The promotion-relegation playoffs will decide the lineup for next season’s K League 1. Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Gimcheon Sangmu FC will try to stay in K League 1. On the other hand, FC Anyang and Daejeon Hana Citizen FC want to go up to the top tier.
The K League implemented the split division system in 2013. During that time, the top tier was the K League Classic and the second division was the K League Challenge. However, they changed it to their current name at the beginning of the 2018 season.
In the K League, the worst team from the K League 1 is automatically demoted to the K League 2. On the other hand, the first-place team in the K League 2 goes up to the top tier. According to sports news coverage, the second-to-last team from the K League 1 will be part of a playoff with the second-placer of the Korea League 2. If the latter wins, they go up to the top tier, and the K League 1 team is demoted.
Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
Starting this year, the second-from-last in the K League 1 team will play the winner of the playoffs of the third to fifth K League 2 teams. According to sports betting forum sources, only the top nine teams from the K League 1 will stay in the division.
FC Seoul is the ninth team in K League 1 this season. They got into the spot after winning their last game against Suwon FC 2-0. As a result, the Bluewings went down to tenth place. As a result, they will be part of the playoffs.
According to online sports betting reports, Samsung will face FC Anyang. The latter has never qualified for the playoffs in its history. Also, the team has only played in the K League 2.
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