2021_K3_League
2021 K3 League
Football league season
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.
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| 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 → | |
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Team changes
Relegated to K4 League
Promoted from K4 League
Withdrawn
Stadiums and locations
More information Club, City ...
| Club | 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 |
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Foreign players
More information Club, Player 1 ...
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC player | Former players |
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| Changwon City |  Takuma Ishibashi |
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| Cheonan City |  Jerry van Ewijk |
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| Cheongju FC |  Muhammad Iqbal |
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| Gimhae FC |  Rafael Ramazotti |
Lucas Willian |
Luan Costa |
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| Gimpo Citizen | Ayumu Tachibana |
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| Pyeongtaek Citizen |  Abdoulie Gomez |
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| Ulsan Citizen |  Martin Sawi |
Paul Puk Kun Pal |
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More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | 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 |
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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
Matches 1–28
More information Home \ Away, CHC ...
| Home \ Away | CHC | GIM | MOK | BTC | GYE | GIH | ULS | CHA | HWA | PCI | DKO | CHE | YJU | PTA | GNE |
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| 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 Transportation Corporation | 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 | — |
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Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
When 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
| First 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
More information Mokpo City, 1–1 ...
| Mokpo City | 1–1 | Gyeongju KHNP |
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Mokpo International Football Centre, Mokpo
Semi-final
Gimpo Solteo Sports Park, Gimpo
Final
Gimpo Solteo Sports Park, Gimpo
More information Cheonan City, 2–2 ...
| Cheonan City | 2–2 | Gimpo FC |
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Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
Gimpo FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
- 천안시축구단 2021 K3리그 ‘MVP 김종석’… BEST 11 4명 최다 배출 (in Korean). Mediaboot. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2024.