2023 K3 League

K3 League
Season2023
Dates11 March – 11 November 2023
ChampionsHwaseong FC
(1st title)
RelegatedYangju Citizen
Best PlayerJegal Jae-min[1]
Top goalscorerJegal Jae-min
Woo Jae-wook
(12 goals each)[1]
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The 2023 K3 League was the third season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league. Its regular season was held from 11 March to 11 November 2023.

The 15 participating teams played each other twice. The 14th-placed team advanced to the relegation play-off and the bottom team was directly relegated to the K4 League.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from K4 League

Promoted to K League 2

Relegated to K4 League

Locations

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Locations of the 2023 K3 League teams
Club City
Busan Transportation Corporation Busan
Changwon City Changwon
Chuncheon Citizen Chuncheon
Daejeon Korail Daejeon
FC Mokpo Mokpo
Gangneung Citizen Gangneung
Gimhae FC Gimhae
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju
Hwaseong FC Hwaseong
Paju Citizen Paju
Pocheon Citizen Pocheon
Siheung Citizen Siheung
Ulsan Citizen Ulsan
Yangju Citizen Yangju
Yangpyeong FC Yangpyeong

Stadiums

Club Stadium Capacity
Busan Transportation Corporation Busan Asiad Auxiliary Stadium ?
Changwon City Changwon Football Center 15,116
Chuncheon Citizen Chuncheon Songam Sports Town-Auxiliary Stadium 25,000
Daejeon Korail Daejeon World Cup Stadium Practice Pitch 17,371
FC Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center 5,952
Gangneung Citizen Gangneung Stadium 33,000
Gimhae FC Gimhae Public Stadium 25,000
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,199
Hwaseong FC Hwaseong Stadium 35,270
Paju Citizen Paju Public Stadium 23,000
Pocheon Citizen Pocheon Stadium 7,000
Siheung Citizen Jeongwang Sports Park 1,500
Ulsan Citizen Ulsan Stadium 19,471
Yangju Citizen Godeok Artificial Turf Ground 5,000
Yangpyeong FC Yangpyeong Sports Complex 3,000

Personnel

Club Manager
Busan Transportation Corporation South Korea Kim Gwi-hwa
Changwon City South Korea Choi Kyeong-don
Chuncheon Citizen South Korea Son Hyun-jun
Daejeon Korail South Korea Kim Seung-hee
FC Mokpo South Korea Jeong Hyun-ho
Gangneung Citizen South Korea Kim Do-keun
Gimhae FC South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo
Gyeongju KHNP South Korea Seo Bo-won
Hwaseong FC South Korea Kang Chul
Paju Citizen South Korea Lee Eun-no
Pocheon Citizen South Korea Cho Man-geun
Siheung Citizen South Korea Park Seung-soo
Ulsan Citizen South Korea Yoon Kyung-sang
Yangju Citizen South Korea Park Sung-bae
Yangpyeong FC South Korea Kim Chang-yoon

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from the AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game, including at least one player from the AFC.

The name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former players
Changwon City Brazil Victor Ribeiro
FC Mokpo Japan Tatsuro Nagamatsu
Gangneung Citizen Brazil Jordan Rodrigues Brazil Careca Brazil Douglas Matheus
Gimhae FC Brazil Matheus Matias
Gyeongju KHNP Japan Reo Nishiguchi Brazil Leonardo Kalil Brazil João Leonardo Japan Hayata Komatsu
Hwaseong FC Brazil Luan Costa Brazil Sandy Brazil Caio Marcelo Japan Yuki Aizu

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hwaseong FC (C) 28 17 9 2 42 21 +21 60
2 FC Mokpo 28 15 8 5 48 26 +22 53
3 Gimhae FC 28 13 10 5 42 26 +16 49
4 Ulsan Citizen 28 13 8 7 36 29 +7 47
5 Daejeon Korail 28 11 6 11 34 32 +2 39
6 Siheung Citizen 28 10 9 9 37 36 +1 39
7 Paju Citizen 28 11 5 12 32 27 +5 38
8 Chuncheon Citizen 28 9 11 8 25 26 −1 38
9 Busan Transportation Corporation 28 9 7 12 34 36 −2 34
10 Gyeongju KHNP 28 8 10 10 28 32 −4 34
11 Pocheon Citizen 28 7 12 9 26 33 −7 33
12 Gangneung Citizen 28 8 8 12 27 35 −8 32
13 Yangpyeong FC 28 7 6 15 28 43 −15 27
14 Changwon City (O) 28 7 6 15 23 39 −16 27 Qualification for relegation play-off
15 Yangju Citizen (R) 28 4 7 17 29 50 −21 19 Relegation to K4 League
Source: JoinKFA Livesport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BTC CHA CHU DKO GNE GIH GYE HWA MOK PJC POC SIH ULS YJU YPY
Busan Transportation Corporation — 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–0
Changwon City 1–2 — 0–1 2–4 1–2 3–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0
Chuncheon Citizen 1–0 2–1 — 1–0 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1
Daejeon Korail 1–0 2–1 1–0 — 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0
Gangneung City 2–3 0–1 1–2 2–2 — 0–5 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–3 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1
Gimhae FC 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–2 — 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–0
Gyeongju KHNP 3–1 3–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–4 — 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–0 4–3 0–1
Hwaseong FC 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–4 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1
FC Mokpo 2–0 4–0 3–3 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 — 0–0 2–1 4–3 3–0 1–0 2–0
Paju Citizen 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 0–1 — 3–1 0–1 2–0 4–0 4–2
Pocheon Citizen 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 — 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–2
Siheung Citizen 1–2 1–0 2–2 4–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 4–2 0–0 — 1–2 3–2 4–2
Ulsan Citizen 1–3 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–2 — 4–2 0–0
Yangju Citizen 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–4 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 2–2
Yangpyeong FC 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 —
Source: JoinKFA Livesport
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

The relegation play-off (K4 League promotion play-offs final) was contested between the 14th-placed team of K3 League and the winners of K4 League play-off (semi-final).

Changwon City2–0Jinju Citizen
Seong Bong-jae 53', 82' Report

See also

References

  1. ^ a b K3, K4리그 시상식 개최... MVP는 K3 제갈재민 - K4 정충근 (in Korean). Gyeongnam Economic Daily. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.