2025 K League 2
The 2025 K League 2, also known as the Hana Bank K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the 13th season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in South Korean football league system.
Teams
Team changes
As the 2024 K League 2 champions, FC Anyang was promoted to the K League 1. Incheon United was relegated from the K League 1 for the first time in the club's history. Meanwhile, Hwaseong FC, which participated in the K3 League since 2013, was accepted to the K League 2 by the judgement of K League Federation.LocationsThe following fourteen teams are participating in the 2025 K League 2.
Positions by matchdayResultsMatches 1–26Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.Matches 27–39Teams played each other once, either at home or away.Promotion play-offsThe 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 2025 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 2026 K League 1. The final first leg between Bucheon FC 1995 and Suwon FC was postponed from 4 December to 5 December due to heavy snow. Final roundJeju SK won 3–0 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues. ---- ''Bucheon FC 1995 won 4–2 on aggregate and was promoted to K League 1, while Suwon FC was relegated to K League 2.'' AwardsAnnual awardsThe 2025 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2025.
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