2013 K League Challenge


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.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Relegated from K League
Promoted from Korea National League
Promoted from Challengers League
Promoted from R League
Newly formed

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.
TeamManagerKit manufacturerMain sponsor
FC Anyang

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.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerFormer Players
FC Anyang
Bucheon FC 1995
Chungju Hummel

League table


Promotion playoffs

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''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.''

Attendance

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

Awards

The 2013 K League Awards was held on 3 December 2013.

Main awards