2021 in South Korean football
# 2021 in South Korean football

South Korean football in 2021.

## Leagues

### K League 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 71 | 37 | +34 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Ulsan Hyundai | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 64 | 41 | +23 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 3 | Daegu FC | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Jeju United | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 54 | |
| 5 | Suwon FC | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 51 | |
| 6 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 46 | |
| 7 | FC Seoul | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 47 | |
| 8 | Incheon United | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 47 | |
| 9 | Pohang Steelers | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 46 | |
| 10 | Seongnam FC | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 44 | |
| 11 | Gangwon FC (O) | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 43 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Gwangju FC (R) | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 37 | Relegation to K League 2 |

* ↑ Teams were split into two groups (Final A and Final B) after each team had played 33 matches.
* 1 2 Originally a 1–1 draw, the Gwangju vs Jeju United match was awarded 3–0 to Jeju United by the Korean Professional Football League, after breaches of rules for substitutes by Gwangju.

### K League 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gimcheon Sangmu (C) | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 71 | Promotion to 2022 K League 1 |
| 2 | FC Anyang | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 62 | Qualification for K League 2 playoff |
| 3 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 58 | Qualification for K League 2 semi-playoff |
| 4 | Jeonnam Dragons | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage and K League 2 Semi-playoff |
| 5 | Busan IPark | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 45 | |
| 6 | Gyeongnam FC | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 43 | |
| 7 | Ansan Greeners | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 43 | |
| 8 | Chungnam Asan | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 41 | |
| 9 | Seoul E-Land | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 37 | |
| 10 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 37 | |

* ↑ Qualified as 2021 Korean FA Cup winners

### K3 League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Qualification to K3 League Championship Preliminary round |
| 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 |

* ↑ Split A:Rank 1-8, Split B:Rank9-15 after 15 rounds

### K4 League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pocheon Citizen (C) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 80 | 28 | +52 | 69 | Promotion to 2022 K3 League |
| 2 | Siheung Citizen (P) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 67 | Promotion to 2022 K3 League |
| 3 | Dangjin Citizen (Q) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 62 | Qualification to Promotion Play-off |
| 4 | Chungju Citizen (Q) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 57 | Qualification to Promotion Play-off |
| 5 | Jinju Citizen | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 56 | |
| 6 | Geoje Citizen | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 47 | |
| 7 | Pyeongchang United | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 46 | |
| 8 | Gangwon FC B | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 40 | |
| 9 | FC Namdong | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 36 | |
| 10 | Chuncheon Citizen | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 36 | |
| 11 | Seoul Nowon United | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 32 | |
| 12 | Yeoju FC | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 30 | |
| 13 | Yangpyeong FC | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 29 | |
| 14 | Seoul Jungnang | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 25 | |
| 15 | Jeonju Citizen | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 24 | |
| 16 | Goyang Citizen | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 84 | −54 | 19 | |

### WK-League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C) | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 14 | +37 | 52 | WK League Championship |
| 2 | Gyeongju KHNP | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 17 | +42 | 51 | WK League Playoffs |
| 3 | Suwon UDC | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 30 | WK League Playoffs |
| 4 | Seoul WFC | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 30 | |
| 5 | Hwacheon KSPO | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 28 | |
| 6 | Boeun Sangmu | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 22 | |
| 7 | Sejing Sportstoto | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 44 | −27 | 14 | |
| 8 | Changnyeong WFC | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 9 | |
