2014 K3 Challengers League
| Season | 2014 |
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The 2014 Challengers League was the eighth season of the Challengers League. The league was known as Daum K3 Challengers League 2014 due to sponsorship reasons.
Competition format
The 2014 season ran from March 8 through October 18. The 18 teams in the league were divided into the Group A and Group B — nine in the Group A and nine in the Group B. Each team played a total of 25 games. The top three of each groups qualified to the Championship playoff.
Team changes from last season
- Dissolved club
- Name change
- New club
Challengers League Clubs, 2014
League standing
Group A
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Pocheon (Q) | 25 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 66 | Championship playoff |
| 2 | Icheon Citizen (Q) | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 54 | |
| 3 | Jungnang Chorus Mustang (Q) | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 48 | |
| 4 | Chungbuk Cheongju FC | 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 |
Updated to games played on 18 October 2014.
Source: www.joinkfa.com (Korean)
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Group B
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hwaseong (Q) | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 59 | Championship playoff |
| 2 | Paju Citizen (Q) | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 47 | |
| 3 | Chuncheon FC (Q) | 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 | Uijeongbu | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 30 | |
| 7 | Gwangju Gwangsan FC | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 25 | |
| 8 | Gimpo Citizen | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 201 | |
| 9 | Cheonan FC | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 50 | −31 | 16 |
Updated to games played on 18 October 2014.
Source: www.joinkfa.com (Korean)
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Gimpo Citizen FC were deducted nine point
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.