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2019 K League 2

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Season2019
ChampionsGwangju FC
(1st title)
PromotedGwangju FC
Busan IPark
Matches180
Hana 1Q
K League 2
Season2019
ChampionsGwangju FC
(1st title)
PromotedGwangju FC
Busan IPark
Matches180
Best PlayerLee Dong-jun[1]
Top goalscorerFelipe
(19 goals)[1]
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The 2019 K League 2 was the seventh season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Its champions could be promoted to the K League 1 the next season, and second, third and fourth-placed team advanced to the promotion playoffs.

Team changes

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Gwangju FC (C, P) 36 21 10 5 59 31 +28 73 Promotion to K League 1
2 Busan IPark (O, P) 36 18 13 5 72 47 +25 67 Qualification for promotion playoffs semi-final
3 FC Anyang 36 15 10 11 63 50 +13 55 Qualification for promotion playoffs first round
4 Bucheon FC 1995 36 14 9 13 49 51 −2 51
5 Ansan Greeners 36 14 8 14 46 42 +4 50
6 Jeonnam Dragons 36 13 9 14 43 47 −4 48
7 Asan Mugunghwa 36 12 8 16 42 56 −14 44
8 Suwon FC 36 11 10 15 49 55 −6 43
9 Daejeon Citizen 36 8 11 17 31 47 −16 35
10 Seoul E-Land 36 5 10 21 43 71 −28 25
Source: K League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Positions by matchday

  Leaders
  Qualification for the promotion playoffs

Round 1–18

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Gwangju FC311111111111211111
Busan IPark765632222222122222
FC Anyang146779533345456553
Asan Mugunghwa254223474554544444
Suwon FC897555756433333335
Ansan Greeners6710986885666775666
Bucheon FC 1995533344647777667777
Jeonnam Dragons1010889101099998898888
Daejeon Citizen422467368889989999
Seoul E-Land9891010891010101010101010101010
Source: K League

Round 19–36

Team ╲ Round192021222324252627282930313233343536
Gwangju FC111111111111111111
Busan IPark222222222222222222
FC Anyang333333343333334333
Bucheon FC 1995777777777777886554
Ansan Greeners665555434444543445
Jeonnam Dragons888888888888767766
Asan Mugunghwa444444555555455677
Suwon FC556666666666678888
Daejeon Citizen999910101010101099999999
Seoul E-Land101010109999991010101010101010
Source: K League

Results

Matches 1–18

Home \ Away ANS ANY ASM BUC BIP DJC GWJ JND SEL SUW
Ansan Greeners — 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–3
FC Anyang 0–0 — 0–1 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0
Asan Mugunghwa 1–1 0–2 — 3–2 2–5 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–2
Bucheon FC 1995 1–2 1–0 0–0 — 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–0
Busan IPark 3–0 1–4 2–4 3–3 — 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–2
Daejeon Citizen 1–3 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–5 — 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–2
Gwangju FC 3–1 2–2 4–0 4–1 1–1 0–0 — 2–0 3–1 2–1
Jeonnam Dragons 1–3 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–2 — 1–1 1–2
Seoul E-Land 1–1 4–1 0–2 1–2 3–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 — 1–1
Suwon FC 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–3 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 19–36

Home \ Away ANS ANY ASM BUC BIP DJC GWJ JND SEL SUW
Ansan Greeners — 1–3 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–2
FC Anyang 3–2 — 4–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 7–1 4–2 5–2 0–2
Asan Mugunghwa 1–1 1–4 — 2–3 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–1
Bucheon FC 1995 1–2 2–2 3–0 — 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–3 3–2 1–1
Busan IPark 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 — 2–0 3–2 0–0 3–1 2–0
Daejeon Citizen 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 — 3–1 1–2 1–0 2–4
Gwangju FC 2–1 4–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 — 1–2 3–1 2–0
Jeonnam Dragons 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 — 0–1 3–2
Seoul E-Land 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–5 2–2 0–2 2–2 — 2–1
Suwon FC 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion playoffs

When the first round or semi-final match was finished as a draw, its winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.

Bracket

First round Semi-final Final
           
2 Busan IPark 1
3 FC Anyang 0
3 FC Anyang 1
4 Bucheon FC 1995 1
Busan IPark 0 2 2
Gyeongnam FC 0 0 0

First round

FC Anyang1–1Bucheon FC 1995
Palacios 11' Report An Tae-hyun 78'
Attendance: 6,017
Referee: Park Byung-jin

Semi-final

Busan IPark1–0FC Anyang
Rômulo 61' Report
Attendance: 8,570
Referee: Kim Yong-woo

Final

The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2019 K League 2 playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2019 K League 1.

Busan IPark0–0Gyeongnam FC
Report
Attendance: 8,249
Referee: Kim Dae-yong
Gyeongnam FC0–2Busan IPark
Report
Attendance: 5,397
Referee: Go Hyung-jin

Busan IPark won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League 1, while Gyeongnam FC were relegated to the K League 2.

Player statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Felipe Gwangju FC 19
2 Nigeria Chisom Egbuchulam Suwon FC 18
3 South Korea Cho Gue-sung FC Anyang 14
4 South Korea Lee Dong-jun Busan IPark 13
Brazil Rômulo Busan IPark
South Korea Lee Jeong-hyeop Busan IPark
Brazil Alex Lima FC Anyang
8 South Korea Ko Moo-yeol Asan Mugunghwa 12
Hungary Soma Novothny Busan IPark

Top assist providers

Rank Player Club Assists
1 South Korea Jeong Jae-hee Jeonnam Dragons 10
2 South Korea Chang Hyuk-jin Ansan Greeners 9
3 South Korea Kim Sang-won FC Anyang 8
4 South Korea Park Jong-woo Busan IPark 7
South Korea Baek Sung-dong Suwon FC
South Korea Lee Dong-jun Busan IPark
7 South Korea Kim Min-kyun Seoul E-Land 6
Colombia Manuel Palacios FC Anyang
9 South Korea Ju Se-jong Asan Mugunghwa 5
South Korea Róbson Seoul E-Land
Brazil Alex Lima FC Anyang
South Korea Kim Ryun-do Bucheon FC 1995

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Busan IPark 71,000 7,724 1,386 3,944 +59.3%†
2 FC Anyang 65,597 11,098 835 3,644 +142.1%†
3 Asan Mugunghwa 56,494 6,040 1,361 3,139 +78.9%†
4 Gwangju FC 56,669 5,408 903 3,148 +106.8%†
5 Seoul E-Land 56,114 4,752 1,316 3,117 +352.4%†
6 Ansan Greeners 53,438 7,714 619 2,969 +63.1%†
7 Suwon FC 45,674 4,383 1,477 2,537 +35.2%†
8 Bucheon FC 1995 39,946 3,987 771 2,219 +116.3%†
9 Jeonnam Dragons 41,709 4,882 48 2,317 −30.2%†
10 Daejeon Citizen 35,589 4,370 655 1,977 +20.2%†
League total 522,130 11,098 48 2,901 +73.5%†

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

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