2021 K3 League

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.

2021 K3 League
Season2021
Dates13 March 2021 – 13 November 2021
(Regular Season)
17 - 27 November 2021
Championship Play-off
ChampionsGimpo FC
1st K3 League title
RelegatedPyeongtaek Citizen
Matches played214
Goals scored479 (2.24 per match)
← 2020
2022 →

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

Teams promoted from the 2020 K4 League

Name Changes

Teams Dissolved from 2020 Season

Teams
Club City Stadium Capacity Manager
Busan TC Busan Busan Gudeok Stadium 24,363 South Korea Park Sang-In
Changwon City Changwon Changwon Football Center 15,116 South Korea Park Hang-seo
Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan Football Center 15,500 South Korea Kim Tae-young
Cheongju FC Cheongju Cheongju Stadium 17,264 South Korea Kwon Oh-gyu
Daejeon Korail Daejeon Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex 17,371 South Korea Kim Seung-hee
Gangneung City Gangneung Gangneung Stadium 33,000 South Korea Park Moon-Young
Gimhae FC Gimhae Gimhae Public Stadium 25,000 South Korea Kim Gwi-Hwa
Gimpo FC Gimpo Gimpo Stadium 1,024 South Korea Oh Jong-yeol
Gyeongju KHNP Gyeongju Gyeongju Civic Stadium 12,199 South Korea Uh Yong-kuk
Hwaseong FC Hwaseong Hwaseong Stadium 35,270 South Korea Kim Seong-nam
FC Mokpo Mokpo Mokpo International Football Center 5,952 South Korea Kim Jung-Hyuk
Paju Citizen Paju Paju Public Stadium 23,000 South Korea Oh Won-jae
Pyeongtaek Citizen Pyeongtaek Sosabeol Reports Town 15,000 South Korea Lee Ho-joon
Ulsan Citizen Ulsan Ulsan Stadium 19,471 South Korea Jung Jin-hyuk
Yangju Citizen Yangju Godeok Artificial Turf Ground 5,000 South Korea Lee Seung-Hee

Foreign players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Former Player
Changwon FC Japan Takuma Ishibashi
Cheonan City FC Netherlands Jerry van Ewijk
Cheongju FC Indonesia Muhammad Iqbal
Gimhae FC Brazil Rafael Ramazotti Brazil Lucas Willian Brazil Luan Costa
Gimpo Citizen FC Japan Ayumu Tachibana
Pyeongtaek Citizen FC The Gambia Abdoulie Gomez
Ulsan Citizen FC South Sudan Martin Sawi South Sudan Paul Puk Kun Pal

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Cheonan City (Q) 28 16 6 6 50 25 +25 54 Qualification to K3 League Championship Final
2 Gimpo FC (C, P) 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
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2021. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Split A:Rank 1-8, Split B:Rank9-15 after 15 rounds

Results

Matches 1-28 (Rounds 1-30)
Home \ Away CHC GIM MOK BTC GYE GIH ULS CHA HWA PCI DKO CHE YJU PTA GNE
Cheonan City — 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 2–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–0
Gimpo FC 3–2 — 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–0
FC Mokpo 2–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–0
Busan TC 2–2 0–0 2–0 — 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1
Gyeongju KHNP 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 — 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 3–2 1–1
Gimhae FC 1–5 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 — 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–0 3–0 3–1 5–2
Ulsan Citizen 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 — 2–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 4–0
Changwon City 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 — 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0
Hwaseong FC 0–3 0–1 2–3 1–2 2–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 — 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0
Paju Citizen 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 — 0–0 2–2 0–3 2–1 2–1
Daejeon Korail 1–1 2–0 0–1 5–1 1–3 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 — 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
Cheongju FC 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 3–0 2–2 3–0 3–3 0–2 1–3 — 2–0 0–3 2–1
Yangju Citizen 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 3–1 0–6 — 0–1 1–1
Pyeongtaek Citizen 1–4 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 0–0 — 2–1
Gangneung City 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2021. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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 City1–1Gyeongju KHNP
  • Kim Dong-wook 54'
Mokpo International Football Centre, Mokpo

Mokpo City advances as a higher ranked team in the regular season.

2R
Gimpo FC2–0Mokpo City
SON Seok-yong 35', 78'
Gimpo Solteo Sports Park, Gimpo

Final

1st;

Gimpo FC1–0Cheonan City FC
YOON Min-ho 83'
Gimpo Solteo Sports Park, Gimpo

2nd;

Cheonan City FC2–2Gimpo FC
Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan

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
Gimpo FC
1st champion

See also

References
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