2011 Challengers League


The 2011 Challengers League was the fifth season of the K3 League. The league announced its new name as Challengers League from this season. Playoff systems were used as the same as last season and league was divided two groups and play with home and away each other, with the winners of each stage and the two runners-up advancing to the post-season championship playoffs.
The season began on 5 March 2011.

Competition Format

The 2011 season run from March 5 through October 22. The 16 teams in the league are divided into the Group A and Group B — eight in the Group A, eight in the Group B. Each team competes against the other team in same group twice, home and away, the other group's team once, home or away, for a total of 22 games. The two group winners and two runners-up qualify to the Championship playoff.

Team changes from last season

Defunct clubs

Group A

League standing is calculated by group A result plus inter league result.

Group B

League standing is calculated by group A result plus inter league result.

Inter League

Inter League was scheduled from May 5 to June 25.

Championship playoff

Semi-finals

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Final

First leg
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Second leg

Winner