Season | 2015 |
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Champions | Sangju Sangmu (2nd title) |
Promoted | Sangju Sangmu Suwon FC |
Matches played | 220 |
Goals scored | 593 (2.7 per match) |
Best Player | Johnathan |
Top goalscorer | Johnathan (26 goals) |
Biggest home win | Gangwon 4–0 Bucheon (4 April 2015) Seoul E 4-0 Chungju (16 May 2015) Sangju 4–0 Chungju (13 June 2015) Daegu 5–1 Sangju (23 September 2015) |
Biggest away win | Goyang 0–5 Sangju (13 May 2015) |
Highest scoring | Gangwon 4–4 Seoul E (22 November 2015) |
Highest attendance | 20,157 Daegu 2–1 Gangwon (29 March 2015) |
Lowest attendance | 249 Goyang 1–0 Gangwon (10 June 2015) |
Average attendance | 1,606 |
← 2014 2016 → |
The 2015 K League Challenge was the third season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Champions and winners of promotion playoffs could be promoted to the K League Classic. [1]
Relegated from K League Classic
Promoted to K League Classic
Newly joined
Ansan Police | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995 |
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Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Bucheon Stadium |
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 34,545 |
Chungju Hummel | Daegu FC | Gangwon FC |
Chungju Stadium | Daegu Stadium | Gangneung Stadium |
Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 68,014 | Capacity: 22,333 |
Goyang Hi FC | Gyeongnam FC | Sangju Sangmu |
Goyang Stadium | Changwon Football Center | Sangju Stadium |
Capacity: 41,311 | Capacity: 15,500 | Capacity: 15,042 |
Seoul E-Land | Suwon FC | |
Seoul Olympic Stadium | Suwon Stadium | |
Capacity: 69,950 | Capacity: 24,670 | |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sangju Sangmu (C, P) | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 67 | Promotion to the K League Classic |
2 | Daegu FC | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final |
3 | Suwon FC (O, P) | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 65 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round |
4 | Seoul E-Land | 40 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 61 | |
5 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 55 | |
6 | FC Anyang | 40 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 54 | |
7 | Gangwon FC | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 51 | |
8 | Goyang Hi FC | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 49 | |
9 | Gyeongnam FC | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 43 | |
10 | Ansan Police | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 42 | |
11 | Chungju Hummel | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 41 |
Leaders
Qualification for the promotion playoffs
When the first round and semi-final match were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.
First round | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
2 | Daegu FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Suwon FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Suwon FC | 3 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Seoul E-Land | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Suwon FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Busan IPark | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Suwon FC | 3–3 | Seoul E-Land |
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| Report |
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Daegu FC | 1–2 | Suwon FC |
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No Byung-jun 40' | Report |
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The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2015 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2015 K League Classic. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2016 K League Classic.
Suwon FC | 1–0 | Busan IPark |
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Jung Min-woo 85' | Report |
Busan IPark | 0–2 | Suwon FC |
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Report |
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Suwon FC won 3–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Busan IPark were relegated to the K League Challenge.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Johnathan | Daegu FC | 26 |
2 | Joo Min-kyu | Seoul E-Land | 23 |
3 | Japa | Suwon FC | 19 |
Cho Seok-jae | Chungju Hummel | ||
5 | Tarabai | Seoul E-Land | 17 |
6 | Ko Kyung-min | FC Anyang | 16 |
7 | Jonatas Belusso | Gangwon FC | 15 |
8 | Lim Sang-hyub | Sangju Sangmu | 12 |
Kim You-sung | Goyang Hi FC | ||
10 | Choi Seung-in | Gangwon FC | 11 |
Rodrigo Paraná | Bucheon FC 1995 |
Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Daegu FC | 60,569 | 20,157 | 504 | 3,028 | +213.5% |
2 | Gyeongnam FC | 37,835 | 5,214 | 311 | 1,892 | −58.3%† |
3 | Seoul E-Land | 36,510 | 4,342 | 680 | 1,826 | n/a |
4 | FC Anyang | 34,003 | 10,147 | 583 | 1,700 | +8.1% |
5 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 33,943 | 12,332 | 511 | 1,697 | +57.7% |
6 | Ansan Police | 33,298 | 10,094 | 304 | 1,665 | +178.4% |
7 | Gangwon FC | 27,137 | 7,051 | 438 | 1,357 | +34.6% |
8 | Suwon FC | 27,106 | 5,688 | 420 | 1,355 | +36.9% |
9 | Sangju Sangmu | 24,692 | 4,244 | 512 | 1,235 | −51.7%† |
10 | Chungju Hummel | 24,553 | 3,925 | 514 | 1,228 | +58.7% |
11 | Goyang Hi FC | 13,764 | 3,083 | 249 | 688 | +17.8% |
League total | 353,410 | 20,157 | 249 | 1,606 | +32.6% |
Source: K League
Notes:
† Team played previous season in K League Classic.
The 2015 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2015. [2]
Position | Player | Club |
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Goalkeeper | Jo Hyeon-woo | Daegu FC |
Defenders | Park Jin-po | Sangju Sangmu |
Shin Hyung-min | Ansan Police | |
Kang Min-soo | Sangju Sangmu | |
Lee Yong | Sangju Sangmu | |
Midfielders | Ko Kyung-min | FC Anyang |
Lee Seung-gi | Sangju Sangmu | |
Cho Won-hee | Seoul E-Land | |
Kim Jae-sung | Seoul E-Land | |
Forwards | Johnathan | Daegu FC |
Joo Min-kyu | Seoul E-Land |
Month | Manager | Club | Division |
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March | Nam Ki-il | Gwangju FC | K League Classic |
April | Choi Kang-hee | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League Classic |
May | Kim Hak-bum | Seongnam FC | K League Classic |
June | Park Hang-seo | Sangju Sangmu | K League Challenge |
July | Choi Kang-hee | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League Classic |
August | Kim Hak-bum | Seongnam FC | K League Classic |
September | Hwang Sun-hong | Pohang Steelers | K League Classic |
October | Lee Young-jin | Daegu FC | K League Challenge |
November | Cho Duck-je | Suwon FC | K League Challenge |
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