2012 Challengers League

Daum Challengers League 2012

Season	2012
Champions	FC Pocheon 3rd Title
Matches played	228
Goals scored	1,003 (4.4 per match)
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Template:Challengers League map 2012 The 2012 Challengers League was the sixth season of the Challengers League. Playoff systems were used as the same as last season and league was divided two groups and play with home and away each other, with the winners of each stage and the two runners-up advancing to the post-season championship playoffs.

Competition Format

The 2012 season run from March 5 through October 22. The 18 teams in the league are divided into the Group A and Group B — nine in the Group A, nine in the Group B. Each team competes against the other team in same group twice, home and away, the other group's team once, home or away, for a total of 25 games. The two group winners and two runners-up qualify to the Championship playoff.

Team changes from last season

New clubs

• Jungnang Chorus Mustang
• Paju Citizen

Name changed

• Asan Citizen FC → Yesan Citizen FC

Challengers League Clubs, 2012

Club	City	Stadium	Manager
Bucheon FC 1995	Bucheon	Bucheon Stadium	Gwak Kyung-Keun
Cheonan FC	Cheonan	Cheonan Football Center	Park Yoon-Ki
Cheongju Jikji FC	Cheongju	Cheongju Stadium	Kim Jong-Hyun
Chuncheon FC	Chuncheon	Chuncheon Stadium	Ham Cheol-Kwon
Goyang Citizen	Goyang	Goyang Eoulimnuri ground	Kim Jin-Ok
Gwangju Gwangsan FC	Gwangju	Honam University ground	Hwang Young-Woo
Gyeongju Citizen	Gyeongju	Gyeongju Civic Stadium	Kim Jin-Hyung
Icheon Citizen	Icheon	Icheon City Stadium	Lee Hyun-Chang
Jeonju EM	Jeonju	Jeonju University ground	Oh In-Eui
Jungnang Chorus Mustang	Seoul	Jungnang Public Ground	Kim Sang-Hwa
Namyangju United	Namyangju	Namyangju Stadium	Lee Jong-Woon
Paju Citizen	Paju	Paju Stadium	Cho Deok-Jeung
FC Pocheon	Pocheon	Pocheon Stadium	Lee Su-Sik
Seoul FC Martyrs	Seoul	Gangbuk Stadium	Yoo Bong-Ki
Seoul United	Seoul	Madeul Stadium	Bae Hyung-Ryul
Yangju Citizen	Yangju	Yangju Stadium	Kim Jong-Boo
Yeonggwang FC	Yeonggwang	Yeonggwang Sportium	Kim Han-Bong
Yesan Citizen	Yesan	Yesan Stadium	Choi Jong-Duk

League standing

Group A

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Group B

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League Total

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Championship Play-off

Playoff

10 November 2012

15:00

Paju Citizen	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Cheongju Jikji
Kim Su-Won 86'		Kim Hee-Jung 90+2'
Penalties
Jo Jae-Seok Park Han-Woong Lee Ji-Ho	5 – 4	Shin Kang-Seon Ahn Jung-Hun Jang Bong-Gu

Paju Public Stadium

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Semifinal

17 November 2012

14:00

Chuncheon FC	3 – 2	Paju Citizen
Lee Kang-Min 10' Yoon Chul-Soon 40' Sun Min-Su 56'		Jung Sung-Jo 69' Choi Hyun-Seo 73'

Chuncheon Stadium

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Final

24 November 2012

14:00

FC Pocheon	1 – 0	Chuncheon FC
Kang Seok-Gu 65'

Pocheon Stadium

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See also

• 2012 Korean FA Cup
• 2012 K-League
• 2012 Korea National League