The 2013 K League Challenge was the first season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Its schedule was announced on 30 January 2013, and it began on 16 March.[1]
Season | 2013 |
---|---|
Champions | Sangju Sangmu (1st title) |
Promoted | Sangju Sangmu |
Matches played | 140 |
Goals scored | 404 (2.89 per match) |
Best Player | Lee Keun-ho |
Top goalscorer | Lee Keun-ho (15 goals) |
Average attendance | 1,685 |
2014 → |
Teams
editPromotion and relegation
editRelegated from K League
Promoted from Korea National League
Promoted from Challengers League
Promoted from R League
Newly formed
Stadiums
editTeam | City | State | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|
FC Anyang | Anyang | Gyeonggi | Anyang Stadium | 18,216 |
Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Gyeonggi | Bucheon Stadium | 34,545 |
Chungju Hummel | Chungju | Chungbuk | Chungju Stadium | 15,000 |
Goyang Hi FC | Goyang | Gyeonggi | Goyang Stadium | 41,311 |
Gwangju FC | Gwangju | — | Gwangju World Cup Stadium | 44,118 |
Korean Police[a] | — | — | — | — |
Sangju Sangmu | Sangju | Gyeongbuk | Sangju Civic Stadium | 15,042 |
Suwon FC | Suwon | Gyeonggi | Suwon Stadium | 24,670 |
- ^ Korean Police didn't have a home stadium, and played all matches at opponents' stadiums.
Personnel and sponsoring
editNote: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
---|---|---|---|
FC Anyang | Lee Woo-hyung | Jako | KB Kookmin Bank |
Bucheon FC 1995 | Gwak Kyung-keun | Ninety Plus | Bucheon City |
Chungju Hummel | Kim Jong-pil | Hummel | Chungju |
Goyang Hi FC | Lee Young-moo | New Balance | |
Gwangju FC | Nam Ki-il (caretaker) | Joma | Kwangju Bank |
Korean Police | Cho Dong-hyun | Adidas | Korean Police |
Sangju Sangmu | Park Hang-seo | Jako | Sangju |
Suwon FC | Cho Duck-je | Astore | Suwon |
Foreign players
editRestricting 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 including a least one player from the AFC country.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | Former Players |
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FC Anyang | |||||
Bucheon FC 1995 | |||||
Chungju Hummel | Alessandro Lopes | Miguel Bianconi | Tutinha | ||
Goyang Hi FC | Wesley Alex | Almir | |||
Gwangju FC | Luizinho | Lúcio Curió | Cássio | ||
Suwon FC | Bogdan Milić | Aleksandar Jovanović |
League table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sangju Sangmu (C, P) | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 77 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
2 | Korean Police | 35 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 64 | |
3 | Gwangju FC | 35 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 53 | |
4 | Suwon FC | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 47 | |
5 | FC Anyang | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 45 | |
6 | Goyang Hi FC | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 41 | |
7 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 33 | |
8 | Chungju Hummel | 35 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Promotion playoffs
editSangju Sangmu | 4–1 | Gangwon FC |
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|
Choi Seung-in 90+2' |
Sangju Sangmu won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Gangwon FC were relegated to the K League Challenge.
Player statistics
editTop scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lee Keun-ho | Sangju Sangmu | 15
|
Lee Sang-hyup | Sangju Sangmu | 15
| |
Wesley Alex | Goyang Hi FC | 15
| |
4 | Lúcio Curió | Gwangju FC | 13
|
5 | Yang Dong-hyun | Korean Police | 11
|
Park Jong-chan | Suwon FC | 11
| |
7 | Kim Young-hoo | Korean Police | 10
|
8 | Jung Jo-gook | Korean Police | 9
|
9 | Ha Tae-goon | Sangju Sangmu | 8
|
Ko Kyung-min | Korean Police | 8
|
Top assist providers
editRank | Player | Club | Assists |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Yeom Ki-hun | Korean Police | 11
|
2 | Lúcio Curió | Gwangju FC | 10
|
3 | Choi Jin-soo | FC Anyang | 8
|
4 | Lim Chang-kyun | Bucheon FC 1995 | 7
|
Park Sung-jin | FC Anyang | 7
| |
Baek Jong-hwan | Sangju Sangmu | 7
| |
7 | Lee Keun-ho | Sangju Sangmu | 6
|
Kim Ho-nam | Gwangju FC | 6
| |
Moon Ki-han | Korean Police | 6
| |
Kim Han-won | Suwon FC | 6
| |
Wesley Alex | Goyang Hi FC | 6
| |
Yoo Soo-hyun | Suwon FC | 6
|
Attendance
editAttendants who entered with free ticket were not counted. Korean Police played all matches at opponents' stadiums.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sangju Sangmu | 50,759 | 9,708 | 483 | 2,538 | −10.0%† |
2 | Gwangju FC | 46,813 | 18,560 | 358 | 2,341 | −18.6%† |
3 | FC Anyang | 38,115 | 6,423 | 519 | 1,815 | 0.0% |
4 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 34,307 | 3,254 | 642 | 1,715 | 0.0% |
5 | Chungju Hummel | 33,250 | 8,106 | 323 | 1,663 | 0.0% |
6 | Suwon FC | 17,834 | 1,957 | 505 | 939 | 0.0% |
7 | Goyang Hi FC | 14,768 | 2,098 | 284 | 738 | 0.0% |
League total | 235,846 | 18,560 | 284 | 1,685 | 0.0% |
Awards
editThe 2013 K League Awards was held on 3 December 2013.[2]
Main awards
edit- Most Valuable Player: Lee Keun-ho (Sangju Sangmu)
- Manager of the Year: Park Hang-seo (Sangju Sangmu)
- Top goalscorer: Lee Keun-ho (Sangju Sangmu)
- Top assist provider: Yeom Ki-hun (Korean Police)
Best XI
editPosition | Player | Club |
---|---|---|
Goalkeeper | Kim Ho-jun | Sangju Sangmu |
Defenders | Choi Chul-soon | Sangju Sangmu |
Kim Hyung-il | Sangju Sangmu | |
Lee Jae-sung | Sangju Sangmu | |
Oh Beom-seok | Korean Police | |
Midfielders | Yeom Ki-hun | Korean Police |
Lee Ho | Sangju Sangmu | |
Choi Jin-soo | FC Anyang | |
Kim Young-hoo | Korean Police | |
Forwards | Lee Keun-ho | Sangju Sangmu |
Wesley Alex | Goyang Hi FC |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 2013 K리그 클래식 경기 일정 확정 (in Korean). K League. 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ <프로축구> 이근호 챌린지 MVP·득점상·베스트11 '싹쓸이' (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Review at K League (in Korean)