The 2013 K League Challenge was the first season of the

K League 2 The K League 2 () is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean football league system. It is contested between thirteen professional clubs and operates on a promotion and relegation system with K League 1. History In 2011, the or ...

, the second-highest division in the

South Korean football league system The South Korean football league system contains two professional leagues, two semi-professional leagues, and various amateur leagues for South Korea, Korean Football (soccer), football clubs. The highest level of football in South Korea is the ...

. Its schedule was announced on 30 January 2013, and it began on 16 March.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Relegated from

K League K League () is South Korea's professional football league. It includes the first division K League 1 and the second division K League 2. Clubs competing in the K League have won a record total of twelve AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions ...

* Gwangju FC * Sangju Sangmu Promoted from Korea National League * Chungju Hummel *

Goyang Hi FC Goyang Zaicro Football Club () was a South Korean professional football team based in Goyang. The club competed in the K League Challenge between 2013 and 2016. They played their home games at Goyang Stadium. The club traces its origins to ''Imm ...

Suwon FC Suwon FC (; Hanja: 水原 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Suwon, that competes in the K League 1, the South Korea's top professional league. They play their home games at Suwon Stadium. History Early years: semi-profes ...

Promoted from Challengers League * Bucheon FC 1995 Promoted from R League * Korean Police Newly formed *

FC Anyang FC Anyang () is a South Korean professional Association football, football club based in Anyang, Gyeonggi, Anyang that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. The club play their home games at Anyang Sports Complex. H ...

Stadiums

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Foreign players

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 including a least one player from the AFC country.

League table

Promotion playoffs

----- ''Sangju Sangmu won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Gangwon FC were relegated to the K League Challenge.''

Player statistics

Top scorers

Top assist providers

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted. Korean Police played all matches at opponents' stadiums.

Awards

The 2013 K League Awards was held on 3 December 2013.

Main awards

Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or ...

: Lee Keun-ho ( Sangju Sangmu) * Manager of the Year:

Park Hang-seo Park Hang-seo (; born 1 October 1957) is a South Korean Association football, football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of the Vietnam national football team, and is considered one of the most successful managers in ...

( Sangju Sangmu) * Top goalscorer: Lee Keun-ho ( Sangju Sangmu) * Top assist provider:

Yeom Ki-hun Yeom Ki-hun (; born 30 March 1983) is a South Korean association football, football manager and former player. Early life Yeom was a Modern pentathlon, modern pentathlete while attending elementary school, but started playing football at Nons ...

( Korean Police)

Best XI

References

External links

Official website

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