The 2021 K3 League was the second season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league. The 15 participating teams played each other twice, and the bottom team was relegated to the K4 League.
Season | 2021 |
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Dates | Regular season: 13 March – 13 November 2021 Championship: 17–27 November 2021 |
Champions | Gimpo FC (1st title) |
Promoted | Gimpo FC |
Relegated | Pyeongtaek Citizen |
Matches played | 214 |
Goals scored | 479 (2.24 per match) |
Best Player | Kim Jong-seok[1] |
Top goalscorer | Kim Jong-seok (15 goals)[1] |
← 2020 2022 → |
Teams
editTeam changes
editRelegated to K4 League
Promoted from K4 League
Withdrawn
Stadiums and locations
editClub | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Busan Transportation Corporation | 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 | Gimhae Public Stadium | 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 | Sosabeol Reports Town | 15,000 |
Ulsan Citizen | Ulsan | Ulsan Stadium | 19,471 |
Yangju Citizen | Yangju | Godeok Artificial Turf Ground | 5,000 |
Foreign players
editClub | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC player | Former players |
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Changwon City | Takuma Ishibashi | ||||
Cheonan City | Jerry van Ewijk | ||||
Cheongju FC | Muhammad Iqbal | ||||
Gimhae FC | Rafael Ramazotti | Lucas Willian | Luan Costa | ||
Gimpo Citizen | Ayumu Tachibana | ||||
Pyeongtaek Citizen | Abdoulie Gomez | ||||
Ulsan Citizen | Martin Sawi | Paul Puk Kun Pal |
League table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Cheonan City | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 54 | Qualification for Championship final |
2 | Gimpo FC (C, P) | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 52 | Qualification for Championship semi-final and K League 2 |
3 | Mokpo City | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 50 | Qualification for Championship first round |
4 | Gyeongju KHNP | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 46 | |
5 | Gimhae FC | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 44 | |
6 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 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 K4 League |
Source: Soccerway Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
editMatches 1–28
editChampionship play-offs
editWhen the first round and semi-final matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.
Bracket
editFirst round | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
2 | Gimpo FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Mokpo City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Mokpo City | 1 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Gyeongju KHNP | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Gimpo FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
1 | Cheonan City | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
First round
editMokpo City | 1–1 | Gyeongju KHNP |
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Mokpo International Football Centre, Mokpo
Semi-final
editGimpo FC | 2–0 | Mokpo City |
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Son Seok-yong 35', 78' |
Gimpo Solteo Sports Park, Gimpo
Final
editGimpo FC | 1–0 | Cheonan City |
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Yoon Min-ho 83' |
Gimpo Solteo Sports Park, Gimpo
Cheonan City | 2–2 | Gimpo FC |
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Report |
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Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
Gimpo FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 천안시축구단 2021 K3리그 ‘MVP 김종석’… BEST 11 4명 최다 배출 (in Korean). Mediaboot. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2024.