2022 K4 League Explained

Competition:K4 League
Season:2022
Dates:26 February – 29 October 2022
Winners:Goyang KH
(1st title)
Promoted:Yangpyeong FC
Chuncheon Citizen
Matches:806
Total Goals:272
Best Player:Kim Woon[1]
League Topscorer:Park Dae-hoon
(20 goals)
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 K4 League was the third season of the K4 League.

Defending champions Pocheon Citizen were promoted to the K3 League alongside runners-up Siheung Citizen and play-off winners Dangjin Citizen, while Pyeongtaek Citizen played in the K4 League for the first time by being relegated from the K3 League. Three K League clubs Daegu FC, Daejeon Hana Citizen and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors joined the K4 League, and entered with their reserve teams.[2]

The 17 participating teams played each other twice during the regular season. The top two teams could be directly promoted to the K3 League, and the third and fourth-placed teams qualified for the promotion play-offs.[3]

Yangpyeong FC, FC Namdong and Chungju Citizen forfeited three, seven and twelve matches respectively due to their use of illegal players.[4] Additionally, FC Namdong forfeited seven more matches by being disbanded in the middle of the season.[5]

Goyang KH qualified for the K3 League as champions, but they were disbanded after the end of the season.[6]

Teams

Team changes

Relegated from K3 League

Newly joined

Promoted to K3 League

Stadiums and locations

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Chuncheon CitizenChuncheonChuncheon Songam Sports Town Auxiliary Stadium25,000
Chungju CitizenChungjuChungju Tangeum Stadium3,000
FC NamdongIncheonNamdong Industrial Complex Park2,500
Daegu FC BDaeguDaegu Stadium66,422
Daejeon Hana Citizen BDaejeonDaejeon World Cup Stadium Auxiliary Stadium
Gangwon FC BGangwonChuncheon Songam Stadium20,000
Geoje CitizenGeojeGeoje Stadium7,500
Goyang KHGoyangGoyang Stadium41,311
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors BJeonjuJeonju World Cup Stadium Auxiliary Stadium
Jeonju CitizenJeonjuJeonju Stadium30,000
Jinju CitizenJinjuJinju Stadium20,116
Pyeongchang UnitedPyeongchangJinbu Sports Park300
Pyeongtaek CitizenPyeongtaek15,000
Seoul JungnangSeoulJungnang Public Ground400
Seoul Nowon UnitedSeoulNowon Madeul Stadium446
Yangpyeong FCYangpyeongYongmun Sports Park3,000
Yeoju FCYeojuYeoju Stadium16,000

Personnel

ClubManager
Chuncheon Citizen Son Hyun-jun
Chungju Citizen Gong Mun-bae
FC Namdong Kim Jeong-jae
Daegu FC B
Daejeon Hana Citizen B
Gangwon FC B Lee Seul-gi
Geoje Citizen Song Jae-gyu
Goyang KH Bae Seong-jae
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B Park Jun-sub
Jeonju Citizen Yang Young-cheol
Jinju Citizen Choi Cheong-il
Pyeongchang United An Hong-min
Pyeongtaek Citizen Lee Ho-joon
Seoul Jungnang Kim Sang-hwa
Seoul Nowon United Lee Jeong-jae
Yangpyeong FC Kim Chang-yoon
Yeoju FC Shim Bong-seop

Promotion play-offs

First round

When the match was finished as a draw, its winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-out.

Final

The promotion play-offs final (K3 League relegation play-off) was contested between the bottom team of K3 League and the winners of the first round.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: http://www.vision21.kr/news/article.html?no=232139 . ko:K3, K4리그 시상식 개최...루안-김운, K3, K4리그 MVP . ko . Vision21 News . 2022-12-14 . 2024-02-15.
  2. News: https://n.news.naver.com/sports/kfootball/article/144/0000782786 . ko:강원처럼...전북 대구 대전, 내년 K4리그 합류 . ko . Naver.com . Kyunghyang . 2021-12-23 . 2024-02-24.
  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 . KFA . ko . 23 January 2020.
  4. News: https://v.daum.net/v/EsFlxAfFTc . ko:KFA 공정위, '부정 선수 출전' K4리그 3개 팀에 승점 삭감 징계 . ko . Daum.net . News1 . 2022-06-21 . 2024-02-24.
  5. News: https://sports.khan.co.kr/sports/sk_index.html?art_id=202208151507003&sec_id=520201 . ko:‘해체 수순’ FC남동···선수들 발 묶였는데 지자체는 ‘속수무책’ . ko . Kyunghyang . 2022-08-15 . 2024-02-24.
  6. News: http://goyangkhfc.com/media/?idx=14403655&bmode=view . ko:팬 여러분께 알립니다 . ko . Goyang KH . 2023-03-06 . 2024-02-24.