2020 K4 League
# 2020 K4 League

The 2020 K4 League is the first season of the K4 League as a semi-professional league and the fourth tier of South Korean football league system. After the 2019 season, the former K3 League Basic went defunct and was rebranded into the K4 League. In the 2020 season, the K4 League will consist of 13 teams with 5 teams from K3 League Advanced, 6 teams from K3 League Basic, and 2 teams newly founded in 2019. The teams for the 2020 season were announced by the Korea Football Association on 19 December 2019.

## Competition format

The 2020 K4 League is contested by thirteen teams, with no relegation system in place. Each team competes home and away, playing 24 games. The top two teams get promoted to the K3 League, while the third and the fourth placed teams qualify for the promotion play off.

## Teams

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Chungju Citizen | Chungju | Chungju Tangeum Stadium | 3,000 | Gong Mun-bae |
| Goyang Citizen | Goyang | Eoulimnuri Byeolmuri Ground | 2,500 | Kim Young-ho |
| Icheon Citizen | Icheon | Icheon City Stadium | 20,305 | Lee Cheon-hong |
| Jinju Citizen | Jinju | Jinju Stadium | 20,116 | Choi Cheong-il |
| FC Namdong | Incheon | Namdong Industrial Complex Park | 2,500 | Kim Jeong-Jae |
| Paju Citizen | Paju | Paju Public Stadium | 23,000 | Oh Won-jae |
| Pocheon Citizen | Pocheon | Pocheon Stadium | 7,000 | Man-geun Cho |
| Seoul Jungnang | Seoul | Jungnang Public Ground | | Kim Sang-Hwa |
| Seoul Nowon United | Seoul | Nowon Madeul Stadium | 446 | Lee Jeong-jae |
| Siheung Citizen | Siheung | Jeongwang Sports Park | 1,500 | Jeong Seon-woo |
| Ulsan Citizen | Ulsan | Ulsan Stadium | 19,471 | Jung Jin-hyuk |
| Yangpyeong FC | Yangpyeong | Yongmun Sports Park | | Kim Chang-yoon |
| Yeoju Citizen | Yeoju | Yeoju Stadium | 16,000 | Shim Bong-Seop |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Paju Citizen (C) | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 53 | Promotion to 2021 K3 League |
| 2 | Ulsan Citizen (P) | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 51 | Promotion to 2021 K3 League |
| 3 | Jinju Citizen (Q) | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 50 | Qualification for promotion play-off |
| 4 | Pocheon Citizen (Q) | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 49 | Qualification for promotion play-off |
| 5 | FC Namdong | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 41 | |
| 6 | Yeoju Citizen | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 39 | |
| 7 | Yangpyeong FC | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 36 | |
| 8 | Siheung Citizen | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 29 | |
| 9 | Icheon Citizen | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 27 | |
| 10 | Chungju Citizen | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 19 | |
| 11 | Goyang Citizen | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 19 | |
| 12 | Seoul Nowon United | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 17 | |
| 13 | Seoul Jungnang | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 57 | −35 | 11 | |

## Results

### Matches 1 to 24

| Home \ Away | CHU | GC | ICH | JC | NAM | PC | POC | SJU | SNU | SC | ULC | YPY | YEO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chungju Citizen | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Goyang Citizen | 0–1 | — | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Icheon Citizen | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Jinju Citizen | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| FC Namdong | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Paju Citizen | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–6 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 |
| Pocheon Citizen | 5–2 | 7–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Seoul Jungnang | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Seoul Nowon United | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Siheung Citizen | 3–4 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Ulsan Citizen | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–2 |
| Yangpyeong FC | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Yeoju Citizen | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — |

## Promotion play-off

The match was played on the 29th of November 2020. The 3rd and 4th placed team from the 2020 K4 League will play for a spot in the 2021 K3 League against the team placed 14th in the 2020 K3 League.

| Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - |
| 3 | Jinju Citizen | 3 |
| 4 | Pocheon Citizen | 0 |

## Winner

* 2020 K4 League Winners
* Paju Citizen 1st Title
