2025 K League 2

Hana Bank
K League 2
Season2025
Dates22 February – 23 November
ChampionsIncheon United
(1st title)
PromotedIncheon United
Bucheon FC 1995
Matches273
Goals686 (2.51 per match)
Best PlayerGerso Fernandes
Top goalscorerStefan Mugoša
(20 goals)
Biggest home winSeoul E 6–0 Ansan
(23 November)
Biggest away winChungbuk Cheongju 0–4 Incheon
(24 August)
Highest scoringSeoul E 4–2 Suwon
(9 March)
Ansan 3–3 Hwaseong
(29 March)
Chungbuk Cheongju 3–3 Suwon
(4 May)
Seoul E 6–0 Ansan
(23 November)
Longest winning run6 matches
Incheon United
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
Incheon United
Longest winless run7 matches
Cheonan City
Longest losing run7 matches
Cheonan City
Highest attendance22,265
Suwon 1–2 Incheon
(15 June)
Lowest attendance1,021
Cheonan 0–1 Ansan
(13 April)
Total attendance1,177,470[1]
Average attendance4,313[1]
← 2024
2026 →

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.[2] Incheon United was relegated from the K League 1 for the first time in the club's history.[3] 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.[4]

Incoming
Relegated from K League 1
Accepted from K3 League
Outgoing
Promoted to K League 1

Locations

The following fourteen teams are participating in the 2025 K League 2.[5]

Team City/Province Abbreviation
Ansan Greeners Ansan Ansan
Bucheon FC 1995 Bucheon Bucheon
Busan IPark Busan Busan
Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan
Chungbuk Cheongju Cheongju Chungbuk Cheongju
Chungnam Asan Asan Chungnam Asan
Gimpo FC Gimpo Gimpo
Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam Gyeongnam
Hwaseong FC Hwaseong Hwaseong
Incheon United Incheon Incheon
Jeonnam Dragons Jeonnam Jeonnam
Seongnam FC Seongnam Seongnam
Seoul E-Land Seoul Seoul E
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Suwon
Locations of the 2025 K League 2 teams
14km
8.7miles
Locations of the 2025 K League 2 teams in the Seoul Capital Area

Stadiums

Ansan Greeners Bucheon FC 1995 Busan IPark Chungbuk Cheongju Cheonan City
Ansan Wa~ Stadium Bucheon Stadium Busan Gudeok Stadium Cheongju Stadium Cheonan Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 apacity: 34,456 Capacity: 12,349 Capacity: 16,280 Capacity: 26,000
Chungnam Asan Gimpo FC Gyeongnam FC Hwaseong FC Incheon United
Yi Sun-sin Stadium Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium Changwon Football Center Hwaseong Stadium Incheon Football Stadium
Capacity: 19,283 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 15,074 Capacity: 35,270 Capacity: 20,891
Jeonnam Dragons Seongnam FC Seoul E-Land Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Gwangyang Stadium Tancheon Stadium Mokdong Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 13,496 Capacity: 16,146 Capacity: 15,511 Capacity: 44,031

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Main sponsor Kit manufacturer
Ansan Greeners Hong Seong-yo (caretaker) Government of Ansan Applerind
Bucheon FC 1995 Lee Young-min Government of Bucheon Kelme
Busan IPark Jo Sung-hwan HDC Hyundai Development Company Mizuno
Cheonan City Cho Sung-yong (caretaker) Government of Cheonan Puma
Chungbuk Cheongju Kim Gil-sik Applerind
Chungnam Asan Cho Jin-soo (caretaker) Haeyu Construction FCMM
Gimpo FC Ko Jeong-woon Government of Gimpo Sunderland of Scotland
Gyeongnam FC Kim Pil-jong (caretaker) Nonghyup Bank Hummel
Hwaseong FC Cha Du-ri Hwaseong Special City Kelme
Incheon United Yoon Jong-hwan IFEZ Macron
Jeonnam Dragons Kim Hyun-seok POSCO Mizuno
Seongnam FC Jeon Kyung-jun Government of Seongnam Umbro
Seoul E-Land Kim Do-kyun NC Department Store New Balance
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Byun Sung-hwan Samsung Galaxy S24 Puma

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Replaced by Date of appointment
Chungbuk Cheongju Choi Yun-kyum Resigned 2 October 2024 Pre-season Kwon Ou-ghu 11 December 2024
Hwaseong FC Ju Seung-jin End of contract 5 December 2024 Pre-season Cha Du-ri 6 December 2024[6]
Jeonnam Dragons Lee Jang-kwan Mutual consent 10 December 2024 Pre-season Kim Hyun-seok 10 December 2024[7]
Chungnam Asan Kim Hyun-seok Signed by Jeonnam Dragons 10 December 2024 Pre-season Bae Sung-jae 12 December 2024
Incheon United Choi Yung-keun Mutual consent 21 December 2024 Pre-season Yoon Jong-hwan 22 December 2024
Chungbuk Cheongju Kwon Ou-ghu Resigned 10 June 2025 13th Kim Gil-sik 8 July 2025
Cheonan City Kim Tae-wan Resigned 20 August 2025 14th Cho Sung-yong (caretaker) 22 August 2025
Gyeongnam FC Lee Eul-yong Resigned 6 September 2025 11th Kim Pil-jong (caretaker) 7 September 2025
Ansan Greeners Lee Kwan-woo Resigned 18 September 2025 14th Hong Seong-yo (caretaker) 19 September 2025
Chungnam Asan Bae Sung-jae Mutual consent 4 October 2025 9th Cho Jin-soo (caretaker) 5 September 2025

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Former players
Ansan Greeners Bruno Lapa Eduardo Silverio Felipe Saraiva Jefferson Carioca Luan Santos
Bucheon FC 1995 Jefferson Galego Rodrigo Bassani Thiaguinho Santos Jhon Montaño Kazuki Takahashi
Busan IPark Fessin Gonzalo Fornari Xavier Paul Villero
Cheonan City Bruno Paraíba Misaki Sato Aboubacar Toungara Felipe Valdívia
Pavle Ivelja
Chungbuk Cheongju Pedro Vitor Jop van der Avert Gabriel Santos
Mateusinho
Chungnam Asan Charles Lokolingoy Denisson Silva Adam Bergmark Wiberg Semir Smajlagić
Misaki Sato
Kevin Méndez
Gimpo FC Connor Chapman Djalma Celestino Evaristo Luis Mina Leonard Pllana Bruno Paraíba
Gyeongnam FC Danrlei Leonardo Kalil Renan Areias Bruno Costa Rúben Macedo Felipe Fonseca
Matheus Souza
Hwaseong FC Aleksandar Vojnović Arthur Moura Demethryus Dimitri Luan Costa Dominic Vinicius
Incheon United Harrison Delbridge Modou Barrow Gerso Fernandes Shota Saijo Stefan Mugoša
Jeonnam Dragons Ronan David Valdívia Keelan Lebon José Alberti Leandro Ribeiro
Seongnam FC Elionay Freitas Leandro Ribeiro Samuel Andrade Venício Tomás Leonardo Acevedo
Seoul E-Land Aaron Calver John Iredale Euller Gabriel Santos Osmar Alan Carius
Ítalo
Pedrinho
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Bruno Silva Léo Andrade Matheus Serafim Paulo Henrique Stanislav Iljutcenko

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Incheon United (C, P) 39 23 9 7 66 30 +36 78 Promotion to K League 1
2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 39 20 12 7 76 50 +26 72 Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
3 Bucheon FC 1995 (O, P) 39 19 10 10 59 49 +10 67 Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
4 Seoul E-Land 39 17 14 8 64 43 +21 65 Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
5 Seongnam FC 39 17 13 9 46 32 +14 64
6 Jeonnam Dragons 39 17 11 11 63 52 +11 62
7 Gimpo FC 39 14 13 12 48 37 +11 55
8 Busan IPark 39 14 13 12 47 46 +1 55
9 Chungnam Asan 39 13 14 12 51 47 +4 53
10 Hwaseong FC 39 9 13 17 36 50 −14 40
11 Gyeongnam FC 39 11 7 21 34 58 −24 40
12 Chungbuk Cheongju 39 7 10 22 30 62 −32 31
13 Cheonan City 39 7 9 23 41 70 −29 30
14 Ansan Greeners 39 5 12 22 25 60 −35 27
Source: K League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Positions by matchday

  Leaders, promotion to K League 1
  Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
  Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
  Qualification for promotion play-offs first round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839
Incheon United224222111111111111111111111111111111111
Suwon Samsung Bluewings67101196654433322222222222222222222222222
Bucheon FC 1995115133567765566663343343443333344333333
Seoul E-Land541511343244244456666655666678867555554
Seongnam FC232444225677788889998888888765688866665
Jeonnam Dragons233355432322433334434434334456433444446
Gimpo FC75777779111289101010998887777777887775788887
Busan IPark7128689986556655545555566555544556677778
Chungnam Asan9913131211101089108877777779999999999999999999
Hwaseong FC10111281010111212111212121312121312131010101110101010101010101010101010101010
Gyeongnam FC1279858989101111999101010101213131212121212111111111111111111111111
Chungbuk Cheongju101061011121211108910111113131213121311111011111111121212131313131313131312
Cheonan City121311121313141414141414141414141414141414141414141313131313121212121212121213
Ansan Greeners111414141414131313131313131211111111111112121313131414141414141414141414141414
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2025. Source: K League

Results

Matches 1–26

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

Home \ Away ASG BCN BSI CNC CBCJ CNAS GIM GNM HWA ICU JND SNM SUE SSB
Ansan Greeners — 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–0 3–3 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–1
Bucheon FC 1995 3–1 — 0–2 0–0 3–1 5–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 2–3 3–1 1–1
Busan IPark 0–2 4–2 — 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–4
Cheonan City 0–1 1–2 0–1 — 0–1 1–0 0–2 4–0 2–3 3–3 0–2 1–1 4–2 1–2
Chungbuk Cheongju 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 — 0–2 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–1 2–1 3–3
Chungnam Asan 3–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 3–1 — 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–3
Gimpo FC 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 — 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 3–1
Gyeongnam FC 1–1 0–3 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–3 2–1 — 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–3
Hwaseong FC 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 — 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1
Incheon United 4–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 — 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–0
Jeonnam Dragons 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–4 4–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 — 2–1 1–1 3–4
Seongnam FC 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 — 1–2 1–2
Seoul E-Land 1–1 3–2 1–4 3–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 — 4–2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 0–2 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 27–39

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

Home \ Away ASG BCN BSI CNC CBCJ CNAS GIM GNM HWA ICU JND SNM SUE SSB
Ansan Greeners — — 2–3 — 0–0 0–1 — — 0–1 0–1 — — — 1–1
Bucheon FC 1995 2–0 — — 2–1 — — — — 0–0 1–0 — 1–0 2–2 —
Busan IPark — 1–2 — — 2–2 0–3 4–1 1–1 — — 1–1 — — 1–0
Cheonan City 0–0 — 0–0 — — — — — 2–2 3–4 — 1–3 2–5 —
Chungbuk Cheongju — 0–0 — 0–1 — — 0–2 0–1 — — 0–3 0–1 0–2 —
Chungnam Asan — 3–0 — 1–1 0–0 — 1–0 1–0 — — 2–1 — — 1–3
Gimpo FC 1–1 0–1 — 1–3 — — — — 5–1 — 2–0 0–0 0–1 —
Gyeongnam FC 1–0 1–2 — 2–0 — — 0–2 — — — 2–3 0–1 0–0 —
Hwaseong FC — — 1–1 — 1–0 1–1 — 0–1 — 0–1 — — — 2–3
Incheon United — — 0–0 — 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 — — — — — 1–1
Jeonnam Dragons 0–1 3–2 — 4–1 — — — — 1–2 2–1 — 0–2 1–2 —
Seongnam FC 4–0 — 2–1 — — 3–0 — — 1–0 2–2 — — 0–2 —
Seoul E-Land 6–0 — 3–0 — — 4–1 — — 1–1 0–0 — — — 0–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings — 2–2 — 5–0 2–0 — 1–1 1–2 — — 2–2 2–2 — —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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 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.

Bracket

First round Second round Final 2
           
3 Bucheon FC 1995 0
5 Seongnam FC 0
4 Seoul E-Land 0
5 Seongnam FC 1
Bucheon FC 1995 1 3 4
Suwon FC 0 2 2
Final 1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 0 0
Jeju SK 1 2 3

First round

Seoul E-Land0–1Seongnam FC
Acevedo 84'
Attendance: 4,147
Referee: Park Byeong-jin

Second round

Bucheon FC 19950–0Seongnam FC
Attendance: 6,171
Referee: Kim Yong-woo

Final round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–3 Jeju SK 0–1 0–2
Bucheon FC 1995 4–2 Suwon FC 1–0 3–2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–1Jeju SK
Yuri 68' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,715
Referee: Shin Yong-jun
Jeju SK2–0Suwon Samsung Bluewings
  • Kim Seung-sub 1'
  • Italo 45+4'
Attendance: 18,912
Referee: Song Min-seok

Jeju SK won 3–0 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Bucheon FC 19951–0Suwon FC
Bassani 46'
Attendance: 4,353
Suwon FC2–3Bucheon FC 1995
Attendance: 4,180
Referee: Seol Tae-hwan

Bucheon FC 1995 won 4–2 on aggregate and was promoted to K League 1, while Suwon FC was relegated to K League 2.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player[8] Team Goals
1 Stefan Mugoša Incheon United 20
2 Leonardo Acevedo Seongnam FC 17
3 Valdívia Jeonnam Dragons 16
4 Luis Mina Gimpo FC 14
Rodrigo Bassani Bucheon FC 1995
6 Stanislav Iljutcenko Suwon Samsung Bluewings 13
Matheus Serafim Suwon Samsung Bluewings
8 Ronan David Jeonnam Dragons 12
Fessin Busan IPark
Jhon Montaño Bucheon FC 1995
Kim Ji-hyeon Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Euller Seoul E-Land
Gerso Fernandes Incheon United

Top assist providers

Rank Player[9] Team Assists
1 Euller Seoul E-Land 11
2 Gerso Fernandes Incheon United 10
3 Valdívia Jeonnam Dragons 9
Shin Jae-won Seongnam FC
5 José Alberti Jeonnam Dragons 8
6 Lee Ki-je Suwon Samsung Bluewings 7
Paul Villero Busan IPark
8 Ronan David Jeonnam Dragons 6
Han Kyo-won Chungnam Asan
Stanislav Iljutcenko Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Rodrigo Bassani Bucheon FC 1995
Son Jun-ho Chungnam Asan

Awards

Weekly awards

Annual awards

The 2025 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2025.[10]

Award Winner Club
Most Valuable Player Gerso Fernandes Incheon United
Young Player of the Year Park Seung-ho Incheon United
Top goalscorer Stefan Mugoša Incheon United
Top assist provider Euller Seoul E-Land
Manager of the Year Yoon Jong-hwan Incheon United
Position Best XI
Goalkeeper Min Seong-jun (Incheon)
Defenders Shin Jae-won
(Seongnam) 		Venício Tomás
(Seongnam) 		Kim Geon-hui
(Incheon) 		Lee Ju-yong
(Incheon)
Midfielders Euller
(Seoul E) 		Valdívia
(Jeonnam) 		Lee Myung-joo
(Incheon) 		Gerso Fernandes
(Incheon)
Forwards Stefan Mugoša (Incheon) Leonardo Acevedo (Seongnam)

Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 240,967 12,048 +16.3%†
2 Incheon United 193,302 10,174 −7.1%†
3 Jeonnam Dragons 86,547 4,327 +10.6%†
4 Seoul E-Land 75,594 3,979 −0.6%†
5 Bucheon FC 1995 68,677 3,615 −1.4%†
6 Busan IPark 65,606 3,280 +6.8%†
7 Seongnam FC 58,410 3,074 +3.2%†
8 Chungnam Asan 60,668 3,033 +22.0%†
9 Gimpo FC 58,903 2,945 +5.4%†
10 Ansan Greeners 54,880 2,888 +61.7%†
11 Gyeongnam FC 55,396 2,770 −24.6%†
12 Hwaseong FC 52,509 2,764 n/a†
13 Cheonan City 52,212 2,748 +24.0%†
14 Chungbuk Cheongju 53,799 2,690 −15.7%†
League total 1,177,470 4,313 +13.5%†

Source: K League
Notes:
† Team played previous season in K League 1.

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Incheon United relegated to K League 2 for 1st time". The Korea Times. 11 November 2024.
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