2023 K3 League

The 2023 K3 League is the third season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league and the third tier of South Korean football league system. The regular season is from 11 March to 11 November 2023.[1] Changwon City FC is the defending champions.

2023 K3 League
Season2023
Dates11 March – 11 November 2023
Promotednone (No promotion to K League 2)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 9 July 2023.

Competition format

This year, the competition features 16 teams, with each of them playing 30 matches at the end of the season. The 15th and 16th placed team are automatically relegated to K4 League, and the 1st and 2nd from K4 League, are automatically promoted to the 2024 season, replacing the K3-relegated teams. No championship play-offs will be held in the 2023 season.[1]

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from the 2022 K3 League

Teams promoted to the 2023 K3 League

Teams
Locations of the 2023 K3 League teams
Club City Stadium Capacity Manager
Busan TC Busan Busan Asiad Auxiliary Stadium  ? South Korea Kim Gwi-hwa
Changwon City Changwon Changwon Football Center 15,116 South Korea Choi Kyeong-don
Chuncheon Citizen Chuncheon Chuncheon Songam Sports Town-Auxiliary Stadium 25,000 South Korea Son Hyun-jun
Daejeon Korail Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium Practice Pitch 17,371 South Korea Kim Seung-hee
FC Mokpo Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center 5,952 South Korea Jeong Hyun-ho
Gangneung Citizen Gangneung Gangneung Stadium 33,000 South Korea Kim Do-keun
Gimhae FC Gimhae Gimhae Public Stadium 25,000 South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,199 South Korea Seo Bo-won
Hwaseong FC Hwaseong Hwaseong Stadium 35,270 South Korea Kang Chul
Paju Citizen Paju Paju Public Stadium 23,000 South Korea Lee Eun-no
Pocheon Citizen Pocheon Pocheon Stadium 7,000 South Korea Cho Man-geun
Siheung Citizen Siheung Jeongwang Sports Park 1,500 South Korea Park Seung-soo
Ulsan Citizen Ulsan Ulsan Stadium 19,471 South Korea Yoon Kyung-sang
Yangju Citizen Yangju Godeok Artificial Turf Ground 5,000 South Korea Park Sung-bae
Yangpyeong FC Yangpyeong Yangpyeong Sports Complex 3,000 South Korea Kim Chang-yoon

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from the AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game, including at least one player from the AFC.

The name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Former Player
Busan TC
Changwon City FC Brazil Victor Ribeiro
Chuncheon Citizen
Daejeon Korail
FC Mokpo Japan Tatsuro Nagamatsu
Gangneung Citizen FC Brazil Jordan Brazil Careca Brazil Douglas Matheus
Gimhae FC Brazil Matheus Matias
Gyeongju KHNP Japan Reo Nishiguchi Brazil Kalil Brazil João Leonardo Japan Hayata Komatsu
Hwaseong FC Brazil Luan Brazil Sandy Brazil Caio Marcelo Japan Yuki Aizu
Paju Citizen
Pocheon Citizen
Siheung Citizen
Ulsan Citizen
Yangju Citizen
Yangpyeong FC

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hwaseong FC 25 15 8 2 38 19 +19 53 Champions
2 FC Mokpo 25 14 7 4 43 20 +23 49
3 Ulsan Citizen 25 12 6 7 32 26 +6 42
4 Gimhae FC 25 10 10 5 32 25 +7 40
5 Chuncheon Citizen 25 9 9 7 18 17 +1 36
6 Siheung Citizen 25 9 8 8 33 31 +2 35
7 Paju Citizen 26 10 5 11 28 26 +2 35
8 Daejeon Korail 25 9 6 10 29 28 +1 33
9 Gangneung City 25 8 8 9 25 26 −1 32
10 Pocheon Citizen 25 7 11 7 23 28 −5 32
11 Busan TC 25 7 7 11 28 30 −2 28
12 Gyeongju KHNP 25 6 10 9 22 29 −7 28
13 Changwon City 25 7 5 13 21 35 −14 26
14 Yangpyeong FC 26 6 5 15 26 42 −16 23 Qualification to the 2023 K4 League Relegation play-off
15 Yangju Citizen (T) 26 4 7 15 27 43 −16 19 Relegation to 2024 K4 League
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: [ ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Results
Home \ Away BTC CHA CHU DKO GNE GIH GYE HWA MOK PJC POC SIH ULS YJU YPY
Busan TC — 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–0
Changwon City 27 Oct — 0–1 2–4 1–2 3–2 0–0 3 Nov 2–0 0–0 11 Nov 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0
Chuncheon Citizen 1–0 2–1 — 1–0 0–2 4 Nov 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1
Daejeon Korail 1–0 2–1 1–0 — 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 3 Nov 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0
Gangneung City 11 Nov 0–1 1–2 2–2 — 29 Oct 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–3 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1
Gimhae FC 2–1 2–2 0–0 11 Nov 3–2 — 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–0
Gyeongju KHNP 4 Nov 3–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–4 — 11 Nov 0–0 1–1 1–3 28 Oct 0–0 4–3 0–1
Hwaseong FC 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–4 0–0 0–0 2–0 28 Oct 3–0 3–1
FC Mokpo 2–0 4–0 28 Oct 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 — 0–0 2–1 4–3 3–0 1–0 2–0
Paju Citizen 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 11 Nov — 3–1 0–1 2–0 4 Nov 4–2
Pocheon Citizen 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 — 0–0 5 Nov 1–0 28 Oct
Siheung Citizen 1–2 1–0 11 Nov 4–2 4 Nov 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 4–2 0–0 — 1–2 3–2 4–2
Ulsan Citizen 1–3 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–2 — 4–2 11 Nov
Yangju Citizen 1–1 1–1 1–1 28 Oct 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–4 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 2–2
Yangpyeong FC 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion–relegation play-off

The match will be played on 13 November 2023. The 3rd and 4th placed team from the 2023 K4 League will play for a spot in the 2024 K3 League against the 14-th placed team in the 2023 K3 League.

(14th place team of K3 League)vWinner of K4 League promotion play-off
Home stadium of the 14th K3 League


See also

References
  1. "K3 League 2023 Fixtures". Instagram. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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