Jeju SK FC

"Bucheon SK" redirects here. For the club founded by supporters, see Bucheon FC 1995.

Jeju SK FC (Korean: 제주 SK FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeju Province that competes in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the Yukong Elephants, Bucheon SK, and Jeju United.

Jeju SK

Full name	Jeju SK Football Club 제주SK축구단
Founded	1982; 43 years ago (1982) (as Yukong FC)[1]
Ground	Jeju World Cup Stadium
Capacity	29,791
Owner	SK Energy
Chairman	Koo Chang-yong
Manager	Kim Hak-bum
League	K League 1
2024	K League 1, 7th of 12
Website	www.jejuskfc.com
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded on 17 December 1982 as Yukong FC, becoming the second professional football club to be established in South Korea.^[2] The club's mascot was an elephant and the team became known as the Yukong Elephants.^[3] It was owned and financially supported by the Sunkyoung Group's subsidiary, Yukong (currently SK Group's "SK Energy"), along with Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi as its franchise. Yukong FC was a founding member of the Korean Super League, South Korea's first professional football league and forerunner to the K League.^[4] Yukong Elephants won the league championship on only one occasion, in 1989.^[5]

When the Super League was established there was no home and away system, but following its implementation in 1987, Yukong FC was initially based within the Seoul Metropolitan Area.^[6] From 1990, the club shared Dongdaemun Stadium in Seoul with Ilhwa Chunma and LG Cheetahs.^[7] In 1992, the three clubs even allowed spectators to use their club memberships to watch each other's home matches.^[8]

As part of the K League's decentralization policy, in 1995 the Seoul government gave an eviction order to the three clubs based in Seoul (Yukong Elephants, LG Cheetahs and Ilhwa Chunma). However, they guaranteed that if clubs built a football-specific stadium in Seoul, they could have a Seoul franchise and return to Seoul.^[8] As a result, the three clubs were forced to move their home base from Seoul to other cities.

In 1996, Yukong moved to the city of Bucheon, a satellite city of Seoul. Mid-way through the 1997 season, the club re-branded itself as Bucheon SK.^[6] Because the city of Bucheon lacked a stadium, they used the Mokdong Stadium in Seoul until 2000. At the start of the 2001 season, the team moved to the 35,545-capacity Bucheon Leports Complex. In February 2006, Bucheon SK announced their move to Jeju without any fore notice, and renamed as Jeju United FC.^[9] They adopted the vacant Jeju World Cup Stadium as their new home ground. In 2025, the club rebranded as Jeju SK FC.^[10]

Franchise relocation history

Club name	City / Area	Period
Yukong Elephants	Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi	1983[a]
Yukong Elephants	Seoul	1984–1986[a]
Yukong Elephants	Incheon, Gyeonggi	1987–1990
Yukong Elephants	Seoul – Dongdaemun Stadium	1991–1995
Bucheon Yukong Bucheon SK	Seoul – Mokdong Stadium[b]	1996
Bucheon SK	Bucheon – Bucheon Stadium	1997–2005
Jeju United	Jeju  – Jeju World Cup Stadium	2006–2024
Jeju SK		2025–present

1. Between 1983 and 1986, K League didn't have a home and away system.
2. Bucheon SK held all home matches at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul until 2000, because Bucheon Stadium was under construction.

Players

Current squad

As of 18 February 2025^[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  KOR Kim Dong-jun 2 DF  KOR Kim Jae-woo 3 DF  KOR Jang Min-gyu 4 DF  KOR Song Ju-hun 5 MF  BRA Italo 6 MF  KOR Kim Jung-min 7 FW  KOR Seo Jin-su 9 FW  BRA Yuri 10 MF  KOR Nam Tae-hee 13 DF  KOR Chung Woon 14 MF  KOR Kim Geon-woong 16 DF  KOR Kim Tae-hwan 17 FW  KOR Yu In-soo 18 MF  KOR Oh Jae-hyeok 19 FW  KOR Kim Ju-gong 20 DF  KOR Choi Won-chang 21 GK  KOR An Chan-gi 22 DF  KOR An Tae-hyun

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF  KOR Rim Chang-woo 24 FW  KOR Choi Byung-wook 25 MF  KOR Kim Jae-min 26 DF  KOR Lim Chai-min 27 MF  KOR Kim Jun-ha 28 FW  KOR Kang Min-jae 29 DF  KOR Jo In-jung 30 MF  KOR Kim Jin-ho 31 GK  KOR Cho Sung-bin 32 FW  KOR Kim Hyeon-woo 33 FW  KOR Ji Sang-wook 35 FW  KOR Lee Kun-hee 37 MF  KOR Kwon Sun-ho 38 DF  KOR Kim Jee-won 40 DF  KOR Kim Ryun-seong 41 GK  KOR Ju Seong-min 50 FW  KOR Park Dong-jin

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  KOR Heo Kang-jun (to Daejeon Korail) — DF  KOR Hong Joon-ho (to Chungbuk Cheongju) — MF  KOR Kim Bong-soo (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service) — MF  KOR Lee Chang-min (to Geoje Citizen for military service)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  KOR Jegal Jae-min (to Gimpo FC) — FW  KOR Kang Hyo-on (to Daejeon Korail) — FW  KOR Kim Seung-sub (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service)

Backroom staff

Coaching staff

• Manager: Kim Hak-bum
• Head coach: Kim Jung-soo
• Goalkeeping coach: Cha Sang-kwang
• Coaches: Lee Sang-ho, Cho Byung-kuk, Jo Jae-cheol
• Fitness coach: Kim Chan-bin
• Analysis coach: Lee Jun-seok

Support staff

• Rehabilitation trainers: Yoon Jae-young, Park Sun-ho, Ha Tae-jun
• Team manager: Kim Dong-geon
• Kit manager: Moon Seong-jun
• Interpreter: Moon Jun-ho
• Head driver: Oh Kyung-myung

Source: Official website^[12]

Honours

• K League 1
  • Winners (1): 1989
  • Runners-up (5): 1984, 1994, 2000, 2010, 2017
• K League 2
  • Winners (1): 2020
• Korean FA Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2004
• Korean League Cup
  • Winners (3): 1994, 1996, 2000s
  • Runners-up (2): 1998, 1998s

Season-by-season records

Domestic record

Season	Division	Tms.	Pos.	FA Cup
1983	1	5	3	—
1984	1	8	2	—
1985	1	8	5	—
1986	1	6	4	—
1987	1	5	3	—
1988	1	5	3	—
1989	1	6	1	—
1990	1	6	4	—
1991	1	6	4	—
1992	1	6	6	—
1993	1	6	5	—
1994	1	7	2	—
1995	1	8	4	—
1996	1	9	4	Semi-final
1997	1	10	10	Quarter-final
1998	1	10	7	Round of 16
1999	1	10	3	Quarter-final
2000	1	10	2	Semi-final
2001	1	10	7	Round of 16
2002	1	10	8	Round of 16
2003	1	12	12	Semi-final
2004	1	13	13	Runners-up
2005	1	13	5	Round of 16
2006	1	14	13	Round of 32
2007	1	14	11	Semi-final
2008	1	14	10	Round of 32
2009	1	15	14	Quarter-final
2010	1	15	2	Semi-final
2011	1	16	9	Round of 16
2012	1	16	6	Semi-final
2013	1	14	9	Semi-final
2014	1	12	5	Round of 32
2015	1	12	6	Quarter-final
2016	1	12	3	Round of 32
2017	1	12	2	Round of 16
2018	1	12	5	Quarter-final
2019	1	12	12	Round of 16
2020	2	10	1	Round of 16
2021	1	12	4	Third round
2022	1	12	5	Round of 16
2023	1	12	9	Semi-final
2024	1	12	7	Semi-final

Key

• Tms. = Number of teams
• Pos. = Position in league

AFC Champions League record

All results (home and away) list Jeju's goal tally first.

Season	Round	Opposition	Home	Away	Agg.
2011	Group E	Tianjin TEDA	0–1	0–3	3rd
		Melbourne Victory	1–1	2–1
		Gamba Osaka	2–1	1–3
2017	Group H	Jiangsu Suning	0–1	2–1	2nd
		Gamba Osaka	2–0	4–1
		Adelaide United	1–3	3–3
	Round of 16	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–0	0–3 (a.e.t.)	2–3
2018	Group G	Guangzhou Evergrande	0–2	3–5	4th
		Cerezo Osaka	0–1	1–2
		Buriram United	0–1	2–0

Managerial history

No.	Name	Start	End	Season(s)	Notes
1	Lee Jong-hwan	1982/04/20	1985/07/21	1983–1985	Resigned in the middle of season.
2	Kim Jung-nam	1985/07/21	1992/05/12	1985–1992	Resigned in the middle of season.
C	Park Young-hwan	1986/??/??	1986/??/??	1986	Kim Jung-nam was called up as a national team manager (1986 FIFA World Cup, 1986 Asian Games).
C	Choi Jong-duk	1988/07/13	1988/09/14	1988	Kim Jung-nam was called up as a national team manager (1988 Summer Olympics).
C	Park Sung-hwa Ham Heung-chul	1992/05/12	1992/12/19	1992
3	Park Sung-hwa	1992/12/20	1994/10/29	1993–1994
C	Cho Yoon-hwan	1994/10/30	1994/12/31	1994
4	Valeri Nepomniachi	1995/01/01	1998/10/31	1995–1998
C	Cho Yoon-hwan	1998/11/01	1998/12/31	1998
5	Cho Yoon-hwan	1999/01/01	2001/08/14	1999–2001	Resigned in the middle of season.
C	Choi Yun-kyum	2001/08/14	2001/08/31	2001
6	Choi Yun-kyum	2001/09/01	2002/09/01	2001–2002	Resigned in the middle of season.
7	Tınaz Tırpan	2002/09/02	2003/05/14	2002–2003	Resigned in the middle of season.
C	Ha Jae-hoon	2003/05/14	2003/07/18	2003
8	Ha Jae-hoon	2003/07/19	2003/12/31	2003
9	Jung Hae-seong	2004/01/01	2007/11/03	2004–2007
10	Arthur Bernardes	2008/01/04	2009/10/14	2008–2009	Resigned in the middle of season.
C	Cho Jin-ho	2009/10/14	2009/10/29	2009
11	Park Kyung-hoon	2009/10/30	2014/12/03	2010–2014
12	Jo Sung-hwan	2014/12/19	2016/10/14	2014–2016
13	Kim In-soo	2016/10/14	2016/12/15	2016	Appointed for the AFC Champions League matches.
14	Jo Sung-hwan	2016/12/30	2019/05/02	2017–2019
15	Choi Yun-kyum	2019/05/03	2019/11/30	2019
16	Nam Ki-il	2019/12/26	2023/09/26	2020–2023
C	Jung Jo-gook	2023/09/26	2023/12/04	2023
17	Kim Hak-bum	2023/12/05	present	2024–