# 2013 K League Challenge

The 2013 K League Challenge was the first season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Its schedule was announced on 30 January 2013, and it began on 16 March.

## Teams
### Promotion and relegation

Relegated from K League
* Gwangju FC
* Sangju Sangmu
Promoted from Korea National League
* Chungju Hummel
* Goyang Hi FC
* Suwon FC
Promoted from Challengers League
* Bucheon FC 1995
Promoted from R League
* Korean Police
Newly formed
* FC Anyang

### Stadiums

| Team | City | State | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Anyang | Anyang | Gyeonggi | Anyang Stadium | 18,216 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Gyeonggi | Bucheon Stadium | 34,545 |
| Chungju Hummel | Chungju | Chungbuk | Chungju Stadium | 15,000 |
| Goyang Hi FC | Goyang | Gyeonggi | Goyang Stadium | 41,311 |
| Gwangju FC | Gwangju | — | Gwangju World Cup Stadium | 44,118 |
| Korean Police | — | — | — | — |
| Sangju Sangmu | Sangju | Gyeongbuk | Sangju Civic Stadium | 15,042 |
| Suwon FC | Suwon | Gyeonggi | Suwon Stadium | 24,670 |
* ↑ Korean Police didn't have a home stadium, and played all matches at opponents' stadiums.

### Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
| FC Anyang | Lee Woo-hyung | Jako | KB Kookmin Bank |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Gwak Kyung-keun | Ninety Plus | Bucheon City |
| Chungju Hummel | Kim Jong-pil | Hummel | Chungju |
| Goyang Hi FC | Lee Young-moo | New Balance | |
| Gwangju FC | Nam Ki-il (caretaker) | Joma | Kwangju Bank |
| Korean Police | Cho Dong-hyun | Adidas | Korean Police |
| Sangju Sangmu | Park Hang-seo | Jako | Sangju |
| Suwon FC | Cho Duck-je | Astore | Suwon |

### Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game including a least one player from the AFC country.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | Former Players |
| FC Anyang | | | | | |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | | | | | |
| Chungju Hummel | Alessandro Lopes | Miguel Bianconi | Tutinha | | |
| Goyang Hi FC | Wesley Alex | Almir | | | |
| Gwangju FC | Luizinho | Lúcio Curió | | | Cássio |
| Suwon FC | Bogdan Milić | | | Aleksandar Jovanović | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sangju Sangmu (C, P) | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 77 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Korean Police | 35 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 64 | |
| 3 | Gwangju FC | 35 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 53 | |
| 4 | Suwon FC | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 47 | |
| 5 | FC Anyang | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 45 | |
| 6 | Goyang Hi FC | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 41 | |
| 7 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 33 | |
| 8 | Chungju Hummel | 35 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 29 | |

## Promotion playoffs

Sangju Sangmu won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Gangwon FC were relegated to the K League Challenge.

## Player statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Lee Keun-ho | Sangju Sangmu | 15 |
| 1 | Lee Sang-hyup | Sangju Sangmu | 15 |
| 1 | Wesley Alex | Goyang Hi FC | 15 |
| 4 | Lúcio Curió | Gwangju FC | 13 |
| 5 | Yang Dong-hyun | Korean Police | 11 |
| 5 | Park Jong-chan | Suwon FC | 11 |
| 7 | Kim Young-hoo | Korean Police | 10 |
| 8 | Jung Jo-gook | Korean Police | 9 |
| 9 | Ha Tae-goon | Sangju Sangmu | 8 |
| 9 | Ko Kyung-min | Korean Police | 8 |

### Top assist providers

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Yeom Ki-hun | Korean Police | 11 |
| 2 | Lúcio Curió | Gwangju FC | 10 |
| 3 | Choi Jin-soo | FC Anyang | 8 |
| 4 | Lim Chang-kyun | Bucheon FC 1995 | 7 |
| 4 | Park Sung-jin | FC Anyang | 7 |
| 4 | Baek Jong-hwan | Sangju Sangmu | 7 |
| 7 | Lee Keun-ho | Sangju Sangmu | 6 |
| 7 | Kim Ho-nam | Gwangju FC | 6 |
| 7 | Moon Ki-han | Korean Police | 6 |
| 7 | Kim Han-won | Suwon FC | 6 |
| 7 | Wesley Alex | Goyang Hi FC | 6 |
| 7 | Yoo Soo-hyun | Suwon FC | 6 |

## Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted. Korean Police played all matches at opponents' stadiums.
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Sangju Sangmu | 50,759 | 9,708 | 483 | 2,538 | −10.0%$^†$ |
| 2 | Gwangju FC | 46,813 | 18,560 | 358 | 2,341 | −18.6%$^†$ |
| 3 | FC Anyang | 38,115 | 6,423 | 519 | 1,815 | 0.0%$^†$ |
| 4 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 34,307 | 3,254 | 642 | 1,715 | 0.0%$^†$ |
| 5 | Chungju Hummel | 33,250 | 8,106 | 323 | 1,663 | 0.0%$^†$ |
| 6 | Suwon FC | 17,834 | 1,957 | 505 | 939 | 0.0%$^†$ |
| 7 | Goyang Hi FC | 14,768 | 2,098 | 284 | 738 | 0.0%$^†$ |
| | League total | 235,846 | 18,560 | 284 | 1,685 | 0.0%$^†$ |
Source: K League Notes: $^†$ Team played previous season in K League.

## Awards

The 2013 K League Awards was held on 3 December 2013.

### Main awards

* Most Valuable Player: Lee Keun-ho (Sangju Sangmu)
* Manager of the Year: Park Hang-seo (Sangju Sangmu)
* Top goalscorer: Lee Keun-ho (Sangju Sangmu)
* Top assist provider: Yeom Ki-hun (Korean Police)

### Best XI

| Position | Player | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Kim Ho-jun | Sangju Sangmu |
| Defenders | Choi Chul-soon | Sangju Sangmu |
| Defenders | Kim Hyung-il | Sangju Sangmu |
| Defenders | Lee Jae-sung | Sangju Sangmu |
| Defenders | Oh Beom-seok | Korean Police |
| Midfielders | Yeom Ki-hun | Korean Police |
| Midfielders | Lee Ho | Sangju Sangmu |
| Midfielders | Choi Jin-soo | FC Anyang |
| Midfielders | Kim Young-hoo | Korean Police |
| Forwards | Lee Keun-ho | Sangju Sangmu |
| Forwards | Wesley Alex | Goyang Hi FC |