2021 K4 League
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 March – 13 November 2021 |
| Champions | Pocheon Citizen (1st title) |
| Promoted | Pocheon Citizen Siheung Citizen Dangjin Citizen |
| Matches played | 241 |
| Goals scored | 769 (3.19 per match) |
| Best Player | Jung Seung-yong[1] |
| Top goalscorer | Lee Chang-hoon (30 goals)[1] |
← 2020 2022 → | |
The 2021 K4 League is the second season of the K4 League.
The R League teams (reserve teams of K League teams) could not have been involved in the South Korean football league system originally, but were allowed to join the K4 League since this season. They had to use seven or more under-23 players in the starting line-up. Gangwon FC became the first club to enter the K4 League with reserve team.[2][3]
Defending champions Paju Citizen were promoted to the K3 League alongside runners-up Ulsan Citizen, and Chuncheon Citizen and Jeonju Citizen played in the K4 League for the first time by being relegated from the K3 League.[2] Icheon Citizen was disbanded due to financial problems, while four newly-founded teams Dangjin Citizen, Geoje Citizen, Pyeongchang United (successor to K3 League Basic team Pyeongchang FC) and Gangwon FC B joined the league.[2]
The 16 participating teams played each other twice. The top two teams were directly promoted to the K3 League, and the third and fourth-placed teams qualified for the promotion play-off.[2]
Teams
Team changes
Relegated from K3 League
Newly joined
- Dangjin Citizen[4]
- Gangwon FC B[3]
- Geoje Citizen[5]
- Pyeongchang United[6]
Promoted to K3 League
Withdrawn
Stadiums and locations
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuncheon Citizen | Chuncheon | Chuncheon Stadium | 25,000 |
| Chungju Citizen | Chungju | Chungju Tangeum Stadium | 3,000 |
| Dangjin Citizen | Dangjin | Dangjin Sports Complex | 11,718 |
| FC Namdong | Incheon | Namdong Industrial Complex Park | 2,500 |
| Gangwon FC B | Gangwon | Chuncheon Songam Stadium | 20,000 |
| Geoje Citizen | Geoje | Geoje Stadium | 7,500 |
| Goyang Citizen | Goyang | Eoulimnuri Byeolmuri Ground | 2,500 |
| Jeonju Citizen | Jeonju | Jeonju Stadium | 30,000 |
| Jinju Citizen | Jinju | Jinju Stadium | 20,116 |
| Pocheon Citizen | Pocheon | Pocheon Stadium | 7,000 |
| Pyeongchang United | Pyeongchang | Jinbu Sports Park | 300 |
| Seoul Jungnang | Seoul | Jungnang Public Ground | 400 |
| Seoul Nowon United | Seoul | Nowon Madeul Stadium | 446 |
| Siheung Citizen | Siheung | Jeongwang Sports Park | 1,500 |
| Yangpyeong FC | Yangpyeong | Yongmun Sports Park | 3,000 |
| Yeoju FC | Yeoju | Yeoju Stadium | 16,000 |
Personnel
| Club | Manager |
|---|---|
| Chuncheon Citizen |  Son Hyun-jun
|
| Chungju Citizen | Gong Mun-bae
|
| Dangjin Citizen | Han Sang-min
|
| FC Namdong | Kim Jeong-jae
|
| Gangwon FC B | Lee Seul-gi
|
| Geoje Citizen | Song Jae-gyu
|
| Goyang Citizen | Kim Young-ho
|
| Jeonju Citizen | Yang Young-cheol
|
| Jinju Citizen | Choi Cheong-il
|
| Pocheon Citizen | Cho Man-geun
|
| Pyeongchang United | An Hong-min
|
| Seoul Jungnang | Kim Sang-hwa
|
| Seoul Nowon United | Lee Jeong-jae
|
| Siheung Citizen | Jeong Seon-woo
|
| Yangpyeong FC | Kim Chang-yoon
|
| Yeoju FC | Shim Bong-seop
|
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pocheon Citizen (C, P) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 80 | 28 | +52 | 69 | Promotion to K3 League |
| 2 | Siheung Citizen (P) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 67 | |
| 3 | Dangjin Citizen (O, P) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 62 | Qualification for promotion play-off |
| 4 | Chungju Citizen | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 57 | |
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Wins
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results
Promotion play-off
When the match was finished as a draw, its winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-out.
| Dangjin Citizen | 1–1 | Chungju Citizen |
|---|---|---|
See also
References
- ^ a b "KFA Archives - K3 K4 K5" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d K3·K4리그 대표자회의 개최...3월 7일 개막 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b Kim, Jin-seong (31 January 2021). "Gangwon FC will become the first team to found a B Team that will participate in the K4 League, as per @goalgoalsong (Seo Ho-jeong)". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Kim, Jin-seong (20 January 2021). "[...] It's official now. This is the logo of the newly-formed K4 League side Dangjin Citizen FC". Twitter.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Barnes, Tim (22 January 2021). "Welcome Geoje Citizen FC to the #K4 League for the 2021 season". Twitter.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Kim, Jin-Seong (28 January 2021). "One of the three new participants of the K4 League this year, Pyeongchang United FC, have officially announced their logo". Twitter.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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