The 2021 K League 2 was the ninth season of the K League 2, the second-tier South Korean professional football league. The champions and the winners of the promotion play-offs could be promoted to the K League 1.
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from AFC and ASEAN countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game.
Military-owned team Gimcheon Sangmu is not allowed to sign any foreign players.
Source: K League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Promotion play-offsedit
The first round was contested between the third and fourth-placed teams, and the runners-up directly advanced to the second round. When the first and second round matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot-outs. The winners of the second round competed with eleven-placed team of the K League 1 in the two-legged final for a K League 1 spot of the next season.
On 12 December 2021, Gangwon FC and Daejeon Hana Citizen faced one another in the second leg of the Promotion-relegation play-offs, with the latter team finding himself in advantage after winning the first leg 1–0. Played at Gangneung Stadium, Gangwon's home soil, the match saw the hosts secure a 4–1 comeback victory and maintain their spot in K League 1. However, the game was marred by a series of incidents, occurring between the first and the second half. After Han Kook-young had scored Gangwon's third goal in the 31st minute, the ball boys around the stadium reportedly started to delay giving the ball back to Daejeon players, an event that happened multiple times during the match and was possibly meant to waste time in favour of the hosts: the fans in the away sector reacted furiously, with some of them throwing plastic bottles in direction of one of the ball boys. The game still went ahead, as six minutes of extra time were added at the end of the second half. The K League administration decided to open an official investigation on the controversial events.[5][6]
When asked to talk about the incidents, Gangwon's director Lee Young-pyo originally dismissed them, pointing out that similar instances were already common in European football, but later apologized, saying that he felt "direct responsibility" for the "unsmooth match" and promising that he would work so that Gangwon FC would become "a mature club" in the future.[5] Meanwhile, on December 21, just hours before K League's final disciplinary meeting took place, the Daejeon board released an official response to the matter, stating that there was "clear evidence of the game delays being intentional and organized", as well as noticing that such acts violated the league's Code of Ethics for fair play and respect.[5][7]
In the end, the league's administration decided to keep the final score unchanged: however, Gangwon FC was fined 30 million South Korean Won (US$25,000) for the episodes of time wasting, whereas Daejeon Hana Citizen was fined 2 million South Korean Won (US$1,677) for their fans' behavior towards one of the ball boys.[5][6]
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The 2021 K League 2 was the ninth season of the K League 2 the second tier South Korean professional football league The champions and the winners of the promotion play offs could be promoted to the K League 1 Hana 1QK League 2Season2021Dates27 February 31 October 2021 1 ChampionsGimcheon Sangmu 1st title PromotedGimcheon SangmuChampions LeagueJeonnam Dragons via Korean FA Cup Matches played180Goals scored435 2 42 per match Best PlayerAn Byong junTop goalscorerAn Byong jun 23 goals 20202022 Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Team changes 1 2 Locations 1 3 Stadiums 1 4 Personnel and sponsoring 1 5 Managerial changes 1 6 Foreign players 2 League table 3 Positions by matchday 4 Results 4 1 Matches 1 18 4 2 Matches 19 36 5 Promotion play offs 5 1 Bracket 5 2 First round 5 3 Semi final 5 4 Final 6 Statistics 6 1 Top goalscorers 6 2 Top assist providers 7 Awards 7 1 Weekly awards 7 2 Monthly awards 7 3 Annual awards 8 Controversies 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksTeams editTeam changes edit Sangju Sangmu was renamed Gimcheon Sangmu and moved its city to Gimcheon before the season Relegated from K League 1 Sangju Sangmu renamed Gimcheon Sangmu Busan IPark Promoted to K League 1 Jeju United Suwon FC Locations edit nbsp nbsp Bucheon nbsp Seoul E nbsp Anyang nbsp Ansan nbsp Gyeongnam nbsp Gimcheon nbsp Daejeon nbsp Busan nbsp Chungnam Asan nbsp Jeonnamclass notpageimage Locations of the 2021 K League 2 teams Team City Province Abbreviation Ansan Greeners Ansan Ansan FC Anyang Anyang Anyang Bucheon FC 1995 Bucheon Bucheon Busan IPark Busan Busan Chungnam Asan Asan Chungnam Asan Daejeon Hana Citizen Daejeon Daejeon Gimcheon Sangmu Gimcheon Gimcheon Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam Gyeongnam Jeonnam Dragons Jeonnam Jeonnam Seoul E Land Seoul Seoul E Stadiums edit Ansan Greeners FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995 Busan IPark Chungnam Asan Ansan Wa Stadium Anyang Stadium Bucheon Stadium Busan Gudeok Stadium Yi Sun sin Stadium Capacity 35 000 Capacity 17 143 Capacity 34 456 Capacity 12 349 Capacity 17 376 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Daejeon Hana Citizen Gimcheon Sangmu 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 25 000 Capacity 15 074 Capacity 13 496 Capacity 69 950 nbsp nbsp nbsp Personnel and sponsoring edit Team Manager Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Ansan Greeners nbsp Kim Gil sik Kappa Ansan Government FC Anyang nbsp Lee Woo hyung Joma Anyang Government Bucheon FC 1995 nbsp Lee Young min Kappa Bucheon Government Busan IPark nbsp Ricardo Peres Adidas HDC Group Chungnam Asan nbsp Park Dong hyuk Mizuno Asan Government Daejeon Hana Citizen nbsp Lee Min sung Astore Hana Financial Group Gimcheon Sangmu nbsp Kim Tae wan Kelme Korea Armed Forces Athletic CorpsGimcheon Government Gyeongnam FC nbsp Seol Ki hyeon Hummel Gyeongnam Provincial Government Jeonnam Dragons nbsp Jeon Kyung jun Puma POSCO Seoul E Land nbsp Chung Jung yong New Balance E Land Note Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality Managerial changes edit Team Outgoing Manner Date Incoming Date Table Busan IPark nbsp Lee Ki hyung caretaker Caretaker 25 November 2020 nbsp Ricardo Peres 25 November 2020 2 Pre season Foreign players edit Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team including a slot for a player from AFC and ASEAN countries A team could use four foreign players on the field each game Military owned team Gimcheon Sangmu is not allowed to sign any foreign players North Korean player An Byong jun was deemed as a native player in K League by South Korean nationality law and passport Players in bold are players who join midway through the competition 3 Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player ASEAN player Former player s Ansan Greeners nbsp Santiago De Sagastizabal nbsp Anderson Canhoto nbsp Robson Duarte nbsp Go Iwase nbsp Asnawi Mangkualam FC Anyang nbsp Nilson Junior nbsp Jonathan Moya nbsp Maxwell Acosty nbsp Ryosuke Tamura Bucheon FC 1995 nbsp Crislan nbsp Wataru Murofushi Busan IPark nbsp Domagoj Drozđek nbsp Valentinos Sielis nbsp Renato Santos nbsp Ryan Edwards Chungnam Asan nbsp Alex Sandro nbsp Matheus Alves nbsp Ryohei Michibuchi Daejeon Hana Citizen nbsp Bruno Baio nbsp Matheus Pato nbsp Masatoshi Ishida nbsp Ikromjon Alibaev nbsp Edinho Gyeongnam FC nbsp Hernandes nbsp Willyan Jeonnam Dragons nbsp Alex Martins nbsp Jonathan Balotelli nbsp Samuel Nnamani nbsp Oleg Zoteyev Seoul E Land nbsp Nicolas Benegas nbsp William Barbio nbsp Leandro Ribeiro nbsp Yuki KobayashiLeague table editPos 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 K League 1 2 FC Anyang 36 17 11 8 51 37 14 62 Qualification for promotion play offs semi final 3 Daejeon Hana Citizen 36 17 7 12 53 48 5 58 Qualification for promotion play offs first round 4 Jeonnam Dragons 36 13 13 10 38 33 5 52 Qualification for Champions League group stageand promotion play offs first round a 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 37Source K League SoccerwayRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goals scored 3 Goal difference 4 Wins 5 Head to head points C ChampionsNotes Qualified as Korean FA Cup champions Positions by matchday edit Leaders promotion to K League 1 Qualification for promotion play offs semi final Qualification for promotion play offs first round Team Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536Gimcheon Sangmu496877868577875432132111111111111111FC Anyang245986431112332211211344322222222222Daejeon Hana Citizen248321112233213344455433233333333333Jeonnam Dragons632564223321121123323222444444444444Busan IPark10710458786756446555544555667777555555Gyeongnam FC8109910101099888764677777766556655666666Ansan Greeners424235445644557866666678888888778777Chungnam Asan6837436779999999991099887775566887888Bucheon FC 199586769991010101010101010101010910101010101010109101010109999Seoul E Land11111235446568878888899999910999910101010Source K LeagueResults editMatches 1 18 edit Home Away ASG AYG BCN BSI CNAS DJC GCS GNM JND SUE Ansan Greeners 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 FC Anyang 1 2 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bucheon FC 1995 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 Busan IPark 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 1 2 3 0 1 0 3 Chungnam Asan 0 2 2 2 0 1 4 0 3 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 Daejeon Hana Citizen 0 0 1 2 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 Gimcheon Sangmu 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 Gyeongnam FC 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 Jeonnam Dragons 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 Seoul E Land 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 1 1 Source K LeagueLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Matches 19 36 edit Home Away ASG AYG BCN BSI CNAS DJC GCS GNM JND SUE Ansan Greeners 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 3 FC Anyang 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 Bucheon FC 1995 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 3 Busan IPark 4 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 Chungnam Asan 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 3 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 4 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 1 0 2 Gimcheon Sangmu 1 0 2 4 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 Gyeongnam FC 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 3 3 Jeonnam Dragons 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 Seoul E Land 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 Source K LeagueLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Promotion play offs editThe first round was contested between the third and fourth placed teams and the runners up directly advanced to the second round When the first and second round matches were finished as draws their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and penalty shoot outs The winners of the second round competed with eleven placed team of the K League 1 in the two legged final for a K League 1 spot of the next season Bracket edit First roundSemi finalFinal 2FC Anyang13Daejeon Hana Citizen33Daejeon Hana Citizen04Jeonnam Dragons0Daejeon Hana Citizen112Gangwon FC044 First round edit 3 November 202119 00 KSTDaejeon Hana Citizen0 0Jeonnam DragonsReportHanbat Sports Complex DaejeonAttendance 1 982Referee Ahn Jae hoon Semi final edit 7 November 202114 00 KSTFC Anyang1 3Daejeon Hana CitizenJonathan Moya nbsp 12 Report Park Jin sub nbsp 32 Bruno Baio nbsp 69 85 Anyang Stadium AnyangAttendance 2 789Referee Park Byung jin Final edit 8 December 202119 00 KSTDaejeon Hana Citizen1 0Gangwon FCLee Hyeon sik nbsp 51 Hanbat Sports Complex Daejeon 12 December 202114 00 KSTGangwon FC4 1Daejeon Hana CitizenLee Ji sol nbsp 26 o g Lim Chae min nbsp 28 Han Kook young nbsp 31 Hwang Mun ki nbsp 90 3 Lee Jong hyeon nbsp 17 Gangneung Stadium Gangneung Gangwon FC won 4 2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues Statistics editTop goalscorers edit Rank Player 4 Club Goals 1 nbsp An Byong jun Busan IPark 23 2 nbsp Jonathan Moya FC Anyang 13 nbsp Park Chang joon Bucheon FC 1995 4 nbsp Willyan Gyeongnam FC 11 nbsp Jonathan Balotelli Jeonnam Dragons 6 nbsp Hernandes Gyeongnam FC 10 7 nbsp Masatoshi Ishida Daejeon Hana Citizen 9 nbsp Park Dong jin Gimcheon Sangmu nbsp Kim Ryun do Ansan Greeners 10 nbsp Cho Gue sung Gimcheon Sangmu 8 nbsp Lee Jong ho Jeonnam Dragons nbsp Park Jeong in Busan IPark nbsp Robson Duarte Ansan Greeners nbsp Kim In kyun Chungnam Asan Top assist providers edit Rank Player 4 Club Assists 1 nbsp Joo Hyeon woo FC Anyang 8 2 nbsp Leandro Ribeiro Seoul E Land 7 3 nbsp Park Tae jun FC Anyang 6 nbsp Baek Sung dong Gyeongnam FC nbsp Lee Sang min Ansan Greeners 6 nbsp Kim Seung seob Daejeon Hana Citizen 5 nbsp Lee Hyeon sik Daejeon Hana Citizen 8 9 players 4Awards editWeekly awards edit Round Player of the Round Player Club 1 nbsp Jang Yun ho Seoul E Land 2 nbsp Nicolas Benegas Seoul E Land 3 nbsp Willyan Gyeongnam FC 4 nbsp An Byong jun Busan IPark 5 nbsp Ko Jae hyeon Seoul E Land 6 nbsp Mo Jae hyeon FC Anyang 7 nbsp Kim Hyeon uk Jeonnam Dragons 8 nbsp Hernandes Gyeongnam FC 9 nbsp Chang Hyuk jin Gyeongnam FC 10 nbsp Jung Min ki FC Anyang 11 nbsp Hwang Jun ho Busan IPark 12 nbsp Kim Dong jin Gyeongnam FC 13 nbsp Park In hyeok Daejeon Hana Citizen 14 nbsp Kim Kyung jung FC Anyang 15 nbsp Jonathan Balotelli Jeonnam Dragons 16 nbsp An Byong jun Busan IPark 17 nbsp Jonathan Moya FC Anyang 18 nbsp Heo Yong joon Gimcheon Sangmu Round Player of the Round Player Club 19 nbsp Choi Cheol won Bucheon FC 1995 20 nbsp Hong Chang beom FC Anyang 21 nbsp Park Jeong in Busan IPark 22 nbsp Kim Seung seob Daejeon Hana Citizen 23 nbsp Hwang Il su Gyeongnam FC 24 nbsp Kim In kyun Chungnam Asan 25 nbsp Seo Young jae Daejeon Hana Citizen 26 nbsp Heo Yong joon Gimcheon Sangmu 27 nbsp Lee Si heon Bucheon FC 1995 28 nbsp Oh Hyun gyu Gimcheon Sangmu 29 nbsp Kim In sung Seoul E Land 30 nbsp Cho Gue sung Gimcheon Sangmu 31 nbsp Park Ji soo Gimcheon Sangmu 32 nbsp Choi Jun Busan IPark 33 nbsp Masatohsi Ishida Daejeon Hana Citizen 34 nbsp Lee Hyeon sik Daejeon Hana Citizen 35 nbsp Masatohsi Ishida Daejeon Hana Citizen 36 nbsp Lee Sang min Ansan Greeners Monthly awards edit Month Manager of the Month Manager Club Division March nbsp Kim Sang sik Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 April nbsp Lee Woo hyung FC Anyang 2 May nbsp Park Kun ha Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 June nbsp Kim Tae wan Gimcheon Sangmu 2 July nbsp Jo Sung hwan Incheon United 1 August nbsp Hong Myung bo Ulsan Hyundai 1 September nbsp Lee Byung keun Daegu FC 1 October nbsp Nam Ki il Jeju United 1 November nbsp An Ik soo FC Seoul 1 Annual awards edit The 2021 K League Awards was held on 18 November 2021 Award Winner Club Most Valuable Player nbsp An Byong jun Busan IPark Young Player of the Year nbsp Kim In kyun Chungnam Asan Top goalscorer nbsp An Byong jun Busan IPark Top assist provider nbsp Joo Hyeon woo FC Anyang Manager of the Year nbsp Kim Tae wan Gimcheon Sangmu Position Best XI Goalkeeper nbsp Gu Sung yun Gimcheon Defenders nbsp Choi Jun Busan nbsp Joo Hyeon woo Anyang nbsp Jung Seung hyun Gimcheon nbsp Seo Young jae Daejeon Midfielders nbsp Masatoshi Ishida Daejeon nbsp Park Jin seop Daejeon nbsp Kim Hyeon uk Jeonnam nbsp Kim Kyung jung Anyang Forwards nbsp Jonathan Moya Anyang nbsp An Byong jun Busan Controversies editOn 12 December 2021 Gangwon FC and Daejeon Hana Citizen faced one another in the second leg of the Promotion relegation play offs with the latter team finding himself in advantage after winning the first leg 1 0 Played at Gangneung Stadium Gangwon s home soil the match saw the hosts secure a 4 1 comeback victory and maintain their spot in K League 1 However the game was marred by a series of incidents occurring between the first and the second half After Han Kook young had scored Gangwon s third goal in the 31st minute the ball boys around the stadium reportedly started to delay giving the ball back to Daejeon players an event that happened multiple times during the match and was possibly meant to waste time in favour of the hosts the fans in the away sector reacted furiously with some of them throwing plastic bottles in direction of one of the ball boys The game still went ahead as six minutes of extra time were added at the end of the second half The K League administration decided to open an official investigation on the controversial events 5 6 When asked to talk about the incidents Gangwon s director Lee Young pyo originally dismissed them pointing out that similar instances were already common in European football but later apologized saying that he felt direct responsibility for the unsmooth match and promising that he would work so that Gangwon FC would become a mature club in the future 5 Meanwhile on December 21 just hours before K League s final disciplinary meeting took place the Daejeon board released an official response to the matter stating that there was clear evidence of the game delays being intentional and organized as well as noticing that such acts violated the league s Code of Ethics for fair play and respect 5 7 In the end the league s administration decided to keep the final score unchanged however Gangwon FC was fined 30 million South Korean Won US 25 000 for the episodes of time wasting whereas Daejeon Hana Citizen was fined 2 million South Korean Won US 1 677 for their fans behavior towards one of the ball boys 5 6 See also edit2021 in South Korean football 2021 Korean FA CupReferences edit 공식발표 K리그2 2월 27일 개막 경남vs안양으로 스타트 in Korean InterFootball 21 January 2021 Retrieved 21 January 2021 OFFICIAL Busan IPark have appointed ex Casa Pia manager Ricardo Peres as a new manager of the team Twitter com Korea Football News 25 November 2020 Retrieved 24 January 2021 2021 K League 2 Foreign Players in Korean K League February 2022 Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 a b Record K League Archived from the original on 16 April 2019 Retrieved 21 January 2021 a b c d Neat Paul 21 December 2021 Gangwon FC fined for Playoff Final ballboy controversy K League United Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Retrieved 21 December 2021 a b Lee Seok moo 21 December 2021 볼보이 고의 지연 논란 강원FC 제재금 3천만원 구단 책임 커 Naver in Korean Edaily Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Retrieved 21 December 2021 Kim Myeong seok 21 December 2021 강원 볼보이 논란 누군가 지시 없이는 불가능 대전 철저한 진상조사 요구 Naver in Korean Starnews Korea Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Retrieved 21 December 2021 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 K League 2 amp oldid 1211692473, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
