The 2022 K3 League was the third season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league in South Korea. Its regular season was held from 26 February to 29 October 2022.
Defending champions Gimpo FC became a professional club and joined the K League. Cheonan City and Cheongju FC were also going to join the K League in the next year.
The 16 participating teams played each other twice, and the bottom team advanced to the relegation play-off. The K3 League Championship which had been held in play-off format to decide champions before was not held since this year.
Teams Team changes Promoted from K4 League Pocheon Citizen Siheung Citizen Dangjin Citizen
Promoted to K League 2 Gimpo FC
Relegated to K4 League Pyeongtaek Citizen
Stadiums and locations Club City Stadium Capacity Busan Transportation Corporation Busan Busan Gudeok Stadium 24,363 Changwon City Changwon Changwon Football Center 15,116 Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan Football Center 15,500 Cheongju FC Cheongju Cheongju Stadium 17,264 Daejeon Korail Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium Practice Pitch 17,371 Dangjin Citizen Dangjin Dangjin Sports Complex 11,718 Gangneung Citizen Gangneung Gangneung Stadium 33,000 Gimhae FC Gimhae Gimhae Public Stadium 25,000 Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,199 Hwaseong FC Hwaseong Hwaseong Stadium35,270 FC Mokpo Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center 5,952 Paju Citizen Paju Paju Public Stadium 23,000 Pocheon Citizen Pocheon Pocheon Stadium 7,000 Siheung Citizen Siheung Jeongwang Sports Park 1,500 Ulsan Citizen Ulsan Ulsan Stadium 19,471 Yangju Citizen Yangju Godeok Artificial Turf Ground 5,000
Personnel Club Manager Busan Transportation Corporation Kim Gwi-hwa Changwon City Choi Kyeong-don Cheonan City Kim Tae-young Cheongju FC Choi Sang-hyeon Daejeon Korail Kim Seung-hee Dangjin Citizen Han Sang-min Gangneung Citizen Kim Do-keun Gimhae FC Yoon Sung-hyo Gyeongju KHNP Seo Bo-won Hwaseong FC Kang Chul FC Mokpo Jeong Hyun-ho Paju Citizen Lee Eun-no Pocheon Citizen Cho Man-geun Siheung Citizen Park Seung-soo Ulsan Citizen Yoon Kyung-sang Yangju Citizen Park Sung-bae
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former players Changwon City Luan Costa Cheonan City Bruno Mota Juliano Rodolfo Cheongju FC Denilson Ruster Santos Yan Victor Gangneung Citizen Cristian Júnior Batista Hwaseong FC Carlinhos Julen Sandy Gimhae FC Masato Shimokawa Marko Rajkovic Paju Citizen Samuel Pungi Bruno Kairon Matheus Medeiros Ulsan Citizen Paul Puk Kun Pal Yangju Citizen Danyllo
League table
Results
Relegation play-off The relegation play-off (K4 League promotion play-offs final) was contested between the bottom team of K3 League and the winners of K4 League play-off (semi-final).
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Shin Young-junBusan Transportation Corporation162 Seo Dong-hyeokGyeongju KHNP143 Kim Yeong-junPocheon Citizen12 Luan CostaChangwon City5 Marko RajkovicGimhae FC10
See also 2022 in South Korean football 2022 Korean FA Cup
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