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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.
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 → |
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 |
Busan IPark | Chungju Hummel | Daegu FC |
Busan Asiad Main Stadium | Chungju Stadium | Daegu Stadium |
Capacity: 53,864 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 68,014 |
Daejeon Citizen | Gangwon FC | Goyang Zaicro |
Daejeon World Cup Stadium | Gangneung Stadium | Goyang Stadium |
Capacity: 40,535 | Capacity: 22,333 | Capacity: 41,311 |
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 | Lee Heung-sil | Zaicro | Ansan Government |
FC Anyang | Lee Young-min | Astore | |
Bucheon FC 1995 | Song Sun-ho | Astore | Bucheon Government |
Busan IPark | Choi Young-jun | Adidas | Hyundai Development Company |
Chungju Hummel | Ahn Seung-in | Hummel | Chungju Government |
Daegu FC | Lee Young-jin | Kelme | Daegu Government |
Daejeon Citizen | Choi Moon-sik | Kelme | Daejeon Government |
Gyeongnam FC | Kim Jong-boo | Hummel | DSME |
Gangwon FC | Choi Yun-kyum | Astore | High1 Resort |
Goyang Zaicro | Lee Nak-young | Zaicro | Zaicro |
Seoul E-Land | Martin Rennie | 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[lower-alpha 1] (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[lower-alpha 2] | 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
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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Ansan Mugunghwa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gangwon FC | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Daegu FC | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Bucheon FC 1995 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Seoul E-Land | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
FC Anyang | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Daejeon Citizen | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Busan IPark | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Gyeongnam FC | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Chungju Hummel | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Goyang Zaicro | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Team ╲ Round | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
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Ansan Mugunghwa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Daegu FC | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Bucheon FC 1995 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Gangwon FC | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Busan IPark | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Seoul E-Land | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Daejeon Citizen | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Gyeongnam FC | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FC Anyang | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Chungju Hummel | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Goyang Zaicro | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Home \ Away | ASM | ANY | BUC | BIP | CJH | DGU | DJC | GWN | GYZ | GNM | SEL |
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Ansan Mugunghwa | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
FC Anyang | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Bucheon FC 1995 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Busan IPark | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Chungju Hummel | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
Daegu FC | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Daejeon Citizen | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
Gangwon FC | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Goyang Zaicro | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Gyeongnam FC | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 |
Seoul E-Land | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |
Home \ Away | ASM | ANY | BUC | BIP | CJH | DGU | DJC | GWN | GYZ | GNM | SEL |
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Ansan Mugunghwa | — | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
FC Anyang | 2–3 | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
Bucheon FC 1995 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
Busan IPark | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
Chungju Hummel | 8–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
Daegu FC | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Daejeon Citizen | 5–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
Gangwon FC | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Goyang Zaicro | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 |
Gyeongnam FC | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 7–0 | — | 1–1 |
Seoul E-Land | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
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 89' | Report |
Bucheon FC 1995 | 1–2 | Gangwon FC |
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Han Hee-hoon 50' | 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 77' | Han Seok-jong 42' |
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 | Kim Dong-chan | Daejeon Citizen | 20 |
2 | Cristian Dănălache | Gyeongnam FC | 19 |
3 | Willian Popp | Busan IPark | 18 |
4 | Paulo Sérgio | Daegu FC | 17 |
5 | Lukian | Bucheon FC 1995 | 15 |
6 | Joo Min-kyu | Seoul E-Land | 14 |
7 | Kim Shin | Chungju Hummel | 13 |
8 | Tarabai | Seoul E-Land | 12 |
9 | Matheus Alves | Gangwon FC | 11 |
Cesinha | Daegu FC | ||
Kim Min-kyun | 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 | Jo Hyeon-woo | Daegu FC |
Defenders | Jeong Woo-jae | Daegu FC |
Hwang Jae-won | Daegu FC | |
Lee Han-saem | Gangwon FC | |
Jung Seung-yong | Gangwon FC | |
Midfielders | Waguininho | Bucheon FC 1995 |
Lee Hyun-seung | Ansan Mugunghwa | |
Hwang In-beom | Daejeon Citizen | |
Cesinha | Daegu FC | |
Forwards | Kim Dong-chan | Daejeon Citizen |
Willian Popp | Busan IPark |
Month | Manager | Club | Division |
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March/April | Choi Yong-soo | FC Seoul | K League Classic |
May | Nam Ki-il | Gwangju FC | K League Classic |
June | Lee Heung-sil | Ansan Mugunghwa | K League Challenge |
July | Choi Kang-hee | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League Classic |
August | Choi Young-jun | Busan IPark | K League Challenge |
September | Choi Yun-kyum | Gangwon FC | K League Challenge |
October | Hwang Sun-hong | FC Seoul | K League Classic |
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