Seoul is a major center for sports in South Korea. Its professional sports teams compete in football (soccer), baseball, basketball, volleyball.
Overview
Seoul hosted the 1986 Asian Games, commonly known as Asiad, 1988 Olympic Games, and Paralympic Games. It also served as one of the host cities of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Seoul World Cup Stadium hosted the opening ceremony and first game of the tournament.[1]
Seoul has greatest number of professional sports teams and facilities in South Korea.
In the history of South Korean major professional sports league championships which include the K League, KBO League, KBL, V-League, Seoul had multiple championships in a season 2 times, 1990 K League 1 Lucky-Goldstar FC (currently FC Seoul) and KBO League LG Twins in 1990, K League 1 FC Seoul and KBO League Doosan Bears in 2016[2]
Sports teams in Seoul
Seoul's most popular football club is FC Seoul. Recently, FC Seoul finished as a runner-up in 2013 AFC Champions League.
Baseball
Basketball
Volleyball
Honours
Domestic
International
Women's Domestic
Baseball
Domestic
Club
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Doosan Bears
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5 (1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2019)
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6 (2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2020)
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LG Twins
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2 (1990, 1994)
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4 (1983, 1997, 1998, 2002)
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Kiwoom Heroes
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0
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2 (2014, 2019)
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Basketball
Domestic
Volleyball
Domestic
Women's Domestic
Multiple Champions
References
- ^ "History of Seoul Sports - Seoul Metropolitan Government" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 5 August 2013.
- ^ 2016 프로야구와 프로축구는 모두‘서울의 봄’ (in Korean). Medeaus Ilbo. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
- Seoul Sports Council
- Seoul Sports Facilities Management Office
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