Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Korean: 수원 삼성 블루윙즈) is a South Korean football club based in Suwon, South Korea, that plays in the K League 1. Founded in December 1995, they have won the national championship on four occasions (1998, 1999, 2004, and 2008), and the Asian Club Championship (the predecessor to the AFC Champions League) twice (2000–01 and 2001–02).

Suwon Samsung Bluewings
수원 삼성 블루윙즈
Full nameSuwon Samsung Bluewings Football Club
수원 삼성 블루윙즈 축구단
Nickname(s)CheongBaekJeok
Korean: 청백적
(The Blue, White and Reds),
Tricolor
Short nameSSB
Founded1995 (1995)
GroundSuwon World Cup Stadium
Capacity44,031
OwnerCheil Worldwide
(Samsung's subsidiary)
ChairmanLee Jun
Head coachLee Byung-keun
LeagueK League 1
2021K League 1, 6th of 12
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of Samsung Sports
Football Baseball Volleyball
Basketball
(Men's)		 Basketball
(Women's)		 Table Tennis
(Men's)
Table Tennis
(Women's)		 Badminton Equestrian
Athletics Wrestling Taekwondo
American Football
Closed departments of Samsung Sports
Rugby Union Tennis E-Sports
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Hangul
Hanja
水原 三星 블루윙즈
Revised RomanizationSuwon samsung Blue wings
McCune–ReischauerSuwon Samsung Blue wings

In the club's name Bluewings, Blue means the image of Samsung, the club's owner, and "Clear blue sky, hope, dreams and vision", and wings means Suwon's will to reach the top and fast and dynamic football play.

History

The club was officially founded in December 1995, by Samsung Electronics, to be the ninth member of the K-League from the 1996 season. It was also the first club to be founded in one specific city, a plan which led to the K-League initiating plans to encourage the other member clubs to forge similar links with local communities.

Former South Korean national team manager Kim Ho took charge of the side from their first season in the K-League, and the team finished runners-up in the championship play-off that season. The championship was secured in 1998 and retained in 1999 as Suwon started to dominate Korean football.

Suwon lifted the Asian Club Championship twice in succession in 2000–01 and 2001–02, and also added the Asian Super Cup to their roll of honors on two occasions.

In the 2002 season, Suwon also won the FA Cup for the first time, achieving a continental double.

The departure of Kim Ho in 2003 saw Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun appointed manager ahead of the 2004 season, and the club won its third league title in his debut season as manager.

Suwon finished runners-up in both major domestic competitions in 2006, as Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma claimed victory in the K-League championship play-off final and Chunnam Dragons won in the FA Cup final, thwarting Suwon's attempts to win the first ever domestic double in Korean football.

The 2008 season became one of the most successful seasons in the club's history. Suwon achieved a domestic "double" by winning the K League Championship and the League Cup.

Suwon won the FA Cup five times in the 2002, 2009, 2010, 2016 and 2019, becoming the most winning team in the FA Cup. In particular, the 2016 Korean FA Cup final drew attention as it was a Super Match against traditional rival FC Seoul.

Crest and colours
Hwaseong Fortress

Crest

The current crest has been used since 2008. The crest of club signifies the harmony of the beauty of Suwon city, or the home of club, and club' enthusiasm for the sports. The castle in the middle of the crest is the Hwaseong Fortress, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Landmark of Suwon city. 'Blue Wings' and wing in the top of the crest is club's first crest and symbolizes the Suwon Samsung Bluewings's will to rise to the sky of world football.

Colours

The club's main colour, Blue, is the colour of Samsung, also symbolizes youth and spirit. Red is a symbol of passion and challenge, expressing vitality and dynamism.

Grounds
Main article: Suwon World Cup Stadium

Stadium
A view of Suwon World Cup Stadium

Suwon Samsung Bluewings used Suwon Sports Complex as its home stadium from 1995 through 2001, which seats around 11,808.

Samsung began building the stadium in 1996, but construction stopped in 1998 due to the financial crisis, and with the support of Suwon and Gyeonggi Province, it was able to complete the construction in may 2001. This stadium was used as a venue for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Based on the shape of the roof of the stadium, fans sometimes call the stadium Big Bird.

Training ground

Suwon Samsung Bluewings's training ground is located in Dongtan, a district of Hwaseong.

Kit history

Slogans
YearSlogan
2002PLAY WITH YOU, FLY WITH YOU
2003
2004BOOM 2004! BLUEWINGS!
2005BLUE EXCITING! 2005!
2006RESTAR★T 2006!
2007BLUE TEMPEST 2007!
2008BLUE STORM 2008!
2009축구수도
(Capital of Football)
2010
2011SMART & STRONG
2012CU@BIGBIRD
2013쉼 없는 도전! 감동 있는 승리!
-NEVER STOP CHALLENGE
TOUCHING WINNING-
2014푸른 도전! 승리 수원!
(Blue Challenge! Victory Suwon!)
2015Home of Football
2016
2017
2018
2019Begin Again 2019
2020PA25ION 2020
2021Home of Football
2022WE ARE THE BEST

Honours
Suwon Samsung Bluewings players celebrating after winning the 2008 K League.

League
Winners (4): 1998, 1999, 2004, 2008
Runners-up (4): 1996, 2006, 2014, 2015

Cups
Winners (5): 2002, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2019
Runners-up (3): 1996, 2006, 2011
Winners (6): 1999, 1999s, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008
Winners (3): 1999, 2000, 2005

Asian
Winners (2): 2000–01, 2001–02
Runners-up (1): 1997–98
Winners (2): 2001, 2002
Winners (1): 2005

Record
Season Teams League Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts League Cup FA Cup Super Cup AFC Other Manager
1996 9 Runners-up 32 18 9 5 57 33 +24 63 6th (A) Runners-up Kim Ho
1997 10 5th 18 7 7 4 23 23 0 28 6th (A)
3rd (P)		 Quarter-final Runners-up (CW) Kim Ho
1998 10 Champions 20 13 1 6 34 22 +12 35 6th (A)
4th (PM)		 Quarter-final Kim Ho
1999 10 Champions 29 23 0 6 60 26 +34 64 Winners (A)
Winners (D)		 1st round Winners 4th (CC) Kim Ho
2000 10 5th 27 14 0 13 48 43 +5 36 Winners (A)
8th (D)		 Quarter-final Winners Kim Ho
2001 10 3rd 27 12 5 10 40 35 +5 41 Winners (A) 1st round Champions (CC)
Winners (SC)		 Kim Ho
2002 10 3rd 27 12 9 6 40 26 +14 45 4th (A) Winners Champions (CC)
Winners (SC)		 Kim Ho
2003 12 3rd 44 19 15 10 59 46 +13 72 No competition Round of 32 No competition Kim Ho
2004 13 Champions 27 14 6 7 32 24 +8 46 4th (S) Round of 16 Cha Bum-kun
2005 13 10th 24 6 10 8 29 32 –3 28 Winners (S) Round of 16 Winners Winners (A3)
Group E 2nd (CL)		 Cha Bum-kun
2006 14 Runners-up 29 12 10 7 31 25 +6 46 12th (S) Runners-up Cha Bum-kun
2007 14 3rd 27 15 6 6 36 25 +11 51 Semi-final (S) Round of 16 Competition ceased Cha Bum-kun
2008 14 Champions 28 18 4 6 49 26 +23 58 Winners (S) Round of 16 Cha Bum-kun
2009 15 10th 28 8 8 12 29 32 –3 32 Quarter-final (PK) Winners Round of 16 (CL) Winners (PP) Cha Bum-kun
2010 15 7th 28 12 5 11 39 44 –5 41 Semi-final (PC) Winners Quarter-final (CL) Runners-up (ST) Cha Bum-kun
Yoon Sung-hyo
2011 16 4th 30 17 4 9 51 33 +18 55 Semi-final (RC) Runners-up Semi-final (CL) Yoon Sung-hyo
2012 16 4th 44 20 13 11 61 51 +10 73 Competition ceased Quarter-final Yoon Sung-hyo
2013 14 5th 38 15 8 15 50 43 +7 53 Round of 16 Group H, 4th (CL) Seo Jung-won
2014 12 Runners-up 38 19 10 9 52 37 +15 67 Round of 32 Seo Jung-won
2015 12 Runners-up 38 19 10 9 60 43 +17 67 Round of 32 Round of 16 (CL) Seo Jung-won
2016 12 7th 38 10 18 10 56 59 –3 48 Winners Group G, 3rd (CL) Seo Jung-won
2017 12 3rd 38 17 13 8 63 41 +22 64 Semi-final Group G, 3rd (CL) Seo Jung-won
2018 12 6th 38 13 11 14 53 54 –1 50 Semi-final Semi-final (CL) Seo Jung-won
Lee Byung-keun (C)
Seo Jung-won
2019 12 8th 38 12 12 14 46 49 –3 48 Winners Lee Lim-saeng
2020 12 8th 27 8 7 12 27 30 –3 31 Quarter-final Quarter-final Lee Lim-saeng
Ju Seung-jin (C)
Park Kun-ha
2021 12 6th 38 12 10 6 42 50 –8 46 Quarter-final Park Kun-ha

AFC Champions League record
Season Round Opposition Home Away Agg.
2005 Group E Hoang Anh Gia Lai 6–0 5–1 2nd
Shenzhen Jianlibao 0–0 0–1
Júbilo Iwata 2–1 1–0
2009 Group G Kashima Antlers 4–1 0–3 2nd
Singapore Armed Forces 3–1 2–0
Shanghai Shenhua 2–1 1–2
Round of 16 Nagoya Grampus N/A 1–2 N/A
2010 Group G Gamba Osaka 0–0 1–2 1st
Singapore Armed Forces 6–2 2–0
Henan Jianye 2–0 2–0
Round of 16 Beijing Guoan 2–0 N/A N/A
Quarter-final Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2–0 1–4 3–4
2011 Group H Sydney FC 3–1 0–0 1st
Shanghai Shenhua 4–0 3–0
Kashima Antlers 1–1 1–1
Round of 16 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 N/A N/A
Quarter-final Zob Ahan 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t.) 3–2
Semi-final Al-Sadd 0–2 1–0 1–2
2013 Group H Central Coast Mariners 0–1 0–0 4th
Guizhou Renhe 0–0 2–2
Kashiwa Reysol 2–6 0–0
2015 Group G Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 2–1 2nd
Beijing Guoan 1–1 0–1
Brisbane Roar 3–1 3–3
Round of 16 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 2–1 4–4 (a)
2016 Group G Gamba Osaka 0–0 2–1 3rd
Shanghai SIPG 3–0 1–2
Melbourne Victory 1–1 0–0
2017 Group G Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 1–1 3rd
Guangzhou Evergrande 2–2 2–2
Eastern 5–0 1–0
2018 Play-off Thanh Hóa 5–1 N/A N/A
Group H Sydney FC 1–4 2–0 1st
Kashima Antlers 1–2 1–0
Shanghai Shenhua 1–1 2–0
Round of 16 Ulsan Hyundai 3–0 0–1 3–1
Quarter-final Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–3 (a.e.t.) 3–0 3–3
(4–2 p)
Semi-final Kashima Antlers 3–3 2–3 5–6
2020 Group G Guangzhou Evergrande 0–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–1[lower-alpha 1] 2nd
Vissel Kobe 0–1 2–0[lower-alpha 1]
Round of 16 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–2[lower-alpha 1] N/A
Quarter-final Vissel Kobe 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)[lower-alpha 1]		 N/A
  1. Played at a neutral venue.

Players

Current squad
As of 22 February 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  KOR Yang Sang-min
4 DF  NED Dave Bulthuis
6 MF  KOR Han Seok-jong
7 FW  DEN Sebastian Grønning
8 MF  BIH Elvis Sarić
9 FW  KOR Kim Gun-hee
10 MF  KOR Jeong Seung-won
11 DF  KOR Kim Tae-hwan
12 MF  KOR Kang Hyun-muk
13 MF  KOR Park Hyung-jin
14 FW  KOR Jeon Jin-woo
15 DF  KOR Go Myeong-seok
16 FW  KOR You Ju-an
17 MF  KOR Kang Tae-won
18 FW  KOR Oh Hyun-gyu
19 GK  KOR No Dong-geon
20 DF  KOR Lee Han-do
21 GK  KOR Yang Hyung-mo
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  KOR Kim Sang-jun
23 DF  KOR Lee Ki-je
25 DF  KOR Choi Sung-keun (vice-captain)
26 MF  KOR Yeom Ki-hun
30 MF  KOR Ryu Seung-woo
31 GK  KOR Lee Seong-ju
33 DF  KOR Park Dae-won
34 GK  KOR Park Ji-min
35 DF  KOR Jang Ho-ik
39 DF  KOR Min Sang-gi (captain)
40 MF  KOR Heo Dong-ho
45 DF  KOR Hwang Myeong-hyun
47 DF  KOR Hwang In-taek
77 FW  KOR Han Seok-hee
88 MF  KOR Yu Je-ho
90 DF  KOR Goo Dae-young
99 FW  KOR Koo Min-seo

Out on loan and military service

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  KOR Park Sang-hyeok (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service)
— DF  KOR Myung Jun-jae (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service)
— MF  KOR Ko Seung-beom (to Gimcheon Sangmu for military service)
— DF  KOR Yoon Seo-ho (to Siheung Citizen for military service)
— MF  KOR Lee Kang-hee (to Busan IPark)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  KOR Son Ho-jun (to Jeonnam Dragons)
— MF  KOR Lee Jong-sung (to Seongnam FC)
— GK  KOR An Chan-gi (to Cheongju FC)
— FW  KOR Park Hee-jun (to Gimhae FC)

Club Captains
Yeom Ki-Hun, most capped player and number-one goalscorer in Suwon's history.
Dates Captains Vice-Captains
1996 Kim Doo-ham Yoon Sung-hyo
1997 Shin Sung-hwan
1998 Jung Sung-hoon
1999 Shin Hong-gi
2000
2001 Park Kun-ha
2002 Seo Jung-won
2003 Kim Jin-woo Lee Woon-jae
2004 Lee Byung-keun Kim Young-sun
2005 Choi Sung-yong Kim Dae-eui
2006 Kim Nam-il Cho Jae-min
2007 Lee Kwan-woo Lee Jung-soo
2008 Song Chong-gug Kwak Hee-ju
2009 Lee Woon-jae Hong Soon-hak
2010 Cho Won-hee Kim Dae-eui
2011 Choi Sung-kuk Yeom Ki-hun
2012 Kwak Hee-ju Oh Beom-seok
2013 Kim Do-heon Oh Jang-eun
2014 Yeom Ki-hun Oh Jang-eun
2015 Kim Eun-sun
2016 Hong Chul, Shin Se-gye
2017 Koo Ja-ryong, Lee Jong-sung
2018 Kim Eun-sun Koo Ja-ryong, Lee Jong-sung
2019 Yeom Ki-hun Choi Sung-keun, Hong Chul
2020 Choi Sung-keun, Kim Min-woo
2021 Kim Min-woo Min Sang-Gi

Notable players
Hall of Fame[1]
Seo Jung-won (1999–2004)
Park Kun-ha (1996–2006)
Lee Woon-jae (1996–2011)
Lee Byung-keun (1996–2006)
Kim Jin-woo (1996–2007)
Ko Jong-soo (1996–2004)
Denis (1996–2003, 2006–2007)
Sandro (2000–2002, 2005–2007)
Nádson (2003–2008)
Kwak Hee-Ju (2003–2013, 2015–2016)
Santos (2013–2017)
Greatest ever team (10th anniversary)

In the spring of 2005, as part of the club's celebration of its 10th anniversary, Suwon fans voted for the best players in the club's history. The players who received the most votes in each position were named in the club's greatest ever team.[2]

Lee Woon-jae (1996–2011)
Park Kun-ha (1996–2006)
Choi Sung-yong (2002–2006)
Lee Byung-keun (1996–2006)
Ko Jong-soo (1996–2004)
Denis (1996–2003, 2006–2007)
Kim Do-heon (2001–2005, 2009–2014)
Seo Jung-won (1999–2004)
Kim Jin-woo (1996–2007)
Nádson (2003–2008)
Saša (1998–2000)
Greatest ever team (20th anniversary)

In the spring of 2015, as part of the club's celebration of its 20th anniversary, Suwon fans voted for the best players in the club's history. The players who received the most votes in each position were named in the club's greatest ever team.[3]

Lee Woon-jae (1996–2011)
Choi Sung-yong (2002–2006)
Mato (2005–2008, 2011)
Lee Byung-keun (1996–2006)
Kwak Hee-ju (2003-2013, 2015–2016)
Denis (1996–2003, 2006–2007)
Ko Jong-soo (1996–2004)
Kim Jin-woo (1996–2007)
Seo Jung-won (1999–2004)
Park Kun-ha (1996–2006)
Nádson (2003–2008)

Player statistics

Top scorers by seasons
Season Name Goals
1996 Park Kun-ha 7
1997 Cho Hyun-doo 7
1998 Saša 8
1999 23
2000 Denis 10
2001 Sandro 17
2002 10
2003 Nádson 14
2004 14
2005 Mato 10
2006 Baek Ji-hoon 5
2007 Nádson 8
2008 Edu 16
  
Season Name Goals
2009 Edu 7
2010 Jose Mota 11
2011 Stevo 9
2012 Radončić 14
2013 Jong Tae-se 10
2014 Santos 14
2015 12
2016 12
2017 Johnathan 22
2018 Dejan 13
2019 Taggart 20
2020 9

Award winners

The following players have won the awards while at Suwon Samsung Bluewings:

Domestic

International

World Cup players

The following players have represented their country at the FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings:

World Cup 1998

World Cup 2002

World Cup 2006

World Cup 2010

World Cup 2014

World Cup 2018

Olympic players

The following players have represented their country at the Summer Olympic Games whilst playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings:

1996

2000

2004

2008

2012

2016

2020

Managers

As of end of 2020 season

Asia's Player of the Century Cha Bum-kun was the manager of the club from 2004 to 2010, when he replaced former South Korea national team manager Kim Ho who had been the club's first manager.

# Name From To Season Record
PWDLGFGA
1
 Kim Ho 1995/02/22 2003/10/??
1996–03
 3121537782491359
2
 Cha Bum-kun 2003/10/17 2010/06/06
2004–10
 2411026970??
3
 Yoon Sung-hyo 2010/06/17 2012/12/12
2010–12
 97482425??
4
 Seo Jung-won 2012/12/12
2018/10/15		 2018/08/28
2018/12/02
2013–18
2018
 182745850??
C Lee Byung-keun 2018/08/28 2018/10/15
2018
 7142??
5
 Lee Lim-saeng 2018/12/03 2020/07/17
2019-20
 451614155952
C Joo Seung-Jin 2020/07/17 2020/09/08
2020
 821558
6
 Park Kun-ha 2020/09/08 Present
2020-
 ??????

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

Club officials

Executive Office

  • Owner: Cheil Worldwide (Samsung's subsidiary)
  • Principal owner: Jeongkeun Yoo (President & CEO of Cheil Worldwide)
  • Chairman: Lee Jun
  • Director: Oh Dong-Seok

Coaching Staff

Medical Staff

  • Club doctor: Yoo Hwan-mo
  • Assistant club doctor: Kim Kwang-Tae
  • Assistant club doctor: Han Seung-Hee

Supporting Staff

  • Performance analyst: Kim Hyung-Su
  • Interpreter: Altul
  • Kit manager: Yeop Hyun-Soo
  • Driver: Park Gwang-Mun

Supporters club
Supporters at Suwon World Cup Stadium
Main article: Frente Tricolor

The Frente Tricolor is the official Suwon Samsung Bluewings supporters group.

Rivalries

Sponsorship

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
Year Kit Supplier Sponsor Shirt Printing Notes
1996RapidoSamsung ElectronicsBlueWingsTeam name
1997Masterpiece+1Television brand
1998
1999AnycallMobile Phone brand
2000
2001SensQ (Home)
Bluewin (Away)		Laptop brand
Air Conditioner brand
2002AdidasHauzenElectronics brand
2003
2004PAVVTelevision brand
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009Samsung PAVV
2010
2011Samsung SMART TV
2012
2013
2014Samsung UHD Curved
2015Samsung SUHD TV 4K
2016Samsung Electronics / Maeil DairiesSUHD TV Quantum dot display / MaeilTelevision brand / Dairy products brand
2017SAMSUNG QLED TV / Maeil
2018Zaicro
2019PumaSamsung Electronics / CuchenSAMSUNG QLED 8K / CuchenTelevision brand / Kitchen appliance brand
2020Samsung Electronics / BMWSAMSUNG QLED 8K / DEUTSCH MOTORSTelevision brand / Automobile brand
2021SAMSUNG Neo QLED / DEUTSCH MOTORS
2022SAMSUNG Neo QLED 8K / DEUTSCH MOTORS

See also

References
  1. "수원, 빅버드 라커룸 새 단장 완료!" (in Korean). 9 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. "수원 10주년 베스트 11 발표" (in Korean). 6 March 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. "20주년 기념, 팬들이 뽑은 베스트 일레븐" (in Korean). 12 December 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. 수원 삼성, 첫번째 ‘수원 더비’에서 신승
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