2020 K League 2


The 2020 K League 2 was the eighth season of the K League 2, the second-tier South Korean professional football league. The champions and the winners of the promotion play-offs could be promoted to the K League 1. The second, third and fourth-placed teams qualified for the promotion play-offs.
On 24 April 2020, the K League Federation confirmed that they reduced the number of matchdays to 27.

Teams

Team changes

The Asan government made new football club Chungnam [Asan FC|Chungnam Asan] to replace its former club Asan Mugunghwa, which was dissolved before the season.
Relegated from K League 1
Promoted to K League 1
Newly joined
Withdrawn

Locations

Hana Financial Group took over Daejeon Citizen, and renamed the team Daejeon Hana Citizen.
TeamCity/ProvinceAbbreviation
Ansan GreenersAnsanAnsan
Bucheon FC 1995BucheonBucheon
Chungnam AsanAsanChungnam Asan
Daejeon Hana CitizenDaejeonDaejeon
FC AnyangAnyangAnyang
Gyeongnam FCGyeongnamGyeongnam
Jeju UnitedJejuJeju
Jeonnam DragonsJeonnamJeonnam
Seoul E-LandSeoulSeoul E
Suwon FCSuwonSuwon FC

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamManagerKit manufacturerMain sponsor
Ansan Greeners

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from AFC and ASEAN countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game.
North Korean player An Byong-jun was deemed as a native player in K League by South Korean nationality law and passport.
Players in bold are players who join midway through the competition.
TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerASEAN playerFormer player
Ansan Greeners

League table


Promotion play-offs

The first round was contested between the third and fourth-placed teams, and the runners-up played the winners of the first round in the final. When the matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-outs.

Final

''Suwon FC was promoted to K League 1.''

Awards

Annual awards

The 2020 K League Awards was held on 30 November 2020.
AwardWinnerClub
K League Most Valuable Player Award#K [League 2 winners (2013–present)|Most Valuable Player]