Lee Jung-hyo's partner in Suwon and the opening game is Seoul E-Land... February 28th, head-to-head match

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K League 2, a professional soccer team in the 2026 season, which will involve 17 teams, will begin its nine-month run starting with the opening match between Gimhae FC and Ansan Greeners on February 28.

The Korea Professional Football Federation announced on the 19th that "17 teams, including the newly joined Gimhae, Yongin FC, and Paju Frontier, will participate in the K League 2 in the 2026 season, with a total of 272 games, 32 games per team."

According to the federation, the opening game of the K League 2 in the 2026 season is a match between Gimhae and Ansan at 2 p.m. on February 28 at Gimhae Sports Complex. Gimhae, the winner of last year's K3 League, first challenged the K League 2 stage this season, while Ansan is determined to clean up the sluggishness of last season's "last place."

The game, which is drawing a lot of attention from fans, is the opening game of Suwon Samsung, where head coach Lee Jung-hyo took the helm and stepped up a large-scale team to promote to the first division. Suwon will meet Seoul E-Land FC at 4:30 p.m. on February 28 at Suwon World Cup Stadium, which was eliminated in the first round of the semi-playoff (PO) after finishing fourth in the K League 2 last year.

At 2 p.m. on March 1 at Yongin Mir Stadium, Yongin, who will play in the K League 2 for the first time, will make his debut against Cheonan City FC. Yongin, led by head coach Choi Yoon-kyum, will face Cheonan, where head coach Park Jin-seop took the helm, by recruiting a lot of veteran resources such as Shin Jin-ho, Lim Chae-min, and Seok Hyun-jun to improve his squad competitiveness.

At the same time, Daegu FC, which was demoted to the second division after last season, will take the first step toward promotion against Hwaseong FC, while another relegation team, Suwon FC, will also play its first game of the season against Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju Stadium.

Gyeongnam FC and Jeonnam Dragons will also face off at 4:30 p.m. on March 1 at Changwon Football Center. On March 2, Chungnam Asan-Paju (2 p.m., Yi Sun-shin Sports Complex) and Busan I'Park-Seongnam FC (4:30 p.m., Busan Gudeok Sports Complex) will hold the opening game.

The first and second teams in the regular league will be automatically promoted to K League 1, while the third- to sixth-place teams will be promoted to K League 1 after PO. The semi-PO, where the third-sixth and fourth- and fifth-place will face off, will be held on December 3, and the PO, where the winners of each match will face off, will be held on December 6.

In addition, if the last place in the K League 1 this season is not Kimcheon Sangmu, the team that lost the PO will play the lowest team in the K League 1. However, if Gimcheon falls to the bottom of the K League 1, the promotion PO will not be held. The promotion PO schedule is determined according to Gimcheon's ranking. Gimcheon will be re-established after the 2026 season, so the 2027 season should start in K League 2.

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