Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 9 May – 21 November 2020 |
Champions | Jeju United (1st title) |
Promoted | Jeju United Suwon FC |
Matches played | 119 |
Goals scored | 288 (2.42 per match) |
Best Player | An Byong-jun |
Top goalscorer | An Byong-jun (21 goals) |
Biggest home win | Jeju 4–0 Bucheon (26 August 2020) |
Biggest away win | Chungnam Asan 0–5 Suwon FC (24 May 2020) |
Highest scoring | Suwon FC 3–4 Jeonnam (18 September 2020) |
Longest winning run | 3 matches Suwon FC |
Longest unbeaten run | 4 matches Daejeon Hana Citizen Jeonnam Dragons |
Longest winless run | 4 matches Chungnam Asan Seoul E-Land |
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The 2020 K League 2 was the eighth season of the K League 2, the second-tier South Korean professional football league. The champions and the winners of the promotion play-offs could be promoted to the K League 1. The second, third and fourth-placed teams qualified for the promotion play-offs.
On 24 April 2020, the K League Federation confirmed that they reduced the number of matchdays to 27. [1]
The Asan government made new football club Chungnam Asan to replace its former club Asan Mugunghwa, which was dissolved before the season. [2] [3]
Relegated from K League 1
Promoted to K League 1
Newly joined
Withdrawn
Hana Financial Group took over Daejeon Citizen, and renamed the team Daejeon Hana Citizen.
Team | City/Province | Abbreviation |
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Ansan Greeners | Ansan | Ansan |
Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Bucheon |
Chungnam Asan | Asan | Chungnam Asan |
Daejeon Hana Citizen | Daejeon | Daejeon |
FC Anyang | Anyang | Anyang |
Gyeongnam FC | Gyeongnam | Gyeongnam |
Jeju United | Jeju | Jeju |
Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam | Jeonnam |
Seoul E-Land | Seoul | Seoul E |
Suwon FC | Suwon | Suwon FC |
Ansan Greeners | Bucheon FC 1995 | Chungnam Asan | Daejeon Hana Citizen | FC Anyang |
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Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Bucheon Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Daejeon World Cup Stadium | Anyang Stadium |
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 34,456 | Capacity: 17,376 | Capacity: 40,535 | Capacity: 17,143 |
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Gyeongnam FC | Jeju United | Jeonnam Dragons | Seoul E-Land | Suwon FC |
Changwon Football Center | Jeju World Cup Stadium | Gwangyang Stadium | Seoul Olympic Stadium | Suwon Sports Complex |
Capacity: 15,074 | Capacity: 35,657 | Capacity: 13,496 | Capacity: 69,950 | Capacity: 11,808 |
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Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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Ansan Greeners | ![]() | Lupo Finta | Ansan Government |
Bucheon FC 1995 | ![]() | Astore | Bucheon Government |
Chungnam Asan | ![]() | Mizuno | Asan Government |
Daejeon Hana Citizen | ![]() | Astore | Hana Financial Group |
FC Anyang | ![]() | Joma | Anyang Government |
Gyeongnam FC | ![]() | Hummel | Gyeongnam Provincial Government |
Jeju United | ![]() | Puma | SK Energy |
Jeonnam Dragons | ![]() | Puma | POSCO |
Seoul E-Land | ![]() | New Balance | E-Land |
Suwon FC | ![]() | Hummel | Suwon Government |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Incoming | Date | Table |
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Suwon FC | ![]() | Caretaker | 10 November 2019 | ![]() | 15 November 2019 [4] | Pre-season |
Seoul E-Land | ![]() | Caretaker | 10 November 2019 | ![]() | 5 December 2019 [5] | |
Jeju United | ![]() | Resigned | 30 November 2019 | ![]() | 26 December 2019 [6] | |
Daejeon Hana Citizen | ![]() | Sacked | 2 December 2019 [7] | ![]() | 4 January 2020 [8] | |
Ansan Greeners | ![]() | Resigned | 23 December 2019 [9] | ![]() | 31 December 2019 [10] | |
Gyeongnam FC | ![]() | End of contract | 26 December 2019 [11] | ![]() | 26 December 2019 [12] |
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from AFC and ASEAN countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game.
North Korean player An Byong-jun was deemed as a native player in K League by South Korean nationality law and passport.
Players in bold are players who join midway through the competition.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | Jeju United (C, P) | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 60 | Promotion to K League 1 |
2 | Suwon FC (O, P) | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 54 | Qualification for promotion play-offs final |
3 | Gyeongnam FC | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 39 | Qualification for promotion play-offs first round |
4 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
5 | Seoul E-Land | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 39 | |
6 | Jeonnam Dragons | 27 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 38 | |
7 | Ansan Greeners | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 28 | |
8 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 26 | |
9 | FC Anyang | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 25 | |
10 | Chungnam Asan | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 22 |
Leaders, promotion to K League 1
Qualification for promotion play-offs final
Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
The first round was contested between the third and fourth-placed teams, and the runners-up played the winners of the first round in the final. When the matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-outs.
First round | Final | ||||||||
2 | Suwon FC | 1 | |||||||
3 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 | 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 | ||||
4 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1 |
Gyeongnam FC | 1–1 | Daejeon Hana Citizen |
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Ko Kyung-min ![]() | Edinho ![]() |
Suwon FC | 1–1 | Gyeongnam FC |
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An Byong-jun ![]() | Choi Jun ![]() |
Suwon FC was promoted to K League 1.
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Month | Manager of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Division | |
May | ![]() | Seongnam FC | 1 |
June | ![]() | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 |
July | ![]() | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 |
August | ![]() | Jeju United | 2 |
September | ![]() | Pohang Steelers | 1 |
October | ![]() | Jeju United | 2 |
The 2020 K League Awards was held on 30 November 2020.
Position | Best XI | |||
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Goalkeeper | ![]() | |||
Defenders | ![]() (Jeju) | ![]() (Suwon FC) | ![]() (Jeju) | ![]() (Jeju) |
Midfielders | ![]() (Gyeongnam) | ![]() (Jeju) | ![]() (Jeju) | ![]() (Jeju) |
Forwards | ![]() | ![]() |
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