2012 Challengers League
Season | 2012 |
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Dates | 3 March 2012 – 24 November 2012 |
Champions | FC Pocheon (2nd title) |
Matches played | 228 |
Goals scored | 996 (4.37 per match) |
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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
Name changed
2012 Challengers League Clubs
League standing
Group A
League standing is calculated by group A result (16 round) plus inter league (9 round) result.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FC Pocheon (Q) | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 101 | 24 | +77 | 62 | Championship playoff |
2 | Chuncheon FC (Q) | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 25 | +37 | 58 | |
3 | Icheon Citizen | 25 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 73 | 28 | +45 | 53 | |
4 | Yeonggwang FC | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 32 | |
5 | Jeonju FC | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 28 | |
6 | Gwangju Gwangsan FC | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 28 | |
7 | Jungnang Chorus Mustang | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 75 | −42 | 21 | |
8 | Namyangju United | 25 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 115 | −87 | 6[a] | |
9 | Seoul FC Martyrs | 25 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 28 | 155 | −127 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ Namyangju Citizen were deducted one point
Group B
League standing is calculated by group A result (16 round) plus inter league (9 round) result.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Paju Citizen (Q) | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 50 | Championship playoff |
2 | Cheongju FC (Q) | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 49 | |
3 | Yangju Citizen | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 79 | 51 | +28 | 46 | |
4 | Gyeongju Citizen | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 43 | |
5 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 41 | |
6 | Seoul United | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 38 | |
7 | Cheonan FC | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 31 | |
8 | Yesan United | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 58 | 72 | −14 | 26 | |
9 | Goyang Citizen | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 21[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ Goyang FC were deducted one point
League total
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FC Pocheon (Q) | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 101 | 24 | +77 | 62 | Championship playoff |
2 | Chuncheon FC (Q) | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 25 | +37 | 58 | |
3 | Icheon Citizen | 25 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 73 | 27 | +46 | 53 | |
4 | Paju Citizen (Q) | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 50 | Championship playoff |
5 | Cheongju FC (Q) | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 49 | |
6 | Yangju Citizen | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 79 | 51 | +28 | 46 | |
7 | Gyeongju Citizen | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 43 | |
8 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 41 | |
9 | Seoul United | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 38 | |
10 | Yeonggwang FC | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 32 | |
11 | Cheonan FC | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 31 | |
12 | Jeonju FC | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 28 | |
13 | Gwangju Gwangsan FC | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 28 | |
14 | Yesan United | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 57 | 72 | −15 | 26 | |
15 | Goyang Citizen | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 21[a] | |
16 | Jungnang Chorus Mustang | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 75 | −42 | 20 | |
17 | Namyangju United | 25 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 31 | 120 | −89 | 6[b] | |
18 | Seoul FC Martyrs | 25 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 33 | 158 | −125 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
Championship Play-off
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Playoff
Paju Citizen | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Cheongju Jikji |
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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 |
Semifinal
Chuncheon FC | 3–2 | Paju Citizen |
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Lee Kang-min 10' Yoon Chul-soon 40' Sun Min-su 56' |
Jung Sung-jo 69' Choi Hyun-seo 73' |