R League

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R League
Organising body K League Federation
Founded1990
CountrySouth Korea
Number of clubs16
Current championsGroup A:
FC Seoul
Group B:
Pohang Steelers
(2019)
Most championships FC Seoul (10 titles)

The R League (Korean : R리그), also known as the Korean Professional Football Reserve League, is the league for reserve teams of professional football clubs in South Korea.

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History

The Korean Reserve League was started in 1990 with reserve teams of five K League clubs. [1] [2]

It was not held for nine years after the inaugural season, but was relaunched in a new format in 2000. The participating teams were split into two or three group leagues, and the highest ranking teams of each league qualified for playoffs to determine the overall champions. It was renamed "R League" in 2009. [3] The Korea Police FC participated in the R League until 2012, although it was not a reserve team of a K League club.

The R League was abolished in 2013 following the foundation of the K League 2, which needed participating players, [4] but was restarted in 2016. [5] It was once again ceased in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the Korea Football Association (KFA) allowed reserve teams to join the football league pyramid through the semi-professional K3 League and K4 League. [6] Plans to resume the R League were scrapped due to a lack of participating teams as a number of teams elected to participate in the K4 League instead. [7]

Champions

Champions by season

Reserve League (1990)

EditionSeasonSingle league
11990 POSCO Atoms

Reserve League (2000–2005)

EditionSeasonChampionshipCentral LeagueSouthern League
2 2000 Anyang LG Cheetahs Anyang LG Cheetahs Jeonnam Dragons
3 2001 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Pohang Steelers
4 2002 Anyang LG Cheetahs Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
52003Not held Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Jeonnam Dragons
62004 FC Seoul Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Pohang Steelers
72005 Bucheon SK FC Seoul Jeonnam Dragons

Reserve League (2006–2008)

EditionSeasonChampionshipGroup AGroup BGroup C
8 2006 Incheon United FC Seoul Incheon United Jeonnam Dragons
9 2007 Pohang Steelers Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Jeju United Pohang Steelers
10 2008 Incheon United Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Gyeongnam FC Not held

R League (2009)

EditionSeasonChampionshipGroup AGroup BGroup C
11 2009 Incheon United Incheon United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Pohang Steelers

R League (2010–present)

EditionSeasonSingle leagueGroup AGroup B
12 2010 Not held FC Seoul Pohang Steelers
13 2011 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
14 2012 Korean Police Busan IPark
152016 FC Seoul Daegu FC
162017 Ulsan Hyundai Not held
172018Not held FC Seoul Daejeon Citizen
182019 FC Seoul Pohang Steelers
192022Unknown

Performance by club

K League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history & records. [8]

ClubGroupNational titlesGroup titlesTotal
FC Seoul A3 (2000, 2002, 2004)7 (2000, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019)10
Incheon United A3 (2006, 2008, 2009)2 (2006, 2009)5
Pohang Steelers B2 (1990, 2007)6 (2001, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2019)8
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma A1 (2001)7 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011)8
Jeju United B1 (2005)1 (2007)2
Ulsan Hyundai B1 (2017)—1
Jeonnam Dragons B—4 (2000, 2003, 2005, 2006)4
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix B—2 (2002, 2011)2
Gyeongnam FC B—1 (2008)1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B—1 (2009)1
Korean Police A—1 (2012)1
Busan IPark B—1 (2012)1
Daegu FC B—1 (2016)1
Daejeon Citizen B—1 (2018)1

Awards

Most Valuable Player

SeasonPlayerClub
1990 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Choi Moon-sik POSCO Atoms
2000 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kim Woo-jae Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2001 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Back Young-chul Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2002 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Park Dong-suk Anyang LG Cheetahs
2003Not awarded
2004 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Han Dong-won FC Seoul
2005 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Yoo Hyun-goo Bucheon SK
2006 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Lee Keun-ho Incheon United
2007 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Lee Won-jae Pohang Steelers
2008 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kang Su-il Incheon United
2009 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kim Sun-woo Incheon United

Top goalscorer

SeasonPlayer [9] ClubGoalsAppsRatio
1990 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kim Dong-hae Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso 7??
2000 Flag of South Korea.svg Wang Jung-hyun Anyang LG Cheetahs 881.00
2001 Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang In-soo Suwon Samsung Bluewings 10130.77
2002 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sun-woo Suwon Samsung Bluewings 7130.54
2003 Flag of South Korea.svg Back Young-chul Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 8130.62
2004 Flag of South Korea.svg Bu Young-tae Busan IPark 881.00
2005 Flag of South Korea.svg Han Dong-won FC Seoul 10200.50
2006 Flag of South Korea.svg Song Keun-soo Gwangju Sangmu 11160.69
2007 Flag of South Korea.svg Yoon Jun-soo Jeonnam Dragons 8160.50
2008 Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Chang-hyun Pohang Steelers 13230.57
2009 Flag of South Korea.svg Song Je-heon Daegu FC 8130.62
2010 Flag of Brazil.svg Eraldo Anício Gomes Jeju United 741.75
2011 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Sung-min Gangwon FC 10170.59
2012 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Young-hoo Korean Police 11140.79
2016 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Han Hong-gyu Ansan Mugunghwa 9100.9
2017 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kim Hee-won Seoul E-Land 11160.69
2018 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kwon Ki-pyo Pohang Steelers 14190.74
2019 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Hyeon-chul Daegu FC 13111.18

Top assist provider

SeasonPlayer [9] ClubAssistsAppsRatio
1990 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Ahn Ki-chul Daewoo Royals ???
2000 Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Jong-hyok Pohang Steelers 6120.50
2001 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jung-woon Pohang Steelers 5130.38
2002 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Woo-jae Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6180.33
2003 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Won-jae Pohang Steelers 4130.31
2004 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Dong-hyun Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 5170.29
2005 Flag of South Korea.svg Yu Hyun-goo Jeju United 8210.38
2006 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Keun-ho Incheon United 7200.35
2007 Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Jin-sung Pohang Steelers 551.00
2008 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Tae-young Pohang Steelers 7210.33
2009 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Sung-hyun Suwon Samsung Bluewings 570.71
2010 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun-hu Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6100.60
2011 Flag of South Korea.svg Sin Jin-ho Pohang Steelers 7170.41
2012 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jin-soo Ulsan Hyundai 5100.50
2016 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kim Dae-won Daegu FC 5130.38
2017 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kim Soo-beom Jeju United 590.56
2018 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Song Min-kyu Pohang Steelers 8180.44
2019 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Tae-jun Seongnam FC 780.88

See also

References

  1. ↑ 프로축구 2군리그 5개구단 내년 창설 (in Korean). Mail Business Newspaper. 6 December 1989.
  2. ↑ 도시연고제 도입 등 탈바꿈 시도 (in Korean). K League.
  3. ↑ K-리그-2군 리그 'R-리그', 30일 개막 (in Korean). K League. 30 March 2009.
  4. ↑ R리그 내년부터 폐지 왜? (in Korean). Sports Donga. 16 September 2011.
  5. ↑ K리그 챌린지, 3월 26일 개막... 부산 vs 안산 격돌 (in Korean). InterFootball. 26 January 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ Yoon, Eun-yong (19 January 2021). K리그 구단들, 올해부터 B팀 운영 가능 [Starting this year, K League teams can operate a B team]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  7. ↑ 사라진 R리그, 적은 출전기회… U20 대표팀 경기감각 우려 [Disappearance of R League leads to lack of playing opportunities, concern for U20 national team's match sense]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 9 May 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "The Official K-League Almanac" (in Korean). K-League editorial division.
  9. 1 2 "K League Data Portal" (in Korean). K League. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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