2013 Challengers League

The 2013 Challengers League was the seventh season of amateur K3 League. The top three clubs of each group qualified for the championship playoffs after the home and away season of two groups (16 matches per team) and the interleague play (9 matches per team). The first and second-placed team in the overall table advanced to final and semi-final respectively, and the other four clubs advanced to the first round. Bucheon FC 1995 and Namyangju United withdrew from the league, but Gimpo Citizen and Hwaseong FC joined the league. Asan United (Yesan Citizen), which had moved its city to Yesan last year, returned to Asan.

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Challengers League

Season	2013
Dates	2 March – 9 November 2013
Champions	FC Pocheon (3rd title)
Matches played	230
Goals scored	863 (3.75 per match)
Best Player	Jeon Jae-hee[1]
Top goalscorer	Kim Hyeong-pil (27 goals)[2]
Best goalkeeper	Kang Jae-wook[1]
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Teams

Club	City	Stadium	Manager
Asan United	Asan	Yi Sun-sin Sports Complex	Jung Nam-kil
Cheonan FC	Cheonan	Cheonan Football Center	Seo Won-sang
Cheongju Jikji	Cheongju	Cheongju Stadium	Kim Jong-hyun
Chuncheon FC	Chuncheon	Chuncheon Stadium	Kim Yong-ho
Gimpo Citizen	Gimpo	Gimpo City Stadium	Yoo Jong-wan
Goyang Citizen	Goyang	Goyang Eoulimnuri ground	Kim Jin-ok
Gwangju Gwangsan	Gwangju	Honam University ground	Kim Kang-seon
Gyeongju Citizen	Gyeongju	Gyeongju Civic Stadium	Kim Jin-hyung
Hwaseong FC	Hwaseong	Hwaseong Stadium	Kim Jong-boo
Icheon Citizen	Icheon	Icheon City Stadium	Lee Hyun-chang
Jeonju Citizen	Jeonju	Jeonju University ground	Yang Young-cheol
Jungnang Chorus Mustang	Seoul	Jungnang Public Ground	Yoo Bong-ki
Paju Citizen	Paju	Paju Public Stadium	Oh Won-jae
FC Pocheon	Pocheon	Pocheon Stadium	In Chang-soo
Seoul FC Martyrs	Seoul	Gangbuk Stadium	Kim Yong-hae
Seoul United	Seoul	Madeul Stadium	Kim Chang-kyum
Yangju Citizen	Yangju	Yangju Stadium	Lee Seung-hee
Yeonggwang FC	Yeonggwang	Yeonggwang Sportium	Kim Han-bong

Regular season

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Pocheon	25	20	4	1	77	21	+56	64	Qualification for the playoffs
2	Icheon Citizen	25	16	5	4	59	25	+34	53
3	Cheongju Jikji	25	13	7	5	52	31	+21	46
4	Gimpo Citizen	25	13	3	9	50	40	+10	42
5	Jeonju Citizen	25	12	4	9	47	42	+5	40
6	Yeonggwang FC	25	9	8	8	38	38	0	35
7	Cheonan FC	25	9	4	12	45	59	−14	31
8	Gwangju Gwangsan	25	6	3	16	27	62	−35	21
9	Goyang Citizen	25	3	2	20	31	74	−43	11

Source: KFA (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hwaseong FC	25	16	5	4	86	21	+65	53	Qualification for the playoffs
2	Paju Citizen[a]	25	14	4	7	61	37	+24	45
3	Gyeongju Citizen	25	12	5	8	54	32	+22	41
4	Chuncheon FC	25	11	5	9	35	33	+2	38
5	Seoul United	25	11	3	11	53	54	−1	36
6	Yangju Citizen	25	10	4	11	46	47	−1	34
7	Jungnang Chorus Mustang	25	6	4	15	38	68	−30	22
8	Seoul FC Martyrs	25	4	2	19	24	92	−68	14
9	Asan United	25	2	4	19	40	87	−47	10

Source: KFA (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Notes:

1. Paju Citizen was deducted 1 point.

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Pocheon	25	20	4	1	77	21	+56	64	Qualification for the playoffs final
2	Hwaseong FC	25	16	5	4	86	21	+65	53	Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3	Icheon Citizen	25	16	5	4	59	25	+34	53	Qualification for the playoffs first round
4	Cheongju Jikji	25	13	7	5	52	31	+21	46
5	Paju Citizen	25	14	4	7	61	37	+24	45
6	Gyeongju Citizen	25	12	5	8	54	32	+22	41
7	Gimpo Citizen	25	13	3	9	50	40	+10	42
8	Jeonju Citizen	25	12	4	9	47	42	+5	40
9	Chuncheon FC	25	11	5	9	35	33	+2	38
10	Seoul United	25	11	3	11	53	54	−1	36
11	Yeonggwang FC	25	9	8	8	38	38	0	35
12	Yangju Citizen	25	10	4	11	46	47	−1	34
13	Cheonan FC	25	9	4	12	45	59	−14	31
14	Jungnang Chorus Mustang	25	6	4	15	38	68	−30	22
15	Gwangju Gwangsan	25	6	3	16	27	62	−35	21
16	Seoul FC Martyrs	25	4	2	19	24	92	−68	14
17	Goyang Citizen	25	3	2	20	31	74	−43	11	Disqualification from the FA Cup
18	Asan United	25	2	4	19	40	87	−47	10

Source: KFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Championship playoffs

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinal					Final
	3	Icheon Citizen	2 (4)													1	FC Pocheon	4
	6	Gyeongju Citizen (p)	2 (5)								2	Hwaseong FC	1				Paju Citizen	0
						Paju Citizen		1				Paju Citizen	2
						Gyeongju Citizen		0
	4	Cheongju Jikji	1
	5	Paju Citizen	3

First round

5 October 2013

Icheon Citizen	2–2	Gyeongju Citizen
Penalties
	4–5

Icheon City Stadium, Icheon

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5 October 2013

Cheongju Jikji	1–3	Paju Citizen

Cheongju Stadium, Cheongju

Second round

26 October 2013

Paju Citizen	1–0	Gyeongju Citizen

Paju Public Stadium, Paju

Semi-final

2 November 2013

Hwaseong FC	1–2	Paju Citizen

Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong

Final

9 November 2013

FC Pocheon	4–0	Paju Citizen

Pocheon Stadium, Pocheon

See also

• 2013 in South Korean football
• 2013 Korean FA Cup