2024 K3 League

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K3 League
Season 2024
Dates2 March – 16 November 2024
Champions Siheung Citizen
Relegated Daegu FC B
Matches played56
Goals scored145 (2.59 per match)
Biggest home win Siheung Citizen 5–0 FC Mokpo
(7 April 2024)
Biggest away win Yeoju FC 1–5 Gyeongju KHNP
(14 April 2024)
Highest scoring Yeoju FC 1–5 Gyeongju KHNP
(14 April 2024)
Longest winning run6 matches
Gyeongju KHNP
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
3 teams
Longest winless run7 matches
Busan Transportation Corporation
Longest losing run6 matches
Busan Transportation Corporation
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 2 November 2024.

The 2024 K3 League is the ongoing fourth season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league. The regular season is being held from 2 March to 2 November 2024. Hwaseong FC are the defending champions. [1]

Contents

Competition format

During the regular season, each of the 16 participating teams will play each other twice in a double round-robin system.

The 15th and 16th-placed teams will be automatically relegated to the K4 League.

The 14th-placed team will advance to the relegation play-off against either the 3rd or 4th-placed team from the K4 League. [2] [3]

Teams

Sixteen teams are competing in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season and two teams promoted from the K4 League. [4] The promoted teams are Yeoju FC and Daegu FC B. [5] Following the 2023 season, Yangju Citizen were relegated to the K4 League. [6]

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Busan Transportation Corporation Busan Busan Gudeok Stadium 12,349 [7]
Changwon FC Changwon Changwon Stadium 30,000 [8]
Chuncheon Citizen Chuncheon Chuncheon Songam Sports Town 20,000 [9]
Daegu FC B Daegu Daegu Stadium 66,422 [10]
Daejeon Korail Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium Auxiliary Pitch 478 [11]
FC Mokpo Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center 5,952
Gangneung Citizen Gangneung Gangneung Stadium 21,416 [12]
Gimhae FC Gimhae Gimhae Public Stadium11,467 [13]
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,118 [14]
Hwaseong FC Hwaseong Hwaseong Stadium 35,265 [15]
Paju Citizen Paju Paju Stadium 23,000
Pocheon Citizen Pocheon Pocheon Stadium 5,964 [16]
Siheung Citizen Siheung Siheung Hope Park Stadium1,500
Ulsan Citizen Ulsan Ulsan Stadium 19,431 [17]
Yangpyeong FC Yangpyeong Yangpyeong Sports Complex5,608 [18]
Yeoju FC Yeoju Yeoju Stadium3,000

Personnel

ClubManager
Busan Transportation Corporation Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Hong-gi
Changwon FC Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-jin
Chuncheon Citizen Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Seon-woo
Daegu FC B Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Dong-won
Daejeon Korail Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Seung-hee
FC Mokpo Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Deok-je
Gangneung Citizen Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Do-keun
Gimhae FC Flag of South Korea.svg Son Hyeon-jun
Gyeongju KHNP Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Bo-won
Hwaseong FC Flag of South Korea.svg Ju Seung-jin
Paju Citizen Flag of South Korea.svg Oh Beom-seok
Pocheon Citizen Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seong-jae
Siheung Citizen Flag of South Korea.svg Park Seung-soo
Ulsan Citizen Flag of South Korea.svg Yoon Kyun-sang
Yangpyeong FC Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sam-su
Yeoju FC Flag of South Korea.svg Shim Bong-seop

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to three per team, or four per team if one player is from an AFC country. [2]

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerFormer
Gangneung Citizen Flag of Brazil.svg Jordan Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg Careca Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando
Gyeongju KHNP Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo Kalil Flag of Japan.svg Reo Nishiguchi
Hwaseong FC Flag of Brazil.svg Luan Costa Flag of Brazil.svg Sandy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of Syria.svg Moudi Najjar Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Marcelo
Siheung Citizen FC Flag of Brazil.svg Dimitri Flag of Brazil.svg Wesley Flag of Brazil.svg Erick
Yangpyeong FC Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Ribeiro Flag of Brazil.svg Ruster Flag of Brazil.svg Henrique Bahia

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Siheung Citizen (C)3018666027+3360
2 Hwaseong FC 3016865632+2456
3 Gyeongju KHNP 3017584428+1656
4 Changwon FC 3014884831+1750
5 Gimhae FC 30131164128+1350
6 FC Mokpo 30154114945+449
7 Daejeon Korail 30111364228+1446
8 Paju Citizen 30119103030042
9 Gangneung Citizen 30109113441−739
10 Yangpyeong FC 30114153345−1237
11 Yeoju FC 3098132642−1635
12 Ulsan Citizen 3097143043−1334
13 Busan Transportation Corporation 3093183860−2230
14 Pocheon Citizen 30511143449−1526
15 Chuncheon Citizen (Q)30414122738−1126Qualification for relegation play-off
16 Daegu FC B (R)3056193661−2521Relegation to K4 League
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Position by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Busan TC 13141516161616
Changwon FC 101314121077
Chuncheon Citizen 681213111010
Daegu FC B 1591111141515
Daejeon Korail 7313333
Gangneung Ciizen 121176766
Gimhae FC 4745444
Gyeongju KHNP 5221111
Hwaseong FC 1587558
FC Mokpo 3106881112
Paju Citizen 141299121211
Pocheon Citizen 861010989
Siheung Citizen 9432222
Ulsan Citizen 2154675
Yangpyeong FC 16161315131313
Yeoju FC 11151614151414
Champion
Qualification for relegation play-off
Relegation to 2025 K4 League
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: JoinKFA Livesport

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BTC CHA CHU DGU DKO GNE GIH GYE HWA MOK PJC POC SIH ULC YPY YEO
Busan TC 2–10–11–60–00–32–31–01–32–01–32–13–13–41–30–1
Changwon FC 2–11–11–00–12–10–20–12–23–01–20–02–21–02–00–0
Chuncheon Citizen 2–22–31–11–20–11–13–22–12–31–12–30–22–00–30–1
Daegu FC B 4–20–12–20–41–12–32–10–32–02–42–21–41–21–21–2
Daejeon Korail 0–03–31–11–01–01–12–13–10–10–04–00–11–13–13–1
Gangneung Citizen 2–11–00–01–03–22–31–21–60–51–13–12–10–00–00–0
Gimhae FC 1–22–10–05–01–13–00–01–20–21–01–11–21–02–00–0
Gyeongju KHNP 1–00–02–03–01–02–12–11–12–01–02–11–11–22–00–2
Hwaseong FC 5–24–50–02–02–21–01–12–01–02–01–42–21–01–03–0
FC Mokpo 2–00–32–24–21–11–11–24–01–31–03–23–31–03–13–0
Paju Citizen 1–21–20–01–01–22–11–11–10–20–13–10–22–01–11–0
Pocheon Citizen 1–31–10–01–11–22–10–00–20–02–41–22–22–10–11–2
Siheung Citizen 3–11–00–02–02–10–21–20–21–05–03–00–12–06–04–1
Ulsan Citizen 3–10–42–10–01–10–00–01–41–30–20–02–20–23–22–0
Yangpyeong FC 3–11–51–03–41–01–13–01–22–12–00–11–00–20–20–0
Yeoju FC 0–10–21–02–12–23–40–21–50–01–20–01–10–31–21–0
Source: JoinKFA Livesport
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 28 April 2024
RankPlayerTeamGoals
113 playersvarious3
219 playersvarious2

Top assists

As of 28 April 2024
RankPlayerTeamAssist
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Oh Seong-jin Siheung Citizen 3
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seung-jae Hwaseong FC
Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Ki-woon Gimhae FC
Flag of South Korea.svg Mung Seul-beom Changwon FC
512 playersvarious2

See also

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