The 2017 K League Challenge was the fifth season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Champions and winners of the promotion playoffs could be promoted to the K League 1.
Season | 2017 |
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Champions | Gyeongnam FC (1st title) |
Promoted | Gyeongnam FC |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 454 (2.52 per match) |
Best Player | Marcão |
Top goalscorer | Marcão (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | Bucheon 6–2 Anyang (19 June 2017) |
Biggest away win | Daejeon 1–4 Seongnam (27 August 2017) Anyang 1–4 Gyeongnam (2 September 2017) |
Highest scoring | Bucheon 6–2 Anyang (19 June 2017) |
Highest attendance | 10,683 Anyang 1–4 Gyeongnam (2 September 2017) |
Average attendance | 2,324 |
← 2016 2018 → |
Teams edit
Team changes edit
Relegated from K League Classic
Promoted to K League Classic
Newly joined
Withdrawn
Locations edit
Stadiums edit
Ansan Greeners | FC Anyang | Asan Mugunghwa | Bucheon FC 1995 | Busan IPark |
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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 | Gyeongnam FC | Seongnam FC | Seoul E-Land | Suwon FC |
Daejeon World Cup Stadium | Changwon Football Center | Tancheon Stadium | Seoul Olympic Stadium | Suwon Sports Complex |
Capacity: 40,535 | Capacity: 15,500 | Capacity: 16,146 | Capacity: 69,950 | Capacity: 11,808 |
Personnel and sponsoring edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Foreign players edit
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.
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Gyeongnam FC (C, P) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 79 | Promotion to the K League 1 |
2 | Busan IPark | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 68 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final |
3 | Asan Mugunghwa | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 54 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round |
4 | Seongnam FC | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 53 | |
5 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 52 | |
6 | Suwon FC | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 45 | |
7 | FC Anyang | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 39 | |
8 | Seoul E-Land | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 35 | |
9 | Ansan Greeners | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 33 | |
10 | Daejeon Citizen | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 29 |
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 edit
Leaders
Qualification for the promotion playoffs
Round 1–18 edit
Round 19–36 edit
Results edit
Matches 1–18 edit
Matches 19–36 edit
Promotion playoffs edit
Bracket edit
First round | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
2 | Busan IPark | 3 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Asan Mugunghwa | 0 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Asan Mugunghwa | 1 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Seongnam FC | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Busan IPark | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
Sangju Sangmu (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
First round edit
Semi-final edit
Busan IPark | 3–0 | Asan Mugunghwa |
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Report |
Final edit
The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2017 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2017 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2018 K League 1.
Sangju Sangmu | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Busan IPark |
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Report | Rômulo 16' (pen.) | |
Penalties | ||
5–4 |
1–1 on aggregate. Sangju Sangmu won 5–4 on penalties and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
Player statistics edit
Top scorers edit
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Marcão | Gyeongnam FC | 22 |
2 | Raúl Tarragona | Ansan Greeners | 15 |
3 | Waguininho | Bucheon FC 1995 | 12 |
4 | Jung Won-jin | Gyeongnam FC | 10 |
5 | Ko Kyung-min | Busan IPark | 9 |
Lee Jeong-hyeop | Busan IPark | ||
Cristian Dănălache | Daejeon Citizen | ||
Park Sung-ho | Seongnam FC | ||
Jin Chang-soo | Bucheon FC 1995 | ||
10 | Baek Sung-dong | Suwon FC | 8 |
Jeong Jae-hee | FC Anyang |
Top assist providers edit
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | Chang Hyuk-jin | Ansan Greeners | 13 |
2 | Jung Won-jin | Gyeongnam FC | 10 |
3 | Alex Bruno | Gyeongnam FC | 8 |
Kim Shin | Bucheon FC 1995 | ||
5 | Atsuki Wada | Seoul E-Land FC | 7 |
6 | Rômulo | Busan IPark | 6 |
Lee Ho-seok | Daejeon Citizen | ||
Kim Shin | Bucheon FC 1995 | ||
9 | Kim Bong-rae | Suwon FC | 5 |
Lee Ju-yong | Asan Mugunghwa | ||
Jeong Jae-hee | FC Anyang |
Attendance edit
Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | FC Anyang | 60,078 | 10,683 | 1,360 | 3,338 | +82.7% |
2 | Seongnam FC | 50,427 | 6,700 | 1,410 | 2,802 | −58.4%† |
3 | Ansan Greeners | 48,635 | 8,405 | 915 | 2,702 | n/a |
4 | Busan IPark | 43,302 | 6,337 | 1,024 | 2,406 | +56.8% |
5 | Gyeongnam FC | 39,273 | 7,278 | 713 | 2,182 | +81.8% |
6 | Daejeon Citizen | 38,787 | 5,136 | 1,032 | 2,155 | −15.2% |
7 | Suwon FC | 38,655 | 8,455 | 711 | 2,148 | −51.0%† |
8 | Asan Mugunghwa | 35,188 | 7,933 | 726 | 1,955 | +94.5% |
9 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 35,047 | 7,209 | 0 | 1,947 | −6.4% |
10 | Seoul E-Land | 28,996 | 4,531 | 631 | 1,611 | +22.9% |
League total | 418,388 | 10,683 | 0 | 2,324 | +54.3% |
Updated to games played on 29 October 2017
Source: K League Classic
Notes:
† Team played previous season in K League Classic.
Awards edit
The 2016 K League Awards was held on 20 November 2017.[1]
Main awards edit
- Most Valuable Player: Marcão (Gyeongnam FC)
- Top goalscorer: Marcão (Gyeongnam FC)
- Top assist provider: Chang Hyuk-jin (Ansan Greeners)
- Manager of the Year: Kim Jong-boo (Gyeongnam FC)
Best XI edit
Position | Player | Club |
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Goalkeeper | Lee Bum-soo | Gyeongnam FC |
Defenders | Choi Jae-soo | Gyeongnam FC |
Park Ji-soo | Gyeongnam FC | |
Ivan Herceg | Gyeongnam FC | |
Woo Joo-sung | Gyeongnam FC | |
Midfielders | Jung Won-jin | Gyeongnam FC |
Hwang In-beom | Daejeon Citizen | |
Moon Ki-han | Bucheon FC 1995 | |
Bae Ki-jong | Gyeongnam FC | |
Forwards | Marcão | Gyeongnam FC |
Lee Jeong-hyeop | Busan IPark |
Player of the Round edit
Manager of the Month edit
Month | Manager | Club | Division |
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March | Jo Sung-hwan | Jeju United | K League Classic |
April | Kim Jong-boo | Gyeongnam FC | K League Challenge |
May | Choi Yun-kyum | Gangwon FC | K League Classic |
June | Choi Kang-hee | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League Classic |
July | Seo Jung-won | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | K League Classic |
August | Hwang Sun-hong | FC Seoul | K League Classic |
September | Kim Do-hoon | Ulsan Hyundai | K League Classic |
October | André | Daegu FC | K League Classic |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ [K리그 어워즈] 챌린지는 경남 천하! MVP 말컹-감독상 김종부 (챌린지 종합). Naver.com (in Korean). InterFootball. 20 November 2017.
External links edit
- Official website (in Korean)