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

This article shows a summary of the 2016 football season in South Korea.

National teams

FIFA World Cup qualification

24 March AFC second round, Group G 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)
AFC second round, Group G table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 8 8 0 0 27 0 +27 24 Advance to AFC third round
2  Lebanon 8 3 2 3 12 6 +6 11
3  Kuwait 8 3 1 4 12 10 +2 10
4  Myanmar 8 2 2 4 9 21 12 8
5  Laos 8 1 1 6 6 29 23 4
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September AFC third round, Group A South Korea  3–2  China 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)
11 October AFC third round, Group A 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)

AFC U-23 Championship

16 January Group C Yemen  0–5  South Korea Doha, Qatar
16:30 AST (UTC+03) Report Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 686
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (KGZ)
19 January Group C Iraq  1–1  South Korea Doha, Qatar
19:30 AST (UTC+03) Walid 90+2' Report Kim Hyun 22' Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 1,086
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT)
Group C table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
3  Uzbekistan 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4  Yemen 3 0 0 3 1 10 9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
23 January 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)
30 January Final South Korea  2–3  Japan Doha, Qatar
17:45 AST (UTC+03) Report
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 5,394
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT)

Summer Olympics

Group C table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 12 3 +9 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Germany 3 1 2 0 15 5 +10 5
3  Mexico 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
4  Fiji 3 0 0 3 1 23 22 0
Source: Rio2016 FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Friendlies

Senior team

1 June South Korea  1–6  Spain Salzburg, Austria
16:30 CEST Ju Se-jong 83' Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
11 November South Korea  2–0  Canada Cheonan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Cheonan Stadium
Attendance: 18,920
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Under-23 team

7 January 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)
25 March South Korea  2–0  Algeria Icheon, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09) Report Stadium: Icheon Stadium
Attendance: 11,752
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
28 March South Korea  3–0  Algeria Goyang, South Korea
19:00 KST (UTC+09) Report Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Attendance: 14,357
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahamas)
2 June 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 South Korea  2–2  Honduras Goyang, South Korea
13:30 KST (UTC+09) Report Lozano 22', 42' Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Attendance: 4,315
Referee: Wang Di (China)
6 June South Korea  1–1  Denmark Bucheon, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09) Moon Chang-jin 40' Report Brock-Madsen 92' Stadium: Bucheon Stadium
Attendance: 13,690
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
30 July South Korea  3–2  Sweden São Paulo, Brazil
20:00 UTC−2 Report
Stadium: Pacaembu Stadium
Attendance: 11,256
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Leagues

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 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 Champions League group stage
4 Ulsan Hyundai 38 14 12 12 41 47 6 54 Qualification for 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 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 relegation playoffs
12 Suwon FC (R) 38 10 9 19 40 58 18 39 Relegation to 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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were deducted 9 points and were excluded from the next Champions League due to bribery scandal.[2][3]
  2. Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

K League Challenge

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ansan Mugunghwa[lower-alpha 1] (C) 40 21 7 12 57 55 +2 70
2 Daegu FC (P) 40 19 13 8 53 36 +17 70 Promotion to K League Classic
3 Bucheon FC 1995 40 19 10 11 49 33 +16 67 Qualification for promotion playoffs semi-final
4 Gangwon FC (O, P) 40 19 9 12 50 33 +17 66 Qualification for promotion playoffs first round
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 2] 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
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) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Ansan Mugunghwa lost its qualification for the promotion after Ansan Government decided to break up with Korean Police Agency.
  2. Gyeongnam FC were deducted 10 points due to bribery scandal.

Promotion playoffs

Gangwon FC was promoted to the K League Classic, while Seongnam FC was relegated to the K League Challenge.

First round Semi-final Final
           
3 Bucheon FC 1995 1
4 Gangwon FC 2
4 Gangwon FC 1
5 Busan IPark 0
Gangwon FC (a) 0 1 1
Seongnam FC 0 1 1

Korea National League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gangneung City 27 16 8 3 33 17 +16 56 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (C) 27 13 5 9 35 31 +4 44 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Gyeongju KHNP 27 11 9 7 43 31 +12 42 Qualification for playoffs first round
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
Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard advanced to the final after drawing the semi-final due to a higher ranking in the regular season.[4]

First round Semi-final Final
           
2 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1
3 Gyeongju KHNP 1
3 Gyeongju KHNP 2
4 Changwon City 0
2 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1 1 2
1 Gangneung City 0 1 1

K3 League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pocheon Citizen (C) 19 16 2 1 52 14 +38 50 Qualification for Championship final
2 Gimpo Citizen 19 16 1 2 46 14 +32 49 Qualification for Championship first round
3 Cheongju City 19 15 1 3 42 12 +30 46
4 Yangju Citizen 19 12 4 3 46 31 +15 40
5 Jeonju FC 19 11 4 4 36 24 +12 37
6 Icheon Citizen 19 11 3 5 53 24 +29 36
7 Paju Citizen 19 10 4 5 47 24 +23 34
8 Chuncheon FC 19 10 2 7 23 18 +5 32
9 Hwaseong FC 19 9 4 6 37 26 +11 31
10 Gyeongju Citizen 19 9 3 7 32 24 +8 30
11 Yangpyeong FC 19 8 6 5 34 26 +8 30
12 Siheung Citizen (R) 19 8 2 9 32 40 8 26 Qualification for relegation playoffs
13 Jungnang Chorus Mustang (R) 19 6 4 9 25 27 2 22
14 Pyeongchang FC (R) 19 5 3 11 18 39 21 18
15 Chungbuk Cheongju (O) 19 5 2 12 20 33 13 17
16 Buyeo FC (R) 19 3 5 11 18 32 14 14 Relegation to K3 League Basic
17 Seoul United (R) 19 3 3 13 26 53 27 12
18 Yeonggwang FC (R) 19 2 2 15 16 53 37 8
19 Goyang Citizen (R) 19 1 3 15 20 58 38 6
20 FC Uijeongbu (R) 19 1 0 18 13 64 51 3
Source: JoinKFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
12 Siheung Citizen 1
15 Chungbuk Cheongju 2
Chungbuk Cheongju 3
Pyeongchang FC 1
13 Jungnang Chorus Mustang 0
14 Pyeongchang FC 1

Championship playoffs

When the first round and semi-final matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.

Domestic cups

Korean FA Cup

Korea National League Championship

Group stage

Knockout stage

Semifinals Final
      
A1 Daejeon Korail (p) 0 (6)
B2 Gimhae City 0 (5)
Daejeon Korail 0
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1
B1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (p) 1 (7)
A2 Mokpo City 1 (6)

International cups

AFC Champions League

Team Round Opponent First leg V Second leg V Aggregate Result
FC Seoul Group F Thailand Buriram United 6–0 A 2–1 H Winners Semi-finals
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 H 1–2 A
China Shandong Luneng 4–1 A 0–0 H
Round of 16 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 A 3–2 (a.e.t.) H 3–3 (7–6 p)
Quarter-finals China Shandong Luneng 3–1 H 1–1 A 4–2
Semi-finals South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–4 A 2–1 H 3–5
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Group E Japan FC Tokyo 2–1 H 3–0 A Winners Champions
China Jiangsu Suning 2–3 A 2–2 H
Vietnam Becamex Binh Duong 2–0 H 2–3 way
Round of 16 Australia Melbourne Victory 1–1 A 2–1 H 3–2
Quarter-finals China Shanghai SIPG 0–0 A 5–0 H 5–0
Semi-finals South Korea FC Seoul 4–1 H 1–2 A 5–3
Final United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 2–1 H 1–1 A 3–2
Pohang Steelers Qualifying play-offs Vietnam Hanoi 3–0 3–0 Group stage
Group H China Guangzhou Evergrande 0–0 A 0–2 H Fourth place
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 H 1–1 A
Australia Sydney FC 0–1 H 0–1 A
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Group G Japan Gamba Osaka 0–0 H 2–1 A Third place Group stage
China Shanghai SIPG 1–2 A 3–0 H
Australia Melbourne Victory 0–0 A 1–1 H

FIFA Club World Cup

Team Round Opponent Score Result
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Quarter-finals Mexico América 1–2 Fifth place
Fifth place match South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 4–1

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. "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.
  3. "Reigning champions disqualified from top Asian club football tournament". Yonhap News Agency. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  4. 울산현대미포조선, 챔피언결정전 진출…강릉시청과 우승 경쟁 시작 (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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