2013 K League Challenge

Football league season

Hyundai Oilbank
K League Challenge

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 →

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]

## Teams

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Gwangju FC

Sangju Sangmu

Chungju Hummel

Goyang Hi FC

Suwon FC

Bucheon FC 1995

FC Anyang

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Locations of the 2013 K League Challenge clubs

### Promotion and relegation

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Relegated from K League

* Gwangju FC
* Sangju Sangmu

Promoted from Korea National League

* Chungju Hummel
* Goyang Hi FC
* Suwon FC

Promoted from Challengers League

* Bucheon FC 1995

Promoted from R League

* Korean Police

Newly formed

* FC Anyang

### Stadiums

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Team  | City  | State  | Stadium  | Capacity

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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

1. ^ Korean Police didn't have a home stadium, and played all matches at opponents' stadiums.

### Personnel and sponsoring

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Note: 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

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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

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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  | 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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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

Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

## Promotion playoffs

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4 December 2013

19:00

Sangju Sangmu| 4–1| Gangwon FC

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* Lee Sang-hyup 29', 89'
* Lee Seung-hyun 71'
* Lee Sang-ho 77'

|  | Choi Seung-in 90+2'

Sangju Civic Stadium

* * *

7 December 2013

14:00

Gangwon FC| 1–0| Sangju Sangmu

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Choi Seung-in 71' |  |

Gangneung Stadium

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

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### Top scorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Lee Keun-ho | Sangju Sangmu |

Lee Sang-hyup | Sangju Sangmu |

Wesley Alex | Goyang Hi FC |

4  |  Lúcio Curió | Gwangju FC |

5  |  Yang Dong-hyun | Korean Police |

Park Jong-chan | Suwon FC |

7  |  Kim Young-hoo | Korean Police |

8  |  Jung Jo-gook | Korean Police |

9  |  Ha Tae-goon | Sangju Sangmu |

Ko Kyung-min | Korean Police |

### Top assist providers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Assists

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1  |  Yeom Ki-hun | Korean Police |

2  |  Lúcio Curió | Gwangju FC |

3  |  Choi Jin-soo | FC Anyang |

4  |  Lim Chang-kyun | Bucheon FC 1995 |

Park Sung-jin | FC Anyang |

Baek Jong-hwan | Sangju Sangmu |

7  |  Lee Keun-ho | Sangju Sangmu |

Kim Ho-nam | Gwangju FC |

Moon Ki-han | Korean Police |

Kim Han-won | Suwon FC |

Wesley Alex | Goyang Hi FC |

Yoo Soo-hyun | Suwon FC |

## Attendance

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Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted. Korean Police played all matches at opponents' stadiums.

Pos  | Team  | Total | High | Low | Average | Change

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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%†

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

## Awards

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The 2013 K League Awards was held on 3 December 2013.[2]

### Main awards

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* 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

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Position  | Player  | Club

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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

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* 2013 in South Korean football
* 2013 K League Classic
* 2013 Korean FA Cup

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ <프로축구> 이근호 챌린지 MVP·득점상·베스트11 '싹쓸이' (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* Review at K League (in Korean)

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