2006 FC Seoul Season (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. FC Seoul is a professional football club based in Seoul, South Korea. It is currently owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. The club is usually considered a powerhouse in the K-League, with financial backing from the well-known GS Group. The club is currently managed by Hwangbo Kwan, who is contracted for two seasons beginning with the 2011 K-League season. The club was founded on December 22, 1983, and started out in 1984 as Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso Football Club, owned and financially supported by the Lucky-Goldstar Group (now LG Group), with the Chungcheong region as its franchise. In order to launch the professional football club, Lucky-Goldstar Group had a preparation period from 1982 and demanded that original franchise should be Seoul. In the 1984 season, the club finished seventh out of the eight clubs. The club fared better in 1985 when they won the Championship with the help of Thai international Piyapong Pue-On, who was the top scorer, as well as the top assister.