2023 K3 League
Season2023
Dates11 March – 11 November 2023
ChampionsHwaseong FC
Promotednone (no promotion to K League 2)
RelegatedYangju Citizen
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 K3 League was the third season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league and the third tier of South Korean football league system. The regular season was from 11 March to 11 November 2023.[1] Changwon City FC were the defending champions.

Competition format

This year, the competition features 16 teams, with each of them playing 30 matches at the end of the season. The 15th and 16th placed teams were automatically relegated to K4 League, and the 1st and 2nd from K4 League, were automatically promoted to the 2024 season, replacing the K3-relegated teams. No championship play-offs were held in the 2023 season.[1]

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from the 2022 K3 League

Teams promoted to the 2023 K3 League

Teams

Club City Stadium Capacity Manager
Busan TC Busan Busan Asiad Auxiliary Stadium  ? South Korea Kim Gwi-hwa
Changwon City Changwon Changwon Football Center 15,116 South Korea Choi Kyeong-don
Chuncheon Citizen Chuncheon Chuncheon Songam Sports Town-Auxiliary Stadium 25,000 South Korea Son Hyun-jun
Daejeon Korail Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium Practice Pitch 17,371 South Korea Kim Seung-hee
FC Mokpo Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center 5,952 South Korea Jeong Hyun-ho
Gangneung Citizen Gangneung Gangneung Stadium 33,000 South Korea Kim Do-keun
Gimhae FC Gimhae Gimhae Public Stadium 25,000 South Korea Yoon Sung-hyo
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,199 South Korea Seo Bo-won
Hwaseong FC Hwaseong Hwaseong Stadium 35,270 South Korea Kang Chul
Paju Citizen Paju Paju Public Stadium 23,000 South Korea Lee Eun-no
Pocheon Citizen Pocheon Pocheon Stadium 7,000 South Korea Cho Man-geun
Siheung Citizen Siheung Jeongwang Sports Park 1,500 South Korea Park Seung-soo
Ulsan Citizen Ulsan Ulsan Stadium 19,471 South Korea Yoon Kyung-sang
Yangju Citizen Yangju Godeok Artificial Turf Ground 5,000 South Korea Park Sung-bae
Yangpyeong FC Yangpyeong Yangpyeong Sports Complex 3,000 South Korea Kim Chang-yoon

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from the AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game, including at least one player from the AFC.

The name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Former Player
Busan TC
Changwon City FC Brazil Victor Ribeiro
Chuncheon Citizen
Daejeon Korail
FC Mokpo Japan Tatsuro Nagamatsu
Gangneung Citizen FC Brazil Jordan Brazil Careca Brazil Douglas Matheus
Gimhae FC Brazil Matheus Matias
Gyeongju KHNP Japan Reo Nishiguchi Brazil Kalil Brazil João Leonardo Japan Hayata Komatsu
Hwaseong FC Brazil Luan Brazil Sandy Brazil Caio Marcelo Japan Yuki Aizu
Paju Citizen
Pocheon Citizen
Siheung Citizen
Ulsan Citizen
Yangju Citizen
Yangpyeong FC

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hwaseong FC (C) 28 17 9 2 42 21 +21 60 Champions
2 FC Mokpo 28 15 8 5 48 26 +22 53
3 Gimhae FC 28 13 10 5 42 26 +16 49
4 Ulsan Citizen 28 13 8 7 36 29 +7 47
5 Daejeon Korail 28 11 6 11 34 32 +2 39
6 Siheung Citizen 28 10 9 9 37 36 +1 39
7 Paju Citizen 28 11 5 12 32 27 +5 38
8 Chuncheon Citizen 28 9 11 8 25 26 −1 38
9 Busan TC 28 9 7 12 34 36 −2 34
10 Gyeongju KHNP 28 8 10 10 28 32 −4 34
11 Pocheon Citizen 28 7 12 9 26 33 −7 33
12 Gangneung City 28 8 8 12 27 35 −8 32
13 Yangpyeong FC 28 7 6 15 28 43 −15 27
14 Changwon City (Q) 28 7 6 15 23 39 −16 27 Qualification to the 2023 K4 League Relegation play-off
15 Yangju Citizen (R) 28 4 7 17 29 50 −21 19 Relegation to 2024 K4 League
Source: [ ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BTC CHA CHU DKO GNE GIH GYE HWA MOK PJC POC SIH ULS YJU YPY
Busan TC — 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–0
Changwon City 1–2 — 0–1 2–4 1–2 3–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0
Chuncheon Citizen 1–0 2–1 — 1–0 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1
Daejeon Korail 1–0 2–1 1–0 — 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0
Gangneung City 2–3 0–1 1–2 2–2 — 0–5 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–3 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1
Gimhae FC 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–2 — 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–0
Gyeongju KHNP 3–1 3–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–4 — 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–0 4–3 0–1
Hwaseong FC 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–4 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1
FC Mokpo 2–0 4–0 3–3 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 — 0–0 2–1 4–3 3–0 1–0 2–0
Paju Citizen 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 0–1 — 3–1 0–1 2–0 4–0 4–2
Pocheon Citizen 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 — 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–2
Siheung Citizen 1–2 1–0 2–2 4–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 4–2 0–0 — 1–2 3–2 4–2
Ulsan Citizen 1–3 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–2 — 4–2 0–0
Yangju Citizen 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–4 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 2–2
Yangpyeong FC 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion–relegation play-off

The match was played on 13 November 2023. The 3rd and 4th placed team from the 2023 K4 League played for a spot in the 2024 K3 League against the 14th placed team in the 2023 K3 League.

Changwon City FC
(14th place team of K3 League)		vJinju Citizen FC
(Winner of K4 League promotion play-off)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "K3 League 2023 Fixtures". Instagram. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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