Season 2016 Dates 26 Mar 2016 – 30 Oct 2016 Location South Korea Matches played 220 | Promoted Daegu FC
Gangwon FC Champion Asan Mugunghwa FC Goals scored 528 | |
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Champions Ansan Mugunghwa
(1st title) Top goalscorer Kim Dong-chan
(20 goals) Biggest home win Gyeongnam 7–0 Goyang (33R) & Chungju 8–1 Ansan (41R) Biggest away win Chungju 0–4 Busan (22R) & Goyang 0–4 Ansan (36R) & Ansan 0–4 Gangwon (43R) Similar 2016 K League Classic, 2014 K League Challenge, 2015 K League Challenge, 2013 K League Challenge, 2015 K League Classic | ||
The 2016 K League Challenge was the fourth season of the K League Challenge, the second tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2013. Top-ranked team (excluding Ansan Mugunghwa) gained promotion to the K League Classic and the promotion play-offs among three clubs ranked between 2nd and 4th place was held after the regular season ends.
Contents
- Teams
- Stadiums
- Personnel and kits
- Foreign players
- Positions by matchday
- Round 1 22
- Round 23 44
- Matches 1 22
- Matches 23 44
- Promotion Relegation Playoffs
- Second leg
- Attendance
- Season Awards
- K League Challenge Most Valuable Player
- K League Challenge Top Scorer
- K League Challenge Top Assistor
- K League Challenge Manager of the Year
- References
Teams
Sangju Sangmu FC, the champions of the 2015 K League Challenge, and Suwon FC, promotion series winners, were promoted to the 2016 K League Classic, then Daejeon Citizen and Busan IPark were relegated from the top tier. A total of eleven teams contested in the league.
Stadiums
Primary venues used in the K League Challenge:
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
As of 1 August 2016.
Positions by matchday
Leader & Promotion to the 2017 K League Classic
Qualification to Relegation/promotion play-offs
Round 1-22
Last updated: 10 July 2016
Source: kleague.com
Round 23-44
Last updated: 30 October 2016
Source: kleague.com
Matches 1-22
Updated to games played on 20 August 2016.
Source: K League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Matches 23-44
Updated to games played on 30 October 2016.
Source: K League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
Promotion and relegation playoffs will be held between 3rd~5th clubs of 2016 K League Challenge and 11th club of 2016 K League Classic. If scores are tied after regular time at Semi-Playoff and Playoff, the higher placed team advances to the next phase. The same conditions do not apply to Promotion-Relegation Playoffs.
Second leg
Gangwon FC secure promotion to the 2016 K League Classic season, 1:1 on aggregate with away goals.
Attendance
Updated to games played on 30 October 2016
Source: K League
Notes:
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
† Team played previous season in K League Classic.
Season Awards
The 2016 K League Awards was held on 8 November 2016.