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 | 132 |
Goals scored | 346 (2.62 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 | 3835 |
←2023 2025→ |
The2024 K League 2,also known as theHana 1Q K League 2for sponsorship reasons, is the 12th season of the second division of professionalfootballin South Korea since its establishment in 2013 as theK LeagueChallenge and the seventh season under its current name, theK League 2.
Teams
[edit]Team changes
[edit]As the2023 K League 2champions,Gimcheon Sangmuwere promoted to the2024 K League 1.Suwon Samsung Bluewingswere relegated to the K League 2 for the first time in the club's history.[1]
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 byGyeongnam 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 toK League 1 |
2 | Jeonnam Dragons | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 38 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs final round |
3 | Seoul E-Land | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 31 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs second round |
4 | Chungnam Asan | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 31 | Qualification forpromotion 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 toK League 1
Qualification forpromotion play-offs final round
Qualification forpromotion play-offs second round
Qualification forpromotion 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 theK League 1,respectively, in the promotion play-offs. Each of the promotion play-offs is atwo-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 ofK League 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Final 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2nd place of K League 2 | ||||||||||||||||
11th place ofK 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 ofK League 1 | 28 Nov | 1 Dec |
2nd place of K League 2 | agg. | 11th place ofK League 1 | 28 Nov | 1 Dec |
Winner of Second round | v | 10th place ofK League 1 |
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10th place ofK League 1 | v | Winner of Second round |
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2nd place of K League 2 | v | 11th place ofK League 1 |
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11th place ofK 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 |
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Seoul E-Land Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||
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Seoul E-Land | ||
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Chungbuk Cheongju | ||
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Bucheon FC 1995 | ||
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FC Anyang | ||
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Busan IPark | ||
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Chungnam Asan | ||
10 | 14 Players | 3 |
Awards
[edit]Weekly awards
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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.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^"기록"[Record].K League.Retrieved22 March2024.
- ^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.Retrieved26 March2024.
- ^ab"K LEAGUE / Record".