2018 K League 2
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| Season | 2018 |
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| Champions | Asan Mugunghwa |
| Promoted | Seongnam FC |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 K League 2 was the sixth season of the K League 2, the second tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2013, and the first one with its current name, the K League 2. The top-ranked team and the winner of the promotion play-offs among three clubs ranked between second and fourth were promoted to the K League 1 after the regular season ends.
Teams
Gyeongnam FC, the first-placed team of the 2017 K League Challenge was promoted to the 2018 K League 1. Gwangju FC was relegated from the top tier. A total of ten teams contested the league.
| Team | City | Manager | Home venue | Capacity |
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| Ansan Greeners FC | Ansan |  Lee Heung-sil
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Ansan Wa~ Stadium | 35,000 |
| FC Anyang | Anyang | Ko Jung-woon
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Anyang Stadium | 17,143 |
| Asan Mugunghwa | Asan | Park Dong-hyuk
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Yi Sun-sin Stadium | 19,283 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Jeong Gab-seok
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Bucheon Stadium | 34,545 |
| Busan IPark | Busan | Choi Yun-kyum
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Busan Gudeok Stadium | 12,349 |
| Daejeon Citizen | Daejeon | Ko Jong-soo
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Daejeon World Cup Stadium | 40,535 |
| Gwangju FC | Gwangju | Park Jin-sub
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Gwangju World Cup Stadium | 40,245 |
| Seongnam FC | Seongnam | Nam Ki-il
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Tancheon Stadium | 16,146 |
| Seoul E-Land FC | Seoul |  In Chang-soo
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Seoul Olympic Stadium | 69,950 |
| Suwon FC | Suwon | Cho Duck-je
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Suwon Sports Complex | 11,808 |
Stadiums
Primary venues used in the K League Challenge included:
| Ansan Greeners FC | FC Anyang | Asan Mugunghwa | Bucheon FC 1995 | Busan IPark |
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| Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Bucheon Stadium | Busan Gudeok Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 19,283 | Capacity: 34,545 | Capacity: 12,349 |
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| Daejeon Citizen | Gwangju FC | Seongnam FC | Seoul E-Land FC | Suwon FC |
| Daejeon World Cup Stadium | Gwangju World Cup Stadium | Tancheon Stadium | Seoul Olympic Stadium | Suwon Sports Complex |
| Capacity: 40,535 | Capacity: 40,245 | Capacity: 16,146 | Capacity: 69,950 | Capacity: 11,808 |
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Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Foreign players
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.
As of 24 July 2018.
- 1 Although Wang Chien-ming represents Chinese Taipei at international level, he is considered Korean for squad registration purposes.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Asan Mugunghwa [a] (C) | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 72 | |
| 2 | Seongnam FC (P) | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 65 | Promotion to 2019 K League 1 |
| 3 | Busan IPark | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 56 | Qualification to K League Challenge play-offs |
| 4 | Daejeon Citizen | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 53 | |
| 5 | Gwangju FC | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 48 | |
| 6 | FC Anyang | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 44 | |
| 7 | Suwon FC | 36 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 42 | |
| 8 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 39 | |
| 9 | Ansan Greeners FC | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 39 | |
| 10 | Seoul E-Land FC | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 37 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Positions by matchday
Leader & Promotion to the 2019 K League 1
Qualification to Relegation/promotion play-offs
Round 1–18
Round 19–36
Results
Matches 1–18
Matches 19–36
Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
Promotion and relegation playoffs were held between the 3rd to 5th clubs of 2018 K League 2 and the 11th club of 2018 K League 1. If scores are tied after regular time at the Semi-Playoff and Playoffstage , the higher placed team advances to the next phase. The same conditions do not apply to the final Promotion-Relegation Playoffs.
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Semi-Playoff
Playoff
| Busan IPark | 3–0 | Daejeon Citizen |
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Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
First leg
| Busan IPark | 1–3 | FC Seoul |
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Second leg
| FC Seoul | 1–1 | Busan IPark |
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FC Seoul retained its 2019 K League 1 spot, 4–2 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Top scorers
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Attendance
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Busan IPark | 44,572 | 6,532 | 1,008 | 2,476 | +3.0% |
| 2 | Seongnam FC | 43,208 | 4,167 | 1,128 | 2,400 | −14.3% |
| 3 | Suwon FC | 33,792 | 3,060 | 815 | 1,877 | −11.0% |
| 4 | Ansan Greeners | 32,775 | 5,532 | 645 | 1,820 | −32.6% |
| 5 | Asan Mugunghwa | 31,594 | 4,039 | 844 | 1,755 | −10.3% |
| 6 | Daejeon Citizen | 29,617 | 4,142 | 418 | 1,645 | −26.5% |
| 7 | Gwangju FC | 27,393 | 5,439 | 464 | 1,522 | −51.8%† |
| 8 | FC Anyang | 27,090 | 6,503 | 405 | 1,505 | −54.9% |
| 9 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 18,464 | 1,655 | 618 | 1,026 | −50.2% |
| 10 | Seoul E-Land | 12,410 | 1,349 | 312 | 689 | −57.2% |
| League total | 300,895 | 6,532 | 312 | 1,672 | −28.2% |
Updated to games played on 23 July 2019
Source: K League
Notes:
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
† † Team played previous season in K League Classic.
References
- ^ http://kleague.com/ko/content/%ED%81%B4%EB%9F%BD
- ^ "아산 승격여부, 19일로 연기… 경찰청 번복 없으면 차순위 성남 승격 (종합)". news1. 5 November 2018.
- ^ "[공식 발표] 아산, 승격 자격 박탈…성남 1부 승격, 28일 대전-광주 준플레이오프". SPOTV News. 19 November 2018.
- ^ http://kleague.com/ko/content/dcclubrank
External links
- Official K League website (in Korean)