2016 in South Korean football

This article shows the 2016 season of South Korean football.

Football in South Korea
Season2016
Men's football
K League ClassicFC Seoul
K League ChallengeAsan Mugunghwa
National LeagueGangneung City
K3 LeagueFC Pocheon
FA CupSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Women's football
WK LeagueIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

National team results

Senior team
Main article: South Korea national football team results (2010–2019)
24 March 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea  1–0  Lebanon Ansan, South Korea
20:00 KST Lee Jeong-hyeop 90+3' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Ansan Wa~ Stadium
Attendance: 30,532
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
27 March Friendly Thailand  0–1  South Korea Bangkok, Thailand
21:30 KST Report Suk Hyun-jun 4' Stadium: Suphachalasai Stadium
29 March 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea  3–0
Awarded		  Kuwait South Korea
00:00 KST Report
1 June Friendly South Korea  1–6  Spain Salzburg, Austria
16:30 CEST Ju Se-jong 83' Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
5 June Friendly Czech Republic  1–2  South Korea Prague, Czech Republic
15:10 CEST Suchý 46' Report
Stadium: Eden Arena
Attendance: 16,490
Referee: Daniel Stefanski (Poland)
1 September 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea  3–2  China PR Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 51,238
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
6 September 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea  0–0  Syria Seremban, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8 Report (FIFA) Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 4,350
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
6 October 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea  3–2  Qatar Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 32,550
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
11 October 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Iran  1–0  South Korea Tehran, Iran
18:15 UTC+3:30 Azmoun 25' Report (FIFA) Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 75,800
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
11 November Friendly South Korea  2–0  Canada Cheonan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Cheonan Stadium
Attendance: 18,920
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
15 November 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification South Korea  2–1  Uzbekistan Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA) Bikmaev 25' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 30,526
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Under-23 team
Main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2010–2019)
4 January Friendly United Arab Emirates  0–2  South Korea Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:20 AST (UTC+03) Report Lee Yeongjae 61'
Hwang Hee-chan 88'		 Stadium: Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Sultan Al Razaq (UAE)
7 January Friendly Saudi Arabia  0–0  South Korea Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:20 AST (UTC+03) Report Stadium: Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh (UAE)
13 January 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Group C South Korea  2–1  Uzbekistan Doha, Qatar
19:30 AST (UTC+03) Moon Chang-jin 20' (pen.), 48' Report Dostonbek Khamdamov 57' Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 803
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (KSA)
16 January 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Group C Yemen  0–5  South Korea Doha, Qatar
16:30 AST (UTC+03) Report Kwon Chang-hoon 14', 31', 41'
Ryu Seung-woo 72'
Kim Seung-jun 76'		 Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 686
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (KGZ)
19 January 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Group C Iraq  1–1  South Korea Doha, Qatar
19:30 AST (UTC+03) Amjad Waleed Hussein 90+2' Report Kim Hyun 22' Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 1,086
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT)
23 January 2016 AFC U-23 Championship quarter-finals South Korea  1–0  Jordan Doha, Qatar
16:30 AST (UTC+03) Moon Chang-Jin 23' Report Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 3,126
Referee: Alireza Faghani (IRN)
26 January 2016 AFC U-23 Championship semi-finals Qatar  1–3  South Korea Doha, Qatar
19:30 AST (UTC+03) Ahmed Alaa 79' Report Ryu Seung-woo 48'
Kwon Chang-hoon 89'
Moon Chang-Jin 90+4'		 Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 11,840
Referee: Crishantha Dilan Perera (SRI)
30 January 2016 AFC U-23 Championship final South Korea  2–3  Japan Doha, Qatar
17:45 AST (UTC+03) Kwon Chang-hoon 20'
Jin Seong-uk 47'		 Report Asano 66', 81'
Yajima 68'		 Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 5,394
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT)
25 March Friendly South Korea  2–0  Algeria Icheon, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09) Kwon Chang-hoon 3'
Moon Chang-jin 30'		 Report Stadium: Icheon Stadium
Attendance: 11,752
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
28 March Friendly South Korea  3–0  Algeria Goyang, South Korea
19:00 KST (UTC+09) Lee Chang-min 22'
Moon Chang-jin 59', 75'		 Report Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Attendance: 14,357
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahamas)
2 June 4 Nations Tournament South Korea  1–0  Nigeria Suwon, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09) Choi Kyu-baek 86' Report Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 7,627
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
4 June 4 Nations Tournament South Korea  2–2  Honduras Goyang, South Korea
13:30 KST (UTC+09) Kim Hyun 35'
Park In-hyeok 93'		 Report Antony Lozano 22', 42' Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Attendance: 4,315
Referee: Wang Di (China)
6 June 4 Nations Tournament South Korea  1–1  Denmark Bucheon, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09) Moon Chang-jin 40' Report Nicolai Brock-Madsen 92' Stadium: Bucheon Stadium
Attendance: 13,690
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
30 July Friendly South Korea  3–2  Sweden São Paulo, Brazil
20:00 UTC−2 Moon Chang-jin 38', 41'
Ryu Seung-woo 54'		 Report Sema 26'
Une Larsson 57'		 Stadium: Pacaembu Stadium
Attendance: 11,256
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
4 August 2016 Summer Olympics Group C Fiji  0–8  South Korea Salvador, Brazil
17:00 UTC−3 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
7 August 2016 Summer Olympics Group C Germany  3–3  South Korea Salvador, Brazil
16:00 UTC−3 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)		 Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
10 August 2016 Summer Olympics Group C South Korea  1–0  Mexico Brasília, Brazil
16:00 UTC−3 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)		 Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
13 August 2016 Summer Olympics quarter-finals South Korea  0–1  Honduras Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)		 Elis 59' Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 36,704[1]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Source:[2]

K League

K League Classic
Main article: 2016 K League Classic
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Seoul (C) 38 21 7 10 67 46 +21 70 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors[lower-alpha 1] 38 20 16 2 71 40 +31 67
3 Jeju United 38 17 8 13 71 57 +14 59 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Ulsan Hyundai 38 14 12 12 41 47 −6 54 Qualification for the Champions League playoff round
5 Jeonnam Dragons 38 12 11 15 44 53 −9 47
6 Sangju Sangmu 38 12 7 19 54 65 −11 43
7 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 38 10 18 10 56 59 −3 48 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
8 Gwangju FC 38 11 14 13 41 45 −4 47
9 Pohang Steelers 38 12 10 16 43 46 −3 46
10 Incheon United 38 11 12 15 43 51 −8 45
11 Seongnam FC (R) 38 11 10 17 47 51 −4 43 Qualification for the relegation playoffs
12 Suwon FC (R) 38 10 9 19 40 58 −18 39 Relegation to the K League Challenge
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were deducted 9 points and were excluded from the next Champions League due to bribery scandal.[3][4]
  2. Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

K League Challenge
Main article: 2016 K League Challenge
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ansan Mugunghwa  (C) 40 21 7 12 57 55 +2 70
2 Daegu FC (P) 40 19 13 8 53 36 +17 70 Promotion to 2017 K League Classic
3 Bucheon FC 1995 40 19 10 11 49 33 +16 67 Qualification to K League Challenge play-offs
4 Gangwon FC (O, P) 40 19 9 12 50 33 +17 66
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 1] 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 Club exit from K League Challenge and folded
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) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Gyeongnam FC were deducted 10 points due to bribery scandal.

Promotion-relegation playoffs

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.

Korean FA Cup
Main article: 2016 Korean FA Cup

Korea National League
Main article: 2016 Korea National League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gangneung City 27 16 8 3 33 17 +16 56 2017 Korea National League Championship Playoffs
2 Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin 37 13 5 19 35 31 +4 44
2017 Korea National League Championship Playoffs
Withdrew after the season
3 Gyeongju KHNP 27 11 9 7 43 31 +12 42 2017 Korea National League Championship Playoffs
4 Changwon City 27 10 9 8 33 29 +4 39
5 Cheonan City 27 10 9 8 34 31 +3 39
6 Gimhae City 27 8 10 9 37 34 +3 34
7 Daejeon Korail 27 8 10 9 33 41 −8 34
8 Busan Transportation Corporation 27 6 10 11 26 36 −10 28
9 Mokpo City 27 6 9 12 20 26 −6 27
10 Yongin City 27 4 7 16 30 48 −18 19 Withdrew after the season
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2017. Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

WK League
Main article: 2016 WK League

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel (C) 24 16 7 1 55 21 +34 55 WK League Championship
2 Icheon Daekyo 24 16 5 3 46 20 +26 53 WK League Playoffs
3 Gumi Sportstoto 24 10 6 8 31 27 +4 36
4 Hwacheon KSPO 24 9 6 9 35 32 +3 33
5 Seoul WFC 24 7 5 12 33 48 −15 26
6 Suwon FMC 24 4 8 12 26 38 −12 20
7 Boeun Sangmu 24 1 5 18 13 53 −40 8
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: kwff.or.kr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Playoff and championship
 
Semi-finalChampionship Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 044
 
 
 
 Icheon Daekyo 00 0
 
 Icheon Daekyo 2
 
 
 Gumi Sportstoto 0
 

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League

See also

References
  1. "Match Report: KOR vs HON" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. "Men's U-23 match results - 2016" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. "Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors deducted nine K League Classic 2016 points and a fine of KRW 100,000,000 (about USD 90,852)" (in Korean). The Fact Sports. 30 September 2016.
  4. "Reigning champions disqualified from top Asian club football tournament". Yonhap News Agency. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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