Jeju United
Club
Established 1982
Address [697-370] 3355-5, Gang Jung-Dong,
Seogwipo, Jeju,
Korea Republic
Tel (+82) 64 738 0935
Fax (+82) 64 738 0600
Email sf00492@g2.skenergy.com
Website www.jeju-utd.com
Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium
Capacity 35,657
Media Contact
Name Park Sang-joon
Tel (+82) 10 8776 3319
Fax (+82) 64 738 0600
Email ske.sf00494@partner.sk.com
Domestic Honours
League Nil
Cup Nil
Continental Record
ACL Did not participate
ACC Did not participate
ACWC Did not participate
ASC Did not participate
Fixtures
MD1 – Mar 01, 15:00
Jeju United (KOR) – Tianjin Teda (CHN)
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
MD2 – Mar 15, 19:30
Melbourne Victory (JPN) – Jeju United (KOR)
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
MD3 – April 06, 19:30
Jeju United (KOR) – Gamba Osaka (JPN)
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
MD 4 – April 19, 19:00
Gamba Osaka (JPN) – Jeju United (KOR)
Expo ’70 Commemorative Stadium, Osaka
MD 5 – May 04, 19:30
Tianjin Teda (CHN) – Jeju United (KOR)
Tianjin Teda Stadium, Tianjin
MD6 – May 11, 19:30
Jeju United (KOR) – Melbourne Victory (JPN)
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
All kick-off times are local and subject to change
Domestic Record
2007
League – 11th (missed play-offs)
P W D L F A Pts
26 8 6 12 27 35 30
Cup – Semi-finals
Lost to Pohang Steelers 2-1
2008
League – 10th (missed play-offs)
P W D L F A Pts
26 7 7 12 23 31 28
Cup – 1st round
Lost to Changwon City 1-0
2009
League – 14th (missed play-offs)
P W D L F A Pts
28 7 7 14 22 44 28
Cup – Quarter-finals
Lost to Jeonbuk Motors 5-2 aet
2010
League – Runners-up
Lost to FC Seoul 4-3 on aggregate in play-off final
P W D L F A Pts
28 17 8 3 54 25 59
Cup – Semi-finals
Lost to Suwon Bluewings 4-2 on penalties after 0-0 draw
ACL Record
2007
Did not qualify
2008
Did not qualify
2009
Did not qualify
2010
Did not qualify
Club Profile
While K-League football did not arrive in the southern Korean island of Jeju until 2006, the roots of Jeju United can be traced back to 1983 when the Yukong Elephants became one of the league’s founding members. The franchise won a single league title in 1989 and changed their name to Bucheon SK in 1996 when they were forced to move from Seoul to the satellite city of Bucheon.
On the eve of the 2006 season, the club moved with little notice to the vacant Jeju World Cup Stadium and renamed themselves Jeju United. Having just missed out on the championship play-offs a year earlier, the form of the club slipped after the move and they struggled in their first four seasons in Seogwipo, never finishing higher than 10th.
But their fortunes turned for the better under coach Park Kyung-hoon in 2010 when they finished second in the K-League table during the regular season and just missed out on the league title after losing 4-3 on aggregate to FC Seoul in the championship play-off final.
Coach
Park Kyung-hoon
A former Korea Republic international defender who played in all of his country’s matches at the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups, Park Kyung-hoon turned to coaching after retiring as a player at the age of 31 in 1992.
He coached K-League clubs Chunnam Dragons and Busan I’cons and the Korea Republic U-23 team before taking charge of the national U-17 side from 2004 to 2007. He returned to coaching in the K-League at Jeju United in 2010 and the 50-year-old was named the league’s Manager of the Year after steering the side that finished second from last a year earlier to the runners-up position.
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Star players
Kim Eun-jung
Having returned to Korea in 2010 after a one-year stint at Chinese club Changsha Ginde, former Korea Republic international forward Kim Eun-jung had a season to remember at Jeju United as he netted 17 goals in 34 appearances and was named the league’s Most Valuable Player.
The lanky 31-year-old, who made his professional debut for Daejeon Citizen in 1997 and spent four years at FC Seoul before moving to China, will be expected to shoulder even more of the attacking responsibility for the club this season following the departure of fellow forward Koo Ja-cheol to German side Wolfsburg.
Hong Jeong-ho
Talented young central defender Hong Jeong-ho enjoyed a memorable debut season as a professional in 2010 as he helped Jeju United to an unexpected runner-up finish in the K-League and was named in the league’s Best XI at the end of the season.
The 21-year-old was called up to the Korea Republic squad for the AFC Asian Cup in January as a late replacement after the withdrawal of the injured Park Chu-young and appeared in three matches for his country in Qatar, setting up the decisive third goal in the victory over Uzbekistan in the third-place play-off.
Shin Young-rok
Having made his professional debut for Suwon Samsung Bluewings in 2003 at the age of 16, striker Shin Young-rok helped his club to win the 2008 K-League title, scoring six goals in 18 games. He returned to Suwon last year after two seasons at Turkish side Bursaspor before agreeing a move to Jeju United in the off-season.
The 23-year-old, who has represented Korea Republic at U-17, U-20, U-23 and senior level is a well-built centre forward who holds up the ball well, has excellent close control and is also good in the air.
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Young player
Felipinho
Having represented his country at the FIFA U-17 World Cup two years ago, talented 19-year-old striker Felipe Barreto Da Silva, who is more popularly known as Felipinho, will be looking to make his mark at Jeju United after joining the K-League side on loan from Brazilian giants Internacional in January.
The diminutive forward stands only 1.65m tall but his pace and skill could be the key to unlocking defences for Jeju as they look to follow up on their surprise runners-up finish in the K-League last season.