The 2024 K League 2, also known as the Hana Bank K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in South Korean football league system.
Teams Team changes As the 2023 K League 2 champions, Gimcheon Sangmu were promoted to the K League 1. Suwon Samsung Bluewings were relegated from the K League 1 for the first time in the club's history.
Promoted to K League 1 Relegated from K League 1 Gimcheon Sangmu Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Locations
The following thirteen teams participated in the 2024 K League 2.
Team City/Province Abbreviation Ansan Greeners Ansan Ansan FC Anyang Anyang Anyang Bucheon FC 1995 Bucheon Bucheon Busan IPark Busan Busan Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan Chungbuk Cheongju Cheongju Chungbuk Cheongju Chungnam Asan Asan Chungnam Asan Gimpo FC Gimpo Gimpo Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam Gyeongnam Jeonnam Dragons Jeonnam Jeonnam Seongnam FC Seongnam Seongnam Seoul E-Land Seoul Seoul E Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Suwon
Stadiums Ansan Greeners FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995 Ansan Wa~ Stadium Anyang Stadium Bucheon Stadium Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 17,143 Capacity: 34,456 Busan IParkCheonan CityBusan Asiad Main StadiumBusan Gudeok StadiumCheonan StadiumCapacity: 53,769Capacity: 12,349Capacity: 26,000Chungbuk CheongjuChungnam AsanGimpo FCCheongju StadiumYi Sun-sin StadiumGimpo Solteo Football StadiumCapacity: 16,280Capacity: 19,283Capacity: 5,000 Gyeongnam FC Jeonnam Dragons Seongnam FC Changwon Football Center Gwangyang Stadium Tancheon Stadium Capacity: 15,074 Capacity: 13,496 Capacity: 16,146 Seoul E-LandSuwon Samsung BluewingsMokdong StadiumSuwon World Cup StadiumYongin Mireu StadiumCapacity: 15,511Capacity: 44,031Capacity: 37,155
Personnel and sponsoring Team Manager Main sponsor Kit manufacturerAnsan Greeners Lee Kwan-woo Government of AnsanApplerindFC Anyang Ryu Byeong-hoonOsang HealthcareV-EXXBucheon FC 1995 Lee Young-minGovernment of BucheonKelmeBusan IPark Jo Sung-hwanHDC Hyundai Development CompanyPumaCheonan City Kim Tae-wanGovernment of CheonanPumaChungbuk Cheongju Choi Yun-kyumnoneApplerindChungnam Asan Kim Hyun-seokHaeyu ConstructionMizunoGimpo FC Ko Jeong-woonGovernment of GimpoSunderland of ScotlandGyeongnam FC Lee Eul-yongNonghyup BankHummelJeonnam Dragons Lee Jang-kwanPOSCOPumaSeongnam FC Jeon Kyung-junGovernment of SeongnamUmbroSeoul E-Land Kim Do-kyunNC Department StoreNew BalanceSuwon Samsung Bluewings Byun Sung-hwanSamsung Galaxy S24Puma
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableReplaced byDate of appointment Cheonan City Park Nam-yeol Sacked 29 November 2023 Pre-season Kim Tae-wan 18 December 2023 FC Anyang Lee Woo-hyung Change of assignment 6 December 2023 Ryu Beong-hoon 7 December 2023 Gyeongnam FC Seol Ki-hyeon End of contract 30 November 2023 Park Dong-hyuk 5 December 2023 Chungnam Asan Park Dong-hyuk Signed by Gyeongnam FC 4 December 2023 Kim Hyun-seok 1 January 2024 Seoul E-Land Park Choong-kyun End of contract 13 December 2023 Kim Do-kyun 14 December 2023 Seongnam FC Lee Ki-hyung Sacked 20 March 2024 13th Choi Chul-woo 21 May 2024 Busan IPark Park Jin-sub Resigned 8 July 2024 9th Jo Sung-hwan 14 July 2024 Ansan Greeners Lim Kwan-sik 10 July 2024 13th Lee Kwan-woo 11 August 2024 Seongnam FC Choi Chul-woo Mutual consent 6 August 2024 12th Jeon Kyung-jun 11 September 2024 Gyeongnam FC Park Dong-hyuk Sacked 9 September 2024 13th Lee Eul-yong 12 November 2024
Foreign players North Korean player An Byong-jun, who played for Busan IPark, was deemed as a native player by South Korean nationality law.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player ASEAN player Former players Ansan Greeners FC Anyang Matheus Oliveira Nicolas Careca Yago César Teppei Yachida Danrlei Bucheon FC 1995 Nilson Rodrigo Bassani Jucie Lupeta Kazuki Takahashi Busan IPark Bruno Lamas Fessin Peniel Mlapa Yuhei Sato Ricardo Lopes Mukhammadali Alikulov Cheonan City Bruno Mota Aboubacar Toungara Erikys Paulo Henrique Chungbuk Cheongju Tales Venício Sadam Sulley Paulinho Nathan Oduwa Hidetoshi Miyuki Chungnam Asan Denisson Silva Juninho Rocha Josepablo Monreal Anderson Cordeiro Kainã Gimpo FC Bruno Paraíba Luis Mina Leonard Pllana Connor Chapman Gyeongnam FC Felipe Fonseca Felipe Saraiva Bachana Arabuli Lachlan Wales Hélio Borges Rodrigo Rivas Zurab Museliani Yukiya Sugita Jeonnam Dragons Bruno Oliveira Valdívia Euloge Placca Mukhammadali Alikulov Jhon Montaño Yuhei Sato Seongnam FC Leonardo Acevedo Christy Manzinga Toni Gomes Ikromjon Alibaev Gabriel Honório Seoul E-Land Bruno Silva Jhon Montaño Osmar Kazuki Kozuka Peter Makrillos Eduvie Ikoba Suwon Samsung Bluewings Paulo Henrique Sebastian Mailat Fejsal Mulić Peter Makrillos Maxwell Acosty Kazuki Kozuka Aboubacar Toungara
League table
Positions by matchday
Results Matches 1–24 Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
Matches 25–36 Teams played each other once, either at home or away.
Promotion play-offs The first round was contested between the fourth and fifth-placed teams of the regular season at the home stadium of the fourth-placed team, and its winners played the third-placed team in the second round. When the first and second round matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-outs.
The winners of the second round, and the league runners-up competed with the tenth and eleventh-placed teams of the 2024 K League 1, respectively, in the final round. Each of the finals was a two-legged tie, with the winners securing the final spots in the 2025 K League 1.
Bracket
First round
Second round
Final round
Daegu FC won 6–5 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
Statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals 1 Bruno MotaCheonan City 16 2 Luis MinaGimpo FC 15 3 Kim Jong-minJeonnam Dragons 12 Leonardo AcevedoSeongnam FC ValdíviaJeonnam Dragons Juninho RochaChungnam Asan 7 Bruno SilvaSeoul E-Land 11 FessinBusan IPark Rodrigo BassaniBucheon FC 1995 10 Paulo HenriqueCheonan CitySuwon Samsung Bluewings 10 Fejsal MulićSuwon Samsung Bluewings Byeon Gyung-junSeoul E-Land
Top assist providers RankPlayerTeamAssists 1 Matheus OliveiraFC Anyang 11 2 Bruno LamasBusan IPark 9 3 Juninho RochaChungnam Asan 8 4 Park Min-seoSeoul E-Land 7 Rodrigo BassaniBucheon FC 1995 Kim Myung-soonChungbuk Cheongju 7 Kim HyunSuwon Samsung Bluewings 6 Bruno SilvaSeoul E-Land Jhon MontañoJeonnam DragonsSeoul E-Land Kim Seung-hoChungnam Asan Kang Jun-hyukChungnam Asan Yago CésarFC Anyang Byeon Gyung-junSeoul E-Land
Awards Weekly awards
RoundPlayer of the RoundPlayerClub1 Fejsal MulićSuwon Samsung Bluewings2 Kim ChanBusan IPark3 Han Ho-gangSuwon Samsung Bluewings4 Matheus OliveiraFC Anyang5 Bruno MotaCheonan City6 Lim Min-hyeokBusan IPark7 Matheus OliveiraFC Anyang8 FessinBusan IPark9 Bruno SilvaSeoul E-Land10 Bachana ArabuliGyeongnam FC11 Leonardo AcevedoSeongnam FC12 Eduvie IkobaSeoul E-Land13 Leonard PllanaGimpo FC14 Bruno MotaCheonan City15 Jucie LupetaBucheon FC 199516 Kim Jong-minJeonnam Dragons17 Kim Jeong-hwanSeongnam FC18 Hong Won-jinChungbuk Cheongju19 Juninho RochaChungnam Asan20 Josepablo MonrealChungnam Asan
RoundPlayer of the RoundPlayerClub21 Lachlan WalesGyeongnam FC22 Ha NamJeonnam Dragons23 Lee Dong-sooBusan IPark24 Kim Ji-hoSuwon Samsung Bluewings25 Felipe SaraivaGyeongnam FC26 Kim Ji-hoSuwon Samsung Bluewings27 Rodrigo BassaniBucheon FC 199528 Lee Ji-sungAnsan Greeners29 Luis MinaGimpo FC30 Bruno MotaCheonan City31 Kang Jun-hyukChungnam Asan32 Kim Jong-sukChungnam Asan33 Son Jung-hyunGimpo FC34 Bruno MotaCheonan City35 Yoo Jeong-wanFC Anyang36 Aboubacar ToungaraCheonan City37 Byeon Gyung-junSeoul E-Land38 Byeon Gyung-junSeoul E-Land39 Euloge PlaccaJeonnam Dragons
Annual awards The 2024 K League Awards was held on 29 November 2024.
AwardWinnerClubMost Valuable Player Matheus OliveiraFC AnyangYoung Player of the Year Seo Jae-minSeoul E-LandTop goalscorer Bruno MotaCheonan CityTop assist provider Matheus OliveiraFC AnyangManager of the Year Ryu Byeong-hoonFC Anyang
PositionBest XIGoalkeeper Kim Da-sol (Anyang)Defenders Lee Tae-hee (Anyang) Lee Chang-yong (Anyang) Osmar (Seoul E) Kim Dong-jin (Anyang)Midfielders Juninho Rocha (Chungnam Asan) Valdívia (Jeonnam) Kim Jeong-hyun (Anyang) Luis Mina (Gimpo)Forwards Bruno Mota (Cheonan) Matheus Oliveira (Anyang)
Attendance Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
See also 2024 K League 1
References
External links Official K League website 2024 K League Technical Report (Archived)