2018 K League 2 Explained

Competition:KEB Hana Bank
K League 2
Season:2018
Winners:Asan Mugunghwa
(1st title)
Promoted:Seongnam FC
Best Player:Na Sang-ho[1]
League Topscorer:Na Sang-ho
(16 goals)
Matches:180
Total Goals:426
Biggest Home Win:Gwangju 5–0 Suwon FC
(21 April 2018)
Biggest Away Win:Seoul E 0–5 Busan
(11 August 2018)
Highest Scoring:Busan 4–3 Anyang
(29 July 2018)
Highest Attendance:6,532
Busan 2–2 Gwangju
(4 November 2018)
Lowest Attendance:312
Seoul E 1–0 Anyang
(14 April 2018)
Average Attendance:1,672
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 K League 2 was the sixth season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system.[2]

Asan Mugunghwa once again grabbed an opportunity for promotion by winning its second K League 2 title (officially first title after Ansan era), but its owner Korean Police Agency did not recruit new players who could meet clubs' requisite for maintenance before the end of the season. Asan Mugunghwa, which was in the process of being dissolved, was finally disqualified from promoting.

Runners-up Seongnam FC directly qualified for the K League 1 instead of Asan Mugunghwa, and the third, fourth, and fifth-placed team advanced to the promotion playoffs.

Teams

Team changes

Relegated from K League Classic

Promoted to K League 1

Stadiums

Ansan GreenersFC AnyangAsan MugunghwaBucheon FC 1995Busan IPark
Ansan Wa~ StadiumAnyang StadiumYi Sun-sin StadiumBucheon StadiumBusan Gudeok Stadium
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 17,143Capacity: 19,283Capacity: 34,545Capacity: 12,349
Daejeon CitizenGwangju FCSeongnam FCSeoul E-LandSuwon FC
Daejeon World Cup StadiumGwangju World Cup StadiumTancheon StadiumSeoul Olympic StadiumSuwon Sports Complex
Capacity: 40,535Capacity: 40,245Capacity: 16,146Capacity: 69,950Capacity: 11,808

Personnel and sponsoring

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

TeamManagersKit manufacturerMain sponsor
Ansan Greeners Lee Heung-silKelmeAnsan Government
FC Anyang Ko Jeong-woonZaicroAnyang Government
Asan Mugunghwa Park Dong-hyukPumaAsan Government
Bucheon FC 1995 Jeong Gab-seokAstoreBucheon Government
Busan IParkChoi Yun-kyumAdidasHyundai Development Company
Daejeon Citizen Ko Jong-sooAstoreDaejeon Government
Gwangju FC Park Jin-subJomaGwangju Government
Seongnam FC Nam Ki-ilUmbroSeongnam Government
Seoul E-Land In Chang-sooNew BalanceE-Land
Suwon FC Cho Duck-jeHummelSuwon Government

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.

As of 24 July 2018.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian Player
Ansan Greeners Fidel Seku Conneh Raúl Tarragona
FC Anyang Wesley Alex Marcos Antônio
Bucheon FC 1995 Cristovam Nilson Júnior Willian Popp Nan Song
Busan IPark Rômulo Arsenio Valpoort Sherjill MacDonald
Daejeon Citizen Sanzhar Tursunov Shohrux Gadoyev
Gwangju FC Gil Felipe Silva Róbson Duarte Minori Sato
Wang Chien-ming
Éder Lima Olivier Bonnes
Diego Bielkiewicz Ignacio Herrera Ivan Herceg
Suwon FC Alex Lima Alex Bruno Fernando Viana Adrian Leijer

League table

Positions by matchday


Round 19–36

Results

Matches 19–36

Promotion playoffs

Final

The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2018 K League 2 playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2018 K League 1. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2019 K League 1.

-----FC Seoul won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Player statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Na Sang-hoGwangju FC16
2 Wesley AlexFC Anyang15
3 Aurelian ChițuDaejeon Citizen11
align=center rowspan=24 Jung Sung-minSeongnam FCalign=center rowspan=210
Willian PoppBucheon FC 1995
align=center rowspan=26 Ko Kyung-minBusan IParkalign=center rowspan=29
RômuloBusan IPark
8 Shohrux GadoyevDaejeon Citizen8
9align=center colspan=27 players7

Top assist providers

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 RômuloBusan IPark9
align=center rowspan=22 Park Soo-ilDaejeon Citizenalign=center rowspan=28
Chang Hyuk-jinAnsan Greeners
4 Moon Sang-yunSeongnam FC7
5 Jo Seong-joonAsan Mugunghwa6
align=center rowspan=66 Lee EuddeumAsan Mugunghwaalign=center rowspan=66
Cho Chan-hoSeoul E-Land
Lee Jae-kwonBusan IPark
Lee Myung-jooAsan Mugunghwa
Moon Ki-hanBucheon FC 1995
Kim Dong-hyunGwangju FC

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

See also

References

  1. News: https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20181203140751007 . ko:나상호, K리그2 가장 빛난 별…MVP·득점왕·베스트11 3관왕(종합) . . ko . 2018-12-03 . 2023-03-30.
  2. Web site: South Korea 2018 . 2021-06-23 . 2023-05-23 . RSSSF.

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