The 2018 K League 2 was the sixth season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system.
Asan Mugunghwa once again grabbed an opportunity for promotion by winning its second K League 2 title (officially first title after Ansan era), but its owner Korean Police Agency did not recruit new players who could meet clubs' requisite for maintenance before the end of the season. Asan Mugunghwa, which was in the process of being dissolved, was finally disqualified from promoting.
Runners-up Seongnam FC directly qualified for the K League 1 instead of Asan Mugunghwa, and the third, fourth, and fifth-placed team advanced to the promotion playoffs.
Teams Team changes Relegated from K League Classic Gwangju FC
Promoted to K League 1 Gyeongnam FC
Stadiums Ansan Greeners FC Anyang Asan Mugunghwa Bucheon FC 1995 Busan IPark Ansan Wa~ Stadium Anyang Stadium Yi Sun-sin Stadium Bucheon Stadium Busan Gudeok Stadium Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 17,143 Capacity: 19,283 Capacity: 34,545 Capacity: 12,349 Daejeon Citizen Gwangju FC Seongnam FC Seoul E-Land Suwon FC Daejeon World Cup Stadium Gwangju World Cup Stadium Tancheon Stadium Seoul Olympic Stadium Suwon Sports Complex Capacity: 40,535 Capacity: 40,245 Capacity: 16,146 Capacity: 69,950 Capacity: 11,808
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 Managers Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Ansan Greeners Lee Heung-sil Kelme Ansan Government FC Anyang Ko Jeong-woon Zaicro Anyang Government Asan Mugunghwa Park Dong-hyuk Puma Asan Government Bucheon FC 1995 Jeong Gab-seok Astore Bucheon Government Busan IParkChoi Yun-kyum Adidas Hyundai Development Company Daejeon Citizen Ko Jong-soo Astore Daejeon Government Gwangju FC Park Jin-sub Joma Gwangju Government Seongnam FC Nam Ki-il Umbro Seongnam Government Seoul E-Land In Chang-soo New Balance E-Land Suwon FC Cho Duck-je Hummel Suwon Government
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.
As of 24 July 2018. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Ansan Greeners Fidel Seku Conneh Raúl Tarragona FC Anyang Wesley Alex Marcos Antônio Bucheon FC 1995 Cristovam Nilson Júnior Willian Popp Nan Song Busan IPark Rômulo Arsenio Valpoort Sherjill MacDonald Daejeon Citizen Aurelian Chițu Filip Hlohovský Sanzhar Tursunov Shohrux Gadoyev Gwangju FC Gil Felipe Silva Róbson Duarte Minori Sato Wang Chien-ming Seongnam FC Éder Lima Olivier Bonnes Seoul E-Land Diego Bielkiewicz Ignacio Herrera Ivan Herceg Suwon FC Alex Lima Alex Bruno Fernando Viana Adrian Leijer
League table
Positions by matchday
Round 1–18
Round 19–36
Results Matches 1–18
Matches 19–36
Promotion playoffs Bracket
First round
Semi-final
Final The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2018 K League 2 playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2018 K League 1. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2019 K League 1.
FC Seoul won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
Player statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Na Sang-ho Gwangju FC16 2 Wesley Alex FC Anyang15 3 Aurelian Chițu Daejeon Citizen114 Jung Sung-min Seongnam FC10 Willian Popp Bucheon FC 19956 Ko Kyung-min Busan IPark9 Rômulo Busan IPark 8 Shohrux Gadoyev Daejeon Citizen8 97 players7
Top assist providers RankPlayerClubAssists 1 Rômulo Busan IPark92 Park Soo-il Daejeon Citizen8 Chang Hyuk-jin Ansan Greeners 4 Moon Sang-yun Seongnam FC7 5 Jo Seong-joon Asan Mugunghwa66 Lee Euddeum Asan Mugunghwa6 Cho Chan-ho Seoul E-Land Lee Jae-kwon Busan IPark Lee Myung-joo Asan Mugunghwa Moon Ki-han Bucheon FC 1995 Kim Dong-hyun Gwangju FC
Attendance Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
See also 2018 in South Korean football 2018 K League 1 2018 Korean FA Cup
References
External links Official website 2018 K League 2 at RSSSF