South Korea 2021


K League 1
Korea FA Cup
K League 2

K League 1

Regular Stage | Championship Group | Relegation Group

Regular Stage

Final Table:

 1.Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Jeonju)  33  18 10  5  58-32  64  [C]  Championship Group
 2.Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i           33  18 10  5  54-35  64       Championship Group
 3.Daegu FC                         33  13 10 10  37-37  49       Championship Group
 4.Suwon FC                         33  12  9 12  45-49  45  [P]  Championship Group
 5.Jeju United                      33  10 15  8  43-39  45  [P]  Championship Group
 6.Suwon Samsung Bluewings          33  12  9 12  41-40  45       Championship Group
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 7.Pohang Steelers                  33  11  9 13  35-40  42       Relegation Group
 8.Incheon United                   33  11  7 15  33-42  40       Relegation Group
 9.FC Seoul                         33   9 10 14  37-40  37       Relegation Group
10.Gangwon FC                       33   9 10 14  35-43  37       Relegation Group
11.Seongnam FC                      33   9 10 14  30-40  37       Relegation Group
12.Gwangju FC                       33   9  5 19  34-45  32       Relegation Group

NB: first tie-breaker goals scored

Round 1
[Feb 27]
Jeonbuk          2-0 Seoul            
Daegu            1-1 Suwon FC         
[Feb 28]
Pohang           2-1 Incheon          
Suwon SB         1-0 Gwangju          
[Mar 1]
Ulsan            5-0 Gangwon          
Seongnam         0-0 Jeju             

Round 2
[Mar 6]
Jeju             1-1 Jeonbuk          
Gwangju          0-1 Ulsan            
Incheon          2-1 Daegu            
Gangwon          1-3 Pohang           
[Mar 7]
Suwon SB         1-0 Seongnam         
Seoul            3-0 Suwon FC         

Round 3
[Mar 9]
Jeonbuk          2-1 Gangwon          
Ulsan            3-1 Incheon          
Jeju             1-0 Pohang           
[Mar 10]
Daegu            1-4 Gwangju          
Seongnam         1-0 Seoul            
Suwon FC         0-0 Suwon SB         

Round 4
[Mar 13]
Daegu            1-1 Jeju             
Gwangju          0-2 Jeonbuk          
Pohang           1-1 Ulsan            
Incheon          0-1 Seoul            
[Mar 14]
Suwon FC         1-2 Seongnam         
Suwon SB         1-1 Gangwon          

Round 5
[Mar 16]
Jeonbuk          3-2 Daegu            
Ulsan            0-0 Jeju             
[Mar 17]
Gangwon          0-0 Seongnam         
Pohang           0-3 Suwon SB         
Seoul            2-1 Gwangju          
Incheon          4-1 Suwon FC         

Round 6
[Mar 20]
Jeju             1-1 Gwangju          
Jeonbuk          1-1 Suwon FC         
[Mar 21]
Gangwon          2-0 Incheon          
Seongnam         2-1 Pohang           
Suwon SB         1-2 Seoul            
Daegu            2-1 Ulsan            

Round 7
[Apr 2]
Pohang           0-0 Daegu            
[Apr 3]
Suwon SB         1-3 Jeonbuk          
Seongnam         0-1 Ulsan            
Seoul            0-1 Gangwon          
[Apr 4]
Suwon FC         2-1 Jeju             
Gwangju          2-1 Incheon          

Round 8
[Apr 6]
Pohang           1-3 Jeonbuk          
Daegu            0-0 Seongnam         
[Apr 7]	
Ulsan            3-2 Seoul            
Incheon          0-0 Suwon SB         
Gwangju          2-0 Suwon FC         
Jeju             1-1 Gangwon          

Round 9
[Apr 10]
Gangwon          3-0 Daegu            
Seoul            1-2 Pohang           
Seongnam         2-0 Gwangju          
[Apr 11]
Jeju             2-1 Suwon SB         
Suwon FC         0-1 Ulsan            
Jeonbuk          5-0 Incheon          

Round 10
[Apr 17]
Suwon FC         2-1 Gangwon          
Seoul            0-1 Daegu            
Incheon          0-3 Jeju             
Gwangju          0-1 Pohang           
[Apr 18]
Suwon SB         3-0 Ulsan            
Jeonbuk          1-0 Seongnam         

Round 11
[Apr 20]
Gangwon          0-1 Gwangju          
Pohang           1-0 Suwon FC         
[Apr 21]
Ulsan            0-0 Jeonbuk          
Daegu            1-0 Suwon SB         
Jeju             2-1 Seoul            
Seongnam         1-3 Incheon          

Round 12
[Apr 24]
Pohang           0-0 Jeju             
Gwangju          0-1 Daegu            
Gangwon          1-1 Jeonbuk          
[Apr 25]
Incheon          0-0 Ulsan            
Suwon FC         1-1 Seoul            
Seongnam         0-1 Suwon SB         

Round 13
[Apr 30]
Seoul            2-2 Seongnam         
[May 1]
Suwon FC         2-4 Daegu            
Suwon SB         1-1 Pohang           
Ulsan            2-0 Gwangju          
[May 2]
Jeonbuk          1-1 Jeju             
Incheon          1-0 Gangwon          

Round 14
[May 8]
Daegu            3-0 Incheon          
Jeju             1-3 Suwon FC         
Pohang           1-1 Gangwon          
[May 9]
Jeonbuk          1-3 Suwon SB         
[Jun 19]
Gwangju          1-1 Seoul            
[Jun 20]
Ulsan            2-2 Seongnam         

Round 15
[May 11]
Incheon          1-1 Pohang           
Suwon FC         2-1 Gwangju          
[May 12]
Suwon SB         3-2 Jeju             
Gangwon          2-2 Ulsan            
[Jun 6]
Seongnam         1-5 Jeonbuk          
Daegu            1-1 Seoul            

Round 16
[May 15]
Gangwon          0-0 Suwon FC         
Incheon          2-1 Gwangju          
[May 16]
Jeju             1-2 Daegu            
Ulsan            1-1 Suwon SB         
[Aug 4]
Pohang           1-0 Seongnam         
[Sep 5]
Seoul            3-4 Jeonbuk          

Round 17
[May 18]
Suwon FC         3-4 Pohang           
[May 19]
Gwangju          0-0 Jeju             
Jeonbuk          2-4 Ulsan            
Suwon SB         1-1 Daegu            
[Jun 26]
Seongnam         1-2 Gangwon          
[Jul 14]
Seoul            0-1 Incheon          

Round 18
[May 21]
Suwon FC         2-2 Incheon          
[May 22]
Jeju             2-2 Seongnam         
Ulsan            1-0 Pohang           
[May 23]
Gwangju          3-4 Suwon SB         
Daegu            1-0 Jeonbuk          
Gangwon          0-0 Seoul            

Round 19
[May 29]
Incheon          1-1 Jeonbuk          
Jeju             1-2 Ulsan            
Seongnam         2-3 Suwon FC         
Seoul            0-3 Suwon SB         
[May 30]
Daegu            1-0 Gangwon          
Pohang           1-0 Gwangju          

Round 20
[Jul 20]
Suwon SB         1-2 Suwon FC         
[Jul 21]
Gwangju          3-1 Gangwon          
[Aug 4]
Ulsan            2-1 Daegu            
[Aug 18]
Incheon          1-0 Seongnam         
Seoul            0-1 Jeju             
[Sep 1]
Jeonbuk          0-1 Pohang           

Round 21
[Jul 23]
Suwon SB         1-2 Incheon          
[Jul 24]
Pohang           0-1 Seoul            
[Jul 25]
Ulsan            2-5 Suwon FC         
Gangwon          2-2 Jeju             
[Aug 11]
Jeonbuk          3-0 Gwangju          
[Sep 4]
Seongnam         0-0 Daegu            

Round 22
[Jul 31]
Seoul            0-0 Ulsan            
Jeju             1-4 Incheon          
[Aug 1]
Daegu            1-1 Pohang           
Gangwon          3-0 Suwon SB         
Gwangju          0-0 Seongnam         
[Aug 4]
Suwon FC         1-0 Jeonbuk          

Round 23
[Aug 7]
Jeonbuk          2-1 Daegu            
Ulsan            2-1 Gangwon          
Suwon SB         0-0 Jeju             
Seongnam         1-0 Pohang           
[Aug 8]
Seoul            1-0 Gwangju          
Incheon          0-0 Suwon FC         

Round 24
[Aug 14]
Gangwon          2-0 Daegu            
Jeju             2-2 Ulsan            
Suwon SB         1-2 Seongnam         
[Aug 15]
Jeonbuk          3-2 Seoul            
Pohang           3-1 Suwon FC         
Gwangju          1-0 Incheon          

Round 25
[Aug 20]
Daegu            1-2 Gwangju          
[Aug 21]
Seongnam         0-0 Jeonbuk          
Suwon FC         1-0 Jeju             
[Aug 22]
Seoul            2-2 Pohang           
Ulsan            3-1 Suwon SB         
[Oct 6]
Incheon          0-1 Gangwon          

Round 26
[Aug 24]
Gwangju          2-0 Seongnam         
[Aug 25]
Jeonbuk          2-0 Pohang           
Seoul            1-2 Ulsan            
Incheon          2-0 Daegu            
Suwon SB         0-3 Suwon FC         
[Oct 10]
Gangwon          2-2 Jeju             

Round 27
[Aug 28]
Pohang           0-0 Suwon SB         
Jeonbuk          2-2 Suwon FC         
Daegu            3-1 Seongnam         
[Aug 29]
Ulsan            3-2 Incheon          
Jeju             1-0 Seoul            
[Oct 17]
Gangwon          2-1 Gwangju          

Round 28
[Sep 10]
Ulsan            0-0 Jeonbuk          
Pohang           1-2 Daegu            
[Sep 11]
Incheon          1-2 Jeju             
Suwon SB         2-2 Gwangju          
[Sep 12]
Seongnam         1-1 Seoul            
Suwon FC         1-0 Gangwon          

Round 29
[Sep 18]
Jeonbuk          1-0 Suwon SB         
Gwangju          awd Jeju             [awarded 0-3, originally 1-1]
Daegu            2-1 Ulsan            
[Sep 19]
Incheon          0-1 Seongnam         
Seoul            2-1 Suwon FC         
[Sep 29]
Gangwon          1-0 Pohang           

Round 30
[Sep 21]
Suwon SB         3-2 Gangwon          
Gwangju          1-2 Jeonbuk          
Pohang           1-2 Ulsan            
[Sep 22]
Jeju             0-1 Daegu            
Suwon FC         3-1 Seongnam         
Seoul            0-0 Incheon          

Round 31
[Sep 25]
Pohang           2-4 Jeju             
Ulsan            1-0 Gwangju          
Daegu            0-0 Suwon FC         
Jeonbuk          2-0 Incheon          
[Sep 26]
Suwon SB         0-2 Seoul            
Seongnam         2-0 Gangwon          

Round 32
[Oct 2]
Gangwon          0-1 Jeonbuk          
Suwon FC         0-3 Ulsan            
Incheon          0-1 Suwon SB         
[Oct 3]
Jeju             2-1 Seongnam         
Gwangju          2-3 Pohang           
Seoul            1-1 Daegu            

Round 33 [Oct 24]
Daegu            0-2 Suwon SB         
Gangwon          1-4 Seoul            
Jeju             2-2 Jeonbuk          
Pohang           0-1 Incheon          
Seongnam         2-1 Ulsan            
Suwon FC         1-3 Gwangju          

Final Table:

 1.Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Jeonju)  33  18 10  5  58-32  64  [C]  Championship Group
 2.Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i           33  18 10  5  54-35  64       Championship Group
 3.Daegu FC                         33  13 10 10  37-37  49       Championship Group
 4.Suwon FC                         33  12  9 12  45-49  45  [P]  Championship Group
 5.Jeju United                      33  10 15  8  43-39  45  [P]  Championship Group
 6.Suwon Samsung Bluewings          33  12  9 12  41-40  45       Championship Group
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 7.Pohang Steelers                  33  11  9 13  35-40  42       Relegation Group
 8.Incheon United                   33  11  7 15  33-42  40       Relegation Group
 9.FC Seoul                         33   9 10 14  37-40  37       Relegation Group
10.Gangwon FC                       33   9 10 14  35-43  37       Relegation Group
11.Seongnam FC                      33   9 10 14  30-40  37       Relegation Group
12.Gwangju FC                       33   9  5 19  34-45  32       Relegation Group

NB: first tie-breaker goals scored

Championship Group

Final Table:

 1.Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Jeonju)  38  22 10  6  71-37  76  [C]  Champions
 2.Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i           38  21 11  6  64-41  74
 3.Daegu FC                         38  15 10 13  41-48  55
 4.Jeju United                      38  13 15 10  52-44  54  [P]
 5.Suwon FC                         38  14  9 15  53-57  51  [P]
 6.Suwon Samsung Bluewings          38  12 10 16  42-50  46

Round 34
[Oct 30]
Suwon SB         0-4 Jeonbuk          
[Oct 31]
Daegu            0-5 Jeju             
Ulsan            3-2 Suwon FC         

Round 35 [Nov 6]
Jeju             2-0 Suwon SB         
Suwon FC         1-2 Daegu            
Jeonbuk          3-2 Ulsan            

Round 36 [Nov 21]
Suwon FC         3-2 Jeonbuk          
Daegu            2-1 Suwon SB         
Ulsan            3-1 Jeju             

Round 37
[Nov 27]
Jeju             1-0 Suwon FC         
[Nov 28]
Daegu            0-2 Jeonbuk          
Suwon SB         0-0 Ulsan            

Round 38 [Dec 5]
Jeonbuk          2-0 Jeju             
Suwon FC         2-0 Suwon SB         
Ulsan            2-0 Daegu            

Final Table:

 1.Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Jeonju)  38  22 10  6  71-37  76  [C]  Champions
 2.Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i           38  21 11  6  64-41  74
 3.Daegu FC                         38  15 10 13  41-48  55
 4.Jeju United                      38  13 15 10  52-44  54  [P]
 5.Suwon FC                         38  14  9 15  53-57  51  [P]
 6.Suwon Samsung Bluewings          38  12 10 16  42-50  46

Relegation Group

Final Table:

 7.FC Seoul                         38  12 11 15  46-46  47
 8.Incheon United                   38  12 11 15  38-45  47
 9.Pohang Steelers                  38  12 10 16  41-45  46
10.Seongnam FC                      38  11 11 16  34-46  44
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11.Gangwon FC                       38  10 13 15  40-51  43       Relegation Playoff
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12.Gwangju FC                       38  10  7 21  42-54  37       Relegated´

Round 34
[Oct 30]
Incheon          2-0 Seoul            
Seongnam         1-0 Pohang           
[Oct 31]
Gwangju          2-2 Gangwon          

Round 35 [Nov 3]
Gwangju          3-4 Seoul            
Pohang           4-0 Gangwon          
Seongnam         1-1 Incheon          

Round 36 [Nov 7]
Pohang           1-2 Gwangju          
Gangwon          1-1 Incheon          
Seoul            3-0 Seongnam         

Round 37
[Nov 27]
Seongnam         1-0 Gwangju          
[Nov 28]
Seoul            0-0 Gangwon          
Incheon          0-0 Pohang           

Round 38 [Dec 4]
Gangwon          2-1 Seongnam         
Gwangju          1-1 Incheon          
Pohang           1-2 Seoul            

Final Table:

 7.FC Seoul                         38  12 11 15  46-46  47
 8.Incheon United                   38  12 11 15  38-45  47
 9.Pohang Steelers                  38  12 10 16  41-45  46
10.Seongnam FC                      38  11 11 16  34-46  44
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11.Gangwon FC                       38  10 13 15  40-51  43       Relegation Playoff
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12.Gwangju FC                       38  10  7 21  42-54  37       Relegated

Promotion/Relegation Playoff

First Leg [Dec 8]
Daejeon          1-0 Gangwon          

Second Leg [Dec 12]
Gangwon          4-1 Daejeon          

NB: both remain at former level

Korea FA Cup

Round 1
[Mar 6]
Pocheon Citizen                   0-0 Changwon City                     [aet, 3-2 pen]
Seoul United                      0-1 Paju Citizen
Siheung Citizen                   2-0 Ulsan Citizen
Phoenix FC                        1-2 Pyeongteak Citizen                [aet]
Chunju Citizen                    1-1 Yangpyeong FC                     [aet, 5-6 pen] 
SMC Engineering                   0-5 Cheongju FC
Daejeon Korail                    3-1 Hwajeong FC
Chuncheon Citizen                 5-1 Doksuri FC
[Mar 7]
Yangju Citizen                    1-1 Jinju Citizen                     [aet, 4-3 pen] 
Cheonan City                      4-1 FC Namdong
FC Together                       0-2 Zamiks FC
523 FC                            0-9 Jeonju Citizen
Yeoju FC                          4-4 Goyang Citizen                    [aet, 4-5 pen]
Majang FC                         0-3 Songwol FC
Seoul Jungnang                    0-2 Gimpo FC
Chedonsol FC                      bye

Round 2
[Mar 27]
Gyeongju KHNP                     0-0 Yangju Citizen                    [aet, 3-4 pen]  
FC Anyang                         5-1 Cheonan City 
Bucheon FC 1995                   3-1 Jaemix FC
Busan Park                        2-1 Jeonju Citizen                    [aet]
Chungnam Asan                     3-1 Goyang Citizen
Seoul E-Land                      5-0 Songwol FC
FC Mokpo                          1-0 Gimpo FC
Jeonnam Dragons                  11-0 Cheongsol FC
[Mar 28]
Pocheon Citizen                   1-0 Gangneung City
Paju Citizen                      1-4 Daejon Hana Citizen               [aet]
Gimhae City                       2-1 Siheung Citizen
Gimcheong Sangmu                  8-0  Pyeongteak Citizen 
Ansan Greeners                    1-0 Yangpyeong FC
Cheongju FC                       1-1 Hwaseong FC  [aet, 5-4 pen]
Daejeon Korail                    0-1 Gyeongnam FC
Chuncheon Citizen                 0-3 Busan Transportation Corporation 

Round 3 [Apr 14]
Pocheon Citizen                   0-2 Yangchu Citizen
Daejon Hana Citizen               1-2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Incheon United                    0-3 FC Anyang
Gimhae City                       1-1 Bucheon FC 1995                   [aet, 4-3 pen]
Gimcheon Sangmu                   1-0 Jeju United
Seongnam FC                       1-0 Busan Park
Ansan Greeners                    0-1 Chungnam Asan
Cheongju FC                       1-2 Gangwon FC
FC Seoul                          0-1 Seoul E-Land
Gyeongnam FC                      3-1 FC Mokpo                          [aet]
Busan Transportation Corporation  2-2 Gwangju FC                        [aet, 5-3 pen]
Suwon FC                          1-1 Jeonnam Dragons                   [aet, 4-5 pen]

1/8 Finals [May 26]
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors            0-0 Yanmgchu Citizen                  [aet, 9-10 pen]
Suwon Samsung Bluewings           0-0 FC Anyang                         [aet, 4-2 pen]
Daegu FC                          2-0 Gimhae City
Gimcheon Sangmu                   3-2 Seongnam FC                       [aet]
Chungnam Asan                     1-3 Pohang Steelers
Gangwon FC                        2-0 Seoul E-Land
Ulsan Hyundai                     2-0 Jangju Citizen
Busan Transportation Corporation  2-2 Jeonnam Dragons                   [aet, 3-5 pen]

Quarterfinals [Aug 11]
Gangwon FC                        2-0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings           
Daegu FC                          2-1 Gimcheon Sangmu
Ulsan Hyundai                     2-0 Yangju Citizen
Jeonnam Dragons                   1-0 Pohang Steelers

Semifinals [Oct 27]
Gangwon FC                        0-1 Daegu FC
Ulsan Hyundai                     1-2 Jeonnam Dragons

Final 

First Leg [Nov 24]
Jeonnam Dragons                   0-1 Daegu FC                          

Second Leg [Dec 11]
Daegu FC                          3-4 Jeonnam Dragons                   

NB: Jeonnam Dragons won on away goals.

K League 2

Final Table:

 1.Gimcheon Sangmu                  36  20 11  5  60-34  71  [R]  Promoted
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 2.FC Anyang                        36  17 11  8  51-37  62       Promotion Playoff
 3.Daejeon Citizen                  36  17  7 12  53-48  58       Promotion Playoff
 4.Jeonnam Dragons                  36  13 13 10  38-33  52       Promotion Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 5.Busan IPark                      36  12  9 15  46-56  45   [R] 
 6.Gyeongnam FC                     36  11 10 15  40-45  43
 7.Ansan Greeners                   36  11 10 15  37-49  43
 8.Chungnam Asan                    36  11  8 17  38-41  41
 9.Seoul E-Land                     36   8 13 15  40-39  37
10.Bucheon FC 1995                  36   9 10 17  32-53  37

Promotion Playoffs

First Round [Nov 3]
Daejeon          0-0 Jeonnam          

NB: Daejeon qualified on better record regular season

Second Round [Nov 7]
Anyang           1-3 Daejeon          

NB: Daejeon Citizen qualified for Promotion/Relegation Playoff


2020

2022

list of champions

list of final tables

list of 2nd level champions

list of cup winners

data on stadiums

list of top scorers


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Authors: Hans Schöggl and Karel Stokkermans
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