2013 K League Challenge

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Hyundai Oilbank
K League Challenge

| logo = Hyundai Oilbank K League Challenge 2013.png

| season = 2013

| winners = Sangju Sangmu
(1st title)

| promoted = Sangju Sangmu

| best player = Lee Keun-ho

| league topscorer = Lee Keun-ho
(15 goals)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| matches = 140

| total goals = 404

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance = 1,685

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 2014

}}

The 2013 K League Challenge was the first season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Its schedule was announced on 30 January 2013, and it began on 16 March.{{cite web|url=http://www.kleague.com/news/kleague_news.aspx?no=3247 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216081435/http://www.kleague.com/news/kleague_news.aspx?no=3247 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2013 |script-title=ko:2013 K리그 클래식 경기 일정 확정 |publisher=K League |date=30 January 2013 |access-date=3 February 2013 |language=ko }}

Teams

{{location map+ |South Korea |float=right |width=250 |caption=Locations of the 2013 K League Challenge clubs |places=

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=35.133668 |long=126.874881 |label=

{{nowrap|Gwangju FC}}
|position=left}}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=36.432367 |long=128.161655 |label=

{{nowrap|Sangju Sangmu}}
|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |South Korea |mark= |marksize= |lat=36.980347 |long=127.936403 |label=

{{nowrap|Chungju Hummel}}
|position=right }}

{{Location map~ |South Korea |mark= |marksize= |lat=37.676357 |long=126.743131 |label=

{{nowrap|Goyang Hi FC}}
|position=left }}

{{Location map~ |South Korea |mark= |marksize= |lat=37.297768 |long=127.011357 |label=

Suwon FC
|position=right }}

{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.50256 |long=126.799135|label=

{{nowrap|Bucheon FC 1995}}
|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.370000 |long=126.900000 |label=

FC Anyang
|position=left }}

}}

= Promotion and relegation =

= Stadiums =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
Team

! City

! State

! Stadium

! Capacity

FC Anyang

| Anyang

| Gyeonggi

| Anyang Stadium

| {{Nts|18,216}}

Bucheon FC 1995

| Bucheon

| Gyeonggi

| Bucheon Stadium

| {{Nts|34,545}}

Chungju Hummel

| Chungju

| Chungbuk

| Chungju Stadium

| {{Nts|15,000}}

Goyang Hi FC

| Goyang

| Gyeonggi

| Goyang Stadium

| {{Nts|41,311}}

Gwangju FC

| Gwangju

| align=center|—

| Gwangju World Cup Stadium

| {{Nts|44,118}}

Korean Police{{efn|Korean Police didn't have a home stadium, and played all matches at opponents' stadiums.}}

| align=center|—

| align=center|—

| align=center|—

| align=center|—

Sangju Sangmu

| Sangju

| Gyeongbuk

| Sangju Civic Stadium

| {{Nts|15,042}}

Suwon FC

| Suwon

| Gyeonggi

| Suwon Stadium

| {{Nts|24,670}}

{{notelist}}

= Personnel and sponsoring =

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
Team

! Manager

! Kit manufacturer

! Main sponsor

FC Anyang

| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Lee Woo-hyung

| Jako

| KB Kookmin Bank

Bucheon FC 1995

| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Gwak Kyung-keun

| Ninety Plus

| Bucheon City

Chungju Hummel

| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Kim Jong-pil

| Hummel

| Chungju

Goyang Hi FC

| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Lee Young-moo

| New Balance

|

Gwangju FC

| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Nam Ki-il (caretaker)

| Joma

| Kwangju Bank

Korean Police

| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Cho Dong-hyun

| Adidas

| Korean Police

Sangju Sangmu

| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Park Hang-seo

| Jako

| Sangju

Suwon FC

| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Cho Duck-je

| Astore

| Suwon

=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 including a least one player from the AFC country.

class="wikitable"
style="width:190px;"| Club

! style="width:170px;"| Player 1

! style="width:170px;"| Player 2

! style="width:170px;"| Player 3

! style="width:170px;"| Asian Player

! style="width:170px;"| Former Players

FC Anyang

|

|

|

|

|

Bucheon FC 1995

|

|

|

|

|

Chungju Hummel

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Alessandro Lopes

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Miguel Bianconi

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Tutinha

|

|

Goyang Hi FC

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Wesley Alex

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Almir

|

|

|

Gwangju FC

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Luizinho

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Lúcio Curió

|

|

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Cássio

Suwon FC

| {{flagicon|Montenegro}} Bogdan Milić

|

|

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Aleksandar Jovanović

|

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=SSP|name_SSP=Sangju Sangmu

|team2=POL|name_POL=Korean Police

|team3=GWJ|name_GWJ=Gwangju FC

|team4=SUW|name_SUW=Suwon FC

|team5=ANY|name_ANY=FC Anyang

|team6=GHI|name_GHI=Goyang Hi FC

|team7=BUC|name_BUC=Bucheon FC 1995

|team8=CJH|name_CJH=Chungju Hummel

|win_SSP=23|draw_SSP=8|loss_SSP=4|gf_SSP=65|ga_SSP=31|status_SSP=C,P

|win_POL=20|draw_POL=4|loss_POL=11|gf_POL=60|ga_POL=47

|win_GWJ=16|draw_GWJ=5|loss_GWJ=14|gf_GWJ=55|ga_GWJ=54

|win_SUW=13|draw_SUW=8|loss_SUW=14|gf_SUW=53|ga_SUW=51

|win_ANY=12|draw_ANY=9|loss_ANY=14|gf_ANY=50|ga_ANY=51

|win_GHI=10|draw_GHI=11|loss_GHI=14|gf_GHI=43|ga_GHI=50

|win_BUC=8|draw_BUC=9|loss_BUC=18|gf_BUC=45|ga_BUC=61

|win_CJH=7|draw_CJH=8|loss_CJH=20|gf_CJH=33|ga_CJH=59

|col_QPP=yellow1|text_QPP=Qualification for the promotion playoffs

|result1=QPP

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.kleague.com/kr/sub.asp?avan=1004020000 K League]

}}

Promotion playoffs

{{football box

|date = 4 December 2013

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Sangju Sangmu

|score = 4–1

|team2 = Gangwon FC

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Choi Seung-in {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium = Sangju Civic Stadium

|attendance =

}}

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{{football box

|date = 7 December 2013

|time = 14:00

|team1 = Gangwon FC

|score = 1–0

|team2 = Sangju Sangmu

|goals1 = Choi Seung-in {{goal|71}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gangneung Stadium

|attendance =

}}

Sangju Sangmu won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Gangwon FC were relegated to the K League Challenge.

Player statistics

=Top scorers=

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

align=center rowspan=3| 1

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Keun-ho

| Sangju Sangmu

|{{center| 15}}

{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Sang-hyup

| Sangju Sangmu

|{{center| 15}}

{{flagicon|BRA}} Wesley Alex

| Goyang Hi FC

|{{center| 15}}

align=center rowspan=1| 4

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lúcio Curió

| Gwangju FC

|{{center| 13}}

align=center rowspan=2| 5

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Yang Dong-hyun

| Korean Police

|{{center| 11}}

{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Jong-chan

| Suwon FC

|{{center| 11}}

align=center rowspan=1| 7

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Young-hoo

| Korean Police

|{{center| 10}}

align=center rowspan=1| 8

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Jo-gook

| Korean Police

|{{center| 9}}

align=center rowspan=2| 9

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Ha Tae-goon

| Sangju Sangmu

|{{center| 8}}

{{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Kyung-min

| Korean Police

|{{center| 8}}

=Top assist providers=

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Assists

align=center rowspan=1| 1

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Yeom Ki-hun

| Korean Police

|{{center| 11}}

align=center rowspan=1| 2

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lúcio Curió

| Gwangju FC

|{{center| 10}}

align=center rowspan=1| 3

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Jin-soo

| FC Anyang

|{{center| 8}}

align=center rowspan=3| 4

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Lim Chang-kyun

| Bucheon FC 1995

|{{center| 7}}

{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Sung-jin

| FC Anyang

|{{center| 7}}

{{flagicon|KOR}} Baek Jong-hwan

| Sangju Sangmu

|{{center| 7}}

align=center rowspan=6| 7

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Keun-ho

| Sangju Sangmu

|{{center| 6}}

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Ho-nam

| Gwangju FC

|{{center| 6}}

{{flagicon|KOR}} Moon Ki-han

| Korean Police

|{{center| 6}}

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Han-won

| Suwon FC

|{{center| 6}}

{{flagicon|BRA}} Wesley Alex

| Goyang Hi FC

|{{center| 6}}

{{flagicon|KOR}} Yoo Soo-hyun

| Suwon FC

|{{center| 6}}

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted. Korean Police played all matches at opponents' stadiums.

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{{fb a2 team|p=2 |t=Gwangju FC|s=46813 |h=18560 |l=358 |a=2341 |pr=2875 |nt=†}}

{{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=FC Anyang|s=38115 |h=6423 |l=519 |a=1815 |pr=1815 }}

{{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=Bucheon FC 1995|s=34307 |h=3254 |l=642 |a=1715 |pr=1715 }}

{{fb a2 team|p=5 |t=Chungju Hummel|s=33250 |h=8106 |l=323 |a=1663 |pr=1663 }}

{{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=Suwon FC|s=17834 |h=1957 |l=505 |a=939 |pr=939 }}

{{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=Goyang Hi FC|s=14768 |h=2098 |l=284 |a=738 |pr=738 }}

{{fb a footer|s=235846|h=18560|l=284|a=1685|pr=1685|u= |source=[http://www.kleague.com/kr/ K League] |notes= Team played previous season in K League.|date= }}

Awards

The 2013 K League Awards was held on 3 December 2013.{{cite web |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20131203175600007 |script-title=ko:<프로축구> 이근호 챌린지 MVP·득점상·베스트11 '싹쓸이' |publisher=Yonhap News Agency |language=ko |date=3 December 2013 |access-date=10 June 2020}}

= Main awards =

= Best XI =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
Position

! Player

! Club

Goalkeeper

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Ho-jun

| Sangju Sangmu

rowspan=4|Defenders

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Chul-soon

| Sangju Sangmu

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hyung-il

| Sangju Sangmu

{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Jae-sung

| Sangju Sangmu

{{flagicon|KOR}} Oh Beom-seok

| Korean Police

rowspan=4|Midfielders

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Yeom Ki-hun

| Korean Police

{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Ho

| Sangju Sangmu

{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Jin-soo

| FC Anyang

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Young-hoo

| Korean Police

rowspan=2|Forwards

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Keun-ho

| Sangju Sangmu

{{flagicon|BRA}} Wesley Alex

| Goyang Hi FC

See also

References

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