2018 K League 2

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K League 2 2018
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The 2018 K League 2 will be the sixth season of the K League 2, the second tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2013, and the first one with its current name, the K League 2. The top-ranked team and the winner of the promotion play-offs among three clubs ranked between second and fourth will get promoted to the K League 1 after the regular season ends.

Teams

Gyeongnam FC, the firstd-placed team of the 2017 K League Challenge was promoted to the 2018 K League 1. Gwangju FC was relegated from the top tier. A total of ten teams contest in the league.

Team City Manager Home venue Capacity
Ansan Greeners FC Ansan South Korea Lee Heung-sil Ansan Wa~ Stadium 35,000
FC Anyang Anyang South Korea Kim Jong-pil Anyang Stadium 17,143
Asan Mugunghwa Asan South Korea Song Sun-ho Yi Sun-sin Stadium 19,283
Bucheon FC 1995 Bucheon South Korea Jeong Gab-seok Bucheon Stadium 34,545
Busan IPark Busan South Korea Cho Jin-ho Busan Gudeok Stadium 12,349
Daejeon Citizen Daejeon South Korea Lee Young-ik Daejeon World Cup Stadium 40,535
Gwangju FC Gwangju South Korea Nam Ki-il Gwangju World Cup Stadium 40,245
Seongnam FC Seongnam South Korea Park Kyung-hoon Tancheon Stadium 16,146
Seoul E-Land FC Seoul South Korea Kim Byung-soo Seoul Olympic Stadium 69,950
Suwon FC Suwon South Korea Cho Duck-je Suwon Sports Complex 11,808

Stadiums

Primary venues used in the K League Challenge:

Ansan Greeners FC Anyang Asan Mugunghwa Bucheon FC 1995 Busan IPark
Ansan Wa~ Stadium Anyang Stadium Yi Sun-sin Stadium Bucheon Stadium Busan Gudeok Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 17,143 Capacity: 19,283 Capacity: 34,545 Capacity: 12,349
Daejeon Citizen Gwangju FC Seongnam FC Seoul E-Land Suwon FC
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Gwangju World Cup Stadium Tancheon Stadium Seoul Olympic Stadium Suwon Sports Complex
Capacity: 40,535 Capacity: 40,245 Capacity: 16,146 Capacity: 69,950 Capacity: 11,808

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Managers Kit Manufacturer1 Main sponsor1
Ansan Greeners Kelme Ansan Government
FC Anyang Zaicro Anyang Government
Asan Mugunghwa Puma Asan Government
Bucheon FC 1995 Astore Bucheon Government
Busan IPark Hyundai Development Company
Daejeon Citizen Astore Daejeon Government
Gwangju FC Joma Gwangju Government
Seongnam FC Umbro Seongnam Government
Seoul E-Land New Balance E-Land
Suwon FC Hummel Suwon Government

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game.

As of 24 July 2018.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player
Ansan Greeners FC Brazil Fidel Liberia Seku Conneh Uruguay Raúl Tarragona
FC Anyang Brazil Alex Brazil Marcos Antônio
Bucheon FC 1995 Brazil Cristovam Brazil Nilson Júnior Brazil Willian Popp China Nan Song
Busan IPark Brazil Rômulo Netherlands Arsenio Valpoort Netherlands Sherjill MacDonald
Daejeon Citizen Romania Aurelian Chițu Slovakia Filip Hlohovský Uzbekistan Sanzhar Tursunov Uzbekistan Shohrux Gadoyev
Gwangju FC Brazil Gil Brazil Felipe Silva Brazil Róbson Duarte Japan Minori Sato
Chinese Taipei Wang Chien-ming1
Seongnam FC Brazil Éder Niger Olivier Bonnes
Seoul E-Land FC Argentina Diego Bielkiewicz Chile Ignacio Herrera Croatia Ivan Herceg
Suwon FC Brazil Alex Brazil Alex Bruno Brazil Fernando Viana Australia Adrian Leijer

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  • 1 Although Wang Chien-ming represents Chinese Taipei at international level, he is considered Korean for squad registration purposes.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Asan Mugunghwa  32 17 9 6 46 26 +20 60
2 Seongnam FC 32 15 11 6 45 35 +10 56 Promotion to 2019 K League 1
3 Busan IPark 32 13 12 7 50 32 +18 51 Qualification to K League Challenge play-offs
4 Daejeon Citizen 32 14 7 11 42 39 +3 49
5 Gwangju FC 32 9 14 9 43 36 +7 41
6 FC Anyang 32 11 7 14 39 44 −5 40
7 Suwon FC 32 12 3 17 27 42 −15 39
8 Bucheon FC 1995 32 10 6 16 34 43 −9 36
9 Ansan Greeners  32 9 7 16 29 40 −11 34
10 Seoul E-Land 32 9 6 17 29 47 −18 33
Updated to match(es) played on 14 October 2018. Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points

Positions by matchday

  Leader & Promotion to the 2019 K League 1
  Qualification to Relegation/promotion play-offs

Round 1-18

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Asan Mugunghwa 223453244333322121
Seongnam FC464524311111111212
Busan IPark455235556444444443
Bucheon FC 1995111111122222233334
Gwangju FC678888865677756755
Ansan Greeners 932342433555565566
Suwon FC247777679989999987
Daejeon Citizen8106666787766677678
FC Anyang691010101010101010101010101010109
Seoul E-Land9889999988988888910

Source: kleague.com

Round 19-36

Team ╲ Round192021222324252627282930313233343536
Asan Mugunghwa 222221122211111
Seongnam FC111112211122222
Busan IPark43333333334443
Daejeon Citizen88987765443334
Gwangju FC55444454555555
FC Anyang1091099998898866
Suwon FC77666546666687
Bucheon FC 199534555677777778
Ansan Greeners 66710101010101089999
Seoul E-Land91087888991010101010

Updated to match(es) played on 14 October 2018. Source: kleague.com

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Results

Matches 1-18

Home \ Away[1] ANS ANY ASMBUCBIPDJCGWJSENSELSUW
Ansan Greeners  2–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–0
FC Anyang 1–0 0–3 0–3 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 0–1
Asan Mugunghwa  1–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 4–2 3–0 2–0
Bucheon FC 1995 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–3 4–1
Busan IPark 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 3–3 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1
Daejeon Citizen 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–2
Gwangju FC 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–3 3–0 5–0
Seongnam FC 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 4–2 0–0 1–1 2–1
Seoul E-Land 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–4 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–1
Suwon FC 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–4 1–0

Updated to games played on 15 August 2018.
Source: K League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Matches 19-36

Home \ Away[1] ANS ANY ASMBUCBIPDJCGWJSENSELSUW
Ansan Greeners  0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–1
FC Anyang 3–2 3–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1
Asan Mugunghwa  2–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–1
Bucheon FC 1995 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2
Busan IPark 4–3 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 0–1
Daejeon Citizen 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
Gwangju FC 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–2 3–1 2–2
Seongnam FC 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–0
Seoul E-Land 2–0 0–1 0–5 1–0 1–4 1–2
Suwon FC 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–0 0–3 3–2 1–1 0–2

Updated to games played on 14 October 2018.
Source: K League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

References

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