2026 season · football
K League 2 2026 table and promotion scenarios
Standings for the K League 2 with clinch and elimination numbers for promotion and the playoff places, tallied from results every day.
As of 2026-09-13 · Top 5 in the promotion race
As of 2026-09-13, Suwon Samsung Bluewings (53pts, 16W-4L) leads K League 2, with Daegu FC second.
📊 Standings
| # | Standings | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GD | F:A | Last 5 | Streak | Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 53 | +19 | 39:20 | 4-0 | 4W | 7 |
| 2 | Daegu FC | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 46 | +14 | 47:33 | 3-0 | 1W | 7 |
| 3 | Suwon FC | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 45 | +18 | 47:29 | 2-0 | 2D | 8 |
| 4 | Seoul E-Land | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 45 | +14 | 43:29 | 2-1 | 1L | 7 |
| 5 | Hwaseong FC | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 43 | +14 | 39:25 | 2-1 | 1W | 7 |
| 6 | Busan IPark | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 41 | +8 | 41:33 | 1-2 | 1W | 7 |
| 7 | Gyeongnam FC | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33 | +1 | 31:30 | 2-1 | 2W | 8 |
| 8 | Gimpo FC | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 30:30 | 1-2 | 1D | 8 |
| 9 | Chungnam Asan | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 31 | +1 | 31:30 | 1-3 | 2L | 8 |
| 10 | Seongnam FC | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 30 | -2 | 26:28 | 2-2 | 1L | 8 |
| 11 | Yongin FC | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -4 | 31:35 | 2-2 | 1L | 8 |
| 12 | Paju Citizen | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 26 | -6 | 22:28 | 1-2 | 1D | 8 |
| 13 | Chungbuk Cheongju | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -11 | 28:39 | 2-2 | 1W | 7 |
| 14 | Cheonan City | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -5 | 29:34 | 0-2 | 2D | 7 |
| 15 | Ansan Greeners | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 22 | -21 | 25:46 | 1-4 | 1L | 7 |
| 16 | Jeonnam Dragons | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 28:40 | 2-1 | 2D | 8 |
| 17 | Gimhae FC | 24 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 13 | -28 | 19:47 | 0-3 | 1L | 8 |
Ranked by points (win 3, draw 1, loss 0). Ties are broken by goal difference, then goals scored. · Top 5 in the promotion race
✅ Recent results
🗓️ Upcoming fixtures
🎯 Promotion scenarios — the points that settle it
Arithmetic, not probability: the minimum points that clinch regardless of every other result, and how many more losses make it mathematically impossible.
| # | Standings | Left | Title clinch pts | Out of title race in | Pts to clinch a playoff place | To miss the playoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 7 | 16 | - | 9 | - |
| 2 | Daegu FC | 7 | - | 5 | 16 | - |
| 3 | Suwon FC | 8 | - | 6 | 17 | - |
| 4 | Seoul E-Land | 7 | - | 5 | 17 | - |
| 5 | Hwaseong FC | 7 | - | 4 | 19 | - |
| 6 | Busan IPark | 7 | - | 4 | - | 7 |
| 7 | Gyeongnam FC | 8 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| 8 | Gimpo FC | 8 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| 9 | Chungnam Asan | 8 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| 10 | Seongnam FC | 8 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 11 | Yongin FC | 8 | - | Eliminated | - | 3 |
| 12 | Paju Citizen | 8 | - | Eliminated | - | 3 |
| 13 | Chungbuk Cheongju | 7 | - | Eliminated | - | 2 |
| 14 | Cheonan City | 7 | - | Eliminated | - | 1 |
| 15 | Ansan Greeners | 7 | - | Eliminated | - | 1 |
| 16 | Jeonnam Dragons | 8 | - | Eliminated | - | 1 |
| 17 | Gimhae FC | 8 | - | Eliminated | - | Eliminated |
📉 Rank over time
🔁 Head-to-head
Row team's W-L against column team. Parentheses: meetings left.
| Bluewings | FC | FC | E-Land | FC | IPark | FC | FC | Asan | FC | FC | Citizen | Cheongju | City | Greeners | Dragons | FC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | — | 0-0 (1) | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 (1) | 2-0 | 1-0 (1) | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 (1) | 1-0 (1) | 2-0 |
| Daegu FC | 0-0 (1) | — | 0-1 | 0-1 (1) | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 2-0 | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 (1) |
| Suwon FC | 1-0 | 1-0 | — | 0-1 | 0-0 (1) | 1-1 | 0-1 (1) | 0-0 (1) | 1-0 (1) | 0-0 (1) | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 (1) | 0-0 | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 (1) | 2-0 |
| Seoul E-Land | 0-2 | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 | — | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 1-0 | 0-0 (1) | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 (1) |
| Hwaseong FC | 0-1 (1) | 1-1 | 0-0 (1) | 1-0 | — | 1-0 | 1-0 (1) | 0-0 (1) | 1-1 | 0-1 (1) | 1-0 | 0-1 (1) | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 (1) |
| Busan IPark | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | — | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 (1) | 0-0 (1) | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 (1) | 1-1 | 0-0 (1) | 2-0 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 0-1 (1) | 0-2 | 1-0 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 (1) | — | 1-0 | 0-0 (1) | 1-0 | 0-0 (1) | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| Gimpo FC | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 0-0 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 | — | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 (1) | 0-0 | 1-0 (1) |
| Chungnam Asan | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 (1) | 1-0 (1) | 1-1 | 0-0 (1) | 0-0 (1) | 1-0 (1) | — | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 (1) | 0-1 | 0-1 (1) | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 (1) |
| Seongnam FC | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 0-0 (1) | 0-1 | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | — | 1-0 (1) | 0-2 | 0-0 (1) | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 (1) | 0-0 (1) |
| Yongin FC | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 (1) | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 (1) | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 (1) | — | 1-0 (1) | 0-0 (1) | 0-0 | 1-0 (1) | 0-0 (1) | 2-0 |
| Paju Citizen | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 0-2 | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 2-0 | 0-1 (1) | — | 0-0 (1) | 0-0 (1) | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 (1) |
| Chungbuk Cheongju | 0-0 | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 (1) | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 (1) | 0-0 (1) | 0-0 (1) | — | 1-0 | 0-0 (1) | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Cheonan City | 0-2 | 1-0 (1) | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 | 1-0 (1) | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 (1) | 0-1 | — | 1-0 (1) | 1-1 | 0-1 (1) |
| Ansan Greeners | 1-0 (1) | 0-2 | 0-1 (1) | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 (1) | 1-1 | 0-0 (1) | 0-1 (1) | — | 1-0 (1) | 1-0 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 1-1 | 0-0 (1) | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 (1) | 0-0 (1) | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 (1) | — | 0-1 |
| Gimhae FC | 0-2 | 0-1 (1) | 0-2 | 0-1 (1) | 0-1 (1) | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 (1) | 0-0 (1) | 0-0 (1) | 0-2 | 0-1 (1) | 0-0 | 1-0 (1) | 0-1 | 1-0 | — |
🧭 Team profiles
- This season
- #1 · 53 Pts
- Next game
- Oct 11 vs Ansan Greeners
- This season
- #2 · 46 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 19 @ Seoul E-Land
- This season
- #3 · 45 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 19 @ Jeonnam Dragons
- This season
- #4 · 45 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 19 vs Daegu FC
- This season
- #5 · 43 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 @ Seongnam FC
- This season
- #6 · 41 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 19 @ Gimpo FC
- This season
- #7 · 33 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 @ Yongin FC
- This season
- #8 · 32 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 19 vs Busan IPark
- This season
- #9 · 31 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 19 vs Cheonan City
- This season
- #10 · 30 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 vs Hwaseong FC
- This season
- #11 · 26 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 vs Gyeongnam FC
- This season
- #12 · 26 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 @ Gimhae FC
- This season
- #13 · 26 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 @ Ansan Greeners
- This season
- #14 · 23 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 19 @ Chungnam Asan
- This season
- #15 · 22 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 vs Chungbuk Cheongju
- This season
- #16 · 21 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 19 vs Suwon FC
- This season
- #17 · 13 Pts
- Next game
- Sep 20 vs Paju Citizen
❓ Frequently asked questions
How many K League 2 teams qualify for the Champions League?
The champion is promoted straight to K League 1.
How is the K League 2 table ranked?
Ranked by points (win 3, draw 1, loss 0). Ties are broken by goal difference, then goals scored.
🪜 European places & relegation
- 1.The champion is promoted straight to K League 1.
- 2.The clubs below enter a promotion playoff and then meet a K League 1 club in a promotion-relegation playoff.
- 3.There is no relegation from this division.
- 4.Ties are broken by goals scored, then goal difference, then head-to-head (this table uses goal difference).
Dates and times are in Korea Standard Time (KST).