The 2025 K League 2, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the 13th season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in South Korean football league system.
| Season | 2024 |
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← 2024 2026 → | |
Teams
editTeam changes
editAs the 2024 K League 2 champions, FC Anyang was promoted to the K League 1. [1] Incheon United was relegated from the K League 1 for the first time in the club's history. [2]
 Promoted to K League 1
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 Relegated from K League 1
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Locations
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The following fourteen teams are participating in the 2025 K League 2.[3]
| Team | City/Province | Abbreviation |
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| Ansan Greeners | Ansan | Ansan |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Bucheon |
| Busan IPark | Busan | Busan |
| Cheonan City | Cheonan | Cheonan |
| Chungbuk Cheongju | Cheongju | Chungbuk Cheongju |
| Chungnam Asan | Asan | Chungnam Asan |
| Gimpo FC | Gimpo | Gimpo |
| Gyeongnam FC | Gyeongnam | Gyeongnam |
| Hwaseong FC | Hwaseong | Hwaseong |
| Incheon United | Incheon | Incheon |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam | Jeonnam |
| Seongnam FC | Seongnam | Seongnam |
| Seoul E-Land | Seoul | Seoul E |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon | Suwon |
Stadiums
edit| Ansan Greeners | Bucheon FC 1995 | Chungbuk Cheongju |
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| Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Bucheon Stadium | Cheongju Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 34,456 | Capacity: 16,280 |
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| Busan IPark | Cheonan City | |
| Busan Asiad Main Stadium[a] | Busan Gudeok Stadium[b] | Cheonan Stadium |
| Capacity: 53,769 | Capacity: 12,349 | Capacity: 26,000 |
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| Chungnam Asan | Gimpo FC | Gyeongnam FC |
| Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium | Changwon Football Center |
| Capacity: 19,283 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 15,074 |
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| Incheon United | Jeonnam Dragons | Seongnam FC |
| Incheon Football Stadium | Gwangyang Stadium | Tancheon Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,891 | Capacity: 13,496 | Capacity: 16,146 |
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| Seoul E-Land | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| Mokdong Stadium | Suwon World Cup Stadium[a] | Yongin Mireu Stadium[b] |
| Capacity: 15,511 | Capacity: 44,031 | Capacity: 37,155 |
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Personnel and sponsoring
edit| Team | Manager | Main sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
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| Ansan Greeners |  Lee Kwan-woo
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Government of Ansan | Applerind |
| FC Anyang | Ryu Byeong-hoon
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Osang Healthcare | V-EXX |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Lee Young-min
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Government of Bucheon | Kelme |
| Busan IPark | Jo Sung-hwan
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HDC Hyundai Development Company | Puma |
| Cheonan City | Kim Tae-wan
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Government of Cheonan | Puma |
| Chungbuk Cheongju | Applerind | ||
| Chungnam Asan | Kim Hyun-seok
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Haeyu Construction | Mizuno |
| Gimpo FC | Ko Jeong-woon
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Government of Gimpo | Sunderland of Scotland |
| Gyeongnam FC | Nonghyup Bank | Hummel | |
| Hwaseong FC | Ju Seung-jin
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| Incheon United | Choi Yung-keun
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Macron | IFEZ |
| Jeonnam Dragons |
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POSCO | Puma |
| Seongnam FC | Jeon Kyung-jun
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Government of Seongnam | Umbro |
| Seoul E-Land | Kim Do-kyun
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NC Department Store | New Balance |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Byun Sung-hwan
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Samsung Galaxy S24 | Puma |
Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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| Chungbuk Cheongju | Choi Yun-kyum
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Resigned | 2 October 2024 | 10th | ||
| Jeonnam Dragons | Lee Jang-kwan
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Mutual Consent | 27 November 2024 | 4th |
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Foreign players
editNorth Korean player An Byong-jun, who played for Busan IPark, was deemed as a native player by South Korean nationality law.
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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| 1 | Ansan Greeners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to K League 1 |
| 2 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs final round |
| 3 | Busan IPark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs second round |
| 4 | Cheonan City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs first round |
| 5 | Chungbuk Cheongju | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Chungnam Asan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Gimpo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Gyeongnam FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Hwaseong FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Incheon United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Jeonnam Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Seongnam FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Seoul E-Land | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
editMatches 1–26
editTeams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
Promotion play-offs
editThe first round was contested between the fourth and fifth-placed teams of the regular season at the home stadium of the fourth-placed team, and its winners played the third-placed team in the second round. When the first and second round matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-outs.
The winners of the second round, and the league runners-up will compete with the tenth and eleventh-placed teams of the 2025 K League 1, respectively, in the final round. Each of the finals is a two-legged tie, with the winners securing the final spots in the 2026 K League 1.
Statistics
editTop goalscorers
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Top assist providers
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Awards
editWeekly awards
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Attendance
editAttendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FC Anyang promoted to top football league for 1st time in club history".
- ^ "Incheon United relegated to K League 2 for 1st time".
- ^ "Record" (in Korean). K League. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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