Next meeting 18 June 2017 | First meeting 10 April 1996 | |
Other names FC Seoul vs Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||
The Super Match (Korean: 슈퍼매치) is a name for a rivalry between two South Korean football teams from the Seoul Capital Area, FC Seoul and Suwon Samsung Bluewings. The match and the rivalry between the two teams is regarded as the biggest in South Korean K League.
Contents
- Origins Jijidae Derby 19962003
- Players who have played for both clubs
- Records and statistics
- Top goalscorers
- References
The first match was played in 1996. The rivalry became more fierce in 2004, after Anyang LG Cheetahs returned to Seoul and changed the club's name to FC Seoul.
Origins, Jijidae Derby (1996–2003)
In 1996, due to the decentralization policy in K League, LG Cheetahs (currently FC Seoul) was compulsorily relocated from Seoul to Anyang, which is a satellite city of Seoul and located approximately 21 km south of Seoul. The Suwon Samsung Bluewings have joined the K League at the same time in 1996. Seoul did not have any football club at that time. Therefore, both clubs have been getting spotlight by football fans at Seoul National Capital Area. Moreover, LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics were rival in the electronics industry. Naturally, rivalry began between two clubs.
The Jijidae Derby was named after the hill on the South Korea National Route 1 which connects the two cities, Suwon and Anyang. Jijidae derby was last played in 2004, when Anyang LG Cheetahs has returned to Seoul and changed the club's name to FC Seoul. Since then, the match between FC Seoul and Suwon Samsung Bluewings has been known as the Korean Super Match.