2019 K3 League Advanced

The 2019 K3 League Advanced was the 13th and last season of amateur K3 League. After the end of the 2019 season, the K3 League was relaunched as a semi-professional league by Korea Football Association (KFA).[3]

K3 League Advanced
Season2019
Dates23 March – November 2019[1]
ChampionsHwaseong FC
(2nd title)
Matches played132
Goals scored351 (2.66 per match)
Best PlayerMoon Joon-ho[2]
Top goalscorerBae Chun-suk[2]
2018

Icheon Citizen abandoned the last three matches of the regular season to avoid the spread of African swine fever virus, which could damage pig farms in Icheon.[4]

Teams edit

Club City Stadium Capacity Manager
Cheongju FC Cheongju Cheongju Stadium 17,264   Kwon Oh-gyu
Chuncheon FC Chuncheon Chuncheon Stadium 20,000   Kim Yong-ho
Chungju Citizen Chungju Chungju Stadium 15,000   Gong Mun-bae
Gimpo Citizen Gimpo Gimpo Sports Complex 5,068   Oh Jong-yeol
Gyeongju Citizen Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,199   Kim Dae-geon
Hwaseong FC Hwaseong Hwaseong Stadium 35,270   Kim Seong-nam
Icheon Citizen Icheon Icheon Stadium 20,305   Lee Yeong-gi
Paju Citizen Paju Paju Public Stadium 22,000   Oh Won-jae
Pocheon Citizen Pocheon Pocheon Stadium 7,000   Kim Jae-hyeong
Pyeongtaek Citizen Pyeongtaek Sosabeol Reports Town 15,000   Lee Seong-gyun
Siheung Citizen Siheung Jeongwang Sports Park   Jung Sun-woo
Yangpyeong FC Yangpyeong Yongmun Sports Park 400   Kim Gyeong-bum

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hwaseong FC (C) 22 16 2 4 44 19 +25 50 Qualification for Championship final
2 Gyeongju Citizen 22 14 4 4 36 21 +15 46 Qualification for Championship first round
3 Gimpo Citizen 22 12 6 4 28 19 +9 42
4 Yangpyeong FC 22 13 2 7 42 30 +12 41 Qualification for Championship first round
and K4 League[a]
5 Pocheon Citizen 22 12 3 7 30 21 +9 39
6 Paju Citizen 22 11 2 9 30 26 +4 35 Qualification for K4 League[b]
7 Siheung Citizen 22 8 5 9 22 25 −3 29
8 Cheongju FC 22 8 4 10 29 32 −3 28
9 Icheon Citizen 22 7 6 9 27 33 −6 27 Qualification for K4 League[b]
10 Chuncheon FC 22 4 3 15 23 38 −15 15
11 Pyeongtaek Citizen 22 3 2 17 23 47 −24 11
12 Chungju Citizen[c] 22 3 3 16 17 40 −23 2 Qualification for K4 League[b]
Source: Soccerway KFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified after getting a license for K4 League.
  2. ^ a b c Qualified after getting a license for K4 League.
  3. ^ Chungju Citizen was deducted 10 points.

Relegation playoff edit

The promotion-relegation playoff was contested between winners of Basic league playoff and 10th-placed team of Advanced league, but the match became meaningless after Korea Football Association decided to examine every K3 League club for qualification for newly-founded K3 League or K4 League.[5]

Chuncheon FC0–0Yangju Citizen
Report
Gongjicheon Football Field
Attendance: 234
Referee: Park Young-rok

Championship playoffs edit

When the first round and semi-final matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.[6]

Bracket edit

First round edit

Gyeongju Citizen1–3Pocheon Citizen
Kim Jin-yung   20' Report
  • Lee Soon-min   6'
  • Kim Seul-ki   16'
  • Kim Kung-hoon   60'
Attendance: 655
Referee: Choi Kyu-hyun

Gimpo Citizen0–1Yangpyeong FC
Report Oh Dong-kyu   61'
Attendance: 359
Referee: Kim Jae-hong

Semi-final edit

Yangpyeong FC3–0Pocheon Citizen
  • Yoo Dong-kyu   12', 41'
  • Kim Tae-kung   18'
Report
Attendance: 288
Referee: Woo Bung-hun

Final edit

Yangpyeong FC0–1Hwaseong FC
Report Park Jun-tae   77'
Attendance: 657
Referee: Park Jin-ho

Hwaseong FC1–0Yangpyeong FC
Moon Jun-tae   71' Report
Attendance: 827
Referee: Lee Huk-jae

Hwaseong FC won 2–0 on aggregate.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ '도전 향한 열정'...달라지는 K3리그 23일 개막 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b 화성FC, 양평FC 꺾고 K3리그 챔피언 등극!. Naver (in Korean). KFA. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. ^ KFA 3,4부리그 접수 마감…K3, N리그, 신규팀 등 총 30팀 신청 (in Korean). News1. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ^ K3 이천시민축구단, 잔여경기 포기…돼지열병 방지 차원 (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  5. ^ 울산시민축구단 팬 여러분들께 알려드립니다. (in Korean). Ulsan Citizen FC. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  6. ^ K3리그 챔피언십과 플레이오프 개최…각각 26, 27일 스타트 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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