K League 2
Association football league in Korea Republic
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2025 | Hwaseong FC and Incheon United join the K League 2, marking their first season in the league. |
2024 | FC Anyang wins the K League 2 championship, with Chungnam Asan finishing as runners-up. |
2024 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings enters the K League 2, starting their current league spell. |
2023 | Gimcheon Sangmu wins their second K League 2 championship, with Busan IPark finishing as runners-up. |
2023 | Cheonan City and Chungbuk Cheongju join the K League 2, both beginning their inaugural season. |
2022 | Gwangju FC wins their second K League 2 championship, with Daejeon Hana Citizen finishing as runners-up. |
2022 | Gimpo FC enters the K League 2, starting their current league participation. |
2021 | Gimcheon Sangmu wins the K League 2 championship, with Daejeon Hana Citizen finishing as runners-up. |
2020 | Jeju United wins the K League 2 championship, with Suwon FC finishing as runners-up. |
2020 | Chungnam Asan joins the K League 2, beginning their current run in the league. |
2019 | Gwangju FC wins their first K League 2 championship, with Busan IPark finishing as runners-up. |
2019 | Jeonnam Dragons enters the K League 2, starting their current league spell. |
2018 | Asan Mugunghwa wins the K League 2 championship, with Seongnam FC finishing as runners-up. |
January 22 2018 | The league was renamed again from 'K League Challenge' to 'K League 2'. |
2017 | Gyeongnam FC wins the K League 2 championship, with Busan IPark finishing as runners-up. |
2017 | Ansan Greeners and Seongnam FC join the K League 2, both beginning their respective league campaigns. |
2016 | Ansan Mugunghwa wins the K League 2 championship, with Daegu FC finishing as runners-up. |
2016 | Busan IPark enters the K League 2, with their current spell starting in 2021. |
2015 | Sangju Sangmu wins their second K League 2 championship, with Suwon FC finishing as runners-up. |
2015 | Seoul E-Land joins the K League 2, beginning their long-running stint in the league with 11 seasons to date. |
2015 | Gyeongnam FC first enters the K League 2, with their current spell beginning in 2020. |
2014 | Daejeon Citizen wins the K League 2 championship, with Gwangju FC finishing as runners-up. |
2013 | Sangju Sangmu wins the K League 2 championship, with Korean Police finishing as runners-up. |
2013 | Bucheon FC 1995 first enters the K League 2, marking the start of their current spell in the league. |
March 11 2013 | The second division was officially renamed from 'K League' to 'K League Challenge' to resolve naming confusion and controversy. |
2012 | K League implemented a split-system during the season where bottom clubs compete for safety, with the last-placed club to be relegated to the new second division. |
2011 | K League announced a plan to create a promotion and relegation system between the top and second divisions, leading to the development of a new second-tier league. |
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