Hanwha Life
Korea National League
Season2018
Dates17 March – 10 November 2018
ChampionsGyeongju KHNP
(2nd title)
Matches played56
Goals scored278 (4.96 per match)
Best PlayerJang Baek-gyu[1]
Top goalscorerKim Sang-wook
(11 goals)[2]
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The 2018 Korea National League was the 16th season of the Korea National League, the third tier of South Korea's football league system. Each of eight clubs played four times against all other clubs in the regular season, and the top three clubs of the regular season qualified for post-season playoffs.[3]

Teams

2018 Korea National League is located in South Korea
Busan Transportation Corporation
Changwon City
Cheonan City
Gyeongju KHNP
Gangneung City
Gimhae City
Daejeon Korail
Mokpo City
Locations of the 2018 Korea National League clubs
Team Location Stadium
Busan Transportation Corporation Busan Busan Gudeok Stadium
Changwon City Changwon Changwon Football Center
Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan Stadium
Daejeon Korail Daejeon Daejeon Hanbat Stadium
Gangneung City Gangneung Gangneung Stadium
Gimhae City Gimhae Gimhae Stadium
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium
Mokpo City Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gyeongju KHNP 28 18 7 3 46 25 +21 61 Qualification for the playoffs final
2 Gimhae City 28 16 8 4 46 20 +26 56 Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3 Cheonan City 28 13 7 8 33 32 +1 46
4 Gangneung City 28 10 7 11 35 30 +5 37
5 Mokpo City 28 7 10 11 36 42 −6 31
6 Changwon City 28 5 13 10 28 41 −13 28
7 Daejeon Korail 28 7 6 15 31 40 −9 27
8 Busan Transportation Corporation 28 2 10 16 21 46 −25 16
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Positions by matchday

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
Gyeongju KHNP3222221111112111111111111111
Gimhae City1111112222221222222222222222
Cheonan City4345433333333333333333333333
Gangneung City6788888876666666656666654444
Mokpo City7634555555554555564444445555
Changwon City4556667787777777777777777776
Daejeon Korail1463344444445444445555566667
Busan Transportation Corporation7877776668888888888888888888
Source: Korea National League JoinKFA
  = Leaders;   = Qualification for the playoffs

Championship playoffs

Semi-final Final
          
2 Gimhae City 3 3 6
3 Cheonan City 2 0 2
SF Gimhae City 1 0 1
1 Gyeongju KHNP 2 2 4

See also

References

  1. ^ [2018 내셔널리그] 경주한수원 MF 장백규, 최우수 선수 선정(종합) (in Korean). The Korea Economic Daily. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ^ [28R] 득점왕 김상욱, 마지막 라운드 최우수선수로 선정!. Naver (in Korean). Korea National League. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ^ 2018 내셔널리그, 3월 17일 개막... 8개팀 참가-116경기 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.

External links

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2018 in South Korean football
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