2014 K League Challenge

Football league season

Hyundai Oilbank
K League Challenge

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

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The 2014 K League Challenge was the second season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Since the 2014 season, the champions was promoted to the K League Classic and three teams from second to fourth-placed team qualified for the promotion playoffs after the regular season.[1]

## Teams

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Gwangju FC

Chungju Hummel

Goyang Hi FC

Suwon FC

Bucheon FC 1995

FC Anyang

Daegu FC

Daejeon Citizen

Gangwon FC

Ansan Police

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Locations of the 2014 K League Challenge clubs

### Team changes

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Relegated from K League Classic

* Daegu FC
* Daejeon Citizen
* Gangwon FC

Promoted to K League Classic

* Sangju Sangmu

### Stadiums

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Ansan Police | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995

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

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Ansan Police |  Cho Dong-hyun | Zaicro |
FC Anyang |  Lee Woo-hyung | Zaicro | KB Kookmin Bank
Bucheon FC 1995 |  Choi Jin-han | Ninety Plus  | Bucheon Government
Chungju Hummel |  Kim Jong-pil | Hummel | Chungju Government
Daegu FC |  Choi Duck-joo | Hummel |
Daejeon Citizen |  Cho Jin-ho | Kelme |
Gangwon FC |  Arthur Bernardes
Park Hyo-jin (caretaker)  | Hummel |
Goyang Hi FC |  Lee Young-moo
Lee Sung-kil (caretaker)  | New Balance |
Gwangju FC |  Nam Ki-il | Joma | Gwangju Bank
Suwon FC |  Cho Duck-je | Hummel | Suwon Government

### 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.

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Bucheon FC 1995 |  Rodrigo Paraná |  |  |  |
Chungju Hummel |  Raphael |  Kalel |  Ciprian Vasilache |  |
Daegu FC |  Johnathan |  Matheus |  Néverton |  |  Sandro
Daejeon Citizen |  Adriano Michael Jackson |  Maranhão |  Vanderlei |  |  Diogo Rangel
Gangwon FC |  Almir |  Joélson |  Wesley Alex |  Diogo Rangel |  Ciprian Vasilache
Goyang Hi FC |  Maycon |  Roniere |  |  |  Wesley Alex
Gwangju FC |  Diego Silva |  Fábio Neves |  Romarinho |  |
Suwon FC |  Japa |  Vladan Adžić |  |  |

## League table

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

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1  | Daejeon Citizen (C, P) | 36  | 20  | 10  | 6  | 64  | 36  | +28  | 70  | Promotion to the K League Classic
2  | Ansan Police | 36  | 16  | 11  | 9  | 58  | 48  | +10  | 59  | Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final
3  | Gangwon FC | 36  | 16  | 6  | 14  | 48  | 50  | −2  | 54  | Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round
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

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

## Positions by matchday

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Leaders
Qualification for the promotion playoffs

### Round 1–18

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Team ╲ Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18

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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

Source: K League

### Round 19–36

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Team ╲ Round| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32| 33| 34| 35| 36

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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

Source: K League

## Results

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### Matches 1–18

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Home \ Away  | ASM | ANY | BUC | CJH | DGU | DJC | GWN | GHI | GWJ | SUW

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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  | --

Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Matches 19–36

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Home \ Away  | ASM | ANY | BUC | CJH | DGU | DJC | GWN | GHI | GWJ | SUW

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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  | --

Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Promotion playoffs

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### Bracket

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| First round | | | Semi-final | | | Final |

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| 3 | Gangwon FC | 0 |

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### First round

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22 November 2014

14:00

Gangwon FC| 0–1| Gwangju FC

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| Report | Kim Ho-nam 53'

Wonju Stadium, Wonju

Attendance: 1,065

Referee: Choi Myung-yong

### Semi-final

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29 November 2014

14:00

Ansan Police| 0–3| Gwangju FC

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* Fábio Neves 70', 71'
* Diego Silva 76'

Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan

Attendance: 2,767

Referee: Kim Seong-ho

### Final

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The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2014 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2014 K League Classic. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2015 K League Classic.

3 December 2014

19:00

Gwangju FC| 3–1| Gyeongnam FC

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* Cho Yong-tae 20'
* Diego Silva 48'
* Sretenović 85' (o.g.)

| Report | Stojanović 32'

Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju

Attendance: 2,667

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6 December 2014

14:00

Gyeongnam FC| 1–1| Gwangju FC

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Song Soo-young 70' | Report | Kim Ho-nam 75'

Changwon Football Center, Changwon

Attendance: 1,969

Gwangju FC won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Gyeongnam 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  |  Adriano Michael Jackson | Daejeon Citizen |

2  |  Wesley Alex | Gangwon FC |

3  |  Johnathan | Daegu FC |

4  |  Choi Jin-ho | Gangwon FC |

5  |  Rodrigo Paraná | Bucheon FC 1995 |

Ko Kyung-min | Ansan Police |

7  |  Fábio Neves | Gwangju FC |

Kim Chan-hee | Daejeon Citizen |

Jung Min-woo | Suwon FC |

Park Sung-jin | FC Anyang |

Kim Han-won | Suwon FC |

### Top assist providers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Assists

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1  |  Choi Jin-ho | Gangwon FC |

Kwon Yong-hyun | Suwon FC |

3  |  Choi Jin-soo | FC Anyang |

4  |  Kim Seo-jun | Suwon FC |

Park Sung-jin | FC Anyang |

6  |  Choi Kwang-hee | Ansan Police |

Lee Jong-min | Gwangju FC |

Kim Chan-hee | Daejeon Citizen |

Seo Myeong-won | Daejeon Citizen |

Yoo Joon-young | Bucheon FC 1995 |

Lee Woo-hyeok | Gangwon FC |

Song Ju-han | Daejeon Citizen |

## Attendance

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Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.

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

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1  | Daejeon Citizen | 57,583  | 5,834  | 772  | 3,197 | −46.6%†
2  | FC Anyang | 28,298  | 6,279  | 415  | 1,572 | −13.4%†
3  | Gwangju FC | 24,200  | 4,846  | 615  | 1,344 | −42.6%†
4  | Bucheon FC 1995 | 19,374  | 5,562  | 305  | 1,076 | −37.3%†
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 | −86.7%†
8  | Chungju Hummel | 13,938  | 1,647  | 317  | 774 | −53.5%†
9  | Ansan Police | 10,761  | 3,568  | 217  | 598 | −43.4%†
10  | Goyang Hi FC | 10,508  | 1,842  | 252  | 584 | −20.9%†
| League total  | 217,967  | 6,279  | 217  | 1,211 | −28.1%†

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

## Awards

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The 2014 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2014.[2]

### Main awards

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* Most Valuable Player:  Adriano Michael Jackson (Daejeon Citizen)
* Top goalscorer:  Adriano Michael Jackson (Daejeon Citizen)
* Top assist provider:  Choi Jin-ho (Gangwon FC)
* Manager of the Year:  Cho Jin-ho (Daejeon Citizen)

### Best XI

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Position  | Player  | Club

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Goalkeeper  |  Park Ju-won | Daejeon Citizen
Defenders  |  Lee Jae-kwon | Ansan Police
Heo Jae-won | Daegu FC
Yoon Won-il | Daejeon Citizen
Rim Chang-woo | Daejeon Citizen
Midfielders  |  Kim Ho-nam | Gwangju FC
Choi Jin-ho | Gangwon FC
Lee Yong-rae | Ansan Police
Choi Jin-soo | FC Anyang
Forwards  |  Wesley Alex | Gangwon FC
Adriano Michael Jackson | Daejeon Citizen

## See also

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* 2014 in South Korean football
* 2014 K League Classic
* 2014 Korean FA Cup

## References

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1. ^ 2014년 K리그, 달라지는 점은? (in Korean). K League. 31 December 2013.
2. ^ [K리그 시상식] 챌린지, MVP 아드리아노-최우수감독 조진호 감독 (in Korean). The Fact. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

## External links

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

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