2020 K4 League
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 May 2020 – 22 November 2020 |
| Champions | Paju Citizen |
| Promoted | Paju Citizen Ulsan Citizen |
| Matches played | 157 |
| Goals scored | 482 (3.07 per match) |
2021 → | |
The 2020 K4 League is the first season of the K4 League as a semi-professional league and the fourth tier of South Korean football league system. After the 2019 season, the former K3 League Basic went defunct and was rebranded into the K4 League. In the 2020 season, the K4 League will consist of 13 teams with 5 teams from K3 League Advanced, 6 teams from K3 League Basic, and 2 teams newly founded in 2019. The teams for the 2020 season were announced by the Korea Football Association on 19 December 2019.[1]
Competition format[]
The 2020 K4 League is contested by thirteen teams, with no relegation system in place.[1] Each team competes home and away, playing 24 games. The top two teams get promoted to the K3 League, while the third and the fourth placed teams qualify for the promotion play off.[2]
Teams[]
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chungju Citizen | Chungju | 3,000 |  Gong Mun-bae
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| Goyang Citizen | Goyang | 2,500 | Kim Young-ho
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| Icheon Citizen | Icheon | Icheon City Stadium | 20,305 | Lee Cheon-hong
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| Jinju Citizen | Jinju | Jinju Stadium | 20,116 | Choi Cheong-il
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| FC Namdong | Incheon | 2,500 | Kim Jeong-Jae
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| Paju Citizen | Paju | Paju Public Stadium | 23,000 | Oh Won-jae
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| Pocheon Citizen | Pocheon | Pocheon Stadium | 7,000 | Man-geun Cho
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| Seoul Jungnang | Seoul | Kim Sang-Hwa
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| Seoul Nowon United | Seoul | Nowon Madeul Stadium | 446 | Lee Jeong-jae
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| Siheung Citizen | Siheung | 1,500 | Jeong Seon-woo
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| Ulsan Citizen | Ulsan | Ulsan Stadium | 19,471 | Jung Jin-hyuk
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| Yangpyeong FC | Yangpyeong | Kim Chang-yoon
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| Yeoju Citizen | Yeoju | 16,000 | Shim Bong-Seop
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League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paju Citizen (C) | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 53 | Promotion to 2021 K3 League |
| 2 | Ulsan Citizen (P) | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 51 | |
| 3 | Jinju Citizen (Q) | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 50 | Qualification to Promotion Play-off |
| 4 | Pocheon Citizen (Q) | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 49 | |
| 5 | FC Namdong | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 41 | |
| 6 | Yeoju Citizen | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 39 | |
| 7 | Yangpyeong FC | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 36 | |
| 8 | Siheung Citizen | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 29 | |
| 9 | Icheon Citizen | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 27 | |
| 10 | Chungju Citizen | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 19 | |
| 11 | Goyang Citizen | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 19 | |
| 12 | Seoul Nowon United | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 17 | |
| 13 | Seoul Jungnang | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 57 | −35 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3)Head-to-head points; 4) number of goals scored; 5) Number of wins
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Results[]
Matches 1 to 24[]
Promotion Play-off[]
The match was played on the 29th of November 2020. The 3rd and 4th placed team from the 2020 K4 League will play for a spot in the 2021 K3 League against the team placed 14th in the 2020 K3 League.
| Final | ||||
| 3 | Jinju Citizen | 3 | ||
| 4 | Pocheon Citizen | 0 | ||
Promotion Play-off[]
| Jinju Citizen | 3–0 | Pocheon Citizen |
|---|---|---|
Winner[]
| 2020 K4 League Winners |
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| Paju Citizen 1st Title |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Breaking: K3 and K4 League Teams Confirmed". K League United. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "K3·K4리그 대표자회의 개최...3월 7일 개막". KFA. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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