2011 Challengers League
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Season | 2011 |
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Dates | 5 March 2011 - 13 November 2011 |
Champions | Gyeongju Citizen (2nd title) |
Korean FA Cup | |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 668 (3.71 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() (Chuncheon, 15 goals) |
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The 2011 Challengers League was the fifth season of the K3 League. The league announced its new name as Challengers League from this season. 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.
The season began on 5 March 2011.
Competition Format
The 2011 season run from March 5 through October 22. The 16 teams in the league are divided into the Group A and Group B — eight in the Group A, eight 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 22 games. The two group winners and two runners-up qualify to the Championship playoff.
Team changes from last season
Defunct clubs
League standing
Group A
League standing is calculated by group A result (14 round) plus inter league (8 round) result.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Yangju Citizen | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 50 | Championship playoff |
2 | Gyeongju Citizen | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 45 | |
3 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 29 | |
4 | Jeonju FC | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 29 | |
5 | Seoul United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 26 | |
6 | Namyangju United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 20 | |
7 | Yeonggwang FC | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 15 | |
8 | Asan United | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 73 | −36 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group B
League standing is calculated by group A result (14 round) plus inter league (8 round) result.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Icheon Citizen | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 25 | +47 | 49 | Championship playoff |
2 | FC Pocheon | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 48 | |
3 | Chuncheon FC | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 43 | |
4 | Cheongju FC | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 40 | |
5 | Seoul FC Martyrs | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 30 | |
6 | Cheonan FC | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 20 | |
7 | Gwangju Gwangsan FC | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 17 | |
8 | Goyang Citizen | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 56 | −32 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Inter League
Inter League was scheduled from May 5 to June 25.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Icheon Citizen | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 20 |
2 | Gyeongju Citizen | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 19 |
3 | FC Pocheon | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 19 |
4 | Yangju Citizen | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 19 |
5 | Chuncheon FC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 14 |
6 | Cheongju FC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14 |
7 | Seoul FC Martyrs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 12 |
8 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 |
9 | Asan United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 11 |
10 | Gwangju Gwangsan FC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 |
11 | Jeonju FC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 8 |
11 | Goyang Citizen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 8 |
13 | Cheonan FC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 7 |
14 | Seoul United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 7 |
15 | Namyangju United | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 1 |
16 | Yeonggwang FC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 1 |
Championship playoff
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Semi-finals
Yangju Citizen | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | FC Pocheon |
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Choi Young-Nam ![]() |
Choi Kyung-Sik ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
4 – 3 |
Icheon Citizen | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Gyeongju Citizen |
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Penalties | ||
2 – 4 |
Final
First leg
Yangju Citizen | 1 – 1 | Gyeongju Citizen |
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Park Sang-Yong ![]() |
Yoon Chul-Soon ![]() |
Second leg
Gyeongju Citizen | 3 – 2 | Yangju Citizen |
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Kim Min-Seob ![]() Choi Jin-Seok ![]() |
Choi Young-Nam ![]() Park Sang-Yong ![]() |
Winner
Challengers League 2011 Winners |
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Gyeongju Citizen 2nd title |