2012 Challengers League

The 2012 Challengers League was the sixth season of the Challengers League. Playoff systems were used as the same as last season and league was divided two groups and play with home and away each other, with the winners of each stage and the two runners-up advancing to the post-season championship playoffs.

Daum Challengers League 2012
Season2012
Dates3 March 2012 – 24 November 2012
ChampionsFC Pocheon (2nd title)
Matches played228
Goals scored996 (4.37 per match)
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Location of teams in 2012 Challengers League

Competition format

The 2012 season run from March 5 through October 22. The 18 teams in the league are divided into the Group A and Group B — nine in the Group A, nine in the Group B. Each team competes against the other team in same group twice, home and away, the other group's team once, home or away, for a total of 25 games. The two group winners and two runners-up qualify to the Championship playoff.

Team changes from last season

New clubs

Name changed

2012 Challengers League Clubs
Club City Stadium Manager
Bucheon FC 1995 Bucheon Bucheon Stadium Gwak Kyung-keun
Cheonan FC Cheonan Cheonan Football Center Park Yoon-ki
Cheongju Jikji FC Cheongju Cheongju Stadium Kim Jong-hyun
Chuncheon FC Chuncheon Chuncheon Stadium Ham Cheol-kwon
Goyang Citizen Goyang Goyang Eoulimnuri ground Kim Jin-ok
Gwangju Gwangsan FC Gwangju Honam University ground Hwang Young-woo
Gyeongju Citizen Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium Kim Jin-hyung
Icheon Citizen Icheon Icheon City Stadium Lee Hyun-chang
Jeonju EM Jeonju Jeonju University ground Oh In-eui
Jungnang Chorus Mustang Seoul Jungnang Public Ground Kim Sang-hwa
Namyangju United Namyangju Namyangju Stadium Lee Jong-woon
Paju Citizen Paju Paju Stadium Cho Deok-jeung
FC Pocheon Pocheon Pocheon Stadium Lee Su-sik
Seoul FC Martyrs Seoul Gangbuk Stadium Yoo Bong-ki
Seoul United Seoul Madeul Stadium Bae Hyung-ryul
Yangju Citizen Yangju Yangju Stadium Kim Jong-boo
Yeonggwang FC Yeonggwang Yeonggwang Sportium Kim Han-bong
Yesan Citizen Yesan Yesan Stadium Choi Jong-duk

League standing

Group A

League standing is calculated by group A result (16 round) plus inter league (9 round) result.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Pocheon (Q) 25 20 2 3 101 24 +77 62 Championship playoff
2 Chuncheon FC (Q) 25 18 4 3 62 25 +37 58
3 Icheon Citizen 25 17 2 6 73 28 +45 53
4 Yeonggwang FC 25 9 5 11 45 38 +7 32
5 Jeonju FC 25 8 4 13 51 55 −4 28
6 Gwangju Gwangsan FC 25 8 4 13 47 68 −21 28
7 Jungnang Chorus Mustang 26 6 3 17 33 75 −42 21
8 Namyangju United 25 2 1 22 28 115 −87 6[lower-alpha 1]
9 Seoul FC Martyrs 25 0 2 23 28 155 −127 2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2012. Source: www.kfa.or.kr (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Namyangju Citizen were deducted one point

Group B

League standing is calculated by group A result (16 round) plus inter league (9 round) result.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paju Citizen (Q) 25 15 5 5 61 34 +27 50 Championship playoff
2 Cheongju FC (Q) 25 14 7 4 72 30 +42 49
3 Yangju Citizen 25 14 4 7 79 51 +28 46
4 Gyeongju Citizen 25 12 7 6 48 30 +18 43
5 Bucheon FC 1995 25 12 5 8 52 29 +23 41
6 Seoul United 25 11 5 9 62 56 +6 38
7 Cheonan FC 25 7 10 8 44 43 +1 31
8 Yesan United 25 8 2 15 58 72 −14 26
9 Goyang Citizen 25 5 7 13 44 60 −16 21[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2012. Source: www.kfa.or.kr (in Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Goyang FC were deducted one point

League total
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Pocheon (Q) 25 20 2 3 101 24 +77 62 Championship playoff
2 Chuncheon FC (Q) 25 18 4 3 62 25 +37 58
3 Icheon Citizen 25 17 2 6 73 27 +46 53
4 Paju Citizen (Q) 25 15 5 5 61 34 +27 50 Championship playoff
5 Cheongju FC (Q) 25 14 7 4 72 30 +42 49
6 Yangju Citizen 25 14 4 7 79 51 +28 46
7 Gyeongju Citizen 25 12 7 6 48 30 +18 43
8 Bucheon FC 1995 25 12 5 8 52 29 +23 41
9 Seoul United 25 11 5 9 62 56 +6 38
10 Yeonggwang FC 25 9 5 11 45 38 +7 32
11 Cheonan FC 25 7 10 8 44 43 +1 31
12 Jeonju FC 25 8 4 13 51 55 −4 28
13 Gwangju Gwangsan FC 25 8 4 13 47 68 −21 28
14 Yesan United 25 8 2 15 57 72 −15 26
15 Goyang Citizen 25 5 7 13 44 60 −16 21[lower-alpha 1]
16 Jungnang Chorus Mustang 25 6 2 17 33 75 −42 20
17 Namyangju United 25 2 1 22 31 120 −89 6[lower-alpha 2]
18 Seoul FC Martyrs 25 0 2 23 33 158 −125 2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2012. Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Goyang FC were deducted one point
  2. Namyangju Citizen were deducted one point

Championship Play-off
  Playoff Semifinals Finals
                               
    1 FC Pocheon 1  
    2 Chuncheon FC 3     2 Chuncheon FC 0  
  3 Paju Citizen (p) 1 (5)     4 Paju Citizen 2  
  4 Cheongju Jikji 1 (4)  

Playoff
Paju Citizen1–1 (a.e.t.)Cheongju Jikji
Kim Su-won 86' Kim Hee-jung 90+2'
Penalties
Jo Jae-seok
Park Han-woong




Lee Ji-ho 		5–4 Shin Kang-seon
Ahn Jung-hun




Jang Bong-gu

Semifinal
Chuncheon FC3–2Paju Citizen
Lee Kang-min 10'
Yoon Chul-soon 40'
Sun Min-su 56'		 Jung Sung-jo 69'
Choi Hyun-seo 73'

Final
FC Pocheon1–0Chuncheon FC
Kang Seok-gu 65'

See also

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20101203085118/https://www.kfa.or.kr/k_league/k3_league_game.asp www.kfa.or.kr
  2. "Summary - K4 League - Korea Republic - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
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