Six K-League 2 teams, which are trying to continue their hopes for promotion to the K-League 2 professional football, will compete for only two spots in the final round of the regular league.
The 2024 Hana Bank K League 2 will play six final rounds of the regular league at 2 p.m. on the 9th to select teams to play in the promotion and playoff (PO) and PO.
K League 2 is given the right to promote K League 1 Direct to the winning team of the league, but FC Anyang, which has already confirmed its first place, took it. For other teams to reach K League 1, they must go through the promotion PO.
The second place in the K League 2 has the 11th place in the K League 1 and the PO for promotion.
There is also hope for the third, fourth, and fifth place in the K League. The team that survived the 5th and 4th place with the semi-PO, and the winner with the 3rd place with the PO will clash with the 10th place in the K League 1 in the promotion PO.
Nothing has been decided except Anyang, the champion team. As of Tuesday, E-Land in Seoul (58 points), Asan in South Chungcheong Province (57 points), Samsung in Suwon (56 points), Dragons in South Jeolla Province (54 points), I-Park in Busan (53 points), and Gimpo FC (51 points) are in seventh place.
For starters, second-ranked Seoul E-Land has secured at least the K-League 2 PO (3rd). If the team wins a home game against South Jeolla Province, it will rank second and move directly to the promotion PO. If it ties or loses, however, it should wait and see the results of Asan in South Chungcheong Province and Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province.
Chungnam Asan, the third-ranked team that will leave Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, will win the final match first, and can rise to second place if Seoul E-Land draws or loses.
If South Chungcheong Province's Asan plays a tie and Seoul E-Land loses, the two teams will have equal points, but in terms of gains and losses, South Chungcheong Province's Asan (56 goals) is at a disadvantage as it is lagging six goals behind Seoul's E-Land (62 goals). If the K-League's points are the same, multiple points take precedence over the difference between gains and losses.
Suwon Samsung, ranked fourth, is currently close to PO, but there is no game in the 39th round, so it is in a position to wait for news of other stadiums.
Suwon is two points ahead of fifth-ranked Jeonnam and three points ahead of sixth-ranked Busan. Therefore, if both Jeonnam and Busan win, Suwon will be pushed out of fifth place.
However, if either team loses, Suwon ranks fifth, and if both teams lose, Suwon can play the PO at home, finishing fourth in the final ranking.
Depending on the result of the final match, Jeonnam may rise to third place or fall out of fifth place, and the PO may be frustrated.
Jeonnam's final opponent is Seoul E-Land, which is aiming for second place. If they win, they can play PO unconditionally, but it is burdensome that the opponent is also a team in desperate need of victory.
Busan will go on an away trip to Bucheon FC. The case for Busan is simple. It is three points behind Suwon, but 52 goals in total, ahead of Suwon's 46 goals, so if it wins the final match, it can surpass Suwon.
However, if the team wins a draw, it should hope that the team loses, and even if the team loses, it is five goals behind the team in score points, which makes it difficult to leap to fifth place. If the team loses, it will unconditionally fail to advance to the PO.
Kimpo, ranked seventh with 51 points, also has arithmetic potential.
After winning the home game against Cheonan City FC, South Jeolla Province will lose, and Busan will have to lose or draw. In this case, Gimpo should have multiple points with South Jeolla Province and Busan, but since Kimpo (42 goals) is 15 goals behind South Jeolla Province (57), it is difficult to turn the tables.
Meanwhile, Anyang, which has confirmed the championship, will bring Gyeongnam FC home to play the final match in peace, and will host the 메이저사이트 K League 2 championship ceremony after the game.