2020 K3 League
The 2020 K3 League was the first season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league and the third tier of South Korean football league system. After the 2019 season, the former Korea National League and K3 League Advanced went defunct and rebranded into the K3 League. In the 2020 season, 16 teams are going to compete in the K3 League, and they are 8 teams from KNL, 6 teams from K3 League Advanced, and 2 teams from K3 League Basic. The teams for the 2020 season were announced by the Korea Football Association on 19 December 2019.[1]
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 May 2020 – 5 September 2020 (Regular Season) |
| Champions | Gimhae FC 1st K3 League title |
| Relegated | Chuncheon Citizen Jeonju Citizen |
| Matches played | 119 |
| Goals scored | 430 (3.61 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Gyeongju KHNP 7 - 0 Yangju Citizen |
| Biggest away win | Yangju Citizen 0 - 5 Changwon City |
2021 → | |
Competition format
16 teams will compete in the 2020 season, including all 8 teams from the 2019 edition of the now-defunct Korea National League,[2] six teams from the 2019 K3 League Advanced, and two teams from the 2019 K3 League Basic.[2] Each team will play 22 games this season, 15 games in a round-robin way and 7 games in a split division. No team will be promoted to K League 2 this year. The 15th and 16th teams are to be relegated to K4 League, and the 14th team will qualify for the promotion/relegation playoff. [3]
Teams
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | Former Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changwon FC |  Takuma Ishibashi |
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| Cheonan City FC |  Jerry van Ewijk |
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| Gimhae FC |  Carlos |
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| Gimpo Citizen FC |   Ismael Jorge Balea |
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| Hwaseong FC |  Olivier Bonnes |
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| Pyeongtaek Citizen FC | Matheus |
Wictor Hugo |
 Abdoulie Gomez |
Hirotomo Kawazu |
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| Yangju Citizen |  Martin Sawi |
Paul Puk Kun Pal |
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gimhae (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 49 | Qualification for K3 League championship final |
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP (Q) | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 42 | Qualification for K3 League championship semi-final |
| 3 | Gangneung City (Q) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 42 | Qualification for K3 League championship preliminary round |
| 4 | Busan TC (Q) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 41 | |
| 5 | Mokpo City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hwaseong | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 33 | |
| 7 | Daejeon Korail | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 32 | |
| 8 | Gimpo Citizen | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | Changwon City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 34 | |
| 10 | Cheongju | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 34 | |
| 11 | Cheonan City | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 33 | |
| 12 | Pyeongtaek Citizen | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 23 | |
| 13 | Yangju Citizen | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 45 | −28 | 20 | |
| 14 | Gyeongju Citizen | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 15 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Chuncheon Citizen (R) | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 14 | Relegation to 2021 K4 League |
| 16 | Jeonju Citizen (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Split A:Rank 1-8, Split B:Rank9-16 after 15 rounds
Results
Matches 1-15
Matches 16-22
After 15 matches, the league splits into two sections of eight teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.
Final A
Final B
Championship play-off
Championship Play-off start at 14 November to Final at 5 December. If scores are tied after regular time, the higher placed team advances to the next phase.
| 1R | 2R | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gangneung City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gangneung City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Busan TC | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gimhae | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
1R
Gangneung City advance to the next round as they are the higher seed.
2R
| Gyeongju KHNP | 1–0 | Gangneung City |
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Kim Chan Hee  34' |
Report |
Final
1st;
| Gyeongju KHNP | 0–1 | Gimhae |
|---|---|---|
| Joo Han-Sung 80' |
2nd;
| Gimhae | 1–1 | Gyeongju KHNP |
|---|---|---|
| Joo Han-Sung 31' |
Report | Cho Woo-Jin 51' |
Promotion–relegation play-off
Promotion–relegation play-off start at 6 December. The 14th position of K3 League will face winner of K4 League play-off for reach promotion to K3 League next season.
| Final | ||||
| 14 | Gyeongju Citizen | 2 | ||
| K4 | Jinju Citizen | 2 | ||
14th of K3 League vs K4
| Gyeongju Citizen | 2–2 | Jinju Citizen |
|---|---|---|
| Min Jae Kwon 26' Seong Jun Jeong 57' (P) |
Cho Seong-wook 78' Jun Beom Byun 90+1' |
Winner
| 2020 K3 League Winners |
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| Gimhae FC 1st Title |
See also
- 2020 Korean FA Cup
- 2020 K League 1
- 2020 K League 2
- 2020 K4 League
- 2020 K5 League
- 2020 K6 League
- 2020 K7 League
References
- "Breaking: K3 and K4 League Teams Confirmed". K League United. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- "Breaking: K3 and K4 League Teams Confirmed". K League United. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- "K3·K4리그 대표자회의 개최...3월 7일 개막". KFA. Retrieved 23 January 2020.