Samsung Sports
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Samsung Sports is Samsung's multi-sport club and sports marketing department in South Korea.
Own sports teams



Professional
| Sports | League | Team | Founded | City | Venue | Notable players | Honors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football | K League 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1995 | Suwon, Gyeonggi | Suwon World Cup Stadium | Yeom Ki-hun, Dejan Damjanović | K League 1: 4, ACL: 2 | |
| Baseball | KBO League | Samsung Lions | 1982 | Daegu | Daegu Samsung Lions Park | Kang Min-ho, Lee Seung-Yuop | KBO: 8, AS: 1 | |
| Basketball | KBL | Seoul Samsung Thunders | 1978 | Seoul | Jamsil Arena | Moon Tae-young, Ricardo Ratliffe | KBL: 2 | |
| WKBL | Yongin Samsung Life Blueminx | 1977 | Yongin, Gyeonggi | Yongin Gymnasium | Huh Yoon-ja, Bae Hye-yoon | WKBL: 5 | ||
| Volleyball | V-League | Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs | 1995 | Daejeon | Chungmu Gymnasium | Park Chul-woo, Yoo Kwang-woo | V-League: 8, AVC CC: 2 | |
| eSports | Proleague | Samsung Galaxy | 2000 | Seoul | - | Kang Min-soo, Park Jin-hyuk | Proleagues: 1 | Disbanded in 2016 |
| LCK | Samsung White | 2013 | - | Cho "Mata" Se-hyoung, Heo "PawN" Won-seok Choi "DanDy" In-kyu, Gu "imp" Seung-bin,Jang "Looper" Hyeong-seok | World Championships: 1 | Disbanded in 2015 | ||
| Samsung Blue | 2013 | - | Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu, Lee "Spirit" Da-yoon, Choi "Acorn" Cheon-ju, Lee "Heart" Gwan-hyung,Bae "dade" Eo-jin | LCK: 1 | ||||
| Samsung Galaxy | 2015 | - | Lee Min-ho, Kang Chan-yong, Park Jae-hyeok, Jo Yong-in, Lee Seong-jin | World Championships: 1 | Disbanded in 2018 |
Amateur
| Sports | Parent company | Team | Founded | Training ground | Notable players | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equestrian | Samsung Electronics | Samsung Electronics Equestrian Club | 1988 | Samsung Equestrian Center | Choi Joon-sang | Disbanded in 2010 |
| Athletics | Samsung Electronics Athletic Club | 2000 | Challenge Camp | Lee Bong-ju | ||
| Rugby | Samsung Heavy Industries | Samsung Heavy Industries Rugby Club | 1995 | Yoon Tae-il | Disbanded in 2015 | |
| Badminton | Samsung Life Insurance | Samsung Life Insurance Badminton Club | 1996 | Hanullim Gymnasium | Lee Yong-dae, Lee Hyo-jung | |
| Tennis | Samsung Securities | Samsung Securities Tennis Club | 1992 | Lee Hyung-taik, Chung Hyeon | Disbanded in 2015 | |
| Table Tennis | Samsung Life Insurance | Samsung Life Table Tennis Club | 1978 | Samsung Training Center | Ryu Seung-min, Joo Se-hyuk | |
| Wrestling | Samsung Life Wrestling Club | 1983 | Jung Ji-hyun, Kim Hyeon-woo | |||
| Taekwondo | S-1 Corporation | Samsung S-1 Taekwondo Club | 1997 | Moon Dae-sung | ||
| American football | Samsung Heavy Industries | Samsung Geoje Blue Storm | 1999 | Jeon Hong-duck |
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Organization
- International Olympic Committee
- FINA
- Asian Football Confederation
- Confederation of African Football
- International Association of Athletics Federations
- International Hockey Federation
- Union Cycliste Internationale
- Korean Olympic Committee
- Korea Association of Athletics Federations
- Korea Skating Union
- Korea Women's Football Federation
- United States Olympic Committee
- British Olympic Association
- Italian National Olympic Committee
- Swedish Olympic Committee
- Belgian Olympic Committee
- National Olympic Committee of Ukraine
- Jordan Olympic Committee
- Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
- Singapore National Olympic Council
- Australian Olympic Committee
- The Football Association
- Austrian Football Association
- USA Basketball
- Australian Rugby Union
- Rugby Football Union
- Hockey Canada
Competition
- Olympic Games
- Paralympic Games
- Universiade
- Youth Olympic Games
- IAAF World Championships in Athletics
- IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics
- IAAF Diamond League
- FINA World Aquatics Championships
- ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
- UCI Track Cycling World Cup
- World Rowing Championships
- World Rowing Cup
- FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
- FIVB Volleyball World League
- Asian Games
- FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers
- AFC Asian Cup
- Africa Cup of Nations
- Copa Libertadores
- Austrian Cup
- Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
- FIBA EuroBasket
- FIBA 3x3 World Championships
- La Liga
- National Basketball Association
- NBA Summer League
- Major League Baseball
- Samsung Securities Cup
- PGA Championship
- Samsung World Championship
- Asian Amateur Championship
- The Samsung Marathon of Tel Aviv- Israel
- Davao Pro-am Golf Tournament
- NASCAR
- Test match (rugby league)
- Super Rugby
- KBO League Post Season
- Korea National League
- WK League
- Women's Korean Basketball League
- Chinese Super League
- Italian Women's Volleyball League
- Samsung Cup World Go Championship
- Copa Samsung
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines
- Subroto Cup
- Samsung MOTG Freestyle World Championship
- World Match Racing Tour
- World Combat Games
- ASP World Tour
- Triple Crown of Surfing
- Whistler Blackcomb
- World Cyber Games
Individual
- South Korea Yuna Kim
- South Korea Kim Ja-in
- South Korea Chung Hyeon
- England David Beckham
- Argentina Lionel Messi
- Brazil Paulo Henrique Ganso
- Brazil Junior dos Santos
- United States LeBron James
- Philippines Manny Pacquiao
- Dominican Republic David Ortiz
- Jamaica Usain Bolt
- Russia Maria Sharapova
- Serbia Ana Ivanovic
- China Li Na
- Australia James Magnussen
- Australia Ahmed Kelly
- Japan Taku Hiraoka
- Team Samsung (2010 Winter Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 Asian Games) Canada Team Samsung (2010 Vancouver): Wayne Gretzky, Jarome Iginla, Hayley Wickenheiser United Kingdom Team Samsung (2012 London): Zara Phillips, Phillips Idowu, Victoria Pendleton, Laura Trott, Alex Partridge, Jenna Randall, Daniel Purvis, Emily Pidgeon, Keith Cook, Jon Pollock, Sally Brown / David Beckham (Honorary ambassador) Italy Team Samsung (2012 London): Valentina Vezzali, Rossano Galtarossa, Sara Morganti, Silvia Salis, Clemente Russo, Luca Dotto, Stefano Tempesti, Aldo Montano, Tania Cagnotto, Elisa Santoni Malaysia Team Malaysia (2012 London): Fatehah Mustapa, Khairulnizam Afendy, Azizulhasni Awang, Lee Chong Wei, Pandelela Rinong, Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi, Cheng Chu Sian, Yu Peng Kean South Korea Team Samsung (2014 Incheon): Park Tae-hwan, Kim Nam-hun, Kim Yong-woong, Kong Tae-hyun, Youm Eun-ho China Team Samsung (2014 Incheon): Ma Long, Zhang Peimeng, Xu Anqi Thailand Team Samsung (2014 Incheon): Pornchai Kaokaew, Wassana Winatho, Nootsara Tomkom, Chatchai Butdee Malaysia Team Samsung (2014 Incheon): Lee Chong Wei, Pandelela Rinong India Team Samsung (2014 Incheon): Parupalli Kashyap, P. V. Sindhu, Deepika Kumari, Gagan Narang, Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Malaika Goel, Abhinav Bindra, Babita Kumari, Yogeshwar Dutt, Vinesh Phogat, Mary Kom, Devendro Singh Jordan Team Samsung (2014 Incheon): Laith Al-Bashtawi, Ihab Al-Matbouli, Reham Abu Ghazaleh, Yahya Abu Tabaikh, Dana Haidar
- Samsung GALAXY Team (2014 Winter Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics) Russia (2014 Sochi): Evgeni Malkin, Tatiana Borodulina, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Liudmila Privivkova, Serafim Pikalov, Evgeny Ustyugov, Sergey Shilov, Nikita Kriukov, Maxim Trankov and Tatiana Volosozhar / Maria Sharapova (Honorary ambassador) Germany (2014 Sochi): Magdalena Neuner, Isabella Laböck, Severin Freund, Anna Schaffelhuber United Kingdom (2014 Sochi): Eve Muirhead, James Woods, Billy Morgan, Elise Christie, Shelley Rudman, Kelly Gallagher, Charlotte Evans Italy (2014 Sochi): Armin Zöggeler, Christof Innerhofer, Arianna Fontana, Omar Visintin, Melania Corradini France (2014 Sochi): Alexis Pinturault, Tessa Worley, Vincent Gauthier-Manuel Netherlands (2014 Sochi): Ireen Wüst, Bell Berghuis, Bibian Mentel Austria (2014 Sochi): Hermann Maier, Benjamin Maier, Miriam Kastlunger, Wolfgang Linger, Andreas Linger, Christina Ager, Thomas Pöck, Gregor Schlierenzauer, Claudia Lösch, Anna Fenninger Switzerland (2014 Sochi): Kai Mahler, Fabian Bösch, Giulia Tanno, Patrick Burgener, David Hablützel, Fanny Smith Ukraine (2014 Sochi): Yosyf Penyak, Andriy Deryzemlya, Annamari Chundak Poland (2014 Sochi): Piotr Żyła, Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś, Andrzej Szczęsny Sweden (2014 Sochi): Henrik Lundqvist, Anna Holmlund, Victor Öhling Norberg, Frida Hansdotter, Helene Ripa Norway (2014 Sochi): Aksel Lund Svindal, Bastian Juell, Hedda Berntsen, Mariann Marthinsen, Ståle Sandbech Finland (2014 Sochi): Petteri Nummelin, Jouni Pellinen, Andreas Romar, Katja Saarinen United States (2014 Sochi): Evan Strong Canada (2014 Sochi): Steven Stamkos, Hayley Wickenheiser, Greg Westlake, Marie-Ève Drolet, Michael Gilday Australia (2014 Sochi): Alex Pullin, Scotty James, Jessica Gallagher South Korea (2014 Sochi): Lee Sang-hwa, Lee Seung-hoon, Mo Tae-bum China (2014 Sochi): Jia Zongyang, Xu Mengtao, Li Nina, Qi Guangpu Italy (2016 Rio): Aldo Montano, Clemente Russo, Frank Chamizo Marquez, Tania Cagnotto, Erika Fasana, Marta Menegatti, Martina Caironi Italy (2018 PyeongChang): Christof Innerhofer, Sofia Goggia, Dorothea Wierer, Omar Visintin
- GALAXY 11 (2014 FIFA World Cup) Manager: Germany Franz Beckenbauer Players: Argentina Lionel Messi (captain), Germany Mario Götze, Brazil Oscar, China Wu Lei, Italy Stephan El Shaarawy, Nigeria Victor Moses, Colombia Radamel Falcao, South Korea Lee Chung-yong, Spain Iker Casillas, England Wayne Rooney, United States Landon Donovan, Russia Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
- Avengers: Age of Ultron: Argentina Lionel Messi (Iron Man), United States Eddie Lacy (Hulk), United States John John Florence (Thor), Switzerland Fabian Cancellara (Hawkeye), Japan Yoshihiro Akiyama (South Korea Chu Seong-hoon)
Sports team
National team
- South Korea Team Korea
- United States Team USA
- United Kingdom Team GB
- Singapore Team Singapore
- Italy Italia Team
- Sweden Swedish Olympic Team
- Belgium Belgian Olympic Team
- Australia Australian Olympic Team
- Jordan Jordan Olympic Team
- Hong Kong Hong Kong Olympic Team
- Brazil Brazil national football team
- England England national football team
- Austria Austria national football team
- England England national rugby union team
- Australia Australia national rugby union team
- South Africa South Africa national rugby union team
- Canada Canada national ice hockey team
- Canada Canada national short track speed skating team
- China China national ski team
- Jamaica Jamaica national bobsleigh team
Club
- Argentina Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield (Former)
- Mexico C.D. Guadalajara
- Mexico C.F. Pachuca
- Spain Real Madrid C.F.
- Italy Juventus FC
- England Chelsea (Former)
- England Wimbledon (Former)
- Thailand Royal Thai Police (Former)
- Denmark Brøndby IF (Former)
- Greece Olympiacos F.C.
- Hungary Vác FC (Former)
- Republic of Ireland Leinster Rugby
- Northern Ireland Banbridge RFC
- Germany Frankfurt Universe
- Germany BMW Motorsport
- Germany FC Köln (Former)
- Germany Eintracht Frankfurt (Former)
- United Kingdom Samsung Smart Motorsport
- United Kingdom Honda Racing British Superbike team
- United States Trek Factory Racing
- Italy Lampre-Merida
- South Africa MTN-Qhubeka
- India Mumbai Indians
Facilities

- Samsung Training Center
- Samsung Leports Center
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings Club House - Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- Samsung Lions Ballpark - Samsung Lions
- Challenge Camp - Samsung Electronics Athletic Club
- Samsung Equestrian Center - Samsung Electronics Equestrian Team
- Hanullim Gymnasium - Samsung Electro-Mechanics Badminton Club
Social contribution
- Keunnarae Program
- Dream Camp
- Therapeutic Riding
- I see your dreams
External links
- Samsung Sports - , (in Korean), (in Korean), (in Korean), (in Korean)
- Samsung Sport -
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings - , (in Korean), (in Korean), (in Korean), (in Korean), (in Korean), (in Korean)
- Samsung Lions - , (in Korean), (in Korean), (in Korean)
- Seoul Samsung Thunders - (in Korean), (in Korean), (in Korean), (in Korean)
- Yongin Samsung Blueminx - (in Korean), (in Korean)
- Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs - (in Korean), (in Korean)
- Samsung Galaxy Pro Game Team - (in Korean), (in Korean)
- Samsung Electronics Athletic Club -
- Samsung Electronics Equestrian Team -
- Samsung Securities Tennis Club - 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
- S-1 Taekwondo Club - 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine