The 2003 K2 League was the first season of the Korea National League. It was divided into two stages, and the winners of each stage qualified for the championship playoff.

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K2 League
Season2003
ChampionsGoyang Kookmin Bank
(1st title)
Matches played92
Goals scored238 (2.59 per match)
Best PlayerFirst stage:
Jang Hyeon-ho
Second stage:
Lee Do-kweon
Playoff:
Kim Ki-jong[1]
Top goalscorerFirst stage:
Lee Seong-gil
Second stage:
Lee Hyeon-dong
Best goalkeeperFirst stage:
Jin Sang-ol
Second stage:
Kim Ji-woon
Biggest home winHMD 4–0 Hummel
(6 September 2003)
Biggest away winSeosan 0–5 Seoul
(19 October 2003)
Highest scoringGangneung 3–5 Hallelujah
(19 April 2003)
Longest winning run5 matches
Goyang Kookmin Bank
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Goyang Kookmin Bank
Longest winless run18 matches
Daejeon KHNP
Longest losing run5 matches
Uijeongbu Hummel Korea
2004

Regular season

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First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gimpo Kookmin Bank 9 6 2 1 14 6 +8 20 Qualification for the playoff
2 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 9 5 2 2 13 7 +6 17
3 Iksan Hallelujah 9 4 3 2 20 15 +5 15
4 Icheon Sangmu 9 4 2 3 15 13 +2 14
5 Incheon Korail 9 3 4 2 14 10 +4 13
6 Suwon City 9 3 3 3 11 12 −1 12
7 Seosan Citizen 9 3 2 4 14 15 −1 11
8 Gangneung City 9 2 4 3 12 15 −3 10
9 Uijeongbu Hummel Korea 9 2 1 6 10 20 −10 7
10 Daejeon KHNP 9 0 3 6 5 15 −10 3
Source: RSSSF

Second stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Icheon Sangmu 9 5 4 0 18 9 +9 19 Qualification for the playoff
2 Goyang Kookmin Bank[a] 9 5 4 0 13 5 +8 19
3 Suwon City 9 5 2 2 10 5 +5 17
4 Ulsan Mipo Dolphins 9 3 4 2 11 5 +6 13
5 Seoul City[b] 9 4 0 5 11 10 +1 12
6 Uijeongbu Hummel Korea 9 3 3 3 10 13 −3 12
7 Seosan Citizen 9 2 5 2 10 14 −4 11
8 Gangneung City 9 2 2 5 9 12 −3 8
9 Incheon Korail 9 1 2 6 5 14 −9 5
10 Daejeon KHNP 9 0 4 5 4 14 −10 4
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ Kookmin Bank moved from Gimpo to Goyang.
  2. ^ Iksan Hallelujah was banned from continuing the league for losing their hometown by Won Buddhists.[2] Seoul City joined the league as a replacement.

Championship playoff

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Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Icheon Sangmu 4–5 Goyang Kookmin Bank (C) 2–3 2–2 (a.e.t.)

Results

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Icheon Sangmu2–3Goyang Kookmin Bank

Goyang Kookmin Bank won 5–4 on aggregate.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 국민은행, K2리그 챔피언 결정전에서 우승 (in Korean). OhmyNews. 20 November 2003. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ 할렐루야 축구단과 익산시 (in Korean). Won Buddhism Newspaper. 6 June 2003. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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