The 2026 season is Pohang Steelers' 44th season in the K League 1 in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in the K League 1, Korea Cup, and the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite after finishing 4th in the league.
Players
No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract since Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Yoon Pyeong-gook Gwangju 2022 2025 21 Hwang In-jae Gimcheon Sangmu 2020 29 Hong Sung-min Youth Team 2024 91 Kwon Neung Boin High School 2024 Defenders 2 Eo Jeong-won Busan IPark 2024 3 Kim Ye-sung Jeonnam Dragons 2026 5 Ji Si-woo Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2026 13 Kang Min-jun Korea University 2025 14 Lee Chang-woo Youth Team 2025 17 Shin Kwang-hoon Gangwon 2021 2025 20 Park Chan-yong Gimcheon Sangmu 2022 32 Cho Young-jun Youth Team 2026 33 Jo Sung-Wook Seongnam FC 2025 55 Yun Dae-geun Gyeongbuk Yeongdeok High School 2026 Midfielders 4 Jeon Min-gwang Goyang Citizen 2019 8 Kim Seung-ho Chungnam Asan 2026 16 Kim Dong-jin Hannam University 2024 22 Kim Gwang-won Ulsan University 2026 26 Kim Beom-jun Youth Team 2026 30 Kim Yong-hak Portimonense 2026 31 Kento Nishiya Sagan Tosu 2026 36 Kim Ho-jin Yong In University 2026 40 Ki Sung-yueng FC Seoul 2025 47 Lee Soo-ah Busan IPark 2026 70 Hwang Seo-woong Youth Team 2024 77 Wanderson Al-Ittihad Kalba 2022 2026 Forwards 7 Won Ki-jong Gyeongnam 2026 9 An Jae-jun Bucheon 2024 10 Jakob Tranziska FC Schweinfurt 2026 11 Juninho Rocha Chungnam Asan 2025 2025 12 Hwang Jae-hwan Chungnam Asan 2026 2026 18 Cho Sang-hyeok Ajou University 2025 25 Jorge Luiz Feirense 2024 34 Baek Seung-won Youth Team 2025 37 Jung Han-min Gangwon 2026 Players who went out on loan during season 15 Lee Kyu-min Pyeongtaek Jinwee 2024 23 Lee Seung-Hwan Chungbuk Cheongju 2016 28 Son Seung-beom FC Seoul 2026 37 Hong Yun-sang 1. FC Nürnberg II 2023 Kim Seo-jin Cheonan City 2024 Players who left mid-season 7 Kim In-sung Seoul E-Land 2023 2025 19 Lee Ho-jae Korea University 2021 2025 24 Han Hyeon-seo Tongmyong University 2025 71 Lee Heon-jae Youth Team 2025
Backroom staff
Coaching staff Manager: Park Tae-ha Head coach: Kim Jae-sung Asst coach: Kim Chi-gon, Kim Seong-jae Goalkeeper coach: Kim Lee-sub Fitness coach: Myung Baldini, Rafael Cavenaghi Match Analyst: Park Cheol-ho
Transfers Pre-season In Transfers in DatePositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Permanent Transfer 27 December 2025 MF Kim Seung-ho Chungnam Asan Free 28 December 2025 DF Kim Ye-sung Jeonnam Dragons Free 29 December 2025 MF Kento Nishiya Sagan Tosu Season loan 31 December 2025 GK Lee Seung-Hwan Chungbuk Cheongju End of loan FW Kim Beom-su Seongnam End of loan 3 January 2026 DF Jo Sung-Wook Seongnam Free 6 January 2026 FW Hwang Jae-hwan Chungnam Asan Free 8 January 2026 FW Son Seung-beom FC Seoul Free 9 January 2026 MF Lee Soo-ah Busan IPark Free 10 January 2026 DF Ji Si-woo Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Exchange for Oberdan 11 January 2026 FW Jung Han-min FC Seoul Free 12 January 2026 FW Jakob Tranziska FC Schweinfurt Free Loan Transfer 30 December 2025 FW Kim Yong-hak Portimonense Season loan
Out Transfers out DatePositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Permanent Transfer 20 December 2025 DF Kim Dong-min Yongin Free 24 December 2025 DF Park Seung-wook Shimizu S-Pulse Free 26 December 2025 DF Lee Dong-hee Montedio Yamagata Free 28 December 2025 FW Park Su-been Paju Free 29 December 2025 MF Cho Jae-hun Yongin Free 31 December 2025 DF Jonathan Aspropotamitis Macarthur Free DF Cha Jun-young Gimhae Free DF Jo Sung-Wook Seongnam End of loan MF Hong Ji-woo Free FW Baek Sung-dong Ayutthaya United Free 2 January 2026 FW Kim Beom-su Jeonnam Dragons Free 3 January 2026 MF Kim Jong-woo Bucheon 1995 Free 5 January 2026 FW Kang Hyeon-Je Seoul E-land Free 8January 2026 MF Kim Jun-ho Gyeongnam Free 10 January 2026 FW Oberdan Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Undisclosed + Ji Si-woo Loan Transfer 17 November 2025 MF Paik Sang-hoon Dangjin Citizen Season loan MF Kim Seo-jin Gimcheon Sangmu Military Service FW Hong Yun-sang 27 December 2025 DF Lee Dong-hyeop Cheonan City Season loan 7 February 2026 FW Lee Kyu-min Cheonan City Season loan
Mid-season In Transfers in DatePositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Permanent Transfer 30 July 2026 FW Won Ki-jong Gyeongnam Free 31 July 2026 MF Kim Gwang-won Ulsan University Free Loan Transfer
Out Transfers out DatePositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Permanent Transfer 23 June 2026 FW Kim In-sung Ansan Greeners Free 10 July 2026 DF Han Hyeon-seo Suwon Samsung Bluewings Free 30 July 2026 FW Lee Ho-jae SV Darmstadt 98 Undisclosed 31 July 2026 FW Lee Heon-jae Gyeongnam Free Loan Transfer 24 June 2026 GK Lee Seung-Hwan Chungbuk Cheongju Season loan 8 July 2026 MF Son Seung-beom Hwaseong Season loan
Friendly matches
Tour of Bali (12 Jan - 2 Feb)
Competitions
Overall record
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).
2026–27 Korea Cup
2025–26 AFC Champions League Two
Knockout stage
2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite
League stage
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
Player K-League FA Cup AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 ACL Two AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27 ACL Elite TotalApps. GoalsApps. GoalsApps. GoalsApps. GoalsApps. Goals1GK Yoon Pyeong-gook00100010202DF Eo Jeong-won25+400020003103DF Kim Ye-sung7+101000101004MF Jeon Min-gwang21+100020002405DF Ji Si-woo1+50101010907FW Won Ki-jong7+310+1000001118MF Kim Seung-ho10+1400+1000102609FW An Jae-jun5+40100+101012010FW Jakob Tranziska13+7500001121611FW Juninho Rocha8+12300200022312FW Hwang Jae-hwan1+100+100+10004013DF Kang Min-jun8+500+10200016014DF Lee Chang-woo3+60100+201013016MF Kim Dong-jin24+50000+100+1031017DF Shin Kwang-hoon13+4000000+1018018FW Cho Sang-hyeok8+102100+100020220DF Park Chan-yong25+1000200028021GK Hwang In-jae18000200020022MF Kim Gwang-won0+200000002023GK Lee Seung-Hwan000000000025FW Jorge Teixeira6+610+12210+1016426MF Kim Beom-jun001000001029GK Hong Sung-min12000000012030MF Kim Yong-hak4+50000+200011031MF Kento Nishiya18+7310211029432DF Cho Young-jun000000000033DF Jo Sung-Wook001000102034FW Baek Seung-won000000000036MF Kim Ho-jin13+2000001016037FW Jung Han-min2+410000107140MF Ki Sung-yueng17+8000200027047MF Lee Soo-ah001000001055DF Yun Dae-geun000000000070MF Hwang Seo-woong23+61111+100032271FW Lee Heon-jae0+100000001077MF Wanderson13+10300000023391GK Kwon Neung0000000000Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club on loan transfer15FW Lee Kyu-min000000000028MF Son Seung-beom0+1000000010Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid season7FW Kim In-sung100000001019FW Lee Ho-jae18+2800200022824DF Han Hyeon-seo7+1000000080
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