The 2023 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors season was their 30th season in existence, and the 29rd consecutive season in the K League 1. In addition to the league, the club competed in the 2023 Korean FA Cup and in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.
The season's manager is Kim Sang-sik, who brought a more defensive approach in Jeonbuk matches ever since signing for them. Despite notable departures, the club have plenty of experienced players in this season's squad, from national team players to veterans with valuable experience after years playing either on South Korea or overseas.
Players Current squad As of 24 July 2023
Squad number 12 is reserved for the team's supporters, the Mad Green Boys.
Out on loan
Transfers Pre-season
Transfer In PositionPlayerTransferred fromRef GK Jeong Min-ki FC Anyang Free GK Park Beom-su Dongguk University Free GK Kim Jeong-hoon Gimcheon Sangmu Military duty expiration DF Jeong Tae-wook Daegu FC Free DF Jeong Woo-jae Jeju United US$1.8m DF Do Jae-gyeong Korea University Free DF Yu Ye-chan Jeonju University Free DF Yoo Soo-hwan Dongguk University Free MF Lee Min-hyuk Yonsei University Free MF Lee Soo-bin Pohang Steelers Free MF Kim Geon-ung Suwon FC Free MF Oh Jae-hyeok Bucheon FC Free FW Lee Dong-jun Hertha BSC Free FW André Luis Cuiabá Free FW Rafael Silva Cruzeiro Free
Loan Return PositionPlayerReturned FromRef DF Lee Ju-yong Incheon United Loan Return FW Lee Sung-yoon Seoul E-Land Loan Return
Loan In PositionPlayerReturned FromRef DF Kim Jin-su Al-Nassr Season loan MF Jun Amano Yokohama F. Marinos Season loan
Promoted PositionPlayerReturned FromRef DF Lee Kyu-dong Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors U18 Promoted MF Kim Rae-woo Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors U18s Promoted FW Kim Chang-hoon Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors U18s Promoted
Transfer Out PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef GK Hwang Byeong-keun Busan IPark Free GK Lee Bum-soo Bucheon FC Free GK Song Bum-keun Shonan Bellmare Free GK Kim Jun-hong Gimcheon Sangmu Military duty DF Lee Ju-yong Jeju United Free DF Choi Hyeon-woong Pohang Steelers Free DF Choi Bo-kyung Suwon FC Free DF Park Seong-hyeon Yangju Citizen Free DF Lee Seong-min Free MF Jang Yun-ho Gimpo FC Free MF Kim Jin-kyu Gimcheon Sangmu Military duty MF Myeong Se-jin FK Sloboda Užice Free MF Kim Tae-hyeon Free MF Takahiro Kunimoto Casa Pia Free MF Modou Barrow Al-Ahli Free FW Stanislav Iljutcenko FC Seoul Free FW Lee Keun-ho Ansan Greeners Free FW Bae Jae-ik Goyang KH Free FW Um Seung-min FC Mokpo Free FW Lee Yoon-gwon Dangjin Citizen Free
Loan Out PositionPlayerLoan OutRef GK Jeon Ji-wan FC Ryukyu Season loan
Mid-season Transfer In PositionPlayerTransferred fromRef DF Tomáš Petrášek Raków Częstochowa Free DF Kim Jin-su Al Nassr FC Free DF Ahn Hyeon-beom Jeju United Player Swap MF Nana Boateng CFR Cluj £0.85 m FW Bak Jae-yong FC Anyang £0.67 m FW Yoon Do-won Gwangdong High School Free
Transfer Out PositionPlayerTransferred OutRef DF Kim Geon-ung Jeju United Player Swap DF Kim Moon-hwan Al-Duhail SC £1.4 m FW Cho Gue-sung FC Midtjylland £2.6 m
Loan Out PositionPlayerLoan OutRef DF Lee Min-hyuk Gyeongnam FC Season loan MF Kang Sang-yoon Busan IPark Season loan
Competitions Overall record
K League 1
The club finished as runners-up in the 2022 K League 1 season in a close race with eventual champions Ulsan Hyundai, which saw an end to a five-year streak of consecutive league titles. The club have never finished below the league's top 3 since 2009, and aims to repeat it for another year.
League table
Results summary
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).
Korean FA Cup
The club will start the competition at the Round of 16, winning an bye to the round as a 2023–24 AFC Champions League team.
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.
Group stage
Team statistics
Appearances and goals (LCS)
Player K-League Korean FA Cup AFC Champions League TotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Kim Jeong-hoon29030302702DF Tomáš Petrášek4+30000+10803DF Jeong Tae-wook29+2130403114DF Park Jin-seop30+213+113+103025DF Yun Young-sun0+101000206MF Kim Geon-ung6+5010001207FW Han Kyo-won17+1152+102+212868MF Paik Seung-ho23+432+112+102439FW Gustavo14+166252+1032910FW Bak Jae-yong4+421+11404111FW Lee Dong-jun13+1001+104+1223013GK Jeong Min-Ki 90103011015DF Ku Ja-ryong 19+402+104+1025016MF Lee Soo-bin11+31102+4014117MF Song Min-kyu19+116322+2128619FW Rafael Silva15+103000024321MF Jun Amano14+111114+1124223DF Kim Jin-su18+102+105019025DF Choi Chul-soon9+100200+2018026DF Hong Jeong-ho18+40203119127FW Moon Seon-min13+2152+215+1434628MF Maeng Seong-ung11+60101+2017029FW Ryu Jae-moon10+41202018130DF Oh Jae-hyeok2+20000+105032DF Jeong Woo-jae22+40202+2027044DF Lee Jun-ho4+40000+205057MF Nana Boateng1310+203+1013170DF Park Chang-woo3+1200+100+1015094DF Ahn Hyeon-beom8+21105010097FW André Luis7+20100+10100Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season either permanently10FW Cho Gue-sung8+451+120014718MF Lee Min-hyuk3000003033DF Kim Moon-hwan1101000120Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season on loan transfer36MF Kang Sang-yoon10000010
References
External links Official website