K League 2
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The K League 2 (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".) is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean football league system. It is contested between thirteen professional clubs and operates on a promotion and relegation system with K League 1.
History
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The second division was going to get the name of K League, and the original K League's name was changed to K League Classic along with the new logo.[4] However, the change caused some degree of confusion and controversy, and on 11 March 2013 the official name was changed to K League Challenge.[5][6] On 22 January 2018, its name was once again changed to K League 2.[7]
In the 2014 season, two additional teams were relegated from the K League Classic, reducing the number of participating teams to ten. Furthermore, the promotion-relegation playoff system was expanded. The league champion earned automatic promotion, while the third and fourth-placed teams competed in a playoff. The winner of this match faced the second-placed team, and the victor of this fixture advanced to the promotion-relegation playoff against the 11th-placed team from the K League Classic.[8]
In mid-2016, the city of Ansan announced the formation of a new professional football club, Ansan Greeners FC. The club's foundation involved acquiring the squad of Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Dolphins, a team with seven National League titles, and entering the league from the 2017 season.[9] As a result of this development, Ansan Mugunghwa, which had previously represented Ansan, was dissolved at the conclusion of the 2016 season. Meanwhile, the police football team, which had served as the foundation for Ansan Mugunghwa, reached an agreement with the city of Asan to relocate and rebrand as Asan Mugunghwa.[10]
Competition format
Regular season
The regular season consists of 39 rounds. Each team plays a total of 36 games, playing each other three times in a triple round-robin tournament. As there is an odd number of teams in the league, one team rests each round. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points. In the case that teams are level on points, tie-breakers are applied in the following order:
- Total goals scored
- Goal difference
- Total wins
- Head-to-head results
- Penalty points accrued
The K League 2 champions gain automatic promotion to K League 1.[11]
Play-offs
The K League 2 runners-up play against the eleventh-placed team in K League 1 in the first of two promotion-relegation play-offs. The fourth and fifth-placed teams in K League 2 play against each other in the first round of the K League 2 play-offs, with the winner facing the third-placed team in the second round. The winner of the K League 2 play-offs plays against the tenth-placed team in K League 1 in the second promotion-relegation play-off.[11]
Current clubs
| Club | Location | Stadium | First season | Current spell | SeasonsTemplate:Efn |
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| Ansan Greeners | Ansan | Ansan Wa~ Stadium | 2017 | 2017– | 9 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Bucheon Stadium | 2013 | 2013– | 13 |
| Busan IPark | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium | 2016 | 2021– | 9 |
| Cheonan City | Cheonan | Cheonan Stadium | 2023 | 2023– | 3 |
| Chungbuk Cheongju | Cheongju | Cheongju Sports Complex Stadium | 2023 | 2023– | 3 |
| Chungnam Asan | Asan | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | 2020 | 2020– | 6 |
| Gimpo FC | Gimpo | Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium | 2022 | 2022– | 4 |
| Gyeongnam FC | Changwon | Changwon Football Center | 2015 | 2020– | 9 |
| Hwaseong FC | Hwaseong | Hwaseong Stadium | 2025 | 2025– | 1 |
| Incheon United | Incheon | Incheon Football Stadium | 2025 | 2025– | 1 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | South Jeolla | Gwangyang Football Stadium | 2019 | 2019– | 7 |
| Seongnam FC | Seongnam | Tancheon Stadium | 2017 | 2023– | 5 |
| Seoul E-Land | Seoul | Mokdong Stadium | 2015 | 2015– | 11 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon | Suwon World Cup Stadium | 2024 | 2024– | 2 |
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Champions
Champions by season
Performance by club
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2016 | 2013 |
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| Daegu FC | 0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Seongnam FC | 0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Chungnam Asan | 0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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See also
References
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External links
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