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The 2024 K3 League is the fourth season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league.[2] It was held from 2 March to 2 November 2024. The 16 participating teams played each other twice in a double round-robin format.
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 March – 16 November 2024 |
| Champions | Siheung Citizen (1st title) |
| Promoted | Hwaseong FC |
| Relegated | Daegu FC B |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 145 (2.59 per match) |
| Best Player | Camilo[1] |
| Top goalscorer | Camilo (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Siheung 5–0 Mokpo (7 April) |
| Biggest away win | Yeoju 1–5 KHNP (14 April) |
| Highest scoring | Yeoju 1–5 KHNP (14 April) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Gyeongju KHNP |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches 3 teams |
| Longest winless run | 7 matches Busan Transportation Corporation |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Busan Transportation Corporation |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 2 November 2024. | |
The 15th and 16th-placed teams were going to be automatically relegated to the K4 League,[3][4] but the 15th-placed team qualified for the relegation play-off instead of the 14th-placed team after the dissolution of K4 League club Daejeon Hana Citizen B was decided.[5]
Runners-up Hwaseong FC joined K League 2 since 2025.
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Team changes
Promoted from K4 League
Relegated to K4 League
Stadiums and locations
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Busan Transportation Corporation | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium | 12,349[7] |
| Changwon FC | Changwon | Changwon Stadium | 30,000[8] |
| Chuncheon Citizen | Chuncheon | Chuncheon Songam Sports Town | 20,000[9] |
| Daegu FC B | Daegu | Daegu Stadium | 66,422[10] |
| Daejeon Korail | Daejeon | Daejeon World Cup Stadium Auxiliary Pitch | 478[11] |
| FC Mokpo | Mokpo | Mokpo International Football Center | 5,952 |
| Gangneung Citizen | Gangneung | Gangneung Stadium | 21,416[12] |
| Gimhae FC | Gimhae | Gimhae Public Stadium | 11,467[13] |
| Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Civic Stadium | 12,118[14] |
| Hwaseong FC | Hwaseong | Hwaseong Stadium | 35,265[15] |
| Paju Citizen | Paju | Paju Stadium | 23,000 |
| Pocheon Citizen | Pocheon | Pocheon Stadium | 5,964[16] |
| Siheung Citizen | Siheung | Siheung Hope Park Stadium | 1,500 |
| Ulsan Citizen | Ulsan | Ulsan Stadium | 19,431[17] |
| Yangpyeong FC | Yangpyeong | Yangpyeong Sports Complex | 5,608[18] |
| Yeoju FC | Yeoju | Yeoju Stadium | 3,000 |
Personnel
| Club | Manager |
|---|---|
| Busan Transportation Corporation |  Shin Hong-gi |
| Changwon FC | Lee Young-jin |
| Chuncheon Citizen | Jeong Seon-woo |
| Daegu FC B | Seo Dong-won |
| Daejeon Korail | Kim Seung-hee |
| FC Mokpo | Cho Deok-je |
| Gangneung Citizen | Kim Do-keun |
| Gimhae FC | Son Hyeon-jun |
| Gyeongju KHNP | Seo Bo-won |
| Hwaseong FC | Ju Seung-jin |
| Paju Citizen | Oh Beom-seok |
| Pocheon Citizen | Lee Seong-jae |
| Siheung Citizen | Park Seung-soo |
| Ulsan Citizen | Yoon Kyun-sang |
| Yangpyeong FC | Kim Sam-su |
| Yeoju FC | Shim Bong-seop |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to three per team, or four per team if one player is from an AFC country.[3]
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC player | Former player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangneung Citizen |  Jordan Rodrigues |
Careca |
Fernando |
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| Gyeongju KHNP | Leonardo Kalil |
 Reo Nishiguchi |
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| Hwaseong FC | Luan Costa |
Sandy |
 Moudi Najjar |
Caio Marcelo | |
| Siheung Citizen | Dimitri |
Camilo |
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| Yangpyeong FC | Victor Ribeiro |
Ruster |
Henrique Bahia |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siheung Citizen (C) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 60 | |
| 2 | Hwaseong FC (P) | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 56 | Promotion to K League 2[a] |
| 3 | Gyeongju KHNP | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 56 | |
| 4 | Changwon FC | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 50 | |
| 5 | Gimhae FC | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 50 | |
| 6 | FC Mokpo | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 49 | |
| 7 | Daejeon Korail | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 46 | |
| 8 | Paju Citizen | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 42 | |
| 9 | Gangneung Citizen | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 39 | |
| 10 | Yangpyeong FC | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 37 | |
| 11 | Yeoju FC | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 35 | |
| 12 | Ulsan Citizen | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 34 | |
| 13 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 30 | |
| 14 | Chuncheon Citizen | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 26 | |
| 15 | Pocheon Citizen (O) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 26 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
| 16 | Daegu FC B (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 21 | Relegation to K4 League |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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| Home \ Away | BTC | CHA | CHU | DGU | DKO | GNE | GIH | GYE | HWA | MOK | PJC | POC | SIH | ULC | YPY | YEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan Transportation Corporation | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Changwon FC | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Chuncheon Citizen | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Daegu FC B | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Daejeon Korail | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Gangneung Citizen | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Gimhae FC | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Gyeongju KHNP | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Hwaseong FC | 5–2 | 4–5 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| FC Mokpo | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Paju Citizen | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Pocheon Citizen | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Siheung Citizen | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 |
| Ulsan Citizen | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Yangpyeong FC | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 |
| Yeoju FC | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
The relegation play-off was contested between the 15th-placed team of K3 League and the third-placed team of K4 League (instead of runners-up Daejeon Hana Citizen B).[5]
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