2012 Challengers League

Daum Challengers League 2012

Season	2012
Champions	FC Pocheon 3rd Title
Matches played	228
Goals scored	1003 (4.4 per match)
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Location of teams in 2012 Challengers League

The 2012 Challengers League is the sixth season of the Challengers League. Playoff systems were used as the same as last season and league was divided two groups and play with home and away each other, with the winners of each stage and the two runners-up advancing to the post-season championship playoffs.

Competition Format

The 2012 season run from March 5 through October 22. The 18 teams in the league are divided into the Group A and Group B — nine in the Group A, nine in the Group B. Each team competes against the other team in same group twice, home and away, the other group's team once, home or away, for a total of 25 games. The two group winners and two runners-up qualify to the Championship playoff.

Team changes from last season

New clubs

Name changed

Asan Citizen FC → Yesan Citizen FC

Challengers League Clubs, 2012

Club	City	Stadium	Manager
Bucheon FC 1995	Bucheon	Bucheon Stadium	Gwak Kyung-Keun
Cheonan FC	Cheonan	Cheonan Football Center	Park Yoon-Ki
Cheongju Jikji FC	Cheongju	Cheongju Stadium	Kim Jong-Hyun
Chuncheon FC	Chuncheon	Chuncheon Stadium	Ham Cheol-Kwon
Goyang Citizen	Goyang	Goyang Eoulimnuri ground	Kim Jin-Ok
Gwangju Gwangsan FC	Gwangju	Honam University ground	Hwang Young-Woo
Gyeongju Citizen	Gyeongju	Gyeongju Civic Stadium	Kim Jin-Hyung
Icheon Citizen	Icheon	Icheon City Stadium	Lee Hyun-Chang
Jeonju EM	Jeonju	Jeonju University ground	Oh In-Eui
Jungnang Chorus Mustang	Seoul	Jungnang Public Ground	Kim Sang-Hwa
Namyangju United	Namyangju	Namyangju Stadium	Lee Jong-Woon
Paju Citizen	Paju	Paju Stadium	Cho Deok-Jeung
FC Pocheon	Pocheon	Pocheon Stadium	Lee Su-Sik
Seoul FC Martyrs	Seoul	Gangbuk Stadium	Yoo Bong-Ki
Seoul United	Seoul	Madeul Stadium	Bae Hyung-Ryul
Yangju Citizen	Yangju	Yangju Stadium	Kim Jong-Boo
Yeonggwang FC	Yeonggwang	Yeonggwang Sportium	Kim Han-Bong
Yesan Citizen	Yesan	Yesan Stadium	Choi Jong-Duk

League standing

Group A

League standing is calculated by group A result (16 round) plus inter league (9 round) result.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Pocheon !FC Pocheon (Q)	25	20	2	3	101	24	+77	62	Championship playoff
2	Chuncheon FC !Chuncheon FC (Q)	25	18	4	3	62	25	+37	58	Championship playoff
3	Icheon Citizen !Icheon Citizen	25	17	2	6	73	27	+46	53
4	Yeonggwang FC !Yeonggwang FC	25	9	5	11	45	38	+7	32
5	Jeonju FC !Jeonju FC	25	8	4	13	52	55	−3	28
6	Gwangju Gwangsan FC !Gwangju Gwangsan FC	25	8	4	13	47	68	−21	28
7	Jungnang Chorus Mustang !Jungnang Chorus Mustang	26	6	3	17	33	75	−42	21
8	Namyangju United !Namyangju United	25	2	1	22	31	120	−89	06¹
9	Seoul FC Martyrs !Seoul FC Martyrs	25	0	2	23	33	158	−125	2

Updated to games played on 3 Nov 2012.
Source: www.kfa.or.kr (Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Namyangju Citizen were deducted one 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.

Group B

League standing is calculated by group A result (16 round) plus inter league (9 round) result.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Paju Citizen !Paju Citizen (Q)	25	15	5	5	61	34	+27	50	Championship playoff
2	Cheongju FC !Cheongju FC (Q)	25	14	7	4	72	30	+42	49	Championship playoff
3	Yangju Citizen !Yangju Citizen	25	14	4	7	79	51	+28	46
4	Gyeongju Citizen !Gyeongju Citizen	25	12	7	6	48	30	+18	43
5	Bucheon FC 1995 !Bucheon FC 1995	25	12	5	8	52	29	+23	41
6	Seoul United !Seoul United	25	11	5	9	62	56	+6	38
7	Cheonan FC !Cheonan FC	25	7	10	8	44	43	+1	31
8	Yesan United !Yesan United	25	8	2	15	57	72	−15	26
9	Goyang Citizen !Goyang Citizen	25	5	7	13	43	60	−17	021²

Updated to games played on 3 Nov 2012.
Source: www.kfa.or.kr (Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
² Goyang FC were deducted one 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.

League Total


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	FC Pocheon !FC Pocheon (Q)	25	20	2	3	101	24	+77	62	Championship playoff
2	Chuncheon FC !Chuncheon FC (Q)	25	18	4	3	62	25	+37	58	Championship playoff
3	Icheon Citizen !Icheon Citizen	25	17	2	6	73	27	+46	53
4	Paju Citizen !Paju Citizen (Q)	25	15	5	5	61	34	+27	50	Championship playoff
5	Cheongju FC !Cheongju FC (Q)	25	14	7	4	72	30	+42	49	Championship playoff
6	Yangju Citizen !Yangju Citizen	25	14	4	7	79	51	+28	46
7	Gyeongju Citizen !Gyeongju Citizen	25	12	7	6	48	30	+18	43
8	Bucheon FC 1995 !Bucheon FC 1995	25	12	5	8	52	29	+23	41
9	Seoul United !Seoul United	25	11	5	9	62	56	+6	38
10	Yeonggwang FC !Yeonggwang FC	25	9	5	11	45	38	+7	32
11	Cheonan FC !Cheonan FC	25	7	10	8	44	43	+1	31
12	Jeonju FC !Jeonju FC	25	8	4	13	51	55	−4	28
13	Gwangju Gwangsan FC !Gwangju Gwangsan FC	25	8	4	13	47	68	−21	28
14	Yesan United !Yesan United	25	8	2	15	57	72	−15	26
15	Goyang Citizen !Goyang Citizen	25	5	7	13	44	60	−16	021²
16	Jungnang Chorus Mustang !Jungnang Chorus Mustang	25	6	2	17	33	75	−42	20
17	Namyangju United !Namyangju United	25	2	1	22	31	120	−89	06¹
18	Seoul FC Martyrs !Seoul FC Martyrs	25	0	2	23	33	158	−125	2

Updated to games played on 3 Nov 2012.
Source: www.kfa.or.kr (Korean)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Namyangju Citizen were deducted one point
² Goyang FC were deducted one 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.