The 2020 K League 2 is the eighth 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. Hi ...

, the second-tier South Korean professional league for

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clubs since its establishment in 2013, and the third one with its current name, the K League 2. The top-ranked team and the winners of the promotion play-offs among three clubs ranked between second and fourth got promoted to the 2021 K League 1. On 24 April 2020, the Korean Professional Football Union has confirmed that they will adopt their plan of modification, which will begin to change type of the season 2020 to 27 regular season matches.

Teams

Changes

Asan Mugunghwa was renamed to Chungnam Asan ahead for 2020 season after the club was dissolved in the 2019 season. Daejeon Citizen and Hana Financial Group Football Club Foundation bought the operating rights of the club, renaming it to

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 ...

ahead of the 2020 season.

Stadiums

Personnel and kits

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.

Managerial changes

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from AFC and

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countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game. Players in bold are players who join midway through the competition. An Byong-jun, playing for

Suwon FC Suwon FC ( ko, 수원 FC; Hanja: 水原 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based Suwon that competes in the K League 1, the top division of South Korea. They play their home games at Suwon Stadium. History Early years: semi-profe ...

, was deemed to be a native player.

League table

Positions by matchday

Round 1–18

Round 19–27

Results

Matches 1–18

Matches 19–27

Promotion playoffs

The Semi-playoff was contested between the 3rd and 4th placed teams in the K League 2. The winners advanced to the Playoff to face the 2nd placed team in the K League 2, with the winners securing a place in the 2021 K League 1. If scores were tied after regular time in the Semi-playoff, the higher-placed team would advance to the next phase. This rule was also used in the Playoff, with the higher-placed team would secure a place in the 2021 K League 1 in case of tied scores after the regular time.

Semi-playoff

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Playoff

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Season statistics

Top scorers

Top assists

Awards

Most Valuable Player of The Round

Season Awards

The 2020 K League Awards was held on 30 November 2020.

K League 2 Most Valuable Player

*The K League 2 Most Valuable Player award was won by An Byong-jun (

K League 2 Young Player

*The K League 2 Young Player award was won by

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Jeju United Jeju United Football Club (Hangul: 제주 유나이티드) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeju Province that competes in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the ''Yukon ...

K League 2 Top Scorer

*The K League 2 Top Scorer award was won by An Byong-jun (

K League 2 Top Assistor

*The K League 2 Top Assistor award was won by Kim Young-uk (

K League 2 Best XI

K League Manager of the Year

*The K League Manager of the Year award was won by

Nam Ki-il Nam Ki-Il (born August 17, 1974) is a South Korean former football player and current manager of Jeju United FC. Club career He played for Bucheon SK, Jeonnam Dragons, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Seongnam () is the fourth largest city i ...

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Notes

References

External links

Official K League website
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