2017 K League Challenge
Season | 2017 |
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Champions | Gyeongnam FC (1st title) |
Promoted | Gyeongnam FC |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 454 (2.52 per match) |
Best Player | Marcão |
Top goalscorer | Marcão (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | Bucheon 6–2 Anyang (19 June 2017) |
Biggest away win | Daejeon 1–4 Seongnam (27 August 2017) Anyang 1–4 Gyeongnam (2 September 2017) |
Highest scoring | Bucheon 6–2 Anyang (19 June 2017) |
Highest attendance | 10,683 Anyang 1–4 Gyeongnam (2 September 2017) |
Average attendance | 2,324 |
← 2016 2018 → |
The 2017 K League Challenge was the fifth season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Champions and winners of the promotion playoffs could be promoted to the K League 1.
Teams
[edit]Team changes
[edit]Relegated from K League Classic
Promoted to K League Classic
Newly joined
Withdrawn
Locations
[edit]Stadiums
[edit]Ansan Greeners | FC Anyang | Asan Mugunghwa | Bucheon FC 1995 | Busan IPark |
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Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Bucheon Stadium | Busan Gudeok Stadium |
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 19,283 | Capacity: 34,545 | Capacity: 12,349 |
Daejeon Citizen | Gyeongnam FC | Seongnam FC | Seoul E-Land | Suwon FC |
Daejeon World Cup Stadium | Changwon Football Center | Tancheon Stadium | Seoul Olympic Stadium | Suwon Sports Complex |
Capacity: 40,535 | Capacity: 15,500 | Capacity: 16,146 | Capacity: 69,950 | Capacity: 11,808 |
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.
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.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Gyeongnam FC (C, P) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 79 | Promotion to the K League 1 |
2 | Busan IPark | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 68 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final |
3 | Asan Mugunghwa | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 54 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round |
4 | Seongnam FC | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 53 | |
5 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 52 | |
6 | Suwon FC | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 45 | |
7 | FC Anyang | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 39 | |
8 | Seoul E-Land | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 35 | |
9 | Ansan Greeners | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 33 | |
10 | Daejeon Citizen | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champions; (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 | Busan IPark | 3 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Asan Mugunghwa | 0 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Asan Mugunghwa | 1 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Seongnam FC | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Busan IPark | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
Sangju Sangmu (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
First round
[edit]Semi-final
[edit]Busan IPark | 3–0 | Asan Mugunghwa |
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Report |
Final
[edit]The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2017 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2017 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2018 K League 1.
Sangju Sangmu | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Busan IPark |
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Report | Rômulo 16' (pen.) | |
Penalties | ||
5–4 |
1–1 on aggregate. Sangju Sangmu won 5–4 on penalties and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
Player statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Marcão | Gyeongnam FC | 22 |
2 | Raúl Tarragona | Ansan Greeners | 15 |
3 | Waguininho | Bucheon FC 1995 | 12 |
4 | Jung Won-jin | Gyeongnam FC | 10 |
5 | Ko Kyung-min | Busan IPark | 9 |
Lee Jeong-hyeop | Busan IPark | ||
Cristian Dănălache | Daejeon Citizen | ||
Park Sung-ho | Seongnam FC | ||
Jin Chang-soo | Bucheon FC 1995 | ||
10 | Baek Sung-dong | Suwon FC | 8 |
Jeong Jae-hee | FC Anyang |
Top assist providers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | Chang Hyuk-jin | Ansan Greeners | 13 |
2 | Jung Won-jin | Gyeongnam FC | 10 |
3 | Alex Bruno | Gyeongnam FC | 8 |
Kim Shin | Bucheon FC 1995 | ||
5 | Atsuki Wada | Seoul E-Land FC | 7 |
6 | Rômulo | Busan IPark | 6 |
Lee Ho-seok | Daejeon Citizen | ||
Kim Shin | Bucheon FC 1995 | ||
9 | Kim Bong-rae | Suwon FC | 5 |
Lee Ju-yong | Asan Mugunghwa | ||
Jeong Jae-hee | FC Anyang |
Attendance
[edit]Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | FC Anyang | 60,078 | 10,683 | 1,360 | 3,338 | +82.7% |
2 | Seongnam FC | 50,427 | 6,700 | 1,410 | 2,802 | −58.4%† |
3 | Ansan Greeners | 48,635 | 8,405 | 915 | 2,702 | n/a |
4 | Busan IPark | 43,302 | 6,337 | 1,024 | 2,406 | +56.8% |
5 | Gyeongnam FC | 39,273 | 7,278 | 713 | 2,182 | +81.8% |
6 | Daejeon Citizen | 38,787 | 5,136 | 1,032 | 2,155 | −15.2% |
7 | Suwon FC | 38,655 | 8,455 | 711 | 2,148 | −51.0%† |
8 | Asan Mugunghwa | 35,188 | 7,933 | 726 | 1,955 | +94.5% |
9 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 35,047 | 7,209 | 0 | 1,947 | −6.4% |
10 | Seoul E-Land | 28,996 | 4,531 | 631 | 1,611 | +22.9% |
League total | 418,388 | 10,683 | 0 | 2,324 | +54.3% |
Updated to games played on 29 October 2017
Source: K League Classic
Notes:
† Team played previous season in K League Classic.
Awards
[edit]The 2016 K League Awards was held on 20 November 2017.[1]
Main awards
[edit]- Most Valuable Player: Marcão (Gyeongnam FC)
- Top goalscorer: Marcão (Gyeongnam FC)
- Top assist provider: Chang Hyuk-jin (Ansan Greeners)
- Manager of the Year: Kim Jong-boo (Gyeongnam FC)
Best XI
[edit]Position | Player | Club |
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Goalkeeper | Lee Bum-soo | Gyeongnam FC |
Defenders | Choi Jae-soo | Gyeongnam FC |
Park Ji-soo | Gyeongnam FC | |
Ivan Herceg | Gyeongnam FC | |
Woo Joo-sung | Gyeongnam FC | |
Midfielders | Jung Won-jin | Gyeongnam FC |
Hwang In-beom | Daejeon Citizen | |
Moon Ki-han | Bucheon FC 1995 | |
Bae Ki-jong | Gyeongnam FC | |
Forwards | Marcão | Gyeongnam FC |
Lee Jeong-hyeop | Busan IPark |
Player of the Round
[edit]Manager of the Month
[edit]Month | Manager | Club | Division |
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March | Jo Sung-hwan | Jeju United | K League Classic |
April | Kim Jong-boo | Gyeongnam FC | K League Challenge |
May | Choi Yun-kyum | Gangwon FC | K League Classic |
June | Choi Kang-hee | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League Classic |
July | Seo Jung-won | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | K League Classic |
August | Hwang Sun-hong | FC Seoul | K League Classic |
September | Kim Do-hoon | Ulsan Hyundai | K League Classic |
October | André | Daegu FC | K League Classic |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ [K리그 어워즈] 챌린지는 경남 천하! MVP 말컹-감독상 김종부 (챌린지 종합). Naver.com (in Korean). InterFootball. 20 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)