# 2013 Korea National League

The 2013 Korea National League was the eleventh season of the Korea National League. A total of ten clubs participated in this season after four clubs were dropped out from the league. Ansan H FC (Goyang Hi FC), Suwon City (Suwon FC), and Chungju Hummel started to participate in a new professional league K League 2. Kookmin Bank decided to dissolve their football club Goyang KB Kookmin Bank and sponsor K League 2 club FC Anyang. The post-season playoffs were contested by four teams.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Busan Transportation Corporation | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium |
| Changwon City | Changwon | Changwon Football Center |
| Cheonan City | Cheonan | Cheonan Stadium |
| Gangneung City | Gangneung | Gangneung Stadium |
| Gimhae City | Gimhae | Gimhae Stadium |
| Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Civic Stadium |
| Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | Ulsan | Ulsan Stadium |
| Incheon Korail | Incheon | Incheon Munhak Stadium |
| Mokpo City | Mokpo | Mokpo International Football Center |
| Yongin City | Yongin | Yongin Football Center |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 51 | Qualification for the playoffs final |
| 2 | Incheon Korail | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 45 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Changwon City | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 38 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 4 | Gyeongju KHNP | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 37 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 5 | Gimhae City | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 36 | |
| 6 | Mokpo City | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 36 | |
| 7 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 34 | |
| 8 | Gangneung City | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 33 | |
| 9 | Yongin City | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 32 | |
| 10 | Cheonan City | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 23 | |

### Positions by matchday

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Incheon Korail | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Changwon City | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Gyeongju KHNP | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Gimhae City | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Mokpo City | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Busan Transportation Corporation | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Gangneung City | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Yongin City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| Cheonan City | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

### Results
#### Matches 1–18

| Home \ Away | BTC | CWC | CAC | GNC | GHC | GHN | HMD | ICK | MPC | YIC |
| Busan Transportation Corporation | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Changwon City | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Cheonan City | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
| Gangneung City | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Gimhae City | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Gyeongju KHNP | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Incheon Korail | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Mokpo City | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Yongin City | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | — |

#### Matches 19–27

| Home \ Away | BTC | CWC | CAC | GNC | GHC | GHN | HMD | ICK | MPC | YIC |
| Busan Transportation Corporation | — | — | — | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Changwon City | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Cheonan City | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 0–4 | — | — | 2–1 |
| Gangneung City | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | — |
| Gimhae City | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | — |
| Gyeongju KHNP | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | — |
| Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 2–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | — | — | 1–2 | — |
| Incheon Korail | — | — | 5–2 | — | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| Mokpo City | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | — |
| Yongin City | — | — | — | 5–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | — |

## Championship playoffs

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | 2 | Incheon Korail | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1R | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 3 | Changwon City | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1R | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Gyeongju KHNP | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gyeongju KHNP | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | SF | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 |