2016 K League Challenge

May 2023 Hyundai OilbankK League Challenge K League Challenge 2016.png 2016 Ansan Mugunghwa(1st title) Daegu FC Gangwon FC Kim Dong-chan Kim Dong-chan(20 goals) 220 528 Gyeongnam 7–0 Goyang (7 September 2016) Chungju 8–1 Ansan (15 October 2016) Chungju 0–4 Busan (10 July 2016) Goyang 0–4 Ansan (25 September 2016) Ansan 0–4 Gangwon (22 October 2016) Chungju 8–1 Ansan (15 October 2016) 23,015 Daegu 0–0 Gyeongnam (10 April 2016) 124 Goyang 2–3 Gyeongnam (16 October 2016) 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.https://m.khan.co.kr/sports/football/article/201607152155015#c2b ko:안산 ‘무궁화’와 결별 추진…‘1부리그 승격’은 누가 하나 Kyunghyang ko 2016-07-15 2023-05-10 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 South Korea right 250 Locations of the 2016 K League Challenge clubs South Korea 37.676357 126.743131 Goyang Zaicro left South Korea 37.50256 126.799135 Bucheon FC left South Korea 37.370000 126.900000 FC Anyang right South Korea 37.247768 126.911357 Ansan Police left South Korea 37.56829 126.897197 Seoul E-Land right South Korea 35.233947 128.664751 Gyeongnam FC left South Korea 35.829818 128.690243 Daegu FC right South Korea 37.755192 128.821764 Gangwon FC right South Korea 36.980347 127.936403 Chungju Hummel right South Korea 36.323061 127.42806 Daejeon Citizen left South Korea 35.244494 129.070129 Busan IPark right Team changes Relegated from K League Classic Daejeon Citizen Busan IPark Promoted to K League Classic Sangju Sangmu Suwon FC Stadiums Ansan Mugunghwa FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995 Ansan Wa~ Stadium Anyang Stadium Bucheon Stadium Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 17,143 Capacity: 34,545 160px 160px 160px Busan IPark Chungju Hummel Daegu FC Busan Asiad Main Stadium Chungju Stadium Daegu Stadium Capacity: 53,864 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 68,014 160px 160px Daejeon Citizen Gangwon FC Goyang Zaicro Daejeon World Cup Stadium Gangneung Stadium Goyang Stadium Capacity: 40,535 Capacity: 22,333 Capacity: 41,311 160px 160px 160px Gyeongnam FC Seoul E-Land Changwon Football Center Seoul Olympic Stadium Capacity: 15,500 Capacity: 69,950 160px 160px 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 KOR 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 LimaÉder Lima owned Palestinian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the K League. 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 League table main football ASP DGU BUC GWN BIP SEL DJC GNM ANY CJH GHI P SF PO PO complete K League 21 7 12 57 55 19 13 8 53 36 19 10 11 49 33 19 9 12 50 33 19 7 14 52 39 17 13 10 47 35 15 10 15 56 52 18 6 16 61 58 -10 11 13 16 40 53 7 8 25 42 62 2 10 28 21 72 Ansan Mugunghwa FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995 Busan IPark Chungju Hummel Daegu FC Daejeon Citizen Goyang Zaicro Gyeongnam FC Gangwon FC Seoul E-Land Ansan Mugunghwa lost its qualification for the promotion after Ansan Government decided to break up with Korean Police Agency. Gyeongnam FC were deducted 10 points due to bribery scandal. C P OP 3 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points. Q green1 Promotion to the K League Classic yellow1 Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final yellow2 Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round Positions by matchday gold Leaders 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFBB Qualification for the promotion playoffs 1px solid #AAAAAA Round 1–22 table y br Ansan Mugunghwa 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1 Gangwon FC 9/ 9/ 6/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2 Daegu FC 2/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3 Bucheon FC 1995 7/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 4 Seoul E-Land 3/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 5 FC Anyang 3/ 3/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 6 Daejeon Citizen 10/10/10/10/10/ 9/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 5/ 7/ 5/ 6/ 7 Busan IPark 8/ 5/ 3/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 7/ 6/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8 Gyeongnam FC 11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/10/10/10/ 9/ 9/ 9 Chungju Hummel 3/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 9/10/10/10/10/10/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/10/10/10 Goyang Zaicro  3/ 7/ 9/ 9/ 9/10/10/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/10/10/10/10/11/11/11/11/11/11 gold yellow1 complete K League January 2016 Round 23–44 table y br 23 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 gold yellow1 complete K League January 2016 Results Matches 1–20 main FBR 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 complete K League Matches 21–40 main FBR 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 complete K League Promotion playoffs Bracket 2 1/1/2 score First round Semi-final Final 4 Gangwon FC 1 5 Busan IPark 0 3 Bucheon FC 1995 1 4 Gangwon FC 2 Gangwon FC (a) 0 1 1 Seongnam FC 0 1 1 First round 2 November 2016 19:00 KST Gangwon FC 1–0 Report Busan IPark Matheus 89 Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung 925 Ko Hyung-jin Semi-final 5 November 2016 14:00 KST Bucheon FC 1995 1–2 Report Gangwon FC Han Hee-hoon 50 Jung Seung-yong 17 Maranhão 90+3 Bucheon Stadium, Bucheon 3,121 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. 17 November 2016 19:00 KST Gangwon FC 0–0 Report Seongnam FC Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung 3,039 Kim Hee-gon 20 November 2016 15:00 KST Seongnam FC 1–1 Gangwon FC Hwang Jin-sung 77 Han Seok-jong 42 Tancheon Stadium, Seongnam 6,548 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 KOR Kim Dong-chan Daejeon Citizen20 2 ROM Cristian Dănălache Gyeongnam FC19 3 BRA Willian Popp Busan IPark18 4 BRA Paulo Sérgio Daegu FC17 5 BRA Lukian Bucheon FC 199515 6 KOR Joo Min-kyu Seoul E-Land14 7 KOR Kim Shin Chungju Hummel13 8 BRA Tarabai Seoul E-Land129 BRA Matheus Alves Gangwon FC11 BRA Cesinha Daegu FC KOR Kim Min-kyun FC Anyang Top assist providers RankPlayerClubAssists1 KOR Lee Ho-seok Gyeongnam FC10 KOR Jung Seok-hwa Busan IPark3 BRA Cesinha Daegu FC8 KOR Kim Dong-chan Daejeon Citizen 5 KOR Moon Ki-han Bucheon FC 199576 BRA Gustavo Sauer Daejeon Citizen6 KOR Song Soo-young Gyeongnam FC KOR Kim Shin Chungju Hummel KOR Jin Chang-soo Bucheon FC 1995 KOR Lee Hyun-seung Ansan Mugunghwa KOR Han Ji-ho Ansan Mugunghwa ROM Cristian Dănălache Gyeongnam FC Attendance Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted. 1 Daegu FC 54246 23015 369 2712 3028 2 Daejeon Citizen 50797 18082 955 2540 3339 † 3 Bucheon FC 1995 41619 10982 713 2081 1697 4 FC Anyang 36530 9145 521 1827 1700 5 Busan IPark 30670 6075 508 1534 2493 † 6 Seoul E-Land 26218 3060 508 1311 1826 7 Gyeongnam FC 24003 4610 307 1200 1892 8 Gangwon FC 21328 3042 518 1066 1357 9 Ansan Mugunghwa 20093 4072 202 1005 1665 10 Chungju Hummel 18871 3118 388 944 1228 11 Goyang Zaicro 7054 897 124 353 688 331,429 23015 124 1506 1606 K League † Team played previous season in K League Classic. March 2016 Awards Main awards The 2016 K League Awards was held on 8 November 2016.http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/sports/soccer/769364.html The Hankyoreh ko:패트리엇, 별을 쏘다 Korean 8 November 2016 Most Valuable Player: KOR Kim Dong-chan (Daejeon Citizen) Top goalscorer: KOR Kim Dong-chan (Daejeon Citizen) Top assist provider: KOR Lee Ho-seok (Gyeongnam FC) Manager of the Year: KOR Son Hyun-jun (Daegu FC) Best XI Position Player Club Goalkeeper KOR Jo Hyeon-woo Daegu FCDefenders KOR Jeong Woo-jae Daegu FC KOR Hwang Jae-won Daegu FC KOR Lee Han-saem Gangwon FC KOR Jung Seung-yong Gangwon FCMidfielders BRA Waguininho Bucheon FC 1995 KOR Lee Hyun-seung Ansan Mugunghwa KOR Hwang In-beom Daejeon Citizen BRA Cesinha Daegu FCForwards KOR Kim Dong-chan Daejeon Citizen BRA Willian Popp Busan IPark Player of the Round RoundPlayerClub1KOR Lim Sun-youngAnsan Mugunghwa2KOR Jung Jae-yongFC Anyang3KOR Jo Hyeon-wooDaegu FC4BRA Jonatas BelussoSeoul E-Land5KOR Shim Young-sungGangwon FC6KOR Lee Young-changChungju Hummel7KOR Park Tae-hongDaegu FC8KOR Jo Hyeon-wooDaegu FC9BRA Willian PoppBusan IPark10BRA LukianBucheon FC 199511KOR Jung Jae-yongFC Anyang12KOR Jung Jae-yongFC Anyang13KOR Park Ji-minChungju Hummel14KOR Jung Seung-yongGangwon FC15PLE Éder LimaDaegu FC16KOR Jang Baek-gyuChungju Hummel17KOR Kim Min-kyunFC Anyang18BRA WandersonDaejeon Citizen19KOR Jeong Woo-jaeDaegu FC20BRA Gustavo SauerDaejeon Citizen21BRA CesinhaDaegu FC22KOR Kim Min-kyunFC Anyang RoundPlayerClub23KOR Hwang In-beomDaejeon Citizen24KOR Song Soo-youngGyeongnam FC25ROU Cristian DănălacheGyeongnam FC26KOR Jung Sung-minAnsan Mugunghwa27KOR Joo Min-kyuSeoul E-Land28KOR Ko Kyung-minBusan IPark29KOR Jung Seung-yongGangwon FC30KOR Kim Dong-chanDaejeon Citizen31BRA Wesley AlexDaegu FC32KOR Han Ji-hoAnsan Mugunghwa33ROU Cristian DănălacheGyeongnam FC34CIV Aubin KouakouChungju Hummel35BRA Willian PoppBusan IPark36KOR Lee Ho-seokGyeongnam FC37BRA CesinhaDaegu FC38ROU Cristian DănălacheGyeongnam FC39BRA CesinhaDaegu FC40KOR Joo Min-kyuSeoul E-Land41ROU Cristian DănălacheGyeongnam FC42KOR Hong Dong-hyunBusan IPark43KOR Jung Seok-hwaBusan IPark44BRA CesinhaDaegu FC Manager of the Month MonthManagerClubDivisionMarch/AprilKOR Choi Yong-sooFC SeoulK League ClassicMayKOR Nam Ki-ilGwangju FCK League ClassicJuneKOR Lee Heung-silAnsan MugunghwaK League ChallengeJulyKOR Choi Kang-heeJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsK League ClassicAugustKOR Choi Young-junBusan IParkK League ChallengeSeptemberKOR Choi Yun-kyumGangwon FCK League ChallengeOctoberKOR Hwang Sun-hongFC SeoulK League Classic See also 2016 in South Korean football 2016 K League Classic 2016 Korean FA Cup References External links Official website ko Review at K League ko Category:K League Challenge seasons K K K