2014 K3 Challengers League

The 2014 K3 Challengers League, known as the Daum K3 Challengers League 2014, was the eighth season of amateur K3 League. The top three clubs of each group qualified for the championship playoffs after the home and away season of two groups (16 matches per team) and the interleague play (9 matches per team). The first and second-placed team in the overall table advanced to final and semi-final respectively, and the other four clubs advanced to the first round. Asan United withdrew from the league, but FC Uijeongbu joined the league.

Teams

Club	City	Stadium	Manager
Cheonan FC	Cheonan	Cheonan Football Center	South Korea Seo Won-sang
Chungbuk Cheongju	Cheongju	Cheongju Stadium	South Korea Kim Jong-hyun
Chuncheon FC	Chuncheon	Chuncheon Stadium	South Korea Kim Yong-ho
Gimpo Citizen	Gimpo	Gimpo City Stadium	South Korea Yoo Jong-wan
Goyang Citizen	Goyang	Goyang Eoulimnuri ground	South Korea Kim Jin-ok
Gwangju Gwangsan	Gwangju	Honam University ground	South Korea Kim Kang-seon
Gyeongju Citizen	Gyeongju	Gyeongju Civic Stadium	South Korea Kim Jin-hyung
Hwaseong FC	Hwaseong	Hwaseong Stadium	South Korea Kim Jong-boo
Icheon Citizen	Icheon	Icheon City Stadium	South Korea Lee Hyun-chang
Jeonbuk Maeil	Jeonju	Jeonju University ground	South Korea Yang Young-cheol
Jungnang Chorus Mustang	Seoul	Jungnang Public Ground	South Korea Yoo Bong-ki
Paju Citizen	Paju	Paju Public Stadium	South Korea Oh Won-jae
FC Pocheon	Pocheon	Pocheon Stadium	South Korea In Chang-soo
Seoul FC Martyrs	Seoul	Gangbuk Stadium	South Korea Kim Yong-hae
Seoul United	Seoul	Madeul Stadium	South Korea Kim Chang-kyum
Yangju Citizen	Yangju	Yangju Stadium	South Korea Lee Seung-hee
Yeonggwang FC	Yeonggwang	Yeonggwang Sportium	South Korea Kim Han-bong
FC Uijeongbu	Uijeongbu	Uijeongbu Stadium	South Korea Kim Hee-tae

Regular season

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Pocheon	25	21	3	1	68	23	+45	66	Qualification for the playoffs
2	Icheon Citizen	25	17	3	5	70	32	+38	54
3	Jungnang Chorus Mustang	25	14	6	5	53	28	+25	48
4	Chungbuk Cheongju	25	12	6	7	60	38	+22	42
5	Gyeongju Citizen	25	12	2	11	51	36	+15	38
6	Yeonggwang FC	25	8	5	12	31	37	−6	29
7	Seoul United	25	6	4	15	28	52	−24	22
8	Goyang Citizen	25	3	3	19	29	60	−31	12
9	Seoul FC Martyrs	25	1	0	24	23	167	−144	3

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hwaseong FC	25	19	2	4	64	27	+37	59	Qualification for the playoffs
2	Paju Citizen	25	13	8	4	45	23	+22	47
3	Chuncheon FC	25	11	9	5	49	29	+20	42
4	Jeonju FC	25	10	7	8	49	33	+16	37
5	Yangju Citizen	25	10	5	10	43	46	−3	35
6	FC Uijeongbu	25	8	6	11	49	50	−1	30
7	Gwangju Gwangsan	25	6	7	12	38	40	−2	25
8	Gimpo Citizen	25	9	2	14	53	51	+2	20
9	Cheonan FC	25	4	4	17	19	50	−31	16

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Pocheon	25	21	3	1	68	23	+45	66	Qualification for the playoffs final
2	Hwaseong FC	25	19	2	4	64	27	+37	59	Qualification for the playoffs semi-final
3	Icheon Citizen	25	17	3	5	70	32	+38	54	Qualification for the playoffs first round
4	Jungnang Chorus Mustang	25	14	6	5	53	28	+25	48
5	Paju Citizen	25	13	8	4	45	23	+22	47
6	Chuncheon FC	25	11	9	5	49	29	+20	42

Championship playoffs

Bracket


First round			Second round			Semifinal			Final



3	Icheon Citizen	3		1	FC Pocheon	1

6	Chuncheon FC	1				2	Hwaseong FC (p)	1 (11)		Hwaseong FC	3

	Icheon Citizen	2				Icheon Citizen	1 (10)

		Paju Citizen	1

4	Jungnang Chorus Mustang	1

5	Paju Citizen (a.e.t.)	2

First round

Icheon Citizen	3–1	Chuncheon FC

Jungnang Chorus Mustang	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Paju Citizen

Second round

Icheon Citizen	2–1	Paju Citizen

Semi-final

Hwaseong FC	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Icheon Citizen

Penalties
	11–10

Final

FC Pocheon	1–3	Hwaseong FC