2023 K4 League
Season2023
Dates25 February – 11 November 2023
ChampionsYeoju FC
PromotedYeoju FC
Daegu FC B
Relegatednone (no relegation to K5 League)
Goyang Happiness FC (expelled and dissolved)
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 K4 League was the third season of the K4 League as a semi-professional league and the fourth tier of South Korean football league system. The regular season was from 25 February to 11 November 2023.[1] Goyang KH FC was the defending champion but already dissolved. Promoted were Yangpyeong FC (the runner-up) and Chuncheon Citizen (play-off winner) to 2023 K3 League. Dangjin Citizen were relegated from 2022 K3 League via K3-K4 League relegation play-off and played in the K4 League after one season.

On 3 July 2023, Korean Football Association decided to expel Goyang Happiness FC due to the financial crisis of Goyang Happiness and had nullified all the club's results and points. The club was dissolved.

Competition format

The 2022 K4 League was contested by 16 teams, with no relegation system in place.[2] Each team competes home and away, playing 30 games. The top two teams get promoted to the K3 League, while the third and the fourth placed teams qualify for the promotion play-off.[2]

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from the 2022 K3 League

Teams promoted to the 2023 K3 League

New teams from 2023 K4 League

Teams

Club City Stadium Capacity Manager
Busan I'Park Futures Busan Busan Asiad Auxiliary Stadium 4,549 South Korea
FC Chungju Chungju Chungju Tangeum Stadium 3,000 South Korea
Daegu FC B Daegu Daegu Stadium - Auxiliary Stadium 66,422 South Korea
Daejeon Hana Citizen B Daejeon
Boeun		 Daejeon World Cup Stadium-Auxiliary Stadium
Boeun Stadium		 - South Korea
Dangjin Citizen Dangjin Dangjin Sports Complex 11,718 South Korea Han Sang-min
Gangwon FC B Gangwon Gangneung Gangbuk Stadium (Gangneung)
Gangneung Gangnam Football Field(Club House of Gangwon FC)
Wonju Stadium
Donghae City Sports Complex
Gangneung Olympic Park		  ? South Korea Lee Seul-gi
Geoje Citizen Geoje Geoje Stadium 7,500 South Korea Song Jae-gyu
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B Wanju(Samnye-eup) Wanju Stadium - South Korea Park Jun-sub
Jeonju Citizen Jeonju Jeonju Stadium
Jeonju University Artificial Turf Ground A(during August 2023)		 30,000
N/A		 South Korea Yang Young Cheol
Jinju Citizen Jinju Jinju Stadium 20,116 South Korea Choi Cheong-il
Pyeongchang United Pyeongchang Jinbu Sports Park 300 South Korea An Hong-min
Pyeongtaek Citizen Pyeongtaek Ichung Reports Park 15,000 South Korea Lee Ho-joon
Sejong Vanesse Sejong City Sejong Civic Stadium - Auxiliary Stadium  ? South Korea
Seoul Jungnang Seoul Jungnang Public Ground 400 South Korea Kim Sang-Hwa
Seoul Nowon United Seoul Nowon Madeul Stadium 446 South Korea Lee Jeong-jae
Yeoju FC Yeoju Yeoju Stadium 16,000 South Korea Shim Bong-Seop

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Yeoju FC (C, P) 30 20 3 7 63 44 +19 63 Promotion to 2024 K3 League
2 Daegu FC B (P) 30 16 7 7 51 36 +15 55
3 Geoje Citizen (Q) 30 15 8 7 64 37 +27 53 Qualification to Promotion Play-off
4 Jinju Citizen (Q) 30 16 4 10 45 37 +8 52
5 Pyeongchang United 30 14 8 8 61 54 +7 50
6 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B 30 14 7 9 59 45 +14 49
7 Dangjin Citizen 30 15 4 11 52 43 +9 49
8 Busan I'Park Futures 30 12 7 11 51 40 +11 43
9 FC Chungju 30 12 6 12 44 45 −1 42
10 Pyeongtaek Citizen 30 10 10 10 55 54 +1 40
11 Seoul Nowon United 30 10 5 15 49 60 −11 35
12 Jeonju Citizen 30 8 10 12 45 46 −1 34
13 Daejeon FC B 30 8 6 16 37 62 −25 30
14 Gangwon FC B 30 6 7 17 46 68 −22 25
15 Seoul Jungnang 30 6 7 17 32 57 −25 25
16 Sejong Vanesse 30 8 1 21 38 64 −26 25
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) number of goals scored; 5) Number of wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

  • On 3 July 2023, Goyang Happiness FC was disqualified and expelled by Korean Football Association due to the financial crisis of Goyang Happiness and had been nullified all the results and points of Goyang Happiness. And Goyang Happiness was dissolved.
Home \ Away BSI CHC DGU DJN DAN GWO GEO JBK JEO JIN PCH PTA SJV SJN SNU YEO
Busan I'Park Futures — 0–1 1–1 4–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1
Chungju FC 3–2 — 2–0 3–2 2–0 3–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–2
Daegu FC B 0–1 2–1 — 3–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–3 3–1 0–0 3–3 2–1 4–1 1–0 0–1
Daejeon FC B 0–2 1–0 3–1 — 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–3
Dangjin Citizen 2–1 1–1 2–3 5–0 — 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–4 4–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 4–1
Gangwon FC B 2–2 4–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 — 3–3 1–2 0–4 2–0 2–5 2–2 2–1 2–3 1–2 2–3
Geoje Citizen 4–0 2–3 0–0 3–0 6–0 2–0 — 3–4 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 0–0 1–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Moters B 2–2 1–1 1–1 7–2 1–0 6–0 2–1 — 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 1–0 6–4 0–1
Jeonju Citizen 0–3 5–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 3–0
Awarded		 1–2 1–2 — 3–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–5
Jinju Citizen 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 3–2 0–1 2–0 — 2–4 0–1 2–0 2–2 3–0[3] 2–2
Pyeongchang United 2–2 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 3–3 2–2 3–3 2–3 0–4 — 2–1 3–0 6–1 4–3 1–3
Pyeongtaek Citizen 3–2 2–1 2–5 3–2 1–2 1–3 6–1 2–3 3–3 1–2 1–1 — 4–2 2–1 3–0 1–4
Sejong Vanesse 0–5 2–1 3–4 1–2 2–4 0–1 2–1 2–4 4–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 — 0–1 3–1 0–3
Seoul Jungnang 3–1 2–3 0–3 1–2 2–3 3–2 2–4 0–4 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 — 1–1 1–2
Seoul Nowon United 3–5 1–2 2–1 5–2 0–3 2–1 0–4 3–0 3–4 0–1 4–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 — 3–1
Yeoju FC 2–1 3–1 1–0 4–5 1–5 4–2 2–1 3–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 —
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-off

The match was played on 5 November 2023. The 3rd and 4th placed team from the 2023 K4 League played for a spot in the 2024 K3 League against the team placed 14th in the 2023 K3 League.

Final
   
3 Geoje Citizen 1
4 ‘’’Jinju Citizen’’’ 4

Promotion play-off

Geoje Citizen
(3rd place team)		1 - 4Jinju Citizen
(4th place team)
LEE Geon-young 3' 28' LEE Hyeon-il
35' LEE Sang-jun
65' CHOI Ik-jin
79' KIM Min-u
Geoje Stadium, Geoje, South Gyeongsang

Promotion–relegation play-off

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

Winner

2023 K4 League Winners
Yeoju FC
1st Title

See also

References

  1. ↑ "K4 League 2023 Fixtures". Instagram. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "K3·K4리그 대표자회의 개최...3월 7일 개막". KFA. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Awarded, Seoul Nowon United withdrew.
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