2018 K3 League Advanced

2018 K3 League Advanced

Season	2018
Dates	24 March 2018 - 24 November 2018
Champions	Gyeongju Citizen (3rd title)
Relegated	Jeonju FC Jungnang Chorus Mustang
Matches played	132
Goals scored	404 (3.06 per match)
Top goalscorer	Choi Yong-woo
Biggest home win	Pocheon Citizen 7 - 0 Jungnang Chorus Mustang
Biggest away win	Jungnang Chorus Mustang 0 - 9 Hwaseong FC
Highest attendance	1655
Lowest attendance	75
Average attendance	262
← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 K3 League Advanced was the 12th season of the K3 League Advanced. After the season, two teams were relegated to the K3 League Basic, and two teams got promoted from it.

Competition format

The 2018 season ran from March through November. The 12 teams competed in a single division. Each team played each other twice for a total of 22 games.

K3 League Advanced Clubs, 2018

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity	Manager
Cheongju City FC	Cheongju	Cheongju Stadium	17,264	Kwon Oh-gyu
Chungbuk Cheongju FC	Cheongju	Cheongju Stadium	17,264	Park Yang-hoon
Chuncheon FC	Chuncheon	Chuncheon Stadium	20,000	Kim Yong-Ho
Gimpo Citizen	Gimpo	Gimpo Sports Complex	5,068	Oh Jong-yeo
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
Jeonju FC	Jeonju	Jeonju Sports Complex	30,000	Yang Young-cheol
Jungnang Chorus Mustang	Seoul	Jungnang Public Ground	400	Kim Sang-hwa
FC Pocheon	Pocheon	Pocheon Stadium	7,000	Kim Jae-hyeong
Pyeongtaek Citizen FC	Pyeongtaek	Sosabeol Reports Town	15,000	Lee Seong-gyun
Yangpyeong FC	Yangpyeong	Yongmun Sports Park	400	Kim Gyeong-bum

Matches 1–20

Home \ Away	GC	FCP	ICH	GIM	CHU	CHE	HWA	YAN	PYE	CC	JEO	JCM
Gyeongju Citizen	—	2–3	1–0	3–1	1–2	2–0	2–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	6–3
FC Pocheon	3–0	—	0–3	4–2	3–1	4–1	2–0	1–2	4–2	3–0	1–4	7–0
Icheon Citizen	1–1	2–0	—	3–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–0	1–0	1–2	1–1
Gimpo Citizen	1–1	2–1	1–2	—	2–1	1–1	1–0	0–1	3–1	2–1	5–0	5–1
Chuncheon FC	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	0–0	3–2	2–0	3–3	2–1	3–0
Cheongju City	0–4	1–4	2–1	0–0	0–0	—	2–0	1–0	1–1	2–1	1–0	5–1
Hwaseong	0–3	0–2	3–2	3–1	2–1	2–1	—	0–0	1–1	3–1	2–1	1–0
Yangpyeong FC	0–1	3–3	1–1	2–4	1–1	1–2	1–1	—	2–1	3–0	2–0	4–0
Pyeongtaek Citizen FC	2–1	1–4	2–3	2–0	0–3	0–0	2–2	1–0	—	2–0	5–1	1–0
Chungbuk Cheongju FC	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–1	1–0	2–1	—	2–1	2–4
Jeonju FC	1–4	0–1	1–3	1–3	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–1	1–0	0–1	—	2–3
Jungnang Chorus Mustang	1–3	1–6	0–1	1–2	0–3	1–3	0–9	1–4	1–2	3–1	1–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on = all games played. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gyeongju Citizen (C)	22	16	2	4	46	21	+25	50	Qualification to K3 League Advance Championship
2	FC Pocheon	22	15	1	6	58	30	+28	46
3	Icheon Citizen	22	11	5	6	33	25	+8	38
4	Gimpo Citizen	22	11	4	7	42	31	+11	37
5	Chuncheon FC	22	10	6	6	38	27	+11	36
6	Cheongju City	22	9	7	6	26	26	0	34
7	Hwaseong	22	9	6	7	32	25	+7	33
8	Yangpyeong FC	22	8	5	9	32	26	+6	29
9	Pyeongtaek Citizen FC	22	7	4	11	28	34	−6	25
10	Chungbuk Cheongju FC	22	6	2	14	19	37	−18	20	Qualification to K3 League relegation/promotion playoff
11	Jeonju FC	22	5	1	16	25	46	−21	16	Relegation to the 2018 K3 Basic League
12	Jungnang Chorus Mustang	22	3	1	18	23	74	−51	10

Updated to match(es) played on all games played. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship Play-off

	Preliminary Semifinals					Semifinals					Final
	FC Pocheon		3
											1	Gyeongju Citizen	0	2	2
	Chuncheon FC		3
						2	FC Pocheon	1			3	Icheon Citizen	0	1	1
						3	Icheon Citizen	2
	Icheon Citizen		1
	Gimpo Citizen		1

Winner

Challengers League 2018 Winners
Gyeongju Citizen 3rd Title

See also

• 2018 Korean FA Cup
• 2018 K League 1
• 2018 K League 2
• 2018 Korea National League
• 2018 K3 League Basic