2023 K League 2

Hana 1Q
K League 2
Season2023
Dates1 March – 26 November 2023[1]
ChampionsGimcheon Sangmu
(2nd title)
PromotedGimcheon Sangmu
Matches179
Goals452 (2.53 per match)
Best PlayerValdívia
Top goalscorerLuis Mina
(14 goals)
Biggest away winJeonnam 0–5 Gyeongnam
(5 March 2023)
Highest scoringAnsan 3–7 Gimcheon
(22 October 2023)
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Gimpo FC
Longest winless run20 matches
Cheonan City
Longest losing run7 matches
Cheonan City
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 K League 2, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, was the 11th season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in South Korean football league system.

Following the regular season, in which each team played each other three times, Gimcheon Sangmu were the champions, gaining direct promotion to K League 1.[2] After three rounds of play-offs, no other teams were promoted at the end of this season.[3]

Teams

Team changes

2022 champions Gwangju FC and play-off winners Daejeon Hana Citizen were promoted to the K League 1, while Seongnam FC and Gimcheon Sangmu were relegated from the top flight.[4]

Cheonan City and Chungbuk Cheongju, which played in the K3 League until 2022, joined the K League and made their professional debuts in the K League 2.

Incoming
Decrease Relegated from K League 1
Increase Promoted from K3 League
Outgoing
Increase Promoted to K League 1

Locations

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Locations of the 2023 K League 2 teams
TeamCity/ProvinceAbbreviation
Ansan GreenersAnsanAnsan
FC AnyangAnyangAnyang
Bucheon FC 1995BucheonBucheon
Busan IParkBusanBusan
Cheonan CityCheonanCheonan
Chungbuk CheongjuCheongjuChungbuk Cheongju
Chungnam AsanAsanChungnam Asan
Gimcheon SangmuGimcheonGimcheon
Gimpo FCGimpoGimpo
Gyeongnam FCGyeongnamGyeongnam
Jeonnam DragonsJeonnamJeonnam
Seongnam FCSeongnamSeongnam
Seoul E-LandSeoulSeoul E

Stadiums

Ansan GreenersFC AnyangBucheon FC 1995
Ansan Wa~ StadiumAnyang StadiumBucheon Stadium
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 17,143Capacity: 34,456
Busan IParkChungnam Asan
Busan Asiad Main StadiumBusan Gudeok StadiumYi Sun-sin Stadium
Capacity: 53,769Capacity: 12,349Capacity: 17,376
Cheonan CityChungbuk CheongjuGimpo FC
Cheonan StadiumCheongju StadiumGimpo Solteo Football Stadium
Capacity: 26,000Capacity: 16,280Capacity: 5,000
Gyeongnam FCGimcheon SangmuSeongnam FC
Changwon Football CenterGimcheon StadiumTancheon Stadium
Capacity: 15,074Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 16,146
Jeonnam DragonsSeoul E-Land
Gwangyang StadiumMokdong Stadium
Capacity: 13,496Capacity: 15,511

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from the AFC and ASEAN countries. Gimcheon Sangmu FC, being a military-owned team, is not allowed to sign any foreign players. A team could use five foreign players on the field each game, including at least one player from the AFC and ASEAN.

Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window.

TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerASEAN player[a]Former player(s)
Ansan GreenersBrazil Thiago HenriqueBrazil WandrewBrazil Gabriel Honório
FC AnyangBrazil YagoBrazil Bruno ParaíbaBrazil LaércioCosta Rica Jonathan Moya
Brazil Andrigo
Bucheon FC 1995Brazil NilsonBrazil Gabriel RamosPortugal Jucie LupetaJapan Kazuki TakahashiBrazil Leonardo Kalil
Busan IParkBrazil Bruno LamasBrazil FessinBrazil Franklin Mascote
Cheonan CityBrazil Bruno MotaCroatia Damir ŠovšićBrazil Paulo HenriqueVietnam Vũ Minh HiếuVietnam Nguyễn Cảnh AnhBrazil Rodolfo
France Axel Bakayoko
Chungbuk CheongjuBrazil PaulinhoBrazil Jorge LuizAustralia Peter MakrillosMalaysia Kogileswaran Raj
Chungnam AsanBrazil Róbson DuarteBrazil Raphael UtzigColombia Wilinton Aponzá
Gimpo FCUruguay Pablo GonzálezBrazil Juninho RochaColombia Luis Mina
Gyeongnam FCBrazil Guilherme CastroBrazil GleysonBrazil Léo CearáBrazil Mirandinha
Jeonnam DragonsKosovo Leonard PllanaBrazil ValdíviaCroatia Leo MikićJapan Yuhei SatoIndonesia Asnawi MangkualamSweden Robin Simović
Seongnam FCDemocratic Republic of the Congo Christy ManzingaBrazil DenilsonBrazil Gabriel HonórioAustralia Patrick Flottmann
Seoul E-LandBrazil RonanBrazil BruninhoJapan Tsubasa NishiVietnam Nguyễn Văn Toàn
Brazil Renan Peixoto
  1. ^ Did not exist in the regulation of AFC.

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification
1Gimcheon Sangmu (C, P)3622597137+3471Promotion to K League 1
2Busan IPark36201065029+2170Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
3Gimpo FC36161284025+1560Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
4Gyeongnam FC36151295442+1257Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
5Bucheon FC 199536169114535+1057
6FC Anyang36159125851+754
7Jeonnam Dragons36165155556−153
8Chungbuk Cheongju361313103742−552
9Seongnam FC361111144350−744
10Chungnam Asan36126183946−742
11Seoul E-Land36105213654−1835
12Ansan Greeners3667234072−3225
13Cheonan City36510213362−2925
Source: K League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Positions by matchday

  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

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839
Gimcheon Sangmu323676221322236655322111111112222222221
Busan IPark156433554555642122134634322221111111112
Gimpo FC1145555432111113566666455434654444433333
Gyeongnam FC511212313244465313211223243435555655544
Bucheon FC 19951292144796766354444555566666543333344455
FC Anyang534321145433521231443342555366778788776
Jeonnam Dragons12131011888898888109998877777777788867867667
Chungbuk Cheongju16779910111212121211111111101111910989878877686576888
Seongnam FC3798676686777777810101198989999999999991099
Chungnam Asan9121210111097799910910101199101111101010101010111110111110101091010
Seoul E-Land71011121211111011111010988877788101111111111111010111010111111111111
Ansan Greeners97891012121210101111121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121213131312
Cheonan City71113131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131312121213
Source: K League
Notes: The match between Chungnam Asan and Chungbuk Cheongju on matchday 26 (13 August) was postponed to 14 October.

Results

Matches 1–26

Home \ AwayASGAYGBCNBSICNCCBCJCNASGCSGIMGNMJNDSNMSUE
Ansan Greeners—1–10–21–22–10–21–02–32–31–11–00–31–2
FC Anyang1–1—2–20–31–11–03–02–01–22–42–02–11–1
Bucheon FC 19951–02–4—0–01–10–02–10–32–02–05–21–00–1
Busan IPark0–02–10–1—1–01–12–03–10–00–01–02–31–0
Cheonan City1–10–40–32–3—2–20–10–20–22–31–33–20–0
Chungbuk Cheongju3–02–10–41–12–1—0–40–20–00–23–10–02–1
Chungnam Asan1–02–31–01–11–03–2—1–20–12–23–32–02–0
Gimcheon Sangmu3–20–04–12–14–10–03–2—0–20–22–14–04–0
Gimpo FC0–11–01–11–04–01–21–12–1—0–01–20–00–0
Gyeongnam FC3–13–21–01–22–12–22–10–20–0—0–22–21–2
Jeonnam Dragons5–20–11–01–12–03–02–11–00–20–5—2–23–3
Seongnam FC2–11–20–11–32–03–20–02–20–01–12–1—1–2
Seoul E-Land4–11–22–01–23–22–30–00–10–11–20–11–2—
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 27–39

Home \ AwayASGAYGBCNBSICNCCBCJCNASGCSGIMGNMJNDSNMSUE
Ansan Greeners—2–31–2——0–10–13–71–1————
FC Anyang———0–12–1————1–13–11–13–0
Bucheon FC 1995—1–1————1–0—0–01–04–1—1–0
Busan IPark2–0—2–1—0–01–1—2–0———3–0—
Cheonan City1–1—1–0——0–0—1–30–0——3–1—
Chungbuk Cheongju—2–10–0———1–0—1–01–1——0–1
Chungnam Asan—4–3—1–22–0————0–10–1—1–0
Gimcheon Sangmu—4–13–1——0–04–0—2–0———1–0
Gimpo FC—3–0—2–3——1–0——0–12–1—2–1
Gyeongnam FC4–2——0–11–1——1–1——2–30–2—
Jeonnam Dragons3–2——3–01–33–0—2–1———0–0—
Seongnam FC0–2—2–2——0–12–01–02–4————
Seoul E-Land3–4——2–10–3————1–31–00–2—
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

The first round was contested between the fourth and fifth-placed teams, and its winners played the third-placed team in the second round. When the first and second round matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-outs.

The winners of the second round and the runners-up competed with the tenth and eleventh-placed teams of the K League 1, respectively, in the final round for the K League 1 spots of the next season. Each match of the final round was a two-legged tie.

Bracket

First roundSecond roundFinal 1
           
3Gimpo FC2
4Gyeongnam FC1
4Gyeongnam FC0
5Bucheon FC 19950
Gimpo FC011
Gangwon FC022
Final 2
Busan IPark224
Suwon FC (a.e.t.)156

First round

Gyeongnam FC0–0Bucheon FC 1995

Second round

Gimpo FC2–1Gyeongnam FC
  • Luis Mina 30'
  • Kim Jong-suk 45+1'
Won Ki-jong 36'
Solteo Football Field, Gimpo

Final round

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Gimpo FC1–2Gangwon FC0–01–2
Busan IPark4–6Suwon FC2–12–5 (a.e.t.)
Gimpo FC0–0Gangwon FC
Report
Attendance: 3,736
Referee: Jeong Dong-sik
Gangwon FC2–1Gimpo FC
Vitor Gabriel 51', 76'ReportCho Sung-gwon 59'
Attendance: 10,130
Referee: Lee Dong-jun

Gangwon FC won 2–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Busan IPark2–1Suwon FC
Bruno Lamas 85' (pen.), 90+9' (pen.)ReportJang Jae-woong 43'
Attendance: 4,047
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin
Suwon FC5–2 (a.e.t.)Busan IPark
Report
Attendance: 6,987

Suwon FC won 6–4 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayer[5]TeamGoals
1Colombia Luis MinaGimpo FC16
2Brazil ValdíviaJeonnam Dragons14
3South Korea Cho Young-wookGimcheon Sangmu13
Brazil GleysonGyeongnam FC
Brazil Jorge LuizChungbuk Cheongju
6South Korea An Jae-junBucheon FC 199511
7South Korea Won Ki-jongGyeongnam FC10
Brazil Bruno LamasBusan IPark
Brazil Bruno MotaCheonan City
10South Korea Yun Ju-taeAnsan Greeners9

Top assist providers

RankPlayer[5]TeamAssists
1Brazil ValdíviaJeonnam Dragons14
2South Korea Joo Hyeon-wooFC Anyang9
3Brazil AndrigoFC Anyang8
Brazil Bruno LamasBusan IPark
5Brazil YagoFC Anyang7
Kosovo Leonard PllanaJeonnam Dragons
7South Korea Mo Jae-hyeonGyeongnam FC6
810 Players5

Awards

Weekly awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the Month
ManagerClubDivision
February/MarchSouth Korea Hong Myung-boUlsan Hyundai1
AprilSouth Korea Ko Jeong-woonGimpo FC2
MaySouth Korea Nam Ki-ilJeju United1
JuneSouth Korea Lee Jung-hyoGwangju FC1
JulySouth Korea Jo Sung-hwanIncheon United1
AugustSouth Korea Choi Yun-kyumChungbuk Cheongju2
SeptemberSouth Korea Park Jin-subBusan IPark2
October–DecemberSouth Korea Chung Jung-yongGimcheon Sangmu2

Annual awards

The 2023 K League Awards was held on 4 December 2023.[6]

AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable PlayerBrazil ValdíviaJeonnam Dragons
Young Player of the YearSouth Korea An Jae-junBucheon FC 1995
Top goalscorerColombia Luis MinaGimpo FC
Top assist providerBrazil ValdíviaJeonnam Dragons
Manager of the YearSouth Korea Ko Jeong-woonGimpo FC
PositionBest XI
GoalkeeperSouth Korea Koo Sang-min (Busan)
DefendersSouth Korea Choi Jun
(Busan)		South Korea Lee Sang-min
(Gimcheon)		South Korea Lee Han-do
(Busan)		South Korea Kim Dong-jin
(Anyang)
MidfieldersSouth Korea Mo Jae-hyeon
(Gyeongnam)		South Korea Won Du-jae
(Gimcheon)		Brazil Valdívia
(Jeonnam)		South Korea Kim Jin-gyu
(Gimcheon)
ForwardsBrazil Jorge Luiz (Chungbuk Cheongju)Colombia Luis Mina (Gimpo)

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Seoul E-Land65,1097,2661,3503,617+213.2%†
2Busan IPark64,58713,3401,3063,588+144.4%†
3Gyeongnam FC59,6127,5478203,312+261.6%†
4FC Anyang54,4846,0031,5393,027+93.7%†
5Bucheon FC 199553,7376,1031,3802,985+137.7%†
6Chungbuk Cheongju45,1777,0357622,510n/a†
7Chungnam Asan39,8527,5465152,214+47.4%†
8Gimpo FC38,9113,1211,1642,162+74.6%†
9Seongnam FC37,7447,7896472,097+11.0%†
10Jeonnam Dragons37,3214,8901,0322,073+91.9%†
11Gimcheon Sangmu21,3052,8253591,184−22.2%†
12Ansan Greeners21,1644,1733851,176+1.7%†
13Cheonan City20,8183,2995661,157n/a†
League total559,79413,3403592,392+76.4%†

Source: K League
Notes:
† Team played previous season in K League 1.

See also

References

  1. ^ 2023시즌 K리그2 일정 발표, 3·1절 킥오프 (in Korean). K League. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Gimcheon Sangmu FC earn promotion to top division in S. Korean football". The Korea Herald. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ Paik, Ji-hwan (9 December 2023). "Suwon FC, Gangwon secure first division survival in promotion-relegation playoffs". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (29 October 2022). "Daejeon earn promotion to top division in S. Korean football". Yonhap News. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Record". K League.
  6. ^ [IS 잠실] ‘14골·14도움 맹폭’ 전남 발디비아, K리그2 MVP 영예 안았다(종합). Naver.com (in Korean). Edaily. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  • Official website
  • 2023 K League Technical Report (Archived)


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