2016 K League Challenge

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K League Challenge 2016
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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.

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

Location of teams in 2016 K League Challenge
Team City Manager Home venue Capacity
Ansan Mugunghwa Ansan South Korea Lee Heung-sil Ansan Wa~ Stadium 35,000
Busan IPark Busan South Korea Choi Young-jun Busan Asiad Stadium 53,864
FC Anyang Anyang South Korea Lee Young-min Anyang Stadium 18,216
Bucheon FC 1995 Bucheon South Korea Song Sun-ho Bucheon Stadium 34,545
Chungju Hummel Chungju South Korea Ahn Seung-in Chungju Stadium 15,000
Daegu FC Daegu South Korea Lee Young-jin Daegu Stadium 68,014
Daejeon Citizen Daejeon South Korea Choi Moon-sik Daejeon World Cup Stadium 40,535
Gangwon FC Gangneung South Korea Choi Yun-kyum Gangneung Stadium 22,333
Goyang Zaicro FC Goyang South Korea Lee Nak-young Goyang Stadium 41,311
Gyeongnam FC Changwon South Korea Kim Jong-boo Changwon Football Center 15,116
Seoul E-Land FC Seoul Scotland 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
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
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.

Team Managers Kit Manufacturer1 Main sponsor1
Ansan Mugunghwa Zaicro Ansan Government
FC Anyang Zaicro
Bucheon FC 1995 Astore Bucheon Government
Busan IPark Adidas Hyundai Development Company
Chungju Hummel Hummel Chungju Government
Daegu FC Kelme Daegu Government
Daejeon Citizen Kelme Daejeon Government
Gyeongnam FC Hummel DSME
Gangwon FC Astore High1 Resort
Goyang Zaicro FC Zaicro Zaicro
Seoul E-Land FC 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.

As of 16 January 2016.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player
FC Anyang Argentina Nicolas Orsini Brazil Jairo
Bucheon FC 1995 Brazil Everton Brazil Lukian Brazil Waguininho
Busan IPark Brazil Samuel Brazil Willian Popp Serbia Miloš Stojanović Japan Daigo Watanabe
Chungju Hummel Argentina Emanuel Castillo
Daegu FC Brazil Cesinha Brazil Deyvid Sacconi Brazil Paulo Sérgio State of Palestine Éder
Daejeon Citizen Brazil Gustavo Brazil Wanderson Romania Jean-Claude Bozga Philippines Álvaro Silva
Gyeongnam FC Brazil Joãozinho Croatia Ivan Herceg Romania Cristian Dănălache
Gangwon FC Brazil Gil Brazil Matheus Alves Mexico Édgar Pacheco
Goyang Zaicro FC Brazil Felipe Brazil Paulo Victor
Seoul E-Land FC Brazil Jonatas Belusso Brazil Tarabai Trinidad and Tobago Carlyle Mitchell

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ansan Mugunghwa 8 6 0 2 14 7 +7 18 Promotion to 2017 K League Classic
2 Gangwon FC 7 5 0 2 12 4 +8 15 Qualification to K League Challenge play-offs
3 Daegu FC 7 4 3 0 9 3 +6 15
4 Bucheon FC 1995 7 4 2 1 10 4 +6 14
5 Seoul E-Land FC 7 3 2 2 7 5 +2 11
6 Busan IPark 7 2 1 4 6 9 −3 7
7 Daejeon Citizen 7 2 1 4 6 11 −5 7
8 FC Anyang 7 1 4 2 5 7 −2 7
9 Goyang Hi FC 8 1 2 5 5 13 −8 5
10 Chungju Hummel 8 1 1 6 7 12 −5 4
11 Gyeongnam FC[lower-alpha 1] 7 2 2 3 4 10 −6 −2
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2016. Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
Notes:
  1. ↑ Gyeongnam FC were deducted 10 points as punishment for bribery.

Positions by matchday

      Leader & Promotion to the 2017 K League Classic
      Qualification to Relegation/promotion play-offs

Round 1-22

Team \ Round 12345678910111213141516171819202122
Ansan Mugunghwa 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1                            
Gangwon FC 9 9 6 4 3 3 2 2                            
Daegu FC 2 4 4 3 4 4 3 3                            
Bucheon FC 1995 7 6 7 7 5 5 4 4                            
Seoul E-Land FC 3 2 2 1 2 2 5 5                            
Busan IPark 8 5 3 5 6 6 6 6                            
Daejeon Citizen 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 7                            
FC Anyang 3 3 5 6 7 7 8 8                            
Goyang Hi FC 3 7 9 9 9 10 10 9                            
Chungju Hummel 3 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 10                          
Gyeongnam FC 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11                          

Last updated: 5 May 2016
Source: kleague.com

Round 23-44

Team \ Round 23242526272829303132333435363738394041424344
Ansan Mugunghwa                                            
FC Anyang                                            
Bucheon FC 1995                                            
Busan IPark                                            
Chungju Hummel                                            
Daegu FC                                            
Daejeon Citizen                                            
Gangwon FC                                            
Goyang Hi FC                                            
Gyeongnam FC                                            
Seoul E-Land FC                                            

Last updated: 1 January 2016
Source: kleague.com

Matches 1-22

Home ╲ Away ASM ANY BUCBIPCJHDGUDJCGWNGHIGNMSEL
Ansan Mugunghwa 2–1 1–0 5–0 1–0
FC Anyang 2–2 0–2 1–0
Bucheon FC 1995 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–1
Busan IPark 1–3 1–1 1–2
Chungju Hummel 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–3
Daegu FC 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0
Daejeon Citizen 0–1 2–1 0–2
Gangwon FC 2–0 0–1 4–0 2–1
Goyang Hi FC 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–1
Gyeongnam FC 0–2 2–1 1–0
Seoul E-Land FC 0–0 2–0 1–1

Updated to games played on 5 May 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

Home ╲ Away ASM ANY BUCBIPCJHDGUDJCGWNGHIGNMSEL
Ansan Mugunghwa
FC Anyang
Bucheon FC 1995
Busan IPark
Chungju Hummel
Daegu FC
Daejeon Citizen
Gangwon FC
Goyang Hi FC
Gyeongnam FC
Seoul E-Land FC

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.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 5 May 2016

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 South Korea Shim Young-sung Gangwon FC 4
South Korea Kim Dong-chan Daejeon Citizen
3 Brazil Paulo Sérgio Daegu FC 3
South Korea Bang Chan-joon Gangwon FC
South Korea Choi Jin-ho Gangwon FC
Brazil Lukian Bucheon FC 1995
Brazil Waguininho Bucheon FC 1995
Brazil Tarabai Seoul E-Land
South Korea Kim Shin Chungju Hummel
South Korea Han Ji-ho Ansan Mugunghwa

Top assists

As of 5 May 2016

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 South Korea Moon Ki-han Bucheon FC 1995 3
2 South Korea Ahn Sung-nam Gangwon FC 2
South Korea Lee Jae-kwon Daegu FC
South Korea Lee Tae-young Chungju Hummel
South Korea Kim Yong-tae Chungju Hummel
South Korea Shim Young-sung Gangwon FC
South Korea Jung Seok-hwa Busan IPark
South Korea Han Ji-ho Ansan Mugunghwa

Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Daegu FC 31,236 23,015 839 7,809 1.57892998679+157.8%†
2 Daejeon Citizen 22,550 18,082 1,310 7,517 1.2512728361785+125.1%†
3 FC Anyang 12,682 9,145 1,736 4,227 1.4864705882353+148.6%†
4 Bucheon FC 1995 16,860 10,982 808 3,372 0.98703594578668+98.7%†
5 Gyeongnam FC 5,892 4,330 658 1,964 0.038054968287526+3.8%†
6 Seoul E-Land FC 5,202 2,467 1,283 1,734 -0.94961664841183−5.0%†
7 Busan IPark 4,817 2,323 862 1,606 -0.64420377055756−35.5%†
8 Ansan Mugunghwa 5,821 4,072 303 1,455 -0.87387387387387−12.6%†
9 Chungju Hummel 5,566 3,118 766 1,392 0.13355048859935+13.3%†
10 Gangwon FC 4,130 2,016 665 1,033 -0.76123802505527−23.8%†
11 Goyang Hi FC 2,302 897 275 576 -0.83720930232558−16.2%†
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

R MVP Club
1 South Korea Lim Sun-young Ansan Mugunghwa
2 South Korea Jung Jae-yong FC Anyang
3 South Korea Cho Hyun-woo Daegu FC
4 Brazil Jonatas Belusso Seoul E-Land FC
5 South Korea Shim Young-sung Gangwon FC
6 South Korea Lee Young-chang Chungju Hummel
7 South Korea Park Tae-hong Daegu FC

Season Awards

The 2016 K League Awards will be held in December 2016.

References

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