2015 K League Challenge

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K League Challenge
K League Challenge 2015.png
Season 2015
Champions Sangju Sangmu
(2nd title)
Promoted Sangju Sangmu
Suwon FC
Matches played220
Goals scored593 (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 attendance20,157
Daegu 2–1 Gangwon
(29 March 2015)
Lowest attendance249
Goyang 1–0 Gangwon
(10 June 2015)
Average attendance1,606
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]

Contents

Teams

Team changes

Relegated from K League Classic

Promoted to K League Classic

Newly joined

Stadiums

Ansan Police FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995
Ansan Wa~ Stadium Anyang Stadium Bucheon Stadium
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 17,143Capacity: 34,545
Ansan Wa stadium3.JPG Anyang-stadium.jpg Bucheonstadium3.JPG
Chungju Hummel Daegu FC Gangwon FC
Chungju Stadium Daegu Stadium Gangneung Stadium
Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 68,014Capacity: 22,333
Daegu Stadium.JPG Gangneung Stadium2.jpg
Goyang Hi FC Gyeongnam FC Sangju Sangmu
Goyang Stadium Changwon Football Center Sangju Stadium
Capacity: 41,311Capacity: 15,500Capacity: 15,042
Goyang sta 1.JPG Changwon Soccer Center 2.JPG Sangju Civic Stadium.jpg
Seoul E-Land Suwon FC
Seoul Olympic Stadium Suwon Stadium
Capacity: 69,950Capacity: 24,670
Suwon Sports Complex.JPG

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamManagersKit manufacturerMain sponsor
Ansan Police Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Heung-sil Zaicro
FC Anyang Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Woo-hyung Zaicro KB Kookmin Bank
Bucheon FC 1995 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jin-han Astore Bucheon Government
Chungju Hummel Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jong-pil Hummel Chungju Government
Daegu FC Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-jin Kelme Daegu Government
Gyeongnam FC Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sung-hwa Hummel
Gangwon FC Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Yun-kyum Hummel
Goyang Hi FC Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-moo New Balance
Sangju Sangmu Flag of South Korea.svg Park Hang-seo Atemi
Seoul E-Land Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Rennie New Balance E-Land
Suwon FC Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Duck-je Hummel Suwon Government

Foreign players

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.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian Player
FC Anyang Flag of the United States.svg Austin Berry
Bucheon FC 1995 Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Paraná Flag of Brazil.svg Almir Flag of Brazil.svg Lukian
Chungju Hummel Flag of Brazil.svg Marcinho
Daegu FC Flag of Brazil.svg Léo Jaime Flag of Brazil.svg Johnathan Flag of Brazil.svg Serginho Flag of Palestine.svg Éder Lima
Gyeongnam FC Flag of Brazil.svg Fauver Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Stojanović Flag of Tunisia.svg Imed Louati
Gangwon FC Flag of Brazil.svg Jonatas Belusso Flag of Brazil.svg Henan Flag of Brazil.svg Gil
Goyang Hi FC
Seoul E-Land Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Carlyle Mitchell Flag of Jamaica.svg Ryan Johnson Flag of Brazil.svg Tarabai Flag of Japan.svg Robert Cullen
Suwon FC Flag of Brazil.svg Japa Flag of Montenegro.svg Vladan Adžić Flag of Spain.svg Sisi

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Sangju Sangmu (C, P)40207137757+2067Promotion to the K League Classic
2 Daegu FC 40181396747+2067Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final
3 Suwon FC (O, P)401811116454+1065Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round
4 Seoul E-Land 401613116958+1161
5 Bucheon FC 1995 401510154345255
6 FC Anyang 401315125352+154
7 Gangwon FC 401312156456+851
8 Goyang Hi FC 4013101746682249
9 Gyeongnam FC 4010131730431343
10 Ansan Police 409151631481742
11 Chungju Hummel 4010111949651641
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Positions by matchday

  Leaders
  Qualification for the promotion playoffs

Round 1–22

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Sangju Sangmu 2411232321111111111111
Daegu FC 9666411112344443332222
Seoul E-Land 79101010107564432322223333
Suwon FC 11833124233223234444444
Goyang Hi FC 4722343445655555555555
Bucheon FC 1995 3598556888978998866876
Ansan Police 5255778656566667678767
Chungju Hummel 8101111111111101011101077899891088
Gyeongnam FC 527788101111107810876797699
Gangwon FC 1011899999991111911101010101091010
FC Anyang 11446657778911101111111111111111
Source: K League

Round 23–44

Team ╲ Round23242526272829303132333435363738394041424344
Sangju Sangmu 1111111111112223222211
Daegu FC 2333322222221111111122
Suwon FC 4444444443343334344333
Seoul E-Land 3222233334434442433444
Bucheon FC 1995 5555555555555555555555
FC Anyang 111199788798888889776666
Gangwon FC 9988997977777778988877
Goyang Hi FC 6667666666666666667788
Gyeongnam FC 101011111111111010101011101010101010101099
Ansan Police 887687988999999789991010
Chungju Hummel 771010101010111111111011111111111111111111
Source: K League

Results

Matches 1–20

Home \ Away ASM ANY BUC CJH DGU GWN GHI GNM SJS SEL SUW
Ansan Police 0–00–01–01–10–21–10–10–32–21–0
FC Anyang 0–11–12–11–12–21–20–01–50–13–0
Bucheon FC 1995 0–11–10–02–13–21–21–23–10–32–2
Chungju Hummel 3–21–10–11–13–10–10–03–31–20–2
Daegu FC 3–02–22–02–12–11–21–02–21–01–4
Gangwon FC 1–10–04–00–11–20–10–11–23–13–1
Goyang Hi FC 1–22–11–02–00–21–00–10–52–42–3
Gyeongnam FC 0–01–11–20–10–10–00–11–32–31–2
Sangju Sangmu 2–03–21–04–00–23–10–04–23–20–0
Seoul E-Land 2–21–10–04–01–12–42–01–12–32–0
Suwon FC 2–20–03–22–32–22–12–00–11–11–5
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 21–40

Home \ Away ASM ANY BUC CJH DGU GWN GHI GNM SJS SEL SUW
Ansan Police 1–20–20–10–01–02–22–22–20–10–1
FC Anyang 2–10–01–00–21–23–02–02–13–43–2
Bucheon FC 1995 0–10–12–00–14–21–01–02–13–10–0
Chungju Hummel 0–02–22–01–10–21–20–24–11–31–3
Daegu FC 1–02–41–11–10–12–33–05–13–31–2
Gangwon FC 2–04–11–13–33–22–21–10–24–41–1
Goyang Hi FC 0–11–02–32–53–32–42–10–42–11–1
Gyeongnam FC 0–12–21–01–01–30–00–01–00–00–0
Sangju Sangmu 3–01–22–11–22–10–34–11–01–12–5
Seoul E-Land 1–11–01–04–20–20–01–10–11–01–4
Suwon FC 2–11–21–22–10–23–20–03–11–03–1
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.

Bracket

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

First round

Suwon FC 3–3 Seoul E-Land
Report
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 1,240
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

Semi-final

Daegu FC 1–2 Suwon FC
No Byung-jun Soccerball shade.svg40' Report
Daegu Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 1,824
Referee: Song Min-seok

Final

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
Jung Min-woo Soccerball shade.svg85' Report
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 2,347
Referee: Lee Dong-jun

Busan IPark 0–2 Suwon FC
Report
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 6,135
Referee: Woo Sang-il

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.

Player statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Johnathan Daegu FC 26
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Joo Min-kyu Seoul E-Land 23
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Japa Suwon FC 19
Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Seok-jae Chungju Hummel
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarabai Seoul E-Land 17
6 Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Kyung-min FC Anyang 16
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Jonatas Belusso Gangwon FC 15
8 Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Sang-hyub Sangju Sangmu 12
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim You-sung Goyang Hi FC
10 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Seung-in Gangwon FC 11
Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Paraná Bucheon FC 1995

Top assist providers

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jae-sung Seoul E-Land 11
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Chang-gyoon Gyeongnam FC 9
Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Bo-min Gangwon FC
Flag of South Korea.svg Moon Ki-han Daegu FC
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jong-woo Suwon FC 8
6 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Baek-gyu Daegu FC 7
Flag of Brazil.svg Japa Suwon FC
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jin-soo FC Anyang
Flag of South Korea.svg Joo Min-kyu Seoul E-Land
10 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jung-hyup Sangju Sangmu 6
Flag of South Korea.svg Han Sang-woon Sangju Sangmu
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Young-keun Seoul E-Land
Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Yong-hyun Suwon FC
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hak-min Bucheon FC 1995
Flag of South Korea.svg Jin Chang-soo Goyang Hi FC
Flag of Brazil.svg Johnathan Daegu FC

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Daegu FC 60,56920,1575043,028+213.5%
2 Gyeongnam FC 37,8355,2143111,892−58.3%
3 Seoul E-Land 36,5104,3426801,826n/a
4 FC Anyang 34,00310,1475831,700+8.1%
5 Bucheon FC 1995 33,94312,3325111,697+57.7%
6 Ansan Police 33,29810,0943041,665+178.4%
7 Gangwon FC 27,1377,0514381,357+34.6%
8 Suwon FC 27,1065,6884201,355+36.9%
9 Sangju Sangmu 24,6924,2445121,235−51.7%
10 Chungju Hummel 24,5533,9255141,228+58.7%
11 Goyang Hi FC 13,7643,083249688+17.8%
League total353,41020,1572491,606+32.6%

Source: K League
Notes:
Team played previous season in K League Classic.

Awards

The 2015 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2015. [2]

Main awards

Best XI

PositionPlayerClub
Goalkeeper Flag of South Korea.svg Jo Hyeon-woo Daegu FC
Defenders Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jin-po Sangju Sangmu
Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Hyung-min Ansan Police
Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Min-soo Sangju Sangmu
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Yong Sangju Sangmu
Midfielders Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Kyung-min FC Anyang
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seung-gi Sangju Sangmu
Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Won-hee Seoul E-Land
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jae-sung Seoul E-Land
Forwards Flag of Brazil.svg Johnathan Daegu FC
Flag of South Korea.svg Joo Min-kyu Seoul E-Land

Player of the Round

Manager of the Month

MonthManagerClubDivision
March Flag of South Korea.svg Nam Ki-il Gwangju FC K League Classic
April Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Kang-hee Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors K League Classic
May Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hak-bum Seongnam FC K League Classic
June Flag of South Korea.svg Park Hang-seo Sangju Sangmu K League Challenge
July Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Kang-hee Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors K League Classic
August Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hak-bum Seongnam FC K League Classic
September Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Sun-hong Pohang Steelers K League Classic
October Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-jin Daegu FC K League Challenge
November Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Duck-je Suwon FC K League Challenge

See also

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