| Season | 2020 |
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| Dates | 9 May – 21 November 2020 |
| Champions | Jeju United (1st title) |
| Promoted | Jeju United Suwon FC |
| Matches played | 119 |
| Goals scored | 288 (2.42 per match) |
| Best Player | An Byong-jun |
| Top goalscorer | An Byong-jun (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Jeju 4–0 Bucheon (26 August 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Chungnam Asan 0–5 Suwon FC (24 May 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Suwon FC 3–4 Jeonnam (18 September 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 3 matches Suwon FC |
| Longest unbeaten run | 4 matches Daejeon Hana Citizen Jeonnam Dragons |
| Longest winless run | 4 matches Chungnam Asan Seoul E-Land |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 K League 2 was the eighth season of the K League 2, the second-tier South Korean professional football league. The champions and the winners of the promotion play-offs could be promoted to the K League 1. The second, third and fourth-placed teams qualified for the promotion play-offs.
On 24 April 2020, the K League Federation confirmed that they reduced the number of matchdays to 27.[1]
The Asan government made new football club Chungnam Asan to replace its former club Asan Mugunghwa, which was dissolved before the season.[2][3]
Relegated from K League 1
Promoted to K League 1
Newly joined
Withdrawn
Hana Financial Group took over Daejeon Citizen, and renamed the team Daejeon Hana Citizen.
| Team | City/Province | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| Ansan Greeners | Ansan | Ansan |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Bucheon |
| Chungnam Asan | Asan | Chungnam Asan |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Daejeon | Daejeon |
| FC Anyang | Anyang | Anyang |
| Gyeongnam FC | Gyeongnam | Gyeongnam |
| Jeju United | Jeju | Jeju |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam | Jeonnam |
| Seoul E-Land | Seoul | Seoul E |
| Suwon FC | Suwon | Suwon FC |
| Ansan Greeners | Bucheon FC 1995 | Chungnam Asan | Daejeon Hana Citizen | FC Anyang |
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| Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Bucheon Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Daejeon World Cup Stadium | Anyang Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 34,456 | Capacity: 17,376 | Capacity: 40,535 | Capacity: 17,143 |
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| Gyeongnam FC | Jeju United | Jeonnam Dragons | Seoul E-Land | Suwon FC |
| Changwon Football Center | Jeju World Cup Stadium | Gwangyang Stadium | Seoul Olympic Stadium | Suwon Sports Complex |
| Capacity: 15,074 | Capacity: 35,657 | Capacity: 13,496 | Capacity: 69,950 | Capacity: 11,808 |
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| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansan Greeners |  Kim Gil-sik
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Lupo Finta | Ansan Government |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Song Sun-ho
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Astore | Bucheon Government |
| Chungnam Asan | Park Dong-hyuk
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Mizuno | Asan Government |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Hwang Sun-hong
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Astore | Hana Financial Group |
| FC Anyang | Kim Hyung-yul
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Joma | Anyang Government |
| Gyeongnam FC | Seol Ki-hyeon
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Hummel | Gyeongnam Provincial Government |
| Jeju United | Nam Ki-il
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Puma | SK Energy |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Jeon Kyung-jun
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Puma | POSCO |
| Seoul E-Land | Chung Jung-yong
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New Balance | E-Land |
| Suwon FC | Kim Do-kyun
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Hummel | Suwon Government |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Incoming | Date | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon FC | Lee Kwan-woo (caretaker)
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Caretaker | 10 November 2019 | Kim Do-kyun
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15 November 2019[4] | Pre-season |
| Seoul E-Land | Woo Sung-yong (caretaker)
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Caretaker | 10 November 2019 | Chung Jung-yong
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5 December 2019[5] | |
| Jeju United | Choi Yun-kyum
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Resigned | 30 November 2019 | Nam Ki-il
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26 December 2019[6] | |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Lee Heung-sil
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Sacked | 2 December 2019[7] | Hwang Sun-hong
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4 January 2020[8] | |
| Ansan Greeners | Lim Wan-sup
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Resigned | 23 December 2019[9] | Kim Gil-sik
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31 December 2019[10] | |
| Gyeongnam FC | Kim Jong-boo
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End of contract | 26 December 2019[11] | Seol Ki-hyeon
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26 December 2019[12] |
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from AFC and ASEAN countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game.
North Korean player An Byong-jun was deemed as a native player in K League by South Korean nationality law and passport.
Players in bold are players who join midway through the competition.
| Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeju United (C, P) | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 60 | Promotion to K League 1 |
| 2 | Suwon FC (O, P) | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 54 | Qualification for promotion play-offs final |
| 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 39 | Qualification for promotion play-offs first round |
| 4 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
| 5 | Seoul E-Land | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 39 | |
| 6 | Jeonnam Dragons | 27 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 38 | |
| 7 | Ansan Greeners | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 28 | |
| 8 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Anyang | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 25 | |
| 10 | Chungnam Asan | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 22 |
Leaders, promotion to K League 1
Qualification for promotion play-offs final
Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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| Jeju United | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Suwon FC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Seoul E-Land | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| FC Anyang | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Chungnam Asan | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Ansan Greeners | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Team ╲ Round | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
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| Jeju United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Suwon FC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Seoul E-Land | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Ansan Greeners | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| FC Anyang | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chungnam Asan | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | ASG | AYG | BCN | CNAS | DJC | GNM | JJU | JND | SUE | SWN |
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| Ansan Greeners | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| FC Anyang | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Chungnam Asan | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Jeju United | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Seoul E-Land | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 |
| Suwon FC | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — |
| Home \ Away | ASG | AYG | BCN | CNAS | DJC | GNM | JJU | JND | SUE | SWN |
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| Ansan Greeners | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| FC Anyang | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | — |
| Chungnam Asan | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | — | 3–2 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 0–2 |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — |
| Jeju United | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 0–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
| Seoul E-Land | — | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — |
| Suwon FC | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 3–4 | 1–0 | — |
The first round was contested between the third and fourth-placed teams, and the runners-up played the winners of the first round in the final. When the matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-outs.
| First round | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Suwon FC | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 | 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 1 | ||||
| 4 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 1 | |||||||
| Gyeongnam FC | 1–1 | Daejeon Hana Citizen |
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Ko Kyung-min  69' |
Edinho 61' |
Attendance: 0
| Suwon FC | 1–1 | Gyeongnam FC |
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| An Byong-jun 90+8' (pen.) |
Choi Jun 27' |
Attendance: 1,000
Suwon FC was promoted to K League 1.
| Rank | Player[15] | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  An Byong-jun
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Suwon FC | 21 |
| 2 |  André Luis
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Daejeon Hana Citizen | 13 |
| 3 | Leandro Ribeiro
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Seoul E-Land | 10 |
 Masatoshi Ishida
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Suwon FC | ||
| 5 | Gong Min-hyun
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Jeju United | 9 |
| Baek Sung-dong
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Gyeongnam FC | ||
| 7 | Joo Min-kyu
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Jeju United | 8 |
| 8 |  Boadu Maxwell Acosty
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FC Anyang | 7 |
 Richard Sukuta-Pasu
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Seoul E-Land | ||
| Ko Kyung-min
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Gyeongnam FC |
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| Month | Manager of the Month | ||
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| Manager | Club | Division | |
| May | Kim Nam-il
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Seongnam FC | 1 |
| June |  José Morais
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 |
| July | Kim Do-hoon
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Ulsan Hyundai | 1 |
| August | Nam Ki-il
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Jeju United | 2 |
| September | Kim Gi-dong
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Pohang Steelers | 1 |
| October | Nam Ki-il
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Jeju United | 2 |
The 2020 K League Awards was held on 30 November 2020.
| Position | Best XI | |||
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| Goalkeeper | Oh Seung-hoon (Jeju)
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| Defenders | Ahn Hyeon-beom (Jeju) |
Cho Yu-min (Suwon FC) |
Chung Woon (Jeju) |
Jeong Woo-jae (Jeju) |
| Midfielders | Baek Sung-dong (Gyeongnam) |
Kim Young-uk (Jeju) |
Lee Chang-min (Jeju) |
Gong Min-hyun (Jeju) |
| Forwards | Leandro Ribeiro (Seoul E)
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An Byong-jun (Suwon FC)
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