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Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Ansan Mugunghwa (1st title) |
Promoted | Daegu FC Gangwon FC |
Matches played | 220 |
Goals scored | 528 (2.4 per match) |
Best Player | Kim Dong-chan |
Top goalscorer | Kim Dong-chan (20 goals) |
Biggest home win | Gyeongnam 7–0 Goyang (7 September 2016) Chungju 8–1 Ansan (15 October 2016) |
Biggest away win | Chungju 0–4 Busan (10 July 2016) Goyang 0–4 Ansan (25 September 2016) Ansan 0–4 Gangwon (22 October 2016) |
Highest scoring | Chungju 8–1 Ansan (15 October 2016) |
Highest attendance | 23,015 Daegu 0–0 Gyeongnam (10 April 2016) |
Lowest attendance | 124 Goyang 2–3 Gyeongnam (16 October 2016) |
Average attendance | 1,506 |
← 2015 2017 → |
The 2016 K League Challenge was the fourth season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Originally, K League Challenge champions could be promoted to the K League Classic, but Ansan Mugunghwa lost its qualification for the promotion after Ansan Government decided to break up with police football team from next year.[1] Runners-up Daegu FC directly qualified for the Classic instead of champions Ansan Mugunghwa, and third, fourth and fifth-placed team advanced to the promotion playoffs.
Relegated from K League Classic
Promoted to K League Classic
Ansan Mugunghwa | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995 |
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Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Bucheon Stadium |
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 34,545 |
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Busan IPark | Chungju Hummel | Daegu FC |
Busan Asiad Main Stadium | Chungju Stadium | Daegu Stadium |
Capacity: 53,864 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 68,014 |
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Daejeon Citizen | Gangwon FC | Goyang Zaicro |
Daejeon World Cup Stadium | Gangneung Stadium | Goyang Stadium |
Capacity: 40,535 | Capacity: 22,333 | Capacity: 41,311 |
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Gyeongnam FC | Seoul E-Land | |
Changwon Football Center | Seoul Olympic Stadium | |
Capacity: 15,500 | Capacity: 69,950 | |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Managers | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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Ansan Mugunghwa | ![]() |
Zaicro | Ansan Government |
FC Anyang | ![]() |
Astore | |
Bucheon FC 1995 | ![]() |
Astore | Bucheon Government |
Busan IPark | ![]() |
Adidas | Hyundai Development Company |
Chungju Hummel | ![]() |
Hummel | Chungju Government |
Daegu FC | ![]() |
Kelme | Daegu Government |
Daejeon Citizen | ![]() |
Kelme | Daejeon Government |
Gyeongnam FC | ![]() |
Hummel | DSME |
Gangwon FC | ![]() |
Astore | High1 Resort |
Goyang Zaicro | ![]() |
Zaicro | Zaicro |
Seoul E-Land | ![]() |
New Balance | E-Land |
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ansan Mugunghwa[a] (C) | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 70 | |
2 | Daegu FC (P) | 40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 70 | Promotion to the K League Classic |
3 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final |
4 | Gangwon FC (O, P) | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 66 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round |
5 | Busan IPark | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 64 | |
6 | Seoul E-Land | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 64 | |
7 | Daejeon Citizen | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 55 | |
8 | Gyeongnam FC[b] | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 50 | |
9 | FC Anyang | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 46 | |
10 | Chungju Hummel | 40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 29 | |
11 | Goyang Zaicro | 40 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 21 | 72 | −51 | 16 |
Leaders
Qualification for the promotion playoffs
First round | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
3 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Gangwon FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Gangwon FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Busan IPark | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Gangwon FC (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Seongnam FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Gangwon FC | 1–0 | Busan IPark |
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Matheus ![]() |
Report |
Bucheon FC 1995 | 1–2 | Gangwon FC |
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Han Hee-hoon ![]() |
Report |
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The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2016 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2016 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2017 K League Classic.
Seongnam FC | 1–1 | Gangwon FC |
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Hwang Jin-sung ![]() |
Han Seok-jong ![]() |
1–1 on aggregate. Gangwon FC won on away goals and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Seongnam FC were relegated to the K League Challenge.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Daejeon Citizen | 20 |
2 | ![]() |
Gyeongnam FC | 19 |
3 | ![]() |
Busan IPark | 18 |
4 | ![]() |
Daegu FC | 17 |
5 | ![]() |
Bucheon FC 1995 | 15 |
6 | ![]() |
Seoul E-Land | 14 |
7 | ![]() |
Chungju Hummel | 13 |
8 | ![]() |
Seoul E-Land | 12 |
9 | ![]() |
Gangwon FC | 11 |
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Daegu FC | ||
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FC Anyang |
Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Daegu FC | 54,246 | 23,015 | 369 | 2,712 | −10.4% |
2 | Daejeon Citizen | 50,797 | 18,082 | 955 | 2,540 | −23.9%† |
3 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 41,619 | 10,982 | 713 | 2,081 | +22.6% |
4 | FC Anyang | 36,530 | 9,145 | 521 | 1,827 | +7.5% |
5 | Busan IPark | 30,670 | 6,075 | 508 | 1,534 | −38.5%† |
6 | Seoul E-Land | 26,218 | 3,060 | 508 | 1,311 | −28.2% |
7 | Gyeongnam FC | 24,003 | 4,610 | 307 | 1,200 | −36.6% |
8 | Gangwon FC | 21,328 | 3,042 | 518 | 1,066 | −21.4% |
9 | Ansan Mugunghwa | 20,093 | 4,072 | 202 | 1,005 | −39.6% |
10 | Chungju Hummel | 18,871 | 3,118 | 388 | 944 | −23.1% |
11 | Goyang Zaicro | 7,054 | 897 | 124 | 353 | −48.7% |
League total | 331,429 | 23,015 | 124 | 1,506 | −6.2% |
Source: K League
Notes:
† Team played previous season in K League Classic.
The 2016 K League Awards was held on 8 November 2016.[2]
Position | Player | Club |
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Goalkeeper | ![]() |
Daegu FC |
Defenders | ![]() |
Daegu FC |
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Daegu FC | |
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Gangwon FC | |
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Gangwon FC | |
Midfielders | ![]() |
Bucheon FC 1995 |
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Ansan Mugunghwa | |
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Daejeon Citizen | |
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Daegu FC | |
Forwards | ![]() |
Daejeon Citizen |
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Busan IPark |
Month | Manager | Club | Division |
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March/April | ![]() |
FC Seoul | K League Classic |
May | ![]() |
Gwangju FC | K League Classic |
June | ![]() |
Ansan Mugunghwa | K League Challenge |
July | ![]() |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League Classic |
August | ![]() |
Busan IPark | K League Challenge |
September | ![]() |
Gangwon FC | K League Challenge |
October | ![]() |
FC Seoul | K League Classic |