K-League 2 Jeonnam → Seongnam → Asan → Cheongju, all eliminated from the Korea Cup...Gimpo, the only victory

Mar 22, 2025

K-League 2 Jeonnam → Seongnam → Asan → Cheongju, all eliminated from the Korea Cup...Gimpo, the only victory
Daejeon Korail (K3) squad taking a commemorative photo by beating Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju (K League 2). Photo courtesy = Korea Football Association



K-League 2 Jeonnam → Seongnam → Asan → Cheongju, all eliminated from the Korea Cup...Gimpo, the only victory
Daejeon Korail Park Ye-chan, who is happy to score the winning goal just before the end of the game. Photo courtesy = Korea Football Association
It was a day of rebellion in the lower league.

In five of the six games, a major upset occurred in which the lower-league team caught the upper-league team. All three head-to-head clashes between the K3 League and the K League 2 ended with K3 League wins. K League 2 Seongnam FC, Jeonnam Dragons, Chungnam Asan and Chungbuk Cheongju were eliminated in the second round.

Gangneung Citizens' Soccer Team and Daejeon Korail won 1-0 on the 22nd by bringing Chungnam Asan and Chungbuk Cheongju home, respectively. Gangneung defended Kim Ki-soo's first goal in the early hours until the end. Daejeon Korail scored Park Ye-chan's dramatic winning goal just before the end of the game. Last season's K3 League champion, Siheung Civic Football Team, also won the penalty shootout 5-4 after facing Seongnam FC 2-2 at home during the regular season, reaching the round of 16.




Two K4 League teams also advanced to the round of 16 by catching top league teams. Sejong SA Football Team, a new K4 League team that beat the K3 team in the first round, won 3-1 against the K League 2 Jeonnam Dragons, becoming the biggest surprise of the day.

The K4 League Namyangju Citizens' Football Team won the penalty shootout 5-3 after drawing 1-1 with Changwon FC in the K3 League. Only Gimpo FC defeated the K4 League Gijang County Civilian Football Team 4-0, the only one to keep the pride of K League 2.

The 16 matches in the second round of the 2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup will be held over three days on the 19th, 22nd and 23rd. Suwon advanced to the third round with a 2-1 victory over Suwon Samsung and Seoul E-Land, which were held first on the 19th for the A-match lawn maintenance.




The remaining nine games will be whistled side by side at 2 p.m. on the 23rd.

◇2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup 2nd Round Results (22nd)

Siheung Civic Football Team (K3) 2<5PK4>2 Seongnam FC (K2)




Gangneung Citizens Football Team (K3) 1-0 Chungnam Asan FC (K2)

Gimpo FC (K2) 4-0 Gijang-gun County Football Team (K4)

Sejong SA Football Team (K4) 3-1 Jeonnam Dragons (K2)

Daejeon Korail FC (K3) 1-0 Cheongju FC, Chungbuk (K2)

Namyangju Citizens' Soccer Team (K4) 1 (5PK3) 1 Changwon FC (K3)



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.