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Hana1Q K League 1 2021
Season2021
Dates27 February 2021 ~ TBA
← 2020
2022 →
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Locations of the 2021 K League 1 teams

The 2021 K League 1 will be the 39th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as the K League, and the fourth season under its current name, the K League 1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are the defending champions. They successfully defended their title and won a record-breaking eight K League championships.[1]


Due to COVID-19, the number of games per team is flexible in the 2021 season, and the number of games will be decided in February 2021. The 2021 season will be divided into two parts. First, there will be # Regular Rounds in which 12 teams play a round robin with 2 or 3 rounds (1~22 or 1~33 rounds). Then there will be a Final A and Final B, each with 6 teams divided based on regular round performance, with each final being a round robin (23-27 or 34-38 rounds).


Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to the 2021 K League 2

Teams promoted from the 2020 K League 2

Participating clubs by province

The following twelve clubs will compete in the K League 1 during the 2021 season.[2]

Club City / Area Manager Joined Owner(s) Kit Supplier Sponsor(s)
0 Daegu FC 0 Daegu South Korea Lee Byung-keun 2002 Government of Daegu, Citizen Stockholder Goal Studio DGB Daegu Bank, AJIN Industrial Co., Ltd.
0 Gangwon FC 0 Gangwon South Korea Kim Byung-soo 2009 Government of Gangwon, Citizen Stockholder Applerind Gangwon Land
0 Gwangju FC 0 Gwangju South Korea Kim Ho-young 2010 Government of Gwangju, Citizen Stockholder Kelme Government of Gwangju
0 Incheon United 0 Incheon South Korea Jo Sung-hwan 2004 Government of Incheon, Citizen Stockholder Macron Shinhan Bank, Incheon International Airport
0 Jeju United 0 Jeju-do South Korea Nam Ki-il 1983 SK Energy Puma SK Energy
0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 Jeonbuk South Korea Kim Sang-sik 1995 Hyundai Motor Company Hummel Hyundai Motor Company
0 Pohang Steelers 0 Pohang South Korea Kim Gi-dong 1983 POSCO Astore POSCO, Pohang City Hall
0 Seongnam FC 0 Seongnam South Korea Kim Nam-il 1988 Government of Seongnam, Citizen Stockholder Umbro Government of Seongnam
0 FC Seoul 0 Seoul South Korea Park Jin-sub 1984 GS Group Le Coq Sportif GS Shop, GS Caltex
0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 Suwon South Korea Park Kun-ha 1996 Cheil Worldwide in Samsung Puma Samsung Electronics
0 Suwon FC 0 Suwon South Korea Kim Do-kyun 2013 Government of Suwon, Citizen Stockholder Hummel Government of Suwon
0 Ulsan Hyundai 0 Ulsan South Korea Hong Myung-bo 1984 Hyundai Heavy Industries Hummel Hyundai Oil Bank, Hyundai Heavy Industries

Stadiums

Daegu FC Gangwon FC Gwangju FC Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
DGB Daegu Bank Park Chuncheon Songam Leports Town
Gangneung Stadium 		Gwangju World Cup Auxiliary Stadium Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 12,415 Capacity: 20,000
22,333 		Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 20,891 Capacity: 29,791 Capacity: 42,477
Pohang Steelers Seongnam FC FC Seoul Suwon Samsung
Bluewings 		Suwon FC Ulsan Hyundai
Pohang Steel Yard Tancheon Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 17,443 Capacity: 16,146 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 44,031 Capacity: 11,808 Capacity: 44,102
File:World cup stadium seoul.jpg

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from the Asian Football Confederation countries and a slot for a player from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. A team could use five foreign players on the field each game, including at least one player from the AFC confederation. Angola Samuel Pungi, playing for Pohang Steelers, was deemed to be a native player as he had been granted South Korean nationality.
The name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player ASEAN Player
Daegu FC Brazil Césinha Brazil Edgar Japan Tsubasa Nishi
Gangwon FC Serbia Vladimir Silađi Japan Masatoshi Ishida Uzbekistan Rustam Ashurmatov
Gwangju FC Brazil Felipe
Incheon United Brazil Negueba Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Costa Rica Elías Aguilar Australia Harrison Delbridge
Jeju United Uzbekistan Islom Kenzhaboev
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Brazil Gustavo The Gambia Modou Barrow Russia Stanislav Iljutcenko Japan Takahiro Kunimoto
Pohang Steelers Colombia Manuel Palacios Australia Alex Grant
Seongnam FC Austria Richard Windbichler Serbia Fejsal Mulić Romania Sergiu Buș Uzbekistan Jamshid Iskanderov
FC Seoul Spain Osmar Serbia Aleksandar Paločević Uzbekistan Ikromjon Alibaev
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Canada Doneil Henry Serbia Uroš Đerić Italy Nicolao Dumitru Australia Terry Antonis
Suwon FC Brazil Murilo South Africa Lars Veldwijk
Ulsan Hyundai Austria Lukas Hinterseer Netherlands Dave Bulthuis Australia Jason Davidson

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (C) 38 22 10 6 71 37 +34 76 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Ulsan Hyundai 38 21 11 6 64 41 +23 74 Qualification for Champions League play-off round
3 Daegu FC 38 15 10 13 41 48 −7 55
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
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.

Positions by matchday

  Leader & AFC Champions League group stage
  Qualification to AFC Champions League qualification play-offs
  Relegation to the 2022 K League 2

Round 1-33

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

Round 34-38

Final rounds are from round 34 to round 38

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

Fixtures and results

Matches 1–22

Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.

Home \ Away
First match(es) will be played: 27 February 2021. Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Teams will play each other at once.

Home \ Away
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final Round Matches 34-38

Teams will play each other at once.

Season statistics

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