2014 K3 Challengers League

The 2014 K3 Challengers League, known as the Daum K3 Challengers League 2014, was the eighth 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. Asan United withdrew from the league, but FC Uijeongbu joined the league.

Daum
K3 Challengers League

Season	2014
Dates	8 March - 29 November 2014
Champions	Hwaseong FC (1st title)
Matches played	230
Goals scored	822 (3.57 per match)
Best Player	Kim Hyo-gi[1]
Top goalscorer	Choi Yoo-sang (26 goals)[2]
Best goalkeeper	Lim Hyeong-geun[1]
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Teams

Club	City	Stadium	Manager
Cheonan FC	Cheonan	Cheonan Football Center	Seo Won-sang
Chungbuk Cheongju	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
Jeonbuk Maeil	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
FC Uijeongbu	Uijeongbu	Uijeongbu Stadium	Kim Hee-tae

Regular season

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Pocheon	25	21	3	1	68	23	+45	66	Qualification for the playoffs
2	Icheon Citizen	25	17	3	5	70	32	+38	54
3	Jungnang Chorus Mustang	25	14	6	5	53	28	+25	48
4	Chungbuk Cheongju	25	12	6	7	60	38	+22	42
5	Gyeongju Citizen	25	12	2	11	51	36	+15	38
6	Yeonggwang FC	25	8	5	12	31	37	−6	29
7	Seoul United	25	6	4	15	28	52	−24	22
8	Goyang Citizen	25	3	3	19	29	60	−31	12
9	Seoul FC Martyrs	25	1	0	24	23	167	−144	3

Source: JoinKFA (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	19	2	4	64	27	+37	59	Qualification for the playoffs
2	Paju Citizen	25	13	8	4	45	23	+22	47
3	Chuncheon FC	25	11	9	5	49	29	+20	42
4	Jeonju FC	25	10	7	8	49	33	+16	37
5	Yangju Citizen	25	10	5	10	43	46	−3	35
6	FC Uijeongbu	25	8	6	11	49	50	−1	30
7	Gwangju Gwangsan	25	6	7	12	38	40	−2	25
8	Gimpo Citizen[a]	25	9	2	14	53	51	+2	20
9	Cheonan FC	25	4	4	17	19	50	−31	16

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

1. Gimpo Citizen was deducted 9 points.

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Pocheon	25	21	3	1	68	23	+45	66	Qualification for the playoffs final
2	Hwaseong FC	25	19	2	4	64	27	+37	59	Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3	Icheon Citizen	25	17	3	5	70	32	+38	54	Qualification for the playoffs first round
4	Jungnang Chorus Mustang	25	14	6	5	53	28	+25	48
5	Paju Citizen	25	13	8	4	45	23	+22	47
6	Chuncheon FC	25	11	9	5	49	29	+20	42

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

Championship playoffs

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinal					Final
	3	Icheon Citizen	3													1	FC Pocheon	1
	6	Chuncheon FC	1								2	Hwaseong FC (p)	1 (11)				Hwaseong FC	3
						Icheon Citizen		2				Icheon Citizen	1 (10)
						Paju Citizen		1
	4	Jungnang Chorus Mustang	1
	5	Paju Citizen (a.e.t.)	2

First round

8 November 2014

Icheon Citizen	3–1	Chuncheon FC

Icheon Sport Complex, Icheon

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8 November 2014

Jungnang Chorus Mustang	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Paju Citizen

Paju Public Stadium, Paju

Second round

15 November 2014

Icheon Citizen	2–1	Paju Citizen

Icheon Sport Complex, Icheon

Semi-final

22 November 2014

Hwaseong FC	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Icheon Citizen
Penalties
	11–10

Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong

Final

29 November 2014

FC Pocheon	1–3	Hwaseong FC

Pocheon Stadium, Pocheon

See also

• 2014 in South Korean football
• 2014 Korean FA Cup