The 2015 K League Challenge was the third season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Champions and winners of promotion playoffs could be promoted to the K League Classic.[1]
Season | 2015 |
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Champions | Sangju Sangmu (2nd title) |
Promoted | Sangju Sangmu Suwon FC |
Matches played | 220 |
Goals scored | 593 (2.7 per match) |
Best Player | Johnathan |
Top goalscorer | Johnathan (26 goals) |
Biggest home win | Gangwon 4–0 Bucheon (4 April 2015) Seoul E 4-0 Chungju (16 May 2015) Sangju 4–0 Chungju (13 June 2015) Daegu 5–1 Sangju (23 September 2015) |
Biggest away win | Goyang 0–5 Sangju (13 May 2015) |
Highest scoring | Gangwon 4–4 Seoul E (22 November 2015) |
Highest attendance | 20,157 Daegu 2–1 Gangwon (29 March 2015) |
Lowest attendance | 249 Goyang 1–0 Gangwon (10 June 2015) |
Average attendance | 1,606 |
← 2014 2016 → |
Teams edit
Team changes edit
Relegated from K League Classic
Promoted to K League Classic
Newly joined
Stadiums edit
Ansan Police | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995 |
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Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Bucheon Stadium |
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 34,545 |
Chungju Hummel | Daegu FC | Gangwon FC |
Chungju Stadium | Daegu Stadium | Gangneung Stadium |
Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 68,014 | Capacity: 22,333 |
Goyang Hi FC | Gyeongnam FC | Sangju Sangmu |
Goyang Stadium | Changwon Football Center | Sangju Stadium |
Capacity: 41,311 | Capacity: 15,500 | Capacity: 15,042 |
Seoul E-Land | Suwon FC | |
Seoul Olympic Stadium | Suwon Stadium | |
Capacity: 69,950 | Capacity: 24,670 | |
Personnel and sponsoring edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Foreign players edit
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.
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sangju Sangmu (C, P) | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 67 | Promotion to the K League Classic |
2 | Daegu FC | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final |
3 | Suwon FC (O, P) | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 65 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round |
4 | Seoul E-Land | 40 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 61 | |
5 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 55 | |
6 | FC Anyang | 40 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 54 | |
7 | Gangwon FC | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 51 | |
8 | Goyang Hi FC | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 49 | |
9 | Gyeongnam FC | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 43 | |
10 | Ansan Police | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 42 | |
11 | Chungju Hummel | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 41 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Positions by matchday edit
Leaders
Qualification for the promotion playoffs
Round 1–22 edit
Round 23–44 edit
Results edit
Matches 1–20 edit
Matches 21–40 edit
Promotion playoffs edit
When the first round and semi-final match were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.
Bracket edit
First round | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
2 | Daegu FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Suwon FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Suwon FC | 3 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Seoul E-Land | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Suwon FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Busan IPark | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
First round edit
Suwon FC | 3–3 | Seoul E-Land |
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Report |
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Semi-final edit
Daegu FC | 1–2 | Suwon FC |
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No Byung-jun 40' | Report |
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Final edit
The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2015 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2015 K League Classic. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2016 K League Classic.
Busan IPark | 0–2 | Suwon FC |
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Report |
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Suwon FC won 3–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Busan IPark were relegated to the K League Challenge.
Player statistics edit
Top scorers edit
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Johnathan | Daegu FC | 26 |
2 | Joo Min-kyu | Seoul E-Land | 23 |
3 | Japa | Suwon FC | 19 |
Cho Seok-jae | Chungju Hummel | ||
5 | Tarabai | Seoul E-Land | 17 |
6 | Ko Kyung-min | FC Anyang | 16 |
7 | Jonatas Belusso | Gangwon FC | 15 |
8 | Lim Sang-hyub | Sangju Sangmu | 12 |
Kim You-sung | Goyang Hi FC | ||
10 | Choi Seung-in | Gangwon FC | 11 |
Rodrigo Paraná | Bucheon FC 1995 |
Top assist providers edit
Attendance edit
Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Daegu FC | 60,569 | 20,157 | 504 | 3,028 | +213.5% |
2 | Gyeongnam FC | 37,835 | 5,214 | 311 | 1,892 | −58.3%† |
3 | Seoul E-Land | 36,510 | 4,342 | 680 | 1,826 | n/a |
4 | FC Anyang | 34,003 | 10,147 | 583 | 1,700 | +8.1% |
5 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 33,943 | 12,332 | 511 | 1,697 | +57.7% |
6 | Ansan Police | 33,298 | 10,094 | 304 | 1,665 | +178.4% |
7 | Gangwon FC | 27,137 | 7,051 | 438 | 1,357 | +34.6% |
8 | Suwon FC | 27,106 | 5,688 | 420 | 1,355 | +36.9% |
9 | Sangju Sangmu | 24,692 | 4,244 | 512 | 1,235 | −51.7%† |
10 | Chungju Hummel | 24,553 | 3,925 | 514 | 1,228 | +58.7% |
11 | Goyang Hi FC | 13,764 | 3,083 | 249 | 688 | +17.8% |
League total | 353,410 | 20,157 | 249 | 1,606 | +32.6% |
Source: K League
Notes:
† Team played previous season in K League Classic.
Awards edit
The 2015 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2015.[2]
Main awards edit
- Most Valuable Player: Johnathan (Daegu FC)
- Top goalscorer: Johnathan (Daegu FC)
- Top assist provider: Kim Jae-sung (Seoul E-Land)
- Manager of the Year: Cho Duck-je (Suwon FC)
Best XI edit
Position | Player | Club |
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Goalkeeper | Jo Hyeon-woo | Daegu FC |
Defenders | Park Jin-po | Sangju Sangmu |
Shin Hyung-min | Ansan Police | |
Kang Min-soo | Sangju Sangmu | |
Lee Yong | Sangju Sangmu | |
Midfielders | Ko Kyung-min | FC Anyang |
Lee Seung-gi | Sangju Sangmu | |
Cho Won-hee | Seoul E-Land | |
Kim Jae-sung | Seoul E-Land | |
Forwards | Johnathan | Daegu FC |
Joo Min-kyu | Seoul E-Land |
Player of the Round edit
Manager of the Month edit
Month | Manager | Club | Division |
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March | Nam Ki-il | Gwangju FC | K League Classic |
April | Choi Kang-hee | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League Classic |
May | Kim Hak-bum | Seongnam FC | K League Classic |
June | Park Hang-seo | Sangju Sangmu | K League Challenge |
July | Choi Kang-hee | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League Classic |
August | Kim Hak-bum | Seongnam FC | K League Classic |
September | Hwang Sun-hong | Pohang Steelers | K League Classic |
October | Lee Young-jin | Daegu FC | K League Challenge |
November | Cho Duck-je | Suwon FC | K League Challenge |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 2014년 K리그, 달라지는 점은? (in Korean). K League. 31 December 2014.
- ^ [K리그 어워즈] '킬러' 조나탄-주민규, 챌린지 베스트 11 선정 (in Korean). InterFootball. 1 December 2015.
External links edit
- Official website (in Korean)
- Review at K League (in Korean)