The 2019 K League 2 was the seventh season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Its champions could be promoted to the K League 1 the next season, and second, third and fourth-placed team advanced to the promotion playoffs.
| Season | 2019 |
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| Champions | Gwangju FC (1st title) |
| Promoted | Gwangju FC Busan IPark |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Best Player | Lee Dong-jun[1] |
| Top goalscorer | Felipe (19 goals)[1] |
← 2018 2020 → | |
Teams edit
Team changes edit
Relegated from K League 1
Promoted to K League 1
Stadiums edit
| 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 sponsoring edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes edit
| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Incoming | Date | Table |
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| Daejeon Citizen |  Ko Jong-soo
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Sacked | 21 May 2019 | Park Chul (caretaker)
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21 May 2019 | |
| Seoul E-Land | Kim Hyun-soo
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Sacked | 22 May 2019 | Woo Sung-yong (caretaker)
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17 June 2019 | |
| Daejeon Citizen | Park Chul
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Caretaker | 1 July 2019 | Lee Heung-sil
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1 July 2019 | |
| Jeonnam Dragons |  Fabiano Soares
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Resigned | 27 July 2019 | Jeon Kyung-jun (caretaker)
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27 July 2019 | |
| Suwon FC | Kim Dae-eui
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Resigned[2] | 29 October 2019 | Lee Kwan-woo (caretaker)
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29 October 2019 |
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. Players in bold are players who joined midway through the competition.
- ^ An Byong-jun represented North Korea at international level, but he was deemed as a native player in the K League 2 by South Korean law and passport.
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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| 1 | Gwangju FC (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 73 | Promotion to the K League 1 |
| 2 | Busan IPark (O, P) | 36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | FC Anyang | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 55 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round |
| 4 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 51 | |
| 5 | Ansan Greeners | 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 | |
| 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 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 25 |
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
When the first round or semi-final match was finished as a draw, its winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.
Bracket edit
| First round | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Busan IPark | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | FC Anyang | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | FC Anyang | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Busan IPark | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Gyeongnam FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
First round edit
| FC Anyang | 1–1 | Bucheon FC 1995 |
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Palacios  11' |
Report | An Tae-hyun 78' |
Semi-final edit
| Busan IPark | 1–0 | FC Anyang |
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| Rômulo 61' |
Report |
Final edit
The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2019 K League 2 playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2019 K League 1.
Busan IPark won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League 1, while Gyeongnam FC were relegated to the K League 2.
Player statistics edit
Top scorers edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Felipe
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Gwangju FC | 19 |
| 2 |  Chisom Egbuchulam
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Suwon FC | 18 |
| 3 | Cho Gue-sung
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FC Anyang | 14 |
| 4 | Lee Dong-jun
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Busan IPark | 13 |
| Rômulo
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Busan IPark | ||
| Lee Jeong-hyeop
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Busan IPark | ||
| Alex Lima
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FC Anyang | ||
| 8 | Ko Moo-yeol
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Asan Mugunghwa | 12 |
 Soma Novothny
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Busan IPark |
Top assist providers edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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| 1 | Jeong Jae-hee
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Jeonnam Dragons | 10 |
| 2 | Chang Hyuk-jin
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Ansan Greeners | 9 |
| 3 | Kim Sang-won
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FC Anyang | 8 |
| 4 | Park Jong-woo
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Busan IPark | 7 |
| Baek Sung-dong
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Suwon FC | ||
| Lee Dong-jun
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Busan IPark | ||
| 7 | Kim Min-kyun
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Seoul E-Land | 6 |
 Manuel Palacios
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FC Anyang | ||
| 9 | Ju Se-jong
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Asan Mugunghwa | 5 |
| Róbson
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Seoul E-Land | ||
| Alex Lima
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FC Anyang | ||
| Kim Ryun-do
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Bucheon FC 1995 |
Attendance edit
Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
| 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% |
Source: K League
Notes:
† Team played previous season in K League 1.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b K리그2 '가장 빛난 별'은 부산 이동준…MVP·베스트 11 석권 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ 프로축구 수원FC 김대의 감독, 성적 부진으로 자진사퇴 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 October 2019.