Daejeon Citizen
South-Korea · K League 1 · 3-place · Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Daejeon Citizen is a football club founded in 1997, home ground Daejeon World Cup Stadium. K League 1: 3th, 53 pts.
Next matchK League 1
Gangwon FC12:30Saturday, 21 NovKick-off in: Daejeon CitizenLast 5 matches
All →
Incheon United8 Nov 20262:0L
@ Kashiwa Reysol3 Nov 20260:2D
@ Jeonbuk Motors31 Oct 20260:0L
Vissel Kobe27 Oct 20260:1W
@ Gimcheon Sangmu FC24 Oct 20262:1Season competitions
Cup run
AFC Champions League Elitein progress
Korean FA Cupin progress
Club leaders
Squad →Top scorers
- 1
Diogo de Oliveira34 matches7 - 2
M. Ishida25 matches4 - 3
Jeong Jae-Hee30 matches4 - 4
Victor Bobsin21 matches3 - 5
Jo Seong-Kwon28 matches2
Assists
- 1
Lee Myung-Jae30 matches5 - 2
Kim Bong-Soo36 matches3 - 3
Kim Moon-Hwan30 matches2 - 4Jeong Jae-Hee30 matches2
- 5Diogo de Oliveira34 matches2
Best by Futbolaka Index
- 1Diogo de Oliveira4 matches7.1
- 2
Lee Soon-Min4 matches7.0 - 3
Kang Yun-Sung3 matches6.9 - 4Jeong Jae-Hee4 matches6.8
- 5Kim Bong-Soo3 matches6.8
K League 1
Full table →| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Seoul | 35 | +30 | 67 |
| 2 |  Ulsan Hyundai FC | 35 | +7 | 57 |
| 3 | Daejeon Citizen | 35 | +14 | 53 |
| 4 | Gangwon FC | 35 | +10 | 51 |
| 5 | Jeonbuk Motors | 35 | +9 | 49 |
This season
Played25
Win %48%
Goals per game1.72
Clean sheets8
About the club
- Founded
- 1997
- Stadium
- Daejeon World Cup Stadium · 41 295 seats
- City
- Daejeon
- Head coach
- Hwang Sun-Hong
- Squad
- 28 players
- Average age
- 29,8
- Foreign players
- 27
Upcoming
Gangwon FCDaejeon Citizen––24 Nov15:00Daejeon Citizen
Beijing Guoan––28 Nov10:00FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen––1 Dec17:15
Johor Darul Takzim FCDaejeon Citizen––6 Dec10:00Daejeon CitizenUlsan Hyundai FC––Results
Daejeon CitizenIncheon United203 NovFTKashiwa ReysolDaejeon Citizen2031 OctFTJeonbuk MotorsDaejeon Citizen0027 OctFTDaejeon CitizenVissel Kobe0124 OctFTGimcheon Sangmu FCDaejeon Citizen1218 OctFTDaejeon Citizen
Gwangju FC3213 OctFT
SHANGHAI SIPGDaejeon Citizen119 OctFTDaejeon CitizenJeonbuk Motors2120 SepFTIncheon UnitedDaejeon Citizen1115 SepFTDaejeon Citizen
Kyoto Sanga10K League 1
K-League: Championship Group
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Seoul | 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | +30 | 67 |
| 2 | Ulsan Hyundai FC | 35 | 17 | 6 | 12 | +7 | 57 |
| 3 | Daejeon Citizen | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | +14 | 53 |
| 4 | Gangwon FC | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | +10 | 51 |
| 5 | Jeonbuk Motors | 35 | 12 | 13 | 10 | +9 | 49 |
| 6 | Incheon United | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | +7 | 49 |
K-League: Regular season
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Seoul | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | +32 | 67 |
| 2 | Ulsan Hyundai FC | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | +5 | 51 |
| 3 | Daejeon Citizen | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | +12 | 49 |
| 4 | Jeonbuk Motors | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | +10 | 48 |
| 5 | Gangwon FC | 33 | 11 | 15 | 7 | +10 | 48 |
| 6 | Incheon United | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | +8 | 46 |
| 7 |  Jeju United FC | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | +2 | 46 |
| 8 |  FC Anyang | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | -8 | 43 |
| 9 |  Pohang Steelers | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 42 |
| 10 | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 33 | 5 | 19 | 9 | -8 | 34 |
| 11 |  Bucheon FC 1995 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -15 | 32 |
| 12 | Gwangju FC | 33 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -39 | 21 |
K-League: Relegation Group
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1▲6 | Jeju United FC | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | +2 | 48 |
| 2▲6 | FC Anyang | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | -8 | 46 |
| 3▲6 | Pohang Steelers | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | -9 | 44 |
| 4▲6 | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 35 | 6 | 20 | 9 | -7 | 38 |
| 5▲6 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -16 | 33 |
| 6▲6 | Gwangju FC | 35 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -39 | 23 |
AFC Champions League (League phase)AFC Champions League (Qualification)K League 1 (Championship Group)K League 1 (Relegation Group)Relegation - K League 2K League 1 (Relegation)
Custom period
Played25
Won12
Drawn8
Lost5
Win %48%
Goal diff+12
Scored43
Conceded31
Goals per game1.72
Conceded per game1.24
Clean sheets8
Cards30
Cards counted from 4 matches with full stats.
Goals by match period
ScoredConceded
Home / Away
| P | Wins | Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 67% | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Away | 13 | 31% | 1.5 | 1.4 |
By competition
| Competition | P | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| K League 1 | 20 | 50% |
| AFC Champions League Elite | 4 | 25% |
| Korean FA Cup | 1 | 100% |
Season records
Favourite and bogey opponents
matches since 2026Favourite
- Incheon United2–2–06:2
- Jeonbuk Motors1–2–12:2
Top scorers against the club
1Prince Ampem · SHANGHAI SIPG1K. Endo · Kashiwa Reysol1R. Komatsu · Vissel Kobe1S. Fujio · Kashiwa Reysol
Squad
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | FI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 |  Lee Chang-Geun | 33 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | ||
| 25 |  Lee Jun-Seo | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | ||
| 31 |  Kim Min-Soo | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 2 |  Park Kyu-Hyun | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | ||
| 3 |  Kim Min-Duk | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | ||
| 4 | Jo Seong-Kwon | 25 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | ||
| 5 |  Lim Jong-Eun | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 13 |  Kim Jin-Ya | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | ||
| 22 |  Oh Jae-Suk | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 26 |  Lee Jung-Taek | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 45 |  Ha Chang-Rae | 32 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 6 | Kang Yun-Sung | 29 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | ||
| 8 | Victor Bobsin | 26 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 | ||
| 11 |  Um Won-Sang | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | ||
| 14 |  Kim Jun-Bum | 28 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | ||
| 17 |  G. Ludwigson | 33 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 6.5 | ||
| 19 |  Seo Jin-Su | 26 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | ||
| 20 |  Lee Hyun-Sik | 30 | 18 | 0 | 1 | – | ||
| 41 |  Park Byung-chan | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 44 | Lee Soon-Min | 32 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | ||
| 70 |  Kim Hyeon-Ug | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 7 | M. Ishida | 31 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 6.5 | ||
| 9 | Diogo de Oliveira | 29 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 7.1 | ||
| 10 |  Joo Min-Kyu | 36 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 | ||
| 27 | Jeong Jae-Hee | 32 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 6.8 | ||
| 29 |  Mun Keon-Ho | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| 77 |  João Victor | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | ||
| 99 |  Yu Kang-Hyun | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | ||
Summer 20264 in1 out
In 4
- JLJung-taek LeeGSGimcheon Sangmu6 Oct 2026Back from loan
- Lee Jung-TaekGimcheon Sangmu FC5 Oct 2026Back from loan
- YLYoo-seok LimJCMJungnang Chorus Mustang23 Sep 2026Back from loan
- GMGeon-ho MoonHHwaseong7 Aug 2026Back from loan
Out 1
Do-yeon Kim
Bayern München II25 Aug 2026Fee unknown
Winter 202618 in26 out
In 18
- SCSung-gwon ChoGGwangju16 Jan 2026Free
- GMGeon-ho MoonCCCheonan City16 Jan 2026Free
- Gustav LudwigsonUlsan Hyundai FC15 Jan 2026Free agent
- Um Won-SangUlsan Hyundai FC15 Jan 2026Free agent
- Ha Chang-Rae
Nagoya Grampus15 Jan 2026Fee unknown - Diogo de Oliveira
Paysandu15 Jan 2026Free agent - João Victor
Guarani Campinas15 Jan 2026Fee unknown - Jo Seong-KwonGwangju FC15 Jan 2026Free agent
Kelvin
Atletico Goianiense14 Jan 2026Back from loan- MKMin-woo KimGGimpo31 Dec 2025Back from loan
- WJWoo-bin JungGGimpo31 Dec 2025Back from loan
Kim Min-woo
Gimpo Citizen30 Dec 2025Back from loan
Jung Woo-BinGimpo Citizen30 Dec 2025Back from loan
Lee Seon-Yu
Jinju Citizen30 Dec 2025Back from loan
Kim Gyeong-Hwan
Pyeongtaek Citizen30 Dec 2025Back from loan- SLSeon-yu LeeJCJinju Citizen18 Dec 2025Back from loan
- YSYoung-Jae SeoDCDangjin Citizen26 Nov 2025Back from loan
Seo Yong-Jae
Dangjin Citizen25 Nov 2025Back from loan
Out 26
- WJWoo-bin JungJCJinju Citizen10 Feb 2026Fee unknown
- Jung Woo-BinJinju Citizen9 Feb 2026Fee unknown
Kim Xyon-o
Gyeongnam FC8 Feb 2026Loan
Hernandes
Cuiaba27 Jan 2026Free agent
Vladislavs Gutkovskis
Arka Gdynia25 Jan 2026Free agent- GCGeon-joo ChoiAAnyang22 Jan 2026Fee unknown
Çoy Gon JuFC Anyang21 Jan 2026Fee unknown- GMGeon-ho MoonHHwaseong17 Jan 2026Loan
- MKMin-woo KimSBSuwon Bluewings16 Jan 2026Loan
- SYSeung-won YeoIUIncheon United16 Jan 2026Loan
- HKHan-seo KimYCYongin City16 Jan 2026Loan
- ELEun-su LimGGyeongnam16 Jan 2026Fee unknown
- SLSeon-yu LeeYCYongin City16 Jan 2026Fee unknown
- YLYoo-seok LimJCMJungnang Chorus Mustang16 Jan 2026Loan
- KGKim Gyeong-hwanNNamyangju16 Jan 2026Fee unknown
- Kelvin
Botafogo SP15 Jan 2026Fee unknown 
Yo Sung VonIncheon United15 Jan 2026Loan
Jin-Woo Jeong
Cheongju15 Jan 2026Fee unknown
Hyun-woo Cho
Yongin City15 Jan 2026Fee unknown
Jun-Gyu Lee
Gimhae City15 Jan 2026Loan
Lim Eun-SuGyeongnam FC15 Jan 2026Fee unknown- Kim Min-woo
Suwon Bluewings15 Jan 2026Loan - Lee Seon-YuYongin City14 Jan 2026Fee unknown
Jeong San30 Dec 2025Retired- Ha Chang-RaeNagoya Grampus30 Dec 2025Loan ended
- João VictorGuarani Campinas30 Dec 2025Loan ended
Summer 202519 in26 outSpent €638kReceived €2m(known fees only)
In 19
- Lee Hyun-SikGimcheon Sangmu FC28 Oct 2025Back from loan
- HLHyeon-sik LeeGSGimcheon Sangmu28 Oct 2025Back from loan
- ELEun-su LimGCGeoje Citizen21 Sep 2025Back from loan
- Lim Eun-Su
Geoje Citizen20 Sep 2025Back from loan - João VictorGuarani Campinas25 Jul 2025Loan
- Yu Kang-HyunGimcheon Sangmu FC2 Jul 2025Back from loan
- Kim Min-DukGimcheon Sangmu FC2 Jul 2025Back from loan
- KYKang-hyun YuGSGimcheon Sangmu2 Jul 2025Back from loan
- MKMin-duk KimGSGimcheon Sangmu2 Jul 2025Back from loan
- Lee Myung-Jae
Birmingham1 Jul 2025Free agent - Kim Jin-YaFC Seoul20 Jun 2025Fee unknown
- Seo Jin-SuJeju United FC17 Jun 2025Fee unknown
- HernandesJeonbuk Motors17 Jun 2025Fee unknown
- Kim Bong-SooJeju United FC13 Jun 2025Fee unknown
- JHJeong-un HongSMUSCG Muangthong United12 Jun 2025Back from loan
Hong Jeong-Woon
Muangthong United11 Jun 2025Back from loan- BKBong-soo KimJUJeju United11 Jun 2025€638k
- Yo Sung VonCheongju9 Jun 2025Fee unknown
- SYSeung-won YeoCCheongju9 Jun 2025Fee unknown
Out 26
Cheon Seong-HoonFC Seoul24 Jul 2025Fee unknown- SCSeong-hoon CheonFC Seoul24 Jul 2025Fee unknown
Aaron Kalver
Seoul E-Land FC15 Jul 2025Free- Kim Min-wooGimpo Citizen11 Jul 2025Loan
- Jung Woo-BinGimpo Citizen11 Jul 2025Loan
- MKMin-woo KimGGimpo11 Jul 2025Loan
- WJWoo-bin JungGGimpo11 Jul 2025Loan
- KelvinAtletico Goianiense10 Jul 2025Loan
Yun Do-Yong
Brighton1 Jul 2025Fee unknown- DYDo-young YoonBrighton1 Jul 2025€2m
Şin Sang UnJeju United FC17 Jun 2025Fee unknown- SSSang-eun ShinJUJeju United17 Jun 2025Fee unknown
Kim In GyunGimcheon Sangmu FC13 Jun 2025Loan
Pak Jin SonGimcheon Sangmu FC13 Jun 2025Loan
Kim Xyun-UGimcheon Sangmu FC13 Jun 2025Loan
Lim Dug-KyunGimcheon Sangmu FC13 Jun 2025Loan- JHJeong-un HongDDaegu13 Jun 2025Fee unknown
- Kim Gyeong-HwanPyeongtaek Citizen12 Jun 2025Loan
- Hong Jeong-Woon
Daegu FC12 Jun 2025Fee unknown - HKHyun-woo KimGSGimcheon Sangmu5 Jun 2025Loan
Bae Seo-JoonSeoul E-Land FC4 Jun 2025Fee unknown- SBSeo-joon BaeSESeoul E.4 Jun 2025Fee unknown
- DLDeok-geun LimGSGimcheon Sangmu2 Jun 2025Loan
- IKIn-gyun KimGSGimcheon Sangmu2 Jun 2025Loan
- JPJin-seong ParkGSGimcheon Sangmu2 Jun 2025Loan
Kim Tae-Hyun
Suwon City FC12 May 2025Fee unknown
Winter 20251 in2 out
In 1
Kyeong-tae LeeSJSeoul Jungnang22 Apr 2025Fee unknown
Out 2
- Lee Jung-TaekGimcheon Sangmu FC7 Apr 2025Loan
- JLJung-taek LeeGSGimcheon Sangmu7 Apr 2025Loan
Fees: Sportmonks