2018 K League 2

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KEB Hana Bank
K League 2
Season 2018
Champions Asan Mugunghwa
(1st title)
Promoted Seongnam FC
Matches played180
Goals scored426 (2.37 per match)
Best Player Na Sang-ho [1]
Top goalscorer Na Sang-ho
(16 goals) [1]
Biggest home win Gwangju 5–0 Suwon FC
(21 April 2018)
Biggest away win Seoul E 0–5 Busan
(11 August 2018)
Highest scoring Busan 4–3 Anyang
(29 July 2018)
Highest attendance6,532
Busan 2–2 Gwangju
(4 November 2018)
Lowest attendance312
Seoul E 1–0 Anyang
(14 April 2018)
Average attendance1,672
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The 2018 K League 2 was the sixth season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. [2]

Contents

Asan Mugunghwa once again grabbed an opportunity for promotion by winning its second K League 2 title (officially first title after Ansan era), but its owner Korean Police Agency did not recruit new players who could meet clubs' requisite for maintenance before the end of the season. Asan Mugunghwa, which was in the process of being dissolved, was finally disqualified from promoting. [3]

Runners-up Seongnam FC directly qualified for the K League 1 instead of Asan Mugunghwa, and the third, fourth, and fifth-placed team advanced to the promotion playoffs.

Teams

Team changes

Relegated from K League Classic

Promoted to K League 1

Stadiums

Ansan Greeners FC Anyang Asan Mugunghwa Bucheon FC 1995 Busan IPark
Ansan Wa~ Stadium Anyang Stadium Yi Sun-sin Stadium Bucheon Stadium Busan Gudeok Stadium
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 17,143Capacity: 19,283Capacity: 34,545Capacity: 12,349
Ansan Wa stadium3.JPG Anyang-stadium.jpg Yi Sun-sin Stadium1.JPG Bucheonstadium3.JPG Gudeok Stadium 3.JPG
Daejeon Citizen Gwangju FC Seongnam FC Seoul E-Land Suwon FC
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Gwangju World Cup Stadium Tancheon Stadium Seoul Olympic Stadium Suwon Sports Complex
Capacity: 40,535Capacity: 40,245Capacity: 16,146Capacity: 69,950Capacity: 11,808
Daejeon World Cup Stadium.JPG Gwangju World Cup Stadium.jpg Tanchon20100223 1.JPG 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 Greeners Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Heung-sil Kelme Ansan Government
FC Anyang Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Jeong-woon Zaicro Anyang Government
Asan Mugunghwa Flag of South Korea.svg Park Dong-hyuk Puma Asan Government
Bucheon FC 1995 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Gab-seok Astore Bucheon Government
Busan IPark Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Yun-kyum Adidas Hyundai Development Company
Daejeon Citizen Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Jong-soo Astore Daejeon Government
Gwangju FC Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jin-sub Joma Gwangju Government
Seongnam FC Flag of South Korea.svg Nam Ki-il Umbro Seongnam Government
Seoul E-Land Flag of Argentina.svg In Chang-soo 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.

As of 24 July 2018.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian Player
Ansan Greeners Flag of Brazil.svg Fidel Flag of Liberia.svg Seku Conneh Flag of Uruguay.svg Raúl Tarragona
FC Anyang Flag of Brazil.svg Wesley Alex Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Antônio
Bucheon FC 1995 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristovam Flag of Brazil.svg Nilson Júnior Flag of Brazil.svg Willian Popp Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nan Song
Busan IPark Flag of Brazil.svg Rômulo Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arsenio Valpoort Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sherjill MacDonald
Daejeon Citizen Flag of Romania.svg Aurelian Chițu Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Hlohovský Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sanzhar Tursunov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Shohrux Gadoyev
Gwangju FC Flag of Brazil.svg Gil Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Silva Flag of Brazil.svg Róbson Duarte Flag of Japan.svg Minori Sato
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Chien-ming [lower-alpha 1]
Seongnam FC Flag of Brazil.svg Éder Lima Flag of Niger.svg Olivier Bonnes
Seoul E-Land Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Bielkiewicz Flag of Chile.svg Ignacio Herrera Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Herceg
Suwon FC Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Lima Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Bruno Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Viana Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Leijer
  1. ↑ Wang Chien-ming represented Chinese Taipei at international level, but he was considered Korean in the K League 2.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Asan Mugunghwa [lower-alpha 1] (C)3621965427+2772
2 Seongnam FC (P)36181174936+1365Promotion to the K League 1
3 Busan IPark 36141485335+1856Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final
4 Daejeon Citizen 36158134744+353Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round
5 Gwangju FC 361115105141+1048
6 FC Anyang 36128164450−644
7 Suwon FC 36133202946−1742
8 Bucheon FC 1995 36116193750−1339
9 Ansan Greeners 36109173245−1339
10 Seoul E-Land 36107193052−2237
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ↑ Asan Mugunghwa was disqualified from promoting to the K League 1 due to lack of players who could meet clubs' requisite for maintenance. Therefore, runner-up Seongnam FC was directly promoted, and 5th-placed team Gwangju FC qualified for the promotion playoffs. [3]

Positions by matchday

  Leaders
  Qualification for the promotion playoffs

Round 1–18

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Asan Mugunghwa  223453244333322121
Seongnam FC 464524311111111212
Busan IPark 455235556444444443
Bucheon FC 1995 111111122222233334
Gwangju FC 678888865677756755
Ansan Greeners  932342433555565566
Suwon FC 247777679989999987
Daejeon Citizen 8106666787766677678
FC Anyang 691010101010101010101010101010109
Seoul E-Land 9889999988988888910
Source: K League

Round 19–36

Team ╲ Round192021222324252627282930313233343536
Asan Mugunghwa 222221122211111111
Seongnam FC 111112211122222222
Busan IPark 433333333344433333
Daejeon Citizen 889877654433344444
Gwangju FC 554444545555557555
FC Anyang 10910999988988665666
Suwon FC 776665466666876777
Bucheon FC 1995 345556777777789888
Ansan Greeners 667101010101010899998999
Seoul E-Land 9108788899101010101010101010
Source: K League

Results

Matches 1–18

Home \ Away ANS ANY ASM BUC BIP DJC GWJ SEN SEL SUW
Ansan Greeners —2–10–23–11–33–22–02–10–21–0
FC Anyang 1–0—0–30–32–21–13–22–32–00–1
Asan Mugunghwa 1–01–1—4–21–10–11–24–23–02–0
Bucheon FC 1995 1–11–20–1—1–00–21–01–20–34–1
Busan IPark 1–13–01–01–2—3–30–11–12–01–1
Daejeon Citizen 1–13–21–21–20–1—1–21–21–00–2
Gwangju FC 0–00–02–21–21–10–1—1–33–05–0
Seongnam FC 0–01–11–02–10–14–20–0—1–12–1
Seoul E-Land 2–11–00–02–42–20–20–01–1—0–1
Suwon FC 1–01–00–20–11–01–20–11–41–0—
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 19–36

Home \ Away ANS ANY ASM BUC BIP DJC GWJ SEN SEL SUW
Ansan Greeners —0–20–13–10–11–13–20–10–00–1
FC Anyang 3–2—3–03–11–20–10–01–11–03–1
Asan Mugunghwa 2–02–1—0–00–02–21–01–03–12–1
Bucheon FC 1995 1–20–10–1—0–01–10–10–10–22–0
Busan IPark 0–04–31–21–1—1–22–22–03–10–1
Daejeon Citizen 1–02–22–13–00–1—1–10–11–01–0
Gwangju FC 4–02–11–11–13–31–2—3–12–20–2
Seongnam FC 1–11–01–12–11–02–02–2—1–20–0
Seoul E-Land 2–00–10–40–10–51–01–41–2—1–0
Suwon FC 1–23–00–12–00–33–21–10–10–2—
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion playoffs

Bracket

First round Semi-final Final
           
3 Busan IPark 3
4 Daejeon Citizen 0
4 Daejeon Citizen 1
5 Gwangju FC 0
Busan IPark 1 1 2
FC Seoul 3 1 4

First round

Daejeon Citizen 1–0 Gwangju FC
Chițu Soccerball shade.svg68' Report
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Kim Hee-gon

Semi-final

Busan IPark 3–0 Daejeon Citizen
Report
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 8,132
Referee: Lee Dong-jun

Final

The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2018 K League 2 playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2018 K League 1. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2019 K League 1.

Busan IPark 1–3 FC Seoul
Report
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 10,127
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
FC Seoul 1–1 Busan IPark
Report
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 8,554
Referee: Kim Dae-yong

FC Seoul won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Player statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Na Sang-ho Gwangju FC 16
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Wesley Alex FC Anyang 15
3 Flag of Romania.svg Aurelian Chițu Daejeon Citizen 11
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Sung-min Seongnam FC 10
Flag of Brazil.svg Willian Popp Bucheon FC 1995
6 Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Kyung-min Busan IPark 9
Flag of Brazil.svg Rômulo Busan IPark
8 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Shohrux Gadoyev Daejeon Citizen 8
97 players7

Top assist providers

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Rômulo Busan IPark 9
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Soo-il Daejeon Citizen 8
Flag of South Korea.svg Chang Hyuk-jin Ansan Greeners
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Moon Sang-yun Seongnam FC 7
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Jo Seong-joon Asan Mugunghwa 6
6 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Euddeum Asan Mugunghwa 6
Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Chan-ho Seoul E-Land
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jae-kwon Busan IPark
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Myung-joo Asan Mugunghwa
Flag of South Korea.svg Moon Ki-han Bucheon FC 1995
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-hyun Gwangju FC

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Busan IPark 44,5726,5321,0082,476+3.0%†
2 Seongnam FC 43,2084,1671,1282,400−14.3%†
3 Suwon FC 33,7923,0608151,877−11.0%†
4 Ansan Greeners  32,7755,5326451,820−32.6%†
5 Asan Mugunghwa  31,5944,0398441,755−10.3%†
6 Daejeon Citizen 29,6174,1424181,645−26.5%†
7 Gwangju FC 27,3935,4394641,522−51.8%†
8 FC Anyang 27,0906,5034051,505−54.9%†
9 Bucheon FC 1995 18,4641,6556181,026−50.2%†
10 Seoul E-Land 12,4101,349312689−57.2%†
League total300,8956,5323121,672−28.2%†

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

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