2003 K2 League

The 2003 K2 League was the first season of the Korea National League. It was divided into two stages, and the winners of each stage qualified for the championship playoff.

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K2 League

Season	2003
Champions	Goyang Kookmin Bank (1st title)
Matches played	92
Goals scored	238 (2.59 per match)
Best Player	First stage: Jang Hyeon-ho Second stage: Lee Do-kweon Playoff: Kim Ki-jong^[1]
Top goalscorer	First stage: Lee Seong-gil Second stage: Lee Hyeon-dong
Best goalkeeper	First stage: Jin Sang-ol Second stage: Kim Ji-woon
Biggest home win	HMD 4–0 Hummel (6 September 2003)
Biggest away win	Seosan 0–5 Seoul (19 October 2003)
Highest scoring	Gangneung 3–5 Hallelujah (19 April 2003)
Longest winning run	5 matches Goyang Kookmin Bank
Longest unbeaten run	11 matches Goyang Kookmin Bank
Longest winless run	18 matches Daejeon KHNP
Longest losing run	5 matches Uijeongbu Hummel Korea
← 2002 Semipro League 2004 →

Regular season

First stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Gimpo Kookmin Bank	9	6	2	1	14	6	+8	20	Qualification for the playoff
2	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	9	5	2	2	13	7	+6	17
3	Iksan Hallelujah	9	4	3	2	20	15	+5	15
4	Icheon Sangmu	9	4	2	3	15	13	+2	14
5	Incheon Korail	9	3	4	2	14	10	+4	13
6	Suwon City	9	3	3	3	11	12	−1	12
7	Seosan Citizen	9	3	2	4	14	15	−1	11
8	Gangneung City	9	2	4	3	12	15	−3	10
9	Uijeongbu Hummel Korea	9	2	1	6	10	20	−10	7
10	Daejeon KHNP	9	0	3	6	5	15	−10	3

Source: RSSSF

Second stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Icheon Sangmu	9	5	4	0	18	9	+9	19	Qualification for the playoff
2	Goyang Kookmin Bank^[a]	9	5	4	0	13	5	+8	19
3	Suwon City	9	5	2	2	10	5	+5	17
4	Ulsan Mipo Dolphins	9	3	4	2	11	5	+6	13
5	Seoul City^[b]	9	4	0	5	11	10	+1	12
6	Uijeongbu Hummel Korea	9	3	3	3	10	13	−3	12
7	Seosan Citizen	9	2	5	2	10	14	−4	11
8	Gangneung City	9	2	2	5	9	12	−3	8
9	Incheon Korail	9	1	2	6	5	14	−9	5
10	Daejeon KHNP	9	0	4	5	4	14	−10	4

Source: RSSSF
Notes:

1. Kookmin Bank moved from Gimpo to Goyang.
2. Iksan Hallelujah was banned from continuing the league for losing their hometown by Won Buddhists.^[2] Seoul City joined the league as a replacement.

Championship playoff

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Icheon Sangmu	4–5	Goyang Kookmin Bank (C)	2–3	2–2 (a.e.t.)

Results

November 15

Icheon Sangmu	2–3	Goyang Kookmin Bank
Park Kyung-sam   29' Lee Do-kweon   87'		Kim Yoon-dong   27' Lee Soo-chul   44' Ko Min-ki   78'

Icheon City Stadium, Icheon

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November 19

Goyang Kookmin Bank	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Icheon Sangmu
Kim Ki-jong   37'   105'		Park Ki-wook   35' Lee Gwang-jae   54'

Goyang Stadium, Goyang

Goyang Kookmin Bank won 5–4 on aggregate.

See also

• 2003 in South Korean football
• 2003 Korean FA Cup

References

1. 국민은행, K2리그 챔피언 결정전에서 우승 (in Korean). OhmyNews. 20 November 2003. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
2. 할렐루야 축구단과 익산시 (in Korean). Won Buddhism Newspaper. 6 June 2003. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

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