2016 K League Challenge

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
← 2015
2017 →

Teams
Locations of the 2016 K League Challenge clubs

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: 35,000 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

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

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player
FC Anyang Brazil Bruninho
Bucheon FC 1995 Brazil Edson Paraíba Brazil Lukian Brazil Waguininho
Busan IPark Brazil Nilson Júnior Brazil Willian Popp Serbia Miloš Stojanović
Chungju Hummel Ivory Coast Aubin Kouakou Brazil Malcon Brazil Rafael Ratão
Daegu FC Brazil Wesley Alex Brazil Cesinha Brazil Paulo Sérgio BrazilState of Palestine Éder Lima[lower-alpha 1]
Daejeon Citizen Brazil Gustavo Sauer Romania Jean-Claude Bozga
Gyeongnam FC Croatia Ivan Herceg Romania Cristian Dănălache Serbia Ivan Marković
Gangwon FC Brazil Maranhão Brazil Matheus Alves Brazil Luiz Henrique BrazilSyria Serginho
Goyang Zaicro Brazil Felipe Brazil Paulo Victor
Seoul E-Land Brazil Tarabai Trinidad and Tobago Carlyle Mitchell
  1. 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
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
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

  Leaders
  Qualification for the promotion playoffs

Round 1–22
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Ansan Mugunghwa1112111111112211211111
Gangwon FC9964332223421122123322
Daegu FC2443443332233333444443
Bucheon FC 19957677554444344444332234
Seoul E-Land3221225555567555675655
FC Anyang3356778888888676566776
Daejeon Citizen101010101097777776887757567
Busan IPark8535666666655768888888
Gyeongnam FC11111111111111111111111111111111101010999
Chungju Hummel378888910101010109999999101010
Goyang Zaicro 3799910109999910101010111111111111
Source: K League

Round 23–44
Team ╲ Round23242526272829303132333435363738394041424344
Ansan Mugunghwa1111111111111111111111
Daegu FC3323324433343334232222
Bucheon FC 19954444443222222223343353
Gangwon FC2232232344434442424434
Busan IPark8999989977865555555545
Seoul E-Land5556577788787777666666
Daejeon Citizen6677655555556666777777
Gyeongnam FC9888898899999998888888
FC Anyang7765766666678889999999
Chungju Hummel10101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
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 — 2–1 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 —
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 — 2–2 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 —
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 FC1–0Busan IPark
Matheus 89' Report
Attendance: 925
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin

Semi-final
Bucheon FC 19951–2Gangwon FC
Han Hee-hoon 50' Report
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 FC0–0Seongnam FC
Report
Attendance: 3,039
Referee: Kim Hee-gon
Seongnam FC1–1Gangwon FC
Hwang Jin-sung 77' Han Seok-jong 42'
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
Rank Player Club Goals
1 South Korea Kim Dong-chan Daejeon Citizen 20
2 Romania Cristian Dănălache Gyeongnam FC 19
3 Brazil Willian Popp Busan IPark 18
4 Brazil Paulo Sérgio Daegu FC 17
5 Brazil Lukian Bucheon FC 1995 15
6 South Korea Joo Min-kyu Seoul E-Land 14
7 South Korea Kim Shin Chungju Hummel 13
8 Brazil Tarabai Seoul E-Land 12
9 Brazil Matheus Alves Gangwon FC 11
Brazil Cesinha Daegu FC
South Korea Kim Min-kyun FC Anyang

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

Attendance

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.

Awards

Main awards

The 2016 K League Awards was held on 8 November 2016.[2]

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

Player of the Round

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

See also

References
  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.
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