The 2025 K4 League is the sixth season of the semi-professional K4 League. It is the fourth tier of men's football in South Korea.
The pre-season, winter transfer window opened on 1 January 2025 and will close on 24 March 2025. The summer transfer window will open on 20 June 2025 and will close on 31 July 2025.
Competition format
The regular season will be played over 33 rounds. Fixtures were officially published on February 5, 2025 via the league's Instagram account.
The winner of the regular league season will be crowned champions without a playoff and gain automatic promotion. The 2nd-placed team may gain promotion via a two-game playoff series against the 14th-place team in the 2025 K3 League.
Teams
Eleven teams are competing in the 2025 season.
Following the example of K League, match day squads have increased from 18 to 20 players. Three or more players must be Korean nationals aged 23 or younger, with one included in the starting eleven. The Asian player quota has been removed, and teams may now include 4 foreign players of any nationality.
Team changes
Relegated from K3 League
- Daegu FC B
Newly joined
- Gijang United FC
- Sejong SA FC
Withdrawn
- Jeonju Citizen FC - Suspended at the end of the 2024 season due to financial issues, and subsequently disbanded.
- FC Sejong - Suspended at the end of the 2024 season due to issues with team management.
- Seoul Nowon United FC - Suspended for one year before the start of the 2025 season due to various issues including the termination of an agreement between the team and the Nowon-gu local government, and subsequently disbanded.
Change Name
- FC Chungju relocated to Yeoncheon and changed their name to Yeoncheon FC.
Stadiums and locations
Season overview
Namyangju FC started the season hot with 4 wins and 1 draw from their first 5 matches. Pyeongchang United FC seemed to have started slow, but after 5 matches they were undefeated and in second position. Newcommers Gijang United FC had a respectable start with 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, while fellow newcomers Sejong SA FC and K4 League regulars Seoul Jungnang FC were still winless, each earned 1 point from their meeting against each other.
Pyeongchang United FC squad includes arguabley the most notable signing of the season, Hwang Mun-gi, who is signed on loan from Gangwon FC while he does his miliraty/civil service. He was a first team reagular in K League 1 with recent national team appearances.
The only foreigner to make an apearance in the league so far has been Isaac Osei, playing for Daegu FC's Reserve team, Daegu B.
Standings
Results
See also
- 2025 Korea Cup (Korean FA Cup)
References
External links
- Korean Football Association - Official K4 League Page
