2021 K3 League
Appearance
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 → |
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.
Teams
Team changes
Relegated to K4 League
Promoted from K4 League
Withdrawn
Stadiums and locations
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 |
Foreign players
Club | 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
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 |
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
Matches 1–28
Championship play-offs
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
Mokpo City | 1–1 | Gyeongju KHNP |
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Mokpo International Football Centre, Mokpo
Semi-final
Gimpo FC | 2–0 | Mokpo City |
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Son Seok-yong 35', 78' |
Gimpo Solteo Sports Park, Gimpo
Final
Gimpo 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
References
- ^ a b 천안시축구단 2021 K3리그 ‘MVP 김종석’… BEST 11 4명 최다 배출 (in Korean). Mediaboot. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2024.