It’s been a wild ride in the League of Legends 2 standings this season until the final round. We still don’t know who will win and who will go to the playoffs.
This year’s K League 2 is different from previous seasons. There is no clear favorite and the championship is still up for grabs. Due to the fierce competition, the playoffs were somewhat outlined before the last round, and this year, even 8th place has a chance to go to the playoffs. It’s a big party.
Before we talk about the competition, it’s important to understand the promotion system in K League 2. First place gets automatic promotion, while second place plays the 11th-ranked team from K-League 1 in the first and second round to decide whether they will be promoted or stay up. Third through fifth place will play a playoff, with the winner playing a relegation playoff against the 10th place team in K League 2. Similarly, the first and second rounds will be played.
Looking at the top of the table, Busan I-Park and Gimcheon Commerce are battling it out. Busan would have won the title and automatic promotion if they had won against the Jeonnam Dragons, but they lost and hung their heads in shame. Gimcheon has a chance to pull off the upset. Busan travels to Chungbuk Cheongju, who have been disappointing this season with three draws. Gimcheon will face Seoul Eland at home. Gimcheon is confident as they have been particularly strong at home.
Gimpo FC continued their surge and secured third place. Gimpo surprised by going unbeaten in the first round robin, and under the strong leadership of head coach Choi Jeong-woon, they’ve been able to get to this point by steadily racking up points despite poor conditions and a thin squad. It’s the only guaranteed spot in the top half of the standings. The fourth- and fifth-place teams that could match Gimpo are a duck and a cover. Anywhere from fourth to eighth place is possible. 보스토토
Gyeongnam FC and Bucheon FC 1995 are tied with 54 points. They are followed by the Jeonnam Dragons (53 points), FC Anyang, and Chungbuk Cheongju (over 51 points). Each team had clear chances to pull ahead and missed them, leading to the current mess. Gyeongnam and Bucheon are the favorites, but Jeonnam has a lot of backbone, and Anyang and Chungbuk Cheongju are motivated and talented. Any number of things could happen, so we’ll have to wait and see.
Bucheon will face Jeonnam, while Anyang will play Cheonan City FC. Gimpo and Gyeongnam will face off, and Chungbuk Cheongju will travel to Busan as mentioned earlier. Anyang and Gyeongnam, who face Cheonan, which has already missed the playoffs, and Gimpo, which has been confirmed, have a good chance of winning, but they can’t be taken lightly. The pressure is on for Chungbuk Cheongju, who face Busan at home looking to clinch the title, and the outcome of the Bucheon vs. Jeonnam matchup looks to be an important one that will affect the overall leaderboard.