2022 K League 2


The 2022 K League 2 was the tenth 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.

Teams

Team changes

Relegated from K League 1
Promoted to K League 1
Promoted from K3 League

Locations

TeamCity/ProvinceAbbreviation
Ansan GreenersAnsanAnsan
FC AnyangAnyangAnyang
Bucheon FC 1995BucheonBucheon
Busan IParkBusanBusan
Chungnam AsanAsanChungnam Asan
Daejeon Hana CitizenDaejeonDaejeon
Gimpo FCGimpoGimpo
Gwangju FCGwangjuGwangju
Gyeongnam FCGyeongnamGyeongnam
Jeonnam DragonsJeonnamJeonnam
Seoul E-LandSeoulSeoul E

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamManagerKit manufacturerMain sponsor
Ansan Greeners

Foreign players

The maximum number of foreign players on the K League 2 is restricted to five players per team, including slots for a player from AFC and ASEAN countries status. A team could only use a maximum of four foreign players in each matchday.
Players in bold joined midway through the competition.
TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerASEAN playerFormer player
Ansan Greeners

Positions by matchday



Promotion play-offs

The first round was contested between the fourth and fifth-placed teams, and its winners played the third-placed team in the second round. When the first and second round matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-outs.
The winners of the second round and the runners-up competed with the tenth and eleven-placed team of the K League 1, respectively, in the final round for the K League 1 spots of the next season. Each match of the final round was a two-legged tie.

Final round

Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 2–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
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''Daejeon Hana Citizen won 6–1 on aggregate and was promoted to K League 1, while Gimcheon Sangmu was relegated to K League 2.''

Awards

Annual awards

The 2022 K League Awards was held on 24 October 2022.
AwardWinnerClub
Most Valuable Player