Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Professional association football club based in Suwon, South Korea

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Suwon Samsung Bluewings ( korean : 수원 삼성 블루윙즈 ) is a south korean football cabaret based in Suwon, South Korea, that plays in the K League 1. Founded in December 1995, they have won the national championship on four occasions ( 1998, 1999, 2004, and 2008 ), and the asian Club Championship ( the harbinger to the AFC Champions League ) twice ( 2000–01 and 2001–02 ).

Reading: Suwon Samsung Bluewings

In the club ‘s name Bluewings, Blue means the double of Samsung, the club ‘s owner, and “ clear amobarbital sodium sky, hope, dreams and vision ”, and wings means Suwon ‘s will to reach the top and fast and dynamic football fun .

history [edit ]

The club was officially founded in December 1995, by Samsung Electronics, to be the ninth member of the K-League from the 1996 season. It was besides the first club to be founded in one specific city, a plan which led to the K-League lead up plans to encourage the early member clubs to forge similar links with local communities. Former South Korean home team coach Kim Ho took charge of the side from their first season in the K-League, and the team finished runner-up in the championship play-off that season. The backing was secured in 1998 and retained in 1999 as Suwon started to dominate Korean football. Suwon lifted the asian Club Championship doubly in succession in 2000–01 and 2001–02, and besides added the asian Super Cup to their roll of honors on two occasions. In the 2002 season, Suwon besides won the FA Cup for the first time, achieving a continental double. The deviation of Kim Ho in 2003 examine Korean football caption Cha Bum-kun appointed coach ahead of the 2004 season, and the club won its third base league claim in his introduction season as director. Suwon finished runner-up in both major domestic competitions in 2006, as Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma claimed victory in the K-League championship play-off final and Chunnam Dragons won in the FA Cup final, thwarting Suwon ‘s attempts to win the first ever domestic double in Korean football. The 2008 temper became one of the most successful seasons in the club ‘s history. Suwon achieved a domestic “ double ” by winning the K League Championship and the League Cup. Suwon won the FA Cup five times in the 2002, 2009, 2010, 2016 and 2019, becoming the most fetching team in the FA Cup. In particular, the 2016 Korean FA Cup final draw care as it was a Super Match against traditional rival FC Seoul .

Crest and colours [edit ]

cap [edit ]

The current crest has been used since 2008. The crest of club signifies the harmony of the smasher of Suwon city, or the home of club, and club ‘ enthusiasm for the sports. The palace in the middle of the peak is the Hwaseong Fortress, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Landmark of Suwon city. ‘Blue Wings ‘ and wing in the top of the crown is golf club ‘s beginning crest and symbolizes the Suwon Samsung Bluewings ‘s will to rise to the flip of worldly concern football .

Colours [edit ]

The club ‘s main color, Blue, is the color of Samsung, besides symbolizes youth and spirit. Red is a symbol of rage and challenge, expressing vitality and dynamism .

Grounds [edit ]

stadium [edit ]

Suwon Samsung Bluewings used Suwon Sports Complex as its home stadium from 1995 through 2001, which seats around 11,808. Samsung began building the stadium in 1996, but construction stopped in 1998 due to the fiscal crisis, and with the defend of Suwon and Gyeonggi Province, it was able to complete the structure in may 2001. This stadium was used as a venue for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Based on the form of the roof of the stadium, fans sometimes call the stadium Big Bird .

train grind [edit ]

Suwon Samsung Bluewings ‘s train grind is located in Dongtan, a district of Hwaseong .

Kit history [edit ]

Rapido (1996 ~ 2001)

1996–97
Home

1996–97
Away

1998
Home

1998
Away

1999
Home

1999
Away

2000-01
Home

2000-01
Away
Adidas (2002 ~ 2017)

2002-04
Home

2002-04
Away

2005-06 Home
(10th anniversary)

2005-06 Away
(10th anniversary)
2007-08 Home
(Golden Blue)
2007-08
Away
2009
Home
2009
Away
2010-11
Home
2010-11
Away
2012 Home
(Blue Fever)
2012-13
Away
2013-14 Home
(Silver Arrow)
2014-15 Away
(Tricolor)
2015 Home
(20th anniversary)
2015 Home
(Retro)
2015 Away
(Retro)
2016 Home
(Blue)
2016 Away
(White)
2016 Third
(Red)
2017 Home
(Rebirth Blue)

2017
Away

Slogans [edit ]

Year
Slogan

2002
PLAY WITH YOU, FLY WITH YOU

2003

2004
BOOM 2004! BLUEWINGS!

2005
BLUE EXCITING! 2005!

2006
RESTAR★T 2006!

2007
BLUE TEMPEST 2007!

2008
BLUE STORM 2008!

2009
축구수도
(Capital of Football)

2010

2011
SMART & STRONG

2012
CU@BIGBIRD

2013
쉼 없는 도전! 감동 있는 승리!
-NEVER STOP CHALLENGE
TOUCHING WINNING-

2014
푸른 도전! 승리 수원!
(Blue Challenge! Victory Suwon!)

2015
Home of Football

2016

2017

2018

2019
Begin Again 2019

2020
PA25ION 2020

2021
Home of Football

Honours [edit ]

domestic competitions [edit ]

league [edit ]

Winners (4): 1998, 1999, 2004, 2008

Runners-up (4): 1996, 2006, 2014, 2015

Cups [edit ]

Winners (5): 2002, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2019

Runners-up (3): 1996, 2006, 2011

Winners (6): 1999, 1999s, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008

Winners (3): 1999, 2000, 2005

International competitions [edit ]

asian [edit ]

Winners (2): 2001, 2002

Winners (1): 2005

record [edit ]

AFC Champions League record [edit ]

a b c d e Played at a neutral venue .

Players [edit ]

current squad [edit ]

As of 21 July 2021

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on loanword and military avail [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

club Captains [edit ]

celebrated players [edit ]

Greatest ever team (10th anniversary)

In the jump of 2005, as part of the club ‘s celebration of its tenth anniversary, Suwon fans voted for the best players in the club ‘s history. The players who received the most votes in each position were named in the baseball club ‘s greatest ever team. [ 2 ]

Greatest ever team (20th anniversary)

In the form of 2015, as part of the club ‘s celebration of its twentieth anniversary, Suwon fans voted for the best players in the club ‘s history. The players who received the most votes in each position were named in the cabaret ‘s greatest ever team. [ 3 ]

Player statistics [edit ]

top scorers by seasons [edit ]

Award winners [edit ]

The following players have won the awards while at Suwon Samsung Bluewings : Domestic
International

World Cup players [edit ]

The following players have represented their country at the FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings : World Cup 1998
World Cup 2002
World Cup 2006
World Cup 2010
World Cup 2014
World Cup 2018

olympian players [edit ]

The following players have represented their state at the Summer Olympic Games whilst playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings : 1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020

Managers [edit ]

As of end of 2020 season Asia ‘s Player of the Century Cha Bum-kun was the director of the cabaret from 2004 to 2010, when he replaced former South Korea national team coach Kim Ho who had been the club ‘s beginning coach .
P = Matches played ; W = Matches won ; D = Matches pull ; L = Matches lost ; GF = Goals for ; GA = Goals against