2021 K3 League
The 2021 K3 League is the second season of the K3 League as a semi-professional league and the third tier of South Korean football league system.
Season | 2021 |
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Dates | TBA 2021 – TBA 2021 (Regular Season) |
Champions | TBA |
Relegated | TBA |
Matches played | 53 |
← 2020 2022 → |
Gimhae FC are the defending champions.
Competition format
15 teams will compete in the 2021 season. Each team will play 22 games this season, 14 games in a round-robin way and 7 games in a split division. The 15th team are to be relegated to K4 League, and the 14th team will qualify for the promotion/relegation playoff.
Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated to the 2021 K4 League
Teams promoted from the 2020 K4 League
Name Changes
- Gimpo Citizen FC renamed to Gimpo FC
- Mokpo City FC renamed to FC Mokpo
Teams Dissolved from 2020 Season
Teams
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
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Busan TC | Busan | Busan Gudeok Stadium | 24,363 | Park Sang-In |
Changwon City | Changwon | Changwon Football Center | 15,116 | Park Hang-seo |
Cheonan City | Cheonan | Cheonan Football Center | 15,500 | Kim Tae-young |
Cheongju FC | Cheongju | Cheongju Stadium | 17,264 | Kwon Oh-gyu |
Daejeon Korail | Daejeon | Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex | 17,371 | Kim Seung-hee |
Gangneung City | Gangneung | Gangneung Stadium | 33,000 | Park Moon-Young |
Gimhae FC | Gimhae | Gimhae Public Stadium | 25,000 | Kim Gwi-Hwa |
Gimpo FC | Gimpo | Gimpo Stadium | 1,024 | Oh Jong-yeol |
Gyeongju KHNP | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Civic Stadium | 12,199 | Uh Yong-kuk |
Hwaseong FC | Hwaseong | Hwaseong Stadium | 35,270 | Kim Seong-nam |
FC Mokpo | Mokpo | Mokpo International Football Center | 5,952 | Kim Jung-Hyuk |
Paju Citizen | Paju | Paju Public Stadium | 23,000 | Oh Won-jae |
Pyeongtaek Citizen | Pyeongtaek | Sosabeol Reports Town | 15,000 | Lee Ho-joon |
Ulsan Citizen | Ulsan | Ulsan Stadium | 19,471 | Jung Jin-hyuk |
Yangju Citizen | Yangju | Godeok Artificial Turf Ground | 5,000 | Lee Seung-Hee |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | Busan TC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to K3 League Championship Final |
2 | Changwon City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to K3 League Championship Semi-final |
3 | Cheonan City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to K3 League Championship Preliminary round |
4 | Cheongju FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Daejeon Korail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Gangneung City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Gimhae FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Gimpo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Gyeongju KHNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Hwaseong FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | FC Mokpo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Paju Citizen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | Pyeongtaek Citizen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | Ulsan Citizen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
15 | Yangju Citizen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2022 K4 League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins
Notes:
- Split A:Rank 1-8, Split B:Rank9-15 after 15 rounds
Results
Matches 1-15
Matches 16-22
After 15 matches, the league splits into two sections of eight and seven teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.
Championship Play-off
Championship Play-off start at TBA to Final at TBA. If scores are tied after regular time, the higher placed team advances to the next phase.
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Final
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Winner
2021 K3 League Winners |
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TBD TBD |
See also
- 2021 Korean FA Cup
- 2021 K League 1
- 2021 K League 2
- 2021 K4 League
- 2021 K5 League
- 2021 K6 League
- 2021 K7 League