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

Football league season

Hana 1Q
K League 2Season| 2023

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Dates| 1 March – 26 November 2023[1]
Champions| Gimcheon Sangmu
(2nd title)
Promoted| Gimcheon Sangmu
Matches played| 179
Goals scored| 452 (2.53 per match)
Best Player| Valdívia
Top goalscorer| Luis Mina
(14 goals)
Biggest away win| Jeonnam 0–5 Gyeongnam
(5 March 2023)
Highest scoring| Ansan 3–7 Gimcheon
(22 October 2023)
Longest unbeaten run| 12 matches
Gimpo FC
Longest winless run| 20 matches
Cheonan City
Longest losing run| 7 matches
Cheonan City

← 2022

2024 →

The 2023 K League 2, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, was the 11th season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in South Korean football league system.

Following the regular season, in which each team played each other three times, Gimcheon Sangmu were the champions, gaining direct promotion to K League 1.[2] After three rounds of play-offs, no other teams were promoted at the end of this sesason.[3]

## Teams[edit]

### Team changes[edit]

2022 champions Gwangju FC and play-off winners Daejeon Hana Citizen were promoted to the K League 1, while Seongnam FC and Gimcheon Sangmu were relegated from the top flight.[4]

Cheonan City and Chungbuk Cheongju, which played in the K3 League until 2022, joined the K League and made their professional debuts in the K League 2.

Incoming  |  Relegated from K League 1

* Gimcheon Sangmu
* Seongnam FC

Promoted from K3 League

* Cheonan City
* Chungbuk Cheongju

Outgoing  |  Promoted to K League 1

* Gwangju FC
* Daejeon Hana Citizen

### Locations[edit]

Gimpo

Bucheon

Seoul E

Seongnam

Anyang

Ansan

Cheonan

Chungbuk Cheongju

Chungnam Asan

Gimcheon

Gyeongnam

Busan

Jeonnam

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Locations of the 2023 K League 2 teams

Team  | City/Province  | Abbreviation

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Ansan Greeners | Ansan | Ansan
FC Anyang | Anyang | Anyang
Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Bucheon
Busan IPark | Busan | Busan
Cheonan City | Cheonan | Cheonan
Chungbuk Cheongju | Cheongju | Chungbuk Cheongju
Chungnam Asan | Asan | Chungnam Asan
Gimcheon Sangmu | Gimcheon | Gimcheon
Gimpo FC | Gimpo | Gimpo
Gyeongnam FC | Gyeongnam | Gyeongnam
Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam | Jeonnam
Seongnam FC | Seongnam | Seongnam
Seoul E-Land | Seoul | Seoul E

### Stadiums[edit]

Ansan Greeners | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995

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Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Bucheon Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 34,456
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Busan IPark | Chungnam Asan
Busan Asiad Main Stadium | Busan Gudeok Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium
Capacity: 53,769 | Capacity: 12,349 | Capacity: 17,376
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Cheonan City | Chungbuk Cheongju | Gimpo FC
Cheonan Stadium | Cheongju Stadium | Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium
Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 16,280 | Capacity: 5,000
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Gyeongnam FC | Gimcheon Sangmu | Seongnam FC
Changwon Football Center | Gimcheon Stadium | Tancheon Stadium
Capacity: 15,074 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 16,146
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Jeonnam Dragons | Seoul E-Land |
Gwangyang Stadium | Mokdong Stadium |
Capacity: 13,496 | Capacity: 15,511 |
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### Foreign players[edit]

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from the AFC and ASEAN countries. Gimcheon Sangmu FC, being a military-owned team, is not allowed to sign any foreign players. A team could use five foreign players on the field each game, including at least one player from the AFC and ASEAN.

Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Team  | Player 1  | Player 2  | Player 3  | AFC player  | ASEAN player[a] | Former player(s)

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Ansan Greeners |  Thiago Henrique |  Wandrew |  |  |  |  Gabriel Honório
FC Anyang |  Yago |  Bruno Paraíba |  Laércio |  |  |  Jonathan Moya
Andrigo
Bucheon FC 1995 |  Nilson |  Gabriel Ramos |  Jucie Lupeta |  Kazuki Takahashi |  |  Leonardo Kalil
Busan IPark |  Bruno Lamas |  Fessin |  Franklin Mascote |  |  |
Cheonan City |  Bruno Mota |  Damir Šovšić |  Paulo Henrique |  Vũ Minh Hiếu |  Nguyễn Cảnh Anh |  Rodolfo
Axel Bakayoko
Chungbuk Cheongju |  Paulinho |  Jorge Luiz |  |  Peter Makrillos |  |  Kogileswaran Raj
Chungnam Asan |  Róbson Duarte |  Raphael Utzig |  Wilinton Aponzá |  |  |
Gimpo FC |  Pablo González |  Juninho Rocha |  Luis Mina |  |  |
Gyeongnam FC |  Guilherme Castro |  Gleyson |  Léo Ceará |  |  |  Mirandinha
Jeonnam Dragons |  Leonard Pllana |  Valdívia |  Leo Mikić |  Yuhei Sato |  Asnawi Mangkualam |  Robin Simović
Seongnam FC |  Christy Manzinga |  Denilson |  Gabriel Honório |  Patrick Flottmann |  |
Seoul E-Land |  Ronan |  Bruninho |  |  Tsubasa Nishi |  |  Nguyễn Văn Toàn
Renan Peixoto

1. ^ Did not exist in the regulation of AFC.

## League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  | Gimcheon Sangmu (C, P) | 36  | 22  | 5  | 9  | 71  | 37  | +34  | 71  | Promotion to K League 1
2  | Busan IPark | 36  | 20  | 10  | 6  | 50  | 29  | +21  | 70  | Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
3  | Gimpo FC | 36  | 16  | 12  | 8  | 40  | 25  | +15  | 60  | Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
4  | Gyeongnam FC | 36  | 15  | 12  | 9  | 54  | 42  | +12  | 57  | Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
5  | Bucheon FC 1995 | 36  | 16  | 9  | 11  | 45  | 35  | +10  | 57
6  | FC Anyang | 36  | 15  | 9  | 12  | 58  | 51  | +7  | 54  |
7  | Jeonnam Dragons | 36  | 16  | 5  | 15  | 55  | 56  | −1  | 53
8  | Chungbuk Cheongju | 36  | 13  | 13  | 10  | 37  | 42  | −5  | 52
9  | Seongnam FC | 36  | 11  | 11  | 14  | 43  | 50  | −7  | 44
10  | Chungnam Asan | 36  | 12  | 6  | 18  | 39  | 46  | −7  | 42
11  | Seoul E-Land | 36  | 10  | 5  | 21  | 36  | 54  | −18  | 35
12  | Ansan Greeners | 36  | 6  | 7  | 23  | 40  | 72  | −32  | 25
13  | Cheonan City | 36  | 5  | 10  | 21  | 33  | 62  | −29  | 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; (P) Promoted

## Positions by matchday[edit]

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

Team ╲ Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32| 33| 34| 35| 36| 37| 38| 39

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Gimcheon Sangmu| 3| 2| 3| 6| 7| 6| 2| 2| 1| 3| 2| 2| 2| 3| 6| 6| 5| 5| 3| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1
Busan IPark| 1| 5| 6| 4| 3| 3| 5| 5| 4| 5| 5| 5| 6| 4| 2| 1| 2| 2| 1| 3| 4| 6| 3| 4| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2
Gimpo FC| 11| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| 3| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 3| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 4| 5| 5| 4| 3| 4| 6| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3
Gyeongnam FC| 5| 1| 1| 2| 1| 2| 3| 1| 3| 2| 4| 4| 4| 6| 5| 3| 1| 3| 2| 1| 1| 2| 2| 3| 2| 4| 3| 4| 3| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 5| 5| 5| 4| 4
Bucheon FC 1995| 12| 9| 2| 1| 4| 4| 7| 9| 6| 7| 6| 6| 3| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 5| 4| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5
FC Anyang| 5| 3| 4| 3| 2| 1| 1| 4| 5| 4| 3| 3| 5| 2| 1| 2| 3| 1| 4| 4| 3| 3| 4| 2| 5| 5| 5| 3| 6| 6| 7| 7| 8| 7| 8| 8| 7| 7| 6
Jeonnam Dragons| 12| 13| 10| 11| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9| 8| 8| 8| 8| 10| 9| 9| 9| 8| 8| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 6| 7| 8| 6| 7| 6| 6| 7
Chungbuk Cheongju| 1| 6| 7| 7| 9| 9| 10| 11| 12| 12| 12| 12| 11| 11| 11| 11| 10| 11| 11| 9| 10| 9| 8| 9| 8| 7| 8| 8| 7| 7| 6| 8| 6| 5| 7| 6| 8| 8| 8
Seongnam FC| 3| 7| 9| 8| 6| 7| 6| 6| 8| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 10| 10| 11| 9| 8| 9| 8| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 10| 9| 9
Chungnam Asan| 9| 12| 12| 10| 11| 10| 9| 7| 7| 9| 9| 9| 10| 9| 10| 10| 11| 9| 9| 10| 11| 11| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 11| 11| 10| 11| 11| 10| 10| 10| 9| 10| 10
Seoul E-Land| 7| 10| 11| 12| 12| 11| 11| 10| 11| 11| 10| 10| 9| 8| 8| 8| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 10| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 10| 10| 11| 10| 10| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11
Ansan Greeners| 9| 7| 8| 9| 10| 12| 12| 12| 10| 10| 11| 11| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 13| 13| 13| 12
Cheonan City| 7| 11| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 12| 12| 12| 13

Source: K League
Notes: The match between Chungnam Asan and Chungbuk Cheongju on matchday 26 (13 August) was postponed to 14 October.

## Results[edit]

### Matches 1–26[edit]

Home \ Away  | ASG | AYG | BCN | BSI | CNC | CBCJ | CNAS | GCS | GIM | GNM | JND | SNM | SUE

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Ansan Greeners | -- | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 1–2
FC Anyang | 1–1  | -- | 2–2  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 2–4  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1
Bucheon FC 1995 | 1–0  | 2–4  | -- | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 5–2  | 1–0  | 0–1
Busan IPark | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | -- | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 1–0
Cheonan City | 1–1  | 0–4  | 0–3  | 2–3  | -- | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 2–3  | 1–3  | 3–2  | 0–0
Chungbuk Cheongju | 3–0  | 2–1  | 0–4  | 1–1  | 2–1  | -- | 0–4  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 2–1
Chungnam Asan | 1–0  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–2  | -- | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 3–3  | 2–0  | 2–0
Gimcheon Sangmu | 3–2  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 3–2  | -- | 0–2  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 4–0
Gimpo FC | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | -- | 0–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 0–0
Gyeongnam FC | 3–1  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | -- | 0–2  | 2–2  | 1–2
Jeonnam Dragons | 5–2  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 0–5  | -- | 2–2  | 3–3
Seongnam FC | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | -- | 1–2
Seoul E-Land | 4–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | --

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

### Matches 27–39[edit]

Home \ Away  | ASG | AYG | BCN | BSI | CNC | CBCJ | CNAS | GCS | GIM | GNM | JND | SNM | SUE

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Ansan Greeners | -- | 2–3  | 1–2  | -- | -- | 0–1  | 0–1  | 3–7  | 1–1  | -- | -- | -- | --
FC Anyang | -- | -- | -- | 0–1  | 2–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 3–0
Bucheon FC 1995 | -- | 1–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–0  | -- | 0–0  | 1–0  | 4–1  | -- | 1–0
Busan IPark | 2–0  | -- | 2–1  | -- | 0–0  | 1–1  | -- | 2–0  | -- | -- | -- | 3–0  | --
Cheonan City | 1–1  | -- | 1–0  | -- | -- | 0–0  | -- | 1–3  | 0–0  | -- | -- | 3–1  | --
Chungbuk Cheongju | -- | 2–1  | 0–0  | -- | -- | -- | 1–0  | -- | 1–0  | 1–1  | -- | -- | 0–1
Chungnam Asan | -- | 4–3  | -- | 1–2  | 2–0  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–1  | 0–1  | -- | 1–0
Gimcheon Sangmu | -- | 4–1  | 3–1  | -- | -- | 0–0  | 4–0  | -- | 2–0  | -- | -- | -- | 1–0
Gimpo FC | -- | 3–0  | -- | 2–3  | -- | -- | 1–0  | -- | -- | 0–1  | 2–1  | -- | 2–1
Gyeongnam FC | 4–2  | -- | -- | 0–1  | 1–1  | -- | -- | 1–1  | -- | -- | 2–3  | 0–2  | --
Jeonnam Dragons | 3–2  | -- | -- | 3–0  | 1–3  | 3–0  | -- | 2–1  | -- | -- | -- | 0–0  | --
Seongnam FC | 0–2  | -- | 2–2  | -- | -- | 0–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–4  | -- | -- | -- | --
Seoul E-Land | 3–4  | -- | -- | 2–1  | 0–3  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–3  | 1–0  | 0–2  | --

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 fourth and fifth-placed teams, and its winners played the third-placed team in the second round. When the first and second round matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-outs.

The winners of the second round and the runners-up competed with the tenth and eleventh-placed team of the K League 1, respectively, in the final round for the K League 1 spots of the next season. Each match of the final round was a two-legged tie.

### Bracket[edit]

| First round | | | Second round | | | Final 1 |

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| 4 | Gyeongnam FC | 0 |

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| | | | Suwon FC (a.e.t.) | 1 | 5 | 6

### First round[edit]

29 November 2023

19:00 KST

Gyeongnam FC| 0–0| Bucheon FC 1995

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Changwon Football Center, Changwon

### Second round[edit]

2 December 2023

16:30 KST

Gimpo FC| 2–1| Gyeongnam FC

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* Luis Mina 30'
* Kim Jong-suk 45+1'

|  | Won Ki-jong 36'

Solteo Football Field, Gimpo

### Final round[edit]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Gimpo FC | 1–2  | Gangwon FC | 0–0  | 1–2
Busan IPark | 4–6  | Suwon FC | 2–1  | 2–5 (a.e.t.)

6 December 2023 (2023-12-06)

19:00 UTC+9

Gimpo FC| 0–0| Gangwon FC

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Gimpo Solteo Football Field, Gimpo

Attendance: 3,736

Referee: Jeong Dong-sik

9 December 2023 (2023-12-09)

14:00 UTC+9

Gangwon FC| 2–1| Gimpo FC

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Vitor Gabriel 51', 76' | Report | Cho Sung-gwon 59'

Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung

Attendance: 10,130

Referee: Lee Dong-jun

Gangwon FC won 2–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

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6 December 2023 (2023-12-06)

19:00 UTC+9

Busan IPark| 2–1| Suwon FC

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Bruno Lamas 85' (pen.), 90+9' (pen.) | Report | Jang Jae-woong 43'

Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan

Attendance: 4,047

Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

9 December 2023 (2023-12-09)

14:00 UTC+9

Suwon FC| 5–2 (a.e.t.)| Busan IPark

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* Kim Hyun 79'
* Lee Yeong-jae 86'
* Lee Gwang-hyeok 96'
* Jung Jae-yong 101'
* Ricardo Lopes 118'

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* Choi Jun 16'
* Kim Jeong-hwan 115'

Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon

Attendance: 6,987

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok

Suwon FC won 6–4 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

## Statistics[edit]

### Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank  | Player[5] | Team  | Goals

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1  |  Luis Mina | Gimpo FC | 16
2  |  Valdívia | Jeonnam Dragons | 14
3  |  Cho Young-wook | Gimcheon Sangmu | 13
Gleyson | Gyeongnam FC
Jorge Luiz | Chungbuk Cheongju
6  |  An Jae-jun | Bucheon FC 1995 | 11
7  |  Won Ki-jong | Gyeongnam FC | 10
Bruno Lamas | Busan IPark
Bruno Mota | Cheonan City
10  |  Yun Ju-tae | Ansan Greeners | 9

### Top assist providers[edit]

Rank  | Player[5] | Team  | Assists

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1  |  Valdívia | Jeonnam Dragons | 14
2  |  Joo Hyeon-woo | FC Anyang | 9
3  |  Andrigo | FC Anyang | 8
Bruno Lamas | Busan IPark
5  |  Yago | FC Anyang | 7
Leonard Pllana | Jeonnam Dragons
7  |  Mo Jae-hyeon | Gyeongnam FC | 6
8  | 10 Players | 5

## Awards[edit]

### Weekly awards[edit]

| Round  | Player of the Round

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1  |  Jorge Luiz | Chungbuk Cheongju
2  |  Guilherme Castro | Gyeongnam FC
3  |  Valdívia | Jeonnam Dragons
4  |  Luis Mina | Gimpo FC
5  |  Christy Manzinga | Seongnam FC
6  |  Park Jae-yong | FC Anyang
7  |  Luis Mina | Gimpo FC
8  |  Park Se-jik | Chungnam Asan
9  |  An Jae-jun | Bucheon FC 1995
10  |  Pablo González | Gimpo FC
11  |  Kim Min-jun | Gimcheon Sangmu
12  |  Lee Jung-bin | Bucheon FC 1995
13  |  Chang Hyuk-jin | Chungbuk Cheongju
14  |  Kim Chan | Busan IPark
15  |  An Jae-jun | Bucheon FC 1995
16  |  Jorge Luiz | Chungbuk Cheongju
17  |  Jorge Luiz | Chungbuk Cheongju
18  |  Kim Jeong-hyun | FC Anyang
19  |  Gleyson | Gyeongnam FC
20  |  Gleyson | Gyeongnam FC
| Round  | Player of the Round

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21  |  Jin Seong-uk | Seongnam FC
22  |  Valdívia | Jeonnam Dragons
23  |  Paulo Henrique | Cheonan City
24  |  Gabriel Honório | Seongnam FC
25  |  Cho Young-wook | Gimcheon Sangmu
26  |  Lee Joon-suk | Gimcheon Sangmu
27  |  Ha Nam | Jeonnam Dragons
28  |  Gabriel Honório | Seongnam FC
29  |  Luis Mina | Gimpo FC
30  |  Juninho Rocha | Gimpo FC
31  |  Yoo Ji-ha | Jeonnam Dragons
32  |  Moon Jung-in | Seoul E-Land
33  |  Jung Chi-in | Gimcheon Sangmu
34  |  Kang Hyun-muk | Gimcheon Sangmu
35  |  Leonard Pllana | Jeonnam Dragons
36  |  Choe Byeong-chan | Gimcheon Sangmu
37  |  Valdívia | Jeonnam Dragons
38  |  Park Tae-yong | Jeonnam Dragons
39  |  An Jae-jun | Bucheon FC 1995

### Monthly awards[edit]

Month  | Manager of the Month

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February/March  |  Hong Myung-bo | Ulsan Hyundai | 1
April  |  Ko Jeong-woon | Gimpo FC | 2
May  |  Nam Ki-il | Jeju United | 1
June  |  Lee Jung-hyo | Gwangju FC | 1
July  |  Jo Sung-hwan | Incheon United | 1
August  |  Choi Yun-kyum | Chungbuk Cheongju | 2
September  |  Park Jin-sub | Busan IPark | 2
October–December  |  Chung Jung-yong | Gimcheon Sangmu | 2

### Annual awards[edit]

The 2023 K League Awards was held on 4 December 2023.[6]

Award  | Winner  | Club

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Most Valuable Player |  Valdívia | Jeonnam Dragons
Young Player of the Year |  An Jae-jun | Bucheon FC 1995
Top goalscorer |  Luis Mina | Gimpo FC
Top assist provider |  Valdívia | Jeonnam Dragons
Manager of the Year |  Ko Jeong-woon | Gimpo FC
Position  | Best XI

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Goalkeeper  |  Koo Sang-min (Busan)
Defenders  |  Choi Jun
(Busan)  |  Lee Sang-min
(Gimcheon)  |  Lee Han-do
(Busan)  |  Kim Dong-jin
(Anyang)
Midfielders  |  Mo Jae-hyeon
(Gyeongnam)  |  Won Du-jae
(Gimcheon)  |  Valdívia
(Jeonnam)  |  Kim Jin-gyu
(Gimcheon)
Forwards  |  Jorge Luiz (Chungbuk Cheongju)  |  Luis Mina (Gimpo)

## Attendance[edit]

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

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

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1  | Seoul E-Land | 65,109  | 7,266  | 1,350  | 3,617 | +213.2%†
2  | Busan IPark | 64,587  | 13,340  | 1,306  | 3,588 | +144.4%†
3  | Gyeongnam FC | 59,612  | 7,547  | 820  | 3,312 | +261.6%†
4  | FC Anyang | 54,484  | 6,003  | 1,539  | 3,027 | +93.7%†
5  | Bucheon FC 1995 | 53,737  | 6,103  | 1,380  | 2,985 | +137.7%†
6  | Chungbuk Cheongju | 45,177  | 7,035  | 762  | 2,510  | n/a†
7  | Chungnam Asan | 39,852  | 7,546  | 515  | 2,214 | +47.4%†
8  | Gimpo FC | 38,911  | 3,121  | 1,164  | 2,162 | +74.6%†
9  | Seongnam FC | 37,744  | 7,789  | 647  | 2,097 | +11.0%†
10  | Jeonnam Dragons | 37,321  | 4,890  | 1,032  | 2,073 | +91.9%†
11  | Gimcheon Sangmu | 21,305  | 2,825  | 359  | 1,184 | −22.2%†
12  | Ansan Greeners | 21,164  | 4,173  | 385  | 1,176 | +1.7%†
13  | Cheonan City | 20,818  | 3,299  | 566  | 1,157  | n/a†
| League total  | 559,794  | 13,340  | 359  | 2,392 | +76.4%†

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

## See also[edit]

* 2023 in South Korean football
* 2023 Korean FA Cup

## References[edit]

1. ^ 2023시즌 K리그2 일정 발표, 3·1절 킥오프 (in Korean). K League. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
2. ^ "Gimcheon Sangmu FC earn promotion to top division in S. Korean football". The Korea Herald. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
3. ^ Paik, Ji-hwan (9 December 2023). "Suwon FC, Gangwon secure first division survival in promotion-relegation playoffs". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
4. ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (29 October 2022). "Daejeon earn promotion to top division in S. Korean football". Yonhap News. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
5. ^ a b "Record". K League.
6. ^ [IS 잠실] ‘14골·14도움 맹폭’ 전남 발디비아, K리그2 MVP 영예 안았다(종합). Naver.com (in Korean). Edaily. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

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