2014 K League Challenge

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K League Challenge 2014
Season 2014
Champions Daejeon Citizen
(1st title)
Promoted Daejeon Citizen
Gwangju FC
Matches played 180
Goals scored 467 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorer Brazil Adriano
(27 goals)
Biggest home win Ansan 6–1 Daejeon
(June 29)
Daegu 6–1 Gangwon
(November 2)
Biggest away win Chungju 0–4 Daejeon
(April 19)
Highest scoring 7 goals
(6 matches)
Highest attendance 6,279
Anyang v Gangwon
(March 29)
Lowest attendance 217
Gangwon v Daegu
(September 17)
Ansan v Goyang
(October 15)
Average attendance 1,211
← 2013
2015 →

The 2014 K League Challenge is the second season of the K League Challenge, the second tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013. From the 2014 season, a top place team will promote to the K League Classic and the promotion play-offs among three clubs ranked between 2nd and 4th will be held after the regular season ends.[1]

Teams

Sangju Sangmu, the champion in the 2013 K League Challenge, was promoted to 2014 K League Classic, then Gangwon FC, Daegu FC and Daejeon Citizen were relegated from the top tier. A total of 10 teams will contest the league.

Participating clubs

Location of teams in 2014 K League Challenge
Team City Manager Home venue Capacity
Ansan Police Ansan South Korea Cho Dong-hyun Ansan Wa~ Stadium 35,000
FC Anyang Anyang South Korea Lee Woo-hyung Anyang Stadium 18,216
Bucheon FC 1995 Bucheon South Korea Choi Jin-han Bucheon Stadium 34,545
Chungju Hummel Chungju South Korea Kim Jong-pil Chungju Stadium 15,000
Daegu FC Daegu South Korea Choi Duck-joo Daegu Stadium 68,014
Daejeon Citizen Daejeon South Korea Cho Jin-ho Daejeon World Cup Stadium 42,176
Gangwon FC Gangneung Brazil Arthur Bernardes
South Korea Park Hyo-jin (C)		 Gangneung Stadium 22,333
Goyang Hi FC Goyang South Korea Lee Young-moo
South Korea Lee Sung-kil (C)		 Goyang Stadium 41,311
Gwangju FC Gwangju South Korea Nam Ki-il Gwangju World Cup Stadium 44,118
Suwon FC Suwon South Korea Cho Duck-je Suwon Stadium 24,670

Stadiums

Primary venues used in the K League Challenge:

Ansan Police FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995 Chungju Hummel Daegu FC
Ansan Wa~ Stadium Anyang Stadium Bucheon Stadium Chungju Stadium Daegu Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 17,143 Capacity: 34,545 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 68,014
Daejeon Citizen Gangwon FC Goyang Hi FC Gwangju FC Suwon FC
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Gangneung Stadium Goyang Stadium Gwangju World Cup Stadium Suwon Stadium
Capacity: 42,176 Capacity: 22,333 Capacity: 41,311 Capacity: 44,118 Capacity: 24,670

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.

Team Manangers Kit Manufacturer1 Main sponsor1
Ansan Police Zaicro
FC Anyang Zaicro KB Kookmin Bank
Bucheon FC 1995 Ninety Plus Bucheon Government
Chungju Hummel Hummel Chungju Government
Daegu FC Hummel
Daejeon Citizen Kelme
Gangwon FC Hummel
Goyang Hi FC New Balance
Gwangju FC Joma Gwangju Bank
Suwon FC Hummel Suwon Government

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 including a least one player from the AFC country.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player
Ansan Police N/A N/A N/A N/A
FC Anyang Brazil Wagner Brazil Felipe Adão
Bucheon FC 1995 Brazil Rodrigo Paraná
Chungju Hummel Romania Ciprian Vasilache Brazil Raphael Brazil Kalel
Daegu FC Brazil Matheus Brazil Johnathan
Daejeon Citizen Brazil Adriano Brazil Vanderlei Brazil Maranhão
Gangwon FC Brazil Joélson Brazil Alex Brazil Almir East Timor Diogo
Goyang Hi FC Brazil Roniere Brazil Maycon
Gwangju FC Brazil Diego Silva Brazil Fábio Neves
Suwon FC Brazil Japa Montenegro Vladan Adžić

League table

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Daejeon Citizen (C) (P) 36 20 10 6 64 36+28 70 Promotion to 2015 K League Classic
2 Ansan Police 36 16 11 9 58 48+10 59 Qualification to K League Challenge play-offs
3 Gangwon FC 36 16 6 14 48 50−2 54
4 Gwangju FC (O) (P) 36 13 12 11 40 35+5 51
5 FC Anyang 36 15 6 15 49 52−3 51
6 Suwon FC 36 12 12 12 52 49+3 48
7 Daegu FC 36 13 8 15 50 47+3 47
8 Goyang Hi FC 36 11 14 11 36 41−5 47
9 Chungju Hummel 36 6 16 14 37 57−20 34
10 Bucheon FC 1995 36 6 9 21 33 52−19 27

Updated to games played on 16 November 2014.
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Positions by matchday

      Leader & Promotion to the 2015 K League Classic
      Qualification to Relegation/promotion play-offs

Round 1-18

Team \ Round 123456789101112131415161718
Daejeon Citizen 9 6 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Daegu FC 4 7 8 5 4 4 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
FC Anyang 5 4 2 1 2 2 4 4 2 6 5 7 3 3 3 4 2 3
Gangwon FC 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
Goyang Hi FC 5 8 7 4 7 6 3 4 6 5 3 3 5 6 6 6 7 5
Ansan Police 2 1 1 3 3 3 5 6 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 6
Suwon FC 1 2 6 7 5 7 6 3 5 4 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 7
Gwangju FC 8 5 5 8 6 5 7 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 5 8
Chungju Hummel 3 3 4 6 8 8 9 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
Bucheon FC 1995 7 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 7 7 9 9 10 10

Last updated: 16 July 2014
Source: kleague.com

Round 19-36

Team \ Round 192021222324252627282930313233343536
Daejeon Citizen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ansan Police 5 6 4 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Gangwon FC 7 3 3 5 3 5 5 4 3 5 3 2 4 4 4 5 3 3
Gwangju FC 6 8 5 6 6 4 4 6 4 3 5 6 5 5 5 6 4 4
FC Anyang 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 7 6 4 3 3 3 3 5 5
Suwon FC 8 7 8 8 8 7 6 7 6 4 4 5 7 6 6 4 6 6
Daegu FC 3 4 6 4 5 6 7 5 8 8 8 7 8 8 7 7 7 7
Goyang Hi FC 4 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 7 8 6 7 8 8 8 8
Chungju Hummel 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Bucheon FC 1995 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Last updated: 16 November 2014
Source: kleague.com

Results

Matches 1-18

Home ╲ Away[1] ASP ANY BUCCJHDGUDJCGWNGHIGWJSUW
Ansan Police 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–2 6–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 4–3
FC Anyang 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–3 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–2
Bucheon FC 1995 3–4 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–3
Chungju Hummel 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–3 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2
Daegu FC 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–3 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–0
Daejeon Citizen 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 4–1 4–0 2–0
Gangwon FC 0–3 0–0 0–2 5–2 0–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–0
Goyang Hi FC 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–3 2–4 1–0
Gwangju FC 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–0
Suwon FC 0–3 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–0

Updated to games played on 4 October 2014.
Source: K League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Matches 19-36

Home ╲ Away[1] ASP ANY BUCCJHDGUDJCGWNGHIGWJSUW
Ansan Police 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–1
FC Anyang 1–2 1–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–3
Bucheon FC 1995 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–2
Chungju Hummel 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–0
Daegu FC 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 6–1 0–1 0–0 1–2
Daejeon Citizen 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 5–2
Gangwon FC 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 2–4 2–1
Goyang Hi FC 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–4 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–3
Gwangju FC 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0
Suwon FC 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–4 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–0

Updated to games played on 16 November 2014.
Source: K League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

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Promotion-Relegation Playoffs

Promotion and relegation playoffs will be held between 2nd~4th clubs of 2014 K League Challenge and 11th club of 2014 K League Classic.

  Semi-Playoff Playoff Relegation/Promotion Playoffs
                               
    Cl11  Gyeongnam FC 1 1 2
    Ch2  Ansan Police 0     Ch4  Gwangju FC 3 1 4
  Ch3  Gangwon FC 0     Ch4  Gwangju FC 3  
  Ch4  Gwangju FC 1  

Semi-Playoff

22 November 2014
14:00
Gangwon FC 0 – 1 Gwangju FC
Report Kim Ho-nam  53'
Wonju Stadium, Wonju
Attendance: 1,065
Referee: Choi Myung-yong

Playoff

29 November 2014
14:00
Ansan Police 0 – 3 Gwangju FC
Report Fábio Neves  70'
Fábio Neves  71'
Diego  76'
Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan
Attendance: 2,767
Referee: Kim Seong-ho

Promotion-Relegation Playoffs

First leg

3 December 2014
19:00
Gwangju FC 3 – 1 Gyeongnam FC
Cho Yong-tae  20'
Diego  48'
Sreten  85' (o.g.) 		Report Stojanović  32'

Second leg

6 December 2014
14:00
Gyeongnam FC 1 – 1 Gwangju FC
Song Soo-young  70' Report Kim Ho-nam  75'

Gwangju FC secure promotion to the 2015 K League Classic season, 4:2 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Brazil Adriano Daejeon Citizen
27
2 Brazil Alex Gangwon FC
16
3 Brazil Johnathan Daegu FC
14
4 South Korea Choi Jin-ho Gangwon FC
13
5 Brazil Rodrigo Paraná Bucheon FC 1995
11
South Korea Ko Kyung-min Ansan Police
11
7 Brazil Fábio Neves Gwangju FC
8
South Korea Kim Chan-hee Daejeon Citizen
8
South Korea Jung Min-woo Suwon FC
8
South Korea Park Sung-jin FC Anyang
8
South Korea Kim Han-won Suwon FC
8

Top assists

Rank Assistor Club Assists
1 South Korea Choi Jin-ho Gangwon FC
9
South Korea Kwon Yong-hyun Suwon FC
9
3 South Korea Choi Jin-soo FC Anyang
8
4 South Korea Kim Seo-jun Suwon FC
6
South Korea Park Sung-jin FC Anyang
6
6 South Korea Choi Kwang-hee Ansan Police
5
South Korea Lee Jong-min Gwangju FC
5
South Korea Kim Chan-hee Daejeon Citizen
5
South Korea Seo Myeong-won Daejeon Citizen
5
South Korea Yoo Joon-young Bucheon FC 1995
5
South Korea Lee Woo-hyeok Gangwon FC
5
South Korea Song Ju-han Daejeon Citizen
5

Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Daejeon Citizen 57,583 5,834 772 3,197−46.5%†
2 FC Anyang 28,298 6,279 415 1,572−13.3%
3 Gwangju FC 24,200 4,846 615 1,344−42.5%
4 Bucheon FC 1995 19,374 5,562 305 1,076−37.2%
5 Gangwon FC 18,144 3,556 217 1,008−67.9%†
6 Suwon FC 17,823 3,450 405 990+5.4%
7 Daegu FC 17,383 3,605 472 966−86.6%†
8 Chungju Hummel 13,938 1,647 317 774−53.4%
9 Ansan Police 10,761 3,568 217 598−43.4%
10 Goyang Hi FC 10,508 1,842 252 584−20.8%
League total 217,967 6,279 217 1,211−28.1%

Updated to games played on 16 November 2014
Source: K League
Notes:
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
† Team played previous season in K League Classic.

Awards

The 2014 K League Awards was hold on 1 December 2014.

K League Challenge Most Valuable Player

K League Challenge Top Scorer

K League Challenge Top Assistor

K League Challenge Best XI

K League Challenge Best XI
Jin-soo
Position Player Club
Goalkeeper South Korea Park Ju-won Daejeon Citizen
Defender South Korea Lee Jae-kwon Ansan Police
Defender South Korea Heo Jae-won Daegu FC
Defender South Korea Yoon Won-il Daejeon Citizen
Defender South Korea Rim Chang-woo Daejeon Citizen
Midfielder South Korea Kim Ho-nam Gwangju FC
Midfielder South Korea Choi Jin-ho Gangwon FC
Midfielder South Korea Lee Yong-rae Ansan Police
Midfielder South Korea Choi Jin-soo FC Anyang
Forward Brazil Alex Gangwon FC
Forward Brazil Adriano Daejeon Citizen

K League Challenge Manager of the Year

References

  1. ↑ "2014년 K리그, 달라지는 점은?" (in Korean). K League. 31 December 2013.

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