2024 K League 2


The 2024 K League 2, also known as the Hana Bank K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in South Korean football league system.

Teams

Team changes

As the 2023 K League 2 champions, Gimcheon Sangmu were promoted to the K League 1. Suwon Samsung Bluewings were relegated from the K League 1 for the first time in the club's history.
Promoted to K League 1 Relegated from K League 1

  • Suwon Samsung Bluewings

    • Locations

    The following thirteen teams participated in the 2024 K League 2.
    TeamCity/ProvinceAbbreviation
    Ansan GreenersAnsanAnsan
    FC AnyangAnyangAnyang
    Bucheon FC 1995BucheonBucheon
    Busan IParkBusanBusan
    Cheonan CityCheonanCheonan
    Chungbuk CheongjuCheongjuChungbuk Cheongju
    Chungnam AsanAsanChungnam Asan
    Gimpo FCGimpoGimpo
    Gyeongnam FCGyeongnamGyeongnam
    Jeonnam DragonsJeonnamJeonnam
    Seongnam FCSeongnamSeongnam
    Seoul E-LandSeoulSeoul E
    Suwon Samsung BluewingsSuwonSuwon

    Foreign players

    North Korean player An Byong-jun, who played for Busan IPark, was deemed as a native player by South Korean nationality law.
    ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerASEAN playerFormer players
    Ansan Greeners
    FC Anyang

    Positions by matchday






    Results

    Matches 1–24

    Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.

    Matches 25–36

    Teams played each other once, either at home or away.

    Promotion play-offs

    The first round was contested between the fourth and fifth-placed teams of the regular season at the home stadium of the fourth-placed team, 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 league runners-up competed with the tenth and eleventh-placed teams of the 2024 K League 1, respectively, in the final round. Each of the finals was a two-legged tie, with the winners securing the final spots in the 2025 K League 1.

    Final round



    Daegu FC won 6–5 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
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    ''Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.''

    Awards

    Annual awards

    The 2024 K League Awards was held on 29 November 2024.
    AwardWinnerClub
    Most Valuable Player

    Attendance

    Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.