K League 2 2026
K League 2 analysis
The table in numbers - what the arithmetic can already say, and what it cannot say yet.
Wed, Nov 4
K League 2 promotion race 2026: Suwon FC, Seoul E-Land and Daegu clinch the top five, Busan need 4 for the last place and Suwon need 4 for the title
As of the November 1 update. Suwon FC, Seoul E-Land and Daegu clinched top five places this round, so four of the five are now filled, Suwon's included. Busan, Hwaseong and Chungnam Asan are left for the last one, and Busan need four more points. Suwon Samsung drew 2-2 at Daegu, and their title number fell from 5 to 4. Daegu are out of the title race and Gimpo out of the top five race. The title could be settled when Suwon host Yongin on November 8.
Sun, Oct 25
K League 2 promotion race 2026: Gyeongnam, Seongnam and Paju are out of the top five, the line drops to 55 and Suwon need 5 more for the title
As of the October 25 update. Gyeongnam, Seongnam and Paju dropped out of the top five race this round, leaving eight clubs for the five places. Hwaseong's draw at Paju lowered the line from 57 to 55, so Suwon FC and Seoul E-Land need one more point, Daegu three and Busan seven. Suwon Samsung won 2-0 at Seongnam, and their title number fell from 11 to 5. The title could be settled at Daegu on October 31.
Mon, Oct 19
K League 2 promotion race 2026: Suwon Samsung clinch the top five, the line drops to 57 and the title needs 11 more
As of the October 18 update. Suwon Samsung beat Hwaseong 3-2 and are the first club certain of a top five place. Hwaseong's defeat lowered the line for the other four places from 58 to 57, and Chungbuk Cheongju and Yongin are out. Suwon need 11 more points for the title, which goes with automatic promotion. Suwon FC can clinch the top five next weekend by beating Chungnam Asan.
Tue, Oct 13
K League 2 promotion race 2026: Suwon Samsung clinch a top five place by beating Hwaseong on October 18, and the line is now 58
As of the October 11 update. Suwon Samsung's clinch number for a top five place is down from 7 to 2, so a home win over Hwaseong on October 18 settles it, and a draw or even a defeat does too if Busan fail to beat Jeonnam the same day. Busan's draw at Paju cut their ceiling to 57, which moved the guaranteed line from 60 to 58 for all five clubs in the promotion places. Six clubs can still finish first, down from nine.
Mon, Sep 21
K League 2 promotion race 2026 - Suwon Samsung need 7 points from 7 matches to clinch a top five place
As of the September 20 update, with the league idle until October 9. Suwon Samsung need seven more points from their last seven matches to clinch a top five place no matter what anyone else does. Suwon FC and Seoul E-Land need 12, Daegu 14, Hwaseong 16. Busan are the first club below the line, and only a run of six defeats ends them.
Mon, Sep 21
Suwon Samsung Bluewings K League 2 2026 - seven points clinch a top five place, the title needs 17 of 21
As of the September 20 update. Suwon need 7 points from seven matches for a top five place and 17 from a possible 21 for the title, the only title clinch number in the league. Their floor is ninth, the highest in the table, and their 20 goals conceded is the lowest.
Mon, Sep 21
How the K League 2 promotion race is decided in 2026 - 17 clubs, 32 matches each, no relegation
An explainer, not a table. Where the clinch and tragic numbers on this site come from, why one club sits out every round, and what separates clubs that finish level on points. Worked through with the September 20 figures.
Mon, Sep 21
K League 2 bottom of the table 2026 - four clubs are out of the top five and none of them go down
As of the September 20 update. Cheonan, Ansan, Jeonnam and Gimhae all show a tragic number of 0 for the promotion places with six or seven matches each still to play. There is no relegation place in this table, so what is left for them is position.
Mon, Sep 21
K League 2 fixtures October 9 to 11 - eight matches, a three week wait, and Daegu do not play
The league is idle until October 9. Eight matches cover sixteen of the seventeen clubs and fourth placed Daegu sit the round out on 46 points. Nobody can clinch a top five place in this block: the smallest clinch number is Suwon's 7 and no club plays twice.