2011 Challengers League
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Daum
Challengers League
| logo =
| season = 2011
| dates = 5 March - 13 November 2011
| winners = Gyeongju Citizen
(2nd title)
| continentalcup1 =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| best player = Kim Min-seop{{cite news |url=https://www.kyongbuk.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=560395 |script-title=ko:경주시민구단, 챌린저스리그 2연패 |publisher=Kyongbuk Ilbo |date=2011-11-14 |access-date=2023-02-07 |lang=ko}}
| league topscorer =
| matches = 180
| total goals = 668
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 2010
| nextseason = 2012
}}
The 2011 Challengers League was the fifth season of amateur K3 League. In this season, the K3 League was renamed the "Challengers League", and 16 clubs participated after Samcheok Shinwoo Electronics and Yongin Citizen withdrew from the league. The participating clubs were divided into two groups, and the winners and runners-up of both groups qualified for the championship playoffs. All clubs had interleague play once after playing home and away season in each group.
Regular season
=Group A=
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|position=left}}}}
|section=Group A
|res_col_header=Q
|team1=YAN|name_YAN=Yangju Citizen
|team2=GYE|name_GYE=Gyeongju Citizen
|team3=BCH|name_BCH=Bucheon FC 1995
|team4=JFC|name_JFC=Jeonju EM
|team5=SEO|name_SEO=Seoul United
|team6=NAM|name_NAM=Namyangju United
|team7=YEO|name_YEO=Yeonggwang FC
|team8=ASN|name_ASN=Asan Citizen
|win_YAN=15|draw_YAN=5|loss_YAN=2|gf_YAN=52|ga_YAN=28
|win_GYE=13|draw_GYE=6|loss_GYE=3|gf_GYE=57|ga_GYE=24
|win_BCH=8|draw_BCH=5|loss_BCH=9|gf_BCH=37|ga_BCH=31
|win_JFC=7|draw_JFC=8|loss_JFC=7|gf_JFC=28|ga_JFC=34
|win_SEO=7|draw_SEO=5|loss_SEO=10|gf_SEO=44|ga_SEO=46
|win_NAM=5|draw_NAM=5|loss_NAM=12|gf_NAM=41|ga_NAM=57
|win_YEO=4|draw_YEO=3|loss_YEO=15|gf_YEO=26|ga_YEO=51
|win_ASN=3|draw_ASN=6|loss_ASN=13|gf_ASN=37|ga_ASN=72
|col_CP=yellow1|text_CP=Qualification for the playoffs
|result1=CP|result2=CP
|col_FA=blue2 |text_FA=Qualification for the FA Cup first round
|result3=FA |result4=FA |result5=FA
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101203085118/https://www.kfa.or.kr/k_league/k3_league_game.asp KFA] [https://us.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/k3-league/2011/regular-season/r13846/ Soccerway]
}}
=Group B=
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|position=left}}{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=36.637622|long=127.472595|label=
|position=right}}{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=35.149749|long=126.767550|label=
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|position=left}}}}
|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|team1=ICH|name_ICH=Icheon Citizen
|team2=FCP|name_FCP=FC Pocheon
|team3=CHU|name_CHU=Chuncheon FC
|team4=CHG|name_CHG=Cheongju FC
|team5=SFM|name_SFM=Seoul FC Martyrs
|team6=CHN|name_CHN=Cheonan FC
|team7=GGF|name_GGF=Gwangju Gwangsan
|team8=GOY|name_GOY=Goyang Citizen
|win_ICH=15|draw_ICH=4|loss_ICH=3|gf_ICH=75|ga_ICH=26
|win_FCP=14|draw_FCP=6|loss_FCP=2|gf_FCP=49|ga_FCP=22
|win_CHU=13|draw_CHU=4|loss_CHU=5|gf_CHU=38|ga_CHU=23
|win_CHG=11|draw_CHG=7|loss_CHG=4|gf_CHG=43|ga_CHG=25
|win_SFM=9|draw_SFM=3|loss_SFM=10|gf_SFM=43|ga_SFM=56
|win_CHN=6|draw_CHN=2|loss_CHN=14|gf_CHN=38|ga_CHN=54
|win_GGF=4|draw_GGF=5|loss_GGF=13|gf_GGF=29|ga_GGF=56
|win_GOY=3|draw_GOY=4|loss_GOY=15|gf_GOY=24|ga_GOY=56
|col_CP=yellow1 |text_CP=Qualification for the playoffs
|result1=CP |result2=CP
|col_FA=blue2 |text_FA=Qualification for the FA Cup first round
|result3=FA |result4=FA |result5=FA
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101203085118/https://www.kfa.or.kr/k_league/k3_league_game.asp KFA] [https://us.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/k3-league/2011/regular-season/r13846/ Soccerway]
}}
Championship playoffs
=Bracket=
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=Final
| score-width = 32px
| legs = 1/2
| aggregate = yes
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Yangju Citizen {{pso}}
| RD1-score1=1 (4)
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=FC Pocheon
| RD1-score2=1 (3)
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Icheon Citizen
| RD1-score3=0 (2)
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Gyeongju Citizen {{pso}}
| RD1-score4=0 (4)
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Yangju Citizen
| RD2-score1-1=1
| RD2-score1-2=2
| RD2-score1-agg=3
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Gyeongju Citizen
| RD2-score2-1=1
| RD2-score2-2=3
| RD2-score2-agg=4
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{footballbox
|date = 29 October 2011
|time = 14:00 KST
|team1 = Yangju Citizen
|score = 1–1
|aet = yes
|report =
|team2 = FC Pocheon
|goals1 = Choi Young-nam {{goal|50}}
|goals2 = Choi Kyung-sik {{goal|62}}
|stadium = Yangju Godeok Stadium, Yangju
|attendance =
|referee =
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore = 4–3
|penalties2 =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date = 29 October 2011
|time = 14:00 KST
|team1 = Icheon Citizen
|score = 0–0
|aet = yes
|report =
|team2 = Gyeongju Citizen
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Icheon City Stadium, Icheon
|attendance =
|referee =
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore = 2–4
|penalties2 =
}}
=Final=
{{footballbox
|date=5 November 2011
|time=14:00 KST
|team1=Yangju Citizen
|score= 1–1
|report=
|team2=Gyeongju Citizen
|goals1=Park Sang-yong {{goal|73}}
|goals2=Yoon Chul-soon {{goal|12}}
|stadium=Yangju Godeok Stadium, Yangju
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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{{footballbox
|date=13 November 2011
|time=12:00 KST
|team1=Gyeongju Citizen
|score= 3–2
|report=
|team2=Yangju Citizen
|goals1=
- Kim Min-seop {{goal|60||84}}
- Choi Jin-seok {{goal|89}}
|goals2=
- Choi Young-nam {{goal|24}}
- Park Sang-yong {{goal|30}}
|stadium=Gyeongju Stadium, Gyeongju
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
Gyeongju Citizen won 4–3 on aggregate.
= Final table =
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=PP
|hide_played=y|ranking_style=none
|res_col_header=Q
|section=Final table
|team1=GYE |team2=YAN |team3=ICH |team4=POC
|name_GYE=Gyeongju Citizen|status_GYE=C
|name_YAN=Yangju Citizen
|name_ICH=Icheon Citizen
|name_POC=FC Pocheon
|col_R2=blue1|text_R2=Qualification for the FA Cup second round
|result1=R2
|col_R1=blue2|text_R1=Qualification for the FA Cup first round
|result2=R1 |result3=R1 |result4=R1
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor2011.html#k3 RSSSF]
}}
See also
References
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