2018 K League 2
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| Season | 2018 |
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| Champions | Asan Mugunghwa |
| Promoted | Seongnam FC |
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The 2018 K League 2 is the sixth season of the K League 2, the second tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2013, and the first one with its current name, the K League 2. The top-ranked team and the winner of the promotion play-offs among three clubs ranked between second and fourth will get promoted to the K League 1 after the regular season ends.
Teams
Gyeongnam FC, the firstd-placed team of the 2017 K League Challenge was promoted to the 2018 K League 1. Gwangju FC was relegated from the top tier. A total of ten teams contest in the league.
| Team | City | Manager | Home venue | Capacity |
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| Ansan Greeners FC | Ansan |  Lee Heung-sil
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Ansan Wa~ Stadium | 35,000 |
| FC Anyang | Anyang | Ko Jung-woon
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Anyang Stadium | 17,143 |
| Asan Mugunghwa | Asan | Park Dong-hyuk
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Yi Sun-sin Stadium | 19,283 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Jeong Gab-seok
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Bucheon Stadium | 34,545 |
| Busan IPark | Busan | Cho Jin-ho
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Busan Gudeok Stadium | 12,349 |
| Daejeon Citizen | Daejeon | Ko Jong-soo
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Daejeon World Cup Stadium | 40,535 |
| Gwangju FC | Gwangju | Park Jin-sub
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Gwangju World Cup Stadium | 40,245 |
| Seongnam FC | Seongnam | Nam Ki-il
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Tancheon Stadium | 16,146 |
| Seoul E-Land FC | Seoul |  In Chang-soo
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Seoul Olympic Stadium | 69,950 |
| Suwon FC | Suwon | Cho Duck-je
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Suwon Sports Complex | 11,808 |
Stadiums
Primary venues used in the K League Challenge:
| Ansan Greeners | FC Anyang | Asan Mugunghwa | Bucheon FC 1995 | Busan IPark |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
- 1 Although Wang Chien-ming represents Chinese Taipei at international level, he is considered Korean for squad registration purposes.
League table
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Positions by matchday
Leader & Promotion to the 2019 K League 1
Qualification to Relegation/promotion play-offs
Round 1–18
Round 19–36
Results
Matches 1–18
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Matches 19–36
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Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
Promotion and relegation playoffs are held between 3rd~5th clubs of 2018 K League 2 and 11th club of 2018 K League 1. If scores are tied after regular time at Semi-Playoff and Playoff, the higher placed team advances to the next phase. The same conditions do not apply to Promotion-Relegation Playoffs.
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Semi-Playoff
Playoff
| Busan IPark | 3–0 | Daejeon Citizen |
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Rômulo  6'Noh Haeng-seok 42'Shin Young-jun 90+3' |
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Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
First leg
| Busan IPark | 1–3 | FC Seoul |
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| Rômulo 24' |
Report | Cho Young-wook 58' Go Yo-han 78'Jung Hyun-cheol 89' |
Second leg
| FC Seoul | 1–1 | Busan IPark |
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| Park Chu-young 90+3' |
Report | Kim Jin-kyu 32' |
FC Seoul retained its 2019 K League 1 spot, 4–2 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Top scorers
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Top assists
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