2020 K4 League Explained

Competition:K4 League
Season:2020
Dates:16 May – 22 November 2020
Winners:Paju Citizen
(1st title)
Promoted:Paju Citizen
Ulsan Citizen
Matches:157
Total Goals:482
Best Player:Heo Keon[1]
League Topscorer:Yoo Dong-gyu
(15 goals)
Prevseason:2019 K3 Basic
Nextseason:2021

The 2020 K4 League is the first season of the K4 League. The K4 League was regarded as the successor to the K3 League Basic, which was abolished in 2019.

Five K3 League Advanced teams, six K3 League Basic teams and two newly-founded teams entered in the inaugural season.[2] The 13 participating teams played each other twice. The top two teams could be directly promoted to the relaunched K3 League, and the third and fourth-placed teams qualified for the promotion play-offs.[3]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Chungju CitizenChungjuChungju Tangeum Stadium3,000
Goyang CitizenGoyangEoulimnuri Byeolmuri Ground2,500
Icheon CitizenIcheonIcheon City Stadium20,305
Jinju CitizenJinjuJinju Stadium20,116
FC NamdongIncheonNamdong Industrial Complex Park2,500
Paju CitizenPajuPaju Public Stadium23,000
Pocheon CitizenPocheonPocheon Stadium7,000
Seoul JungnangSeoulJungnang Public Ground
Seoul Nowon UnitedSeoulNowon Madeul Stadium446
Siheung CitizenSiheungJeongwang Sports Park1,500
Ulsan CitizenUlsanUlsan Stadium19,471
Yangpyeong FCYangpyeongYongmun Sports Park
Yeoju CitizenYeojuYeoju Stadium16,000

Personnel

ClubManager
Chungju Citizen Gong Mun-bae
Goyang Citizen Kim Young-ho
Icheon Citizen Lee Cheon-hong
Jinju Citizen Choi Cheong-il
FC Namdong Kim Jeong-jae
Paju Citizen Oh Won-jae
Pocheon Citizen Cho Man-geun
Seoul Jungnang Kim Sang-hwa
Seoul Nowon United Lee Jeong-jae
Siheung Citizen Jeong Seon-woo
Ulsan Citizen Jung Jin-hyuk
Yangpyeong FC Kim Chang-yoon
Yeoju Citizen Shim Bong-seop

Promotion play-offs

First round

The first round of promotion play-offs was contested between the third and fourth-placed teams, and its winners played the 14th-placed team of K3 League in the final (K3 League relegation play-off). Pocheon Citizen withdrew from the play-offs and so Jinju Citizen advanced to the final.[4]

Final

When the match was finished as a draw, both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: https://star.ytn.co.kr/_sn/1402_202012181612019498 . ko:2020 K3·4리그 시상식 개최...최용우-허건, K3·4리그 MVP 수상 . ko . . 2020-12-18 . 2024-02-14.
  2. Web site: Breaking: K3 and K4 League Teams Confirmed . K League United. 27 December 2019. 19 December 2019.
  3. Web site: ko:K3·K4리그 대표자회의 개최...3월 7일 개막 . http://www.kfa.or.kr/layer_popup/popup_live.php?act=news_tv_detail&idx=22225&div_code=news&check_url=bGF5ZXI=&lang=KOR . ko . KFA . 23 January 2020.
  4. News: http://www.mediagn.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=6287 . ko:진주시민축구단 K3리그 승강결정전 자동 진출 . ko . Gyeongnam Media . 2020-12-04 . 2024-02-21.