| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 February - 23 November, 2025 |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 63 (2.25 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 9 footballers (each 2 goals) |
| Highest scoring | Seoul E-Land 4-2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (9 March) |
| Longest winning run | 2 Bucheon, Incheon United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 3 Jeonnam Dragons, Seongnam, Seoul E-Land |
| Longest winless run | 3 Ansan Greeners, Chungnam Asan, Hwaseong |
| Longest losing run | 3 Ansan Greeners |
| Highest attendance | 18,173 Incheon United 2-0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (1 March) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,198 Cheonan City 1-2 Bucheon FC 1995 (2 March) |
| Average attendance | 4,863 |
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The2025 K League 2, also known as theHana Bank K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the 13th season of theK League 2, the second-highest division inSouth Korean football league system.
As the2024 K League 2 champions,FC Anyang was promoted to theK League 1.[1]Incheon United was relegated from the K League 1 for the first time in the club's history.[2] Meanwhile, Hwaseong FC was accepted to K League 2 after finishing as runner-up in the K3 League in 2024, having participated in the K3 League since 2013.[3]
 Promoted toK League 1 |  Relegated fromK League 1 | Accepted fromK3 League |
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The following fourteen teams are participating in the 2025 K League 2.[4]
| Team | City/Province | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| Ansan Greeners | Ansan | Ansan |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Bucheon |
| Busan IPark | Busan | Busan |
| Cheonan City | Cheonan | Cheonan |
| Chungbuk Cheongju | Cheongju | Chungbuk Cheongju |
| Chungnam Asan | Asan | Chungnam Asan |
| Gimpo FC | Gimpo | Gimpo |
| Gyeongnam FC | Gyeongnam | Gyeongnam |
| Hwaseong FC | Hwaseong | Hwaseong |
| Incheon United | Incheon | Incheon |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam | Jeonnam |
| Seongnam FC | Seongnam | Seongnam |
| Seoul E-Land | Seoul | Seoul E |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon | Suwon |
| Ansan Greeners | Bucheon FC 1995 | Busan IPark | Chungbuk Cheongju | Cheonan City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Bucheon Stadium | Busan Gudeok Stadium | Cheongju Stadium | Cheonan Stadium |
| Capacity:35,000 | apacity:34,456 | Capacity:12,349 | Capacity:16,280 | Capacity:26,000 |
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| Chungnam Asan | Gimpo FC | Gyeongnam FC | Hwaseong FC | Incheon United |
| Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium | Changwon Football Center | Hwaseong Stadium | Incheon Football Stadium |
| Capacity:19,283 | Capacity:5,000 | Capacity:15,074 | Capacity:35,270 | Capacity:20,891 |
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| Jeonnam Dragons | Seongnam FC | Seoul E-Land | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| Gwangyang Stadium | Tancheon Stadium | Mokdong Stadium | Suwon World Cup Stadium | |
| Capacity:13,496 | Capacity:16,146 | Capacity:15,511 | Capacity:44,031 | |
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| Team | Manager | Main sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansan Greeners |  Lee Kwan-woo | Government of Ansan | Applerind |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Lee Young-min | Government of Bucheon | Kelme |
| Busan IPark | Jo Sung-hwan | HDC Hyundai Development Company | Puma |
| Cheonan City | Kim Tae-wan | Government of Cheonan | Puma |
| Chungbuk Cheongju | Kwon Ou-ghu | Applerind | |
| Chungnam Asan | Bae Sung-jae | Haeyu Construction | Mizuno |
| Gimpo FC | Ko Jeong-woon | Government of Gimpo | Sunderland of Scotland |
| Gyeongnam FC | Lee Eul-yong | Nonghyup Bank | Hummel |
| Hwaseong FC | Cha Du-ri | Hwaseong Special City | Kelme |
| Incheon United | Yoon Jong-hwan | IFEZ | Macron |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Kim Hyun-seok | POSCO | Mizuno |
| Seongnam FC | Jeon Kyung-jun | Government of Seongnam | Umbro |
| Seoul E-Land | Kim Do-kyun | NC Department Store | New Balance |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Byun Sung-hwan | Samsung Galaxy S24 | Puma |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chungbuk Cheongju | Choi Yun-kyum | Resigned | 2 October 2024 | Pre-season | Kwon Ou-ghu | 11 December 2024 |
| Hwaseong | Ju Seung-jin | No Licence | 5 December 2024 | Pre-season | Cha Du-ri | 6 December 2024[5] |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Lee Jang-kwan | Mutual Consent | 10 December 2024 | Pre-season | Kim Hyun-seok | 10 December 2024[6] |
| Chungnam Asan | Kim Hyun-seok | Signed byJeonnam Dragons | 10 December 2024 | Pre-season | Bae Sung-jae | 12 December 2024 |
| Incheon United | Choi Yung-keun | Contract ended | 21 December 2024 | Pre-season | Yoon Jong-hwan | 22 December 2024 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incheon United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | Promotion toK League 1 |
| 2 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs final round |
| 3 | Seongnam FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs second round |
| 4 | Jeonnam Dragons | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs first round |
| 5 | Gyeongnam FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | |
| 6 | Busan IPark | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | |
| 7 | Seoul E-Land | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 8 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | |
| 9 | Hwaseong FC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 10 | Gimpo FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 11 | Chungbuk Cheongju | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | |
| 12 | Cheonan City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 13 | Chungnam Asan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 14 | Ansan Greeners | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 |
Leaders, promotion toK League 1
Qualification forpromotion play-offs final round
Qualification forpromotion play-offs second round
Qualification forpromotion play-offs first round
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucheon | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Incheon United | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Seongnam | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Seoul E-Land | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Busan IPark | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Gimpo | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Gyeongnam | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Hwaseong | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| Chungbuk Cheongju | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
| Cheonan City | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
| Chungnam Asan | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
| Ansan Greeners | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
| Home \ Away | ASG | BCN | BSI | CNC | CBCJ | CNAS | GIM | GNM | HWA | ICU | JND | SNM | SUE | SSB |
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| Ansan Greeners | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| Busan IPark | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| Cheonan City | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| Chungbuk Cheongju | — | |||||||||||||
| Chungnam Asan | — | |||||||||||||
| Gimpo FC | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Gyeongnam FC | — | 2–2 | ||||||||||||
| Hwaseong FC | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | ||||||||||
| Incheon United | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| Jeonnam Dragons | — | |||||||||||||
| Seongnam FC | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | ||||||||||
| Seoul E-Land | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | ||||||||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0–0 | — |
Teams played each other once, either at home or away.
The first round was contested between the fourth and fifth-placed teams of the regular season at the home stadium of the fourth-placed team, and its winners played the third-placed team in the second round. When the first and second round matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-outs.
The winners of the second round, and the league runners-up will compete with the tenth and eleventh-placed teams of the2025 K League 1, respectively, in the final round. Each of the finals is atwo-legged tie, with the winners securing the final spots in the2026 K League 1.
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Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
Record was invoked but never defined (see thehelp page).