2016 K3 League
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The 2016 K3 League was the tenth season of the K3 League. After 2015 season Seoul FC Martyrs left the league, but three new teams Buyeo FC, Siheung Citizen, and Yangpyeong FC joined it.
Competition format
The 2016 season runs from March through to October. The 20 teams compete in a single division. Each team plays each other once for a total of 19 games. After the regular season, the top 11 teams will qualify for the 2017 K3 Advance. The playoff winner of 4 teams ranked 12th to 15th will also qualify for 2017 K3 Advance. The remaining 8 teams will compete in the 2017 K3 Basic.
K3 League Clubs, 2016
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Pocheon (C) | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 14 | +38 | 50 | |
| 2 | Gimpo Citizen | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 14 | +32 | 49 | |
| 3 | Chungbuk Cheongju FC | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 11 | +27 | 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 | 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 to the 2016 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 | Cheongju FC | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 17 | |
| 16 | Buyeo FC (R) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 13 | Relegation to the 2017 K3 Basic League |
| 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 | Uijeongbu (R) | 19 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 64 | −51 | 3 |
Updated to games played on 24 September 2016.
Source: joinkfa.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.