2020 K League 2

The 2020 K League 2 is the eighth season of the K League 2, the second-tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2013, and the third one with its current name, the K League 2. The top-ranked team and the winners of the promotion play-offs among three clubs ranked between second and fourth got promoted to the 2021 K League 1.

KEB Hana Bank
K League 2 2020
Season2020
Dates9 May – 7 November 2020
Matches played20
Goals scored48 (2.4 per match)
Biggest home winSuwon FC 3-1 Gyeongnam
(27 May 2020)
Biggest away winAsan 0-5 Suwon FC
(24 May 2020)
Highest scoringAsan 0-5 Suwon FC
(24 May 2020)
Longest winning run3 match
Suwon FC
Longest unbeaten run4 match
Daejeon Hana Citizen
Jeonnam Dragons
Longest winless run4 match
Chungnam Asan FC
Seoul E-Land FC
Longest losing run1 match
Suwon FC
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 27 May 2020.

On 24 April 2020, the Korean Professional Football Union has confirmed that they will adopt their plan of modification, which will begin to change type of the season 2020 to 27 regular season matches.[1]

Teams

Changes

Asan Mugunghwa changed name to Chungnam Asan ahead for 2020 season after the club dissolved in 2019 season, Daejeon Citizen and Hana Financial Group Football Club Foundation bought operating rights of the club, the club renaming to Daejeon Hana Citizen ahead for 2020 season.


Team City Home venue
Ansan Greeners Ansan Ansan Wa~ Stadium
Bucheon FC 1995 Bucheon Bucheon Stadium
Chungnam Asan Asan Yi Sun-sin Stadium
Daejeon Hana Citizen Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium
FC Anyang Anyang Anyang Stadium
Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam Changwon Football Center
Jeju United Jeju Province Jeju World Cup Stadium
Jeonnam Dragons Jeonnam Gwangyang Stadium
Seoul E-Land Seoul Seoul Olympic Stadium
Suwon FC Suwon Suwon Sports Complex

Stadiums
Ansan Greeners FC Bucheon FC 1995 Chungnam Asan FC Daejeon Hana Citizen FC Anyang
Ansan Wa~ Stadium Bucheon Stadium Yi Sun-sin Stadium Daejeon World Cup Stadium Anyang Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 34,456 Capacity: 17,376 Capacity: 40,535 Capacity: 17,143
Gyeongnam FC Jeju United Jeonnam Dragons Seoul E-Land FC Suwon FC
Changwon Football Center Jeju World Cup Stadium Gwangyang Stadium Seoul Olympic Stadium Suwon Sports Complex
Capacity: 15,074 Capacity: 35,657 Capacity: 13,496 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 Manager Kit manufacturer1 Main sponsor1
Ansan Greeners Kim Gil-sik Lupo Finta Ansan Government
Bucheon FC 1995 Song Sun-ho Astore Bucheon Government
Chungnam Asan Park Dong-hyuk Mizuno Asan Government
Daejeon Hana Citizen Hwang Sun-hong Astore Hana Financial Group
FC Anyang Kim Hyung-yul Joma Anyang Government
Gyeongnam FC Seol Ki-Hyeon Hummel Nonghyup

BNK Kyongnam Bank

Jeju United Nam Ki-il Puma SK Energy
Jeonnam Dragons Jeon Kyung-jun Puma POSCO
Seoul E-Land Chung Jung-yong New Balance E-Land
Suwon FC Kim Do-kyun Hummel Suwon Government

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Suwon FC Lee Kwan-woo (Caretaker) End of caretaker spell 10 November 2019 Kim Do-kyun[2] 15 November 2019
Seoul E-Land Woo Sung-yong (Caretaker) End of contract 10 November 2019 Chung Jung-yong[3] 5 December 2019
Jeju United Choi Yun-kyum Resigned 30 November 2019 Nam Ki-il[4] 26 December 2019
Daejeon Hana Citizen Lee Heung-Sil[5] Sacked 2 December 2019 Hwang Sun-hong[6] 4 January 2020
Ansan Greeners Lim Wan-Sup[7] Mutual consent 23 December 2019 Kim Gil-sik[8] 31 December 2019
Gyeongnam FC Kim Jong-Boo [9] End of contract 26 December 2019 Seol Ki-Hyeon[10] 26 December 2019

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from AFC and ASEAN countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game. Players in bold are players who join midway through the competition. An Byŏng-jun, playing for Suwon FC, was deemed to be a native player.

As of 13 March 2020[11]
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player ASEAN Player
Ansan Greeners FC Bruno Felipe Augusto Balea Soony Saad
Bucheon FC 1995 Jefferson Baiano William Barbio
Chungnam Asan FC Armin Mujakic Philip Hellquist
Daejeon Hana Citizen André Luis Bruno Baio Connor Chapman
FC Anyang Maurides Nilson Júnior Acosty Khursid Giyosov
Gyeongnam FC Negueba Luc Castaignos Uroš Đerić Nick Ansell
Jeju United Eder Elías Aguilar Valentinos Sielis
Jeonnam Dragons Rodolfo Julian Kristoffersen
Seoul E-Land FC Leandro Richard Sukuta-Pasu Lazar Arsić
Suwon FC Danilo Alves Marlone Ákos Szarka Masatoshi Ishida

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 7 4 2 1 12 9 +3 14 Promotion to 2021 K League 1
2 Jeju United 7 4 1 2 9 6 +3 13 Qualification to K League 2 promotion play-offs
3 Bucheon FC 1995 7 4 1 2 8 5 +3 13
4 Suwon FC 7 4 0 3 15 8 +7 12
5 Gyeongnam FC 7 2 4 1 11 11 0 10
6 Jeonnam Dragons 7 2 4 1 4 4 0 10
7 Seoul E-Land FC 7 2 3 2 6 7 −1 9
8 Ansan Greeners FC 7 2 0 5 5 9 −4 6
9 FC Anyang 7 1 2 4 9 11 −2 5
10 Chungnam Asan FC 7 0 3 4 4 13 −9 3
Updated to match(es) played on 22 June 2020. Source: Official website of K League SOCCERWAY
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 2021 K League 1

Round 1–18
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Daejeon Hana Citizen1221221
Jeju United4986432
Bucheon FC 19952113113
Suwon FC8432354
Gyeongnam FC6745665
Jeonnam Dragons6354546
Seoul E-Land FC4668777
Ansan Greeners FC25799108
FC Anyang910107889
Chungnam Asan FC9891010910
Updated to match(es) played on 22 June 2020. Source: kleague.com

Round 19–27
First match(es) will be played on ?. Source: kleague.com

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Results

Matches 1–18
Home \ Away ASG AYG BCN CNAS DJC GNM JJU JND SUE SWN
Ansan Greeners FC — 0–2 1–2 0–2
FC Anyang 0–1 — 1–1 2–3
Bucheon FC 1995 2–1 — 0–1 0–1
Chungnam Asan FC 0–1 — 0–2 0–1 0–5
Daejeon Hana Citizen 1–0 2–2 — 2–0
Gyeongnam FC 2–1 1–1 2–2 — 0–0
Jeju United 2–3 — 1–1 1–0
Jeonnam Dragons 1–1 1–1 1–0 —
Seoul E-Land FC 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–0 —
Suwon FC 3–2 1–2 1–2 3–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 June 2020. Source: K League 2
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matches 19–27
Home \ Away ASG AYG BCN CNAS DJC GNM JJU JND SUE SWN
Ansan Greeners FC —
FC Anyang —
Bucheon FC 1995 —
Chungnam Asan FC —
Daejeon Hana Citizen —
Gyeongnam FC —
Jeju United —
Jeonnam Dragons —
Seoul E-Land FC —
Suwon FC —
First match(es) will be played on future. Source: K League 2
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Promotion playoffs

The promotion playoffs were held among the clubs placed in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th position in the 2020 K League 2. If scores were tied after regular time in the Semi-playoff and Playoff rounds, the higher-placed team would advance to the next phase and will be promoted to 2021 K League 1 season. Should Sangju Sangmu not finish last in the 2020 K League 1, the winner of the semifinal will automatically advance to the 2021 K League 1.

  Quarter-final     Semi-final     Final
                               
        2  
  3        
  4        
     

Semi-playoff
3rd positionv4th position
home stadium of the 3rd position

Playoff
2nd positionvWinner of semi-play-off
home stadium of the 2nd position

Season statistics

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