2020 K3 League

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K3 League
Season 2020
Dates16 May – 5 September 2020
Champions Gimhae FC
(1st title)
Relegated Chuncheon Citizen
Jeonju Citizen
Matches played119
Goals scored430 (3.61 per match)
Best PlayerChoi Yong-woo [1]
Top goalscorerChoi Yong-woo
(15 goals) [1]
Biggest home win KHNP 7–0 Yangju
Biggest away win Yangju 0–5 Changwon
2021

The 2020 K3 League was the first season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league. After the 2019 season, the former Korea National League and K3 League Advanced went defunct and rebranded as the K3 League.

Contents

Eight National League teams, six K3 League Advanced teams and two K3 League Basic teams entered in the 2020 season. [2] The 16 participating teams were divided into two groups, the top eight and the bottom eight, after playing each other once. Each team played 22 matches including 7 group stage matches. The 15th and 16th-placed teams were directly relegated to the K4 League, and the 14th-placed team advanced to the relegation play-off. [3]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Busan Transportation Corporation Busan Busan Gudeok Stadium 24,363
Changwon City Changwon Changwon Football Center 15,116
Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan Football Center 15,500
Cheongju FC Cheongju Cheongju Stadium 17,264
Chuncheon FC Chuncheon Chuncheon Stadium 20,000
Daejeon Korail Daejeon Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex 17,371
Gangneung City Gangneung Gangneung Stadium 33,000
Gimhae FC Gimhae Gimhae Public Stadium 25,000
Gimpo Citizen Gimpo Gimpo Sports Complex 5,068
Gyeongju Citizen Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,199
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,199
Hwaseong FC Hwaseong Hwaseong Stadium 35,270
Jeonju Citizen Jeonju Jeonju Stadium 30,000
Mokpo City Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center 5,952
Pyeongtaek Citizen Pyeongtaek Sosabeol Reports Town 15,000
Yangju Citizen Yangju Godeok Artificial Turf Ground 5,000

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerFormer players
Changwon FC Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Ishibashi
Cheonan City Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jerry van Ewijk
Gimhae FC Flag of Brazil.svg Carlinhos
Gimpo Citizen Flag of Uruguay.svg Flag of Spain.svg Ismael Jorge Balea
Hwaseong FC Flag of Niger.svg Olivier Bonnes
Pyeongtaek Citizen Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Flag of Brazil.svg Wictor Hugo Flag of The Gambia.svg Abdoulie Gomez Flag of Japan.svg Hirotomo Kawazu
Yangju Citizen Flag of South Sudan.svg Martin Sawi Flag of South Sudan.svg Paul Puk Kun Pal

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Gimhae FC (C)2215433918+2149Qualification for Championship final
2 Gyeongju KHNP 2212643820+1842Qualification for Championship semi-final
3 Gangneung City 2213363015+1542Qualification for Championship first round
4 Busan Transportation Corporation 2212553617+1941
5 Mokpo City 2210393930+933
6 Hwaseong FC 229672927+233
7 Daejeon Korail 228863018+1232
8 Gimpo Citizen 226882727026
9 Changwon City 229763325+834
10 Cheongju FC 229762525034
11 Cheonan City 229672725+233
12 Pyeongtaek Citizen 22651124401623
13 Yangju Citizen 22621417452820
14 Gyeongju Citizen (O)22361316362015Qualification for relegation play-off
15 Chuncheon Citizen (R)22281221432214Relegation to K4 League
16 Jeonju Citizen (R)22341519392013
Source: Soccerway Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Matches 1–15

Home \ Away BUS CHA CHC CHE CHU DAE GAN GIH GIM GYC GYE HWA JEO MOK PYE YAN
Busan Transportation Corporation 0–01–13–11–21–12–20–1
Changwon City 3–30–00–10–02–10–33–1
Cheonan City 1–00–21–22–22–00–01–01–2
Cheongju FC 0–32–02–11–10–21–00–0
Chuncheon FC 0–41–22–11–22–22–3
Daejeon Korail 4–00–03–10–02–22–04–0
Gangneung City 1–45–01–10–21–02–03–0
Gimhae FC 1–01–14–21–02–12–15–03–0
Gimpo Citizen 1–14–21–02–31–12–02–0
Gyeongju Citizen 0–12–21–11–00–41–10–2
Gyeongju KHNP 2–01–02–00–21–04–02–14–27–0
Hwaseong FC 3–12–10–12–21–00–02–31–0
Jeonju Citizen 0–21–31–00–31–32–42–10–0
Mokpo City 2–20–15–12–20–11–23–0
Pyeongtaek Citizen 2–10–11–20–20–41–01–22–4
Yangju Citizen 0–24–20–20–01–03–21–21–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 16–22

After 15 matches, the league splits into two sections of eight teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.

Final A

Home \ Away BUS DAE GAN GIH GIM GYE HWA MOK
Busan Transportation Corporation 0–11–03–1
Daejeon Korail 0–01–11–1
Gangneung City 1–02–01–02–0
Gimhae FC 0–21–02–11–0
Gimpo Citizen 0–11–41–2
Gyeongju KHNP 2–11–10–00–2
Hwaseong FC 0–11–12–22–3
Mokpo City 2–10–11–2
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final B

Home \ Away CHA CHC CHE CHU GYC JEO PYE YAN
Changwon City 2–21–14–01–0
Cheonan City 0–30–03–00–1
Cheongju FC 1–33–11–12–1
Chuncheon FC 1–22–22–0
Gyeongju Citizen 0–11–30–1
Jeonju Citizen 0–12–31–3
Pyeongtaek Citizen 1–33–02–21–1
Yangju Citizen 0–52–10–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-offs

When the first round and semi-final matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out. [4]

Bracket

First round Semi-final Final
           
2 Gyeongju KHNP 1
3 Gangneung City 0
3 Gangneung City 0
4 Busan Transportation Corporation 0
1 Gimhae FC 1 1 2
2 Gyeongju KHNP 0 1 1

First round

Gangneung City 00 Busan Transportation Corporation
Report
Gangneung Stadium
Attendance: 155
Referee: Lee Youngkyun

Semi-final

Gyeongju KHNP 10 Gangneung City
Kim Chan-hee Soccerball shade.svg34' Report
Gyeongju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 156
Referee: Choi Gyu-hyun

Final

Gyeongju KHNP 01 Gimhae FC
Joo Han-sung Soccerball shade.svg80'
Gyeongju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 286
Referee: Seoul Tae-hwan

Gimhae FC 11 Gyeongju KHNP
Joo Han-sung Soccerball shade.svg31' Report Cho Woo-jin Soccerball shade.svg51'
Gimhae Public Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Choi Cheol-joon

Gimhae FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Relegation play-off

The relegation play-off (K4 League promotion play-offs final) was contested between the 14th-placed team of K3 League and the winners of K4 League play-off (semi-final). When the match was finished as a draw, both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Gyeongju Citizen 22 Jinju Citizen
  • Min Jae-kwon Soccerball shade.svg26'
  • Seong Jun-jeong Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.)
  • Cho Seong-wook Soccerball shade.svg78'
  • Jun Beom-byun Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Gyeongju Civic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Choi Ki-chang

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