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 Jeonnam Dragons
Promoted to K League 1 Seongnam FC
Stadiums Ansan Greeners Asan Mugunghwa Bucheon FC 1995 Busan IPark Daejeon Citizen 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 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
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 Manager Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Ansan Greeners Lim Wan-sup Lupo Finta Ansan Government Asan Mugunghwa Park Dong-hyuk Mizuno Asan Government and Korean Police Agency Bucheon FC 1995 Song Sun-ho Astore Bucheon Government Busan IPark Cho Deok-je Adidas Hyundai Development Company Daejeon Citizen Lee Heung-sil Joma Daejeon Government FC Anyang Kim Hyung-yul Joma Anyang Government Gwangju FC Park Jin-sub Kelme Gwangju Government Jeonnam Dragons Jeon Kyung-jun Joma POSCO Seoul E-Land Woo Sung-yong New Balance E-Land Suwon FC Kim Dae-eui Hummel Suwon Government
Managerial changes TeamOutgoingMannerDateIncomingDateTable Daejeon Citizen Sacked 21 May 2019 (caretaker) 21 May 2019 Seoul E-Land Sacked 22 May 2019 (caretaker) 17 June 2019 Daejeon Citizen Caretaker 1 July 2019 1 July 2019 Jeonnam Dragons Resigned 27 July 2019 (caretaker) 27 July 2019 Suwon FC Resigned 29 October 2019 (caretaker) 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.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Asian player Former player(s) Ansan Greeners Fauver Gustavo Vintecinco Masatoshi Ishida Bucheon FC 1995 Nilson Júnior Marlon de Jesús Rodrigo Maranhão Nan Song Busan IPark Diego Maurício Rômulo Soma Novothny Aleksandar Šušnjar Daejeon Citizen Matheus Pato Rafael Ramazotti Aurelian Chițu Shohrux Gadoyev Sanzhar Tursunov FC Anyang Alex Lima Manuel Palacios Mykola Kovtalyuk Dylan Fox Gwangju FC Felipe Ratinho Willyan Rustam Ashurmatov Jeonnam Dragons Bruno Baio Bruno Nunes Wanderson Macedo Nick Ansell Vedran Jugović Seoul E-Land Wesley Alex Douglas Coutinho Róbson Duarte Chikashi Masuda Suwon FC Henri Anier Chisom Egbuchulam An Byong-jun Jovlon Ibrokhimov Sebastián Velásquez
League table
Positions by matchday
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 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 RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Felipe Gwangju FC19 2 Chisom Egbuchulam Suwon FC18 3 Cho Gue-sung FC Anyang144 Lee Dong-jun Busan IPark13 Rômulo Busan IPark Lee Jeong-hyeop Busan IPark Alex Lima FC Anyang8 Ko Moo-yeol Asan Mugunghwa12 Soma Novothny Busan IPark
Top assist providers RankPlayerClubAssists 1 Jeong Jae-hee Jeonnam Dragons10 2 Chang Hyuk-jin Ansan Greeners9 3 Kim Sang-won FC Anyang84 Park Jong-woo Busan IPark7 Baek Sung-dong Suwon FC Lee Dong-jun Busan IPark7 Kim Min-kyun Seoul E-Land6 Manuel Palacios FC Anyang9 Ju Se-jong Asan Mugunghwa5 Róbson Seoul E-Land Alex Lima FC Anyang Kim Ryun-do Bucheon FC 1995
Attendance Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
See also 2019 in South Korean football 2019 K League 1 2019 Korean FA Cup
References
External links Official website