# 2022 K4 League

The 2022 K4 League was the third season of the K4 League.
Defending champions Pocheon Citizen were promoted to the K3 League alongside runners-up Siheung Citizen and play-off winners Dangjin Citizen, while Pyeongtaek Citizen played in the K4 League for the first time by being relegated from the K3 League. Three K League clubs Daegu FC, Daejeon Hana Citizen and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors joined the K4 League, and entered with their reserve teams.
The 17 participating teams played each other twice during the regular season. The top two teams could be directly promoted to the K3 League, and the third and fourth-placed teams qualified for the promotion play-offs.
Yangpyeong FC, FC Namdong and Chungju Citizen forfeited three, seven and twelve matches respectively due to their use of illegal players. Additionally, FC Namdong forfeited seven more matches by being disbanded in the middle of the season.
Goyang KH qualified for the K3 League as champions, but they were disbanded after the end of the season.

## Teams
### Team changes

Relegated from K3 League
* Pyeongtaek Citizen
Newly joined
* Daegu FC B
* Daejeon Hana Citizen B
* Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B
Promoted to K3 League
* Pocheon Citizen
* Siheung Citizen
* Dangjin Citizen

### Stadiums and locations

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Chuncheon Citizen | Chuncheon | Chuncheon Songam Sports Town Auxiliary Stadium | 25,000 |
| Chungju Citizen | Chungju | Chungju Tangeum Stadium | 3,000 |
| FC Namdong | Incheon | Namdong Industrial Complex Park | 2,500 |
| Daegu FC B | Daegu | Daegu Stadium | 66,422 |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen B | Daejeon | Daejeon World Cup Stadium Auxiliary Stadium | |
| Gangwon FC B | Gangwon | Chuncheon Songam Stadium | 20,000 |
| Geoje Citizen | Geoje | Geoje Stadium | 7,500 |
| Goyang KH | Goyang | Goyang Stadium | 41,311 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B | Jeonju | Jeonju World Cup Stadium Auxiliary Stadium | |
| Jeonju Citizen | Jeonju | Jeonju Stadium | 30,000 |
| Jinju Citizen | Jinju | Jinju Stadium | 20,116 |
| Pyeongchang United | Pyeongchang | Jinbu Sports Park | 300 |
| Pyeongtaek Citizen | Pyeongtaek | Sosabeol Reports Town | 15,000 |
| Seoul Jungnang | Seoul | Jungnang Public Ground | 400 |
| Seoul Nowon United | Seoul | Nowon Madeul Stadium | 446 |
| Yangpyeong FC | Yangpyeong | Yongmun Sports Park | 3,000 |
| Yeoju FC | Yeoju | Yeoju Stadium | 16,000 |

### Personnel

| Club | Manager |
| Chuncheon Citizen | Son Hyun-jun |
| Chungju Citizen | Gong Mun-bae |
| FC Namdong | Kim Jeong-jae |
| Daegu FC B | |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen B | |
| Gangwon FC B | Lee Seul-gi |
| Geoje Citizen | Song Jae-gyu |
| Goyang KH | Bae Seong-jae |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B | Park Jun-sub |
| Jeonju Citizen | Yang Young-cheol |
| Jinju Citizen | Choi Cheong-il |
| Pyeongchang United | An Hong-min |
| Pyeongtaek Citizen | Lee Ho-joon |
| Seoul Jungnang | Kim Sang-hwa |
| Seoul Nowon United | Lee Jeong-jae |
| Yangpyeong FC | Kim Chang-yoon |
| Yeoju FC | Shim Bong-seop |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Goyang KH (C) | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 68 | |
| 2 | Yangpyeong FC (P) | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 64 | Promotion to K3 League |
| 3 | Chuncheon Citizen (O, P) | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 61 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Pyeongchang United | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 55 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Daejeon Hana Citizen B | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 51 | |
| 6 | Gangwon FC B | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 50 | |
| 7 | Seoul Nowon United | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 49 | |
| 8 | Geoje Citizen | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 46 | |
| 9 | Jeonju Citizen | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 46 | |
| 10 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 45 | |
| 11 | Jinju Citizen | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 43 | |
| 12 | Daegu FC B | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 37 | |
| 13 | Seoul Jungnang | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 37 | |
| 14 | Pyeongtaek Citizen | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 34 | |
| 15 | Chungju Citizen | 32 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 29 | |
| 16 | Yeoju FC | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 27 | |
| 17 | FC Namdong | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 69 | −40 | 26 | Withdrawal |
* ↑ Dissolved after the end of the season.
* ↑ Dissolved with 7 matches left.

## Results

| Home \ Away | CHU | CHC | DGU | DJN | GWO | GEO | JBK | GYK | JEO | JIN | NAM | PCH | PTA | SJN | SNU | YPY | YEO |
| Chuncheon Citizen | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Chungju Citizen | 2–2 | — | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | – | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 |
| Daegu FC B | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
| Daejeon FC B | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Gangwon FC B | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Geoje Citizen | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Moters B | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–4 | 4–5 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Goyang KH | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | — | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Jeonju Citizen | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Jinju Citizen | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| FC Namdong | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Pyeongchang United | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Pyeongtaek Citizen | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Seoul Jungnang | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Seoul Nowon United | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Yangpyeong FC | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 |
| Yeoju FC | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 7–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
* ↑ Both teams forfeited the match due to their use of illegal players.

## Promotion play-offs
### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | K3 | Dangjin Citizen | 0 |
| 3 | Chuncheon Citizen | 0 | K4 | Chuncheon Citizen | 2 |
| 4 | Pyeongchang United | 0 | | | |

### First round

When the match was finished as a draw, its winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-out.

### Final

The promotion play-offs final (K3 League relegation play-off) was contested between the bottom team of K3 League and the winners of the first round.