K League 2

K League 2 K 리그 2
Full name	Hana Bank K League 2
Association	Korea Football Association
First edition	2013
hierarchy	2nd league
Teams	10
master	Gwangju FC (1st title)
Record champions	Sangju Sangmu FC (2 wins)
Current season	2020
Website	http://www.kleague.com/
Qualification for	Korean FA Cup
↑ K League 1 ↓ K3 League

The K League 2 ( Hangul : K 리그 2) is the second highest division in South Korean football . It was introduced in 2013 as a new professional league.

history

In 2011 the K League announced that it wanted to establish a second professional league in order to expand professional sports. The K League took many steps in the following time to be able to realize the 2nd professional league. In 2012 the new members of the 2nd division were determined for the first time. With Gwangju FC and Sangju Sangmu FC at the end of the 2012 season, the corresponding relegated teams to the new 2nd division were determined.

On January 3, 2013, the K League announced the League's Official Name. Originally it was planned that the highest professional league in South Korea should be named K League Classic - and the new 2nd division simply called K League , but since the name of the 2nd division caused confusion and controversy, the league officially became the K League Challenge called. 5 years later, on January 22nd, 2018, the league was renamed K League 2 .

League winners

Playtime	League winners	Co-climbers	Top scorer	Number of d. societies	Total audience	League cut
2013	Sangju Sangmu FC	none	Lee Keun-ho (15 goals)	8th	235.846	1,685
2014	Daejeon Citizen FC	Gwangju FC	Adriano (27 goals)	10	217.967	1,211
2015	Sangju Sangmu FC	Suwon FC	Johnathan (26 goals)	11	353.410	1,599
2016	Ansan Mugunghwa FC	Daegu FC	Kim Dong-chan (20 goals)	11	332,448	1,504
2017	Gyeongnam FC	Busan IPark FC	Marcão (22 goals)	10	418.175	2,323
2018	Asan Mugunghwa FC	Seongnam FC	Na Sang-ho (16 goals)	10	300,744	1,719
2019	Gwangju FC	Busan IPark FC	Felipe (19 goals)	10	553.166	3,006

League participant

Seoul Suwon Ansan Anyang Asan Beech Seogwipo Daejeon Changwon Gwangyang

Locations of the K League 2 2020

team	city	Trainer	Home stadium	capacity	In the league since	Previous year's placement
Ansan Greeners FC	Ansan	Kim Gil-shik	Ansan Wa ~ Stadium	35,000	2017	5th place
FC Anyang	Anyang	Kim Hyeong-yeol	Anyang stadium	17,143 1	2013	3rd place
Chungnam Asan FC	Asan	Dong-hyeok Park	Yi Sun shin Sports Stadium	19,283	2020	Newly founded
Bucheon FC 1995	Beech	Song Seon-ho	Bucheon Stadium	34,545	2013	4th Place
Gyeongnam FC	Changwon	Seol Ki-hyeon	Changwon Football Center	15,116	2020	Relegation loser
Daejeon Hana Citizen FC	Daejeon	Hwang Seon-hong	Daejeon World Cup Stadium	40,535	2020	Newly founded
Jeju United	Seogwipo	Nam Ki-il	Jeju World Cup Stadium	35,657	2020	Relegated
Jeonnam Dragons FC	Gwangyang	Jeon Kyeong-jun	Gwangyang Football Stadium	14,284	2019	6th place
Seoul E-Land FC	Seoul	Jeong Jeong-yong	Seoul Olympic Stadium	69,950 2	2015	10th place
Suwon FC	Suwon	Kim Do-kyun	Suwon Stadium	11,808	2017	8th place

Eternal table of the K League 2

The Eternal Table of K League 2 is a statistical listing of all championship games of K League 2 since it was founded in 2013. The calculation is based on the three-point rule (three points per win, one point per draw). Of the 18 teams that have played in the league so far, two clubs have participated in all six seasons so far, namely FC Anyang and Bucheon FC 1995 .

Clubs in bold will play in K League 2 in the 2019 season . The third to last column shows the average number of points won per game. The third column (years) shows how many complete seasons the club has played in K League 2.

Pl.	society	Years	Sp.	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.	Points	Ø pt.	title	League 2018	Playing times
1.	FC Anyang	7+	259	88	70	101	339	366	−27	334	1.29	0	K League 2	2013-
2.	Bucheon FC 1995	7+	259	88	60	111	306	336	−30	324	1.25	0	K League 2	2013-
3.	Suwon FC	6+	221	79	57	85	294	307	−13	294	1.33	0	K League 2	2013–2015, 2017-
4th	Busan IPark FC	4th	148	70	45	33	229	141	+88	255	1.72	0	K League 1	2016-2019
5.	Daejeon Citizen FC	5	184	64	50	70	239	239	± 0	242	1.32	1	Game operation stopped	2014, 2016–2019
6th	Ansan Mugunghwa FC	4th	151	66	37	48	209	198	+11	235	1.56	1	Game operation stopped	2013-2016
7th	Gwangju FC	5	145	63	42	40	209	161	+48	231	1.59	1	K League 1	2013–2014, 2018–2019
8th.	Seoul E-Land FC	5+	188	55	57	76	230	271	−41	222	1.18	0	K League 2	2015–
9.	Daegu FC	4th	116	50	34	32	170	130	+40	184	1.59	0	K League 1	2013-2016
10.	Gyeongnam FC	3+	116	52	26th	38	157	137	+20	182	1.57	1	K League 2	2015–2017, 2020-
11.	Gangwon FC	3	116	48	27	41	162	139	+23	171	1.47	0	K League 2	2014-2016
12.	Asan Mugunghwa FC	3	108	48	26th	34	139	121	+18	170	1.57	1	Game operation stopped	2017-2019
13.	Goyang Zaicro FC	4th	151	36	45	70	146	231	−85	153	1.01	0	Game operation stopped	2013-2016
14th	Sangju Sangmu FC	2	75	43	15th	17th	142	88	+54	144	1.92	2	K League 1	2013, 2015
15th	Chungju Hummel FC	4th	151	30th	43	78	161	243	−82	133	0.88	0	Game operation stopped	2013-2016
16.	Ansan Greeners FC	3+	108	31	29	48	112	137	−25	122	1.13	0	K League 2	2017-
17th	Seongnam FC	2	72	31	25th	16	87	66	+21	118	1.64	0	K League 1	2017-2018
18th	Jeonnam Dragons	1+	36	13	9	14th	43	47	−4	48	1.33	0	K League 2	2019-
19th	Jeju United FC	0+	0	0	0	0	0	0	± 0	0	0	0	K League 2	2020-
20th	Daejeon Hana Citizen FC	0+	0	0	0	0	0	0	± 0	0	0	0	K League 2	2020-
21st	Chungnam Asan FC	0+	0	0	0	0	0	0	± 0	0	0	0	K League 2	2020-

Status: end of season 2019

Game mode

See also : Relegation to K League 1

See also : Promotion to K League 1

In the K League 2 there are usually 10 teams, two seasons even 11 teams. There are a total of 36 game days with 4 rounds, with each team having 2 home games against each other 9 teams. Then the 2nd - 5th placed play the relegation participant in the K League 1 . The 3rd at home will meet the 4th placed in the play-off semi-finals. The winner then plays against the 2nd placed in the play-off final. The winner of the final match will meet the penultimate of the K League 1. Most of the relegation matches were won by the second division.

economy

License condition

In order to be allowed to participate in K League 2, the K League lists the corresponding conditions as follows:

• The club must be able to support itself financially until the end of the season
• Association must be a city, company or army franchise
• The clubs must be able to present football stadiums in which professional football is possible
• Club must demonstrate professional structures in the club (coaching staff, management, etc. ...)

The clubs are also obliged to sign a minimum number of players from their own youth or university teams.

Audience numbers

The league has had a spectator problem for a long time. Clubs and fans complain about the league's very low attendance figures. In 2014 , K League 2 had its worst value with 1,211 viewers per game, while in 2017 it had its best value with an average of 2,323 viewers per game. On average, however, the league cut is around 1,500 spectators. Also in a continental comparison with other Asians-2. Leagues, the K League 2 has a very low audience appeal. Most of the fans come to the stadium on the first day of the home game and from then on, only a fraction. More spectators come to the stadium for the second division, but they cannot keep up with other second division attendance figures (e.g. J2 League : approx. 6,000).

The K League previously planned in its 2022 plan with an audience of around 7,000 in K League 2.

Economic situation of the clubs

All associations are franchises, most of them are municipal associations that belong to the respective cities. Since the clubs have owners, there is no forced profit or profit-oriented business in the league. Nevertheless, the K League tries, through z. B. the introduction of the financial fair play to bring the clubs to orderly business. Daejeon Citizen FC had more than 50 players during the 2018 season , which aroused strong criticism from fans and the association for its irresponsible management.

Known players

• Lee Keun-ho ( Sangju Sangmu FC , 2013-2014)
• Adriano ( Daejeon Citizen FC , 2014-2015)
• Aurelian Chițu (Daejeon Citizen FC, since 2018)
• Park In-hyeok (Daejeon Citizen FC, since 2018)

Top scorer since 2013

season	player	team	Gates
2013	Lee Keun-ho	Sangju Sangmu FC	15th
	Lee Sang-hyup	Sangju Sangmu FC
	Alex	Goyang Hi FC
2014	Adriano	Daejeon Citizen	27
2015	Johnathan	Daegu FC	26th
2016	Kim Dong-chan	Daejeon Citizen	20th
2017	Marcão	Gyeongnam FC	22nd
2018	Well Sang-ho	Gwangju FC	16
2019	Felipe	Gwangju FC	19th

Web links

• Official Website (Korean)
• South Korean Football Association (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Korea, England: closer football ties ( Memento of April 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Article on the KFA report
2. ↑ https://sports.news.naver.com/kfootball/news/read.nhn?oid=076&aid=0002260771 Sangju Sangmu FC 1st league retreat
3. ↑ http://k-league.com/news/kleague_news.aspx?no=3229 ( Memento from February 16, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Message about the announcement
4. ↑ http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/soccer/1143741.htm ( Memento from December 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Discussion about the new league name
5. ↑ http://www.kleague.com/kr/sub.asp?avan=1005010000&newsMode=view&intSeq=7285&bs_code=news0& ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Message about league name renaming
6. ^ K League Challenge Eternal Table . In: Weltfussball.de . Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.