The 2014 K League Challenge was the second season of the

K League Challenge 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. Hi ...

, the second tier South Korean professional league for

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clubs, since its establishment in 2013. From the 2014 season, a top place team was promoted to the

K League Classic The K League 1 (Hangul: K리그1) is the men's top professional football division of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs. History The South Korean professional football league was founded in 1 ...

and the promotion play-offs among three clubs ranked between 2nd and 4th took place after the regular season ends.

Teams

Sangju 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. ...

, the champions of the

2013 K League Challenge The 2013 K League Challenge was the first season of the K League Challenge, the second top South Korean professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013. The 2013 fixtures were announced on 30 January 2013. The ...

, was promoted to

2014 K League Classic The 2014 K League Classic was the 32nd season of the top division of South Korean professional football, and the second season of the K League Classic. Teams General information Stadiums Managerial changes Foreign players Restricting ...

, then

Gangwon FC Gangwon FC (Hangul:강원 FC) is a South Korean football club. Based in Gangwon Province of South Korea, Gangwon FC joined the K League as its 15th club for the 2009 season. The club is sponsored by High1 Resort. History Foundation Gangw ...

Daegu FC Daegu FC ( Korean: 대구 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Daegu. The club was founded as a community club at the end of 2002, and made their K League 1 debut in 2003. Daegu has played mostly in the K League 1 but was rel ...

and

Daejeon 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 19 ...

were relegated from the top tier. A total of 10 teams contested the league.

Participating clubs

Stadiums

Primary venues used in the K League Challenge:

Personnel and kits

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

Foreign players

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.

League table

Positions by matchday

Round 1–18

Round 19–36

Results

Matches 1–18

Matches 19–36

Promotion-Relegation Playoffs

Promotion and relegation playoffs were held between 2nd and 4th placed clubs of 2014 K League Challenge and 11th club of the 2014 K League Classic.

Semi-Playoff

Playoff

Promotion-Relegation Playoffs

First leg

Second leg

''Gwangju FC secure promotion to the 2015 K League Classic season, 4–2 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Top assists

Attendance

Awards

The 2014 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2014.

K League Challenge Most Valuable Player

*The K League Challenge Most Valuable Player award was won by

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K League Challenge Top Scorer

*The K League Challenge Top Scorer award was won by

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K League Challenge Top Assistor

*The K League Challenge Top Assistor award was won by Choi Jin-ho (

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K League Challenge Best XI

K League Challenge Manager of the Year

*The K League Challenge Manager of the Year award was won by Cho Jin-ho (

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References

2014 Season Review at K League Website

External links

Official K League Website
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