The 2026 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors season was their 33rd season in the club's history and their 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of South Korean football. Following a historic 2025 campaign in which the club secured its record-extending 10th K League 1 title and sixth Korea Cup to complete a domestic double, the club enters 2026 under the leadership of newly appointed head coach Jeong Jeong-yong.
The season marks a significant transition following the sudden departure of Gustavo Poyet, who resigned in December 2025 despite his "Double" success. Poyet's exit was attributed to a breakdown in the coaching structure and "differences" with the league's disciplinary stance after his long-time assistant, Mauricio Taricco, resigned amid a racism controversy involving a match official.
Players
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract Since Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Lee Ju-hyeon Bucheon 1995 2026 2026 29 Gong Si-hyeon Youth Team 2021 2026 31 Song Bum-keun Shonan Bellmare 2025 51 Lee Han-gyeol Youth Team 71 Jeon Ji-wan FC Ryukyu 2020 91 Jeong Dae-yeong Kyungnam University 2026 Defenders 2 Kim Young-bin Gangwon 2025 3 Yeon Je-un Jeju 2024 4 Cho Wi-je Busan IPark 2026 2026 5 Park Ji-soo Wuhan Three Towns 15 Kim Ha-jun FC Anyang 2024 22 Kim Jun-yeong Hwaseong 2025 2025 23 Kim Tae-hwan Ulsan HD 2024 2026 24 Lee Sang-myung Cheonan City 2026 2026 27 Hwang Seung-jun Yong In University 2025 2025 39 Seo Jeong-hyeok Youth team 2024 44 Kim Joo-hyung Jinwi 2026 55 Choi Jin-woong Cheonan City 2026 66 Choi Woo-jin Incheon United 2025 74 Kim Soo-hyung Youth team 2026 77 Kim Tae-Hyun Jeonnam Dragons 2024 80 Kwak Hee-byeok Dankook University 2026 90 Jeong Sang-woon Sangji University 2025 2025 Midfielders 6 Maeng Seong-ung Gimcheon Sangmu 2022 10 Lee Seung-woo Suwon 2024 2025 11 Kim Seung-sub Jeju 2026 13 Kang Sang-yoon Busan IPark 2022 16 João Gamboa Pogoń Szczecin 2025 26 Moon Jun-hyuk Jeonju University 2026 28 Lee Yeong-jae Gimcheon Sangmu 2024 30 Dodô Coimbra 2026 2026 33 Han Seok-jin Youth team 2026 34 Eom Seung-min FC Mokpo 2024 36 Jang Nam-ung Sangji University 42 Woo Hyun-soo Kwangwoon University 2026 47 Lee Gun-hee Jinwi 70 Park Hyun-min Youth team 88 Yoon Hyun-seok Hongik University 2025 2025 97 Kim Jin-gyu Gimcheon Sangmu 2022 2026 Forwards 7 Lee Dong-jun Gimcheon Sangmu 2023 9 Tiago Orobó Daejeon Hana Citizen 2024 19 Park Ju-yeong Hwaseong 2023 21 Patrick Twumasi Pafos 2025 40 Ahn Tae-hoon Bupyeong High School 2026 79 Kim Chang-hoon Youth Team 2023 81 Gytis Paulauskas Jeju SK 95 Italo Chapecoense 2026 2027 96 Andrea Compagno Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 2025 2026 99 Bruno Mota FC Anyang Players loaned out 17 Jin Tae-Ho Youth Team 2021 2026 30 Kim Young-hwan (M) Chungbuk Cheongju 92 Kim Du-hyun Shintaein 2026 Players enlisted 6 Lee Soo-bin Pohang Steelers 2022 33 Jeon Byung-kwan Daejeon Hana Citizen 2024 2026 Byeon Jun-soo Gwangju 2026 Players who left during mid-season 8 Oberdan Pohang Steelers 2026 2026 73 Kim Ye-geon Youth team
Backroom staff
Coaching staff Manager: Chung Jung-yong Assistant manager: Sung Han-soo Lee Mun-sun First-team coach: Goalkeeper coach: Seo Dong-myung Analysis coach: Fitness coach: Shim Jung-hyeon
Source: Official website
Support staff Physiotherapist: Gilvan Oliveira Medical department: Kim Jae-oh, Kim Byeong-seon, Lee Gyu-yeol Interpreters: Kim Min-su, Mun Keon-ho, Choe Dong-eun Kit manager: Lee Min-ho Analysts: Lee Sun-gu, Kim Ki-hyun
Source: Official website
Transfers In
Pre-season
DatePositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Permanent Transfer 31 December 2025 DF Ji Si-woo Gwangju FC End of loan Kim Jun-yeong Hwaseong FC MF Park Ju-yeong DF Ahn Hyeon-beom Suwon End of loan Jeong Tae-wook FC Seoul End of loan 5 January 2026 FW Kim Seung-sub Jeju SK Free 6 January 2026 GK Lee Ju-hyeon Bucheon FC 1995 Free 7 January 2026 DF Cho Wi-je Busan IPark Undisclosed + Ahn Hyeon-beom 8 January 2026 Park Ji-soo Wuhan Three Towns Free MF Kim Ha-jun Seoul E-land Loan Return 9 January 2026 FW Bruno Mota FC Anyang Season loan 10 January 2026 MF Oberdan Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Undisclosed + Ji Si-woo Kim Young-hwan Chungbuk Cheongju Undisclosed 12 January 2026 DF Choi Jin-woong Cheonan City Free Lee Sang-myung Free 15 January 2026 Byeon Jun-soo Gwangju Free 16 January 2026 GK Jeong Dae-yeong Kyungnam University Free DF Kim Joo-hyung Jinwi FC MF Woo Hyun-soo Kwangwoon University Moon Jun-hyuk Jeonju University Kwak Hee-byeok Dankook University Lee Geon-hee Jinwi FC FW Kim Do-hyun Shintaein FC Ahn Tae-hoon Bupyeong High School Loan Transfer
Mid-season
DatePositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Permanent Transfer 31 July 2026 FW Italo Chapecoense Free 31 July 2026 MF Dodô Coimbra Free Loan Transfer 2 July 2026 FW Gytis Paulauskas Jeju SK Season loan
Out
Pre-season
DatePositionPlayerTransferred toRef Permanent Transfer 1 December 2025 MF Choi Chul-soon N.A. Retire 21 December 2025 MF Han Kook-young Daegu Free 24 December 2025 MF Park Jae-young Seoul E-land Free DF Lee Jae-jun Yongin Free 26 December 2025 MF Lee Gyu-dong Yongin Free 31 December 2025 DF Hong Jeong-ho Suwon Samsung Bluewings Free Yoon Joo-young Free Hwang Jung-gu Free MF Kwon Chang-hoon Jeju Free Lee Jun-ho Cheonan City Free Kim Min-jae FC Mokpo Free FW Song Min-kyu FC Seoul Free Sung Jin-young Paju Free Kang Hyeon-jong Dangjin Citizen Free 3 January 2026 MF Park Jin-seop Zhejiang Free 7 January 2026 DF Ahn Hyun-beom Busan IPark Exchange for Cho Wi-je 8 January 2026 GK Kim Jeong-hoon FC Anyang Free 10 January 2026 DF Ji Si-woo Pohang Steelers Exchange for Oberdan 20 January 2026 FW Jeon Jin-woo Oxford (E2) Free 21 January 2026 DF Jeong Tae-wook Incheon United Free Loan Transfer 7 April 2025 MF Jeon Byung-kwan Gimcheon Sangmu FC Military Duty Lee Soo-bin 19 January 2026 DF Byeon Jun-soo
Mid-season
DatePositionPlayerTransferred toRef Permanent Transfer 24 August 2026 MF Kim Ye-geon Red Star Belgrade undisclosed Loan Transfer 17 June 2026 MF Kim Young-hwan Incheon United Season loan 8 July 2026 FW Kim Du-hyun Chungbuk Cheongju Season loan 10 July 2026 MF Jin Tae-Ho Yongin FC Season loan 7 August 2026 MF Oberdan Fagiano Okayama KRW 2.1 billion
Friendly matches
Tour of Marbella (11 Jan - 14 Feb)
Competitions
K League 1
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).
2026 K League Super Cup
2026–27 Korea Cup
2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite
League stage
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
Player K-League Korea Cup Korea Super Cup 2026–27 AFC Champions League TotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Lee Ju-hyun10100000202DF Kim Young-bin2720010102923DF Yeon Je-un2+50100000804DF Cho Wi-je23+120+1000102625DF Park Ji-soo6+3110100+101216MF Maeng Seong-ung7+1100+10100+102107FW Lee Dong-jun28+130010103139FW Tiago Orobó9+146100+111124810MF Lee Seung-woo14+168000+101031811MF Kim Seung-sub16+12100100029113MF Kang Sang-yoon21+110+10000023115DF Kim Ha-jun7+7100000014116MF João Gamboa6+11010001019019FW Park Ju-yeong0+100000001021FW Patrick Twumasi0+10000+10002022DF Kim Jun-yeong000000000023DF Kim Tae-hwan22+1000101025024DF Lee Sang-myung3+201000006026MF Moon Jun-hyuk000000000027DF Hwang Seung-jun000000000028MF Lee Yeong-jae5+160100+101024029GK Gong Si-hyeon000000000030MF Dodô0+3000000+104031GK Song Bum-keun29000101031033MF Han Seok-jin0+100+1100002134MF Eom Seung-min000000000036MF Jang Nam-ung000000000039DF Seo Jeong-hyeok000000000040FW Ahn Tae-hoon000000000042MF Woo Hyun-soo000000000044DF Kim Joo-hyung000000000047MF Lee Gun-hee000000000051GK Lee Han-gyeol000000000055DF Choi Jin-woong000000000066DF Choi Woo-jin16+7100000023170MF Park Hyun-min000000000071GK Jeon Ji-wan000000000074DF Kim Soo-hyung000000000077DF Kim Tae-Hyun14+4010101021079FW Kim Chang-hoon000000000080DF Kwak Hee-byeok000000000081FW Gytis Paulauskas4+311000008188MF Yoon Hyun-seok000000000090DF Jeong Sang-woon000000000091GK Jeong Dae-yeong000000000092FW Kim Du-hyun000000000095MF Italo5+5111000+1112396FW Andrea Compagno0+200+1000003097MF Kim Jin-gyu26+1200101029299FW Bruno Mota17+8400110+10275Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club on loan transfer8FW Oberdan21100100022117MF Jin Tae-Ho0+30000+10004073MF Kim Ye-geon1+7110000091
Notes
References
External links Official website