2015_K_League_Challenge
2015 K League Challenge
Football league season
The 2015 K League Challenge was the third season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Champions and winners of promotion playoffs could be promoted to the K League Classic.[1]
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2015 |
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| Champions | Sangju Sangmu (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Sangju Sangmu Suwon FC |
| Matches played | 220 |
| Goals scored | 593 (2.7 per match) |
| Best Player | Johnathan |
| Top goalscorer | Johnathan (26 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Gangwon 4–0 Bucheon (4 April 2015) Seoul E 4-0 Chungju (16 May 2015) Sangju 4–0 Chungju (13 June 2015) Daegu 5–1 Sangju (23 September 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Goyang 0–5 Sangju (13 May 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Gangwon 4–4 Seoul E (22 November 2015) |
| Highest attendance | 20,157 Daegu 2–1 Gangwon (29 March 2015) |
| Lowest attendance | 249 Goyang 1–0 Gangwon (10 June 2015) |
| Average attendance | 1,606 |
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Locations of the 2015 K League Challenge clubs
Team changes
Relegated from K League Classic
Promoted to K League Classic
Newly joined
Stadiums
More information Ansan Police, FC Anyang ...
| Ansan Police | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995 |
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| Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Bucheon Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 34,545 |
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| Chungju Hummel | Daegu FC | Gangwon FC |
| Chungju Stadium | Daegu Stadium | Gangneung Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 68,014 | Capacity: 22,333 |
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| Goyang Hi FC | Gyeongnam FC | Sangju Sangmu |
| Goyang Stadium | Changwon Football Center | Sangju Stadium |
| Capacity: 41,311 | Capacity: 15,500 | Capacity: 15,042 |
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| Seoul E-Land | Suwon FC | |
| Seoul Olympic Stadium | Suwon Stadium | |
| Capacity: 69,950 | Capacity: 24,670 | |
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Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
More information Team, Managers ...
| Team | Managers | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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| Ansan Police |  Lee Heung-sil |
Zaicro | |
| FC Anyang | Lee Woo-hyung |
Zaicro | KB Kookmin Bank |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Choi Jin-han |
Astore | Bucheon Government |
| Chungju Hummel | Kim Jong-pil |
Hummel | Chungju Government |
| Daegu FC | Lee Young-jin |
Kelme | Daegu Government |
| Gyeongnam FC | Park Sung-hwa |
Hummel | |
| Gangwon FC | Choi Yun-kyum |
Hummel | |
| Goyang Hi FC | Lee Young-moo |
New Balance | |
| Sangju Sangmu | Park Hang-seo |
Atemi | |
| Seoul E-Land |  Martin Rennie |
New Balance | E-Land |
| Suwon FC | Cho Duck-je |
Hummel | Suwon Government |
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Foreign players
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.
More information Club, Player 1 ...
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player |
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| FC Anyang |  Austin Berry |
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| Bucheon FC 1995 |  Rodrigo Paraná |
Almir |
Lukian |
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| Chungju Hummel | Marcinho |
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| Daegu FC | Léo Jaime |
Johnathan |
Serginho |
 Éder Lima |
| Gyeongnam FC | Fauver |
 Miloš Stojanović |
 Imed Louati |
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| Gangwon FC | Jonatas Belusso |
Henan |
Gil |
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| Seoul E-Land |  Carlyle Mitchell |
 Ryan Johnson |
Tarabai |
 Robert Cullen |
| Suwon FC | Japa |
 Vladan Adžić |
 Sisi |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sangju Sangmu (C, P) | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 67 | Promotion to the K League Classic |
| 2 | Daegu FC | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final |
| 3 | Suwon FC (O, P) | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 65 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round |
| 4 | Seoul E-Land | 40 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 61 | |
| 5 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 55 | |
| 6 | FC Anyang | 40 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 54 | |
| 7 | Gangwon FC | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 51 | |
| 8 | Goyang Hi FC | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 49 | |
| 9 | Gyeongnam FC | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 43 | |
| 10 | Ansan Police | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 42 | |
| 11 | Chungju Hummel | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 41 |
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Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Leaders
Qualification for the promotion playoffs
Round 1–22
More information Team ╲ Round, Sangju Sangmu ...
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Sangju Sangmu | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Daegu FC | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Seoul E-Land | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Suwon FC | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Goyang Hi FC | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Ansan Police | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Chungju Hummel | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Gangwon FC | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| FC Anyang | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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Source: K League
Round 23–44
More information Team ╲ Round, Sangju Sangmu ...
| Team ╲ Round | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
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| Sangju Sangmu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Daegu FC | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Suwon FC | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Seoul E-Land | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| FC Anyang | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Gangwon FC | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Goyang Hi FC | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Ansan Police | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Chungju Hummel | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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Source: K League
Matches 1–20
More information Home \ Away, ASM ...
| Home \ Away | ASM | ANY | BUC | CJH | DGU | GWN | GHI | GNM | SJS | SEL | SUW |
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| Ansan Police | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| FC Anyang | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 |
| Chungju Hummel | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Daegu FC | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Gangwon FC | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Goyang Hi FC | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 2–3 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Sangju Sangmu | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Seoul E-Land | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 |
| Suwon FC | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | — |
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Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 21–40
More information Home \ Away, ASM ...
| Home \ Away | ASM | ANY | BUC | CJH | DGU | GWN | GHI | GNM | SJS | SEL | SUW |
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| Ansan Police | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| FC Anyang | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Chungju Hummel | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Daegu FC | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
| Gangwon FC | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 1–1 |
| Goyang Hi FC | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Sangju Sangmu | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–5 |
| Seoul E-Land | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–4 |
| Suwon FC | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — |
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Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
When the first round and semi-final match were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.
Bracket
| First round | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Daegu FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Suwon FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Suwon FC | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Seoul E-Land | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Suwon FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Busan IPark | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
First round
More information Suwon FC, 3–3 ...
| Suwon FC | 3–3 | Seoul E-Land |
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Semi-final
More information Daegu FC, 1–2 ...
| Daegu FC | 1–2 | Suwon FC |
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Final
The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2015 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2015 K League Classic. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2016 K League Classic.
More information Busan IPark, 0–2 ...
| Busan IPark | 0–2 | Suwon FC |
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Suwon FC won 3–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Busan IPark were relegated to the K League Challenge.
Top scorers
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Johnathan |
Daegu FC | 26 |
| 2 | Joo Min-kyu |
Seoul E-Land | 23 |
| 3 | Japa |
Suwon FC | 19 |
| Cho Seok-jae |
Chungju Hummel | ||
| 5 | Tarabai |
Seoul E-Land | 17 |
| 6 | Ko Kyung-min |
FC Anyang | 16 |
| 7 | Jonatas Belusso |
Gangwon FC | 15 |
| 8 | Lim Sang-hyub |
Sangju Sangmu | 12 |
| Kim You-sung |
Goyang Hi FC | ||
| 10 | Choi Seung-in |
Gangwon FC | 11 |
| Rodrigo Paraná |
Bucheon FC 1995 |
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Top assist providers
More information Rank, Player ...
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Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Daegu FC | 60,569 | 20,157 | 504 | 3,028 | +213.5%† |
| 2 | Gyeongnam FC | 37,835 | 5,214 | 311 | 1,892 | −58.3%† |
| 3 | Seoul E-Land | 36,510 | 4,342 | 680 | 1,826 | n/a† |
| 4 | FC Anyang | 34,003 | 10,147 | 583 | 1,700 | +8.1%† |
| 5 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 33,943 | 12,332 | 511 | 1,697 | +57.7%† |
| 6 | Ansan Police | 33,298 | 10,094 | 304 | 1,665 | +178.4%† |
| 7 | Gangwon FC | 27,137 | 7,051 | 438 | 1,357 | +34.6%† |
| 8 | Suwon FC | 27,106 | 5,688 | 420 | 1,355 | +36.9%† |
| 9 | Sangju Sangmu | 24,692 | 4,244 | 512 | 1,235 | −51.7%† |
| 10 | Chungju Hummel | 24,553 | 3,925 | 514 | 1,228 | +58.7%† |
| 11 | Goyang Hi FC | 13,764 | 3,083 | 249 | 688 | +17.8%† |
| League total | 353,410 | 20,157 | 249 | 1,606 | +32.6%† |
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Source: K League
Notes:
† Team played previous season in K League Classic.
The 2015 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2015.[2]
Main awards
Best XI
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Club |
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| Goalkeeper | Jo Hyeon-woo |
Daegu FC |
| Defenders | Park Jin-po |
Sangju Sangmu |
| Shin Hyung-min |
Ansan Police | |
| Kang Min-soo |
Sangju Sangmu | |
| Lee Yong |
Sangju Sangmu | |
| Midfielders | Ko Kyung-min |
FC Anyang |
| Lee Seung-gi |
Sangju Sangmu | |
| Cho Won-hee |
Seoul E-Land | |
| Kim Jae-sung |
Seoul E-Land | |
| Forwards | Johnathan |
Daegu FC |
| Joo Min-kyu |
Seoul E-Land |
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Player of the Round
More information Round, Player ...
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Manager of the Month
More information Month, Manager ...
| Month | Manager | Club | Division |
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| March | Nam Ki-il |
Gwangju FC | K League Classic |
| April | Choi Kang-hee |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League Classic |
| May | Kim Hak-bum |
Seongnam FC | K League Classic |
| June | Park Hang-seo |
Sangju Sangmu | K League Challenge |
| July | Choi Kang-hee |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League Classic |
| August | Kim Hak-bum |
Seongnam FC | K League Classic |
| September | Hwang Sun-hong |
Pohang Steelers | K League Classic |
| October | Lee Young-jin |
Daegu FC | K League Challenge |
| November | Cho Duck-je |
Suwon FC | K League Challenge |
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- 2014년 K리그, 달라지는 점은? (in Korean). K League. 31 December 2014.
- [K리그 어워즈] '킬러' 조나탄-주민규, 챌린지 베스트 11 선정 (in Korean). InterFootball. 1 December 2015.
- Official website (in Korean)
- Review at K League (in Korean)