2014 K League Challenge
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Season | 2014 |
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Champions | Daejeon Citizen (1st title) |
Promoted | Daejeon Citizen Gwangju FC |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 467 (2.59 per match) |
Best Player | Adriano |
Top goalscorer | Adriano (27 goals) |
Biggest home win | Ansan 6–1 Daejeon (29 June 2014) Daegu 6–1 Gangwon (2 November 2014) |
Biggest away win | Chungju 0–4 Daejeon (19 April 2014) |
Highest scoring | 7 goals, 6 matches |
Highest attendance | 6,279 Anyang 1–0 Gangwon (29 March 2014) |
Lowest attendance | 217 Gangwon 4–1 Daegu (17 September 2014) Ansan 0–0 Goyang (15 October 2014) |
Average attendance | 1,211 |
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The 2014 K League Challenge was the second season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Since the 2014 season, the champions was promoted to the K League Classic and three teams from second to fourth-placed team qualified for the promotion playoffs after the regular season.[1]
Teams
[edit]Team changes
[edit]Relegated from K League Classic
Promoted to K League Classic
Stadiums
[edit]Ansan Police | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995 |
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Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Bucheon Stadium |
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 34,545 |
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Chungju Hummel | Daegu FC | Daejeon Citizen |
Chungju Stadium | Daegu Stadium | Daejeon World Cup Stadium |
Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 68,014 | Capacity: 42,176 |
Gangwon FC | Goyang Hi FC | Gwangju FC |
Gangneung Stadium | Goyang Stadium | Gwangju World Cup Stadium |
Capacity: 22,333 | Capacity: 41,311 | Capacity: 44,118 |
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Suwon FC | ||
Suwon Stadium | ||
Capacity: 24,670 | ||
Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Managers | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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Ansan Police | ![]() | Zaicro | |
FC Anyang | ![]() | Zaicro | KB Kookmin Bank |
Bucheon FC 1995 | ![]() | Ninety Plus | Bucheon Government |
Chungju Hummel | ![]() | Hummel | Chungju Government |
Daegu FC | ![]() | Hummel | |
Daejeon Citizen | ![]() | Kelme | |
Gangwon FC | ![]() ![]() | Hummel | |
Goyang Hi FC | ![]() ![]() | New Balance | |
Gwangju FC | ![]() | Joma | Gwangju Bank |
Suwon FC | ![]() | Hummel | Suwon Government |
Foreign players
[edit]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.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | Former Players |
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FC Anyang | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Bucheon FC 1995 | ![]() | ||||
Chungju Hummel | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Daegu FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Daejeon Citizen | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Gangwon FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Goyang Hi FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Gwangju FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Suwon FC | ![]() | ![]() |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Daejeon Citizen (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 70 | Promotion to the K League Classic |
2 | Ansan Police | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 59 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final |
3 | Gangwon FC | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 54 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round |
4 | Gwangju FC (O, P) | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 51 | |
5 | FC Anyang | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 51 | |
6 | Suwon FC | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 48 | |
7 | Daegu FC | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 47 | |
8 | Goyang Hi FC | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 47 | |
9 | Chungju Hummel | 36 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 34 | |
10 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Positions by matchday
[edit] Leaders
Qualification for the promotion playoffs
Round 1–18
[edit]Round 19–36
[edit]Results
[edit]Matches 1–18
[edit]Matches 19–36
[edit]Promotion playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]First round | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
2 | Ansan Police | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Gwangju FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||
3 | Gangwon FC | 0 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Gwangju FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Gwangju FC | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Gyeongnam FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
First round
[edit]Gangwon FC | 0–1 | Gwangju FC |
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Report | Kim Ho-nam ![]() |
Semi-final
[edit]Ansan Police | 0–3 | Gwangju FC |
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Report |
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Final
[edit]The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2014 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2014 K League Classic. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2015 K League Classic.
Gwangju FC | 3–1 | Gyeongnam FC |
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| Report | Stojanović ![]() |
Gyeongnam FC | 1–1 | Gwangju FC |
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Song Soo-young ![]() | Report | Kim Ho-nam ![]() |
Gwangju FC won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Gyeongnam FC were relegated to the K League Challenge.
Player statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Daejeon Citizen | 27 |
2 | ![]() | Gangwon FC | 16 |
3 | ![]() | Daegu FC | 14 |
4 | ![]() | Gangwon FC | 13 |
5 | ![]() | Bucheon FC 1995 | 11 |
![]() | Ansan Police | 11 | |
7 | ![]() | Gwangju FC | 8 |
![]() | Daejeon Citizen | 8 | |
![]() | Suwon FC | 8 | |
![]() | FC Anyang | 8 | |
![]() | Suwon FC | 8 |
Top assist providers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | ![]() | Gangwon FC | 9 |
![]() | Suwon FC | 9 | |
3 | ![]() | FC Anyang | 8 |
4 | ![]() | Suwon FC | 6 |
![]() | FC Anyang | 6 | |
6 | ![]() | Ansan Police | 5 |
![]() | Gwangju FC | 5 | |
![]() | Daejeon Citizen | 5 | |
![]() | Daejeon Citizen | 5 | |
![]() | Bucheon FC 1995 | 5 | |
![]() | Gangwon FC | 5 | |
![]() | Daejeon Citizen | 5 |
Attendance
[edit]Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Daejeon Citizen | 57,583 | 5,834 | 772 | 3,197 | −46.6%† |
2 | FC Anyang | 28,298 | 6,279 | 415 | 1,572 | −13.4% |
3 | Gwangju FC | 24,200 | 4,846 | 615 | 1,344 | −42.6% |
4 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 19,374 | 5,562 | 305 | 1,076 | −37.3% |
5 | Gangwon FC | 18,144 | 3,556 | 217 | 1,008 | −67.9%† |
6 | Suwon FC | 17,823 | 3,450 | 405 | 990 | +5.4% |
7 | Daegu FC | 17,383 | 3,605 | 472 | 966 | −86.7%† |
8 | Chungju Hummel | 13,938 | 1,647 | 317 | 774 | −53.5% |
9 | Ansan Police | 10,761 | 3,568 | 217 | 598 | −43.4% |
10 | Goyang Hi FC | 10,508 | 1,842 | 252 | 584 | −20.9% |
League total | 217,967 | 6,279 | 217 | 1,211 | −28.1% |
Source: K League
Notes:
† Team played previous season in K League Classic.
Awards
[edit]The 2014 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2014.[2]
Main awards
[edit]- Most Valuable Player:
Adriano (Daejeon Citizen)
- Top goalscorer:
Adriano (Daejeon Citizen)
- Top assist provider:
Choi Jin-ho (Gangwon FC)
- Manager of the Year:
Cho Jin-ho (Daejeon Citizen)
Best XI
[edit]Position | Player | Club |
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Goalkeeper | ![]() | Daejeon Citizen |
Defenders | ![]() | Ansan Police |
![]() | Daegu FC | |
![]() | Daejeon Citizen | |
![]() | Daejeon Citizen | |
Midfielders | ![]() | Gwangju FC |
![]() | Gangwon FC | |
![]() | Ansan Police | |
![]() | FC Anyang | |
Forwards | ![]() | Gangwon FC |
![]() | Daejeon Citizen |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 2014년 K리그, 달라지는 점은? (in Korean). K League. 31 December 2013.
- ^ [K리그 시상식] 챌린지, MVP 아드리아노-최우수감독 조진호 감독 (in Korean). The Fact. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- Review at K League (in Korean)