for World's Best Surfers aspworldtour.com Triple Crown of Surfing Whistler Blackcomb World Cyber Games
Individual Alexia Putellas Yuna Kim Kim Ja-in Chung Hyeon David Beckham Lionel Messi Paulo Henrique Ganso Junior dos Santos LeBron James Manny Pacquiao David Ortiz Usain Bolt Maria Sharapova Ana Ivanovic Li Na James Magnussen Ahmed Kelly Taku Hiraoka Team Samsung (2010 Winter Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 Asian Games) Team Samsung (2010 Vancouver): Wayne Gretzky, Jarome Iginla, Hayley Wickenheiser Team Samsung (2012 London): Zara Phillips, Phillips Idowu, Victoria Pendleton, Laura Trott, Alex Partridge, Jenna Randall, Daniel Purvis, Emily Pidgeon, Keith Cook, Jon Pollock, Sally Brown / David Beckham (Honorary ambassador) Team Samsung (2012 London): Valentina Vezzali, Rossano Galtarossa, Sara Morganti, Silvia Salis, Clemente Russo, Luca Dotto, Stefano Tempesti, Aldo Montano, Tania Cagnotto, Elisa Santoni Team Malaysia (2012 London): Fatehah Mustapa, Khairulnizam Afendy, Azizulhasni Awang, Lee Chong Wei, Pandelela Rinong, Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi, Cheng Chu Sian, Yu Peng Kean Team Samsung (2014 Incheon): Park Tae-hwan, Kim Nam-hun, Kim Yong-woong, Kong Tae-hyun, Youm Eun-ho Team Samsung (2014 Incheon): Ma Long, Zhang Peimeng, Xu Anqi Team Samsung (2014 Incheon): Pornchai Kaokaew, Wassana Winatho, Nootsara Tomkom, Chatchai Butdee Team Samsung (2014 Incheon): Lee Chong Wei, Pandelela Rinong Team Samsung (2014 Incheon): Parupalli Kashyap, P. V. Sindhu, Deepika Kumari, Gagan Narang, Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Malaika Goel, Abhinav Bindra, Babita Kumari, Yogeshwar Dutt, Vinesh Phogat, Mary Kom, Devendro Singh Team Samsung (2014 Incheon): Laith Al-Bashtawi, Ihab Al-Matbouli, Reham Abu Ghazaleh, Yahya Abu Tabaikh, Dana Haidar Samsung GALAXY Team (2014 Winter Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics) (2014 Sochi): Evgeni Malkin, Tatiana Borodulina, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Liudmila Privivkova, Serafim Pikalov, Evgeny Ustyugov, Sergey Shilov, Nikita Kriukov, Maxim Trankov and Tatiana Volosozhar / Maria Sharapova (Honorary ambassador) (2014 Sochi): Magdalena Neuner, Isabella Laböck, Severin Freund, Anna Schaffelhuber (2014 Sochi): Eve Muirhead, James Woods, Billy Morgan, Elise Christie, Shelley Rudman, Kelly Gallagher, Charlotte Evans (2014 Sochi): Armin Zöggeler, Christof Innerhofer, Arianna Fontana, Omar Visintin, Melania Corradini (2014 Sochi): Alexis Pinturault, Tessa Worley, Vincent Gauthier-Manuel (2014 Sochi): Ireen Wüst, Bell Berghuis, Bibian MentelIreen Wüst, Bell Berghuis and Bibian Mentel are Team Samsung Ambassadors (2014 Sochi): Hermann Maier, Benjamin Maier, Miriam Kastlunger, Wolfgang Linger, Andreas Linger, Christina Ager, Thomas Pöck, Gregor Schlierenzauer, Claudia Lösch, Anna Fenninger (2014 Sochi): Kai Mahler, Fabian Bösch, Giulia Tanno, Patrick Burgener, David Hablützel, Fanny Smith (2014 Sochi): Yosyf Penyak, Andriy Deryzemlya, Annamari Chundak (2014 Sochi): Piotr Żyła, Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś, Andrzej SzczęsnyMisjasoczi (2014 Sochi): Henrik Lundqvist, Anna Holmlund, Victor Öhling Norberg, Frida Hansdotter, Helene Ripa (2014 Sochi): Aksel Lund Svindal, Bastian Juell, Hedda Berntsen, Mariann Marthinsen, Ståle Sandbech (2014 Sochi): Petteri Nummelin, Jouni Pellinen, Andreas Romar, Katja Saarinen (2014 Sochi): Evan Strong (2014 Sochi): Steven Stamkos, Hayley Wickenheiser, Greg Westlake, Marie-Ève Drolet, Michael Gilday (2014 Sochi): Alex Pullin, Scotty James, Jessica Gallagher (2014 Sochi): Lee Sang-hwa, Lee Seung-hoon, Mo Tae-bum (2014 Sochi): Jia Zongyang, Xu Mengtao, Li Nina, Qi Guangpu (2016 Rio): Aldo Montano, Clemente Russo, Frank Chamizo Marquez, Tania Cagnotto, Erika Fasana, Marta Menegatti, Martina Caironi (2018 PyeongChang): Christof Innerhofer, Sofia Goggia, Dorothea Wierer, Omar Visintin GALAXY 11 (2014 FIFA World Cup) Manager: Franz Beckenbauer Players: Lionel Messi (captain), Mario Götze, Oscar, Wu Lei, Stephan El Shaarawy, Victor Moses, Radamel Falcao, Lee Chung-yong, Iker Casillas, Wayne Rooney, Landon Donovan, Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Cristiano Ronaldo Avengers: Age of Ultron: Lionel Messi (Iron Man), Eddie Lacy (Hulk), John John Florence (Thor), Fabian Cancellara (Hawkeye), Yoshihiro Akiyama ( Chu Seong-hoon)
Sports team
National team Team Korea Team USA Team GB Team Singapore Italia Team Swedish Olympic Team Belgian Olympic Team Australian Olympic Team Jordan Olympic Team Hong Kong Olympic Team Brazil national football team England national football team Austria national football team England national rugby union team Australia national rugby union team South Africa national rugby union team Canada national ice hockey team Canada national short track speed skating team China national ski team Jamaica national bobsleigh team
Club Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield (Former) C.D. Guadalajara C.F. Pachuca Real Madrid C.F. Juventus FC Chelsea (Former) Wimbledon (Former) Royal Thai Police (Former) Brøndby IF (Former) Olympiacos F.C. Vác FC (Former) Leinster Rugby Banbridge RFC Frankfurt Universe BMW Motorsport FC Köln (Former) Eintracht Frankfurt (Former) Samsung Smart Motorsport Honda Racing British Superbike team Trek Factory Racing Lampre-Merida MTN-Qhubeka Mumbai Indians
Facilities
Samsung Training Center Samsung Leports Center Suwon Samsung Bluewings Club House - Suwon Samsung Bluewings Samsung Lions Ballpark - Samsung Lions Challenge Camp - Samsung Electronics Athletic Club Samsung Equestrian Center - Samsung Electronics Equestrian Team Hanullim Gymnasium - Samsung Electro-Mechanics Badminton Club
Social contribution Keunnarae Program Dream Camp Therapeutic Riding I see your dreams
References
External links
Samsung Sports - , Facebook , , Tistory blog , YouTube Samsung Sport - Facebook Suwon Samsung Bluewings - Official website, Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , Kakao Story , Naver blog , YouTube Samsung Lions - Official website, Facebook , Twitter , YouTube Seoul Samsung Thunders - Official website , Facebook , Twitter , YouTube Yongin Samsung Blueminx - Official website , Facebook Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs - Official website , Facebook Samsung Galaxy Pro Game Team - Official website , Facebook Samsung Electronics Athletic Club - Official website Samsung Electronics Equestrian Team - Official website Samsung Securities Tennis Club - Official website S-1 Taekwondo Club - Official website