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 CitizenGwangju FC 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.