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Football league season
K3 League
Season2020
Dates16 May – 5 September 2020
ChampionsGimhae FC
(1st title)
RelegatedChuncheon Citizen
Jeonju Citizen
Matches played119
Goals scored430 (3.61 per match)
Best PlayerChoi Yong-woo
Top goalscorerChoi Yong-woo
(15 goals)
Biggest home winKHNP 7–0 Yangju
Biggest away winYangju 0–5 Changwon
← 2019 National League 2021 → ← 2019 K3 Advanced

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.

Eight National League teams, six K3 League Advanced teams and two K3 League Basic teams entered in the 2020 season. 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.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former players
Changwon FC Japan Takuma Ishibashi
Cheonan City Netherlands Jerry van Ewijk
Gimhae FC Brazil Carlinhos
Gimpo Citizen UruguaySpain Ismael Jorge Balea
Hwaseong FC Niger Olivier Bonnes
Pyeongtaek Citizen Brazil Matheus Brazil Wictor Hugo The Gambia Abdoulie Gomez Japan Hirotomo Kawazu
Yangju Citizen South Sudan Martin Sawi South Sudan Paul Puk Kun Pal

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Soccerway Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Matches 1–15

Home \ Away BUS CHA CHC CHE CHU DAE GAN GIH GIM GYC GYE HWA JEO MOK PYE YAN
Busan Transportation Corporation — 0–0 1–1 — — 3–1 — 1–2 1–1 — 2–2 0–1 — — — —
Changwon City — — 3–3 — 0–0 — 0–1 — 0–0 — — 2–1 — 0–3 — 3–1
Cheonan City — — — 1–0 — 0–2 1–2 — 2–2 2–0 — 0–0 1–0 1–2 —
Cheongju FC 0–3 2–0 — — — — — 2–1 — — 1–1 0–2 1–0 — 0–0 —
Chuncheon FC 0–4 — 1–2 2–1 — 1–2 — — 2–2 — — — — — 2–3 —
Daejeon Korail — — 4–0 0–0 — — — — 3–1 0–0 — — 2–2 2–0 4–0
Gangneung City 1–4 — — — 5–0 1–1 — 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 — — — — —
Gimhae FC — 1–0 1–1 — 4–2 1–0 — — — — — — 2–1 2–1 5–0 3–0
Gimpo Citizen — — — 1–1 4–2 1–0 — 2–3 — 1–1 2–0 — 2–0 — — —
Gyeongju Citizen 0–1 2–2 — 1–1 1–0 — — 0–4 — — — — 1–1 0–2 — —
Gyeongju KHNP — 2–0 1–0 — — — — 2–0 0–2 1–0 — 4–0 2–1 — 4–2 7–0
Hwaseong FC — — — — 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 — — — 2–3 — 1–0
Jeonju Citizen 0–2 1–3 — — 1–0 0–3 1–3 — — — 2–4 — 2–1 0–0 —
Mokpo City 2–2 — — 0–1 5–1 — 2–2 — 0–1 — 1–2 — — — — 3–0
Pyeongtaek Citizen 2–1 0–1 1–2 — — — 0–2 — 0–4 1–0 — 1–2 — 2–4 — —
Yangju Citizen 0–2 — 4–2 0–2 0–0 — 1–0 — 3–2 — — 1–2 — 1–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 16–22

After 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

Home \ Away BUS DAE GAN GIH GIM GYE HWA MOK
Busan Transportation Corporation — 0–1 1–0 — — — — 3–1
Daejeon Korail — — — 0–0 1–1 — 1–1 —
Gangneung City — 1–0 — — 2–0 — 1–0 2–0
Gimhae FC 0–2 — 1–0 — 2–1 1–0 — —
Gimpo Citizen 0–1 — — — — 1–4 — 1–2
Gyeongju KHNP 2–1 1–1 0–0 — — — — 0–2
Hwaseong FC 0–1 — — 1–1 2–2 2–3 — —
Mokpo City — 2–1 — 0–1 — — 1–2 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final B

Home \ Away CHA CHC CHE CHU GYC JEO PYE YAN
Changwon City — — 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–0 — —
Cheonan City 0–3 — — 0–0 — — 3–0 0–1
Cheongju FC — 1–3 — 3–1 1–1 — — 2–1
Chuncheon FC — — — — 1–2 2–2 — 2–0
Gyeongju Citizen — 0–1 — — — — 1–3 0–1
Jeonju Citizen — 0–1 2–3 — 1–3 — — —
Pyeongtaek Citizen 1–3 — 3–0 2–2 — 1–1 — —
Yangju Citizen 0–5 — — — — 2–1 0–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-offs

When 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.

Bracket

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

Gangneung City0–0Busan Transportation Corporation
Report
Gangneung StadiumAttendance: 155Referee: Lee Youngkyun

Semi-final

Gyeongju KHNP1–0Gangneung City
Kim Chan-hee 34' Report
Gyeongju Civic StadiumAttendance: 156Referee: Choi Gyu-hyun

Final

Gyeongju KHNP0–1Gimhae FC
Joo Han-sung 80'
Gyeongju Civic StadiumAttendance: 286Referee: Seoul Tae-hwan
Gimhae FC1–1Gyeongju KHNP
Joo Han-sung 31' Report Cho Woo-jin 51'
Gimhae Public StadiumAttendance: 0Referee: Choi Cheol-joon

Gimhae FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Relegation play-off

The 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 Citizen2–2Jinju Citizen
  • Min Jae-kwon 26'
  • Seong Jun-jeong 57' (pen.)
  • Cho Seong-wook 78'
  • Jun Beom-byun 90+1'
Gyeongju Civic StadiumAttendance: 0Referee: Choi Ki-chang

See also

References

  1. ^ 2020 K3·4리그 시상식 개최...최용우-허건, K3·4리그 MVP 수상 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. "Breaking: K3 and K4 League Teams Confirmed". K League United. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. K3·K4리그 대표자회의 개최...3월 7일 개막 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. 3위 강릉, 4위 부산과 무승부...2R 진출 (in Korean). KFA. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

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