2024 K3 League Explained

Competition:K3 League
Season:2024
Dates:2 March – 16 November 2024
Matches:56
Total Goals:145
Biggest Home Win:Siheung Citizen 5–0 FC Mokpo
(7 April 2024)
Biggest Away Win:Yeoju FC 1–5 Gyeongju KHNP
(14 April 2024)
Highest Scoring:Yeoju FC 1–5 Gyeongju KHNP
(14 April 2024)
Longest Wins:6 matches
Gyeongju KHNP
Longest Unbeaten:7 matches
3 teams
Longest Winless:7 matches
Busan Transportation Corporation
Longest Losses:6 matches
Busan Transportation Corporation
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025
Updated:28 April 2024

The 2024 K3 League is the ongoing fourth season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league. The regular season is being held from 2 March to 2 November 2024. Hwaseong FC are the defending champions.[1]

Competition format

During the regular season, each of the 16 participating teams will play each other twice in a double round-robin system.

The 15th and 16th-placed teams will be automatically relegated to the K4 League.

The 14th-placed team will advance to the relegation play-off against either the 3rd or 4th-placed team from the K4 League.[2] [3]

Teams

Sixteen teams are competing in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season and two teams promoted from the K4 League.[4] The promoted teams are Yeoju FC and Daegu FC B.[5] Following the 2023 season, Yangju Citizen were relegated to the K4 League.[6]

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Busan Transportation CorporationBusanBusan Gudeok Stadium12,349[7]
Changwon FCChangwonChangwon Stadium30,000[8]
Chuncheon CitizenChuncheonChuncheon Songam Sports Town20,000[9]
Daegu FC BDaeguDaegu Stadium66,422[10]
Daejeon KorailDaejeon478[11]
FC MokpoMokpoMokpo International Football Center5,952
Gangneung CitizenGangneungGangneung Stadium21,416[12]
Gimhae FCGimhaeGimhae Public Stadium11,467[13]
Gyeongju KHNPGyeongjuGyeongju Civic Stadium12,118[14]
Hwaseong FCHwaseongHwaseong Stadium35,265[15]
Paju CitizenPajuPaju Stadium23,000
Pocheon CitizenPocheonPocheon Stadium5,964[16]
Siheung CitizenSiheungSiheung Hope Park Stadium1,500
Ulsan CitizenUlsanUlsan Stadium19,431[17]
Yangpyeong FCYangpyeongYangpyeong Sports Complex5,608[18]
Yeoju FCYeojuYeoju Stadium3,000

Personnel

ClubManager
Busan Transportation Corporation Shin Hong-gi
Changwon FC Lee Young-jin
Chuncheon Citizen Jeong Seon-woo
Daegu FC B Seo Dong-won
Daejeon Korail Kim Seung-hee
FC Mokpo Cho Deok-je
Gangneung Citizen Kim Do-keun
Gimhae FC Son Hyeon-jun
Gyeongju KHNP Seo Bo-won
Hwaseong FC Ju Seung-jin
Paju Citizen Oh Beom-seok
Pocheon Citizen Lee Seong-jae
Siheung Citizen Park Seung-soo
Ulsan Citizen Yoon Kyun-sang
Yangpyeong FC Kim Sam-su
Yeoju FC Shim Bong-seop

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to three per team, or four per team if one player is from an AFC country.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerFormer
Gangneung Citizen Jordan Rodrigues Careca Fernando
Gyeongju KHNP Leonardo Kalil Reo Nishiguchi
Hwaseong FC Luan Costa Sandy Moudi Najjar Caio Marcelo
Siheung Citizen FC Dimitri Wesley Erick
Yangpyeong FC Victor Ribeiro Ruster Henrique Bahia

League table

Position by round

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
113 playersvarious3
219 playersvarious2

Top assists

RankPlayerTeamAssist
1 Oh Seong-jinSiheung Citizen3
Lee Seung-jaeHwaseong FC
Jung Ki-woonGimhae FC
Mung Seul-beomChangwon FC
512 playersvarious2

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KFA Archives . April 15, 2024 . Korea Football Association . ko.
  2. Web site: KFA . January 1, 2024 . K3·4 League 2024 대회운영규정 . K3·4 League 2024 Tournament Regulations . April 15, 2024 . Korea Football Association . ko.
  3. News: Min . Jun-gu . March 1, 2024 . K3리그 2일 개막, '디펜딩 챔피언' 화성FC 포함 16팀 참가 . K3 League begins on 2nd, 16 teams to participate including 'Defending Champions' Hwaseong FC . April 16, 2024 . Maeil Business . ko.
  4. Web site: K3·4 League . April 15, 2024 . Korea Football Association . ko.
  5. News: Choi . Song-a . November 11, 2023 . 대구FC B팀, K4리그2위로 3부 승격...프로 B팀 최초 승격 달성 . Daegu FC B team second in K4 League, to be promoted to third division...First pro B team to achieve promotion . April 16, 2024 . Yonhap News Agency.
  6. News: Han . Jae-hyun . December 22, 2023 . [인터뷰] '양주시민축구단 해체설' 박재홍 감독, "2024시즌 참가 목표, 기업 인수 추진 단계" ]. Interview: Amid rumors that Yangju Citizen will be disbanded manager Park Jae-hong: "Goal is to participate in 2024 season, currently pursuing corporate acquisition" . April 16, 2024 . Sportal Korea . ko.
  7. Web site: 구덕운동장 소개 . Gudeok Stadium introduction . April 15, 2024 . Busan Metropolitan City . ko.
  8. Web site: 창원종합운동장 . Changwon Stadium . April 15, 2024 . Changwon Facilities . ko.
  9. Web site: 춘천송암스포츠타운 종합경기장 . Chuncheon Songam Sports Town Stadium . April 15, 2024 . Chuncheon City Facilities . ko.
  10. Web site: 대구스타디움 . Daegu Stadium . April 15, 2024 . Daegu Metropolitan City . ko.
  11. Web site: 월드컵 축구보조경기장 . World Cup Auxiliary Football Pitch . April 15, 2024 . Daejeon Metropolitan City . ko.
  12. Web site: 종합운동장 . Sports Complex . April 15, 2024 . Gangneung City . ko.
  13. Web site: 종합운동장 . Sports Complex . April 15, 2024 . Gimhae City Government . ko.
  14. Web site: 스포츠 시설 . Sports facilities . April 15, 2024 . Gyeongju City . ko.
  15. Web site: 경기타운 소개 . Sports Town introduction . April 15, 2024 . Hwaseong Urban Corporation . ko.
  16. Web site: 시설 안내 . Facilities . April 15, 2024 . Pocheon City . ko.
  17. Web site: 주경기장 . Main stadium . April 15, 2024 . Ulsan Infrastructure Corporation . ko.
  18. Web site: 운동장 소개 . Stadium introduction . April 15, 2024 . YangPyeong-gun Sports Complex.