2014 K3 Challengers League

The 2014 Challengers League was the eighth season of the Challengers League. The league was known as Daum K3 Challengers League 2014 due to sponsorship reasons.

Daum K3 Challengers League 2014
Season2014
Dates8 March 2014 - 29 November 2014
ChampionsHwaseong FC (1st title)
Matches played230
Goals scored822 (3.57 per match)
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Competition format

The 2014 season ran from March 8 through October 18. The 18 teams in the league were divided into the Group A and Group B — nine in the Group A and nine in the Group B. Each team played a total of 25 games. The top three of each groups qualified to the Championship playoff.

Team changes from last season
Dissolved club
Name change
  • Cheongju Jikji FC → Chungbuk Cheongju FC
New club

Challengers League Clubs, 2014
Club City Stadium Manager
Cheonan FC Cheonan Cheonan Football Center Seo Won-Sang
Chungbuk Cheongju FC Cheongju Cheongju Stadium Kim Jong-Hyun
Chuncheon FC Chuncheon Chuncheon Stadium Kim Yong-Ho
Gimpo Citizen Gimpo Gimpo City Stadium Yoo Jong-Wan
Goyang Citizen Goyang Goyang Eoulimnuri ground Kim Jin-Ok
Gwangju Gwangsan FC Gwangju Honam University ground Kim Kang-Seon
Gyeongju Citizen Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium Kim Jin-Hyung
Hwaseong FC Hwaseong Hwaseong Stadium Kim Jong-Boo
Icheon Citizen Icheon Icheon City Stadium Lee Hyun-Chang
Jeonbuk Maeil Jeonju Jeonju University ground Yang Young-Cheol
Jungnang Chorus Mustang Seoul Jungnang Public Ground Yoo Bong-Ki
Paju Citizen Paju Paju Public Stadium Oh Won-Jae
FC Pocheon Pocheon Pocheon Stadium In Chang-Soo
Seoul FC Martyrs Seoul Gangbuk Stadium Kim Yong-Hae
Seoul United Seoul Madeul Stadium Kim Chang-Kyum
Yangju Citizen Yangju Yangju Stadium Lee Seung-Hee
Yeonggwang FC Yeonggwang Yeonggwang Sportium Kim Han-Bong
FC Uijeongbu Uijeongbu Uijeongbu Stadium Kim Hee-Tae

League standing

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Pocheon (Q) 25 21 3 1 68 23 +45 66 Championship playoff
2 Icheon Citizen (Q) 25 17 3 5 70 32 +38 54
3 Jungnang Chorus Mustang (Q) 25 14 6 5 53 28 +25 48
4 Chungbuk Cheongju FC 25 12 6 7 60 38 +22 42
5 Gyeongju Citizen 25 12 2 11 51 36 +15 38
6 Yeonggwang FC 25 8 5 12 31 37 −6 29
7 Seoul United 25 6 4 15 28 52 −24 22
8 Goyang Citizen 25 3 3 19 29 60 −31 12
9 Seoul FC Martyrs 25 1 0 24 23 167 −144 3
Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2014. Source: www.joinkfa.com (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hwaseong (Q) 25 19 2 4 64 27 +37 59 Championship playoff
2 Paju Citizen (Q) 25 13 8 4 45 23 +22 47
3 Chuncheon FC (Q) 25 11 9 5 49 29 +20 42
4 Jeonju FC 25 10 7 8 49 33 +16 37
5 Yangju Citizen 25 10 5 10 43 46 −3 35
6 Uijeongbu 25 8 6 11 49 50 −1 30
7 Gwangju Gwangsan FC 25 6 7 12 38 40 −2 25
8 Gimpo Citizen 25 9 2 14 53 51 +2 20[lower-alpha 1]
9 Cheonan FC 25 4 4 17 19 50 −31 16
Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2014. Source: [1] [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Gimpo Citizen FC had nine points deducted

Championship Play-off
               
Preliminary Semifinals Qualified
     
1  Icheon Citizen  3
     Icheon Citizen
2  Chuncheon FC  1    
     
1  Jungnang Chorus  1 (0)
     Paju Citizen
2  Paju Citizen  1 (2)    
  Playoff Semifinals Finals
                               
    1 FC Pocheon 1  
    2 Hwaseong FC 1 (11)     Hwaseong FC 3  
  3 Icheon Citizen 2     Icheon Citizen 1 (10)  
  4 Paju Citizen 1  

Preliminary Semifinals
Icheon Citizen3-1Chuncheon FC
Icheon Sport Complex, Icheon
Jungnang Chorus1-2 (a.e.t.)Paju Citizen
Paju Public Stadium, Paju

Playoff
Icheon Citizen2-1Paju Citizen
Icheon Sport Complex, Icheon

Semifinal
Hwaseong FC1-1 (a.e.t.)Icheon Citizen
Penalties
11-10
Hwaseong Stadium , Hwaseong

Final
FC Pocheon1-3Hwaseong FC

Winner
 Challengers League 2014 Winners 
Hwaseong FC
3rd title
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See also

References
  1. http://joinkfa.com/league2/league_single_info_list2.php?match_idx=MzUyNQ==&Search=Y&page=1&league_type=7&s_year=2014&keyword= www.joinkfa.com
  2. https://us.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/k3-league/2014/regular-season/r24298/
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