2024 K League 2

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Hana 1Q
K League 2 2024
Season2024
Dates1 March – 9 November 2024
(regular season)
20 November - 1 December 2024
(promotion play-offs)
Matches played222
Goals scored580 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Rodrigues Mota
(Cheonan City FC)
(13 goals)
Highest attendance14,866
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0-0 Chungbuk Cheongju
(20 July 2024)
Lowest attendance384
Ansan Greeners 0-3 Seoul E-Land
(11 May 2024)
Average attendance3,712
← 2023
2025 →

The 2024 K League 2, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the 12th season of the second division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 2013 as the K League Challenge and the seventh season under its current name, the K League 2.

Contents

Teams

Team changes

As the 2023 K League 2 champions, Gimcheon Sangmu were promoted to the 2024 K League 1. Suwon Samsung Bluewings were relegated to the K League 2 for the first time in the club's history. [1]

Increase2.svg Promoted from K League 2Decrease2.svg Relegated to K League 2
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Locations of the 2024 K League 2 teams in Seoul metro area

Locations

The following thirteen teams are participating in the 2024 K League 2. [2]

TeamCity/ProvinceAbbreviation
Ansan Greeners Ansan Ansan
FC Anyang Anyang Anyang
Bucheon FC 1995 Bucheon Bucheon
Busan IPark Busan Busan
Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan
Chungbuk Cheongju Cheongju Chungbuk Cheongju
Chungnam Asan Asan Chungnam Asan
Gimpo FC Gimpo Gimpo
Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam Gyeongnam
Jeonnam Dragons Jeonnam Jeonnam
Seongnam FC Seongnam Seongnam
Seoul E-Land Seoul Seoul E
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Suwon

Stadiums

Ansan Greeners FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995
Ansan Wa~ Stadium Anyang Stadium Bucheon Stadium
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 17,143Capacity: 34,456
Ansan Wa stadium3.JPG Anyang-stadium.jpg Bucheonstadium3.JPG
Busan IPark Cheonan City
Busan Asiad Main Stadium (until June 2024) Busan Gudeok Stadium (from July 2024) Cheonan Stadium
Capacity: 53,769Capacity: 12,349Capacity: 26,000
BusanAsiadStadium.jpg
Gudeok Stadium 3.JPG 		Cheonan Stadium.JPG
Chungbuk Cheongju Chungnam Asan Gimpo FC
Cheongju Stadium Yi Sun-sin Stadium Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium
Capacity: 16,280Capacity: 19,283Capacity: 5,000
Yi Sun-sin Stadium1.JPG
Gyeongnam FC Jeonnam Dragons Seongnam FC
Changwon Football Center Gwangyang Stadium Tancheon Stadium
Capacity: 15,074Capacity: 13,496Capacity: 16,146
Changwon Soccer Center 2.JPG Gwangyangstadium1.jpg Tanchon20100223 1.JPG
Seoul E-Land Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Mokdong Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium (until June 2024) Yongin Mireu Stadium (July to December 2024)
Capacity: 15,511Capacity: 44,031Capacity: 37,155
Mokdong Stadium3.JPG Glandbleu01.jpg

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamManagerMain sponsorKit manufacturer
Ansan Greeners Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kwan-woo Government of AnsanApplerind
FC Anyang Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu Byeong-hoonOsang HealthcareV-EXX
Bucheon FC 1995 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-min Government of Bucheon Kelme
Busan IPark Flag of South Korea.svg Jo Sung-hwan HDC Hyundai Development Company Puma
Cheonan City Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Tae-wan Government of Cheonan Puma
Chungbuk Cheongju Applerind
Chungnam Asan Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyun-seok Haeyu Construction Mizuno
Gimpo FC Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Jeong-woon Government of GimpoSunderland of Scotland
Gyeongnam FC Nonghyup Bank Hummel
Jeonnam Dragons Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jang-kwan POSCO Puma
Seongnam FC Flag of South Korea.svg Park Dong-hyuk Government of Seongnam Umbro
Seoul E-Land Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Do-kyun NC Department Store New Balance
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Flag of South Korea.svg Byun Sung-hwan Samsung Galaxy S24 Puma

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableReplaced byDate of appointment
Cheonan City Flag of South Korea.svg Park Nam-yeol Sacked29 November 2023 [3] Pre-season Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Tae-wan 18 December 2023
FC Anyang Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Woo-hyung Stepped Down6 December 2023Pre-season Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu Beong-hoon7 December 2023
Gyeongnam FC Flag of South Korea.svg Seol Ki-hyeon Contract Expired30 November 2023Pre-season Flag of South Korea.svg Park Dong-hyuk 5 December 2023
Chungnam Asan FC Flag of South Korea.svg Park Dong-hyuk Signed by Gyeongnam FC 4 December 2023Pre-season Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyun-seok 1 January 2024
Seoul E-Land Flag of South Korea.svg Park Choong-kyun End of Contract13 December 2023Pre-season Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Do-kyun 14 December 2023
Seongnam FC Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ki-hyung Sacked20 March 202413th Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Chul-woo 21 May 2024
Busan IPark Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jin-sub Resigned8 July 20249th Flag of South Korea.svg Jo Sung-hwan 14 July 2024
Ansan Greeners Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Kwan-sik Resigned10 July 202413th Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kwan-woo 11 August 2024
Seongnam FC Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Chul-woo Mutual Termination6 August 202412th Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Kyung-jun 11 September 2024
Gyeongnam FC Flag of South Korea.svg Park Dong-hyuk Terminated9 September 202413th
Chungbuk Cheongju Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Yun-kyum Resigned2 October 202410th

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3 AFC Player ASEAN PlayerFormer players
Ansan Greeners
FC Anyang Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg Nicolas Careca Flag of Brazil.svg Yago Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Yachida Flag of Brazil.svg Danrlei
Bucheon FC 1995 Flag of Brazil.svg Nilson Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Bassani Flag of Portugal.svg Jucie Lupeta Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Takahashi
Busan IPark Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Lamas Flag of Brazil.svg Fessin Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Peniel Mlapa Flag of Japan.svg Yuhei Sato Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Lopes
Flag of North Korea.svg An Byong-jun
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Mukhammadali Alikulov
Cheonan City Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Mota Flag of Mali.svg Aboubacar Toungara Flag of Brazil.svg Erikys
Flag of Brazil.svg Paulinho
Chungbuk Cheongju Flag of Brazil.svg Tales Flag of Brazil.svg Venício Flag of Ghana.svg Sadam Sulley Flag of Brazil.svg Paulinho
Flag of England.svg Nathan Oduwa
Flag of Japan.svg Hidetoshi Miyuki
Chungnam Asan Flag of Brazil.svg Denisson Silva Flag of Brazil.svg Juninho Rocha Flag of Chile.svg Josepablo Monreal Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson
Flag of Brazil.svg Kainã
Gimpo FC Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Paraíba Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Mina Flag of Kosovo.svg Leonard Pllana Flag of Australia (converted).svg Connor Chapman
Gyeongnam FC Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fonseca Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Saraiva Flag of Georgia.svg Bachana Arabuli Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan Wales Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Borges
Flag of Colombia.svg Rodrigo Rivas
Flag of Georgia.svg Zurab Museliani
Flag of Japan.svg Yukiya Sugita
Jeonnam Dragons Flag of Brazil.svg Bruninho Flag of Brazil.svg Valdívia Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Euloge Placca Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Mukhammadali Alikulov Flag of Colombia.svg Jhon Montaño
Flag of Japan.svg Yuhei Sato
Seongnam FC Flag of Colombia.svg Leonardo Acevedo Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Christy Manzinga Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Toni Gomes Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Ikromjon Alibaev Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Honório
Seoul E-Land Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Silva Flag of Colombia.svg Jhon Montaño Flag of Spain.svg Osmar Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Kozuka Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Makrillos
Flag of the United States.svg Eduvie Ikoba
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Flag of Brazil.svg Paulinho Flag of Romania.svg Sebastian Mailat Flag of Serbia.svg Fejsal Mulić Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Makrillos Flag of Ghana.svg Maxwell Acosty
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Kozuka
Flag of Mali.svg Aboubacar Toungara

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification
1 FC Anyang 3418794934+1561Promotion to K League 1
2 Chungnam Asan 35169105643+1357Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
3 Seoul E-Land 34167115941+1855Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 351411104434+1053Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
5 Jeonnam Dragons 34149115450+451
6 Busan IPark 34148124942+750
7 Gimpo FC 341311104140+150
8 Bucheon FC 1995 341212104342+148
9 Cheonan City 341110134653−743
10 Chungbuk Cheongju 34816103135−440
11 Ansan Greeners 3499163345−1236
12 Gyeongnam FC 34614144357−1432
13 Seongnam FC 3459203264−3224
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2024. Source: K League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points

Positions by matchday

  Leaders, promotion to K League 1
  Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
  Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
  Qualification for promotion play-offs first round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637
FC Anyang 3462111221111111111111111111111111111
Chungnam Asan 71051455688589797754334333455443322222
Seoul E-Land 1125467755335433345653444343322244333
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4738322112224686666566555534564676664
Jeonnam Dragons 11386243569642222222222222222235755445
Busan IPark 137107834333453575589999766766656433556
Gimpo FC 10131213121213107101166344433445679878788888777
Bucheon FC 1995 91173688910710107858898877887987877567888
Cheonan City 25499111113131312121211101011101010101010101010101010109999999
Chungbuk Cheongju 62147764447789699777889986999910101010101010
Ansan Greeners 74911131010121112131313131313131313131313131313121213111111111111111111
Gyeongnam FC 48111211131289691111101112121212121111111111111112121212121212121212
Seongnam FC 1212131010991112118910121211101111111212121212131311131313131313131313
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2024. Source: K League

Results

Home \ Away ASG AYG BCN BSI CNC CBCJ CNAS GIM GNM JND SNM SUE SSB ASG AYG BCN BSI CNC CBCJ CNAS GIM GNM JND SNM SUE SSB
Ansan Greeners 3–22–11–01–20–01–01–21–21–20–10–30–11–00–53–21–19 Nov0–0
FC Anyang 1–03–00–23–02–01–00–01–02–32–02–11–32–14–11–10–19 Nov1–1
Bucheon FC 1995 0–01–21–31–30–43–01–02–03–41–11–00–32 Nov0–02–03–02–01–1
Busan IPark 2–13–42–22–30–22–30–12–10–12–20–31–19 Nov0–10–01–13–10–0
Cheonan City 1–10–11–22–41–20–11–22–21–00–00–41–22–31–12 Nov1–03–10–3
Chungbuk Cheongju 2–11–10–00–01–10–30–01–01–01–12–30–10–29 Nov0–11–11–22–2
Chungnam Asan 2–01–11–10–02–24–11–24–01–11–12–01–01–12–20–12–03–02–1
Gimpo FC 1–00–10–11–01–11–13–32–21–22–12–51–11–01–29 Nov3–04–30–0
Gyeongnam FC 2–00–02–21–43–31–11–21–32–41–22–10–01–40–01–15–13 Nov1–1
Jeonnam Dragons 1–11–21–12–31–01–13–24–01–32–02–21–11–13–11–20–23 Nov0–0
Seongnam FC 1–33–10–10–10–21–20–42–11–41–22–22–11–12–22–33 Nov0–11–2
Seoul E-Land 0–31–21–12–13–41–15–01–12–11–23–12–11–01–20–29 Nov1–02–0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–12–10–10–10–10–02–12–11–15–13–01–33 Nov1–00–11–22–12–1
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

The fourth and fifth-placed teams in the league play against each other in a one-legged tie, played at the home stadium of the fourth-placed team. The winners of this match play against the third-placed team in the second round of the K League 2 play-offs. The winners of the second round, and the league runners-up, play against the tenth and eleventh-placed teams of the K League 1, respectively, in the promotion play-offs. Each of the promotion play-offs is a two-legged tie, with the winners securing the final spots in K League 1 for the 2025 season. [4]

Bracket

First round Second round Final 1
           
3 3rd place of K League 2
Winner of First round
4 4th place of K League 2
5 5th place of K League 2
Winner of Second round
10th place of K League 1
Final 2
2nd place of K League 2
11th place of K League 1

First round

4th place of 2024 K League 2v5th place of 2024 K League 2
Home stadium of the 4th place of 2024 K League 2

Second round

3rd place of 2024 K League 2vWinner of First round
Home stadium of the 3rd place of 2024 K League 2

Final round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner of Second roundagg.10th place of K League 1 28 Nov1 Dec
2nd place of K League 2agg.11th place of K League 1 28 Nov1 Dec
Winner of Second roundv10th place of K League 1
Home stadium of the winner of Second round
10th place of K League 1 vWinner of Second round
Home stadium of the 10th place of K League 1
2nd place of K League 2v11th place of K League 1
Home stadium of the 2nd place of K League 2
11th place of K League 1 v2nd place of K League 2
Home stadium of the 11th place of K League 1

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayer [5] TeamGoals
1 Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Mina Gimpo FC 14
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Mota Cheonan City
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Leonardo Acevedo Seongnam FC 12
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jong-min Jeonnam Dragons 11
Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Bassani Bucheon FC 1995
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Silva Seoul E-Land 10
Flag of Brazil.svg Paulinho Cheonan City
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Flag of Brazil.svg Valdívia Jeonnam Dragons
Flag of Serbia.svg Fejsal Mulić Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Flag of Brazil.svg Juninho Rocha Chungnam Asan

Top assist providers

RankPlayer [5] TeamAssists
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus FC Anyang 11
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Juninho Rocha Chungnam Asan 8
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Min-seo Seoul E-Land 7
Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Bassani Bucheon FC 1995
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Myung-soon Chungbuk Cheongju
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Lamas Busan IPark
7 Flag of Colombia.svg Jhon Montaño Jeonnam Dragons
Seoul E-Land 		6
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Seung-ho Chungnam Asan
Flag of Brazil.svg Yago FC Anyang
1013 Players5

Awards

Weekly awards

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 171,21114,8664,42910,071−14.6%†
2 FC Anyang 81,05012,3232,2314,768+57.5%†
3 Jeonnam Dragons 66,1217,2951,0423,890+87.7%†
4 Seoul E-Land 64,1809,1231,5373,775+4.4%†
5 Gyeongnam FC 63,0437,6491,9333,708+12.0%†
6 Bucheon FC 1995 60,5778,6041,6023,563+19.4%†
7 Chungbuk Cheongju 54,89710,6351,0603,229+28.6%†
8 Busan IPark 51,5327,1911,3503,031−15.5%†
9 Seongnam FC 51,4948,2529143,029+44.4%†
10 Gimpo FC 47,8627,0681,2742,550+17.9%†
11 Chungnam Asan 44,76910,0221,0342,487+12.3%†
12 Cheonan City 37,10610,4325502,183+88.7%†
13 Ansan Greeners 30,0628,2643841,768+50.3%†
League total823,90814,8663843,711+55.1%†

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

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