2020 K3 League


The 2020 K3 League is the first season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league and the third tier of South Korean football league system. After the 2019 season, the former Korea National League and K3 League Advanced went defunct and rebranded into the K3 League. In the 2020 season, 16 teams are going to compete in the K3 League, and they are 8 teams from KNL, 6 teams from K3 League Advanced, and 2 teams from K3 League Basic. The teams for the 2020 season were announced by the Korea Football Association on 19 December 2019.

Competition format

16 teams will compete in the 2020 season, including all eight teams from the 2019 edition of the now-defunct Korea National League, six teams from the 2019 K3 League Advanced, and two teams from the 2019 K3 League Basic. Each team will play 22 games this season, 15 games in a round-robin way and 7 games in a split division. No team will be promoted to K League 2 this year. The 15th and 16th teams are to be relegated to K4 League, and the 14th team will qualify for the promotion/relegation playoff.

Teams

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerFormer Player
Changwon FC Takuma Ishibashi
Cheonan City FC Jerry van Ewijk
Gimhae FC Carlos
Gimpo Citizen FC Ismael Jorge Balea
Hwaseong FC Olivier Bonnes
Pyeongtaek Citizen FC Matheus Wictor Hugo Abdoulie Gomez Hirotomo Kawazu
Yangju Citizen Martin Sawi Paul Puk Kun Pal

League table

Results

Regular season

Championship Play-off

Championship Play-off start at 14 November to Final at 5 December. If scores are tied after regular time, the higher placed team advances to the next phase.

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

1st;
2nd;

Promotion-Relegation Play-off

Promotion-Relegation Play-off start at 6 December. The 14th position of K3 League will face winner of K4 League Play-off for reach promotion to K3 League next season.

K4 vs 14th of K3 League

Winner

2020 K3 League Winners
TBD
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