The 2025 K League 2, also known as the Hana Bank K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the 13th season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in South Korean football league system.
Teams.
Team changes.
As the 2024 K League 2 champions, FC Anyang was promoted to the K League 1. Incheon United was relegated from the K League 1 for the first time in the club's history. Meanwhile, Hwaseong FC was accepted to K League 2 after finishing as runner-up in the K3 League in 2024, having participated in the K3 League since 2013.
Locations.
The following fourteen teams are participating in the 2025 K League 2.
Results.
Matches 1–26.
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
Matches 27–39.
Teams played each other once, either at home or away.
Promotion play-offs.
The first round was contested between the fourth and fifth-placed teams of the regular season at the home stadium of the fourth-placed team, and its winners played the third-placed team in the second round. When the first and second round matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-outs.
The winners of the second round, and the league runners-up will compete with the tenth and eleventh-placed teams of the 2025 K League 1, respectively, in the final round. Each of the finals is a two-legged tie, with the winners securing the final spots in the 2026 K League 1.
Attendance.
Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.