# 2017 Korea National League

The 2017 Korea National League, also known as the Incheon International Airport National League 2017 due to the sponsorship of Incheon International Airport, was the 15th season of the Korea National League, the third tier of South Korea's football league system. Each of eight clubs played four times against all other clubs in the regular season, and the top three clubs of the regular season qualified for post-season playoffs.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Busan Transportation Corporation | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium |
| Changwon City | Changwon | Changwon Football Center |
| Cheonan City | Cheonan | Cheonan Stadium |
| Daejeon Korail | Daejeon | Daejeon Hanbat Stadium |
| Gangneung City | Gangneung | Gangneung Stadium |
| Gimhae City | Gimhae | Gimhae Stadium |
| Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Civic Stadium |
| Mokpo City | Mokpo | Mokpo International Football Center |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Gyeongju KHNP | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 51 | Qualification for the playoffs final |
| 2 | Gimhae City | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 50 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Cheonan City | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 49 | Qualification for the playoffs semi-final |
| 4 | Daejeon Korail | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 39 | |
| 5 | Mokpo City | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 | |
| 6 | Changwon City | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 29 | |
| 7 | Gangneung City | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 26 | |
| 8 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 22 | |

### 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 | 28 |
| Gyeongju KHNP | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Gimhae City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Cheonan City | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Daejeon Korail | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Mokpo City | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Changwon City | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Gangneung City | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Busan Transportation Corporation | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

## Championship playoffs

| Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Gimhae City | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Cheonan City | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Cheonan City | 2 | 0 | 2 | SF | Gimhae City | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | 1 | Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | 2 | 2 |