2026 K League 2

Hana Bank
K League 2

Season	2026
Dates	28 February – 11 November 2026
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The 2026 K League 2, also known as the Hana Bank K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the 14th season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in South Korean football league system.

Overview

The league have expand to 17 teams for this season. Two teams relegated from K League 1, twelve teams remained in this league, two teams promoted from K3 League and one team new club establishment.

K League 2 will be reduce or expand to 15 or TBD teams from next season, due to expansion of K League 1 from 12 to 14 teams, no team will automatically relegated from top tier.

This season, Promotion and Relegation between K League 2 and K3 League have been introduce for 2026 onwards. First and second place are promoted automatically, while third and sixth place are face promotion play-off, winner promotion play-off final will automatically promoted, loser promotion play-off final will face against 12th place of K League 1 (only if Gimcheon Sangmu does not finish last). Last place in K League 2 will face against Champions of K3 League in the inaugural Relegation play-off round.

Teams

Team Changes

As the 2025 K League 2 champions, Incheon United and the play-off winners Bucheon FC 1995 have been promoted to the K League 1. ^{[1] [2]}

Meanwhile, Suwon FC and Daegu FC have been relegated from the K League 1. ^{[3] [4]} Daegu FC and Suwon FC return to second tier after ten and five years absence, respectively.

Additionally, Gimhae FC 2008 and Paju Frontier have been accepted into the K League 2 following a decision by the K League Federation, having participated in the K3 League since 2020 and 2021. ^[5] In August 2025, Yongin FC received approval to join the K League, confirming its intention to participate in the 2026 K League 2. ^[6] On 16 January 2026, two teams from K3 League and one team newly establishment confirmation participate in K League 2 for 2026 season after approval membership K League.

Incoming Teams

Relegated from K League 1
Suwon FC Daegu FC
Accepted from K3 League
Gimhae FC 2008 Paju Frontier
New Club
Yongin FC

Outgoing Teams

Promoted to K League 1
Incheon United Bucheon FC 1995

Locations

The following seventeen teams are participating in the 2026 K League 2. ^[7]

Team	City/Province	Abbreviation
Ansan Greeners	Ansan	Ansan
Busan IPark	Busan	Busan
Cheonan City	Cheonan	Cheonan
Chungbuk Cheongju	Cheongju	Chungbuk Cheongju
Chungnam Asan	Asan	Chungnam Asan
Daegu FC	Daegu	Daegu
Gimpo FC	Gimpo	Gimpo
Gimhae FC 2008	Gimhae	Gimhae
Gyeongnam FC	Gyeongnam	Gyeongnam
Hwaseong FC	Hwaseong	Hwaseong
Jeonnam Dragons	Jeonnam	Jeonnam
Paju Frontier	Paju	Paju
Seongnam FC	Seongnam	Seongnam
Seoul E-Land	Seoul	Seoul E
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Suwon	Suwon
Suwon FC	Suwon	Suwon FC
Yongin FC	Yongin	Yongin

Gimpo Gimhae Paju Daegu Cheonan Chungbuk Cheongju Chungnam Asan Gyeongnam Busan Jeonnam class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2026 K League 2 teams

14km 8.7miles Hwaseong Suwon Seoul E Seongnam Suwon FC Yongin Ansan     Locations of the 2026 K League 2 teams in the Seoul Capital Area

Stadiums

Ansan Greeners	Busan IPark	Cheonan City	Chungbuk Cheongju	Chungnam Asan
Ansan Wa~ Stadium	Busan Gudeok Stadium	Cheonan Stadium	Cheongju Stadium	Yi Sun-sin Stadium
Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 12,349	Capacity: 26,000	Capacity: 16,280	Capacity: 19,283
Daegu FC	Gimhae FC 2008	Gimpo FC	Gyeongnam FC	Hwaseong FC
Daegu iM Bank Park	Gimhae Sports Complex	Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium	Changwon Football Center	Hwaseong Stadium
Capacity: 12,415	Capacity: 15,066	Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 15,074	Capacity: 35,270
Jeonnam Dragons	Paju Frontier	Seongnam FC	Seoul E-Land	Suwon FC
Gwangyang Stadium	Paju Stadium	Tancheon Stadium	Mokdong Stadium	Suwon Sports Complex
Capacity: 13,496	Capacity: 23,000	Capacity: 16,146	Capacity: 15,511	Capacity: 11,808
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Yongin FC
Suwon World Cup Stadium	Yongin Mireu Stadium
Capacity: 44,031	Capacity: 37,155

Personnel and sponsoring

Team	Manager	Main sponsor	Kit manufacturer
Ansan Greeners	Choi Moon-sik	Government of Ansan	Hummel
Busan IPark	Jo Sung-hwan	HDC Hyundai Development Company	Puma
Cheonan City	Park Jin-sub	Government of Cheonan	Sunderland of Scotland
Chungbuk Cheongju	Rui Quinta		Sports Tribe
Chungnam Asan	Lim Kwan-sik	Haeyu Construction	FCMM
Daegu FC	Kim Byung-soo		Mizuno
Gimhae FC 2008	Son Hyun-jun		Sports Tribe
Gimpo FC	Ko Jeong-woon	Government of Gimpo	Sunderland of Scotland
Gyeongnam FC	Bae Sung-jae	Nonghyup Bank	Hummel
Hwaseong FC	Cha Du-ri	Hwaseong Special City	Kelme
Jeonnam Dragons	Park Dong-hyuk	POSCO	Reebok
Paju Frontier	Gerard Nus		Kelme
Seongnam FC	Jeon Kyung-jun	Government of Seongnam	Umbro
Seoul E-Land	Kim Do-kyun	NC Department Store	New Balance
Suwon FC	Park Kun-ha		Hummel
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Lee Jung-hyo	Samsung Galaxy S24	Umbro
Yongin FC	Choi Yun-kyum		Puma

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Ansan Greeners	Hong Seong-yo (Interim)	End of Interim	17 November 2025	Choi Moon-sik	17 November 2025
Cheonan City	Cho Sung-yong (Interim)		1 December 2025	Park Jin-sub	1 December 2025
Gyeongnam FC	Kim Pil-jong (Interim)		8 December 2025	Bae Sung-jae	8 December 2025
Jeonnam Dragons	Kim Hyun-seok	End of Contract	4 December 2025	Park Dong-hyuk	16 December 2025
Chungnam Asan	Cho Jin-soo (Interim)	End of Interim	17 December 2025	Lim Kwan-sik	17 December 2025
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Byun Sung-hwan	Resigned	7 December 2025	Lee Jung-hyo	24 December 2025
Suwon FC	Kim Eun-jung	Mutual consent	24 December 2025	Park Kun-ha	24 December 2025
Chungbuk Cheongju	Kim Gil-sik	End of Contract	12 December 2025	Rui Quinta	30 December 2025
Yongin FC	Inaugural season			Choi Yun-kyum	4 January 2026

Foreign players

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Player 6	Former players
Ansan Greeners	Gabriel Lima	Marlon	Milan Obradović	Tim Hartzell
Busan IPark	Cristian Renato	Gabriel Honório	Xavier
Cheonan City	Aboubacar Toungara
Chungbuk Cheongju	Enzo Monteiro	Finley Welch	Irakli Bugridze	Bandeira
Chungnam Asan	Charles Lokolingoy	Denisson Silva	Wiliam Marcílio
Daegu FC	Bruno Lamas	Caio Marcelo	Cesinha	Edgar	Geovani	Jatobá
Gimhae FC 2008	Miguel Baggio	Beka Mikeltadze	Bruno Costa
Gimpo FC	Connor Chapman	Djalma	Luis Mina	Amar Muhsin
Gyeongnam FC	Danrlei	Felipe Fonseca	Bruno Costa	Rúben Macedo
Hwaseong FC	Aleksandar Vojnović	Demethryus	Leonard Pllana
Jeonnam Dragons	Ronan	Valdívia	Keelan Lebon
Paju Frontier	Walterson	Julián Bonilla	Jafar Arias	Julio Báez
Seongnam FC	Freitas	Rodrigo Angelotti	Venício	Paul Villero	Ryoji Fujimori	Shun Kudo
Seoul E-Land	John Iredale	Alan Cariús	Euller	Gabriel Santos	Osmar
Suwon FC	Luan Dias	Samuel Andrade	Willyan	Pablo Sabbag
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Bruno Silva	Fessin	Reis	Stanislav Iljutcenko
Yongin FC	Gabriel Tigrão	Jardel	Emanuel Novo

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Ansan Greeners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to K League 1
2	Busan IPark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Cheonan City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Chungbuk Cheongju	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Chungnam Asan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Daegu FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Gimhae FC 2008	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Gimpo FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Gyeongnam FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Hwaseong FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Jeonnam Dragons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Paju Frontier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Seongnam FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Seoul E-Land	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Suwon FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Yongin FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for relegation play-off round

First match(es) will be played: 28 February 2026. 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
  Promotion to K League 1
  Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-final   Qualification for relegation play-off

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Suwon FC
Daegu FC
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Seoul E-Land
Seongnam FC
Jeonnam Dragons
Gimpo FC
Busan IPark
Chungnam Asan
Hwaseong FC
Gyeongnam FC
Chungbuk Cheongju
Cheonan City
Ansan Greeners
Gimhae FC 2008
Paju Frontier
Yongin FC

First match(es) will be played on 28 February 2026. Source: K League

See also

• 2026 in South Korean football
• 2026–27 Korea Cup
• 2026 K League 1
• 2026 K3 League
• 2026 K4 League

References

1. "Bucheon FC 1995 Secures Historic Promotion to K League 1".
2. "Incheon United Sweeps K League 2 Title, Awards, Promotion".
3. "Daegu FC has been demoted".
4. "Suwon FC Relegated After Benching Top Scorer Ssabak". The Chosun Daily. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
5. 김해·용인·파주 회원가입 승인…내년 K리그2 17개 팀으로 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
6. Ham, Seung-tae (18 August 2025). "용인FC, K리그2 가입 승인받아 창단 현실화" [Yongin FC confirms its foundation with approval to join K League 2]. Yonin Simin Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
7. "Record" (in Korean). K League. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

External links

• Official K League website