2020 K3 League
The 2020 K3 League is the first season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league and the third tier of South Korean football league system. After the 2019 season, the former Korea National League and K3 League Advanced went defunct and rebranded into the K3 League. In the 2020 season, 16 teams are going to compete in the K3 League, and they are 8 teams from KNL, 6 teams from K3 League Advanced, and 2 teams from K3 League Basic. The teams for the 2020 season were announced by the Korea Football Association on 19 December 2019.[1]
Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 16 May 2020 – 5 September 2020 (Regular Season) |
Matches played | 1 |
Goals scored | 20 (20 per match) |
2021 → |
Competition format
16 teams will compete in the 2020 season, including all eight teams from the 2019 edition of the now-defunct Korea National League,[2] six teams from the 2019 K3 League Advanced, and two teams from the 2019 K3 League Basic.[2] Each team will play 22 games this season, 15 games in a round-robin way and 7 games in a split division. No team will be promoted to K League 2 this year. The 15th and 16th teams are to be relegated to K4 League, and the 14th team will qualify for the promotion/relegation playoff. [3]
Teams
Foreign players
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | Former Player |
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Changwon FC | |||||
Cheonan City FC | |||||
Gimhae FC | |||||
Gimpo Citizen FC | |||||
Hwaseong FC | |||||
Pyeongtaek Citizen FC | |||||
Yangju Citizen | |||||
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Gimhae | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 32 | Qualification to K3 League Championship |
2 | Gangneung City | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 26 | |
3 | Gyeongju KHNP | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 25 | |
4 | Busan TC | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 22 | |
5 | Daejeon Korail | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 21 | |
6 | Hwaseong | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 21 | |
7 | Gimpo Citizen | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 19 | |
8 | Cheonan City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 16 | |
9 | Cheongju | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 16 | |
10 | Changwon City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 16 | |
11 | Mokpo City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 15 | |
12 | Pyeongtaek Citizen | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 9 | |
13 | Yangju Citizen | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 8 | |
14 | Jeonju Citizen | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 7 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
15 | Gyeongju Citizen | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 6 | Relegation to 2021 K4 League |
16 | Chuncheon Citizen | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 5 |
Results
Regular season
Championship Play-off
Championship Play-off start at 14 November to Final at 5 December. If scores are tied after regular time, the higher placed team advances to the next phase.
Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | |||||||||||||
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4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-final
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Semi-final
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Final
1st;
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2nd;
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Promotion-Relegation Play-off
Promotion-Relegation Play-off start at 6 December. The 14th position of K3 League will face winner of K4 League Play-off for reach promotion to K3 League next season.
Final | ||||
K4 | ||||
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K4 vs 14th of K3 League
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Winner
2020 K3 League Winners |
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TBD Title |
See also
- 2020 Korean FA Cup
- 2020 K League 1
- 2020 K League 2
- 2020 K4 League
- 2020 K5 League
- 2020 K6 League
- 2020 K7 League
References
- "Breaking: K3 and K4 League Teams Confirmed". K League United. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- "Breaking: K3 and K4 League Teams Confirmed". K League United. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- "K3·K4리그 대표자회의 개최...3월 7일 개막". KFA. Retrieved 23 January 2020.