Draft:2024 K League 2

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Hana 1Q
K League 2 2024
Season2024
Dates1 March - 10 November 2024 (promotion play-offs at 20 to 24 November 2024)
RelegatedNone (no relegation between K League 2 and K3 League)
Matches played5
Goals scored13 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerSerbia Fejsal Mulić (Suwon Samsung Bluewings)
South Korea Won Ki-jong (Gyeongnam)
(2 goals at each)
Biggest home winAnyang 2-0 Seongnam (1 March)
Biggest away winBucheon 1-3 Cheonan City (2 March)
Highest scoringBucheon 1-3 Cheonan City (2 March)
2023
2025

The 2024 K League 2, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the ongoing 12th season of the second division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 2013 as the K League Challenge and the sixth season under its current name, the K League 2.

Teams[edit]

Team changes[edit]

As 2023 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]

Increase Promoted from K League 2 Decrease Relegated to K League 2
Locations of the 2024 K League 2 teams in Seoul

Locations[edit]

The following thirteen teams are participating in the 2024 K League 2.[2]

Team City/Province Abbreviation
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
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 Other sponsor(s)
Ansan Greeners South Korea Lim Gwan-shik Government of Ansan South Korea Applerind
FC Anyang South Korea Yoo Byeong-hun Government of Anyang South Korea V-EXX
Bucheon FC 1995 South Korea Lee Young-min Government of Bucheon Spain Kelme
Busan IPark South Korea Park Jin-sub Hyundai Development Corporation(HDC Group) Germany Puma
Cheonan City South Korea Kim Tae-wan Government of Cheonan Germany Puma
Chungbuk Cheongju South Korea Choi Yun-kyum South Korea Applerind SMC Engineering, NH Nonghyup
Chungnam Asan South Korea Kim Hyeon-seok Haeyu Construction Japan Mizuno Foodrela, Art Valley, Jincheon Sports
Gimpo FC South Korea Ko Jeong-woon Government of Gimpo Scotland Sunderland of Scotland
Gyeongnam FC South Korea Park Dong-hyeok NH Nonghyup Denmark Hummel
Jeonnam Dragons South Korea Lee Jang-gwan POSCO Germany Puma
Seongnam FC South Korea Lee Ki-hyeong Government of Seongnam England Umbro NH Nonghyup
Seoul E-Land South Korea Kim Do-gyun NC(New Core) United States New Balance Kensington Resort
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea Yeom Ki-hun Samsung Galaxy S24 Germany Puma Hygge


League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 FC Anyang 9 6 2 1 17 10 +7 20 Promotion to K League 1
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 10 6 1 3 17 10 +7 19 Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
3 Busan IPark 9 5 0 4 17 14 +3 15 Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
4 Chungbuk Cheongju 9 3 4 2 8 9 −1 13 Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
5 Gyeongnam FC 9 3 3 3 13 15 −2 12
6 Bucheon FC 1995 9 3 3 3 8 11 −3 12
7 Seoul E-Land 8 3 2 3 15 9 +6 11
8 Chungnam Asan 10 2 5 3 13 16 −3 11
9 Jeonnam Dragons 9 3 2 4 11 13 −2 11
10 Gimpo FC 9 3 2 4 8 12 −4 11
11 Seongnam FC 9 2 4 3 10 13 −3 10
12 Ansan Greeners 8 2 1 5 8 10 −2 7
13 Cheonan City 8 1 3 4 11 14 −3 6
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: K League Soccerway
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

Updated to match(es) played on March 31, 2024. Source: K League

Results[edit]

Home \ Away ASG AYG BCN BSI CNC CBCJ CNAS GIM GNM JND SNM SUE SSB ASG AYG BCN BSI CNC CBCJ CNAS GIM GNM JND SNM SUE SSB
Ansan Greeners 1–2 0–1
FC Anyang 2–0
Bucheon FC 1995 1–3 2–0 1–0
Busan IPark 0–1 0–3
Cheonan City 1–2 0–0
Chungbuk Cheongju 1–1 1–0
Chungnam Asan 1–1 4–1
Gimpo FC
Gyeongnam FC 1–4 1–2
Jeonnam Dragons 1–0 4–0
Seongnam FC 1–3 2–1
Seoul E-Land 1–2 2–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on March 17, 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matchdays 1-13[edit]

Matchday 1 (1–3 March)
Ansan Greeners1-2Gyeongnam FC
Lee Gyu-bin 14' Report 36', 83' Won Ki-Jong
Ansan Wa~Stadium, Ansan
Attendance: 1,419
Referee: Choi Gwang-ho (Korea)
Gimpo FCvbye
FC Anyang2-0Seongnam FC
Yoo Jeong-wan 2'
Danrlei Moreira 45+5'
Report
Anyang Stadium, Anyang
Attendance: 8,802
Referee: Seol Tae-hwan (Korea)
Bucheon FC 19951–3Cheonan City
Choi Jae-young 37' Report 16' Yoon Jae-seok
82' Lee Gwang-jin
90+9' Paulinho
Bucheon Stadium, Bucheon
Attendance: 4,030
Referee: Oh Hyun-jung (Korea)
Chungbuk Cheongju FC1–0Jeonnam Dragons
Yoon Min-ho 49' Report
Cheongju Stadium, Cheongju
Attendance: 5,095
Referee: Park Jong-myung (Korea)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2–1Chungnam Asan FC
Fejsal Mulić 21', 45+6' Report 68' Jung Ma-ho
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 14,196
Referee: An Jae-hun (Korea)
Busan IPark0–3Seoul E-Land FC
Report 5' Osmar Ibáñez
90+4' Byun Gyung-jun
90+7' Park Min-seo
Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 4,691
Referee: Jung Hwi-soo (Korea)

Matchday 2 (9–10 March)
FC Anyangvbye
Gyeongnam FC1–4Busan IPark
Won Ki-jong 31' Report 41', 46', 76' Kim Chan
45' Bruno Lamas
Changwon Football Center, Changwon
Attendance: 7,649
Referee: Song Min-seok
Jeonnam Dragons4–0Gimpo FC
Choi Seong-jin 32'

Kim Jong-min 60', 90'

J. Montaño 70'
Report
Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 7,295
Referee: Kim Yeong-soo (Korea)
Chungnam Asan FC1–1Bucheon FC 1995
Juninho Rocha 72' Report 63' Jucie Lupeta
Asan Yi Sun Shin Stadium, Asan
Attendance: 10,022
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jin (Korea)
Seoul E-Land FC2–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Bruno Silva 53'
Cho Dong-jae 90'
Report 78' Jeon Jin-woo
Mokdong Sports Complex, Seoul
Attendance: 9,123
Referee: Jo Ji-eum (Korea)
Cheonan City1–2Chungbuk Cheongju FC
Bruno Mota 27' Report 81' Lee Kang-han
90' Lee Min-hyung
Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 5,576
Referee: Go Min-guk (Korea)
Seongnam FC1–3Ansan Greeners
Kim Jeong-hwan 21' Report 4' Kim Jae-sung
52', 77' Roh Kyung-ho
Tancheon Stadium, Seongnam
Attendance: 3,077
Referee: Choi Kyu-hyun (Korea)

Matchday 3 (16-17 March)
Jeonnam Dragonsvbye
Cheonan City0–0Seongnam FC
Report
Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 1,962
Referee: Choi Il-yoo (Korea)
Gyeongnam FC1–2Chungnam Asan FC
Won Ki-jong 34' Report 26' Kim Jong-seok
77' Jung Ma-ho
Changwon Football Center, Changwon
Attendance: 2,955
Referee: Im Jeong-soo (Korea)
Bucheon FC 19951–0Seoul E-Land FC
An Jae-jun 11' Report
Bucheon Stadium, Bucheon
Attendance: 3,139
Referee: An Jae-hun (Korea)
Busan IPark0–1Gimpo FC
Report 14' Luis Mina
Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 2,245
Referee: Seol Tae-hwan
Chungbuk Cheongju FC1–1FC Anyang
Gu Hyeon-jun 74' Report 70' Danrlei Moreira
Cheongju Stadium, Cheongju
Attendance: 3,645
Referee: Park Jeong-ho (Korea)
Ansan Greeners0–1Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Report 63' Han Ho-kang
Ansan Wa~Stadium, Ansan
Attendance: 8,264
Referee: Park Se-jin (Korea)

Matchday 4 (30-31 March)
Chungnam Asan4–1Chungbuk Cheongju
Lee Hak-min 30'

Kang Min-gyu 62', 73'

Hwang Gi-wook 91'
Report 32' Hong Won-jin
Yi Sun-sin Stadium, Asan
Attendance: 1,994
Referee: Jo Ji-eum (Korea)
Seongnam FC2–1Gimpo FC
Ruiz 29'
Park Ji-won 91'
Report 45' Kim Kyung-jun
Tancheon Stadium, Seongnam
Attendance: 4,486
Referee: Choi Seung-hwan (Korea)
Seoul E-Land1–2FC Anyang
Go Mu-yeol 89' Report 47', 76' Mattheus
Mokdong Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 5,087
Referee: Song Min-seok (Korea)
Bucheon FC 19952–0Gyeongnam FC
Jung Hee-woong 38'
Kim Dong-hyun 65'
Report
Bucheon Stadium, Bucheon
Attendance: 3,760
Referee: Kim Jae-hong (Korea)
Jeonnam Dragons1–0Cheonan City
Euloge Placca 90' Report
Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: Jung Hwi-soo (Korea)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–1Busan I-Park
Report 23' Fessin
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 11,707
Referee: Kim Young-soo (Korea)

Matchday 5 (6-7 April)

Matchday 6 (10 April)

Matchday 7 (13-14 April)

Matchday 8 (20-21 April)

Matchday 9 (27-28 April)

Matchday 10 (4-6 May)

Matchday 11 (11-12 May)

Matchday 12 (15 May)

Matchday 13 (18-19 May)

Matchdays 14-26[edit]

Matchday 14 (21-22 May)

Matchday 15 (25-27 May)

Matchday 16 (1-2 June)

Matchday 17 (15-16 June)

Matchday 18 (22-23 June)

Matchday 19 (25-26 June)

Matchday 20 (29 June-1 July)

Matchday 21 (6-8 July)

Matchday 22 (13-14 July)

Matchday 23 (20-21 July)

Matchday 24 (23-24 July)

Matchday 25 (27-29 July)

Matchday 26 (10-12 August)

Matchdays 27-39[edit]

Matchday 27 (17-18 August)

Matchday 28 (24-26 August)

Matchday 29 (31 August-1 September)

Matchday 30 (14-15 September)

Matchday 31 (21-22 September)

Matchday 32 (24-25 September)

Matchday 33 (28-30 September)

Matchday 34 (5-6 October)

Matchday 35 (19-20 October)

Matchday 36 (26-27 October)

Matchday 37 (29-30 October)

Matchday 38 (2-3 November)

Matchday 39 (9 November)
Suwon Samsung Bluewingsvbye
Busan IParkvBucheon FC 1995
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Seoul E-Land FCvJeonnam Dragons
Mokdong Sports Complex, Seoul
Chungbuk Cheongju FCvChungnam Asan FC
Cheongju Stadium, Cheongju
Gimpo FCvCheonan City
Gimpo Solteo Football Field, Gimpo
FC AnyangvGyeongnam FC
Anyang Stadium, Anyang
Ansan GreenersvSeongnam FC
Ansan Wa~Stadium, Ansan

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.[3]

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 2v5th place of 2024 K League 2
Home stadium of the 4th place of 2024 K League 2

Second round[edit]

3rd place of 2024 K League 2vWinner of First round
Home stadium of the 3rd place of 2024 K League 2

Final round[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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 roundv10th place of K League 1
Home stadium of the winner of Second round
10th place of K League 1vWinner of Second round
Home stadium of the 10th place of K League 1

2nd place of K League 2v11th place of K League 1
Home stadium of the 2nd place of K League 2
11th place of K League 1v2nd place of K League 2
Home stadium of the 11th place of K League 1


Statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 26 March 2024[4]

Rank Player Team Goals
1 South Korea Won Ki-jong Gyeongnam FC 4
2 South Korea Kim Chan Busan IPark 3
3 South Korea Kim Jong-min Jeonnam Dragons 2
Brazil Danrlei Moreira FC Anyang 2
Serbia Fejsal Mulić Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2
South Korea Jung Ma-ho Chungnam Asan 2
South Korea No Kyung-ho Ansan Greeners 2

Awards[edit]

Awards by round[edit]

As of 26 March 2024[5]

Round K League 2 MVP
Player Club
1 Serbia Fejsal Mulić Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2 South Korea Kim Chan Busan IPark
3 South Korea Han Ho-gang Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Round Best Team
1 Gyeongnam FC
2 Jeonnam Dragons
3 Chungnam Asan

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ulsan repeat as champions, Suwon Samsung suffer relegation in K League for 1st time". The Korea Times. December 11, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "기록" [Record]. K League. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "하나원큐 K리그2 2024 대회요강" [Hana 1Q K League 2 2024 Tournament Summary]. K League. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "선수 순위" [Player ranking]. K League. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  5. ^ K League [@kleague]. "Posts [Instagram profile]". Instagram. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

External links[edit]


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