Season 2014 Champion Daejeon Citizen FC End date 2014 Matches played 180 | Top goalscorer Adriano
(27 goals) Location South Korea Goals scored 467 | |
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Champions Daejeon Citizen
(1st title) Promoted Daejeon Citizen
Gwangju FC Biggest home win Ansan 6–1 Daejeon
(June 29)
Daegu 6–1 Gangwon
(November 2) Biggest away win Chungju 0–4 Daejeon
(April 19) Similar 2008 K League, 2010 K‑League, 2011 K‑League, 2012 K‑League, 2015 K League Classic | ||
The 2014 K League Challenge was the second season of the K League Challenge, the second tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2013. From the 2014 season, a top place team was promoted to the K League Classic and the promotion play-offs among three clubs ranked between 2nd and 4th took place after the regular season ends.
Contents
- Teams
- Stadiums
- Personnel and kits
- Foreign players
- League table
- Positions by matchday
- Round 1 18
- Round 19 36
- Matches 19 36
- Promotion Relegation Playoffs
- Second leg
- Attendance
- Awards
- K League Challenge Most Valuable Player
- K League Challenge Top Scorer
- K League Challenge Top Assistor
- K League Challenge Manager of the Year
- References
Teams
Sangju Sangmu, the champions of the 2013 K League Challenge, was promoted to 2014 K League Classic, then Gangwon FC, Daegu FC and Daejeon Citizen were relegated from the top tier. A total of 10 teams contested the league.
Stadiums
Primary venues used in the K League Challenge:
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.
Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game.
League table
Updated to games played on 16 November 2014.
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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.
Positions by matchday
Leader & Promotion to the 2015 K League Classic
Qualification to Relegation/promotion play-offs
Round 1-18
Last updated: 16 July 2014
Source: kleague.com
Round 19-36
Last updated: 16 November 2014
Source: kleague.com
Matches 19-36
Updated to games played on 16 November 2014.
Source: K League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
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Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
Promotion and relegation playoffs were held between 2nd and 4th placed clubs of 2014 K League Challenge and 11th club of the 2014 K League Classic.
Second leg
Gwangju FC secure promotion to the 2015 K League Classic season, 4–2 on aggregate.
Attendance
Updated to games played on 16 November 2014
Source: K League
Notes:
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
† Team played previous season in K League Classic.
Awards
The 2014 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2014.