2022 K League 2
| Season | 2022 |
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| Dates | 19 February – 23 October 2022 |
← 2021 → | |
The 2022 K League 2 is the tenth season of the K League 2, the second-tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2013, and the fifth one with its current name, the K League 2. The top-ranked team and the winner of the promotion-relegation play-off will get promoted to the 2023 K League 1.
Promotion and Relegation[]
New Team[]
Gimpo FC, which played in the K3 League, is a new team joining to K League 2 in the 2022 season.
Relegation from 2021 K League 1[]
- Gwangju FC, after a season in top tier.
Teams[]
| Team | City | Home venue |
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| Ansan Greeners | Ansan | Ansan Wa~ Stadium |
| FC Anyang | Anyang | Anyang Stadium |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Bucheon Stadium |
| Busan IPark | Busan | Busan Asiad Main Stadium |
| Chungnam Asan | Asan | Yi Sun-sin Stadium |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Daejeon | Daejeon World Cup Stadium |
| Gimpo FC | Gimpo | Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium |
| Gwangju FC | Gwangju | Gwangju Football Stadium |
| Gyeongnam FC | Gyeongnam (Changwon, Jinju and Miryang) | Changwon Football Center Jinju Stadium Miryang Stadium |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam (Gwangyang) | Gwangyang Stadium |
| Seoul E-Land | Seoul | Mokdong Stadium |
Stadiums[]
| Ansan Greeners | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995 | Busan IPark | Chungnam Asan | Daejeon Hana Citizen |
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| Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Bucheon Stadium | Busan Asiad Main Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Daejeon World Cup Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 34,456 | Capacity: 53,769 | Capacity: 17,376 | Capacity: 40,535 |
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| Gimpo FC | Gwangju FC | Gyeongnam FC | Jeonnam Dragons | Seoul E-Land | |
| Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium | Gwangju Football Stadium | Changwon Football Center Jinju Stadium Miryang Stadium |
Gwangyang Stadium | Mokdong Stadium | |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 10,007 | Capacity: 15,074 20,116 8,440 |
Capacity: 13,496 | Capacity: 15,511 | |
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Personnel and kits[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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| Ansan Greeners |  Kim Gil-sik
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Ansan Government | |
| FC Anyang | Lee Woo-hyung
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Anyang Government | |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Lee Young-min
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Kelme | Bucheon Government |
| Busan IPark |  Ricardo Peres
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Puma | HDC Group |
| Chungnam Asan | Park Dong-hyuk
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Mizuno | Government of Asan |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Lee Min-sung
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Macron | Hana Financial Group |
| Gimpo FC | Ko Jeong-woon
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Government of Gimpo | |
| Gwangju FC | Lee Jung-hyo
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Kelme | Government of Gwangju, Citizen Stockholder |
| Gyeongnam FC | Seol Ki-Hyeon
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Hummel | Nonghyup, |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Jeon Kyung-jun
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Puma | POSCO |
| Seoul E-Land | Chung Jung-yong
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New Balance | E-Land |
Managerial changes[]
Foreign players[]
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from AFC and ASEAN countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game. Players in bold are players who join midway through the competition. 
An Byong-jun, playing for Busan IPark,[1] was deemed to be a native player.
- As of February 10, 2022[2]
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC Player | ASEAN Player | Former Players |
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| Ansan Greeners |  Anderson Canhoto
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Róbson
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 Go Iwase
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 Asnawi Mangkualam
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| FC Anyang |  Jonathan Moya
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 Maxwell Acosty
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Andrigo
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| Bucheon FC 1995 | Nilson Júnior
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 Samuel Nnamani
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 Jorman Aguilar
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| Busan IPark |  Domagoj Drožđek
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 Valentinos Sielis
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 Ryan Edwards
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| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Leandro
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 Daniel Popa
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Masatoshi Ishida
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| Gimpo FC |  Luka Juričić
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Mitsuru Maruoka
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| Gwangju FC | Reis
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Mike
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| Gyeongnam FC | Hernandes
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Willyan
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Tiago Orobó
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| Jeonnam Dragons | Jonathan Balotelli
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 Leonard Pllana
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 Nika Kacharava
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Yuhei Sato
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| Seoul E-Land |  Felipe Cadenazzi
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Mauricio Asenjo
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Tsubasa Nishi
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League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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| 1 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Promotion to |
| 2 | FC Anyang | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Qualification to Promotion Playoff 1 |
| 3 | Jeonnam Dragons | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | Qualification to K League 2 Playoff 2 |
| 4 | Gwangju FC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Qualification to K League 2 Semi-playoff 2 |
| 5 | Seoul E-Land | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | |
| 6 | Gyeongnam FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | |
| 7 | Gimpo FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | |
| 8 | Chungnam Asan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 9 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
| 10 | Ansan Greeners | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 11 | Busan IPark | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
Positions by matchday[]
Leader & Promotion to the 2023 K League 1
Qualification to Relegation/promotion play-offs
Results[]
Matches 1–22[]
Matches 23–44[]
Promotion-relegation playoffs[]
The Semi-playoff 2 is contested between the 4th and 5th placed teams in the K League 2. The winners advance to the Playoff 2 to face the 3rd placed team in the K League 2, and the winners and the 2nd placed team advance to the Promotion-relegation playoffs to match against the 10th and 11th placed team in the K League 1. The winners of that tie secure two(2) places in the 2023 K League 1.
If scores are tied after regular time in the Semi-playoff and Playoff rounds, the higher-placed team will advance to the next phase. The same conditions do not apply for the Promotion-relegation playoffs.
| Semi-playoff | Playoff | Promotion-relegation Playoff | |||||||||||||
| K1 (10) | 10th place team of K League 1 | ||||||||||||||
| K2 (3) | 3rd place team | K2 ( ) | winner of Promotion Play-off 2 | ||||||||||||
| K2 (4) | 4th place team | K2 ( ) | winner of semi-final | ||||||||||||
| K2 (5) | 5th place team | ||||||||||||||
| Promotion-relegation Playoff | ||||
| K1 (11) | 11th place team of K League 1 | |||
| K2 (2) | 2nd place team of K League 2 | |||
Overview[]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Winner of PPO 2 | 26 Oct | 10th KL1 |
| 2nd KL2 | 30 Oct | 11th KL1 |
Matches[]
| 11th place team of 2022 K League 1 | v | 2nd place team of 2022 K League 2 |
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| 10th place team of 2022 K League 1 | v | Winner of Promotion Play-off 2 |
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Season statistics[]
Top scorers[]Top assists[]Awards[]Most Valuable Player of the Round[]
See also[]Notes[]References[]
External links[] |
- K League 2 seasons
- 2022 in South Korean football
- 2022 in Asian second tier association football leagues