2016 in South Korean football

Football in South Korea
Season	2016
Men's football
K League Classic	FC Seoul
K League Challenge	Asan Mugunghwa
National League	Gangneung City
K3 League	FC Pocheon
FA Cup	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Women's football
WK League	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

This article shows the 2016 season of South Korean football.

National team results[]

Senior team[]

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	Silva 30' Fàbregas 32' Nolito 38', 54' Morata 50', 89'	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	Yoon Bit-garam 26' Suk Hyun-jun 40'	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	Zheng Zhi 20' (o.g.) Lee Chung-yong 62' Koo Ja-cheol 66'	Report (FIFA)	Yu Hai 73' Hao Junmin 76'	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	Ki Sung-yueng 11' Ji Dong-won 56' Son Heung-min 58'	Report (FIFA)	Al-Haidos 16' (pen.) Soria 45'	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	Kim Bo-kyung 10' Lee Jeong-hyeop 25'	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	Nam Tae-hee 67' Koo Ja-cheol 85'	Report (FIFA)	Bikmaev 25'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 30,526 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Under-23 team[]

4 January Friendly	United Arab Emirates	0–2	South Korea	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:20 AST (UTC+03)		Report	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	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)	Ryu Seung-woo 32', 63', 90+3' Kwon Chang-hoon 62', 63' Son Heung-min 72' (pen.) Suk Hyun-jun 77', 90'	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[]

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^[a]	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^[b]
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:

^ Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were deducted 9 points and were excluded from the next Champions League due to bribery scandal.^[3]^[4]
^ Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

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^[a]	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	Club exit from K League Challenge and folded

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:

^ 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.

17 November 2016

19:00 KST

Gangwon FC	0–0	Seongnam FC
	Report

Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung

Attendance: 3,039

Referee: 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

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[]

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[]

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	WK League Playoffs
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-final		Championship Final






		Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels	0	4	4

		Icheon Daekyo	0	0	0
Icheon Daekyo	2

Gumi Sportstoto	0

AFC Champions League[]

FIFA Club World Cup[]

References[]

^ "Match Report: KOR vs HON" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "Men's U-23 match results - 2016" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Reigning champions disqualified from top Asian club football tournament". Yonhap News Agency. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

External links[]

[table_note_JHM0.37371567560999-5] Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were deducted 9 points and were excluded from the next Champions League due to bribery scandal.^[3]^[4]

[table_note_res_FAC0.37371567560999-6] Qualified as champions of the FA Cup.

[table_note_GNM0.31815725579772-7] Gyeongnam FC were deducted 10 points due to bribery scandal.

[KOR_vs_HON-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.

[JHM-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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2016 in South Korean football

Contents

National team results[]

Senior team[]

Under-23 team[]

K League[]

K League Classic[]

K League Challenge[]

Promotion-relegation playoffs[]

Korean FA Cup[]

Korea National League[]

WK League[]

Table[]

Playoff and championship[]

AFC Champions League[]

FIFA Club World Cup[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]