2014 K League Challenge

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]

Hyundai Oilbank
K League Challenge
Season2014
ChampionsDaejeon Citizen
(1st title)
PromotedDaejeon Citizen
Gwangju FC
Matches played180
Goals scored467 (2.59 per match)
Best PlayerAdriano
Top goalscorerAdriano
(27 goals)
Biggest home winAnsan 6–1 Daejeon
(29 June 2014)
Daegu 6–1 Gangwon
(2 November 2014)
Biggest away winChungju 0–4 Daejeon
(19 April 2014)
Highest scoring7 goals, 6 matches
Highest attendance6,279
Anyang 1–0 Gangwon
(29 March 2014)
Lowest attendance217
Gangwon 4–1 Daegu
(17 September 2014)
Ansan 0–0 Goyang
(15 October 2014)
Average attendance1,211
← 2013
2015 →

Teams
Locations of the 2014 K League Challenge clubs

Team changes

Relegated from K League Classic

Promoted to K League Classic

Stadiums
Ansan Police FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995
Ansan Wa~ Stadium Anyang Stadium Bucheon Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 17,143 Capacity: 34,545
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
Suwon FC
Suwon Stadium
Capacity: 24,670

Personnel and sponsoring

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
Ansan Police South Korea Cho Dong-hyun Zaicro
FC Anyang South Korea Lee Woo-hyung Zaicro KB Kookmin Bank
Bucheon FC 1995 South Korea Choi Jin-han Ninety Plus Bucheon Government
Chungju Hummel South Korea Kim Jong-pil Hummel Chungju Government
Daegu FC South Korea Choi Duck-joo Hummel
Daejeon Citizen South Korea Cho Jin-ho Kelme
Gangwon FC Brazil Arthur Bernardes
South Korea Park Hyo-jin (caretaker)		 Hummel
Goyang Hi FC South Korea Lee Young-moo
South Korea Lee Sung-kil (caretaker)		 New Balance
Gwangju FC South Korea Nam Ki-il Joma Gwangju Bank
Suwon FC South Korea Cho Duck-je Hummel Suwon Government

Foreign players

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
FC Anyang Brazil Wagner Querino Brazil Felipe Adão
Bucheon FC 1995 Brazil Rodrigo Paraná
Chungju Hummel Romania Ciprian Vasilache Brazil Raphael Brazil Kalel
Daegu FC Brazil Matheus Brazil Johnathan
Daejeon Citizen Brazil Adriano Brazil Vanderlei Brazil Maranhão
Gangwon FC Brazil Joélson Brazil Wesley Alex Brazil Almir East Timor Diogo Rangel
Goyang Hi FC Brazil Roniere Brazil Maycon
Gwangju FC Brazil Diego Silva Brazil Fábio Neves
Suwon FC Brazil Japa Montenegro Vladan Adžić

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Positions by matchday

  Leaders
  Qualification for the promotion playoffs

Round 1–18
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Daejeon Citizen963211111111111111
Daegu FC478544224242222232
FC Anyang542122442657333423
Gangwon FC10101010109873324444344
Goyang Hi FC587476346533566675
Ansan Police211333568899998886
Suwon FC126757635465655567
Gwangju FC855865797778887758
Chungju Hummel3346889891010101010101099
Bucheon FC 1995799991010101098677991010
Source: K League

Round 19–36
Team ╲ Round192021222324252627282930313233343536
Daejeon Citizen111111111111111111
Ansan Police564343222223222222
Gangwon FC733535543532444533
Gwangju FC685664464356555644
FC Anyang222222335764333355
Suwon FC878887676445766466
Daegu FC346456758887887777
Goyang Hi FC457778887678678888
Chungju Hummel1010101099999999999999
Bucheon FC 199599991010101010101010101010101010
Source: K League

Results

Matches 1–18
Home \ Away ASM ANY BUC CJH DGU DJC GWN GHI GWJ SUW
Ansan Police — 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–2 6–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 4–3
FC Anyang 2–0 — 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–3 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–2
Bucheon FC 1995 3–4 0–1 — 2–3 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–3
Chungju Hummel 1–1 2–1 0–2 — 2–3 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2
Daegu FC 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 — 2–3 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–0
Daejeon Citizen 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 — 2–2 4–1 4–0 2–0
Gangwon FC 0–3 0–0 0–2 5–2 0–1 1–3 — 0–1 2–1 1–0
Goyang Hi FC 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–3 — 2–4 1–0
Gwangju FC 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 — 1–0
Suwon FC 0–3 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 19–36
Home \ Away ASM ANY BUC CJH DGU DJC GWN GHI GWJ SUW
Ansan Police — 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–1
FC Anyang 1–2 — 1–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–3
Bucheon FC 1995 2–2 1–2 — 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–2
Chungju Hummel 2–2 4–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–0
Daegu FC 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 — 1–0 6–1 0–1 0–0 1–2
Daejeon Citizen 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 — 3–0 1–0 0–1 5–2
Gangwon FC 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 — 1–0 2–4 2–1
Goyang Hi FC 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–4 2–2 0–0 — 0–0 0–3
Gwangju FC 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 — 2–0
Suwon FC 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–4 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 —
Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion playoffs

Bracket
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
Gangwon FC0–1Gwangju FC
Report Kim Ho-nam 53'
Attendance: 1,065

Semi-final
Ansan Police0–3Gwangju FC
Report
Attendance: 2,767
Referee: Kim Seong-ho

Final

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 FC3–1Gyeongnam FC
 Report Stojanović 32'
Attendance: 2,667
Gyeongnam FC1–1Gwangju FC
Song Soo-young 70' Report Kim Ho-nam 75'
Attendance: 1,969

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

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Adriano Daejeon Citizen
27
2 Brazil Wesley Alex Gangwon FC
16
3 Brazil Johnathan Daegu FC
14
4 South Korea Choi Jin-ho Gangwon FC
13
5 Brazil Rodrigo Paraná Bucheon FC 1995
11
South Korea Ko Kyung-min Ansan Police
11
7 Brazil Fábio Neves Gwangju FC
8
South Korea Kim Chan-hee Daejeon Citizen
8
South Korea Jung Min-woo Suwon FC
8
South Korea Park Sung-jin FC Anyang
8
South Korea Kim Han-won Suwon FC
8

Top assist providers
Rank Player Club Assists
1 South Korea Choi Jin-ho Gangwon FC
9
South Korea Kwon Yong-hyun Suwon FC
9
3 South Korea Choi Jin-soo FC Anyang
8
4 South Korea Kim Seo-jun Suwon FC
6
South Korea Park Sung-jin FC Anyang
6
6 South Korea Choi Kwang-hee Ansan Police
5
South Korea Lee Jong-min Gwangju FC
5
South Korea Kim Chan-hee Daejeon Citizen
5
South Korea Seo Myeong-won Daejeon Citizen
5
South Korea Yoo Joon-young Bucheon FC 1995
5
South Korea Lee Woo-hyeok Gangwon FC
5
South Korea Song Ju-han Daejeon Citizen
5

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
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

The 2014 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2014.[2]

Main awards

Best XI
Position Player Club
Goalkeeper South Korea Park Ju-won Daejeon Citizen
Defenders South Korea Lee Jae-kwon Ansan Police
South Korea Heo Jae-won Daegu FC
South Korea Yoon Won-il Daejeon Citizen
South Korea Rim Chang-woo Daejeon Citizen
Midfielders South Korea Kim Ho-nam Gwangju FC
South Korea Choi Jin-ho Gangwon FC
South Korea Lee Yong-rae Ansan Police
South Korea Choi Jin-soo FC Anyang
Forwards Brazil Wesley Alex Gangwon FC
Brazil Adriano Daejeon Citizen

See also

References
  1. 2014년 K리그, 달라지는 점은? (in Korean). K League. 31 December 2013.
  2. [K리그 시상식] 챌린지, MVP 아드리아노-최우수감독 조진호 감독 (in Korean). The Fact. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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