The professional soccer ‘promotion war’ begins with the semi-playoffs (PO) between Gyeongnam FC and Bucheon FC in the K League 2 (2nd Division).

With Gimcheon Commerce winning the Hana OneQ K League 2 2023 regular season and securing ‘direct promotion’ to the K League 1 (1st Division) next season, the PO will be played for the two remaining promotion tickets.

Busan I-Park, which finished second to Gimcheon, will play home and away against the 11th-place team in the K League 1 on December 6 and 9 for the promotion PO.

The third through fifth-ranked teams in K League 2 can qualify for the promotion PO against the 10th-ranked team in K League 1 through the semi-PO and PO.

First, K League 2 fourth-ranked Gyeongnam and fifth-ranked Bucheon will play a one-off match at the Changwon Football Center on the 29th at 7pm.

The winner will face third-place Gimpo in a single-leg PO on Dec. 2 at 4:30 p.m. at Gimpo Solter Soccer Stadium.

If the semifinals and PO end in a tie, 먹튀검증토토사이트 the winner will be the team with the higher regular season ranking without extra time.

The winner of the PO will play the 10th-ranked team in the K League 1 in a home-and-away PO on December 6 and 9 to challenge for promotion to the first division.

The 10th-12th place teams will be determined in the 38th round of the regular season Final B (7th-12th) on December 2.

Through 37 rounds, Gangwon is in 10th place with 33 points, while Suwon FC and Suwon Samsung are tied for 11th and 12th place with 32 points, but with different goal differentials.

Gangwon and Suwon will face off in the final match, while Suwon FC will take on ninth-place Jeju United.