The 2019 K League 2 was the seventh season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Its champions could be promoted to the K League 1 the next season, and second, third and fourth-placed team advanced to the promotion playoffs.
Teams
Team changes
Relegated from K League 1
Promoted to K League 1
Stadiums
| Ansan Greeners | Asan Mugunghwa | Bucheon FC 1995 | Busan IPark | Daejeon Citizen |
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| Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Bucheon Stadium | Busan Gudeok Stadium | Daejeon World Cup Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,376 | Capacity: 34,456 | Capacity: 12,349 | Capacity: 40,535 |
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| FC Anyang | Gwangju FC | Jeonnam Dragons | Seoul E-Land | Suwon FC |
| Anyang Stadium | Gwangju World Cup Stadium | Gwangyang Stadium | Seoul Olympic Stadium | Suwon Sports Complex |
| Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 40,245 | Capacity: 13,496 | Capacity: 69,950 | Capacity: 11,808 |
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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.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Incoming | Date | Table |
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| Daejeon Citizen |  Ko Jong-soo
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Sacked | 21 May 2019 | Park Chul (caretaker)
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21 May 2019 | |
| Seoul E-Land | Kim Hyun-soo
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Sacked | 22 May 2019 | Woo Sung-yong (caretaker)
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17 June 2019 | |
| Daejeon Citizen | Park Chul
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Caretaker | 1 July 2019 | Lee Heung-sil
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1 July 2019 | |
| Jeonnam Dragons |  Fabiano Soares
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Resigned | 27 July 2019 | Jeon Kyung-jun (caretaker)
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27 July 2019 | |
| Suwon FC | Kim Dae-eui
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Resigned[2] | 29 October 2019 | Lee Kwan-woo (caretaker)
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29 October 2019 |
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. Players in bold are players who joined midway through the competition.
- ^ An Byong-jun represented North Korea at international level, but he was deemed as a native player in the K League 2 by South Korean law and passport.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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| 1 | Gwangju FC (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 73 | Promotion to the K League 1 |
| 2 | Busan IPark (O, P) | 36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | FC Anyang | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 55 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round |
| 4 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 51 | |
| 5 | Ansan Greeners | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 50 | |
| 6 | Jeonnam Dragons | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 48 | |
| 7 | Asan Mugunghwa | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 44 | |
| 8 | Suwon FC | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 43 | |
| 9 | Daejeon Citizen | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 35 | |
| 10 | Seoul E-Land | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Positions by matchday
Leaders
Qualification for the promotion playoffs
Round 1–18
Round 19–36
Results
Matches 1–18
Matches 19–36
Promotion playoffs
When the first round or semi-final match was finished as a draw, its winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.
Bracket
| First round | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Busan IPark | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | FC Anyang | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | FC Anyang | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Busan IPark | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Gyeongnam FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
First round
| FC Anyang | 1–1 | Bucheon FC 1995 |
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Palacios  11' |
Report | An Tae-hyun 78' |
Semi-final
| Busan IPark | 1–0 | FC Anyang |
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| Rômulo 61' |
Report |
Final
The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2019 K League 2 playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2019 K League 1.
Busan IPark won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League 1, while Gyeongnam FC were relegated to the K League 2.
Player statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Felipe
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Gwangju FC | 19 |
| 2 |  Chisom Egbuchulam
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Suwon FC | 18 |
| 3 | Cho Gue-sung
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FC Anyang | 14 |
| 4 | Lee Dong-jun
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Busan IPark | 13 |
| Rômulo
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Busan IPark | ||
| Lee Jeong-hyeop
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Busan IPark | ||
| Alex Lima
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FC Anyang | ||
| 8 | Ko Moo-yeol
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Asan Mugunghwa | 12 |
 Soma Novothny
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Busan IPark |
Top assist providers
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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| 1 | Jeong Jae-hee
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Jeonnam Dragons | 10 |
| 2 | Chang Hyuk-jin
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Ansan Greeners | 9 |
| 3 | Kim Sang-won
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FC Anyang | 8 |
| 4 | Park Jong-woo
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Busan IPark | 7 |
| Baek Sung-dong
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Suwon FC | ||
| Lee Dong-jun
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Busan IPark | ||
| 7 | Kim Min-kyun
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Seoul E-Land | 6 |
 Manuel Palacios
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FC Anyang | ||
| 9 | Ju Se-jong
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Asan Mugunghwa | 5 |
| Róbson
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Seoul E-Land | ||
| Alex Lima
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FC Anyang | ||
| Kim Ryun-do
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Bucheon FC 1995 |
Attendance
Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Busan IPark | 71,000 | 7,724 | 1,386 | 3,944 | +59.3% |
| 2 | FC Anyang | 65,597 | 11,098 | 835 | 3,644 | +142.1% |
| 3 | Asan Mugunghwa | 56,494 | 6,040 | 1,361 | 3,139 | +78.9% |
| 4 | Gwangju FC | 56,669 | 5,408 | 903 | 3,148 | +106.8% |
| 5 | Seoul E-Land | 56,114 | 4,752 | 1,316 | 3,117 | +352.4% |
| 6 | Ansan Greeners | 53,438 | 7,714 | 619 | 2,969 | +63.1% |
| 7 | Suwon FC | 45,674 | 4,383 | 1,477 | 2,537 | +35.2% |
| 8 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 39,946 | 3,987 | 771 | 2,219 | +116.3% |
| 9 | Jeonnam Dragons | 41,709 | 4,882 | 48 | 2,317 | −30.2%† |
| 10 | Daejeon Citizen | 35,589 | 4,370 | 655 | 1,977 | +20.2% |
| League total | 522,130 | 11,098 | 48 | 2,901 | +73.5% |
Source: K League
Notes:
† Team played previous season in K League 1.
See also
References
- ^ a b K리그2 '가장 빛난 별'은 부산 이동준…MVP·베스트 11 석권 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ 프로축구 수원FC 김대의 감독, 성적 부진으로 자진사퇴 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 October 2019.