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2013 Challengers League

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Season
  
2013

Start date
  
2013

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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.

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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 last season

Parted in K League Classic
  • Bucheon FC 1995
  • Dissolved club
  • Namyangju United FC
  • Name changed club
  • Yesan Citizen FC → Asan Citizen FC
  • New clubs
  • Gimpo Citizen FC
  • Hwaseong FC
  • Group A

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

    Updated to games played on 7 July 2012.
    Source: www.kfa.or.kr (Korean)
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    1 Namyangju Citizen were deducted one point
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Group B

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

    Updated to games played on 7 July 2012.
    Source: www.kfa.or.kr (Korean)
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    2 Goyang FC were deducted one point
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Inter League

    Inter League was scheduled from May 19 to August 11.

    Updated to games played on 23 June 2012.
    Source: www.kfa.or.kr (Korean)
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    1 Namyangju Citizen were deducted one point
    2 Goyang FC were deducted one point
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    References

    2013 Challengers League Wikipedia