| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 March – 9 November 2013 |
| Champions | FC Pocheon (3rd title) |
| Matches played | 230 |
| Goals scored | 863 (3.75 per match) |
| Best Player | Jeon Jae-hee [1] |
| Top goalscorer | Kim Hyeong-pil (27 goals) [2] |
| Best goalkeeper | Kang Jae-wook [1] |
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The 2013 Challengers League was the seventh season of amateur K3 League. The top three clubs of each group qualified for the championship playoffs after the home and away season of two groups (16 matches per team) and the interleague play (9 matches per team). The first and second-placed team in the overall table advanced to final and semi-final respectively, and the other four clubs advanced to the first round. Bucheon FC 1995 and Namyangju United withdrew from the league, but Gimpo Citizen and Hwaseong FC joined the league. Asan United (Yesan Citizen), which had moved its city to Yesan last year, returned to Asan.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Pocheon | 25 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 21 | +56 | 64 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Icheon Citizen | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 53 | |
| 3 | Cheongju Jikji | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 46 | |
| 4 | Gimpo Citizen | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 42 | |
| 5 | Jeonju Citizen | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 40 | |
| 6 | Yeonggwang FC | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 35 | |
| 7 | Cheonan FC | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 31 | |
| 8 | Gwangju Gwangsan | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 62 | −35 | 21 | |
| 9 | Goyang Citizen | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 11 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hwaseong FC | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 86 | 21 | +65 | 53 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Paju Citizen [lower-alpha 1] | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 45 | |
| 3 | Gyeongju Citizen | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 41 | |
| 4 | Chuncheon FC | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 | |
| 5 | Seoul United | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 36 | |
| 6 | Yangju Citizen | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 34 | |
| 7 | Jungnang Chorus Mustang | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 22 | |
| 8 | Seoul FC Martyrs | 25 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 92 | −68 | 14 | |
| 9 | Asan United | 25 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 87 | −47 | 10 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Pocheon | 25 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 21 | +56 | 64 | Qualification for the playoffs final |
| 2 | Hwaseong FC | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 86 | 21 | +65 | 53 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Icheon Citizen | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 53 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 4 | Cheongju Jikji | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 46 | |
| 5 | Paju Citizen | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 45 | |
| 6 | Gyeongju Citizen | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 41 | |
| 7 | Gimpo Citizen | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 42 | |
| 8 | Jeonju Citizen | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 40 | |
| 9 | Chuncheon FC | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 | |
| 10 | Seoul United | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 36 | |
| 11 | Yeonggwang FC | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 35 | |
| 12 | Yangju Citizen | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 34 | |
| 13 | Cheonan FC | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 31 | |
| 14 | Jungnang Chorus Mustang | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 22 | |
| 15 | Gwangju Gwangsan | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 62 | −35 | 21 | |
| 16 | Seoul FC Martyrs | 25 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 92 | −68 | 14 | |
| 17 | Goyang Citizen | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 11 | Disqualification from the FA Cup |
| 18 | Asan United | 25 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 87 | −47 | 10 |
| First round | Second round | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Icheon Citizen | 2 (4) | 1 | FC Pocheon | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Gyeongju Citizen (p) | 2 (5) | 2 | Hwaseong FC | 1 | Paju Citizen | 0 | |||||||||||
| Paju Citizen | 1 | Paju Citizen | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Gyeongju Citizen | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cheongju Jikji | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Paju Citizen | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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