2023 K4 League

The 2023 K4 League is the third season of the K4 League as a semi-professional league and the fourth tier of South Korean football league system. The regular season is from 25 February to 11 November 2023.[1] Goyang KH FC is the defending champions and was promoted together with Yangpyeong FC (the runner-up) and Chuncheon Citizen (play-off winner) to 2023 K3 League. Dangjin Citizen were relegated from 2022 K3 League via K3-K4 League Relegation play-off and will play in the K4 League after one season.
On 3 July 2023, Korean Football Association decided to expel Goyang Happiness FC due to the financial crisis of Goyang Happiness and had nullified all the results and points of Goyang Happiness. And Goyang Happiness was dissolved.

2023 K4 League
Season2023
Dates25 February – 11 November 2023
Relegatednone (No relegation to K5 League)
Goyang Happiness FC(Expelled and dissolved)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 9 July 2023.


Competition format

The 2022 K4 League is contested by 16 teams, with no relegation system in place.[2] Each team competes home and away, playing 30 games. The top two teams get promoted to the K3 League, while the third and the fourth placed teams qualify for the promotion play-off.[2]

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from the 2022 K3 League

Teams promoted to the 2023 K3 League

New teams from 2023 K4 League

Teams
Club City Stadium Capacity Manager
Busan I'Park Futures Busan Busan Asiad Auxiliary Stadium 4,549 South Korea [[]]
FC Chungju Chungju Chungju Tangeum Stadium 3,000 South Korea
Daegu FC B Daegu Daegu Stadium - Auxiliary Stadium 66,422 South Korea
Daejeon Hana Citizen B Daejeon
Boeun		 Daejeon World Cup Stadium-Auxiliary Stadium
Boeun Stadium		 - South Korea
Dangjin Citizen Dangjin Dangjin Sports Complex 11,718 South Korea Han Sang-min
Gangwon FC B Gangwon Gangneung Gangbuk Stadium (Gangneung)
Gangneung Gangnam Football Field(Club House of Gangwon FC)
Wonju Stadium
Donghae City Sports Complex
Gangneung Olympic Park		  ? South Korea Lee Seul-gi
Geoje Citizen Geoje Geoje Stadium 7,500 South Korea Song Jae-gyu
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B Wanju(Samnye-eup) Wanju Stadium - South Korea Park Jun-sub
Jeonju Citizen Jeonju Jeonju Stadium
Jeonju University Artificial Turf Ground A(during August 2023)		 30,000
N/A		 South Korea Yang Young Cheol
Jinju Citizen Jinju Jinju Stadium 20,116 South Korea Choi Cheong-il
Pyeongchang United Pyeongchang Jinbu Sports Park 300 South Korea An Hong-min
Pyeongtaek Citizen Pyeongtaek Ichung Reports Park 15,000 South Korea Lee Ho-joon
Sejong Vanesse Sejong City Sejong Civic Stadium - Auxiliary Stadium  ? South Korea
Seoul Jungnang Seoul Jungnang Public Ground 400 South Korea Kim Sang-Hwa
Seoul Nowon United Seoul Nowon Madeul Stadium 446 South Korea Lee Jeong-jae
Yeoju FC Yeoju Yeoju Stadium 16,000 South Korea Shim Bong-Seop

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Yeoju FC 27 17 3 7 55 41 +14 54 Promotion to 2024 K3 League
2 Daegu FC B 28 16 5 7 49 34 +15 53
3 Geoje Citizen 27 14 8 5 58 28 +30 50 Qualification to Promotion Play-off
4 Jinju Citizen 27 15 4 8 39 29 +10 49
5 Pyeongchang United 27 13 8 6 56 47 +9 47
6 Dangjin Citizen 28 14 4 10 50 42 +8 46
7 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B 27 13 6 8 52 42 +10 45
8 Busan I'Park Futures 27 11 6 10 47 36 +11 39
9 FC Chungju 27 11 5 11 38 39 −1 38
10 Jeonju Citizen 29 8 9 12 44 45 −1 33
11 Pyeongtaek Citizen 27 8 9 10 44 49 −5 33
12 Seoul Nowon United 27 9 4 14 46 55 −9 31
13 Daejeon FC B 27 8 5 14 34 56 −22 29
14 Gangwon FC B 27 6 6 15 41 56 −15 24
15 Sejong Vanesse 27 6 1 20 34 61 −27 19
16 Seoul Jungnang 27 4 7 16 25 52 −27 19
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) number of goals scored; 5) Number of wins

Results
  • On 3 July 2023, Goyang Happiness FC was disqualified and expelled by Korean Football Association due to the financial crisis of Goyang Happiness and had been nullified all the results and points of Goyang Happiness. And Goyang Happiness was dissolved.
Home \ Away BSI CHC DGU DJN DAN GWO GEO JBK JEO JIN PCH PTA SJV SJN SNU YEO
Busan I'Park Futures — 0–1 29 Oct 4–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 4 Nov 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1
Chungju FC 3–2 — 2–0 3–2 2–0 11 Nov 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–2 29 Oct 0–0 0–1 0–2
Daegu FC B 0–1 2–1 — 3–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–3 3–1 0–0 3–3 2–1 4–1 1–0 0–1
Daejeon FC B 0–2 1–0 3–1 — 5 Nov 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–3
Dangjin Citizen 2–1 1–1 2–3 5–0 — 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–4 4–2 2–0 29 Oct 4–1
Gangwon FC B 2–2 4–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 — 3–3 1–2 0–4 2–0 2–5 2–2 2–1 4 Nov 1–2 2–3
Geoje Citizen 4–0 2–3 0–0 3–0 6–0 2–0 — 3–4 1–1 5 Nov 3–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 0–0 1–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Moters B 2–2 1–1 11 Nov 7–2 1–0 28 Oct 2–1 — 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 1–0 6–4 0–1
Jeonju Citizen 0–3 5–1 0–0 28 Oct 0–2 3–0
Awarded		 1–2 1–2 — 3–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–5
Jinju Citizen 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 3–2 0–1 2–0 — 28 Oct 0–1 2–0 2–2 11 Nov 2–2
Pyeongchang United 2–2 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 3–3 2–2 3–3 2–3 0–4 — 2–1 3–0 6–1 4–3 11 Nov
Pyeongtaek Citizen 3–2 2–1 2–5 11 Nov 1–2 1–3 29 Oct 2–3 3–3 1–2 1–1 — 4–2 2–1 3–0 1–4
Sejong Vanesse 0–5 2–1 3–4 1–2 2–4 0–1 11 Nov 2–4 4–2 3–1 4 Nov 1–1 — 0–1 3–1 0–3
Seoul Jungnang 11 Nov 2–3 0–3 1–2 2–3 3–2 2–4 0–4 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 — 1–1 28 Oct
Seoul Nowon United 3–5 1–2 2–1 5–2 0–3 2–1 0–4 3–0 3–4 0–1 4–1 4 Nov 2–1 2–2 — 3–1
Yeoju FC 2–1 5 Nov 1–0 4–5 1–5 4–2 2–1 3–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-off

The match will be played on 5 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 team placed 14th in the 2023 K3 League.

Final
   
3 3rd place
4 4th place

Promotion play-off
(3rd place team)v(4th place team)
Home stadium of the 3rd place team

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

Winner
2023 K4 League Winners
[[]]
?th Title

See also

References
  1. "K4 League 2023 Fixtures". Instagram. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. "K3·K4리그 대표자회의 개최...3월 7일 개막". KFA. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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