2013 Challengers League

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Daum Challengers League 2013
Season2013
Dates2 March 2013 – 9 November 2013
ChampionsFC Pocheon (3rd title)
Matches played230
Goals scored863 (3.75 per match)
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The 2013 Challengers League was the seventh season of the Challengers League. Playoff systems were expanded to six clubs and league was divided two groups and play with home and away each other, with top three of each group will be advancing to the post-season championship playoffs.

Competition format[]

The 2013 season run from March 2 through November 9. The 18 teams in the league are divided into the Group A and Group B — nine in the Group A, nine in the Group B. Each team competes against the other team in same group twice, home and away, the other group's team once, home or away, for a total of 25 games. The top three of each groups qualify to the Championship playoff.

Team changes from the previous season[]

Joined the K League Challenge
Dissolved club
Renamed club
  • Yesan Citizen FC → Asan Citizen FC
New clubs

Teams[]

Club City Stadium Manager
Asan Citizen Asan Yi Sun-sin Sports Complex South Korea
Cheonan FC Cheonan Cheonan Football Center South Korea
Cheongju Jikji FC Cheongju Cheongju Stadium South Korea
Chuncheon FC Chuncheon Chuncheon Stadium South Korea
Gimpo Citizen Gimpo Gimpo City Stadium South Korea
Goyang Citizen Goyang Goyang Eoulimnuri ground South Korea
Gwangju Gwangsan FC Gwangju Honam University ground South Korea
Gyeongju Citizen Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium South Korea
Hwaseong FC Hwaseong Hwaseong Stadium South Korea Kim Jong-Boo
Icheon Citizen Icheon Icheon City Stadium South Korea
Jeonbuk Maeil Jeonju Jeonju University ground South Korea
Jungnang Chorus Mustang Seoul Jungnang Public Ground South Korea
Paju Citizen Paju Paju Public Stadium South Korea
FC Pocheon Pocheon Pocheon Stadium South Korea
Seoul FC Martyrs Seoul Gangbuk Stadium South Korea
Seoul United Seoul Madeul Stadium South Korea
Yangju Citizen Yangju Yangju Stadium South Korea
Yeonggwang FC Yeonggwang Yeonggwang Sportium South Korea

League standing[]

Group A[]

League standing is calculated by group A result (16 round) plus inter league (9 round) result.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Pocheon (Q) 16 12 2 2 50 17 +33 38 Championship playoff
2 Icheon Citizen (Q) 16 12 1 3 44 18 +26 37
3 Chuncheon FC 16 12 1 3 38 15 +23 37
4 Yeonggwang FC 16 5 4 7 31 26 +5 19
5 Jeonju FC 16 5 3 8 29 33 −4 18
6 Gwangju Gwangsan FC 16 4 1 11 21 45 −24 13
7 Jungnang Chorus Mustang 16 4 1 11 17 54 −37 13
8 Namyangju United 16 2 0 14 16 54 −38 5[a]
9 Seoul FC Martyrs 16 0 0 16 12 101 −89 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2012. Source: www.kfa.or.kr (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Namyangju Citizen had one point deducted.

Group B[]

League standing is calculated by group A result (16 round) plus inter league (9 round) result.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cheongju FC (Q) 16 10 4 2 49 16 +33 34 Championship playoff
2 Paju Citizen (Q) 16 10 4 2 38 14 +24 34
3 Yangju Citizen 16 10 2 4 58 29 +29 32
4 Gyeongju Citizen 16 9 3 4 35 19 +16 30
5 Bucheon FC 1995 16 9 2 5 35 19 +16 29
6 Yesan United 16 7 2 7 44 34 +10 23
7 Seoul United 16 6 4 6 39 39 0 22
8 Cheonan FC 16 3 6 7 24 28 −4 15
9 Goyang Citizen 16 3 2 11 32 51 −19 10[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2012. Source: www.kfa.or.kr (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Goyang FC had 1 point deducted

Inter League[]

Inter League was scheduled from May 19 to August 11.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Yangju Citizen 6 6 0 0 38 7 +31 18
2 Icheon Citizen 6 5 1 0 18 4 +14 16
3 Paju Citizen 6 5 0 1 23 6 +17 15
4 Gyeongju Citizen 6 5 0 1 18 5 +13 15
5 Bucheon FC 1995 6 4 1 1 18 5 +13 13
6 Cheongju FC 6 4 0 2 17 6 +11 12
7 Chuncheon FC 6 4 0 2 16 10 +6 12
8 FC Pocheon 6 4 0 2 16 11 +5 12
9 Yesan United 6 3 1 2 22 16 +6 10
10 Seoul United 6 3 0 3 17 18 −1 9
11 Yeonggwang FC 6 2 1 3 10 7 +3 7
12 Jungnang Chorus Mustang 6 2 0 4 8 26 −18 6
13 Goyang Citizen 6 2 0 4 13 17 −4 5[a]
14 Cheonan FC 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4
15 Jeonju FC 6 1 1 4 11 18 −7 4
16 Gwangju Gwangsan FC 6 0 0 6 6 24 −18 0
17 Seoul FC Martyrs 6 0 0 6 4 50 −46 0
18 Namyangju United 6 0 0 6 3 23 −20 −1[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2012. Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Goyang FC had 1 point deducted
  2. ^ Namyangju Citizen had 1 point deducted

Championship playoff[]

               
Preliminary Semifinals Qualified
     
1  Icheon Citizen  2 (4)
     Gyeongju Citizen
2  Gyeongju Citizen  2 (5)    
     
1  Cheongju Jikji  1
     Paju Citizen
2  Paju Citizen  3    
  Playoff Semifinals Finals
                               
    1 FC Pocheon 4  
    2 Hwaseong FC 1     Paju Citizen 0  
  3 Paju Citizen 1     Paju Citizen 2  
  4 Gyeongju Citizen 0  

Preliminary semifinals[]

Icheon Citizen2–2Gyeongju Citizen
Penalties
4–5
Icheon City Stadium, Icheon
Cheongju Jikji1–3Paju Citizen
Cheongju Stadium, Cheongju

Playoff[]

Paju Citizen1–0Gyeongju Citizen
Paju Public Stadium, Paju

Semifinal[]

Hwaseong FC1–2Paju Citizen
Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong

Final[]

FC Pocheon4–0Paju Citizen

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101203085118/https://www.kfa.or.kr/k_league/k3_league_game.asp www.kfa.or.kr
  2. ^ "Summary - K4 League - Korea Republic - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
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