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2021 K3 League

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.

K3 League
Season2021
DatesRegular season:
13 March – 13 November 2021
Championship:
17–27 November 2021
ChampionsGimpo FC
(1st title)
PromotedGimpo FC
RelegatedPyeongtaek Citizen
Matches played214
Goals scored479 (2.24 per match)
Best PlayerKim Jong-seok[1]
Top goalscorerKim Jong-seok
(15 goals)[1]
← 2020
2022 →

Teams edit

Team changes edit

Relegated to K4 League

Promoted from K4 League

Withdrawn

Stadiums and locations edit

Club City Stadium Capacity
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 edit

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former players
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 edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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

Results edit

Matches 1–28 edit

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 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 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-offs edit

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 edit

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 edit

Mokpo City1–1Gyeongju KHNP
Mokpo International Football Centre, Mokpo

Semi-final edit

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

Final edit

Gimpo FC1–0Cheonan City
Yoon Min-ho   83'
Gimpo Solteo Sports Park, Gimpo
Cheonan City2–2Gimpo FC
 Report
  • Jeong Eui-chan   90+1'
  • Park Gyeong-rok   90+4'
Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan

Gimpo FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b 천안시축구단 2021 K3리그 ‘MVP 김종석’… BEST 11 4명 최다 배출 (in Korean). Mediaboot. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

External links edit

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