The 2022 K League 2 was the tenth season of the
K League 2
The K League 2 (Hangul: K리그2) is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean football league system. It is contested between thirteen professional clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the K League 1.
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, the second-tier South Korean professional
football
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league, and the fifth one under its current name, the K League 2. The top-ranked team and the winners of the promotion/relegation playoff series were promoted to the
2023 K League 1
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and it will be the last season not to feature relegation. From 2023, relegation from the K League 2 to the
K3 League
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will be enabled for the first time ever.
Promotion and Relegation
New team
Gimpo FC
Gimpo FC ( ko, 김포 FC), formerly Gimpo Citizen FC, is a South Korean football club based in the city of Gimpo. Since 2022, they are playing in the K League 2, the second tier of football in South Korea.
History
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, which played in the
K3 League
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, made their professional debut on the
K League 2
The K League 2 (Hangul: K리그2) is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean football league system. It is contested between thirteen professional clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the K League 1.
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in the 2022 season, being the 23rd K League member.
Relegated from 2021 K League 1
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Gwangju FC
Gwangju FC (Korean: 광주 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Gwangju that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. They joined the K League in the 2011 season.
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was relegated back to the K League 2, after just a season in top tier.
Teams
Stadiums
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
* The managers list above only includes the ones that managed the teams on the competition's final rounds (E.G.: If a manager was managing the club since the start of the season, and ended up being sacked with only 7 matches to play in the competition, the list will only show the manager chosen to replace him).
Foreign players
The maximum number of foreign players on the K League 2 is restricted to five players per team, including slots for a player from
AFC and
ASEAN
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countries status. A team could only use a maximum of four foreign players in each matchday. Players in bold are players who joined midway through the competition.
League table
Positions by matchday
Round 1–22
Round 23–44
* The 13th Round match between Seoul E-Land FC and Jeonnam Dragons was postponed to 8 June 2022 due to Jeonnam Dragons' participation in the
2022 AFC Champions League
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* The 28th Round matches (FC Anyang vs Daejeon Hana Citizen and Seoul E-Land FC vs Gyeongnam FC), alongside the 29th Round matches (Daejeon Hana Citizen v Jeonnam Dragons and Chungnam Asan vs Seoul E-Land) were postponed to a later date (21 September 2022 and 5 October 2022 respectively) due to the
2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.
Results
Promotion/relegation play-offs
There are two playoffs contested in this stage. The Playoff "1" is played with the two league extremes facing each other (K League 1 second-worst placed team against K League 2 second-best placed team). Meanwhile, the Playoff "2" is played with K League 2 10th facing the Semi-playoffs winner. The winners of both ties earn two spots in the 2023 K League 1.
If scores are tied after regular time in any match of both the Semi-playoffs and playoffs, the higher-placed team will advance to the next phase. However, The same conditions do not apply for the Promotion/relegation Playoffs, with the match, if tied, requiring extra time. Should it remain tied, the match will go to the penalty shoot-outs. (The away goals rule is no longer applied.)
Semi-playoff
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Playoff
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Promotion-Relegation Playoff Final Round
Matches
First leg
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Second leg
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won 2-1 on aggregate and retained their K League 1 spot, while
Anyang
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remained in K League 2.''
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Daejeon Hana Citizen
Daejeon Hana Citizen Football Club (Korean 대전 하나 시티즌 축구단) is a South Korean professional football team based in Daejeon that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. At the time of its foundation in 199 ...
won 6-1 on aggregate and was promoted to K League 1, while
Gimcheon Sangmu
Gimcheon Sangmu FC (Hangul: 김천 상무 프로축구단; Hanja: 金泉 尚武 프로蹴球團) is a South Korean professional association football club based in Gimcheon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. ...
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Season statistics
Goals
Assists
Awards
Most Valuable Player of the Round
Season Awards
The 2022 K League Awards was held on 24 October 2022.
K League 2 Most Valuable Player
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K League 2 Most Valuable Player award was won by
Ahn Young-kyu (
Gwangju FC
Gwangju FC (Korean: 광주 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Gwangju that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. They joined the K League in the 2011 season.
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K League 2 Young Player
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K League 2 Young Player award was won by
Eom Ji-sung
Eom Ji-sung (; born 9 May 2002) is a South Korean footballer currently playing as a forward for Gwangju.
Career statistics
Club
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International goals
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Gwangju FC
Gwangju FC (Korean: 광주 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Gwangju that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. They joined the K League in the 2011 season.
History
Gwangju FC was founded ...
).
K League 2 Top Scorer
*The
K League 2 Top Scorer award was won by
Yu Kang-hyun (
Chungnam Asan).
K League 2 Top Assistor
*The
K League 2 Top Assistor award was won by
Maxwell Acosty (
FC Anyang
FC Anyang (Hangul: FC 안양) is a South Korean professional football club based in Anyang that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in 2013, they play their home games at Anyang Stadium
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K League 2 Best XI
K League Manager of the Year
*The
K League Manager of the Year award was won by
Lee Jung-hyo (
Gwangju FC
Gwangju FC (Korean: 광주 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Gwangju that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. They joined the K League in the 2011 season.
History
Gwangju FC was founded ...
).
See also
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2021 K League 1
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2022 K League 1
Notes
References
External links
Official K League website
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