| Competition: | Hyundai Oilbank K League Challenge |
| Season: | 2014 |
| Winners: | Daejeon Citizen (1st title) |
| Promoted: | Daejeon Citizen Gwangju FC |
| Best Player: | Adriano Michael Jackson |
| League Topscorer: | Adriano Michael Jackson (27 goals) |
| Matches: | 180 |
| Total Goals: | 467 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Ansan 6–1 Daejeon (29 June 2014) Daegu 6–1 Gangwon (2 November 2014) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Chungju 0–4 Daejeon (19 April 2014) |
| Highest Scoring: | 7 goals, 6 matches |
| Highest Attendance: | 6,279 Anyang 1–0 Gangwon (29 March 2014) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 217 Gangwon 4–1 Daegu (17 September 2014) Ansan 0–0 Goyang (15 October 2014) |
| Average Attendance: | 1,211 |
| Prevseason: | 2013 |
| Nextseason: | 2015 |
The 2014 K League Challenge was the second season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Since the 2014 season, the champions was promoted to the K League Classic and three teams from second to fourth-placed team qualified for the promotion playoffs after the regular season.[1]
Relegated from K League Classic
Promoted to K League Classic
| Ansan Police | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Bucheon Stadium | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 34,545 | |
| Chungju Hummel | Daegu FC | Daejeon Citizen | |
| Chungju Stadium | Daegu Stadium | Daejeon World Cup Stadium | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 68,014 | Capacity: 42,176 | |
| Gangwon FC | Goyang Hi FC | Gwangju FC | |
| Gangneung Stadium | Goyang Stadium | Gwangju World Cup Stadium | |
| Capacity: 22,333 | Capacity: 41,311 | Capacity: 44,118 | |
| Suwon FC | |||
| Suwon Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 24,670 | |||
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Managers | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansan Police | Cho Dong-hyun | Zaicro | ||
| FC Anyang | Lee Woo-hyung | Zaicro | KB Kookmin Bank | |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Choi Jin-han | Ninety Plus | Bucheon Government | |
| Chungju Hummel | Kim Jong-pil | Hummel | Chungju Government | |
| Daegu FC | Choi Duck-joo | Hummel | ||
| Daejeon Citizen | Cho Jin-ho | Kelme | ||
| Gangwon FC |  Arthur BernardesPark Hyo-jin (caretaker) | Hummel | ||
| Goyang Hi FC | Lee Young-moo Lee Sung-kil (caretaker) | New Balance | ||
| Gwangju FC | Nam Ki-il | Joma | Gwangju Bank | |
| Suwon FC | Cho Duck-je | Hummel | Suwon Government |
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.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | Former Players | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Anyang | Wagner Querino | Felipe Adão | ||||
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Rodrigo Paraná | |||||
| Chungju Hummel | Raphael | Kalel |  Ciprian Vasilache | |||
| Daegu FC | Johnathan | Matheus | Néverton | Sandro | ||
| Daejeon Citizen | Adriano Michael Jackson | Maranhão | Vanderlei | Diogo Rangel | ||
| Gangwon FC | Almir | Joélson | Wesley Alex | Diogo Rangel | Ciprian Vasilache | |
| Goyang Hi FC | Maycon | Roniere | Wesley Alex | |||
| Gwangju FC | Diego Silva | Fábio Neves | Romarinho | |||
| Suwon FC | Japa |  Vladan Adžić |
The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2014 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2014 K League Classic. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2015 K League Classic.
-----Gwangju FC won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Gyeongnam FC were relegated to the K League Challenge.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adriano Michael Jackson | Daejeon Citizen | ||
| 2 | Wesley Alex | Gangwon FC | ||
| 3 | Johnathan | Daegu FC | ||
| 4 |  Choi Jin-ho | Gangwon FC | ||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 5 | Rodrigo Paraná | Bucheon FC 1995 | |
| Ko Kyung-min | Ansan Police | |||
| align=center rowspan=5 | 7 | Fábio Neves | Gwangju FC | |
| Kim Chan-hee | Daejeon Citizen | |||
| Jung Min-woo | Suwon FC | |||
| Park Sung-jin | FC Anyang | |||
| Kim Han-won | Suwon FC |
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=2 | 1 | Choi Jin-ho | Gangwon FC | |
| Kwon Yong-hyun | Suwon FC | |||
| 3 | Choi Jin-soo | FC Anyang | ||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 4 | Kim Seo-jun | Suwon FC | |
| Park Sung-jin | FC Anyang | |||
| align=center rowspan=7 | 6 | Choi Kwang-hee | Ansan Police | |
| Lee Jong-min | Gwangju FC | |||
| Kim Chan-hee | Daejeon Citizen | |||
| Seo Myeong-won | Daejeon Citizen | |||
| Yoo Joon-young | Bucheon FC 1995 | |||
| Lee Woo-hyeok | Gangwon FC | |||
| Song Ju-han | Daejeon Citizen |
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
The 2014 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2014.[2]
Adriano Michael Jackson (Daejeon Citizen)
Adriano Michael Jackson (Daejeon Citizen)
| Position | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Park Ju-won | Daejeon Citizen |
| Defenders | Lee Jae-kwon | Ansan Police |
| Heo Jae-won | Daegu FC | |
| Yoon Won-il | Daejeon Citizen | |
| Rim Chang-woo | Daejeon Citizen | |
| Midfielders | Kim Ho-nam | Gwangju FC |
| Choi Jin-ho | Gangwon FC | |
| Lee Yong-rae | Ansan Police | |
| Choi Jin-soo | FC Anyang | |
| Forwards | Wesley Alex | Gangwon FC |
| Adriano Michael Jackson | Daejeon Citizen |