The 2020 K4 League is the first season of the
K4 League
The K4 League is the fourth tier of the South Korean football league system. After 2019, the semi-professional Korea National League and the former amateur K3 League were rebranded into the current K3 League and K4 League.
Competition format
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as a semi-professional league and the fourth tier of
South Korean football league system
The South Korean football league system contains two professional leagues, two semi-professional leagues, and various amateur leagues for Korean football clubs.
The highest level of football in South Korea is the K League 1, which was founded in ...
. After the 2019 season, the former K3 League Basic went defunct and was rebranded into the K4 League. In the 2020 season, the K4 League will consist of 13 teams with 5 teams from K3 League Advanced, 6 teams from K3 League Basic, and 2 teams newly founded in 2019. The teams for the 2020 season were announced by the
Korea Football Association
The Korea Football Association () is the governing body of football and futsal within South Korea. It sanctions professional, semi-professional and amateur football in South Korea. Founded in 1933, the governing body became affiliated with F ...
on 19 December 2019.
Competition format
The 2020 K4 League is contested by thirteen teams, with no relegation system in place.
Each team competes home and away, playing 24 games. The top two teams get promoted to the
K3 League
The K3 League is the third tier of South Korean football league system, which was created from the rebranding of the Korea National League (2003–2019) and the former K3 League (2007–2019) into K3 League and K4 League in 2020. 16 teams ...
, while the third and the fourth placed teams qualify for the promotion play off.
Teams
League table
Results
Matches 1 to 24
Promotion play-off
The match was played on the 29th of November 2020. The 3rd and 4th placed team from the 2020 K4 League will play for a spot in the
2021 K3 League
The 2021 K3 League was the second season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league and the third tier of South Korean football league system.
Gimhae FC are the defending champions.
Competition format
15 teams will compete in the 2021 sea ...
against the team placed 14th in the
2020 K3 League
The 2020 K3 League was the first season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league and the third tier of South Korean football league system. After the 2019 season, the former Korea National League and K3 League Advanced went defunct and rebr ...
.
Promotion play-off
Winner
See also
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2020 Korean FA Cup
The 2020 Korean FA Cup, known as Hana Bank FA Cup due to sponsorship agreement with Hana Bank, was the 25th edition of the Korean FA Cup. Suwon Samsung Bluewings were the defending champions. As a change from the previous year, U-League teams did ...
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2020 K League 1
The 2020 K League 1 was the 38th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as K League, and the third season under its current name, the K League 1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were the defen ...
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2020 K League 2
The 2020 K League 2 is the eighth season of the K League 2, the second-tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2013, and the third one with its current name, the K League 2. The top-ranked t ...
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2020 K3 League
The 2020 K3 League was the first season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league and the third tier of South Korean football league system. After the 2019 season, the former Korea National League and K3 League Advanced went defunct and rebr ...
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2020 K5 League
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2020 K6 League
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2020 K7 League
References
External links
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K4 League seasons
2020 in South Korean football