K League Junior

K League Junior
Association	Korea Football Association
First edition	2008
Teams	22nd
master	FC Seoul (Group A) Ulsan Hyundai (Group B)
Record champions	Ulsan Hyundai (5 wins)
Current season	2018
Website	Official website
Qualification for	A youth club cup
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The K League Junior is the youth division of the K League . Only K League clubs are allowed to participate in the league.

history

The league was founded in 2008 with the aim of promoting youth teams under professional conditions. The league started in 2008 with 8 youth teams and has grown to include all 24 K League youth clubs by 2018. From 2008 to 2014, the seasons were played back and forth. The best 6 teams in the K League Junior took part in the A-Youth Club Cup every year . In 2015, the league mode was carried out in a split round-trip round, in which the best 8 teams in the league take part in the A-Youth Club Cup.

From 2008 to 2011 SBS was the league sponsor and the league was called SBS High School Club Challenge League during that period . Adidas has sponsored the league since 2012 and from 2012 to 2013 the league was called Adidas All In Challenge League . In 2014 the league was renamed K League Junior and since then has been named Adidas K League Junior with Adidas as a league sponsor .

Members

Members	city	homestead	Trainer
Ansan Greeners FC	Ansan	Ansan Youth Sports Ground B	No information
Asan Mugunghwa FC	Asan	Asan Sports Park	No information
FC Anyang	Anyang	Seoksu Sports Park	Lee Sun-uh
Bucheon FC 1995	Beech	Bucheon sports gym	Kim Han-uh
Busan IPark	Busan	Kaeseong High School Sports Ground	Ko Byeong-un
Daejeon Citizen	Daejeon	Chungnam Mechanics High School Sports Ground	Park Cheol
Daegu FC	Daegu	Hyeonpung High School Sports Ground	Baek Yeong-cheol
Gangwon FC	Gangwon-do	Gangwon Jeil High School Sports Ground	Sim Sang-seok
Gwangju FC	Gwangju	Keumho High School Sports Ground	Choi Su-yeong
Gyeongnam FC	Changwon	Jinju Mudeok football field	Jo Jeong-hyeon
Incheon United	Incheon	Songdo LNG sports ground	Jeon Jae-ho
Jeju United	Jeju-si	Geolmae sports field B	Han Dong-jin
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jeonju	Keumsan Middleschool Sports Ground	Ahn Jae-seok
Jeonnam Dragons	Gwangyang	Songjuk Sports Ground	Kim In-wan
Pohang Steelers	Pohang	POSCO artificial turf sports field	Yun Heui-jun
Sangju Sangmu FC	Sangju	Sangju National Sports Center	Kim Ho-yeong
Seongnam FC	Seongnam	Tancheon Stadium	Ku Sang-beom
FC Seoul	Seoul	Osan High School Sports Ground	Jeong Sang-nam
Seoul E-Land FC	Seoul	Hannam Stadium	Yun Dae-seong
Suwon FC	Suwon	Suwon substitute stadium	Kim Myeong-gon
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Suwon	Suwon World Cup substitute stadium	Ju Seung-jin
Ulsan Hyundai	Ulsan	Ulsan Munsu Substitute Stadium	Park Ki-uk

former members

team	From	To	current status
Gwangju Sangmu FC	2008	2010	dissolved
Goyang Zaicro FC	2013	2016	dissolved
Ansan Mugunghwa FC	2016	2016	dissolved
Chungju Hummel FC	2013	2016	dissolved

Champion of the K League Junior

team	Championship (s)	Vice championship (s)
Ulsan Hyundai	2008 , 2015-HR , 2016-HR , 2016-RR , 2017-HR , 2017-RR	2010 , 2015-RR
Pohang Steelers	2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2015-RR	2015-HR , 2016-HR , 2016-RR , 2017-HR
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2010 , 2012 , 2016-RR , 2017-HR	-
Incheon United	2015-HR , 2015-RR	, 2016-RR
FC Seoul	2009	, 2015-HR , 2016-HR , 2017-HR
Gwangju FC	2014	2012 , 2017-RR
Jeonnam Dragons	-	2008 , 2009 , 2014
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	-	2011 , 2012
Jeju United	-	2015-RR
Busan IPark	-	2013

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.kleague.com/ko/content/junior-1#club_introduce Club overview