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2024 K League 2

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Hana 1Q
K League 2 2024
Season2024
Dates1 March – 9 November 2024
(regular season)
20 November - 1 December 2024
(promotion play-offs)
ChampionsFC Anyang
PromotedFC Anyang
Matches played234
Goals scored616 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Bruno Rodrigues Mota
(Cheonan City FC)
(16 goals)
Highest attendance15,308
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3-0 Ansan Greeners
(3 November 2024)
Lowest attendance384
Ansan Greeners 0-3 Seoul E-Land
(11 May 2024)
Average attendance3,801
← 2023
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

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Team changes

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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

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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

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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

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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-kwan POSCO Puma
Seongnam FC South Korea Jeon Kyung-jun Government of Seongnam Umbro
Seoul E-Land South Korea Kim Do-kyun NC Department Store New Balance
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea Byun Sung-hwan Samsung Galaxy S24 Puma

Managerial changes

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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 South Korea Lee Eul-yong 12 November 2024
Chungbuk Cheongju South Korea Choi Yun-kyum Resigned 2 October 2024 10th

Foreign players

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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

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 FC Anyang (C, P) 36 18 9 9 51 36 +15 63 Promotion to K League 1
2 Chungnam Asan 36 17 9 10 60 44 +16 60 Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
3 Seoul E-Land 36 17 7 12 62 45 +17 58 Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
4 Jeonnam Dragons 36 16 9 11 61 50 +11 57 Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
5 Busan IPark 36 16 8 12 55 45 +10 56
6 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 36 15 11 10 46 35 +11 56
7 Gimpo FC 36 14 12 10 43 41 +2 54
8 Bucheon FC 1995 36 12 13 11 44 45 −1 49
9 Cheonan City 36 11 10 15 48 57 −9 43
10 Chungbuk Cheongju 36 8 16 12 32 42 −10 40
11 Ansan Greeners 36 9 10 17 35 48 −13 37
12 Gyeongnam FC 36 6 15 15 45 62 −17 33
13 Seongnam FC 36 5 11 20 34 66 −32 26
Source: K League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Positions by matchday

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  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 ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839
FC Anyang346211122111111111111111111111111111111
Chungnam Asan7105145568858979775433433345544332222232
Seoul E-Land112546775533543334565344434332224433323
Jeonnam Dragons1138624356964222222222222222223575544554
Busan IPark13710783433345357558999976676665643355665
Suwon Samsung Bluewings473832211222468666656655553456467666446
Gimpo FC1013121312121310710116634443344567987878888877777
Bucheon FC 19959117368891071010785889887788798787756788888
Cheonan City2549911111313131212121110101110101010101010101010101010999999999
Chungbuk Cheongju621477644477896997778899869999101010101010101010
Ansan Greeners749111310101211121313131313131313131313131313131212131111111111111111111111
Gyeongnam FC481112111312896911111011121212121211111111111111121212121212121212121212
Seongnam FC12121310109911121189101212111011111112121212121313111313131313131313131313
Source: K League

Results

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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 1–0 0–5 3–2 1–1 1–1 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 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1
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 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1
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 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0
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 1–1 2–3 1–0 3–1 0–3
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 0–2 1–4 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 1–0 3–0 4–3 0–0
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 5–1 0–3 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 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 3–0 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 2–3 1–1 0–1 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 1–2 0–2 0–4 1–0 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 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

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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

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First round Second round Final 1
           
3 Seoul E-Land
4 Jeonnam Dragons
4 Jeonnam Dragons 0
5 Busan IPark 0
Winner of Second round
10th place of 2024 K League 1
Final 2
Chungnam Asan
11th place of 2024 K League 1

First round

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Jeonnam Dragons0–0Busan IPark
Kim Jong-Min Red card 87'
Attendance: 6,375
Referee: Seol Tae-Hwan

Jeonnam Dragons qualified to the second round by higher place in 2024 K League 2 season.

Second round

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Seoul E-LandvJeonnam Dragons

Final round

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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
Chungnam Asanv11th place of K League 1
11th place of K League 1vChungnam Asan
Home stadium of the 11th place of K League 1

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player[5] Team Goals
1 Brazil Bruno Mota Cheonan City 16
2 Colombia Luis Mina Gimpo FC 15
3 South Korea Kim Jong-min Jeonnam Dragons 12
Colombia Leonardo Acevedo Seongnam FC
Brazil Valdívia Jeonnam Dragons
Brazil Juninho Rocha Chungnam Asan
7 Brazil Bruno Silva Seoul E-Land 11
Brazil Fessin Busan IPark
Brazil Rodrigo Bassani Bucheon FC 1995
10 Brazil Paulinho Cheonan City
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 		10
Serbia Fejsal Mulić Suwon Samsung Bluewings
South Korea Byeon Gyung-jun Seoul E-Land

Top assist providers

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Rank Player[5] Team Assists
1 Brazil Matheus FC Anyang 11
2 Brazil Bruno Lamas Busan IPark 9
3 Brazil Juninho Rocha Chungnam Asan 8
4 South Korea Park Min-seo Seoul E-Land 7
Brazil Rodrigo Bassani Bucheon FC 1995
South Korea Kim Myung-soon Chungbuk Cheongju
7 South Korea Kim Hyun Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6
Brazil Bruno Silva Seoul E-Land
Colombia Jhon Montaño Jeonnam Dragons
Seoul E-Land
South Korea Kim Seung-ho Chungnam Asan
South Korea Kang Jun-hyuk Chungnam Asan
Brazil Yago FC Anyang
South Korea Byeon Gyung-jun Seoul E-Land

Awards

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Weekly awards

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Attendance

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Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 186,519 15,308 4,429 10,362 −12.2%†
2 FC Anyang 94,505 13,451 2,231 5,205 +72.0%†
3 Seoul E-Land 72,093 9,123 1,537 4,005 +10.7%†
4 Jeonnam Dragons 70,445 7,295 1,042 3,914 +88.8%†
5 Gyeongnam FC 66,131 7,649 1,933 3,674 +10.9%†
6 Bucheon FC 1995 65,982 8,604 1,602 3,666 +22.8%†
7 Chungbuk Cheongju 57,443 10,635 1,060 3,191 +27.1%†
8 Busan IPark 55,277 7,191 1,350 3,071 −14.4%†
9 Seongnam FC 53,607 8,252 914 2,978 +42.0%†
10 Gimpo FC 50,317 7,068 1,274 2,795 +29.3%†
11 Chungnam Asan 44,769 10,022 1,034 2,487 +12.3%†
12 Cheonan City 39,893 10,432 550 2,216 +91.5%†
13 Ansan Greeners 32,144 8,264 384 1,786 +51.9%†
League total 889,125 15,308 384 3,800 +58.9%†

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

See also

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References

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  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".
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