2021 K League 2

The 2021 K League 2 is the ninth season of the K League 2, the second-tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2013, and the fourth one with its current name, the K League 2. The top-ranked team and the winner of the promotion-relegation play-off will got promoted to the 2022 K League 1.

KEB Hana Bank
K League 2 2021
Season2021
Dates27 February - 31 October 2021(regular season)
3 November - TBA(Promotion-Relegation Play-off)
Matches played180
← 2020
2022 →
All statistics correct as of 21 January 2021.

On 21 January 2021, the Korean Professional Football Union has confirmed that 2021 season of K League 2 will begin on 27 February 2021 by 36 regular season matches per team.[1]

Teams
Locations of the 2021 K League 2 teams

New Team

Sangju Sangmu was renamed to Gimcheon Sangmu and was relegated to K League 2 and moved to Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang, South Korea ahead for 2021 season after the club was dissolved in the 2020 season.

Team City Home venue
Ansan Greeners Ansan Ansan Wa~ Stadium
FC Anyang Anyang Anyang Stadium
Bucheon FC 1995 Bucheon Bucheon Stadium
Busan IPark Busan Gudeok Stadium
Chungnam Asan Asan Yi Sun-sin Stadium
Daejeon Hana Citizen Daejeon Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Gimcheon Sangmu FC Gimcheon Gimcheon Stadium
Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam Changwon Football Center
Jeonnam Dragons Jeonnam Gwangyang Stadium
Seoul E-Land Seoul Seoul Olympic Stadium

Stadiums
Ansan Greeners FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995 Busan IPark Chungnam Asan
Ansan Wa~ Stadium Anyang Stadium Bucheon Stadium Gudeok Stadium Yi Sun-sin Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 17,143 Capacity: 34,456 Capacity: Capacity: 17,376
Daejeon Hana Citizen Gimcheon Sangmu FC Gyeongnam FC Jeonnam Dragons Seoul E-Land
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Gimcheon Stadium Changwon Football Center Gwangyang Stadium Seoul Olympic Stadium
Capacity: 40,535 Capacity: Capacity: 15,074 Capacity: 13,496 Capacity: 69,950

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Kit manufacturer1 Main sponsor1
Ansan Greeners Kim Gil-sik Lupo Finta Ansan Government
FC Anyang Kim Hyung-yul Joma Anyang Government
Bucheon FC 1995 Song Sun-ho Astore Bucheon Government
Busan IPark Ricardo Peres Adidas HDC Group
Chungnam Asan Park Dong-hyuk Mizuno Asan Government
Daejeon Hana Citizen Hwang Sun-hong Astore Hana Financial Group
Gimcheon Sangmu Kim Tae-wan Kelme
Gyeongnam FC Seol Ki-Hyeon Hummel Nonghyup
BNK Kyongnam Bank
Jeonnam Dragons Jeon Kyung-jun Puma POSCO
Seoul E-Land Chung Jung-yong New Balance E-Land

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Busan IPark Lee Ki-Hyung End of caretaker spell November 25, 2020 Ricardo Peres November 25, 2020[2]

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from AFC and ASEAN countries. Gimcheon Sangmu FC, being a military-owned team, is not allowed to sign any foreign players. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game. Players in bold are players who join midway through the competition. An Byong-jun, playing for Busan IPark,[3] was deemed to be a native player.

As of February 4, 2021[4]
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player ASEAN Player Former Players
Ansan Greeners Anderson Canhoto Felipe Augusto Santiago De Sagastizabal Go Iwase Asnawi Mangkualam
FC Anyang Nilson Júnior Maxwell Acosty Jonathan Moya Ryosuke Tamura
Bucheon FC 1995
Busan IPark Valentinos Sielis Domagoj Drožđek
Chungnam Asan Matheus Alves Philip Hellquist Alex Sandro
Daejeon Hana Citizen Bruno Baio Edinho Connor Chapman
Gyeongnam FC Willyan Hernandes
Jeonnam Dragons Samuel Nnamani Oleg Zoteev
Seoul E-Land Leandro Ribeiro William Barbio Nicolás Benegas

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Gimcheon Sangmu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2022 K League 1
2 Busan IPark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to K League 2 play-offs
3 Gyeongnam FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to K League 2 semi-play-offs
4 Daejeon Hana Citizen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seoul E-Land FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Jeonnam Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Ansan Greeners FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Bucheon FC 1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FC Anyang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Chungnam Asan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 27 February 2021. Source: Official website of K League SOCCERWAY
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points

Positions by matchday

  Leader & Promotion to the 2022 K League 1
  Qualification to Relegation/promotion play-offs

First match(es) will be played on ?. Source: kleague.com

Results

Matches 1–18
Home \ Away ASG AYG BCN BSI CNAS DJC GCS GNM JND SUE
Ansan Greeners — 27 Feb
FC Anyang —
Bucheon FC 1995 — 28 Feb
Busan IPark — 28 Feb
Chungnam Asan —
Daejeon Hana Citizen —
Gimcheon Sangmu —
Gyeongnam FC 27 Feb —
Jeonnam Dragons 27 Feb —
Seoul E-Land —
First match(es) will be played on 27 February 2021. Source: K League 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matches 19–36
Home \ Away ASG AYG BCN BSI CNAS DJC GCS GNM JND SUE
Ansan Greeners —
FC Anyang —
Bucheon FC 1995 —
Busan IPark —
Chungnam Asan —
Daejeon Hana Citizen —
Gimcheon Sangmu —
Gyeongnam FC —
Jeonnam Dragons —
Seoul E-Land —
First match(es) will be played on 27 February 2021. Source: K League 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Promotion-relegation playoffs

The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the clubs placed in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th position in the 2021 K League 2, and the 11th-placed club of the 2021 K League 1. If scores were tied after regular time in the Semi-playoff and Playoff rounds, the higher-placed team would advance to the next phase. The same conditions did not apply for the final round of Promotion-Relegation playoffs, which was instead held over two legs.

  Semi-playoff Playoff Promotion-relegation playoffs
                               
    1 11th place team of K League 1
    2 runners-up(2nd) of K League 2     2 Winner of Play-off(K2)
  3 3rd place team of K League 2     3 Winner of Semi-play-off  
  4 4th place team of K League 2  

Semi-playoff
3rd place of K League 2v4th place of K League 2
Home stadium of 3rd place team

Playoff
2nd place of K League 2vWinner of Semi-play-off
Home stadium of 2nd place team

First leg
Winner of promotion play-off of K League 2v11th place of K League 1
Home stadium of Winner of promotion play-off of K League 2

Second leg
11th place of K League 1vWinner of promotion play-off of K League 2
Home stadium of 11th place of K League 1

Season statistics
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