2016 K League Challenge
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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.
Teams
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Team changes
Relegated from K League Classic
Promoted to K League Classic
Stadiums
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 | |
Personnel and sponsoring
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 |
Foreign players
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.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player |
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FC Anyang | ![]() | |||
Bucheon FC 1995 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Busan IPark | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Chungju Hummel | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Daegu FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Daejeon Citizen | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Gyeongnam FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Gangwon FC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Goyang Zaicro | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Seoul E-Land | ![]() | ![]() |
- ^ Éder Lima owned Palestinian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the K League.
League table
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Positions by matchday
Leaders
Qualification for the promotion playoffs
Round 1–22
Round 23–44
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 |
Results
Matches 1–20
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 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 21–40
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 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Promotion playoffs
Bracket
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 | |||||||||||||
First round
Gangwon FC | 1–0 | Busan IPark |
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Matheus ![]() | Report |
Semi-final
Bucheon FC 1995 | 1–2 | Gangwon FC |
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Han Hee-hoon ![]() | Report |
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Final
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.
Gangwon FC | 0–0 | Seongnam FC |
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Report |
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.
Player statistics
Top scorers
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 |
![]() | Daegu FC | ||
![]() | FC Anyang |
Top assist providers
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | ![]() | Gyeongnam FC | 10 |
![]() | Busan IPark | ||
3 | ![]() | Daegu FC | 8 |
![]() | Daejeon Citizen | ||
5 | ![]() | Bucheon FC 1995 | 7 |
6 | ![]() | Daejeon Citizen | 6 |
![]() | Gyeongnam FC | ||
![]() | Chungju Hummel | ||
![]() | Bucheon FC 1995 | ||
![]() | Ansan Mugunghwa | ||
![]() | Ansan Mugunghwa | ||
![]() | Gyeongnam FC |
Attendance
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.
Awards
Main awards
The 2016 K League Awards was held on 8 November 2016.[2]
- Most Valuable Player:
Kim Dong-chan (Daejeon Citizen)
- Top goalscorer:
Kim Dong-chan (Daejeon Citizen)
- Top assist provider:
Lee Ho-seok (Gyeongnam FC)
- Manager of the Year:
Son Hyun-jun (Daegu FC)
Best XI
Position | Player | Club |
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Goalkeeper | ![]() | Daegu FC |
Defenders | ![]() | Daegu FC |
![]() | Daegu FC | |
![]() | Gangwon FC | |
![]() | Gangwon FC | |
Midfielders | ![]() | Bucheon FC 1995 |
![]() | Ansan Mugunghwa | |
![]() | Daejeon Citizen | |
![]() | Daegu FC | |
Forwards | ![]() | Daejeon Citizen |
![]() | Busan IPark |
Player of the Round
Manager of the Month
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 |
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Review at K League (in Korean)