Football league season
| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 March - 13 November 2011 |
| Champions | Gyeongju Citizen (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 668 (3.71 per match) |
| Best Player | Kim Min-seop |
| ← 2010 2012 → | |
The 2011 Challengers League was the fifth season of amateur K3 League. In this season, the K3 League was renamed the "Challengers League", and 16 clubs participated after Samcheok Shinwoo Electronics and Yongin Citizen withdrew from the league. The participating clubs were divided into two groups, and the winners and runners-up of both groups qualified for the championship playoffs. All clubs had interleague play once after playing home and away season in each group.
Regular season
Group A
Yangju CitizenGyeongju CitizenBucheon FC 1995Jeonju EMSeoul UnitedNamyangju CitizenYeonggwang FCAsan Citizenclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2011 K3 League Group A teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yangju Citizen | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 50 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Gyeongju Citizen | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 45 | |
| 3 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 29 | Qualification for the FA Cup first round |
| 4 | Jeonju EM | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 29 | |
| 5 | Seoul United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 26 | |
| 6 | Namyangju United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 20 | |
| 7 | Yeonggwang FC | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 15 | |
| 8 | Asan Citizen | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Group B
Icheon CitizenFC PocheonChuncheon FCSeoul FC MartyrsCheonan FCCheongju FCGwangju GwangsanGoyang Citizenclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2011 K3 League Group B teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icheon Citizen | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 26 | +49 | 49 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | FC Pocheon | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 48 | |
| 3 | Chuncheon FC | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 43 | Qualification for the FA Cup first round |
| 4 | Cheongju FC | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 40 | |
| 5 | Seoul FC Martyrs | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 30 | |
| 6 | Cheonan FC | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 20 | |
| 7 | Gwangju Gwangsan | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 17 | |
| 8 | Goyang Citizen | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 56 | −32 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Championship playoffs
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
| Yangju Citizen (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||
| FC Pocheon | 1 (3) | ||||||||||
| Yangju Citizen | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Gyeongju Citizen | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| Icheon Citizen | 0 (2) | ||||||||||
| Gyeongju Citizen (p) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||
Semi-finals
| Yangju Citizen | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Pocheon |
|---|---|---|
Choi Young-nam  50' |
Choi Kyung-sik 62' |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
| Icheon Citizen | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Gyeongju Citizen |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Final
| Yangju Citizen | 1–1 | Gyeongju Citizen |
|---|---|---|
| Park Sang-yong 73' |
Yoon Chul-soon 12' |
| Gyeongju Citizen | 3–2 | Yangju Citizen |
|---|---|---|
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Gyeongju Citizen won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyeongju Citizen (C) | Qualification for the FA Cup second round |
| 2 | Yangju Citizen | Qualification for the FA Cup first round |
| 3 | Icheon Citizen | |
| 4 | FC Pocheon |
(C) Champions
See also
References
- 경주시민구단, 챌린저스리그 2연패 (in Korean). Kyongbuk Ilbo. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
External links
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