Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 1 March – 10 November 2024 (regular season) 20–24 November 2024 (promotion play-offs) |
Matches played | 138 |
Goals scored | 365 (2.64 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() (Seoul E-Land FC) (10 goals) |
Highest attendance | 14,866 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0-0 Chungbuk Cheongju (20 July 2024) |
Lowest attendance | 384 Ansan Greeners 0-3 Seoul E-Land (11 May 2024) |
Average attendance | 3,887 |
← 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.
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]
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The following thirteen teams are participating in the 2024 K League 2. [2]
Team | City/Province | Abbreviation |
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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 |
Ansan Greeners | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995 |
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Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Bucheon Stadium |
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 34,456 |
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Busan IPark | Cheonan City | |
Busan Asiad Main Stadium (until June 2024) | Busan Gudeok Stadium (from July 2024) | Cheonan Stadium |
Capacity: 53,769 | Capacity: 12,349 | Capacity: 26,000 |
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Chungbuk Cheongju | Chungnam Asan | Gimpo FC |
Cheongju Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium |
Capacity: 16,280 | Capacity: 19,283 | Capacity: 5,000 |
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Gyeongnam FC | Jeonnam Dragons | Seongnam FC |
Changwon Football Center | Gwangyang Stadium | Tancheon Stadium |
Capacity: 15,074 | Capacity: 13,496 | Capacity: 16,146 |
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Seoul E-Land | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
Mokdong Stadium | Suwon World Cup Stadium (until June 2024) | Yongin Mireu Stadium (July to December 2024) |
Capacity: 15,511 | Capacity: 44,031 | Capacity: 37,155 |
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Team | Manager | Main sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
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Ansan Greeners | Government of Ansan | Applerind | |
FC Anyang | ![]() | Osang Healthcare | V-EXX |
Bucheon FC 1995 | ![]() | Government of Bucheon | Kelme |
Busan IPark | ![]() | HDC Hyundai Development Company | Puma |
Cheonan City | ![]() | Government of Cheonan | Puma |
Chungbuk Cheongju | ![]() | Applerind | |
Chungnam Asan | ![]() | Haeyu Construction | Mizuno |
Gimpo FC | ![]() | Government of Gimpo | Sunderland of Scotland |
Gyeongnam FC | ![]() | Nonghyup Bank | Hummel |
Jeonnam Dragons | ![]() | POSCO | Puma |
Seongnam FC | ![]() | Government of Seongnam | Umbro |
Seoul E-Land | ![]() | NC Department Store | New Balance |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ![]() | Samsung Galaxy S24 | Puma |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Cheonan City | ![]() | Sacked | 29 November 2023 [3] | Pre-season | ![]() | 18 December 2023 |
FC Anyang | ![]() | Stepped Down | 6 December 2023 | Pre-season | ![]() | 7 December 2023 |
Gyeongnam FC | ![]() | Contract Expired | 30 November 2023 | Pre-season | ![]() | 5 December 2023 |
Chungnam Asan FC | ![]() | Signed by Gyeongnam FC | 4 December 2023 | Pre-season | ![]() | 1 January 2024 |
Seoul E-Land | ![]() | End of Contract | 13 December 2023 | Pre-season | ![]() | 14 December 2023 |
Seongnam FC | ![]() | Sacked | 20 March 2024 | 13th | ![]() | 21 May 2024 |
Busan IPark | ![]() | Resigned | 8 July 2024 | 9th | ![]() | 14 July 2024 |
Ansan Greeners | ![]() | Resigned | 10 July 2024 | 13th | ||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | FC Anyang | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 43 | Promotion to K League 1 |
2 | Jeonnam Dragons | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 38 | Qualification for promotion play-offs final round |
3 | Chungnam Asan | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 34 | Qualification for promotion play-offs second round |
4 | Seoul E-Land | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 31 | Qualification for promotion play-offs first round |
5 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 30 | |
6 | Gimpo FC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 30 | |
7 | Busan IPark | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 29 | |
8 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 29 | |
9 | Chungbuk Cheongju | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 29 | |
10 | Cheonan City | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 24 | |
11 | Gyeongnam FC | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 21 | |
12 | Seongnam FC | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 20 | |
13 | Ansan Greeners | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 17 |
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
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]
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 |
4th place of 2024 K League 2 | v | 5th place of 2024 K League 2 |
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3rd place of 2024 K League 2 | v | Winner of First round |
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Winner of Second round | agg. | 10th place of K League 1 | 28 Nov | 1 Dec |
2nd place of K League 2 | agg. | 11th place of K League 1 | 28 Nov | 1 Dec |
Winner of Second round | v | 10th place of K League 1 |
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10th place of K League 1 | v | Winner of Second round |
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2nd place of K League 2 | v | 11th place of K League 1 |
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11th place of K League 1 | v | 2nd place of K League 2 |
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