K League 2 is a men’s football league in South Korea, established in 2013. Xtra-Stats brings together live scores, upcoming fixtures, completed results and standings for the competition, with player and team statistics available for deeper review. Explore recorded seasons from 2016 to 2025 and use the page as a clear reference for following its match and performance data.
Upcoming matches, K League 2
Regular Season - 32
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- Regular Season - 32
Cheonan City
Busan I Park
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- Regular Season - 32
Suwon Bluewings
Yongin City
Suwon World Cup Stadium -
- Regular Season - 32
Paju Citizen
Asan Mugunghwa
Regular Season - 33
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- Regular Season - 33
Busan I Park
Cheongju
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- Regular Season - 33
Suwon Bluewings
Gyeongnam FC
Suwon World Cup Stadium -
- Regular Season - 33
Gimpo Citizen
Suwon City FC
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- Regular Season - 33
Seongnam FC
Yongin City
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- Regular Season - 33
Daegu FC
Gimhae City
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- Regular Season - 33
Jeonnam Dragons
Ansan Greeners
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- Regular Season - 33
Paju Citizen
Cheonan City
Latest played matches, K League 2
Regular Season - 32
Regular Season - 31
K League 2 Standings
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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| 1 |
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Suwon Bluewings | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 63 | DWWWW |
| 2 |
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Suwon City FC | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 57 | WLWWW |
| 3 |
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Seoul E-Land FC | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 54 | LWWWL |
| 4 |
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Daegu FC | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 40 | 17 | 53 | DWWLW |
| 5 |
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Busan I Park | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 48 | WWDLW |
| 6 |
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Hwaseong | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 45 | LDLLD |
| 7 |
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Asan Mugunghwa | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 42 | WWDDW |
| 8 |
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Gimpo Citizen | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 38 | LLWLW |
| 9 |
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Gyeongnam FC | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 38 | WLDLD |
| 10 |
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Paju Citizen | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 34 | WDLDW |
| 11 |
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Yongin City | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 33 | WWLLD |
| 12 |
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Cheongju | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 32 | LLLWW |
| 13 |
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Seongnam FC | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 32 | DLLLD |
| 14 |
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Cheonan City | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 30 | DWWLD |
| 15 |
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Jeonnam Dragons | 29 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 52 | -17 | 25 | DLLWL |
| 16 |
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Ansan Greeners | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 57 | -24 | 25 | LLWLL |
| 17 |
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Gimhae City | 29 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 60 | -33 | 18 | DWLDL |
K League 2 Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
K League 2 teams participation since 2016
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 10 |
| Seoul E-Land FC | 10 |
| Asan Mugunghwa | 10 |
| FC Anyang | 9 |
| Busan I Park | 9 |
| Ansan Greeners | 9 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 8 |
| Daejeon Citizen | 7 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 7 |
| Seongnam FC | 5 |
| Suwon City FC | 4 |
| Gimpo Citizen | 4 |
| Gwangju FC | 3 |
| Cheonan City | 3 |
| Cheongju | 3 |
| Suwon Bluewings | 2 |
| Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 2 |
| Gangwon FC | 1 |
| Daegu FC | 1 |
| Goyang Hi FC | 1 |
| Chungju Hummel | 1 |
| Jeju United FC | 1 |
| Incheon United | 1 |
| Hwaseong | 1 |
K League 2 top scorer teams
K League 2 About
K League 2 is South Korea’s second-tier professional men’s football league, a domestic league competition governed by the Korea Professional Football Federation and positioned directly below K League 1 in the national football pyramid. It provides the principal professional route for ambitious clubs seeking promotion to the country’s top division while giving established teams a competitive environment in which to develop players, infrastructure and long-term sporting projects.
Role in South Korean football
Founded in 2013, K League 2 was created as part of the development of a formal promotion-and-relegation structure in South Korean football. It was originally known as K League Challenge before adopting the K League 2 name in 2018, bringing the second tier into closer alignment with the naming of K League 1. The competition has since become an important bridge between the professional game and the semi-professional levels below it.
The league is administered by the Korea Professional Football Federation, commonly known as the K League, within the wider framework of South Korean football governance. Its purpose is not simply to rank clubs: it gives professional sides a defined route towards the top flight and creates a national stage for clubs operating outside the elite division. The competition is played in the men’s category and has a spring-to-autumn calendar suited to football conditions in East Asia.
Clubs, licensing and eligibility
The competition consists of professional clubs that must satisfy federation licensing requirements. These requirements cover key areas such as financial stability, legal compliance, stadium and training infrastructure, and youth development. Licensing is therefore central to participation: sporting performance alone does not guarantee entry or continued membership if a club cannot meet the professional standards required by the federation.
Clubs may also reach the division through promotion from the K3 League, subject to meeting the necessary professional licensing criteria. Recruitment is not restricted solely to South Korean players. K League regulations permit clubs to recruit internationally, with squad composition governed by nationality rules that generally allow five players of any nationality plus one additional player from an AFC member association under the stated “5+1” framework.
Regular-season format and standings
K League 2 uses a long regular season followed by promotion playoffs. In the stated 13-club structure, teams play a triple round-robin schedule, meeting each opponent three times. This format places a strong emphasis on sustained performance across the season rather than success in a short knockout tournament.
League matches use the standard points system: three points for a win, one for a draw and no points for a defeat. When clubs finish level on points, total goals scored is the primary standings tiebreaker. Goal difference is considered next, followed by head-to-head points and then Fair Play disciplinary scores. The prominence of goals scored gives attacking output particular importance when teams are separated by only a small number of points.
Promotion playoffs and advancement
The league champion earns automatic promotion to K League 1, making first place the clearest and most valuable route out of the division. The clubs finishing second, third, fourth and fifth enter the K League 2 promotion playoff bracket. The fourth-placed team plays the fifth-placed team in a single-leg match. The winner then faces the team in third place, before the surviving club meets the runner-up in the next stage.
Regular-season position determines the seeding advantages. Higher-ranked teams host the single-leg playoff matches and benefit from the draw advantage: if a match remains level after 90 minutes, the higher-seeded team advances. No extra time or penalty shoot-out is used in these intra-league playoff matches. The successful playoff side then has the opportunity to contest a promotion/relegation playoff against a K League 1 club, where the rules allow extra time and penalties if required.
This structure balances two sporting principles. The champion is rewarded for the best full-season record with direct promotion, while clubs below the title position retain a meaningful route to the top flight. At the same time, the draw advantage protects the value of finishing higher in the regular-season table without removing the jeopardy of knockout football.
Calendar and sporting significance
The season normally begins in March, or around the late-February period in some editions, and runs through the regular campaign and autumn playoff programme. Promotion playoff finals are generally completed in November or early December. This spring-to-autumn schedule follows the established calendar pattern of South Korean and wider East Asian football.
Promotion to K League 1 carries major sporting and financial significance. It offers clubs greater visibility, stronger competitive revenues and the chance to establish themselves among the country’s leading professional sides. From the 2026 season, the competition is also intended to form part of a more complete upward and downward pathway, with the last-placed K League 2 club potentially facing a promotion-relegation match against a K3 League challenger that satisfies the required professional licensing standards. That change would further connect the professional second tier with the semi-professional level beneath it.
K League 2 is therefore both a demanding league competition and a key structural component of South Korean football. Its combination of a lengthy triple round-robin season, goal-based standings tiebreakers and a seeded promotion playoff rewards consistency while preserving a decisive end-of-season contest for clubs pursuing K League 1 status.