Season | 2016 |
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Champions |
FC Seoul (6th title) |
Relegated |
Seongnam FC Suwon FC |
Champions League |
FC Seoul Jeju United Suwon Samsung Bluewings Ulsan Hyundai |
Matches played | 228 |
Goals scored | 618 (2.71 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Jung Jo-gook (20 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Seoul 4–0 Sangju (20 March 2016) Sangju 4–0 Jeju (15 June 2016) Pohang 4–0 Ulsan (29 June 2016) |
Biggest away win |
Jeonnam 0–5 Jeonbuk (2 November 2016) |
Highest scoring |
Suwon 4–5 Suwon FC (2 October 2016) |
Highest attendance | 47,899 Seoul vs Suwon (R15) |
Lowest attendance | 923 Sangju vs Jeonnam (R34) |
Average attendance | 7,873 |
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K League Best XI |
The 2016 K League Classic was 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 were the defending champions, having won the title for two consecutive years in 2014 and 2015.
Teams relegated to 2016 K League Challenge
Teams promoted from the 2015 K League Challenge
As of 2016 Season, K League Classic clubs by Province
The following 12 clubs competed in the K League Classic during the 2016 season.
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.
Leader & 2017 AFC Champions League Group stage
Qualification to 2017 AFC Champions League Group stage
Relegation playoffs
Relegation to the 2017 K League Challenge