2021 K3 League
Season | 2021 |
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Dates | 13 March 2021 – 13 November 2021 (Regular Season) 17 - 27 November 2021 Championship Play-off |
Champions | Gimpo FC 1st K3 League title |
Relegated | Pyeongtaek Citizen |
Matches played | 214 |
Goals scored | 479 (2.24 per match) |
← 2020 2022 → |
The 2021 K3 League was the second season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league and the third tier of South Korean football league system.
Gimhae FC are the defending champions.
Competition format[]
15 teams will compete in the 2021 season. Each team will play 28 games this season. The 15th team will be relegated to K4 League, and the relegation/promotion playoff will be held between 14th team of K3 league and 3rd team of K4 league.
Promotion and relegation[]
Teams relegated to the 2021 K4 League
- Chuncheon Citizen
- Jeonju Citizen
Teams promoted from the 2020 K4 League
Name Changes
Teams Dissolved from 2020 Season
Teams[]
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
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Busan TC | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium | 24,363 | ![]() |
Changwon City | Changwon | Changwon Football Center | 15,116 | ![]() |
Cheonan City | Cheonan | Cheonan Football Center | 15,500 | ![]() |
Cheongju FC | Cheongju | Cheongju Stadium | 17,264 | ![]() |
Daejeon Korail | Daejeon | Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex | 17,371 | ![]() |
Gangneung City | Gangneung | Gangneung Stadium | 33,000 | ![]() |
Gimhae FC | Gimhae | 25,000 | ![]() | |
Gimpo FC | Gimpo | Gimpo Stadium | 1,024 | ![]() |
Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Civic Stadium | 12,199 | ![]() |
Hwaseong FC | Hwaseong | Hwaseong Stadium | 35,270 | ![]() |
FC Mokpo | Mokpo | Mokpo International Football Center | 5,952 | ![]() |
Paju Citizen | Paju | Paju Public Stadium | 23,000 | ![]() |
Pyeongtaek Citizen | Pyeongtaek | 15,000 | ![]() | |
Ulsan Citizen | Ulsan | Ulsan Stadium | 19,471 | ![]() |
Yangju Citizen | Yangju | 5,000 | ![]() |
Foreign players[]
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | Former Player |
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Changwon FC | ![]() |
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Cheonan City FC | ![]() |
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Cheongju FC | ![]() |
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Gimhae FC | ![]() |
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Gimpo Citizen FC | ![]() |
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Pyeongtaek Citizen FC | ![]() |
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Ulsan Citizen FC | ![]() |
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League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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1 | Cheonan City (Q) | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 54 | Qualification to K3 League Championship Final |
2 | Gimpo FC (C) | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 52 | Qualification to K3 League Championship Semi-final |
3 | FC Mokpo (Q) | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 50 | Qualification to K3 League Championship Preliminary round |
4 | Gyeongju KHNP (Q) | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 46 | |
5 | Gimhae FC | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 44 | |
6 | Busan TC | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 41 | |
7 | Ulsan Citizen | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 38 | |
8 | Changwon City | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 38 | |
9 | Daejeon Korail | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 36 | |
10 | Paju Citizen | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 35 | |
11 | Cheongju FC | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 34 | |
12 | Hwaseong FC | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 34 | |
13 | Gangneung City | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 20 | |
14 | Yangju Citizen | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 20 | |
15 | Pyeongtaek Citizen (R) | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 2 | Relegation to 2022 K4 League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Split A:Rank 1-8, Split B:Rank9-15 after 15 rounds
Results[]
Matches 1-28 (Rounds 1-30)[]
Championship Play-off[]
Championship Play-off start at 17 November to Final at 27 November 2021. If scores are tied after regular time, the higher placed team advances to the next phase.
1R | 2R | Final | ||||||||||||||
2 | Gimpo FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Mokpo City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Mokpo City | 1 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Cheonan City | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Gimpo FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
1R[]
Mokpo City | 1–1 | Gyeongju KHNP |
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Mokpo City advances as a higher ranked team in the regular season.
2R[]
Gimpo FC | 2–0 | Mokpo City |
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SON Seok-yong ![]() |
Final[]
1st;
2nd;
Gimpo FC won 2021 K3 League and champion by agg. 3-2.
Promotion-Relegation Play-off[]
The K3-K4 League Promotion-Relegation Play-offs were cancelled as Gimpo FC announced that Gimpo FC will be changed to a professional football club and will participate in 2022 K League 2 as a professional football club. So Yangju Citizen (14th team) has remained at 2022 K3 League and Dangjin Citizen (winner of promotion play-off in K4 League) was promoted to 2022 K3 League.
Winner[]
2021 K3 League Winners |
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Gimpo FC 1st champion |
See also[]
References[]
- K3 League seasons
- 2021 in South Korean football