2019 Korea National League

Kyobo Life
Korea National League
Season2019
Dates16 March – 9 November 2019
ChampionsGangneung City
(2nd title)
Matches played56
Goals scored267 (4.77 per match)
Best PlayerShin Young-joon[1]
Top goalscorerSeo Dong-hyeon
Shin Young-joon
(15 goals each)[2]
2018

The 2019 Korea National League was the 17th and the last season of the Korea National League, the third-highest division of the South Korean football league system. After this season, Korea National League clubs entered the newly developed K3 League.[1]

Teams

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Team Location Stadium
Busan Transportation Corporation Busan Busan Gudeok Stadium
Changwon City Changwon Changwon Football Center
Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan Stadium
Daejeon Korail Daejeon Daejeon Hanbat Stadium
Gangneung City Gangneung Gangneung Stadium
Gimhae City Gimhae Gimhae Stadium
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium
Mokpo City Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gangneung City (C) 28 19 4 5 50 26 +24 61 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Cheonan City 28 12 8 8 32 33 −1 44 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Gyeongju KHNP 28 10 11 7 35 28 +7 41
4 Daejeon Korail 28 10 9 9 38 36 +2 39
5 Busan Transportation Corporation 28 9 11 8 37 32 +5 38
6 Mokpo City 28 7 8 13 26 35 −9 29
7 Gimhae FC 28 7 7 14 26 29 −3 28
8 Changwon City 28 5 8 15 23 48 −25 23
Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

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Matches 1–14

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Home \ Away BTC CWC CAC DJK GNC GHC GJK MPC
Busan Transportation Corporation 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–1
Changwon City 0–4 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 3–0
Cheonan City 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 2–1
Daejeon Korail 1–1 1–1[a] 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2
Gangneung City 3–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 4–2
Gimhae City 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–1
Gyeongju KHNP 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–0[a]
Mokpo City 0–3 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–0
Source: Korea National League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ a b Played at opponents' ground.

Matches 15–28

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Home \ Away BTC CWC CAC DJK GNC GHC GJK MPC
Busan Transportation Corporation 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 1–0
Changwon City 0–0 1–2 1–3[a] 0–1 1–0 0–4 1–2
Cheonan City 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–2
Daejeon Korail 3–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 0–3 2–1 1–0
Gangneung City 2–3 3–0 4–1 0–3 2–1 3–1 1–0
Gimhae City 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0
Gyeongju KHNP 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–5 0–0 1–1
Mokpo City 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1[a]
Source: Korea National League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ a b Played at opponents' ground.

Championship playoffs

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Semi-final Final
1 Gangneung City 0 2 2
2 Cheonan City 0 2 2 SF Gyeongju KHNP 0 0 0
3 Gyeongju KHNP 2 2 4

Top scorers

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Seo Dong-hyeon won the top scorer award due to a smaller number of appearances.[2]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 South Korea Shin Young-joon Gangneung City 15
South Korea Seo Dong-hyeon Gyeongju KHNP 15
3 South Korea Cho Woo-jin Gangneung City 13
4 South Korea Lee Min-woo Busan Transportation Corporation 9
5 South Korea Lee Gwan-pyo Daejeon Korail 7
South Korea Lee Kang-uk Busan Transportation Corporation 7
7 South Korea Kim Jeong-ju Daejeon Korail 6
South Korea Cho Seok-jae Daejeon Korail 6
South Korea Ahn Sang-min Gimhae City 6
South Korea Heo Jun-ho Cheonan City 6
South Korea Kong Da-hee Busan Transportation Corporation 6

Attendance

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Gimhae City 10,016 1,508 287 715 n/a
2 Cheonan City 8,605 987 327 615 n/a
3 Busan Transportation Corporation 5,598 1,700 187 400 n/a
4 Gangneung City 5,153 575 181 368 n/a
5 Gyeongju KHNP 3,799 624 105 271 n/a
6 Mokpo City 2,682 550 86 192 n/a
7 Changwon City 2,625 652 50 188 n/a
8 Daejeon Korail 1,841 350 64 132 n/a
League total 40,319 1,700 50 360 n/a

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 2019 내셔널리그 아듀 어워즈, 마지막 'MVP'는 강릉 신영준 (in Korean). InterFootball. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b 후반기만 뛴 서동현, 괴력 뽐내며 내셔널리그 득점왕 등극 (in Korean). Starnews Korea. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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