2019 K League 2

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K League 2
Season 2019
Champions Gwangju FC
(1st title)
Promoted Gwangju FC
Busan IPark
Matches played180
Best Player Lee Dong-jun [1]
Top goalscorer Felipe
(19 goals) [1]
2018
2020

The 2019 K League 2 was the seventh season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Its champions could be promoted to the K League 1 the next season, and second, third and fourth-placed team advanced to the promotion playoffs.

Contents

Teams

Team changes

Relegated from K League 1

Promoted to K League 1

Stadiums

Ansan Greeners Asan Mugunghwa Bucheon FC 1995 Busan IPark Daejeon Citizen
Ansan Wa~ Stadium Yi Sun-sin Stadium Bucheon Stadium Busan Gudeok Stadium Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 17,376Capacity: 34,456Capacity: 12,349Capacity: 40,535
Ansan Wa stadium3.JPG Yi Sun-sin Stadium1.JPG Bucheonstadium3.JPG Gudeok Stadium 3.JPG Daejeon World Cup Stadium.JPG
FC Anyang Gwangju FC Jeonnam Dragons Seoul E-Land Suwon FC
Anyang Stadium Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangyang Stadium Seoul Olympic Stadium Suwon Sports Complex
Capacity: 17,143Capacity: 40,245Capacity: 13,496Capacity: 69,950Capacity: 11,808
Anyang-stadium.jpg Gwangju World Cup Stadium.jpg Gwangyangstadium1.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.

TeamManagerKit manufacturerMain sponsor
Ansan Greeners Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Wan-sup Lupo Finta Ansan Government
Asan Mugunghwa Flag of South Korea.svg Park Dong-hyuk Mizuno Asan Government and Korean Police Agency
Bucheon FC 1995 Flag of South Korea.svg Song Sun-ho Astore Bucheon Government
Busan IPark Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Deok-je Adidas Hyundai Development Company
Daejeon Citizen Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Heung-sil Joma Daejeon Government
FC Anyang Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyung-yul Joma Anyang Government
Gwangju FC Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jin-sub Kelme Gwangju Government
Jeonnam Dragons Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Kyung-jun Joma POSCO
Seoul E-Land Flag of South Korea.svg Woo Sung-yong New Balance E-Land
Suwon FC Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dae-eui Hummel Suwon Government

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoingMannerDateIncomingDateTable
Daejeon Citizen Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Jong-soo Sacked21 May 2019 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Chul (caretaker)21 May 2019
Seoul E-Land Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyun-soo Sacked22 May 2019 Flag of South Korea.svg Woo Sung-yong (caretaker)17 June 2019
Daejeon Citizen Flag of South Korea.svg Park Chul Caretaker1 July 2019 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Heung-sil 1 July 2019
Jeonnam Dragons Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiano Soares Resigned27 July 2019 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Kyung-jun (caretaker)27 July 2019
Suwon FC Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dae-eui Resigned [2] 29 October 2019 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kwan-woo (caretaker)29 October 2019

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. Players in bold are players who joined midway through the competition.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Asian playerFormer player(s)
Ansan Greeners Flag of Brazil.svg Fauver Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Vintecinco Flag of Japan.svg Masatoshi Ishida
Bucheon FC 1995 Flag of Brazil.svg Nilson Júnior Flag of Ecuador.svg Marlon de Jesús Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Maranhão Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nan Song
Busan IPark Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Maurício Flag of Brazil.svg Rômulo Flag of Hungary.svg Soma Novothny Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Šušnjar
Daejeon Citizen Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Pato Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Ramazotti Flag of Romania.svg Aurelian Chițu Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Shohrux Gadoyev
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sanzhar Tursunov
FC Anyang Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Lima Flag of Colombia.svg Manuel Palacios Flag of Ukraine.svg Mykola Kovtalyuk Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan Fox
Gwangju FC Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Flag of Brazil.svg Ratinho Flag of Brazil.svg Willyan Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Rustam Ashurmatov
Jeonnam Dragons Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Baio Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Nunes Flag of Brazil.svg Wanderson Macedo Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Ansell Flag of Croatia.svg Vedran Jugović
Seoul E-Land Flag of Brazil.svg Wesley Alex Flag of Brazil.svg Douglas Coutinho Flag of Brazil.svg Róbson Duarte Flag of Japan.svg Chikashi Masuda
Suwon FC Flag of Estonia.svg Henri Anier Flag of Nigeria.svg Chisom Egbuchulam Flag of North Korea.svg An Byong-jun [a] Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Jovlon Ibrokhimov Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Velásquez
  1. An Byong-jun represented North Korea at international level, but he was deemed as a native player in the K League 2 by South Korean law and passport.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification
1 Gwangju FC (C, P)36211055931+2873Promotion to the K League 1
2 Busan IPark (O, P)36181357247+2567Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final
3 FC Anyang 361510116350+1355Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round
4 Bucheon FC 1995 36149134951251
5 Ansan Greeners 36148144642+450
6 Jeonnam Dragons 36139144347448
7 Asan Mugunghwa 361281642561444
8 Suwon FC 361110154955643
9 Daejeon Citizen 368111731471635
10 Seoul E-Land 365102143712825
Source: K League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Positions by matchday

  Leaders
  Qualification for the promotion playoffs

Round 1–18

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Gwangju FC 311111111111211111
Busan IPark 765632222222122222
FC Anyang 146779533345456553
Asan Mugunghwa 254223474554544444
Suwon FC 897555756433333335
Ansan Greeners 6710986885666775666
Bucheon FC 1995 533344647777667777
Jeonnam Dragons 1010889101099998898888
Daejeon Citizen 422467368889989999
Seoul E-Land 9891010891010101010101010101010
Source: K League

Round 19–36

Team ╲ Round192021222324252627282930313233343536
Gwangju FC 111111111111111111
Busan IPark 222222222222222222
FC Anyang 333333343333334333
Bucheon FC 1995 777777777777886554
Ansan Greeners 665555434444543445
Jeonnam Dragons 888888888888767766
Asan Mugunghwa 444444555555455677
Suwon FC 556666666666678888
Daejeon Citizen 999910101010101099999999
Seoul E-Land 101010109999991010101010101010
Source: K League

Results

Matches 1–18

Home \ Away ANS ANY ASM BUC BIP DJC GWJ JND SEL SUW
Ansan Greeners 1–11–00–10–01–20–03–01–02–3
FC Anyang 0–00–12–21–32–10–12–12–12–0
Asan Mugunghwa 1–10–23–22–51–00–01–13–11–2
Bucheon FC 1995 1–21–00–01–31–10–11–13–21–0
Busan IPark 3–01–42–43–32–11–11–04–12–2
Daejeon Citizen 1–30–20–11–00–50–11–20–00–2
Gwangju FC 3–12–24–04–11–10–02–03–12–1
Jeonnam Dragons 1–31–00–31–01–01–31–21–11–2
Seoul E-Land 1–14–10–21–23–31–10–20–11–1
Suwon FC 2–11–22–00–31–22–00–21–13–1
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 JND SEL SUW
Ansan Greeners 1–31–21–22–00–22–11–02–01–2
FC Anyang 3–24–11–22–20–07–14–25–20–2
Asan Mugunghwa 1–11–42–30–10–10–11–03–21–1
Bucheon FC 1995 1–22–23–00–21–31–10–33–21–1
Busan IPark 0–21–13–22–22–03–20–03–12–0
Daejeon Citizen 0–01–10–11–20–03–11–21–02–4
Gwangju FC 2–14–03–11–01–10–01–23–12–0
Jeonnam Dragons 2–12–02–00–13–32–01–10–13–2
Seoul E-Land 1–32–01–11–03–52–20–22–22–1
Suwon FC 2–31–12–21–20–12–20–32–21–1
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion playoffs

When the first round or semi-final match was finished as a draw, its winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.

Bracket

First round Semi-final Final
           
2 Busan IPark 1
3 FC Anyang 0
3 FC Anyang 1
4 Bucheon FC 1995 1
Busan IPark 0 2 2
Gyeongnam FC 0 0 0

First round

FC Anyang 1–1 Bucheon FC 1995
Palacios Soccerball shade.svg11' Report An Tae-hyun Soccerball shade.svg78'
Anyang Stadium , Anyang
Attendance: 6,017
Referee: Park Byung-jin

Semi-final

Busan IPark 1–0 FC Anyang
Rômulo Soccerball shade.svg61' Report
Busan Gudeok Stadium , Busan
Attendance: 8,570
Referee: Kim Yong-woo

Final

The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2019 K League 2 playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2019 K League 1.

Busan IPark 0–0 Gyeongnam FC
Report
Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 8,249
Referee: Kim Dae-yong

Gyeongnam FC 0–2 Busan IPark
Report
Changwon Football Center
Attendance: 5,397
Referee: Go Hyung-jin

Busan IPark won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League 1, while Gyeongnam FC were relegated to the K League 2.

Player statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Gwangju FC 19
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Chisom Egbuchulam Suwon FC 18
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Gue-sung FC Anyang 14
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-jun Busan IPark 13
Flag of Brazil.svg Rômulo Busan IPark
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jeong-hyeop Busan IPark
Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Lima FC Anyang
8 Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Moo-yeol Asan Mugunghwa 12
Flag of Hungary.svg Soma Novothny Busan IPark

Top assist providers

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Jae-hee Jeonnam Dragons 10
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Chang Hyuk-jin Ansan Greeners 9
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sang-won FC Anyang 8
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jong-woo Busan IPark 7
Flag of South Korea.svg Baek Sung-dong Suwon FC
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-jun Busan IPark
7 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Min-kyun Seoul E-Land 6
Flag of Colombia.svg Manuel Palacios FC Anyang
9 Flag of South Korea.svg Ju Se-jong Asan Mugunghwa 5
Flag of South Korea.svg Róbson Seoul E-Land
Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Lima FC Anyang
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ryun-do Bucheon FC 1995

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Busan IPark 71,0007,7241,3863,944+59.3%
2 FC Anyang 65,59711,0988353,644+142.1%
3 Asan Mugunghwa 56,4946,0401,3613,139+78.9%
4 Gwangju FC 56,6695,4089033,148+106.8%
5 Seoul E-Land 56,1144,7521,3163,117+352.4%
6 Ansan Greeners 53,4387,7146192,969+63.1%
7 Suwon FC 45,6744,3831,4772,537+35.2%
8 Bucheon FC 1995 39,9463,9877712,219+116.3%
9 Jeonnam Dragons 41,7094,882482,317−30.2%
10 Daejeon Citizen 35,5894,3706551,977+20.2%
League total522,13011,098482,901+73.5%

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

See also

References

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