The 2020 K3 League was the first season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league. After the 2019 season, the former Korea National League and K3 League Advanced went defunct and rebranded as the K3 League.
| Season | 2020 |
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| Dates | 16 May – 5 September 2020 |
| Champions | Gimhae FC (1st title) |
| Relegated | Chuncheon Citizen Jeonju Citizen |
| Matches played | 119 |
| Goals scored | 430 (3.61 per match) |
| Best Player | Choi Yong-woo[1] |
| Top goalscorer | Choi Yong-woo (15 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | KHNP 7–0 Yangju |
| Biggest away win | Yangju 0–5 Changwon |
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Eight National League teams, six K3 League Advanced teams and two K3 League Basic teams entered in the 2020 season.[2] 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.[3]
Teams
editStadiums and locations
edit| 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 Stadium | 35,270 |
| 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
edit| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC player | Former players |
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| Changwon FC |  Takuma Ishibashi
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| Cheonan City |  Jerry van Ewijk
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| Gimhae FC |  Carlinhos
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| Gimpo Citizen |   Ismael Jorge Balea
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| Hwaseong FC |  Olivier Bonnes
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| Pyeongtaek Citizen | Matheus
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Wictor Hugo
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 Abdoulie Gomez
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Hirotomo Kawazu
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| Yangju Citizen |  Martin Sawi
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Paul Puk Kun Pal
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League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Gimhae FC (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 49 | Qualification for Championship final |
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 42 | Qualification for Championship semi-final |
| 3 | Gangneung City | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 42 | Qualification for Championship first round |
| 4 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 41 | |
| 5 | Mokpo City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hwaseong FC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 33 | |
| 7 | Daejeon Korail | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 32 | |
| 8 | Gimpo Citizen | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | Changwon City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 34 | |
| 10 | Cheongju FC | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 34 | |
| 11 | Cheonan City | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 33 | |
| 12 | Pyeongtaek Citizen | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 23 | |
| 13 | Yangju Citizen | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 45 | −28 | 20 | |
| 14 | Gyeongju Citizen (O) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 15 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
| 15 | Chuncheon Citizen (R) | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 14 | Relegation to K4 League |
| 16 | Jeonju Citizen (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results
editMatches 1–15
editMatches 16–22
editAfter 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
editFinal B
editChampionship play-offs
editWhen 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.[4]
Bracket
edit| First round | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gangneung City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gangneung City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gimhae FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
First round
editSemi-final
edit| Gyeongju KHNP | 1–0 | Gangneung City |
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Kim Chan-hee  34' |
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Final
edit| Gyeongju KHNP | 0–1 | Gimhae FC |
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| Joo Han-sung 80' |
| Gimhae FC | 1–1 | Gyeongju KHNP |
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| Joo Han-sung 31' |
Report | Cho Woo-jin 51' |
Gimhae FC won 2–1 on aggregate.
Relegation play-off
editThe 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.
| Gyeongju Citizen | 2–2 | Jinju Citizen |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 2020 K3·4리그 시상식 개최...최용우-허건, K3·4리그 MVP 수상 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Breaking: K3 and K4 League Teams Confirmed". K League United. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ K3·K4리그 대표자회의 개최...3월 7일 개막 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ 3위 강릉, 4위 부산과 무승부...2R 진출 (in Korean). KFA. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2024.