2024 K League 2

Hana 1Q
K League 2 2024
Season2024
Dates1 March – 10 November 2024
(regular season)
20–24 November 2024
(promotion play-offs)
Matches played198
Goals scored528 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Bruno Rodrigues Mota
(Cheonan City FC)
(13 goals)
Highest attendance14,866
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0-0 Chungbuk Cheongju
(20 July 2024)
Lowest attendance384
Ansan Greeners 0-3 Seoul E-Land
(11 May 2024)
Average attendance3,724
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2025 →

The 2024 K League 2, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the 12th season of the second division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 2013 as the K League Challenge and the seventh season under its current name, the K League 2.

Teams

Team changes

As the 2023 K League 2 champions, Gimcheon Sangmu were promoted to the 2024 K League 1. Suwon Samsung Bluewings were relegated to the K League 2 for the first time in the club's history.[1]

Increase Promoted from K League 2 Decrease Relegated to K League 2
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Locations of the 2024 K League 2 teams
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Locations of the 2024 K League 2 teams in Seoul metro area

Locations

The following thirteen teams are participating in the 2024 K League 2.[2]

Team City/Province Abbreviation
Ansan Greeners Ansan Ansan
FC Anyang Anyang Anyang
Bucheon FC 1995 Bucheon Bucheon
Busan IPark Busan Busan
Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan
Chungbuk Cheongju Cheongju Chungbuk Cheongju
Chungnam Asan Asan Chungnam Asan
Gimpo FC Gimpo Gimpo
Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam Gyeongnam
Jeonnam Dragons Jeonnam Jeonnam
Seongnam FC Seongnam Seongnam
Seoul E-Land Seoul Seoul E
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Suwon

Stadiums

Ansan Greeners FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995
Ansan Wa~ Stadium Anyang Stadium Bucheon Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 17,143 Capacity: 34,456
Busan IPark Cheonan City
Busan Asiad Main Stadium (until June 2024) Busan Gudeok Stadium (from July 2024) Cheonan Stadium
Capacity: 53,769 Capacity: 12,349 Capacity: 26,000

Chungbuk Cheongju Chungnam Asan Gimpo FC
Cheongju Stadium Yi Sun-sin Stadium Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium
Capacity: 16,280 Capacity: 19,283 Capacity: 5,000
Gyeongnam FC Jeonnam Dragons Seongnam FC
Changwon Football Center Gwangyang Stadium Tancheon Stadium
Capacity: 15,074 Capacity: 13,496 Capacity: 16,146
Seoul E-Land Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Mokdong Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium (until June 2024) Yongin Mireu Stadium (July to December 2024)
Capacity: 15,511 Capacity: 44,031 Capacity: 37,155

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Main sponsor Kit manufacturer
Ansan Greeners South Korea Lee Kwan-woo Government of Ansan Applerind
FC Anyang South Korea Ryu Byeong-hoon Osang Healthcare V-EXX
Bucheon FC 1995 South Korea Lee Young-min Government of Bucheon Kelme
Busan IPark South Korea Jo Sung-hwan HDC Hyundai Development Company Puma
Cheonan City South Korea Kim Tae-wan Government of Cheonan Puma
Chungbuk Cheongju Applerind
Chungnam Asan South Korea Kim Hyun-seok Haeyu Construction Mizuno
Gimpo FC South Korea Ko Jeong-woon Government of Gimpo Sunderland of Scotland
Gyeongnam FC Nonghyup Bank Hummel
Jeonnam Dragons South Korea Lee Jang-gwan POSCO Puma
Seongnam FC South Korea Park Dong-hyuk Government of Seongnam Umbro
Seoul E-Land South Korea Kim Do-gyun NC Department Store New Balance
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea Yeom Ki-hun Samsung Galaxy S24 Puma

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Replaced by Date of appointment
Cheonan City South Korea Park Nam-yeol Sacked 29 November 2023 [3] Pre-season South Korea Kim Tae-wan 18 December 2023
FC Anyang South Korea Lee Woo-hyung Stepped Down 6 December 2023 Pre-season South Korea Ryu Beong-hoon 7 December 2023
Gyeongnam FC South Korea Seol Ki-hyeon Contract Expired 30 November 2023 Pre-season South Korea Park Dong-hyuk 5 December 2023
Chungnam Asan FC South Korea Park Dong-hyuk Signed by Gyeongnam FC 4 December 2023 Pre-season South Korea Kim Hyun-seok 1 January 2024
Seoul E-Land South Korea Park Choong-kyun End of Contract 13 December 2023 Pre-season South Korea Kim Do-kyun 14 December 2023
Seongnam FC South Korea Lee Ki-hyung Sacked 20 March 2024 13th South Korea Choi Chul-woo 21 May 2024
Busan IPark South Korea Park Jin-sub Resigned 8 July 2024 9th South Korea Jo Sung-hwan 14 July 2024
Ansan Greeners South Korea Lim Kwan-sik Resigned 10 July 2024 13th South Korea Lee Kwan-woo 11 August 2024
Seongnam FC South Korea Choi Chul-woo Mutual Termination 6 August 2024 12th South Korea Jeon Kyung-jun 11 September 2024
Gyeongnam FC South Korea Park Dong-hyuk Terminated 9 September 2024 13th
Chungbuk Cheongju South Korea Choi Yun-kyum Resigned 2 October 2024 10th

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player ASEAN Player Former players
Ansan Greeners
FC Anyang Brazil Matheus Oliveira Brazil Nicolas Careca Brazil Yago Japan Teppei Yachida Brazil Danrlei
Bucheon FC 1995 Brazil Nilson Brazil Rodrigo Bassani Portugal Jucie Lupeta Japan Kazuki Takahashi
Busan IPark Brazil Bruno Lamas Brazil Fessin Togo Peniel Mlapa Japan Yuhei Sato Brazil Ricardo Lopes
North Korea An Byong-jun
Uzbekistan Mukhammadali Alikulov
Cheonan City Brazil Bruno Mota Mali Aboubacar Toungara Brazil Erikys
Brazil Paulinho
Chungbuk Cheongju Brazil Tales Brazil Venício Ghana Sadam Sulley Brazil Paulinho
England Nathan Oduwa
Japan Hidetoshi Miyuki
Chungnam Asan Brazil Denisson Silva Brazil Juninho Rocha Chile Josepablo Monreal Brazil Anderson
Brazil Kainã
Gimpo FC Brazil Bruno Paraíba Colombia Luis Mina Kosovo Leonard Pllana Australia Connor Chapman
Gyeongnam FC Brazil Felipe Fonseca Brazil Felipe Saraiva Georgia (country) Bachana Arabuli Australia Lachlan Wales Brazil Hélio Borges
Colombia Rodrigo Rivas
Georgia (country) Zurab Museliani
Japan Yukiya Sugita
Jeonnam Dragons Brazil Bruninho Brazil Valdívia Togo Euloge Placca Uzbekistan Mukhammadali Alikulov Colombia Jhon Montaño
Japan Yuhei Sato
Seongnam FC Colombia Leonardo Acevedo Democratic Republic of the Congo Christy Manzinga Guinea-Bissau Toni Gomes Uzbekistan Ikromjon Alibaev Brazil Gabriel Honório
Seoul E-Land Brazil Bruno Silva Colombia Jhon Montaño Spain Osmar Japan Kazuki Kozuka Australia Peter Makrillos
United States Eduvie Ikoba
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Brazil Paulinho Romania Sebastian Mailat Serbia Fejsal Mulić Australia Peter Makrillos Ghana Maxwell Acosty
Japan Kazuki Kozuka
Mali Aboubacar Toungara

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 FC Anyang 30 16 6 8 42 31 +11 54 Promotion to K League 1
2 Chungnam Asan 31 14 9 8 50 35 +15 51 Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
3 Busan IPark 31 14 7 10 48 37 +11 49 Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
4 Seoul E-Land 30 14 6 10 54 39 +15 48 Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
5 Jeonnam Dragons 30 13 7 10 51 46 +5 46
6 Bucheon FC 1995 30 12 9 9 41 39 +2 45
7 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 31 12 9 10 40 32 +8 45
8 Gimpo FC 31 11 10 10 37 40 −3 43
9 Cheonan City 30 9 9 12 40 48 −8 36
10 Chungbuk Cheongju 30 7 15 8 30 32 −2 36
11 Ansan Greeners 31 8 7 16 30 43 −13 31
12 Gyeongnam FC 31 5 13 13 36 52 −16 28
13 Seongnam FC 30 5 9 16 29 54 −25 24
Updated to match(es) played on 30 September 2024. 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
  Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
  Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
  Qualification for promotion play-offs first round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
FC Anyang346211122111111111111111111111111
Chungnam Asan7105145568858979775433433345544332
Busan IPark13710783433345357558999976676665643
Seoul E-Land112546775533543334565344434332224
Jeonnam Dragons1138624356964222222222222222223575
Bucheon FC 19959117368891071010785889887788798787756
Suwon Samsung Bluewings473832211222468666656655553456467
Gimpo FC1013121312121310710116634443344567987878888
Cheonan City2549911111313131212121110101110101010101010101010101010999
Chungbuk Cheongju621477644477896997778899869999101010
Ansan Greeners749111310101211121313131313131313131313131313131212131111111111
Gyeongnam FC481112111312896911111011121212121211111111111111121212121212
Seongnam FC12121310109911121189101212111011111112121212121313111313131313
Updated to match(es) played on 30 September 2024. Source: K League

Results

Home \ Away ASG AYG BCN BSI CNC CBCJ CNAS GIM GNM JND SNM SUE SSB ASG AYG BCN BSI CNC CBCJ CNAS GIM GNM JND SNM SUE SSB
Ansan Greeners 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–1 0–5 3–2 0–0
FC Anyang 1–0 3–0 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–1
Bucheon FC 1995 0–0 1–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–4 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–0 3–0 2–0
Busan IPark 2–1 3–4 2–2 2–3 0–2 2–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 3–1
Cheonan City 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–4 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–4 1–2 2–3 1–0
Chungbuk Cheongju 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2
Chungnam Asan 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 4–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–1
Gimpo FC 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–5 1–1 1–0 1–2 4–3
Gyeongnam FC 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–4 3–3 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–4 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–4 0–0 1–1 1–1
Jeonnam Dragons 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–0
Seongnam FC 1–3 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–4 2–1 1–4 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–2
Seoul E-Land 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–4 1–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 5–1 3–0 1–3 0–1 1–2 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 30 September 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

The fourth and fifth-placed teams in the league play against each other in a one-legged tie, played at the home stadium of the fourth-placed team. The winners of this match play against the third-placed team in the second round of the K League 2 play-offs. The winners of the second round, and the league runners-up, play against the tenth and eleventh-placed teams of the K League 1, respectively, in the promotion play-offs. Each of the promotion play-offs is a two-legged tie, with the winners securing the final spots in K League 1 for the 2025 season.[4]

Bracket

First round Second round Final 1
           
3 3rd place of K League 2
Winner of First round
4 4th place of K League 2
5 5th place of K League 2
Winner of Second round
10th place of K League 1
Final 2
2nd place of K League 2
11th place of K League 1

First round

4th place of 2024 K League 2v5th place of 2024 K League 2
Home stadium of the 4th place of 2024 K League 2

Second round

3rd place of 2024 K League 2vWinner of First round
Home stadium of the 3rd place of 2024 K League 2

Final round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner of Second round agg. 10th place of K League 1 28 Nov 1 Dec
2nd place of K League 2 agg. 11th place of K League 1 28 Nov 1 Dec
Winner of Second roundv10th place of K League 1
Home stadium of the winner of Second round
10th place of K League 1vWinner of Second round
Home stadium of the 10th place of K League 1
2nd place of K League 2v11th place of K League 1
Home stadium of the 2nd place of K League 2
11th place of K League 1v2nd place of K League 2
Home stadium of the 11th place of K League 1

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player[5] Team Goals
1 Brazil Bruno Mota Cheonan City 13
2 Colombia Luis Mina Gimpo FC 12
3 South Korea Kim Jong-min Jeonnam Dragons 11
Colombia Leonardo Acevedo Seongnam FC
5 Brazil Bruno Silva Seoul E-Land 10
Brazil Paulinho Cheonan City
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Brazil Rodrigo Bassani Bucheon FC 1995
8 Georgia (country) Bachana Arabuli Gyeongnam FC 9
South Korea Ha Nam Jeonnam Dragons
Brazil Valdívia Jeonnam Dragons
Serbia Fejsal Mulić Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Brazil Juninho Rocha Chungnam Asan

Top assist providers

Rank Player[5] Team Assists
1 Brazil Matheus FC Anyang 9
2 Brazil Juninho Rocha Chungnam Asan 8
3 Brazil Rodrigo Bassani Bucheon FC 1995 7
South Korea Kim Myung-soon Chungbuk Cheongju
Brazil Bruno Lamas Busan IPark
6 Colombia Jhon Montaño Jeonnam Dragons
Seoul E-Land 		6
South Korea Park Min-seo Seoul E-Land
8 Australia Lachlan Wales Gyeongnam FC 5
Australia Peter Makrillos Seoul E-Land
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
South Korea Shin Jae-won Seongnam FC
Brazil Bruno Silva Seoul E-Land
South Korea Park Tae-yong Jeonnam Dragons
Japan Kazuki Kozuka Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Seoul E-Land
Brazil Valdívia Jeonnam Dragons
South Korea Kim Seung-ho Chungnam Asan
Brazil Fessin Busan IPark
South Korea Kang Jun-hyuk Chungnam Asan
South Korea Kang Min-gyu Chungnam Asan

Awards

Weekly awards

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 154,643 14,866 4,429 10,310 −12.6%†
2 FC Anyang 69,282 12,323 2,231 4,619 +52.6%†
3 Jeonnam Dragons 60,513 7,295 1,042 4,034 +94.6%†
4 Seoul E-Land 58,557 9,123 1,537 3,904 +7.9%†
5 Gyeongnam FC 59,699 7,649 1,933 3,731 +12.7%†
6 Chungbuk Cheongju 51,132 10,635 1,060 3,409 +35.8%†
7 Bucheon FC 1995 48,647 6,630 1,602 3,243 +8.6%†
8 Seongnam FC 46,417 8,252 914 3,094 +47.5%†
9 Busan IPark 45,871 7,191 1,350 3,058 −14.8%†
10 Gimpo FC 37,940 5,647 1,274 2,529 +17.0%†
11 Chungnam Asan 44,769 10,022 1,034 2,487 +12.3%†
12 Cheonan City 32,383 10,432 550 2,313 +99.9%†
13 Ansan Greeners 27,333 8,264 384 1,822 +54.9%†
League total 737,186 14,866 384 3,723 +55.6%†

Source: K League
Notes:
† Team played previous season in K League 1.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ulsan repeat as champions, Suwon Samsung suffer relegation in K League for 1st time". The Korea Times. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "기록" [Record]. K League. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ^ 심경 전한 천안시티 박남열 감독, "박경훈 씨 도덕적 문제 있어. 후배에게 모범적 행동했어야" - 베스트일레븐
  4. ^ "하나원큐 K리그2 2024 대회요강" [Hana 1Q K League 2 2024 Tournament Summary]. K League. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "K LEAGUE / Record".