2016 K League Classic

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K League Classic 2016
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Season 2016
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The 2016 K League Classic is the 34th season of the top division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 1983 as K-League and the fourth season in its current name, the K League Classic.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are the defending champions, having won their title for two consecutive years.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to 2016 K League Challenge

Teams promoted from the 2015 K League Challenge

Participating clubs

The following 12 clubs will compete in the K League Classic during the 2016 season.

Club City / Area Manager Joined Owner(s) / Sponsor(s)
0 Gwangju FC 0 Gwangju South Korea Nam Ki-il 2010 - Owner : Government of Gwangju, Citizen Stockholder
0 Incheon United 0 Incheon South Korea Kim Do-hoon 2004 - Owners : Government of Incheon, Citizen Stockholder
Sponsors : Shinhan Bank, Incheon International Airport
0 Jeju United 0 Jeju South Korea Jo Sung-hwan 1983 - Owner : SK Energy in SK Group
0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 Jeonbuk South Korea Choi Kang-hee 1995 - Owner : Hyundai Motor Company in Hyundai Motor Group
0 Jeonnam Dragons 0 Jeonnam South Korea Roh Sang-rae 1995 - Owner : POSCO
0 Pohang Steelers 0 Pohang, Gyeongbuk South Korea Choi Jin-cheul 1983 - Owner : POSCO
0 Sangju Sangmu 0 Sangju, Gyeongbuk South Korea Cho Jin-ho
2011 -
 Owner : Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps
0 Seongnam FC 0 Seongnam, Gyeonggi South Korea Kim Hak-bum 1989 - Owner : Government of Seongnam, Citizen Stockholder
0 FC Seoul 0 Seoul South Korea Choi Yong-soo 1984 - Owner : GS Group
0 Suwon FC 0 Suwon, Gyeonggi South Korea Cho Duck-je 2013 - Owner : Government of Suwon, Citizen Stockholder
0 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 Suwon, Gyeonggi South Korea Seo Jung-won 1996 - Owner : Cheil Worldwide in Samsung
Sponsors : Samsung Electronics, Maeil Dairies Industry
0 Ulsan Hyundai 0 Ulsan South Korea Yoon Jung-hwan 1984 - Owner : Hyundai Heavy Industries in Hyundai Heavy Industries Group

Stadiums

  • Primary venues used in the K League Classic:
Gwangju FC Incheon United Jeju United Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonnam Dragons Pohang Steelers
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Incheon Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium Gwangyang Football Stadium Pohang Steel Yard
Capacity: 40,245 Capacity: 20,891 Capacity: 35,657 Capacity: 42,477 Capacity: 20,009 Capacity: 25,000
Incheon Soccer Stadium 2.JPG Jeju World Cup Stadium 2.JPG Gwangyangstadium1.jpg Pohang080413 1.jpg
Sangju Sangmu Seongnam FC FC Seoul Suwon FC Suwon Samsung
Bluewings		 Ulsan Hyundai
Sangju Civic Stadium Tancheon Stadium Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon Sports Complex Suwon World Cup Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Capacity: 15,042 Capacity: 16,250 Capacity: 66,704 Capacity: 11,808 Capacity: 43,959 Capacity: 44,474
Sangju Civic Stadium.jpg Tanchon20100223 1.JPG LG, Bayer 04 Korea Tour. vs FC Seoul, 30.july 2014.jpg Suwon Sports Complex.JPG Glandbleu01.jpg Munsu 20121110 204310 5.jpg


Managerial changes

Team Outgoing Manner Table Date Incoming Table Date
Pohang Steelers South Korea Hwang Sun-hong End of contract preseason South Korea Choi Jin-cheul preseason
Sangju Sangmu South Korea Park Hang-seo End of contract preseason South Korea Cho Jin-ho preseason


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 including a least one player from the AFC confederation.

As of 25 January 2016
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player
Gwangju FC Brazil Fábio Neves Brazil Wellington Japan Tomoki Wada
Incheon United Belgium Kevin Oris Croatia Matej Jonjić Republic of Macedonia Krste Velkoski Vietnam Lương Xuân Trường
Jeju United Brazil Marcelo Toscano
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Brazil Luiz Henrique Brazil Leonardo Brazil Ricardo Lopes Australia Erik Paartalu
Jeonnam Dragons Croatia Vedran Jugović Croatia Mislav Oršić Republic of Macedonia Stevica Ristić
Pohang Steelers Brazil Lulinha Serbia Lazar Veselinović Iraq Ali Abbas
Seongnam FC Argentina Pitu Brazil Tiago
FC Seoul Brazil Adriano Montenegro Dejan Damjanović Spain Osmar Barba Japan Yojiro Takahagi
Suwon FC Belgium Marvin Ogunjimi Montenegro Vladan Adžić Spain Jaime Gavilán Australia Adrian Leijer
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Brazil Hygor Brazil Santos
Ulsan Hyundai Croatia Ivan Kovačec Japan Chikashi Masuda

League table

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 11 7 4 0 21 13 +8 25 Champions League group stage
2 FC Seoul 11 7 2 2 22 12 +10 23
3 Seongnam FC 12 6 3 3 21 14 +7 21 Champions League play-off round
4 Ulsan Hyundai 12 5 3 4 13 13 0 18
5 Jeju United 11 5 2 4 22 15 +7 17
6 Gwangju FC 11 5 2 4 12 13 −1 17
7 Sangju Sangmu 12 4 2 6 22 25 −3 14
8 Pohang Steelers 12 3 5 4 13 13 0 14
9 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 12 2 7 3 18 21 −3 13
10 Suwon FC 12 2 5 5 10 18 −8 11
11 Jeonnam Dragons 12 1 5 6 11 18 −7 8 Qualification to relegation play-offs
12 Incheon United 12 1 4 7 9 19 −10 7 Relegation to 2017 K League Challenge
Updated to match(es) played on 29 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


Positions by matchday

      Leader & 2017 AFC Champions League Group stage
      Qualification to 2017 AFC Champions League Group stage
      Relegation playoffs
      Relegation to the 2017 K League Challenge

Round 1-22

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
FC Seoul 10 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1                      
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2                      
Seongnam FC 2 3 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3                    
Ulsan Hyundai 11 11 8 4 4 5 8 6 8 8 5                      
Jeju United 1 6 9 8 5 4 4 5 4 4 4                      
Gwangju FC 5 2 6 9 9 7 7 9 7 9 7                      
Sangju Sangmu 2 7 10 10 10 8 5 4 6 5 6 7                    
Pohang Steelers 5 1 5 6 7 10 10 8 5 6 8 8                    
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 11 10 7 7 8 6 6 7 9 7 9 9                    
Suwon FC 7 9 4 5 6 9 9 10 10 10 10 10                    
Jeonnam Dragons 7 8 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11                    
Incheon United 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12                    

Last updated: 29 May 2016
Source: kleague.com

Round 23-38

Split rounds are from round 34 to round 38

Team \ Round 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Gwangju FC                                
Incheon United                                
Jeju United                                
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors                                
Jeonnam Dragons                                
Pohang Steelers                                
Sangju Sangmu                                
Seongnam FC                                
FC Seoul                                
Suwon FC                                
Suwon Samsung Bluewings                                
Ulsan Hyundai                                

Last updated: 15 January 2016
Source: kleague.com

Results

Matches 1–22

Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.

Home ╲ Away GWJ ICU JJU JHM JND PHS SJS SEN SEO SUW SSB USH
Gwangju FC 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–2
Incheon United 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–1
Jeju United 3–1 3–0 4–2 2–2 2–2 1–2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–2 1–0 3–1
Jeonnam Dragons 1–2 1–2 3–4 1–2 0–0
Pohang Steelers 3–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 a
Sangju Sangmu 4–2 2–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 2–0
Seongnam FC 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 2–0
FC Seoul 3–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 3–0 a
Suwon FC 2–1 0–0 2–5 1–1 1–2 1–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 a 1–1 2–4
Ulsan Hyundai 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–3 1–2

Updated to games played on 29 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 23–33

Teams play every other team once (either at home or away).

Home ╲ Away GWJ ICU JJU JHM JND PHS SJS SEN SEO SUW SSB USH
Gwangju FC
Incheon United
Jeju United
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonnam Dragons
Pohang Steelers
Sangju Sangmu
Seongnam FC a
FC Seoul a
Suwon FC
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ulsan Hyundai a

Updated to games played on 15 January 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 34–38

After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.

Season statistics

Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 FC Seoul 91,839 25,950 13,190 18,368 0.069648264616818+6.9%†
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 98,934 32,695 8,022 16,489 -0.94693619709413−5.3%†
3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 89,666 28,109 8,937 14,944 0.13255020841228+13.2%†
4 Ulsan Hyundai 55,197 18,219 4,113 9,200 0.46520146520147+46.5%†
5 Seongnam FC 54,164 14,504 5,115 9,027 0.59375+59.3%†
6 Pohang Steelers 52,059 12,416 3,815 8,677 -0.93927256982031−6.0%†
7 Suwon FC 38,052 12,825 2,138 6,342 3.680442804428+368.0%†
8 Jeonnam Dragons 29,098 12,808 2,107 5,820 0.34194143417109+34.1%†
9 Jeju United 33,449 8,317 4,308 5,575 -0.85218587587894−14.7%†
10 Incheon United 32,528 10,722 2,850 5,421 0.11474398519432+11.4%†
11 Gwangju FC 28,783 10,638 2,208 4,797 1.1924131627057+119.2%†
12 Sangju Sangmu 13,135 4,783 971 2,189 0.77246963562753+77.2%†
League total 616,904 32,695 971 8,813 +14.1%†

Updated to games played on 29 May 2016
Source: K League Classic
Notes:
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
† Teams that played previous season in K League Challenge.

Top 10 Season Attendances

Awards

Most Valuable Player of The Round

Manager of the Month

Month Manager Club
March/April South Korea Choi Yong-soo FC Seoul

Season Awards

The 2016 K League Awards will be hold on December 2016.

References

External links

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