2011 Challengers League
# 2011 Challengers League

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

| 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 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 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 | Qualification for the FA Cup first round |
| 5 | Seoul United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 26 | Qualification for the FA Cup first round |
| 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 | |

### Group B

| 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 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 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 | Qualification for the FA Cup first round |
| 5 | Seoul FC Martyrs | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 30 | Qualification for the FA Cup first round |
| 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 | |

## Championship playoffs

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yangju Citizen (p) | Yangju Citizen (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | |
| FC Pocheon | FC Pocheon | 1 (3) | | | | | |
| FC Pocheon | FC Pocheon | 1 (3) | Yangju Citizen | Yangju Citizen | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | Gyeongju Citizen | Gyeongju Citizen | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Icheon Citizen | Icheon Citizen | 0 (2) | Gyeongju Citizen | Gyeongju Citizen | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Gyeongju Citizen (p) | Gyeongju Citizen (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | |

### Final

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 | Qualification for the FA Cup first round |
| 4 | FC Pocheon | Qualification for the FA Cup first round |
