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| Organising body | Korea Football Association |
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| Founded | 2020 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 4 |
| Promotion to | K3 League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Korean FA Cup |
| Current champions | Yeoju FC (2023) |
| Most championships | Paju Citizen Pocheon Citizen Goyang KH Yeoju FC (1 titles each) |
| TV partners | Naver Sports STN Sports Afreeca TV |
| Website | kfa.or.kr |
| Current: 2024 K4 League | |
| K4 League | |
| Hangul | K4리그 |
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| Revised Romanization | K4 Rigeu |
| McCune–Reischauer | K4 Rigŭ |
The K4 League is the fourth-highest division in the South Korean football league system. It is regarded as the successor to the K3 League Basic, the second division of amateur K3 League founded in 2017.
Since 2021, Korea Football Association has allowed reserve teams of the K League to join the K4 League.
Competition format
All participating clubs play home and away season in the K4 League. The promotion and relegation system exists between the K3 League and the K4 League,[1] but does not exist between the K4 League and amateur league K5 League. The champions and runners-up can be directly promoted to the K3 League, and third and fourth-placed teams qualify for the first round of the promotion playoffs.
Clubs
Current clubs
| Team | City | Stadium | Manager | First season | Current spell | Seasons[lower-alpha 1] | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busan IPark Futures | Busan | Busan Asiad Main Stadium |  Kim Chi-gon |
2023 | 2023– | 2 | — |
| FC Chungju | Chungju | Chungju Stadium | Kim Jong-pil |
2023 | 2023– | 2 | — |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen B | Daejeon | Daejeon World Cup Auxiliary Stadium | Kim Kyung-rang |
2022 | 2022– | 3 | — |
| Dangjin Citizen | Dangjin | Dangjin Stadium | Han Sang-min |
2021 | 2023– | 3 | — |
| Gangwon FC B | Gangwon | Chuncheon Songam Stadium | Lee Seul-gi |
2021 | 2021– | 4 | — |
| Geoje Citizen | Geoje | Geoje Stadium | Song Jae-gyu |
2021 | 2021– | 4 | — |
| Jeonju Citizen | Jeonju | Jeonju Stadium | Jung Jin-hyuk |
2021 | 2021– | 4 | — |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B | North Jeolla | Jeonju World Cup Auxiliary Stadium | Park Jin-sub |
2022 | 2022– | 3 | — |
| Jinju Citizen | Jinju | Jinju Stadium | Choi Cheong-il |
2020 | 2020– | 5 | — |
| Namyangju FC | Namyangju | Namyangju Stadium | |
2024 | 2024– | 1 (debut) | — |
| Pyeongchang United | Pyeongchang | Pyeongchang Stadium | Ahn Hong-min |
2021 | 2021– | 4 | — |
| Pyeongtaek Citizen | Pyeongtaek | Sosabeol Reports Town | Lee Ho-joon |
2022 | 2022– | 3 | — |
| Sejong Vanesse | Sejong | Sejong Central Park Soccer Field Sejong Civic Stadium |
Kang Myung-jin |
2023 | 2023– | 2 | — |
| Seoul Jungnang | Seoul | Jungnang Public Ground | Kim Sang-hwa |
2020 | 2020– | 5 | — |
| Seoul Nowon United | Seoul | Nowon Madeul Stadium | Lee Jung-jae |
2020 | 2020– | 5 | — |
| Yangju Citizen | Yangju | Yangju Stadium | Lee Seung-hee |
2024 | 2024– | 1 (debut) | — |
- ↑ As of the start of the 2024 season.
Former clubs
The following clubs are not in the K4 League as of the 2024 season.
| Club | Last season | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Paju Citizen | 2020 | Promoted to K3 League |
| Ulsan Citizen | 2020 | |
| Pocheon Citizen | 2021 | |
| Siheung Citizen | 2021 | |
| Yangpyeong FC | 2022 | |
| Chuncheon Citizen | 2022 | |
| Yeoju FC | 2023 | |
| Daegu FC B | 2023 | |
| Icheon Citizen | 2020 | Dissolved |
| Goyang Citizen | 2021 | |
| FC Namdong | 2022 | |
| Goyang KH | 2022 | |
| Goyang Happiness | 2023 |
Champions
List of champions
| Season | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Paju Citizen | Ulsan Citizen |
| 2021 | Pocheon Citizen | Siheung Citizen |
| 2022 | Goyang KH | Yangpyeong FC |
| 2023 | Yeoju FC | TBD |
Titles by club
| Club | Champions | Runners-up | Winning seasons | Runners-up seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goyang KH | 1 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| Paju Citizen | 1 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| Pocheon Citizen | 1 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| Siheung Citizen | 0 | 1 | — | 2021 |
| Ulsan Citizen | 0 | 1 | — | 2020 |
| Yangpyeong FC | 0 | 1 | — | 2022 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Breaking: K3 and K4 League Teams Confirmed". K League United. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
External links
- Official website at KFA (in Korean)
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