2016 K League Challenge
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The 2016 K League Challenge will be 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 will promote to the K League Classic and the promotion play-offs among three clubs ranked between 2nd and 4th will be held after the regular season ends.
Contents
Teams
Sangju Sangmu FC, the champion in the 2015 K League Challenge, and Suwon FC, promotion series winner, were promoted to 2016 K League Classic, then Daejeon Citizen and Busan IPark were relegated from the top tier. A total of 11 teams will contest the league.
Participating clubs
Team | City | Manager | Home venue | Capacity |
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Ansan Mugunghwa | Ansan | Lee Heung-sil | Ansan Wa~ Stadium | 35,000 |
Busan IPark | Busan | Choi Young-jun | Busan Asiad Stadium | 53,864 |
FC Anyang | Anyang | Lee Young-min | Anyang Stadium | 18,216 |
Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Song Sun-ho | Bucheon Stadium | 34,545 |
Chungju Hummel | Chungju | Ahn Seung-in | Chungju Stadium | 15,000 |
Daegu FC | Daegu | Lee Young-jin | Daegu Stadium | 68,014 |
Daejeon Citizen | Daejeon | Choi Moon-sik | Daejeon World Cup Stadium | 40,535 |
Gangwon FC | Gangneung | Choi Yun-kyum | Gangneung Stadium | 22,333 |
Goyang Zaicro FC | Goyang | Lee Nak-young | Goyang Stadium | 41,311 |
Gyeongnam FC | Changwon | Kim Jong-boo | Changwon Football Center | 15,116 |
Seoul E-Land FC | Seoul | Martin Rennie | Seoul Olympic Stadium | 69,950 |
Stadiums
Primary venues used in the K League Challenge:
Ansan Mugunghwa | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995 | Busan IPark | Chungju Hummel | Daegu FC |
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Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Bucheon Stadium | Busan Asiad Main Stadium | Chungju Stadium | Daegu Stadium |
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 34,545 | Capacity: 53,864 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 68,014 |
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Daejeon Citizen | Gangwon FC | Goyang Zaicro FC | Gyeongnam FC | Seoul E-Land FC | |
Daejeon World Cup Stadium | Gangneung Stadium | Goyang Stadium | Changwon Football Center | Seoul Olympic Stadium | |
Capacity: 40,535 | Capacity: 22,333 | Capacity: 41,311 | Capacity: 15,500 | Capacity: 69,950 | |
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 16 January 2016.
League table
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Positions by matchday
Leader & Promotion to the 2017 K League Classic
Qualification to Relegation/promotion play-offs
Round 1-22
Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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Gangwon FC | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Ansan Mugunghwa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Daegu FC | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
Bucheon FC 1995 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
Seoul E-Land FC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
FC Anyang | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
Busan IPark | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
Daejeon Citizen | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
Chungju Hummel | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||
Goyang Hi FC | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||
Gyeongnam FC | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Last updated: 1 June 2016
Source: kleague.com
Round 23-44
Team \ Round | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
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Seoul E-Land FC |
Last updated: 1 January 2016
Source: kleague.com
Matches 1-22
Home ╲ Away | ASM | ANY | BUC | BIP | CJH | DGU | DJC | GWN | GHI | GNM | SEL |
Ansan Mugunghwa | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |||
FC Anyang | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||||
Bucheon FC 1995 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |||
Busan IPark | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||||
Chungju Hummel | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | |||||
Daegu FC | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |||||
Daejeon Citizen | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |||||
Gangwon FC | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |||||
Goyang Hi FC | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||||
Gyeongnam FC | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |||||
Seoul E-Land FC | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Updated to games played on 1 June 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
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 2nd~4th 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.
Semi-Playoff
Playoff
Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
First leg
Second leg
Season statistics
Top scorersAs of 31 May 2016 |
Top assistsAs of 31 May 2016
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Attendance
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Daegu FC | 31,236 | 23,015 | 839 | 7,809 | +157.8% |
2 | Daejeon Citizen | 22,550 | 18,082 | 1,310 | 7,517 | +125.1%† |
3 | FC Anyang | 12,682 | 9,145 | 1,736 | 4,227 | +148.6% |
4 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 16,860 | 10,982 | 808 | 3,372 | +98.7% |
5 | Gyeongnam FC | 5,892 | 4,330 | 658 | 1,964 | +3.8% |
6 | Seoul E-Land FC | 5,202 | 2,467 | 1,283 | 1,734 | −5.0% |
7 | Busan IPark | 4,817 | 2,323 | 862 | 1,606 | −35.5%† |
8 | Ansan Mugunghwa | 5,821 | 4,072 | 303 | 1,455 | −12.6% |
9 | Chungju Hummel | 5,566 | 3,118 | 766 | 1,392 | +13.3% |
10 | Gangwon FC | 4,130 | 2,016 | 665 | 1,033 | −23.8% |
11 | Goyang Hi FC | 2,302 | 897 | 275 | 576 | −16.2% |
League total | 117,058 | 23,015 | 275 | 2,926 | +82.1% |
Updated to games played on 5 May 2016
Source: K League
Notes:
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
† Team played previous season in K League Classic.
Awards
Most Valuable Player of The Round
Manager of the Month
Season Awards
The 2016 K League Awards will be held in December 2016.
References
External links
- Official K League Website (Korean)