2019 K League 2
The 2019 K League 2 was the seventh season of the K League 2, the second-tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2013, and the second 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 2020 K League 1.
| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Gwangju FC |
| Promoted | Gwangju FC Busan IPark |
| Matches played | 180 |
← 2018 2020 → | |
Teams
Since the champions from the previous season, Asan Mugunghwa, didn't get promoted because of administrative reasons, Seongnam FC, the second-placed team of the 2018 K League 2, was granted promotion to the 2019 K League 1. Jeonnam Dragons were relegated from the top tier. A total of ten teams contested in the league.
Stadiums
| Ansan Greeners | Asan Mugunghwa | Bucheon FC 1995 | Busan IPark | Daejeon Citizen |
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| Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Bucheon Stadium | Busan Gudeok Stadium | Daejeon World Cup Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,376 | Capacity: 34,456 | Capacity: 12,349 | Capacity: 40,535 |
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| FC Anyang | Gwangju FC | Jeonnam Dragons | Seoul E-Land | Suwon FC |
| Anyang Stadium | Gwangju World Cup Stadium | Gwangyang Stadium | Seoul Olympic Stadium | Suwon Sports Complex |
| Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 40,245 | Capacity: 13,496 | Capacity: 69,950 | Capacity: 11,808 |
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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.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Daejeon Citizen |  Ko Jong-soo |
Sacked | 21 May 2019 | Park Chul (Caretaker) |
21 May 2019 |
| Seoul E-Land | Kim Hyun-soo |
Sacked | 22 May 2019 | Woo Sung-yong (Caretaker) |
17 June 2019 |
| Daejeon Citizen | Park Chul |
End of caretaker spell | 1 July 2019 | Lee Heung-sil |
1 July 2019 |
| Jeonnam Dragons |  Fabiano |
Mutual consent | 27 July 2019 | Jeon Kyung-jun (Caretaker) |
27 July 2019 |
| Suwon FC | Kim Dae-eui[1] |
Resigned | 29 October 2019 | Lee Kwan-woo (Caretaker) |
29 October 2019 |
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. Players in bold are players who joined midway through the competition. Note that An Byong-jun, who is a North Korean player playing for Suwon FC, was deemed to be a native player.
- As of 7 July 2019
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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| 1 | Gwangju FC (P) | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 73 | Promotion to 2020 K League 1 |
| 2 | Busan IPark (Q, P) | 36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 67 | Qualification to K League 2 play-offs |
| 3 | FC Anyang (Q) | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 55 | |
| 4 | Bucheon FC 1995 (Q) | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 51 | |
| 5 | Ansan Greeners FC | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 50 | |
| 6 | Jeonnam Dragons | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 48 | |
| 7 | Asan Mugunghwa | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 44 | Ineligible for Promotion[lower-alpha 1] |
| 8 | Suwon FC | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 43 | |
| 9 | Daejeon Citizen | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 35 | |
| 10 | Seoul E-Land FC | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
- Asan Mugunghwa will participate in the K League 2 for the 2020 season according to a decision of the Korean Professional Football Federation, and was not eligible in 2019 for promotion or for the promotion play-offs to the 2020 K League 1. [3]
Positions by matchday
Leader & Promotion to the 2020 K League 1
Qualification to Relegation/promotion play-offs
Round 1–18
Results
Matches 1–18
Matches 19–36
Promotion-relegation playoffs
The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the clubs placed in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th position in the 2019 K League 2, and the 11th-placed club of the 2019 K League 1. If scores were tied after regular time in the Semi-playoff and Playoff rounds, the higher-placed team would advance to the next phase. The same conditions did not apply for the final round of Promotion-Relegation playoffs, which was instead held over two legs.
| Semi-playoff | Playoff | Promotion-relegation playoffs | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gyeongnam | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Busan | 1 | 2 | Busan | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Anyang | 1 | 3 | Anyang | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Bucheon | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Semi-playoff
| FC Anyang | 1–1 | Bucheon FC 1995 |
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Palacios  11' |
Report | An Tae-hyun 78' |
FC Anyang advanced due to its higher position after the regular season.
Playoff
| Busan IPark | 1–0 | FC Anyang |
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| Rômulo 61' |
Report |
First leg
Second leg
Busan IPark was promoted to the 2020 K League 1 on aggregate score.
Season statistics
Top scorers
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Top assists
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Attendance
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Busan IPark | 71,000 | 7,724 | 1,386 | 3,944 | +59.3% |
| 2 | FC Anyang | 65,597 | 11,098 | 835 | 3,644 | +142.1% |
| 3 | Asan Mugunghwa | 56,494 | 6,040 | 1,361 | 3,139 | +78.9% |
| 4 | Gwangju FC | 56,669 | 5,408 | 903 | 3,148 | +106.8% |
| 5 | Seoul E-Land | 56,114 | 4,752 | 1,316 | 3,117 | +352.4% |
| 6 | Ansan Greeners | 53,438 | 7,714 | 619 | 2,969 | +63.1% |
| 7 | Suwon FC | 45,674 | 4,383 | 1,477 | 2,537 | +35.2% |
| 8 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 39,946 | 3,987 | 771 | 2,219 | +116.3% |
| 9 | Jeonnam Dragons | 41,709 | 4,882 | 48 | 2,317 | −30.2%† |
| 10 | Daejeon Citizen | 35,589 | 4,370 | 655 | 1,977 | +20.2% |
| League total | 522,130 | 11,098 | 48 | 2,901 | +73.5% |
Updated to games played on 9 November 2019
Source: K League
Notes:
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
† † Team played previous season in K League 1.
References
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- http://kleague.com/ko/content/dcclubrank
- "K LEAGUE / Record".