2024 K League 2
Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 1 March – 10 November 2024 (regular season) 20–24 November 2024 (promotion play-offs) |
Matches played | 126 |
Goals scored | 328 (2.6 per match) |
Top goalscorer | (Seoul E-Land FC) (10 goals) |
Highest attendance | 14,196 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2-1 Chungnam Asan (3 March 2024) |
Lowest attendance | 384 Ansan Greeners 0-3 Seoul E-Land (11 May 2024) |
Average attendance | 3806 |
← 2023 2025 → |
The 2024 K League 2, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the 12th season of the second division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 2013 as the K League Challenge and the seventh season under its current name, the K League 2.
Teams[edit]
Team changes[edit]
As the 2023 K League 2 champions, Gimcheon Sangmu were promoted to the 2024 K League 1. Suwon Samsung Bluewings were relegated to the K League 2 for the first time in the club's history.[1]
Locations[edit]
The following thirteen teams are participating in the 2024 K League 2.[2]
Team | City/Province | Abbreviation |
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Ansan Greeners | Ansan | Ansan |
FC Anyang | Anyang | Anyang |
Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Bucheon |
Busan IPark | Busan | Busan |
Cheonan City | Cheonan | Cheonan |
Chungbuk Cheongju | Cheongju | Chungbuk Cheongju |
Chungnam Asan | Asan | Chungnam Asan |
Gimpo FC | Gimpo | Gimpo |
Gyeongnam FC | Gyeongnam | Gyeongnam |
Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam | Jeonnam |
Seongnam FC | Seongnam | Seongnam |
Seoul E-Land | Seoul | Seoul E |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon | Suwon |
Stadiums[edit]
Ansan Greeners | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995 |
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Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Bucheon Stadium |
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 34,456 |
Busan IPark | Cheonan City | |
Busan Asiad Main Stadium (until June 2024) | Busan Gudeok Stadium (from July 2024) | Cheonan Stadium |
Capacity: 53,769 | Capacity: 12,349 | Capacity: 26,000 |
Chungbuk Cheongju | Chungnam Asan | Gimpo FC |
Cheongju Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium |
Capacity: 16,280 | Capacity: 19,283 | Capacity: 5,000 |
Gyeongnam FC | Jeonnam Dragons | Seongnam FC |
Changwon Football Center | Gwangyang Stadium | Tancheon Stadium |
Capacity: 15,074 | Capacity: 13,496 | Capacity: 16,146 |
Seoul E-Land | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
Mokdong Stadium | Suwon World Cup Stadium (until June 2024) | Yongin Mireu Stadium (July to December 2024) |
Capacity: 15,511 | Capacity: 44,031 | Capacity: 37,155 |
Personnel and sponsoring[edit]
Team | Manager | Main sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
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Ansan Greeners | Government of Ansan | Applerind | |
FC Anyang | Osang Healthcare | V-EXX | |
Bucheon FC 1995 | Government of Bucheon | Kelme | |
Busan IPark | HDC Hyundai Development Company | Puma | |
Cheonan City | Government of Cheonan | Puma | |
Chungbuk Cheongju | Applerind | ||
Chungnam Asan | Haeyu Construction | Mizuno | |
Gimpo FC | Government of Gimpo | Sunderland of Scotland | |
Gyeongnam FC | Nonghyup Bank | Hummel | |
Jeonnam Dragons | POSCO | Puma | |
Seongnam FC | Government of Seongnam | Umbro | |
Seoul E-Land | NC Department Store | New Balance | |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Samsung Galaxy S24 | Puma |
Managerial changes[edit]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Cheonan City | Sacked | 29 November 2023 [3] | Pre-season | 18 December 2023 | ||
FC Anyang | Stepped Down | 6 December 2023 | Pre-season | 7 December 2023 | ||
Gyeongnam FC | Contract Expired | 30 November 2023 | Pre-season | 5 December 2023 | ||
Chungnam Asan FC | Signed by Gyeongnam FC | 4 December 2023 | Pre-season | 1 January 2024 | ||
Seoul E-Land | End of Contract | 13 December 2023 | Pre-season | 14 December 2023 | ||
Seongnam FC | Sacked | 20 March 2024 | 13th | 21 May 2024 | ||
Busan IPark | Resigned | 8 July 2024 | 9th | 14 July 2024 | ||
Ansan Greeners | Resigned | 10 July 2024 | 13th |
Foreign players[edit]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | FC Anyang | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 40 | Promotion to K League 1 |
2 | Jeonnam Dragons | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 38 | Qualification for promotion play-offs final round |
3 | Seoul E-Land | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 31 | Qualification for promotion play-offs second round |
4 | Chungnam Asan | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 31 | Qualification for promotion play-offs first round |
5 | Gimpo FC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 30 | |
6 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 29 | |
7 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 28 | |
8 | Chungbuk Cheongju | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 28 | |
9 | Busan IPark | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 26 | |
10 | Cheonan City | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 21 | |
11 | Gyeongnam FC | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 20 | |
12 | Seongnam FC | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 20 | |
13 | Ansan Greeners | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
Positions by matchday[edit]
Leaders, promotion to K League 1
Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
Results[edit]
Promotion play-offs[edit]
The fourth and fifth-placed teams in the league play against each other in a one-legged tie, played at the home stadium of the fourth-placed team. The winners of this match play against the third-placed team in the second round of the K League 2 play-offs. The winners of the second round, and the league runners-up, play against the tenth and eleventh-placed teams of the K League 1, respectively, in the promotion play-offs. Each of the promotion play-offs is a two-legged tie, with the winners securing the final spots in K League 1 for the 2025 season.[4]
Bracket[edit]
First round | Second round | Final 1 | ||||||||||||||
3 | 3rd place of K League 2 | |||||||||||||||
Winner of First round | ||||||||||||||||
4 | 4th place of K League 2 | |||||||||||||||
5 | 5th place of K League 2 | |||||||||||||||
Winner of Second round | ||||||||||||||||
10th place of K League 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Final 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2nd place of K League 2 | ||||||||||||||||
11th place of K League 1 |
First round[edit]
4th place of 2024 K League 2 | v | 5th place of 2024 K League 2 |
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Second round[edit]
3rd place of 2024 K League 2 | v | Winner of First round |
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Final round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Winner of Second round | agg. | 10th place of K League 1 | 28 Nov | 1 Dec |
2nd place of K League 2 | agg. | 11th place of K League 1 | 28 Nov | 1 Dec |
Winner of Second round | v | 10th place of K League 1 |
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10th place of K League 1 | v | Winner of Second round |
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2nd place of K League 2 | v | 11th place of K League 1 |
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11th place of K League 1 | v | 2nd place of K League 2 |
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Statistics[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]
Top assist providers[edit]
Rank | Player[5] | Team | Assists |
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1 | Jeonnam Dragons | 5 | |
2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 | |
Seoul E-Land Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |||
Seoul E-Land | |||
Chungbuk Cheongju | |||
Bucheon FC 1995 | |||
FC Anyang | |||
Busan IPark | |||
Chungnam Asan | |||
10 | 14 Players | 3 |
Awards[edit]
Weekly awards[edit]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ulsan repeat as champions, Suwon Samsung suffer relegation in K League for 1st time". The Korea Times. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "기록" [Record]. K League. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ 심경 전한 천안시티 박남열 감독, "박경훈 씨 도덕적 문제 있어. 후배에게 모범적 행동했어야" - 베스트일레븐
- ^ "하나원큐 K리그2 2024 대회요강" [Hana 1Q K League 2 2024 Tournament Summary]. K League. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b "K LEAGUE / Record".