2016 K League Challenge

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K League Challenge
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Season 2016
Champions Ansan Mugunghwa
(1st title)
Promoted Daegu FC
Gangwon FC
Matches played220
Goals scored528 (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 attendance23,015
Daegu 0–0 Gyeongnam
(10 April 2016)
Lowest attendance124
Goyang 2–3 Gyeongnam
(16 October 2016)
Average attendance1,506
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.

Contents

Teams

Team changes

Relegated from K League Classic

Promoted to K League Classic

Stadiums

Ansan Mugunghwa FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995
Ansan Wa~ Stadium Anyang Stadium Bucheon Stadium
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 17,143Capacity: 34,545
Ansan Wa stadium3.JPG Anyang-stadium.jpg Bucheonstadium3.JPG
Busan IPark Chungju Hummel Daegu FC
Busan Asiad Main Stadium Chungju Stadium Daegu Stadium
Capacity: 53,864Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 68,014
BusanAsiadStadium.jpg Daegu Stadium.JPG
Daejeon Citizen Gangwon FC Goyang Zaicro
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Gangneung Stadium Goyang Stadium
Capacity: 40,535Capacity: 22,333Capacity: 41,311
Daejeon World Cup Stadium.JPG Gangneung Stadium2.jpg Goyang sta 1.JPG
Gyeongnam FC Seoul E-Land
Changwon Football Center Seoul Olympic Stadium
Capacity: 15,500Capacity: 69,950
Changwon Soccer Center 2.JPG

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.

TeamManagersKit manufacturerMain sponsor
Ansan Mugunghwa Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Heung-sil Zaicro Ansan Government
FC Anyang Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-min Astore
Bucheon FC 1995 Flag of South Korea.svg Song Sun-ho Astore Bucheon Government
Busan IPark Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Young-jun Adidas Hyundai Development Company
Chungju Hummel Flag of South Korea.svg Ahn Seung-in Hummel Chungju Government
Daegu FC Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-jin Kelme Daegu Government
Daejeon Citizen Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Moon-sik Kelme Daejeon Government
Gyeongnam FC Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jong-boo Hummel DSME
Gangwon FC Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Yun-kyum Astore High1 Resort
Goyang Zaicro Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Nak-young Zaicro Zaicro
Seoul E-Land Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Rennie 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.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian Player
FC Anyang Flag of Brazil.svg Bruninho
Bucheon FC 1995 Flag of Brazil.svg Edson Paraíba Flag of Brazil.svg Lukian Flag of Brazil.svg Waguininho
Busan IPark Flag of Brazil.svg Nilson Júnior Flag of Brazil.svg Willian Popp Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Stojanović
Chungju Hummel Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Aubin Kouakou Flag of Brazil.svg Malcon Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Ratão
Daegu FC Flag of Brazil.svg Wesley Alex Flag of Brazil.svg Cesinha Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Sérgio Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Palestine.svg Éder Lima [lower-alpha 1]
Daejeon Citizen Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Sauer Flag of Romania.svg Jean-Claude Bozga
Gyeongnam FC Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Herceg Flag of Romania.svg Cristian Dănălache Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Marković
Gangwon FC Flag of Brazil.svg Maranhão Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Alves Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Henrique Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Syria.svg Serginho
Goyang Zaicro Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Victor
Seoul E-Land Flag of Brazil.svg Tarabai Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Carlyle Mitchell
  1. Éder Lima owned Palestinian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the K League.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Ansan Mugunghwa [lower-alpha 1] (C)40217125755+270
2 Daegu FC (P)40191385336+1770Promotion to the K League Classic
3 Bucheon FC 1995 401910114933+1667Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final
4 Gangwon FC (O, P)40199125033+1766Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round
5 Busan IPark 40197145239+1364
6 Seoul E-Land 401713104735+1264
7 Daejeon Citizen 401510155652+455
8 Gyeongnam FC [lower-alpha 2] 40186166158+350
9 FC Anyang 4011131640531346
10 Chungju Hummel 40782542622029
11 Goyang Zaicro 402102821725116
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (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

  Leaders
  Qualification for the promotion playoffs

Round 1–22

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Ansan Mugunghwa 1112111111112211211111
Gangwon FC 9964332223421122123322
Daegu FC 2443443332233333444443
Bucheon FC 1995 7677554444344444332234
Seoul E-Land 3221225555567555675655
FC Anyang 3356778888888676566776
Daejeon Citizen 101010101097777776887757567
Busan IPark 8535666666655768888888
Gyeongnam FC 11111111111111111111111111111111101010999
Chungju Hummel 378888910101010109999999101010
Goyang Zaicro  3799910109999910101010111111111111
Source: K League

Round 23–44

Team ╲ Round23242526272829303132333435363738394041424344
Ansan Mugunghwa 1111111111111111111111
Daegu FC 3323324433343334232222
Bucheon FC 1995 4444443222222223343353
Gangwon FC 2232232344434442424434
Busan IPark 8999989977865555555545
Seoul E-Land 5556577788787777666666
Daejeon Citizen 6677655555556666777777
Gyeongnam FC 9888898899999998888888
FC Anyang 7765766666678889999999
Chungju Hummel 10101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Goyang Zaicro  11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Source: K League

Results

Matches 1–20

Home \ Away ASM ANY BUC BIP CJH DGU DJC GWN GYZ GNM SEL
Ansan Mugunghwa 2–10–01–12–10–22–13–11–05–01–0
FC Anyang 1–00–11–02–13–22–20–21–11–02–1
Bucheon FC 1995 3–11–11–10–10–03–13–11–01–00–1
Busan IPark 1–33–10–22–11–40–00–02–01–11–2
Chungju Hummel 1–21–00–10–40–11–11–22–31–33–1
Daegu FC 1–21–11–11–02–12–10–02–20–00–0
Daejeon Citizen 0–11–12–02–13–10–20–10–03–12–1
Gangwon FC 2–04–10–20–12–01–01–04–00–02–1
Goyang Zaicro 0–00–00–00–12–41–30–10–11–20–3
Gyeongnam FC 0–12–00–23–22–12–14–41–02–10–1
Seoul E-Land 0–00–02–11–00–01–12–01–11–12–1
Source: K League
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
Ansan Mugunghwa 2–22–30–21–14–11–00–42–12–02–0
FC Anyang 2–32–20–10–00–11–00–03–21–23–1
Bucheon FC 1995 0–21–01–02–32–32–00–14–11–20–2
Busan IPark 4–02–02–10–00–23–02–12–02–31–1
Chungju Hummel 8–10–10–10–10–31–22–20–03–20–1
Daegu FC 2–21–10–00–11–01–01–31–01–20–1
Daejeon Citizen 5–03–20–02–12–21–11–03–03–12–3
Gangwon FC 1–03–00–11–22–11–11–20–01–11–0
Goyang Zaicro 0–40–10–30–11–00–11–20–12–30–2
Gyeongnam FC 1–22–00–11–32–01–24–32–07–01–1
Seoul E-Land 2–02–21–12–02–00–21–11–21–12–0
Source: K League
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
Matheus Soccerball shade.svg89' Report
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
Attendance: 925
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

Semi-final

Bucheon FC 1995 1–2 Gangwon FC
Han Hee-hoon Soccerball shade.svg50' Report
Bucheon Stadium, Bucheon
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Mae Ho-young

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
Report
Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung
Attendance: 3,039
Referee: Kim Hee-gon

Seongnam FC 1–1 Gangwon FC
Hwang Jin-sung Soccerball shade.svg77' Han Seok-jong Soccerball shade.svg42'
Tancheon Stadium, Seongnam
Attendance: 6,548
Referee: Kim Seong-ho

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

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-chan Daejeon Citizen 20
2 Flag of Romania.svg Cristian Dănălache Gyeongnam FC 19
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Willian Popp Busan IPark 18
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Sérgio Daegu FC 17
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Lukian Bucheon FC 1995 15
6 Flag of South Korea.svg Joo Min-kyu Seoul E-Land 14
7 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Shin Chungju Hummel 13
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarabai Seoul E-Land 12
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Alves Gangwon FC 11
Flag of Brazil.svg Cesinha Daegu FC
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Min-kyun FC Anyang

Top assist providers

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ho-seok Gyeongnam FC 10
Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Seok-hwa Busan IPark
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Cesinha Daegu FC 8
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-chan Daejeon Citizen
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Moon Ki-han Bucheon FC 1995 7
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Sauer Daejeon Citizen 6
Flag of South Korea.svg Song Soo-young Gyeongnam FC
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Shin Chungju Hummel
Flag of South Korea.svg Jin Chang-soo Bucheon FC 1995
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyun-seung Ansan Mugunghwa
Flag of South Korea.svg Han Ji-ho Ansan Mugunghwa
Flag of Romania.svg Cristian Dănălache Gyeongnam FC

Attendance

Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Daegu FC 54,24623,0153692,712−10.4%
2 Daejeon Citizen 50,79718,0829552,540−23.9%
3 Bucheon FC 1995 41,61910,9827132,081+22.6%
4 FC Anyang 36,5309,1455211,827+7.5%
5 Busan IPark 30,6706,0755081,534−38.5%
6 Seoul E-Land 26,2183,0605081,311−28.2%
7 Gyeongnam FC 24,0034,6103071,200−36.6%
8 Gangwon FC 21,3283,0425181,066−21.4%
9 Ansan Mugunghwa 20,0934,0722021,005−39.6%
10 Chungju Hummel 18,8713,118388944−23.1%
11 Goyang Zaicro 7,054897124353−48.7%
League total331,42923,0151241,506−6.2%

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]

Best XI

PositionPlayerClub
Goalkeeper Flag of South Korea.svg Jo Hyeon-woo Daegu FC
Defenders Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Woo-jae Daegu FC
Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Jae-won Daegu FC
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Han-saem Gangwon FC
Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Seung-yong Gangwon FC
Midfielders Flag of Brazil.svg Waguininho Bucheon FC 1995
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyun-seung Ansan Mugunghwa
Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang In-beom Daejeon Citizen
Flag of Brazil.svg Cesinha Daegu FC
Forwards Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-chan Daejeon Citizen
Flag of Brazil.svg Willian Popp Busan IPark

Player of the Round

Manager of the Month

MonthManagerClubDivision
March/April Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Yong-soo FC Seoul K League Classic
May Flag of South Korea.svg Nam Ki-il Gwangju FC K League Classic
June Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Heung-sil Ansan Mugunghwa K League Challenge
July Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Kang-hee Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors K League Classic
August Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Young-jun Busan IPark K League Challenge
September Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Yun-kyum Gangwon FC K League Challenge
October Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Sun-hong FC Seoul K League Classic

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