2016 K League Challenge


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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.

Hyundai Oilbank
K League Challenge
Season2016
ChampionsAnsan Mugunghwa
(1st title)
PromotedDaegu FC
Gangwon FC
Matches played220
Goals scored528 (2.4 per match)
Best PlayerKim Dong-chan
Top goalscorerKim Dong-chan
(20 goals)
Biggest home winGyeongnam 7–0 Goyang
(7 September 2016)
Chungju 8–1 Ansan
(15 October 2016)
Biggest away winChungju 0–4 Busan
(10 July 2016)
Goyang 0–4 Ansan
(25 September 2016)
Ansan 0–4 Gangwon
(22 October 2016)
Highest scoringChungju 8–1 Ansan
(15 October 2016)
Highest attendance23,015
Daegu 0–0 Gyeongnam
(10 April 2016)
Lowest attendance124
Goyang 2–3 Gyeongnam
(16 October 2016)
Average attendance1,506

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Locations of the 2016 K League Challenge clubs

Relegated from K League Classic

Promoted to K League Classic

Ansan Mugunghwa FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995
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
 

Personnel and sponsoring

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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
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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player
FC Anyang   Bruninho
Bucheon FC 1995   Edson Paraíba   Lukian   Waguininho
Busan IPark   Nilson Júnior   Willian Popp   Miloš Stojanović
Chungju Hummel   Aubin Kouakou   Malcon   Rafael Ratão
Daegu FC   Wesley Alex   Cesinha   Paulo Sérgio    Éder Lima[a]
Daejeon Citizen   Gustavo Sauer   Jean-Claude Bozga
Gyeongnam FC   Ivan Herceg   Cristian Dănălache   Ivan Marković
Gangwon FC   Maranhão   Matheus Alves   Luiz Henrique    Serginho
Goyang Zaicro   Felipe   Paulo Victor
Seoul E-Land   Tarabai   Carlyle Mitchell
  1. ^ Éder Lima owned Palestinian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the K League.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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

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; (P) Promoted
Notes:

  1. ^ Ansan Mugunghwa lost its qualification for the promotion after Ansan Government decided to break up with Korean Police Agency.
  2. ^ Gyeongnam FC were deducted 10 points due to bribery scandal.

Positions by matchday

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  Leaders
  Qualification for the promotion playoffs

Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

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.

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
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

Top assist providers

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Rank Player Club Assists
1   Lee Ho-seok Gyeongnam FC 10
  Jung Seok-hwa Busan IPark
3   Cesinha Daegu FC 8
  Kim Dong-chan Daejeon Citizen
5   Moon Ki-han Bucheon FC 1995 7
6   Gustavo Sauer Daejeon Citizen 6
  Song Soo-young Gyeongnam FC
  Kim Shin Chungju Hummel
  Jin Chang-soo Bucheon FC 1995
  Lee Hyun-seung Ansan Mugunghwa
  Han Ji-ho Ansan Mugunghwa
  Cristian Dănălache Gyeongnam FC

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
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
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

Manager of the Month

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Month Manager Club Division
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
  1. ^ 안산 ‘무궁화’와 결별 추진…‘1부리그 승격’은 누가 하나 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ^ 패트리엇, 별을 쏘다 (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 8 November 2016.