The 2017 K League Challenge was the fifth season of the

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, the second-highest division in the

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. Champions and winners of the promotion playoffs could be promoted to the

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Teams

Team changes

Relegated from

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Promoted to

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 re ...

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Newly joined * Ansan Greeners Withdrawn * Goyang Zaicro *

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Locations

Stadiums

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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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 playoffs

Bracket

First round

Semi-final

Final

The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2017 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2017 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the

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. ----- ''1–1 on aggregate. Sangju Sangmu won 5–4 on penalties and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.''

Player statistics

Top scorers

Top assist providers

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

Awards

The 2016 K League Awards was held on 20 November 2017.

Main awards

Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...

: Marcão (

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) * Top goalscorer: Marcão (

) * Top assist provider: Chang Hyuk-jin ( Ansan Greeners) *

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Best XI

Player of the Round

Manager of the Month

References

External links

Official website
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