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]

K3 League
Season2024
Dates2 March – 16 November 2024
ChampionsSiheung Citizen
PromotedHwaseong FC
RelegatedDaegu FC B
Matches played56
Goals scored145 (2.59 per match)
Biggest home winSiheung Citizen 5–0 FC Mokpo
(7 April 2024)
Biggest away winYeoju FC 1–5 Gyeongju KHNP
(14 April 2024)
Highest scoringYeoju FC 1–5 Gyeongju KHNP
(14 April 2024)
Longest winning run6 matches
Gyeongju KHNP
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
3 teams
Longest winless run7 matches
Busan Transportation Corporation
Longest losing run6 matches
Busan Transportation Corporation
2023
2025
All statistics correct as of 2 November 2024.

Hwaseong FC officially joined to K League 2 from 2025.

Competition format

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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

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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

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Club City Stadium Capacity
Busan Transportation Corporation Busan Busan Gudeok Stadium 12,349[7]
Changwon FC Changwon Changwon Stadium 30,000[8]
Chuncheon Citizen Chuncheon Chuncheon Songam Sports Town 20,000[9]
Daegu FC B Daegu Daegu Stadium 66,422[10]
Daejeon Korail Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium Auxiliary Pitch 478[11]
FC Mokpo Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center 5,952
Gangneung Citizen Gangneung Gangneung Stadium 21,416[12]
Gimhae FC Gimhae Gimhae Public Stadium 11,467[13]
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,118[14]
Hwaseong FC Hwaseong Hwaseong Stadium 35,265[15]
Paju Citizen Paju Paju Stadium 23,000
Pocheon Citizen Pocheon Pocheon Stadium 5,964[16]
Siheung Citizen Siheung Siheung Hope Park Stadium 1,500
Ulsan Citizen Ulsan Ulsan Stadium 19,431[17]
Yangpyeong FC Yangpyeong Yangpyeong Sports Complex 5,608[18]
Yeoju FC Yeoju Yeoju Stadium 3,000

Personnel

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Club Manager
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

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The number of foreign players is restricted to three per team, or four per team if one player is from an AFC country.[2]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Siheung Citizen (C) 30 18 6 6 60 27 +33 60
2 Hwaseong FC (P) 30 16 8 6 56 32 +24 56 Accepted to K League 2
3 Gyeongju KHNP 30 17 5 8 44 28 +16 56
4 Changwon FC 30 14 8 8 48 31 +17 50
5 Gimhae FC 30 13 11 6 41 28 +13 50
6 FC Mokpo 30 15 4 11 49 45 +4 49
7 Daejeon Korail 30 11 13 6 42 28 +14 46
8 Paju Citizen 30 11 9 10 30 30 0 42
9 Gangneung Citizen 30 10 9 11 34 41 −7 39
10 Yangpyeong FC 30 11 4 15 33 45 −12 37
11 Yeoju FC 30 9 8 13 26 42 −16 35
12 Ulsan Citizen 30 9 7 14 30 43 −13 34
13 Busan Transportation Corporation 30 9 3 18 38 60 −22 30
14 Pocheon Citizen 30 5 11 14 34 49 −15 26
15 Chuncheon Citizen (Q) 30 4 14 12 27 38 −11 26 Qualification for relegation play-off
16 Daegu FC B (R) 30 5 6 19 36 61 −25 21 Relegation to K4 League
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Position by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Busan TC13141516161616
Changwon FC101314121077
Chuncheon Citizen681213111010
Daegu FC B1591111141515
Daejeon Korail7313333
Gangneung Ciizen121176766
Gimhae FC4745444
Gyeongju KHNP5221111
Hwaseong FC1587558
FC Mokpo3106881112
Paju Citizen141299121211
Pocheon Citizen861010989
Siheung Citizen9432222
Ulsan Citizen2154675
Yangpyeong FC16161315131313
Yeoju FC11151614151414
Champion
Qualification for relegation play-off
Relegation to 2025 K4 League
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: JoinKFA Livesport

Fixtures & results

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Home \ Away BTC CHA CHU DGU DKO GNE GIH GYE HWA MOK PJC POC SIH ULC YPY YEO
Busan TC 2–1 0–1 1–6 0–0 0–3 2–3 1–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–1 3–1 3–4 1–3 0–1
Changwon FC 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 3–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–0
Chuncheon Citizen 2–2 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–3 1–1 2–3 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–1
Daegu FC B 4–2 0–1 2–2 0–4 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–3 2–0 2–4 2–2 1–4 1–2 1–2 1–2
Daejeon Korail 0–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 3–1
Gangneung Citizen 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–3 1–2 1–6 0–5 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0
Gimhae FC 1–2 2–1 0–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0
Gyeongju KHNP 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–2
Hwaseong FC 5–2 4–5 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–4 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–0
FC Mokpo 2–0 0–3 2–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–3 1–0 3–2 3–3 1–0 3–1 3–0
Paju Citizen 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0
Pocheon Citizen 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–4 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–2
Siheung Citizen 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–0 5–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 6–0 4–1
Ulsan Citizen 3–1 0–4 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–4 1–3 0–2 0–0 2–2 0–2 3–2 2–0
Yangpyeong FC 3–1 1–5 1–0 3–4 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–0
Yeoju FC 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–4 0–2 1–5 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–0
Source: JoinKFA Livesport
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-off

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The relegation play-off was contested between the 15th-placed team of K3 League and the 3rd-placed team of K4 League .

Pocheon Citizen (K3-15th)3–1Seoul Nowon United (K4-3rd)
Report

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 28 April 2024
Rank Player Team Goals
1 13 players various 3
2 19 players various 2

Top assists

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As of 28 April 2024
Rank Player Team Assist
1   Oh Seong-jin Siheung Citizen 3
  Lee Seung-jae Hwaseong FC
  Jung Ki-woon Gimhae FC
  Mung Seul-beom Changwon FC
5 12 players various 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "KFA Archives". Korea Football Association (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b KFA (January 1, 2024). "K3·4 League 2024 대회운영규정" [K3·4 League 2024 Tournament Regulations] (PDF). Korea Football Association (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  3. ^ 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]. Maeil Business (in Korean). Retrieved April 16, 2024.
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  6. ^ 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"]. Sportal Korea (in Korean). Retrieved April 16, 2024.
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