2020 K League 2

Eighth season of the K League 2, the second tier South Korean professional league

Football league season

Hana 1Q
K League 2Season| 2020

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Dates| 9 May – 21 November 2020
Champions| Jeju United
(1st title)
Promoted| Jeju United
Suwon FC
Matches played| 119
Goals scored| 288 (2.42 per match)
Best Player| An Byong-jun
Top goalscorer| An Byong-jun
(21 goals)
Biggest home win| Jeju 4–0 Bucheon
(26 August 2020)
Biggest away win| Chungnam Asan 0–5 Suwon FC
(24 May 2020)
Highest scoring| Suwon FC 3–4 Jeonnam
(18 September 2020)
Longest winning run| 3 matches
Suwon FC
Longest unbeaten run| 4 matches
Daejeon Hana Citizen
Jeonnam Dragons
Longest winless run| 4 matches
Chungnam Asan
Seoul E-Land

← 2019

2021 →

The 2020 K League 2 was the eighth season of the K League 2, the second-tier South Korean professional football league. The champions and the winners of the promotion play-offs could be promoted to the K League 1. The second, third and fourth-placed teams qualified for the promotion play-offs.

On 24 April 2020, the K League Federation confirmed that they reduced the number of matchdays to 27.[1]

## Teams[edit]

### Team changes[edit]

The Asan government made new football club Chungnam Asan to replace its former club Asan Mugunghwa, which was dissolved before the season.[2][3]

Relegated from K League 1

* Gyeongnam FC
* Jeju United

Promoted to K League 1

* Gwangju FC
* Busan IPark

Newly joined

* Chungnam Asan

Withdrawn

* Asan Mugunghwa

### Locations[edit]

Hana Financial Group took over Daejeon Citizen, and renamed the team Daejeon Hana Citizen.

Team  | City/Province  | Abbreviation

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Ansan Greeners | Ansan | Ansan
Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Bucheon
Chungnam Asan | Asan | Chungnam Asan
Daejeon Hana Citizen | Daejeon | Daejeon
FC Anyang | Anyang | Anyang
Gyeongnam FC | Gyeongnam | Gyeongnam
Jeju United | Jeju | Jeju
Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam | Jeonnam
Seoul E-Land | Seoul | Seoul E
Suwon FC | Suwon | Suwon FC

### Stadiums[edit]

Ansan Greeners | Bucheon FC 1995 | Chungnam Asan | Daejeon Hana Citizen | FC Anyang

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Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Bucheon Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Daejeon World Cup Stadium | Anyang Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 34,456 | Capacity: 17,376 | Capacity: 40,535 | Capacity: 17,143
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Gyeongnam FC | Jeju United | Jeonnam Dragons | Seoul E-Land | Suwon FC
Changwon Football Center | Jeju World Cup Stadium | Gwangyang Stadium | Seoul Olympic Stadium | Suwon Sports Complex
Capacity: 15,074 | Capacity: 35,657 | Capacity: 13,496 | Capacity: 69,950 | Capacity: 11,808
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### Personnel and sponsoring[edit]

Team  | Manager  | Kit manufacturer  | Main sponsor

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Ansan Greeners |  Kim Gil-sik | Lupo Finta | Ansan Government
Bucheon FC 1995 |  Song Sun-ho | Astore | Bucheon Government
Chungnam Asan |  Park Dong-hyuk | Mizuno | Asan Government
Daejeon Hana Citizen |  Hwang Sun-hong | Astore | Hana Financial Group
FC Anyang |  Kim Hyung-yul | Joma | Anyang Government
Gyeongnam FC |  Seol Ki-hyeon | Hummel | Gyeongnam Provincial Government
Jeju United |  Nam Ki-il | Puma | SK Energy
Jeonnam Dragons |  Jeon Kyung-jun | Puma | POSCO
Seoul E-Land |  Chung Jung-yong | New Balance | E-Land
Suwon FC |  Kim Do-kyun | Hummel | Suwon Government

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

### Managerial changes[edit]

Team  | Outgoing  | Manner  | Date  | Incoming  | Date  | Table

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Suwon FC |  Lee Kwan-woo (caretaker)  | Caretaker  | 10 November 2019  |  Kim Do-kyun | 15 November 2019[4] | Pre-season
Seoul E-Land |  Woo Sung-yong (caretaker)  | Caretaker  | 10 November 2019  |  Chung Jung-yong | 5 December 2019[5]
Jeju United |  Choi Yun-kyum | Resigned  | 30 November 2019  |  Nam Ki-il | 26 December 2019[6]
Daejeon Hana Citizen |  Lee Heung-sil | Sacked  | 2 December 2019[7] |  Hwang Sun-hong | 4 January 2020[8]
Ansan Greeners |  Lim Wan-sup | Resigned  | 23 December 2019[9] |  Kim Gil-sik | 31 December 2019[10]
Gyeongnam FC |  Kim Jong-boo | End of contract  | 26 December 2019[11] |  Seol Ki-hyeon | 26 December 2019[12]

### Foreign players[edit]

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from AFC and ASEAN countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game.

North Korean player An Byong-jun was deemed as a native player in K League by South Korean nationality law and passport.

Players in bold are players who join midway through the competition.

As of 2 August 2020[13]
Team  | Player 1  | Player 2  | Player 3  | AFC player  | ASEAN player  | Former player(s)

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Ansan Greeners |  Anderson Canhoto |  Felipe Augusto |  |  Soony Saad |  |  Ismael Jorge Balea
Bruno Moreira
Bucheon FC 1995 |  William Barbio |  |  |  |  |  Jefferson Baiano
Chungnam Asan |  Armin Mujakic |  Bruno Moreira |  Philip Hellquist |  |  |
Daejeon Hana Citizen |  André Luis |  Bruno Baio |  Edinho |  Connor Chapman |  |
FC Anyang |  Maurides |  Nilson Júnior |  Maxwell Acosty |  |  |  Khursid Giyosov
Gyeongnam FC |  Negueba |  Uroš Đerić |  |  |  |  Luc Castaignos
Nick Ansell
Jeju United |  Valentinos Sielis |  |  |  |  |  Eder
Elías Aguilar
Jeonnam Dragons |  Hernandes |  Rodolfo |  Julian Kristoffersen |  Oleg Zoteev |  |
Seoul E-Land |  Leandro Ribeiro |  Richard Sukuta-Pasu |  Lazar Arsić |  |  |
Suwon FC |  Danilo Alves |  Marlone |  Lars Veldwijk |  Masatoshi Ishida |  |  Ákos Szarka

## League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  | Jeju United (C, P) | 27  | 18  | 6  | 3  | 50  | 23  | +27  | 60  | Promotion to K League 1
2  | Suwon FC (O, P) | 27  | 17  | 3  | 7  | 52  | 28  | +24  | 54  | Qualification for promotion play-offs final
3  | Gyeongnam FC | 27  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 40  | 37  | +3  | 39  | Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
4  | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 27  | 11  | 6  | 10  | 36  | 35  | +1  | 39
5  | Seoul E-Land | 27  | 11  | 6  | 10  | 33  | 30  | +3  | 39  |
6  | Jeonnam Dragons | 27  | 8  | 14  | 5  | 31  | 25  | +6  | 38
7  | Ansan Greeners | 27  | 7  | 7  | 13  | 18  | 34  | −16  | 28
8  | Bucheon FC 1995 | 27  | 7  | 5  | 15  | 19  | 36  | −17  | 26
9  | FC Anyang | 27  | 6  | 7  | 14  | 27  | 38  | −11  | 25
10  | Chungnam Asan | 27  | 5  | 7  | 15  | 20  | 40  | −20  | 22

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[edit]

Leaders, promotion to K League 1
Qualification for promotion play-offs final
Qualification for promotion play-offs first round

### Round 1–18[edit]

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

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Jeju United| 4| 9| 8| 6| 4| 3| 2| 3| 2| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 1| 1| 1
Suwon FC| 8| 4| 3| 2| 3| 5| 4| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2
Daejeon Hana Citizen| 1| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 1| 2| 4| 2| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3
Gyeongnam FC| 6| 7| 4| 5| 6| 6| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4
Seoul E-Land| 4| 6| 6| 8| 7| 7| 7| 5| 6| 5| 6| 6| 5| 4| 5| 6| 5| 5
Jeonnam Dragons| 6| 3| 5| 4| 5| 4| 6| 7| 5| 6| 4| 4| 4| 7| 6| 5| 6| 6
FC Anyang| 9| 10| 10| 7| 8| 8| 9| 9| 10| 9| 8| 9| 10| 8| 8| 8| 8| 7
Bucheon FC 1995| 2| 1| 1| 3| 1| 1| 3| 4| 3| 4| 5| 5| 6| 5| 7| 7| 7| 8
Chungnam Asan| 9| 8| 9| 10| 10| 9| 10| 10| 8| 8| 9| 8| 9| 10| 10| 10| 9| 9
Ansan Greeners| 2| 5| 7| 9| 9| 10| 8| 8| 9| 10| 10| 10| 8| 9| 9| 9| 10| 10

Source: K League

### Round 19–27[edit]

Team ╲ Round| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27

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Jeju United| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1
Suwon FC| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2
Gyeongnam FC| 4| 6| 4| 5| 4| 5| 4| 6| 3
Daejeon Hana Citizen| 3| 3| 3| 3| 5| 6| 5| 3| 4
Seoul E-Land| 6| 5| 6| 4| 3| 4| 3| 4| 5
Jeonnam Dragons| 5| 4| 5| 6| 6| 3| 6| 5| 6
Ansan Greeners| 10| 9| 9| 10| 10| 8| 9| 9| 7
Bucheon FC 1995| 8| 8| 8| 7| 7| 7| 8| 7| 8
FC Anyang| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 9| 7| 8| 9
Chungnam Asan| 9| 10| 10| 9| 9| 10| 10| 10| 10

Source: K League[14]

## Results[edit]

### Matches 1–18[edit]

Home \ Away  | ASG | AYG | BCN | CNAS | DJC | GNM | JJU | JND | SUE | SWN

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Ansan Greeners | -- | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–2
FC Anyang | 0–1  | -- | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–2
Bucheon FC 1995 | 0–0  | 2–1  | -- | 0–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 2–0
Chungnam Asan | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | -- | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–5
Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1–0  | 3–3  | 1–0  | 2–2  | -- | 2–3  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–4
Gyeongnam FC | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–2  | -- | 3–3  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 2–3
Jeju United | 3–1  | 3–1  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 1–1  | -- | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0
Jeonnam Dragons | 4–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | -- | 1–2  | 1–2
Seoul E-Land | 0–2  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 0–0  | -- | 0–3
Suwon FC | 1–2  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 2–0  | --

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

### Matches 19–27[edit]

Home \ Away  | ASG | AYG | BCN | CNAS | DJC | GNM | JJU | JND | SUE | SWN

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Ansan Greeners | -- | 1–0  | 2–0  | -- | 1–2  | -- | -- | -- | 0–3  | 0–4
FC Anyang | -- | -- | 0–0  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–2
Bucheon FC 1995 | -- | -- | -- | 0–0  | -- | 3–4  | 0–2  | 1–1  | -- | --
Chungnam Asan | 0–1  | 0–2  | -- | -- | 3–2  | -- | 0–1  | -- | -- | 0–2
Daejeon Hana Citizen | -- | 3–0  | 0–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–2  | 0–1
Gyeongnam FC | 1–2  | 1–0  | -- | 3–1  | 1–0  | -- | 0–1  | -- | -- | --
Jeju United | 1–1  | 4–1  | -- | -- | 2–0  | -- | -- | -- | 3–2  | 2–0
Jeonnam Dragons | 0–0  | -- | -- | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 0–2  | -- | -- | --
Seoul E-Land | -- | -- | 3–0  | 0–1  | -- | 1–0  | -- | 1–1  | -- | --
Suwon FC | -- | -- | 1–0  | -- | -- | 2–1  | -- | 3–4  | 1–0  | --

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

## Promotion play-offs[edit]

The first round was contested between the third and fourth-placed teams, and the runners-up played the winners of the first round in the final. When the matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-outs.

### Bracket[edit]

| First round | | | Final |

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| 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 | | | 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 |
| 4 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1 | | | |

### First round[edit]

25 November 2020

19:00 KST

Gyeongnam FC| 1–1| Daejeon Hana Citizen

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Ko Kyung-min 69' |  | Edinho 61'

Changwon Football Center, Changwon

Attendance: 0

### Final[edit]

29 November 2020

15:00 KST

Suwon FC| 1–1| Gyeongnam FC

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An Byong-jun 90+8' (pen.) |  | Choi Jun 27'

Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon

Attendance: 1,000

Suwon FC was promoted to K League 1.

## Statistics[edit]

### Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank  | Player[15] | Club  | Goals

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1  |  An Byong-jun | Suwon FC | 21
2  |  André Luis | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 13
3  |  Leandro Ribeiro | Seoul E-Land | 10
Masatoshi Ishida | Suwon FC
5  |  Gong Min-hyun | Jeju United | 9
Baek Sung-dong | Gyeongnam FC
7  |  Joo Min-kyu | Jeju United | 8
8  |  Boadu Maxwell Acosty | FC Anyang | 7
Richard Sukuta-Pasu | Seoul E-Land
Ko Kyung-min | Gyeongnam FC

### Top assist providers[edit]

Rank  | Player[15] | Club  | Assists

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1  |  Kim Young-uk | Jeju United | 7
2  |  Hwang Il-su | Gyeongnam FC | 5
Leandro Ribeiro | Seoul E-Land
4  |  Lim Chang-gyoon | Jeonnam Dragons | 4
Marlone | Suwon FC
Park Gi-dong | Gyeongnam FC
Kang Yoon-sung | Jeju United
Jeong Woo-jae | Jeju United
An Byong-jun | Suwon FC
Masatoshi Ishida | Suwon FC

## Awards[edit]

### Weekly awards[edit]

| Round  | Player of the Round

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Player  | Club
1  |  Park Yong-ji | Daejeon Hana Citizen
2  |  André Luis | Daejeon Hana Citizen
3  |  An Byong-jun | Suwon FC
4  |  Masatoshi Ishida | Suwon FC
5  |  Lee Hyun-il | Bucheon FC 1995
6  |  Richard Sukuta-Pasu | Seoul E-Land
7  |  Kim Ryun-do | Ansan Greeners
8  |  Leandro Ribeiro | Seoul E-Land
9  |  Masatoshi Ishida | Suwon FC
10  |  Richard Sukuta-Pasu | Seoul E-Land
11  |  Masatoshi Ishida | Suwon FC
12  |  An Byong-jun | Suwon FC
13  |  Leandro Ribeiro | Seoul E-Land
14  |  Hwang Il-su | Gyeongnam FC
| Round  | Player of the Round

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Player  | Club
15  |  Baek Sung-dong | Gyeongnam FC
16  |  Jeong Woo-jae | Jeju United
17  |  Lee Dong-ryul | Jeju United
18  |  Hwang Ki-wook | Jeonnam Dragons
19  |  Ahn Hyeon-beom | Jeju United
20  |  Lars Veldwijk | Suwon FC
21  |  Ko Kyung-min | Gyeongnam FC
22  |  Jin Seong-uk | Jeju United
23  |  Kim Jin-hwan | Seoul E-Land
24  |  Park Chan-yong | Jeonnam Dragons
25  |  Edinho | Daejeon Hana Citizen
26  |  Jin Seong-uk | Jeju United
27  |  Kim Ryun-do | Ansan Greeners

### Monthly awards[edit]

Month  | Manager of the Month

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Manager  | Club  | Division
May  |  Kim Nam-il | Seongnam FC | 1
June  |  José Morais | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1
July  |  Kim Do-hoon | Ulsan Hyundai | 1
August  |  Nam Ki-il | Jeju United | 2
September  |  Kim Gi-dong | Pohang Steelers | 1
October  |  Nam Ki-il | Jeju United | 2

### Annual awards[edit]

The 2020 K League Awards was held on 30 November 2020.

Award  | Winner  | Club

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Most Valuable Player |  An Byong-jun | Suwon FC
Young Player of the Year |  Lee Dong-ryul | Jeju United
Top goalscorer |  An Byong-jun | Suwon FC
Top assist provider |  Kim Young-uk | Jeju United
Manager of the Year |  Nam Ki-il | Jeju United
Position  | Best XI

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Goalkeeper  |  Oh Seung-hoon (Jeju)
Defenders  |  Ahn Hyeon-beom
(Jeju)  |  Cho Yu-min
(Suwon FC)  |  Chung Woon
(Jeju)  |  Jeong Woo-jae
(Jeju)
Midfielders  |  Baek Sung-dong
(Gyeongnam)  |  Kim Young-uk
(Jeju)  |  Lee Chang-min
(Jeju)  |  Gong Min-hyun
(Jeju)
Forwards  |  Leandro Ribeiro (Seoul E)  |  An Byong-jun (Suwon FC)

## See also[edit]

* 2020 in South Korean football
* 2020 Korean FA Cup

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