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.
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. 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.
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.
Teams Team changes Relegated from K3 League Chuncheon Citizen Jeonju Citizen
Newly joined Dangjin Citizen Gangwon FC B Geoje Citizen Pyeongchang United
Promoted to K3 League Paju Citizen Ulsan Citizen
Withdrawn Icheon Citizen
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
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.
See also 2021 in South Korean football 2021 Korean FA Cup
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