# 2013 Challengers League

The 2013 Challengers League was the seventh season of amateur K3 League. The top three clubs of each group qualified for the championship playoffs after the home and away season of two groups (16 matches per team) and the interleague play (9 matches per team). The first and second-placed team in the overall table advanced to final and semi-final respectively, and the other four clubs advanced to the first round. Bucheon FC 1995 and Namyangju United withdrew from the league, but Gimpo Citizen and Hwaseong FC joined the league. Asan United (Yesan Citizen), which had moved its city to Yesan last year, returned to Asan.

## Teams

| Club | City | Stadium | Manager |
| Asan United | Asan | Yi Sun-sin Sports Complex | Jung Nam-kil |
| Cheonan FC | Cheonan | Cheonan Football Center | Seo Won-sang |
| Cheongju Jikji | Cheongju | Cheongju Stadium | Kim Jong-hyun |
| Chuncheon FC | Chuncheon | Chuncheon Stadium | Kim Yong-ho |
| Gimpo Citizen | Gimpo | Gimpo City Stadium | Yoo Jong-wan |
| Goyang Citizen | Goyang | Goyang Eoulimnuri ground | Kim Jin-ok |
| Gwangju Gwangsan | Gwangju | Honam University ground | Kim Kang-seon |
| Gyeongju Citizen | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Civic Stadium | Kim Jin-hyung |
| Hwaseong FC | Hwaseong | Hwaseong Stadium | Kim Jong-boo |
| Icheon Citizen | Icheon | Icheon City Stadium | Lee Hyun-chang |
| Jeonju Citizen | Jeonju | Jeonju University ground | Yang Young-cheol |
| Jungnang Chorus Mustang | Seoul | Jungnang Public Ground | Yoo Bong-ki |
| Paju Citizen | Paju | Paju Public Stadium | Oh Won-jae |
| FC Pocheon | Pocheon | Pocheon Stadium | In Chang-soo |
| Seoul FC Martyrs | Seoul | Gangbuk Stadium | Kim Yong-hae |
| Seoul United | Seoul | Madeul Stadium | Kim Chang-kyum |
| Yangju Citizen | Yangju | Yangju Stadium | Lee Seung-hee |
| Yeonggwang FC | Yeonggwang | Yeonggwang Sportium | Kim Han-bong |

## Regular season
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Pocheon | 25 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 21 | +56 | 64 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Icheon Citizen | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 53 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 3 | Cheongju Jikji | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 46 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 4 | Gimpo Citizen | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 42 | |
| 5 | Jeonju Citizen | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 40 | |
| 6 | Yeonggwang FC | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 35 | |
| 7 | Cheonan FC | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 31 | |
| 8 | Gwangju Gwangsan | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 62 | −35 | 21 | |
| 9 | Goyang Citizen | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 11 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hwaseong FC | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 86 | 21 | +65 | 53 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Paju Citizen | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 45 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 3 | Gyeongju Citizen | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 41 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 4 | Chuncheon FC | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 | |
| 5 | Seoul United | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 36 | |
| 6 | Yangju Citizen | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 34 | |
| 7 | Jungnang Chorus Mustang | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 22 | |
| 8 | Seoul FC Martyrs | 25 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 92 | −68 | 14 | |
| 9 | Asan United | 25 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 87 | −47 | 10 | |
* ↑ Paju Citizen was deducted 1 point.

### Overall table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Pocheon | 25 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 21 | +56 | 64 | Qualification for the playoffs final |
| 2 | Hwaseong FC | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 86 | 21 | +65 | 53 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Icheon Citizen | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 53 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 4 | Cheongju Jikji | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 46 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 5 | Paju Citizen | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 45 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 6 | Gyeongju Citizen | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 41 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 7 | Gimpo Citizen | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 42 | |
| 8 | Jeonju Citizen | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 40 | |
| 9 | Chuncheon FC | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 | |
| 10 | Seoul United | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 36 | |
| 11 | Yeonggwang FC | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 35 | |
| 12 | Yangju Citizen | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 34 | |
| 13 | Cheonan FC | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 31 | |
| 14 | Jungnang Chorus Mustang | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 22 | |
| 15 | Gwangju Gwangsan | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 62 | −35 | 21 | |
| 16 | Seoul FC Martyrs | 25 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 92 | −68 | 14 | |
| 17 | Goyang Citizen | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 11 | Disqualification from the FA Cup |
| 18 | Asan United | 25 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 87 | −47 | 10 | Disqualification from the FA Cup |

## Championship playoffs
### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Icheon Citizen | 2 (4) | | | | | | | 1 | FC Pocheon | 4 |
| 6 | Gyeongju Citizen (p) | 2 (5) | | | | 2 | Hwaseong FC | 1 | | Paju Citizen | 0 |
| | | | Paju Citizen | Paju Citizen | 1 | | Paju Citizen | 2 | | | |
| | | | Gyeongju Citizen | Gyeongju Citizen | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cheongju Jikji | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Paju Citizen | 3 | | | | | | | | | |