The 2022 K League 2 was the tenth season of the K League 2, the second-tier South Korean professional football league. The champions and the winners of the promotion play-offs could be promoted to the K League 1.
Relegated from K League 1
Promoted to K League 1
Promoted from K3 League
| Team | City/Province | Abbreviation |
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| Ansan Greeners | Ansan | Ansan |
| FC Anyang | Anyang | Anyang |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Bucheon |
| Busan IPark | Busan | Busan |
| Chungnam Asan | Asan | Chungnam Asan |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Daejeon | Daejeon |
| Gimpo FC | Gimpo | Gimpo |
| Gwangju FC | Gwangju | Gwangju |
| Gyeongnam FC | Gyeongnam
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Gyeongnam |
Jeonnam Dragons
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Jeonnam | Jeonnam |
| Seoul E-Land | Seoul | Seoul E |
| Ansan Greeners | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995 |
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| Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Bucheon Stadium
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| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 34,456 |
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| Busan IPark | Chungnam Asan | Daejeon Hana Citizen |
| Busan Asiad Main Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Daejeon World Cup Stadium |
| Capacity: 53,769 | Capacity: 17,376 | Capacity: 40,535 |
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| Gimpo FC | Gwangju FC | |
Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium
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Gwangju Football Stadium | |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 10,007 | |
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| Gyeongnam FC | ||
| Changwon Football Center | Jinju Stadium | Miryang Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,074 | Capacity: 20,116 | Capacity: 8,440 |
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| Jeonnam Dragons | Seoul E-Land | |
Gwangyang Stadium
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Mokdong Stadium | |
| Capacity: 13,496 | Capacity: 15,511 | |
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| Team | Manager[a] | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansan Greeners |  Lim Jong-heon (caretaker)
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Applerind | Ansan Government |
| FC Anyang | Lee Woo-hyung
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V-EXX | Anyang Government |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Lee Young-min
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Kelme | Bucheon Government |
| Busan IPark | Park Jin-sub
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Puma | HDC Group |
| Chungnam Asan | Park Dong-hyuk
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Mizuno
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Asan Government |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Lee Min-sung
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Macron | Hana Financial Group |
| Gimpo FC | Ko Jeong-woon
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Sunderland of Scotland | Gimpo Government |
| Gwangju FC | Lee Jung-hyo
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Kelme | Gwangju Government |
| Gyeongnam FC | Seol Ki-hyeon
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Hummel | Gyeongnam Provincial Government |
Jeonnam Dragons
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Lee Jang-kwan
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Puma | POSCO |
| Seoul E-Land | Chung Jung-yong
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New Balance | E-Land
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The maximum number of foreign players on the K League 2 is restricted to five players per team, including slots for a player from
Players in bold joined midway through the competition.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC player | ASEAN player | Former player(s) |
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| Ansan Greeners |  Anderson Canhoto
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Róbson Duarte
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Thiago Henrique
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 Go Iwase
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 Asnawi Mangkualam
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| FC Anyang | Maxwell Acosty
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 Jonathan Moya
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Andrigo
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| Bucheon FC 1995 | Nilson
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 Samuel Nnamani
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 Jorman Aguilar
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| Busan IPark |  Valentinos Sielis
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 Domagoj Drožđek
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Bruno Lamas
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 Ryan Edwards
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| Chungnam Asan | ||||||
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Leandro Ribeiro
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Willyan
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Renato Kayzer
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Masatoshi Ishida
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 Daniel Popa
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| Gimpo FC |  Luka Juričić Mitsuru Maruoka
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| Gwangju FC | Reis
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Mike
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Sandro Lima
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Aaron Calver
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| Gyeongnam FC | Tiago Orobó
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Heliardo
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Guilherme Castro
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Ryonosuke Ohori
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Willyan Hernandes
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| Jeonnam Dragons | Jonathan Balotelli
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 Leonard Pllana
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 Nika Kacharava
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Yuhei Sato
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| Seoul E-Land |  Mauricio Asenjo
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Felipe Cadenazzi
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Tsubasa Nishi
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwangju FC (C, P) | 40 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 86 | Promotion to K League 1 |
| 2 | Daejeon Hana Citizen (O, P) | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 74 | Qualification for promotion play-offs final round |
| 3 | FC Anyang | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 69 | Qualification for promotion play-offs second round |
| 4 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 61 | Qualification for promotion play-offs first round |
| 5 | Gyeongnam FC | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 56 | |
| 6 | Chungnam Asan | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 52 | |
| 7 | Seoul E-Land | 40 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 48 | |
| 8 | Gimpo FC | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 41 | |
| 9 | Ansan Greeners | 40 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 37 | |
| 10 | Busan IPark | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 36 | |
| 11 | Jeonnam Dragons | 40 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 35 |
Leaders, promotion to K League 1
Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Gwangju FC | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| FC Anyang | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Chungnam Asan | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Seoul E-Land | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7[a] | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Gimpo FC | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Ansan Greeners | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Busan IPark | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8[a] | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Team ╲ Round | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
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| Gwangju FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3[a] | 2[a] | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| FC Anyang | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2[a] | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5[b] | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Chungnam Asan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6[b] | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Seoul E-Land | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7[b] | 7[b] | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Gimpo FC | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Ansan Greeners | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Busan IPark | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10[a] | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Home \ Away | ASG | AYG | BCN | BSI | CNAS | DJC | GIM | GJU | GNM | JND | SUE | ASG | AYG | BCN | BSI | CNAS | DJC | GIM | GJU | GNM | JND | SUE |
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| Ansan Greeners | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–7 | 1–1 |
| FC Anyang | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Busan IPark | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Chungnam Asan | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | — | 4–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Gimpo FC | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Gwangju FC | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 |
| Seoul E-Land | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
The first round was contested between the fourth and fifth-placed teams, and its winners played the third-placed team in the second round. When the first and second round matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-outs.
The winners of the second round and the runners-up competed with the tenth and eleven-placed team of the K League 1, respectively, in the final round for the K League 1 spots of the next season. Each match of the final round was a two-legged tie.
| First round | Second round | Final 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | FC Anyang | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gyeongnam FC | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gyeongnam FC | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| FC Anyang | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
a.e.t. )
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| Final 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Gimcheon Sangmu | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 2–3 | Gyeongnam FC |
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Report |
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| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| FC Anyang | 1–2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0–0 | 1–2 ( a.e.t. )
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| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 6–1 | Gimcheon Sangmu | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Anyang |
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Report | Acosty  55' |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 2–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 2–1 | Gimcheon Sangmu |
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Report | Mun Ji-hwan 22' |
| Gimcheon Sangmu | 0–4 | Daejeon Hana Citizen |
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Daejeon Hana Citizen won 6–1 on aggregate and was promoted to K League 1, while Gimcheon Sangmu was relegated to K League 2.
| Rank | Player[3] | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Yu Kang-hyun
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Chungnam Asan | 19 |
| Tiago Orobó
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Gyeongnam FC | ||
| 3 | Willyan
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Gyeongnam FC Daejeon Hana Citizen |
13 |
| 4 | Reis
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Gwangju FC | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Cadenazzi
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Seoul E-Land | 10 |
| Masatoshi Ishida
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Daejeon Hana Citizen | ||
| 7 | Eom Ji-sung
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Gwangju FC | 9 |
| Jonathan Moya
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FC Anyang | ||
| Leandro Ribeiro
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Daejeon Hana Citizen | ||
| 10 | Hernandes
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Gyeongnam FC | 8 |
| Yun Min-ho
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Gimpo FC | ||
| Son Suk-yong
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Gimpo FC |
| Rank | Player[3] | Club | Assists |
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| 1 | Boadu Maxwell Acosty
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FC Anyang | 11 |
| 2 | Lee Euddeum
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Gwangju FC | 9 |
| 3 | Lee Kwang-jin
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Gyeongnam FC | 8 |
| 4 | Róbson Duarte
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Ansan Greeners
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7 |
| Son Suk-yong
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Gimpo FC | ||
| 6 | Park Kwang-il
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Gyeongnam FC | 6 |
| Choi Jun
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Busan IPark | ||
| Mo Jae-hyeon
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Gyeongnam FC | ||
| Park Han-bin
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Gwangju FC | ||
| 10 | 5 Players | 5 | |
| Month | Manager of the Month | ||
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| Manager | Club | Division | |
| February/March | Hong Myung-bo
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Ulsan Hyundai | 1 |
| April | Lee Jung-hyo
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Gwangju FC | 2 |
| May | Nam Ki-il
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Jeju United | 1 |
| June | Kim Do-kyun
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Suwon FC | 1 |
| July | Kim Sang-sik
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 |
| August | Jo Sung-hwan
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Incheon United | 1 |
| September | Lee Jung-hyo
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Gwangju FC | 2 |
| October | Choi Won-kwon
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Daegu FC | 1 |
The 2022 K League Awards was held on 24 October 2022.[4]
| Award | Winner | Club |
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| Most Valuable Player | Ahn Young-kyu
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Gwangju FC |
| Young Player of the Year | Eom Ji-sung
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Gwangju FC |
| Top goalscorer | Yu Kang-hyun
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Chungnam Asan |
| Top assist provider | Boadu Maxwell Acosty
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FC Anyang |
| Manager of the Year | Lee Jung-hyo
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Gwangju FC |
| Position | Best XI | |||
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| Goalkeeper | Kim Kyeong-min (Gwangju)
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| Defenders | Doo Hyeon-seok (Gwangju) |
Cho Yu-min (Daejeon) |
Ahn Young-kyu (Gwangju) |
Cho Hyun-taek (Bucheon) |
| Midfielders | Eom Ji-sung (Gwangju) |
Lee Soon-min (Gwangju) |
Park Han-bin (Gwangju) |
Willyan (Gyeongnam, Daejeon) |
| Forwards | Tiago Orobó (Gyeongnam)
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Yu Kang-hyun (Chungnam Asan)
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