2025 K League 2
| Season | 2024 |
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← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 K League 2, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the 13th season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in South Korean football league system.
Teams
[edit]Team changes
[edit]As the 2024 K League 2 champions, FC Anyang was promoted to the K League 1.[1] Incheon United was relegated from the K League 1 for the first time in the club's history.[2] Meanwhile, Hwaseong FC was accepted to K league 2 after finishing as runners-up in the K3 League in 2024, having participated in the K3 League since 2013.[3]
 Promoted to K League 1
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 Relegated from K League 1
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Promoted from K3 League
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Locations
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The following fourteen teams are participating in the 2025 K League 2.[4]
| Team | City/Province | Abbreviation |
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| Ansan Greeners | Ansan | Ansan |
| 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 |
| Hwaseong FC | Hwaseong | Hwaseong |
| Incheon United | Incheon | Incheon |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam | Jeonnam |
| Seongnam FC | Seongnam | Seongnam |
| Seoul E-Land | Seoul | Seoul E |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon | Suwon |
Stadiums
[edit]| Ansan Greeners | Bucheon FC 1995 | Busan IPark | |
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| Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Bucheon Stadium | Busan Asiad Main Stadium[a] | Busan Gudeok Stadium[b] |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 34,456 | Capacity: 53,769 | Capacity: 12,349 |
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| Chungbuk Cheongju | Cheonan City | Chungnam Asan | Gimpo FC |
| Cheongju Stadium | Cheonan Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium |
| Capacity: 16,280 | Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 19,283 | Capacity: 5,000 |
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| Gyeongnam FC | Hwaseong FC | Incheon United | Jeonnam Dragons |
| Changwon Football Center | Hwaseong Stadium | Incheon Football Stadium | Gwangyang Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,074 | Capacity: 35,270 | Capacity: 20,891 | Capacity: 13,496 |
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| Seongnam FC | Seoul E-Land | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| Tancheon Stadium | Mokdong Stadium | Suwon World Cup Stadium[a] | Yongin Mireu Stadium[b] |
| Capacity: 16,146 | Capacity: 15,511 | Capacity: 44,031 | Capacity: 37,155 |
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Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]| Team | Manager | Main sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
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| Ansan Greeners |  Lee Kwan-woo
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Government of Ansan | Applerind |
| FC Anyang | Ryu Byeong-hoon
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Osang Healthcare | V-EXX |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Lee Young-min
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Government of Bucheon | Kelme |
| Busan IPark | Jo Sung-hwan
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HDC Hyundai Development Company | Puma |
| Cheonan City | Kim Tae-wan
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Government of Cheonan | Puma |
| Chungbuk Cheongju | Kwon Ou-ghu
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Applerind | |
| Chungnam Asan | Haeyu Construction | Mizuno | |
| Gimpo FC | Ko Jeong-woon
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Government of Gimpo | Sunderland of Scotland |
| Gyeongnam FC | Lee Eul-yong
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Nonghyup Bank | Hummel |
| Hwaseong FC | Cha Du-ri
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| Incheon United | Choi Yung-keun
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Macron | IFEZ |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Kim Hyun-seok
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POSCO | Puma |
| Seongnam FC | Jeon Kyung-jun
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Government of Seongnam | Umbro |
| Seoul E-Land | Kim Do-kyun
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NC Department Store | New Balance |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Byun Sung-hwan
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Samsung Galaxy S24 | Puma |
Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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| Chungbuk Cheongju | Choi Yun-kyum
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Resigned | 2 October 2024 | Pre-season | Kwon Ou-ghu
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11 December 2024 |
| Hwaseong | Ju Seung-jin
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No Licence | 5 December 2024 | Pre-season | Cha Du-ri
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6 December 2024 [5] |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Lee Jang-kwan
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Mutual Consent | 10 December 2024 | Pre-season | Kim Hyun-seok
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10 December 2024 [6] |
| Chungnam Asan | Kim Hyun-seok
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Signed by Jeonnam Dragons
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10 December 2024 | Pre-season |
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Foreign players
[edit]North Korean player An Byong-jun, who played for Busan IPark, was deemed as a native player by South Korean nationality law.
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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| 1 | Ansan Greeners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to K League 1 |
| 2 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs final round |
| 3 | Busan IPark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs second round |
| 4 | Cheonan City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs first round |
| 5 | Chungbuk Cheongju | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Chungnam Asan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Gimpo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Gyeongnam FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Hwaseong FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Incheon United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Jeonnam Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Seongnam FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Seoul E-Land | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
Results
[edit]Matches 1–26
[edit]Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
Promotion play-offs
[edit]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 2025 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 2026 K League 1.
Statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | Player[7] | Team | Goals |
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Top assist providers
[edit]| Rank | Player[7] | Team | Assists |
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Awards
[edit]Weekly awards
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Attendance
[edit]Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FC Anyang promoted to top football league for 1st time in club history".
- ^ "Incheon United relegated to K League 2 for 1st time". 11 November 2024.
- ^ "화성 K리그 가입 안건 통과, 동남아 쿼터 폐지…프로연맹 제5차 이사회 결과 발표".
- ^ "Record" (in Korean). K League. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Hwaseong FC look to turn pro with Cha Du-ri at the helm".
- ^ "Director Kim Hyun-seok of 'Chungnam Asan Elevation PO Gust' took the helm of Jeonnam".
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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