| 2026 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Gus Poyet | |||
| Stadium | Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju, Jeonbuk | |||
| All statistics correct as of 6 December 2025. | ||||
The 2026 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors season was their 33rd season in the club's history and their 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of South Korean football. Following a historic 2025 campaign in which the club secured its record-extending 10th K League 1 title and sixth Korea Cup to complete a domestic double [1] , the club enters 2026 under the leadership of newly appointed head coach Jeong Jeong-yong. [2]
The season marks a significant transition following the sudden departure of Gustavo Poyet, who resigned in December 2025 despite his "Double" success. Poyet’s exit was attributed to a breakdown in the coaching structure and "differences" with the league's disciplinary stance after his long-time assistant, Mauricio Taricco, resigned amid a racism controversy involving a match official. [3]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Contract Since | Contract end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Lee Ju-hyeon | | 6 December 1998 | | 2026 | 2026 | |
| 29 | Gong Si-hyeon | | 23 February 2005 | Youth Team | 2021 | 2026 | |
| 31 | Song Bum-keun | | 15 October 1997 | | 2025 | ||
| 51 | Lee Han-gyeol | | 19 July 2007 | Youth Team | |||
| 71 | Jeon Ji-wan | | 14 May 2004 | | 2020 | ||
| 91 | Jeong Dae-yeong | | | 2026 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Kim Young-bin | | 20 September 1991 | | 2025 | ||
| 3 | Yeon Je-un | | 28 August 1994 | | 2024 | ||
| 4 | Cho Wi-je | | 25 August 2001 | | 2026 | 2026 | |
| 5 | Park Ji-soo | | 13 June 1994 | | 2026 | ||
| 15 | Kim Ha-jun | | 17 July 2002 | | 2024 | ||
| 22 | Kim Jun-yeong | | 31 May 2004 | | 2025 | 2025 | |
| 23 | Kim Tae-hwan | | 24 July 1989 | | 2024 | 2026 | |
| 24 | Lee Sang-myung | | 23 April 2003 | | 2026 | 2026 | |
| 27 | Hwang Seung-jun | | 3 August 2005 | | 2025 | 2025 | |
| 39 | Seo Jeong-hyeok | | 9 March 2006 | Youth team | 2024 | ||
| 44 | Kim Joo-hyung | | | 2026 | |||
| 55 | Choi Jin-woong | | 23 December 2004 | | 2026 | 2026 | |
| 66 | Choi Woo-jin | | 18 July 2004 | | 2025 | ||
| 74 | Kim Soo-hyung | | Youth team | 2026 | |||
| 77 | Kim Tae-Hyun | | 19 December 1996 | | 2024 | ||
| 80 | Kwak Hee-byeok | | 15 March 2005 | | 2026 | ||
| 90 | Jeong Sang-woon | | 3 April 2003 | | 2025 | 2025 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 6 | Maeng Seong-ung | | 4 February 1998 | | 2022 | ||
| 8 | Oberdan | | 3 July 1995 | | 2026 | 2026 | |
| 10 | Lee Seung-woo | | 6 January 1998 | | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 11 | Kim Seung-sub | | 1 November 1996 | | 2026 | ||
| 13 | Kang Sang-yoon | | 31 May 2004 | | 2022 | ||
| 16 | João Gamboa | | 31 August 1996 | | 2025 | ||
| 17 | Jin Tae-Ho | | 20 January 2006 | Youth Team | 2021 | 2026 | |
| 26 | Moon Jun-hyuk | | 21 May 2005 | | 2026 | ||
| 28 | Lee Yeong-jae | | 13 September 1994 | | 2024 | ||
| 30 | Kim Young-hwan | | 23 March 2002 | | |||
| 33 | Han Seok-jin | | 19 December 2007 | Youth team | 2026 | ||
| 34 | Eom Seung-min | | 2 May 2003 | | 2024 | ||
| 36 | Jang Nam-ung | | 9 February 2004 | | 2024 | ||
| 42 | Woo Hyun-soo | | | 2026 | |||
| 47 | Lee Gun-hee | | | 2026 | |||
| 70 | Park Hyun-min | | 2 April 2007 | Youth team | 2026 | ||
| 88 | Yoon Hyun-seok | | 8 November 2003 | | 2025 | 2025 | |
| 97 | Kim Jin-gyu | | 24 February 1997 | | 2022 | 2026 | |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 | Lee Dong-jun | | 1 February 1997 | | 2023 | ||
| 9 | Tiago Orobó | | 28 October 1993 | | 2024 | ||
| 19 | Park Ju-yeong | | 23 April 2003 | | 2023 | ||
| 21 | Patrick Twumasi | | 9 May 1994 | | 2025 | ||
| 36 | Jang Nam-ung | | 9 February 2004 | | 2024 | 2024 | |
| 40 | Ahn Tae-hoon | | | 2026 | |||
| 79 | Kim Chang-hoon | | 23 October 2004 | Youth Team | 2023 | ||
| 92 | Kim Du-hyun | | 2 March 2007 | | 2026 | ||
| 96 | Andrea Compagno | | 22 April 1996 | | 2025 | 2026 | |
| 99 | Bruno Mota | | 10 February 1996 | | |||
| Players loaned out | |||||||
| Players enlisted | |||||||
| 6 | Lee Soo-bin | | 7 May 2000 | | 2022 | ||
| 33 | Jeon Byung-kwan | | 10 November 2002 | | 2024 | 2026 | |
| Byeon Jun-soo | | 30 November 2001 | | 2026 | |||
| Players who left during mid-season | |||||||
Source: Official website [4]
Source: Official website [5]
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Transfer | |||||
| 31 December 2025 | DF | | | End of loan | |
| DF | | | End of loan | ||
| MF | | | End of loan | ||
| DF | | | End of loan [6] | ||
| DF | | | End of loan [a] | ||
| 5 January 2026 | FW | | | Free [7] | |
| 6 January 2026 | GK | | | Free [8] | |
| 7 January 2026 | DF | | | Undisclosed + | |
| 8 January 2026 | DF | | | Free [10] | |
| MF | | | Loan Return | ||
| 9 January 2026 | FW | | | Season loan [11] | |
| 10 January 2026 | MF | | | Undisclosed + | |
| MF | | | Undisclosed [13] | ||
| 12 January 2026 | DF | | | Free [14] | |
| DF | | | Free | ||
| 15 January 2026 | DF | | | Free [15] | |
| 16 January 2026 | GK | | | Free | |
| DF | | | Free | ||
| MF | | | Free | ||
| MF | | | Free | ||
| MF | | | Free | ||
| MF | | | Free | ||
| FW | | | Free | ||
| FW | | | Free | ||
| Loan Transfer | |||||
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Player | Transferred to | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Transfer | |||||
| 1 December 2025 | MF | | N.A. | Retire [16] | |
| 21 December 2025 | MF | | | Free [17] | |
| 24 December 2025 | MF | | | Free [18] | |
| DF | | | Free [19] | ||
| 26 December 2025 | MF | | | Free [20] | |
| 31 December 2025 | DF | | | Free [21] [22] | |
| DF | | | Free | ||
| DF | | | Free | ||
| MF | | | Free [23] | ||
| MF | | | Free [24] | ||
| MF | | | Free | ||
| FW | | | Free [25] [26] | ||
| FW | | | Free [27] | ||
| FW | | | Free | ||
| 3 January 2026 | MF | | | Free [28] | |
| 7 January 2026 | DF | | | Exchange for | |
| 8 January 2026 | GK | | | Free [30] | |
| 10 January 2026 | DF | | | Exchange for | |
| 20 January 2026 | FW | | | Free [32] | |
| 21 January 2026 | DF | | | Free [33] | |
| January 2026 | MF | | | Free | |
| Loan Transfer | |||||
| 7 April 2025 | MF | | | Military Duty | |
| MF | | ||||
| 19 January 2026 | DF | | |||
Win Draw Loss
As usual, the league season will be played with 38 matches split in two stages. After 33 league matches between the 12 participating teams, the teams are split into the Final Round (Top 6 teams, which aims to won an AFC Champions spot) and Relegation Round (Bottom 6 teams, that aims to survive relegation).
| 1 March 20261 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | Bucheon | Jeonju |
| Report | Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 8 March 20262 | Gimcheon Sangmu | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Gimcheon |
| Report | Stadium: Gimcheon Stadium |
| 14 March 20263 | Gwangju | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Gwangju |
| Report | Stadium: Gwangju Football Stadium |
| 18 March 20264 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | FC Anyang | Jeonju |
| Report | Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 21 March 20265 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Daejeon |
| Report | Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium |
| 4 April 20266 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | Ulsan HD | Jeonju |
| Report | Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 11 April 20257 | FC Seoul | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Seoul |
| Report | Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium |
| 18 April 20258 | Gangwon | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Gangneung |
| Report | Stadium: Gangneung Stadium |
| 21 April 20269 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | Incheon United | Jeonju |
| Report | Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 26 April 202610 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | Pohang Steelers | Jeonju |
| Report | Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 2 May 202611 | Jeju SK | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Seogwipo |
| Report | Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium |
| 5 May 202612 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | Gwangju | Jeonju |
| Report | Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 10 May 202613 | FC Anyang | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Anyang |
| Report | Stadium: Anyang Stadium |
| 13 May 202614 | Bucheon | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Bucheon |
| Report | Stadium: Bucheon Stadium |
| 17 May 202615 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | Gimcheon Sangmu | Jeonju |
| Report | Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 4 July 202616 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | Gangwon | Jeonju |
| Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 11 July 202617 | Ulsan HD | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Ulsan |
| Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium |
| 18 July 202618 | Incheon United | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Incheon |
| Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium |
| 21 July 202619 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | Daejeon Hana Citizen | Jeonju |
| Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 26 July 202620 | Pohang Steelers | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Pohang |
| Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard |
| 1 August 202621 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | FC Seoul | Jeonju |
| Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 8 August 202622 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | Jeju | Jeonju |
| Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 16 August 202623 | Bucheon | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Bucheon |
| Stadium: Bucheon Stadium |
| 22 August 202624 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | Ulsan HD | Jeonju |
| Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 25 August 202625 | Gimcheon Sangmu | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Gimcheon |
| Stadium: Gimcheon Stadium |
| 30 August 202626 | Incheon United | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Incheon |
| Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium |
| 5 September 202627 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | Pohang Steelers | Jeonju |
| Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 9 September 202628 | Gangwon | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Gangneung |
| Stadium: Gangneung Stadium |
| 12 September 202629 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | FC Seoul | Jeonju |
| Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 20 September 202630 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | Gwangju | Jeonju |
| Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 9 October 202631 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Daejeon |
| Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium |
| 18 October 202632 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | Jeju | Jeonju |
| Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| 24 October 202633 | FC Anyang | – | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Anyang |
| Stadium: Anyang Stadium |
| 21 February 2026 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | – | Daejeon Hana Citizen | Jeonju |
| Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| No. | Pos. | Player | K-League | Korea Cup | Korea Super Cup | 2026–27 AFC Champions League | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |