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 Gwangju FC Sangju Sangmu
Promoted from Korea National League Chungju Hummel Goyang Hi FC Suwon FC
Promoted from Challengers League Bucheon FC 1995
Promoted from R League Korean Police
Newly formed FC Anyang
Stadiums Team City State Stadium Capacity FC Anyang Anyang Gyeonggi Anyang Stadium Bucheon FC 1995 Bucheon Gyeonggi Bucheon Stadium Chungju Hummel Chungju Chungbuk Chungju Stadium Goyang Hi FC Goyang Gyeonggi Goyang Stadium Gwangju FC Gwangju— Gwangju World Cup Stadium Korean Police———— Sangju Sangmu Sangju Gyeongbuk Sangju Civic Stadium Suwon FC Suwon Gyeonggi Suwon Stadium
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. Team Manager Kit manufacturer Main sponsor FC Anyang Lee Woo-hyung Jako KB Kookmin Bank Bucheon FC 1995 Gwak Kyung-keun Ninety Plus Bucheon City Chungju Hummel Kim Jong-pil Hummel Chungju Goyang Hi FC Lee Young-moo New Balance Gwangju FC Nam Ki-il (caretaker) Joma Kwangju Bank Korean Police Cho Dong-hyun Adidas Korean Police Sangju Sangmu Park Hang-seo Jako Sangju Suwon FC Cho Duck-je Astore Suwon
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. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Former Players FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995 Chungju Hummel Alessandro Lopes Miguel Bianconi Tutinha Goyang Hi FC Wesley Alex Almir Gwangju FC Luizinho Lúcio Curió Cássio Suwon FC Bogdan Milić Aleksandar Jovanović
League table
Promotion playoffs
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.
Player statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Lee Keun-ho Sangju Sangmu Lee Sang-hyup Sangju Sangmu Wesley Alex Goyang Hi FC 4 Lúcio Curió Gwangju FC 5 Yang Dong-hyun Korean Police Park Jong-chan Suwon FC 7 Kim Young-hoo Korean Police 8 Jung Jo-gook Korean Police 9 Ha Tae-goon Sangju Sangmu Ko Kyung-min Korean Police
Top assist providers RankPlayerClubAssists 1 Yeom Ki-hun Korean Police 2 Lúcio Curió Gwangju FC 3 Choi Jin-soo FC Anyang 4 Lim Chang-kyun Bucheon FC 1995 Park Sung-jin FC Anyang Baek Jong-hwan Sangju Sangmu 7 Lee Keun-ho Sangju Sangmu Kim Ho-nam Gwangju FC Moon Ki-han Korean Police Kim Han-won Suwon FC Wesley Alex Goyang Hi FC Yoo Soo-hyun Suwon FC
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 Most Valuable Player: Lee Keun-ho (Sangju Sangmu) Manager of the Year: Park Hang-seo (Sangju Sangmu) Top goalscorer: Lee Keun-ho (Sangju Sangmu) Top assist provider: Yeom Ki-hun (Korean Police)
Best XI Position Player Club Goalkeeper Kim Ho-jun Sangju SangmuDefenders Choi Chul-soon Sangju Sangmu Kim Hyung-il Sangju Sangmu Lee Jae-sung Sangju Sangmu Oh Beom-seok Korean PoliceMidfielders Yeom Ki-hun Korean Police Lee Ho Sangju Sangmu Choi Jin-soo FC Anyang Kim Young-hoo Korean PoliceForwards Lee Keun-ho Sangju Sangmu Wesley Alex Goyang Hi FC
See also 2013 in South Korean football 2013 K League Classic 2013 Korean FA Cup
References
External links Official website Review at K League