Season 2015 Top goalscorer Johnathan
(26 goals) Champion Sangju Sangmu FC Location South Korea Matches played 220 | Promoted Sangju Sangmu
Suwon FC Biggest away win Goyang 0–5 Sangju (R9) Date 2015 Goals scored 593 | |
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Champions Sangju Sangmu
(2nd title) Biggest home win Gangwon 4–0 Bucheon (R3) & Seoul E 4-0 Chungju (R10) Similar 2016 K League Challenge, 2014 K League Challenge, 2015 K League Classic, 2013 K League Challenge, 2013 K League Classic | ||
The 2015 K League Challenge was the third 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
- Positions by matchday
- Round 1 22
- Round 23 44
- Matches 23 44
- Promotion Relegation Playoffs
- Second leg
- Attendance
- Season 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
Daejeon Citizen, the champions of the 2014 K League Challenge, and Gwangju FC, a promotion series winners, were promoted to 2015 K League Classic, then Gyeongnam FC and Sangju Sangmu were relegated from the top tier. A total of eleven teams contested the league, including a new team Seoul E-Land FC.
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.
Positions by matchday
Leader & Promotion to the 2016 K League Classic
Qualification to Relegation/promotion play-offs
Round 1-22
Last updated: 13 July 2015
Source: kleague.com
Round 23-44
Last updated: 22 November 2015
Source: kleague.com
Matches 23-44
Updated to games played on 22 November 2015.
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.
Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
Promotion and relegation playoffs will be held between 2nd~4th clubs of 2015 K League Challenge and 11th club of 2015 K League Classic. If scores are tied after regular time at Semi-Playoff and Playoff, the higher placed team advances to the next phase. The same conditions do not apply to Promotion-Relegation Playoffs.
Second leg
Suwon FC secure promotion to the 2016 K League Classic season, 3–0 on aggregate.
Attendance
Updated to games played on 22 November 2015
Source: K League
Notes:
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
† Team played previous season in K League Classic.
Season Awards
The 2015 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2015.