The 2022 K3 League was the third season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league. Its regular season was held from 26 February to 29 October 2022.[2]

K3 League
Season2022
Dates26 February – 29 October 2022
ChampionsChangwon City
(1st title)
PromotedCheonan City
Cheongju FC
RelegatedDangjin Citizen
Matches played240
Goals scored546 (2.28 per match)
Best PlayerLuan Costa[1]
Top goalscorerShin Young-jun
(16 goals)[1]
2021
2023

Defending champions Gimpo FC became a professional club and joined the K League. Cheonan City and Cheongju FC are also going to be join the K League in the next year.[3]

The 16 participating teams played each other twice, and the bottom team advanced to the relegation play-off. The K3 League Championship which had been held in play-off format to decide champions before was not held since this year.[2]

Teams

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Team changes

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Promoted from K4 League

Promoted to K League 2

Relegated to K4 League

Stadiums and locations

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Club City Stadium Capacity
Busan Transportation Corporation Busan Busan Gudeok Stadium 24,363
Changwon City Changwon Changwon Football Center 15,116
Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan Football Center 15,500
Cheongju FC Cheongju Cheongju Stadium 17,264
Daejeon Korail Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium Practice Pitch 17,371
Dangjin Citizen Dangjin Dangjin Sports Complex 11,718
Gangneung Citizen Gangneung Gangneung Stadium 33,000
Gimhae FC Gimhae Gimhae Public Stadium 25,000
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,199
Hwaseong FC Hwaseong Hwaseong Stadium 35,270
FC Mokpo Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center 5,952
Paju Citizen Paju Paju Public Stadium 23,000
Pocheon Citizen Pocheon Pocheon Stadium 7,000
Siheung Citizen Siheung Jeongwang Sports Park 1,500
Ulsan Citizen Ulsan Ulsan Stadium 19,471
Yangju Citizen Yangju Godeok Artificial Turf Ground 5,000

Personnel

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Club Manager
Busan Transportation Corporation   Kim Gwi-hwa
Changwon City   Choi Kyeong-don
Cheonan City   Kim Tae-young
Cheongju FC   Choi Sang-hyeon
Daejeon Korail   Kim Seung-hee
Dangjin Citizen   Han Sang-min
Gangneung Citizen   Kim Do-keun
Gimhae FC   Yoon Sung-hyo
Gyeongju KHNP   Seo Bo-won
Hwaseong FC   Kang Chul
FC Mokpo   Jeong Hyun-ho
Paju Citizen   Lee Eun-no
Pocheon Citizen   Cho Man-geun
Siheung Citizen   Park Seung-soo
Ulsan Citizen   Yoon Kyung-sang
Yangju Citizen   Park Sung-bae

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former players
Changwon City   Luan Costa
Cheonan City   Bruno Mota   Juliano   Rodolfo
Cheongju FC   Denilson   Ruster Santos   Yan Victor
Gangneung Citizen   Cristian   Júnior Batista
Hwaseong FC   Carlinhos   Julen Sandy
Gimhae FC   Masato Shimokawa   Marko Rajkovic
Paju Citizen   Samuel Pungi   Bruno Kairon   Matheus Medeiros
Ulsan Citizen   Paul Puk Kun Pal
Yangju Citizen   Danyllo

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Changwon City (C) 30 17 6 7 39 21 +18 57
2 Paju Citizen 30 15 11 4 43 29 +14 56
3 Gyeongju KHNP 30 15 8 7 44 26 +18 53
4 Busan Transportation Corporation 30 11 13 6 47 33 +14 46
5 Siheung Citizen 30 13 7 10 40 34 +6 46
6 Hwaseong FC 30 12 10 8 33 29 +4 46
7 Gimhae FC 30 12 9 9 33 26 +7 45
8 Yangju Citizen 30 12 5 13 30 29 +1 41
9 Daejeon Korail 30 12 5 13 28 36 −8 41
10 Cheonan City (P) 30 9 13 8 30 27 +3 40 Accepted to K League 2
11 Pocheon Citizen 30 10 9 11 40 36 +4 39
12 Gangneung Citizen 30 9 9 12 39 43 −4 36
13 FC Mokpo 30 9 4 17 24 45 −21 31
14 Cheongju FC (P) 30 7 9 14 21 41 −20 30 Accepted to K League 2
15 Ulsan Citizen 30 6 10 14 29 40 −11 28
16 Dangjin Citizen (R) 30 3 8 19 26 51 −25 17 Qualification for relegation play-off
Source: Flashscore Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away BTC CHA CHC CHE DAN DKO GNE GIH GYE HWA MOK PCI POC SIH ULS YJU
Busan Transportation Corporation 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 4–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–3 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–1
Changwon City 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–1
Cheonan City 1–1 1–2 4–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–2
Cheongju FC 0–2 3–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–0
Dangjin Citizen 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–4 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–1
Daejeon Korail 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–3 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–4 0–2 2–1 2–0
Gangneung Citizen 3–1 1–2 2–3 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–3 4–1 1–2 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–1
Gimhae FC 0–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1
Gyeongju KHNP 3–1 0–0 2–2 4–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1
Hwaseong FC 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0
FC Mokpo 1–6 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0
Paju Citizen 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–1
Pocheon Citizen 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0
Siheung Citizen 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–4 2–1
Ulsan Citizen 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–3 1–4 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–1
Yangju Citizen 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–4 2–3 1–0 0–0
Source: KFA Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

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

Dangjin Citizen0–2Chuncheon Citizen
Dangjin Stadium, Dangjin

Top scorers

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Rank Player[4] Club Goals
1   Shin Young-jun Busan Transportation Corporation 16
2   Seo Dong-hyeok Gyeongju KHNP 14
3   Kim Yeong-jun Pocheon Citizen 12
  Luan Costa Changwon City
5   Marko Rajkovic Gimhae FC 10

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b K3, K4리그 시상식 개최...루안-김운, K3, K4리그 MVP (in Korean). Vision21 News. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b K3·K4리그 26일 개막...프로구단 B팀도 K4에 4팀 참가 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Winners and MVPs in K3, K4 and K5 Leagues" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ "K3 League Tables and Standings" (in Korean). KFA.
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