2025 Ulsan HD FC season

Ulsan HD
2025 season
Owner	HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
Chairman	Chung Mong-joon
Head coach	Kim Pan-gon
Stadium	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
	← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 season is Ulsan HD FC's 42nd season in the K League 1, and the first season under the new name after rebranding from Ulsan Hyundai FC. Over the course of the season, the club participated in the 2025 K League 1, the 2024 Korean FA Cup, the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite, the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite after being the 2024 K League 1 champion, and the FIFA Club World Cup.^[1]^[2]

Players

No.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Contract since	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Jo Su-Huk	(1987-03-18) 18 March 1987 (age 37)	Incheon United	2017
21	Jo Hyeon-woo	(1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 33)	Daegu FC	2020
37	Moon Hyeon-ho	(2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21)	Chungnam Asan FC	2024
Defenders
2	Sim Sang-min	(1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 31)	Pohang Steelers	2024	2026
4	Kim Kee-hee	(1989-07-13) 13 July 1989 (age 35)	Seattle Sounders	2020
3	Hong Jae-seok	(2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 21)	Jeju United	2024
5	Lim Jong-eun	(1990-06-18) 18 June 1990 (age 34)	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2018
13	Lee Myung-jae	(1993-11-04) 4 November 1993 (age 31)	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	2014
19	Kim Young-gwon	(1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 (age 34)	Gamba Osaka	2022
20	Hwang Seok-ho	(1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 35)	Sagan Tosu	2024	2025
23	Kim Ju-hwan	(2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 23)	Cheonan City FC	2024	2026
	Choi Seok-hyeon	(2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21)	Chungbuk Cheongju	2024
	Kim Dong-wook	(2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 (age 21)	Jeonnam Dragons	2024
Midfielders
6	Darijan Bojanić	(1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 29)	Hammarby	2023
7	Ko Seung-beom	(1994-04-24) 24 April 1994 (age 30)	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2024	2027
8	Lee Kyu-seong	(1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 30)	Seongnam FC	2021
10	Kim Min-woo	(1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 34)	Chengdu Rongcheng	2024
16	Lee Jae-wook	(2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 23)	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2023
17	Gustav Ludwigson	(1993-10-20) 20 October 1993 (age 31)	Hammarby	2023
22	Kim Min-hyeok	(1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 32)	Seongnam FC	2022
31	Ataru Esaka	(1992-05-31) 31 May 1992 (age 32)	Urawa Red Diamonds	2023
32	Jung Woo-young	(1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 34)	Al-Khaleej FC	2021
70	Choi Kang-min	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22)	Daegu Arts University	2024
95	Matheus Sales	(1995-05-13) 13 May 1995 (age 29)	Atlético Goianiense	2024
	Park Sang-jun	(2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 21)	Gyeongju KHNP	2024
	Cho Young-kwang	(2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20)	FC Osaka	2024
Forwards
9	Giorgi Arabidze	(1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 26)	FC Torpedo Kutaisi	2024	2026
11	Um Won-sang	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 25)	Gwangju FC	2022	2025
18	Joo Min-kyu	(1990-04-13) 13 April 1990 (age 34)	Jeju United	2023	2025
26	Kim Min-jun	(2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 24)	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	2020
27	Lee Chung-yong	(1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 36)	VfL Bochum	2020
30	Kang Yun-gu	(2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 22)	Busan IPark	2021
73	Yun Il-lok	(1992-03-07) 7 March 1992 (age 32)	Gangwon FC	2021
96	Kim Ji-hyeon	(1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 28)	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	2021
99	Yago Cariello	(1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 25)	Gangwon FC	2024
	Hwang Jae-hwan	(2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 (age 23)	Bucheon FC 1995	2020
Players who left on loan during mid-season
Players who left permanently during mid-season

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Transfers in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Returned from loan

Position	Player	Returned from	Remark
DF	Hong Jae-seok	Jeju United	End of loan
MF	Lee Jae-wook	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	End of loan
DF	Choi Seok-hyeon	Chungbuk Cheongju FC	End of loan
MF	Park Sang-jun	Gyeongju KHNP	End of loan
MF	Cho Young-kwang	Seoul E-Land FC	End of loan
MF	Hwang Jae-hwan	Bucheon FC 1995	End of loan
MF	Kim Dong-wook	Jeonnam Dragons	End of loan

Rumors in

Position	Player	Transferred to
DF	Jang Min-gyu	FC Machida Zelvia
DF	Hwang Jae-won	Daegu FC
MF	Yoon Jae-seok	Jeonnam Dragons
MF	Jeong Ho-yeon	Gwangju FC

Out

Transfers out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee
FW	Park Chu-young	Retired	N.A. ^[3]

Loaned out

Position	Player	Loaned to	Note

Mid-season

In

Transfers in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Returned from loan

Position	Player	Returned from	Note

Out

Transfers out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee

Loaned out

Position	Player	Loaned to	Note
MF	Cho Hyun-taek	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Military Service

Competitions

Overall record

K League 1

Template:2025 K League 1 table

Matches

As usual, the league season is played over 38 matches. After 33 league matches between the 12 participating teams, the teams are split into the final round (top 6 teams) and relegation round (bottom 6 teams).

Korean FA Cup

2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification	FLU	DOR	UHD	SUN
1	Fluminense	Advance to knockout stage	—
2	Borussia Dortmund	Advance to knockout stage		—
3	Ulsan HD				—
4	Mamelodi Sundowns					—

First match(es) will be played: June 17, 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Win Draw Loss

Group stage

17 June 2025 1	Ulsan HD	v	Mamelodi Sundowns	Orlando, USA
		Report		Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

21 June 2025 2	Fluminense	v	Ulsan HD	East Rutherford, USA
		Report		Stadium: MetLife Stadium

25 June 2025 3	Borussia Dortmund	v	Ulsan HD	Cincinnati, USA
		Report		Stadium: TQL Stadium

2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	Buriram United	6	2	2	2	3	9	−6	8	Advance to round of 16
9	Shanghai Shenhua	6	2	1	3	9	9	0	7
10	Shandong Taishan	6	2	1	3	9	13	−4	7
11	Ulsan HD	6	1	0	5	3	14	−11	3
12	Central Coast Mariners (E)	6	0	1	5	8	17	−9	1

Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2024. Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
(E) Eliminated

Win Draw Loss

League stage

12 February 2025 7	Buriram United	v	Ulsan HD	Buriram, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Buriram Stadium

19 February 2025 8	Ulsan HD	v	Shandong Taishan	Ulsan, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9				Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium

2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

Template:2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite league stage tables

Win Draw Loss

League stage

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 4 Dec 2024

No.	Pos.	Player	K-League		FA Cup		2025 FIFA Club World Cup		AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 ACL Elite		AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 ACL Elite		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Jo Su-huk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Sim Sang-min	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Kim Kee-hee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Lim Jong-eun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Darijan Bojanić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	Ko Seung-beom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Lee Kyu-seong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Giorgi Arabidze	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Kim Min-woo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	Um Won-sang	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	Lee Myung-jae	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	Gustav Ludwigson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	Joo Min-kyu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	Kim Young-gwon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Hwang Seok-ho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK	Jo Hyeon-woo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	Kim Min-hyeok	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Kim Ju-hwan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	Kim Min-jun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	Lee Chung-yong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	Jang Si-young	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	Kang Yun-gu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	Ataru Esaka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW	Jung Woo-young	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	Kang Min-woo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	GK	Moon Hyun-ho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	FW	Choi Kang-min	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	FW	Yun Il-lok	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
95	MF	Matheus Sales	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
96	FW	Kim Ji-hyeon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	Yago Cariello	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season on loan transfer
3	DF	Hong Jae-seok	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	Park Sang-jun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Lee Jae-wook	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season permanently

References

^ "Kim Pan-Gon overcomes doubts to lead Ulsan HD to K League title". ESPN.com. 2 November 2024.
^ United, K. League. "Ulsan HD drawn into FIFA Club World Cup Group F with Fluminense, Dortmund, Sundowns".
^ "Park Chu-young, the only Korean ever to play for Arsenal, announces retirement". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 14 November 2024.

Notes

External links

Ulsan HD official website (in Korean)

[1] "Kim Pan-Gon overcomes doubts to lead Ulsan HD to K League title". ESPN.com. 2 November 2024.

[2] United, K. League. "Ulsan HD drawn into FIFA Club World Cup Group F with Fluminense, Dortmund, Sundowns".

[3] "Park Chu-young, the only Korean ever to play for Arsenal, announces retirement". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 14 November 2024.

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