The 2024 K League 2, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the 12th season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in South Korean football league system.

Hana 1Q
K League 2
Season2024
Dates1 March – 9 November 2024
ChampionsFC Anyang
(1st title)
PromotedFC Anyang
Matches played234
Goals scored616 (2.63 per match)
Best PlayerMatheus Oliveira
Top goalscorerBruno Mota
(16 goals)
Highest attendance15,308
Suwon 3–0 Ansan
(3 November)
Lowest attendance384
Ansan 0–3 Seoul E
(11 May)
Average attendance3,801
2023
2025

Teams

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Team changes

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As the 2023 K League 2 champions, Gimcheon Sangmu were promoted to the K League 1. Suwon Samsung Bluewings were relegated from the K League 1 for the first time in the club's history.[1]

  Promoted to K League 1   Relegated from K League 1

Locations

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The following thirteen teams are participating in the 2024 K League 2.[2]

Team City/Province Abbreviation
Ansan Greeners Ansan Ansan
FC Anyang Anyang Anyang
Bucheon FC 1995 Bucheon Bucheon
Busan IPark Busan Busan
Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan
Chungbuk Cheongju Cheongju Chungbuk Cheongju
Chungnam Asan Asan Chungnam Asan
Gimpo FC Gimpo Gimpo
Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam Gyeongnam
Jeonnam Dragons Jeonnam Jeonnam
Seongnam FC Seongnam Seongnam
Seoul E-Land Seoul Seoul E
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Suwon

Stadiums

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Ansan Greeners FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995
Ansan Wa~ Stadium Anyang Stadium Bucheon Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 17,143 Capacity: 34,456
     
Busan IPark Cheonan City
Busan Asiad Main Stadium[a] Busan Gudeok Stadium[b] Cheonan Stadium
Capacity: 53,769 Capacity: 12,349 Capacity: 26,000
 
 
 
Chungbuk Cheongju Chungnam Asan Gimpo FC
Cheongju Stadium Yi Sun-sin Stadium Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium
Capacity: 16,280 Capacity: 19,283 Capacity: 5,000
 
Gyeongnam FC Jeonnam Dragons Seongnam FC
Changwon Football Center Gwangyang Stadium Tancheon Stadium
Capacity: 15,074 Capacity: 13,496 Capacity: 16,146
     
Seoul E-Land Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Mokdong Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium[a] Yongin Mireu Stadium[b]
Capacity: 15,511 Capacity: 44,031 Capacity: 37,155
   
  1. ^ a b Used until June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Used since July 2024.

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager Main sponsor Kit manufacturer
Ansan Greeners   Lee Kwan-woo Government of Ansan Applerind
FC Anyang   Ryu Byeong-hoon Osang Healthcare V-EXX
Bucheon FC 1995   Lee Young-min Government of Bucheon Kelme
Busan IPark   Jo Sung-hwan HDC Hyundai Development Company Puma
Cheonan City   Kim Tae-wan Government of Cheonan Puma
Chungbuk Cheongju Applerind
Chungnam Asan   Kim Hyun-seok Haeyu Construction Mizuno
Gimpo FC   Ko Jeong-woon Government of Gimpo Sunderland of Scotland
Gyeongnam FC Nonghyup Bank Hummel
Jeonnam Dragons   Lee Jang-kwan POSCO Puma
Seongnam FC   Jeon Kyung-jun Government of Seongnam Umbro
Seoul E-Land   Kim Do-kyun NC Department Store New Balance
Suwon Samsung Bluewings   Byun Sung-hwan Samsung Galaxy S24 Puma

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Replaced by Date of appointment
Cheonan City   Park Nam-yeol Sacked 29 November 2023 [3] Pre-season   Kim Tae-wan 18 December 2023
FC Anyang   Lee Woo-hyung Change of assignment 6 December 2023 Pre-season   Ryu Beong-hoon 7 December 2023
Gyeongnam FC   Seol Ki-hyeon End of contract 30 November 2023 Pre-season   Park Dong-hyuk 5 December 2023
Chungnam Asan   Park Dong-hyuk Signed by Gyeongnam FC 4 December 2023 Pre-season   Kim Hyun-seok 1 January 2024
Seoul E-Land   Park Choong-kyun End of contract 13 December 2023 Pre-season   Kim Do-kyun 14 December 2023
Seongnam FC   Lee Ki-hyung Sacked 20 March 2024 13th   Choi Chul-woo 21 May 2024
Busan IPark   Park Jin-sub Resigned 8 July 2024 9th   Jo Sung-hwan 14 July 2024
Ansan Greeners   Lim Kwan-sik Resigned 10 July 2024 13th   Lee Kwan-woo 11 August 2024
Seongnam FC   Choi Chul-woo Mutual consent 6 August 2024 12th   Jeon Kyung-jun 11 September 2024
Gyeongnam FC   Park Dong-hyuk Sacked 9 September 2024 13th   Lee Eul-yong 12 November 2024
Chungbuk Cheongju   Choi Yun-kyum Resigned 2 October 2024 10th
Jeonnam Dragons   Lee Jang-kwan Mutual Consent 27 November 2024 4th  

Foreign players

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North Korean player An Byong-jun, who played for Busan IPark, was deemed as a native player by South Korean nationality law.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player ASEAN player Former players
Ansan Greeners
FC Anyang   Matheus Oliveira   Nicolas Careca   Yago César   Teppei Yachida   Danrlei
Bucheon FC 1995   Nilson   Rodrigo Bassani   Jucie Lupeta   Kazuki Takahashi
Busan IPark   Bruno Lamas   Fessin   Peniel Mlapa   Yuhei Sato   Ricardo Lopes
  Mukhammadali Alikulov
Cheonan City   Bruno Mota   Aboubacar Toungara   Erikys
  Paulo Henrique
Chungbuk Cheongju   Tales   Venício   Sadam Sulley   Paulinho
  Nathan Oduwa
  Hidetoshi Miyuki
Chungnam Asan   Denisson Silva   Juninho Rocha   Josepablo Monreal   Anderson Cordeiro
  Kainã
Gimpo FC   Bruno Paraíba   Luis Mina   Leonard Pllana   Connor Chapman
Gyeongnam FC   Felipe Fonseca   Felipe Saraiva   Bachana Arabuli   Lachlan Wales   Hélio Borges
  Rodrigo Rivas
  Zurab Museliani
  Yukiya Sugita
Jeonnam Dragons   Bruno Oliveira   Valdívia   Euloge Placca   Mukhammadali Alikulov   Jhon Montaño
  Yuhei Sato
Seongnam FC   Leonardo Acevedo   Christy Manzinga   Toni Gomes   Ikromjon Alibaev   Gabriel Honório
Seoul E-Land   Bruno Silva   Jhon Montaño   Osmar   Kazuki Kozuka   Peter Makrillos
  Eduvie Ikoba
Suwon Samsung Bluewings   Paulo Henrique   Sebastian Mailat   Fejsal Mulić   Peter Makrillos   Maxwell Acosty
  Kazuki Kozuka
  Aboubacar Toungara

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 FC Anyang (C, P) 36 18 9 9 51 36 +15 63 Promotion to K League 1
2 Chungnam Asan 36 17 9 10 60 44 +16 60 Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
3 Seoul E-Land 36 17 7 12 62 45 +17 58 Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
4 Jeonnam Dragons 36 16 9 11 61 50 +11 57 Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
5 Busan IPark 36 16 8 12 55 45 +10 56
6 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 36 15 11 10 46 35 +11 56
7 Gimpo FC 36 14 12 10 43 41 +2 54
8 Bucheon FC 1995 36 12 13 11 44 45 −1 49
9 Cheonan City 36 11 10 15 48 57 −9 43
10 Chungbuk Cheongju 36 8 16 12 32 42 −10 40
11 Ansan Greeners 36 9 10 17 35 48 −13 37
12 Gyeongnam FC 36 6 15 15 45 62 −17 33
13 Seongnam FC 36 5 11 20 34 66 −32 26
Source: K League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Positions by matchday

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  Leaders, promotion to K League 1
  Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
  Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
  Qualification for promotion play-offs first round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839
FC Anyang346211122111111111111111111111111111111
Chungnam Asan7105145568858979775433433345544332222232
Seoul E-Land112546775533543334565344434332224433323
Jeonnam Dragons1138624356964222222222222222223575544554
Busan IPark13710783433345357558999976676665643355665
Suwon Samsung Bluewings473832211222468666656655553456467666446
Gimpo FC1013121312121310710116634443344567987878888877777
Bucheon FC 19959117368891071010785889887788798787756788888
Cheonan City2549911111313131212121110101110101010101010101010101010999999999
Chungbuk Cheongju621477644477896997778899869999101010101010101010
Ansan Greeners749111310101211121313131313131313131313131313131212131111111111111111111111
Gyeongnam FC481112111312896911111011121212121211111111111111121212121212121212121212
Seongnam FC12121310109911121189101212111011111112121212121313111313131313131313131313
Source: K League

Results

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Matches 1–24

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Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.

Home \ Away ASG AYG BCN BSI CNC CBCJ CNAS GIM GNM JND SNM SUE SSB
Ansan Greeners 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–1
FC Anyang 1–0 3–0 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 2–1 1–3
Bucheon FC 1995 0–0 1–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–4 1–1 1–0 0–3
Busan IPark 2–1 3–4 2–2 2–3 0–2 2–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–3 1–1
Cheonan City 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–4 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–4 1–2
Chungbuk Cheongju 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 0–1
Chungnam Asan 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 4–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
Gimpo FC 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–5 1–1
Gyeongnam FC 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–4 3–3 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–4 1–2 2–1 0–0
Jeonnam Dragons 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–1
Seongnam FC 1–3 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–4 2–1 1–4 1–2 2–2 2–1
Seoul E-Land 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–4 1–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 5–1 3–0 1–3
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 25–36

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Teams played each other once, either at home or away.

Home \ Away ASG AYG BCN BSI CNC CBCJ CNAS GIM GNM JND SNM SUE SSB
Ansan Greeners 1–0 0–5 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–0
FC Anyang 2–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1
Bucheon FC 1995 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1
Busan IPark 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0
Cheonan City 2–3 1–1 2–3 1–0 3–1 0–3
Chungbuk Cheongju 0–2 1–4 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2
Chungnam Asan 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–1
Gimpo FC 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 4–3 0–0
Gyeongnam FC 1–4 0–0 1–1 5–1 0–3 1–1
Jeonnam Dragons 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 3–0 0–0
Seongnam FC 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–2
Seoul E-Land 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–4 1–0 2–0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

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The first round was contested between the fourth and fifth-placed teams of the regular season at the home stadium of the fourth-placed team, and its winners played the third-placed team in the second round. When the first and second round matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-outs.

The winners of the second round, and the league runners-up will compete with the tenth and eleventh-placed teams of the 2024 K League 1, respectively, in the final round. Each of the finals is a two-legged tie, with the winners securing the final spots in the 2025 K League 1.[4]

Bracket

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First round Second round Final 1
           
3 Seoul E-Land 2
4 Jeonnam Dragons 2
4 Jeonnam Dragons 0
5 Busan IPark 0
Seoul E-Land 1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2
Final 2
Chungnam Asan 4 1 5
Daegu FC 3 3 (a.e.t.) 6

First round

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Jeonnam Dragons0–0Busan IPark
Attendance: 6,375
Referee: Seol Tae-Hwan

Second round

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Seoul E-Land2–2Jeonnam Dragons
Kim Shin-jin   78'
Baek Ji-ung   81'
Placca   49'
Yoon Jae-seok   76'
Attendance: 6,199
Referee: Choi Gwang-ho

Final round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chungnam Asan 5-6 Daegu FC 4-3 1-3(a.e.t.)
Seoul E-Land agg. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-2 8 Dec
Chungnam Asan4 - 3Daegu FC
PARK Dae-hoon   11', 44'
Juninho Rocha   14'
Denisson Silva   69'
  45+1' Go Jae-hyeon
  87', 90+4' Cesinha
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: KIM Woo-seong
Daegu FC3 - 1 (a.e.t.)Chungnam Asan
Cesinha   45+5'
Edgar   83'
Lee Chan-dong   93'
  90+8' (pen.) Juninho Rocha
Attendance: 11,973
Referee: KO Hyung-jin

Chungnam Asan FC lost 5-6 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.


Seoul E-Land1 - 2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Osmar Ibáñez   49'   38' Tiago Orobó
  83' Jeon Jin-woo
Attendance: 13,205
Referee: SHIN Yong-jun

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player[5] Team Goals
1   Bruno Mota Cheonan City 16
2   Luis Mina Gimpo FC 15
3   Kim Jong-min Jeonnam Dragons 12
  Leonardo Acevedo Seongnam FC
  Valdívia Jeonnam Dragons
  Juninho Rocha Chungnam Asan
7   Bruno Silva Seoul E-Land 11
  Fessin Busan IPark
  Rodrigo Bassani Bucheon FC 1995
10   Paulo Henrique Cheonan City
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
10
  Fejsal Mulić Suwon Samsung Bluewings
  Byeon Gyung-jun Seoul E-Land

Top assist providers

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Rank Player[5] Team Assists
1   Matheus Oliveira FC Anyang 11
2   Bruno Lamas Busan IPark 9
3   Juninho Rocha Chungnam Asan 8
4   Park Min-seo Seoul E-Land 7
  Rodrigo Bassani Bucheon FC 1995
  Kim Myung-soon Chungbuk Cheongju
7   Kim Hyun Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6
  Bruno Silva Seoul E-Land
  Jhon Montaño Jeonnam Dragons
Seoul E-Land
  Kim Seung-ho Chungnam Asan
  Kang Jun-hyuk Chungnam Asan
  Yago César FC Anyang
  Byeon Gyung-jun Seoul E-Land

Awards

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Weekly awards

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Annual awards

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The 2024 K League Awards was held on 29 November 2024.[6]

Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player   Matheus Oliveira FC Anyang
Young Player of the Year   Seo Jae-min Seoul E-Land
Top goalscorer   Bruno Mota Cheonan City
Top assist provider   Matheus Oliveira FC Anyang
Manager of the Year   Ryu Byeong-hoon FC Anyang
Position Best XI
Goalkeeper   Kim Da-sol (Anyang)
Defenders   Lee Tae-hee
(Anyang)
  Lee Chang-yong
(Anyang)
  Osmar
(Seoul E)
  Kim Dong-jin
(Anyang)
Midfielders   Juninho Rocha
(Chungnam Asan)
  Valdívia
(Jeonnam)
  Kim Jeong-hyun
(Anyang)
  Luis Mina
(Gimpo)
Forwards   Bruno Mota (Cheonan)   Matheus Oliveira (Anyang)

Attendance

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Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 186,519 15,308 4,429 10,362 −12.2%
2 FC Anyang 94,505 13,451 2,231 5,205 +72.0%
3 Seoul E-Land 72,093 9,123 1,537 4,005 +10.7%
4 Jeonnam Dragons 70,445 7,295 1,042 3,914 +88.8%
5 Gyeongnam FC 66,131 7,649 1,933 3,674 +10.9%
6 Bucheon FC 1995 65,982 8,604 1,602 3,666 +22.8%
7 Chungbuk Cheongju 57,443 10,635 1,060 3,191 +27.1%
8 Busan IPark 55,277 7,191 1,350 3,071 −14.4%
9 Seongnam FC 53,607 8,252 914 2,978 +42.0%
10 Gimpo FC 50,317 7,068 1,274 2,795 +29.3%
11 Chungnam Asan 44,769 10,022 1,034 2,487 +12.3%
12 Cheonan City 39,893 10,432 550 2,216 +91.5%
13 Ansan Greeners 32,144 8,264 384 1,786 +51.9%
League total 889,125 15,308 384 3,800 +58.9%

Source: K League
Notes:
Team played previous season in K League 1.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ulsan repeat as champions, Suwon Samsung suffer relegation in K League for 1st time". The Korea Times. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Record" (in Korean). K League. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ^ 심경 전한 천안시티 박남열 감독, "박경훈 씨 도덕적 문제 있어. 후배에게 모범적 행동했어야". Naver (in Korean). Best Eleven. 26 November 2023.
  4. ^ 하나원큐 K리그2 2024 대회요강 [Hana 1Q K League 2 2024 Tournament Summary] (in Korean). K League. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "K LEAGUE / Record".
  6. ^ [K리그 시상식] 베스트11 6명 배출, 감독상 유병훈-MVP 마테우스까지...K리그2 시상식은 '안양 잔치'(종합). Naver (in Korean). InterFootball. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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