The 2020 K3 League was the first season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league in South Korea. After the 2019 season, the former Korea National League and K3 League Advanced went defunct and rebranded as the K3 League.
Eight National League teams, six K3 League Advanced teams and two K3 League Basic teams participated in the 2020 season. The 16 participating teams were divided into two groups, the top eight and the bottom eight, after playing each other once. Each team played 22 matches including 7 group stage matches. The 15th and 16th-placed teams were directly relegated to the K4 League, and the 14th-placed team advanced to the relegation play-off.
Teams Stadiums and locations Club City Stadium Capacity Busan Transportation Corporation Busan Busan Gudeok Stadium 24,363 Changwon City Changwon Changwon Football Center 15,116 Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan Football Center 15,500 Cheongju FC Cheongju Cheongju Stadium 17,264 Chuncheon FC Chuncheon Chuncheon Stadium 20,000 Daejeon Korail Daejeon Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex 17,371 Gangneung City Gangneung Gangneung Stadium 33,000 Gimhae FC Gimhae Gimhae Public Stadium 25,000 Gimpo Citizen Gimpo Gimpo Sports Complex 5,068 Gyeongju Citizen Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,199 Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,199 Hwaseong FC Hwaseong Hwaseong Stadium35,270 Jeonju Citizen Jeonju Jeonju Stadium 30,000 Mokpo City Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center 5,952 Pyeongtaek Citizen Pyeongtaek Sosabeol Reports Town 15,000 Yangju Citizen Yangju Godeok Artificial Turf Ground 5,000
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former players Changwon FC Takuma Ishibashi Cheonan City Jerry van Ewijk Gimhae FC Carlinhos Gimpo Citizen Ismael Jorge Balea Hwaseong FC Olivier Bonnes Pyeongtaek Citizen Matheus Wictor Hugo Abdoulie Gomez Hirotomo Kawazu Yangju Citizen Martin Sawi Paul Puk Kun Pal
League table
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-offs When the first round and semi-final matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.
Bracket
First round
Semi-final
Final
Gimhae FC won 2–1 on aggregate.
Relegation play-off The relegation play-off (K4 League promotion play-offs final) was contested between the 14th-placed team of K3 League and the winners of K4 League play-off (semi-final). When the match was finished as a draw, both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
See also 2020 in South Korean football 2020 Korean FA Cup
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