Sports in Seoul
Seoul is a major center for sports in South Korea. Its professional sports teams compete in football, 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.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 and KBO League LG Twins in 1990, K League 1 FC Seoul and KBO League Doosan Bears in 2016
Sports teams in Seoul
Football
Seoul's most popular football club is FC Seoul. Recently, FC Seoul finished as a runner-up in 2013 AFC Champions League.Men's football| Tier | League | Club | Home stadium |
| Top | WK League | Seoul WFC | Hyochang Stadium, Seoul Olympic Auxiliary Stadium |
Baseball
| League | Club | Home stadium |
| KBO League | Doosan Bears | Jamsil Baseball Stadium |
| KBO League | LG Twins | Jamsil Baseball Stadium |
| KBO League | Kiwoom Heroes | Gocheok Sky Dome |
Basketball
Volleyball
Honours
Football
Domestic
League Title| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
| FC Seoul | 4 | 2 |
| Ilhwa Chunma | 3 | 1 |
| Yukong Elephants | 0 | 1 |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
| FC Seoul | 1 | 2 |
International
AFC Champions League| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
| FC Seoul | 0 | 1 |
Baseball
Domestic
League Title| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
| Doosan Bears | 5 | 6 |
| LG Twins | 2 | 4 |
| Kiwoom Heroes | 0 | 2 |
Basketball
Domestic
League Title| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
| Seoul Samsung Thunders | 1 | 3 |
| Seoul SK Knights | 1 | 2 |
Volleyball
Domestic
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Women's Domestic
League Title| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
| GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | 1 |