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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