2016 K League Classic

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K League Classic 2016

Season	2016
Champions	FC Seoul (6th title)
Relegated	Seongnam FC Suwon FC
Champions League	FC Seoul Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeju United Suwon Samsung Bluewings
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	7,894
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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.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to 2016 K League Challenge

• Daejeon Citizen
• Busan IPark

Teams promoted from the 2015 K League Challenge

• Sangju Sangmu
• Suwon FC

Participating clubs

As of 2016 Season, K League Classic Clubs by Province Province (Population) City / Area (Population) Clubs Capital Region (25,003,017) Seoul (10,250,134) FC Seoul Incheon (2,804,287) Incheon United Seongnam (979,556) Seongnam FC Suwon (1,091,934) Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon FC Gyeongsang Region (13,200,998) Ulsan (1,136,464) Ulsan Hyundai Pohang (517,307) Pohang Steelers Sangju (104,014) Sangju Sangmu Jeolla Region (5,251,529) Gwangju (1,477,780) Gwangju FC Jeonnam (1,912,725) Jeonnam Dragons Jeonbuk(1,873,491) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeju Region (576,507) Jeju (576,507) Jeju United ^* Population - 2012 census

Gwangju Incheon Jeju Jeonbuk Jeonnam Pohang Sangju Seongnam Seoul Suwon Bluewings Suwon FC Ulsan Location of teams in 2016 K League Classic

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

• K League Classic's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history & records.
• K League Official Club Profiles Page

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

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Table	Date	Incoming	Table	Date
Pohang Steelers	Hwang Sun-hong	End of contract		preseason	Choi Jin-cheul		preseason
Sangju Sangmu	Park Hang-seo	End of contract		preseason	Cho Jin-ho		preseason
Incheon United	Kim Do-hoon	Resigned	12	2016-08-31	Not announced yet
Pohang Steelers	Choi Jin-cheul	Resigned	9	2016-09-25	Choi Soon-ho	9	2016-09-26
Jeju United	Jo Sung-hwan	Assigned to assistant manager	3	2016-10-14	Kim In-soo	3	2016-10-14
Jeonnam Dragons	Roh Sang-rae	Assigned to assistant manager	5	2016-10-14	Song Kyung-sub	5	2016-10-14

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 2 October 2016

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Asian Player
Gwangju FC	Olivier Bonnes			Tomoki Wada
Incheon United	Kevin Oris	Matej Jonjić	Krste Velkoski	Lương Xuân Trường
Jeju United	Henan	Marcelo Toscano	Wanderson
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Edu	Leonardo	Ricardo Lopes
Jeonnam Dragons	Jair	Maurinho	Vedran Jugović	Tomislav Mrčela
Pohang Steelers	Lulinha	Muralha	Lazar Veselinović	Ali Abbas
Seongnam FC	Pitu	Silvinho
FC Seoul	Adriano	Dejan Damjanović	Osmar Barba	Yojiro Takahagi
Suwon FC	Bruce Djite	Jaime Gavilán	Vladan Adžić	Adrian Leijer
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Johnathan	Santos	Romeo Castelen
Ulsan Hyundai	Célio Santos	Ivan Kovačec	Frédéric Mendy	Chikashi Masuda

League table

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	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	Champions League play-off round
4	Ulsan Hyundai	38	14	12	12	41	47	−6	54
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[lower-alpha 2]	38	10	18	10	56	59	−3	48	Champions League group stage
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 to relegation play-offs
12	Suwon FC (R)	38	10	9	19	40	58	−18	39	Relegation to 2017 K League Challenge

Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2016. Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Jeonbuk were deducted 9 points as punishment for bribery as of 30 Sept. 2016. A fine of KRW100,000,000(about USD90,852) was also imposed.^[1]
2. Suwon Samsung Bluewings qualified for the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage as 2016 Korean FA Cup winners.

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
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	4	4	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
FC Seoul	10	5	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Ulsan Hyundai	11	11	8	4	4	5	8	6	8	8	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
Seongnam FC	2	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	5	4	5	5	4	4
Sangju Sangmu	2	7	10	10	10	8	5	4	6	5	6	7	8	8	6	5	7	7	4	4	5	5
Jeju United	1	6	9	8	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	5	6	6	6	6
Pohang Steelers	5	1	5	6	7	10	10	8	5	6	8	8	7	7	8	7	6	6	7	7	7	7
Gwangju FC	5	2	6	9	9	7	7	9	7	9	7	6	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Jeonnam Dragons	7	8	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	9
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	11	10	7	7	8	6	6	7	9	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10
Incheon United	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	11
Suwon FC	7	9	4	5	6	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Last updated: 24 July 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
FC Seoul	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Jeju United	6	6	6	7	6	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Ulsan Hyundai	5	4	3	4	4	5	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Jeonnam Dragons	9	10	8	9	9	8	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Sangju Sangmu	3	5	5	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	8	7	7
Gwangju FC	8	8	7	6	7	7	6	7	8	8	9	7	7	7	8	8
Pohang Steelers	7	7	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	9	8	9	9	10	10	9
Incheon United	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10
Seongnam FC	4	3	4	5	5	6	7	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	11
Suwon FC	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Last updated: 6 November 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

2–2

1–0

1–1

0–0

0–1

1–0

1–1

1–2

1–0

1–1

0–2

Incheon United

0–1

2–1

0–0

0–0

0–2

1–0

2–3

1–2

2–0

1–1

0–1

Jeju United

3–2

3–1

1–2

3–0

3–1

4–2

2–2

3–2

0–0

2–2

1–2

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

3–0

1–1

2–1

2–1

3–0

3–2

3–2

1–0

3–1

2–1

2–1

Jeonnam Dragons

1–2

1–0

2–1

1–2

0–0

3–4

0–1

1–2

0–0

3–0

3–1

Pohang Steelers

3–3

3–1

1–0

1–1

0–1

0–2

3–1

2–1

0–1

2–2

4–0

Sangju Sangmu

0–4

4–2

4–0

2–2

3–2

2–0

2–3

2–1

1–1

0–1

2–0

Seongnam FC

2–0

0–1

0–0

2–2

0–0

1–0

2–3

2–3

1–2

2–0

0–1

FC Seoul

3–2

3–1

3–4

2–3

1–1

1–3

4–0

1–3

3–0

1–1

0–0

Suwon FC

2–1

0–0

2–5

2–2

1–2

1–0

0–3

1–1

0–3

1–2

1–1

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

0–2

2–2

1–0

2–3

2–2

1–1

2–1

1–2

1–1

1–0

2–4

Ulsan Hyundai

3–2

1–3

0–1

0–0

2–1

0–0

1–0

0–3

1–2

1–0

2–1

Updated to games played on 30 July 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

1–1

1–1

1–0

1–2

0–0

1–1

Incheon United

0–1

1–3

0–0

2–2

1–0

2–2

Jeju United

1–2

2–2

3–0

1–0

1–1

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

2–2

1–0

2–1

1–1

1–1

Jeonnam Dragons

2–0

2–1

0–2

2–1

1–0

1–4

Pohang Steelers

1–0

0–1

0–0

1–0

2–3

Sangju Sangmu

1–5

1–1

2–2

1–2

1–1

Seongnam FC

0–1

2–0

1–4

1–2

2–1

1–2

FC Seoul

0–0

1–3

2–0

1–0

2–2

Suwon FC

2–0

5–3

0–0

0–2

0–1

1–2

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

5–3

1–1

1–1

4–5

0–0

Ulsan Hyundai

1–1

2–3

0–2

1–0

2–3

2–1

Updated to games played on 2 October 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.

Top six Home ╲ Away JJU JHM JND SJS SEO USH Jeju United 5–3 3–0 0–2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–3 4–1 0–1 Jeonnam Dragons 0–5 1–1 Sangju Sangmu 0–1 1–2 FC Seoul 2–1 2–2 2–0 Ulsan Hyundai 0–0 0–0 Updated to games played on 6 November 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.

Bottom six Home ╲ Away GWJ ICU PHS SEN SUW SSB Gwangju FC 1–1 0–0 Incheon United 2–0 3–2 1–0 Pohang Steelers 1–0 0–1 2–2 Seongnam FC 0–0 1–2 Suwon FC 1–2 2–3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–1 3–2 2–0 Updated to games played on 5 November 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.

Promotion-Relegation Playoffs

Promotion and relegation playoffs will be held between the winner of the 2016 K League Challenge Playoff and 11th club of 2016 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn entry into 2017 K League Classic.

First leg

Gangwon FC v Seongnam FC

17 November 2016 19:00 KST

Gangwon FC	0–0	Seongnam FC
	Report

Gangneung Stadium, Gangneung Attendance: 3,039 Referee: Kim Hee-gon

Second leg

Seongnam FC v Gangwon FC

20 November 2016 15:00 KST

Seongnam FC	1–1	Gangwon FC
Hwang Jin-sung  77'		Heo Beom-san  42'

Tancheon Stadium, Seongnam Attendance: 6,548 Referee: Kim Seong-ho

Gangwon FC secure promotion to the 2016 K League Classic season, 1:1 on aggregate with away goals.

Season statistics

Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Jung Jo-gook Gwangju FC 20 2 Adriano FC Seoul 17 3 Tiago Seongnam FC 13 Yang Dong-hyun Pohang Steelers Ricardo Lopes Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul 7 Lee Dong-gook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 12 Santos Suwon Samsung Bluewings Leonardo Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 10 Marcelo Toscano Jeju United 11

Top assists Rank Player Club Assists 1 Yeom Ki-hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings 15 2 Lee Jae-sung Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 11 3 Kevin Oris Incheon United 10 4 Ivan Kovačec Ulsan Hyundai 9 Marcelo Toscano Jeju United 6 Sin Jin-ho FC Seoul/Sangju Sangmu 8 Park Gi-dong Sangju Sangmu/Jeonnam Dragons Kim Min-hyeok Gwangju FC Kwon Soon-hyung Jeju United 10 Yun Il-lok FC Seoul 7 Kim Bo-kyung Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Pitu Seongnam FC

Attendance

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	FC Seoul	342,134	47,889	5,011	18,007	+4.8%^†
2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	318,921	33,706	8,022	16,785	−3.6%^†
3	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	202,214	28,109	4,042	10,643	−19.3%^†
4	Ulsan Hyundai	166,132	20,239	3,074	8,744	+39.2%^†
5	Pohang Steelers	145,937	16,509	3,711	7,681	−16.8%^†
6	Seongnam FC	127,860	14,504	2,968	6,729	+18.8%^†
7	Incheon United	121,068	14,246	2,829	6,053	+24.4%^†
8	Jeju United	108,208	15,341	1,850	5,695	−12.9%^†
9	Suwon FC	83,345	12,825	1,512	4,387	+223.7%^†
10	Jeonnam Dragons	78,169	12,808	1,245	4,114	−5.1%^†
11	Gwangju FC	66,031	10,638	926	3,475	+58.8%^†
12	Sangju Sangmu	34,976	4,783	923	1,943	+57.3%^†
	League total	1,794,995	47,889	923	7,873	+1.9%^†

Updated to games played on 6 November 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

Attendance	Round	Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
47,899	15	18 June 2016	FC Seoul	1 – 1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Seoul World Cup Stadium
36,309	25	13 August 2016	FC Seoul	1 – 0	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Seoul World Cup Stadium
33,706	38	6 November 2016	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0 – 1	FC Seoul	Jeonju World Cup Stadium
32,695	1	12 March 2016	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1 – 0	FC Seoul	Jeonju World Cup Stadium
28,109	8	30 April 2016	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1 – 1	FC Seoul	Suwon World Cup Stadium
25,950	2	20 March 2016	FC Seoul	4 – 0	Sangju Sangmu	Seoul World Cup Stadium
24,508	28	28 August 2016	FC Seoul	1 – 3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Seoul World Cup Stadium
21,437	22	24 July 2016	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2 – 1	Ulsan Hyundai	Jeonju World Cup Stadium
21,071	24	10 August 2016	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2 – 1	Suwon FC	Jeonju World Cup Stadium
20,239	28	27 August 2016	Ulsan Hyundai	1 – 1	Gwangju FC	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium

Awards

Most Valuable Player of The Round

R MVP Club 1 Jung Jo-gook Gwangju FC 2 Adriano FC Seoul 3 Ivan Kovačec Ulsan Hyundai 4 Kim Chi-gon Ulsan Hyundai 5 Ahn Hyun-beom Jeju United 6 Kim Bo-kyung Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 7 Lee Keun-ho Jeju United 8 Park Gi-dong Sangju Sangmu 9 Yang Dong-hyun Pohang Steelers 10 Ju Se-jong FC Seoul 11 Ivan Kovačec Ulsan Hyundai 12 Kim Yong-dae Ulsan Hyundai 13 Tiago Seongnam FC 14 Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul 15 Lee Yong Sangju Sangmu 16 Yang Dong-hyun Pohang Steelers 17 Kim Min-hyeok Gwangju FC 18 Tiago Seongnam FC 19 Kwon Chang-hoon Suwon Samsung Bluewings

R MVP Club 20 Ricardo Lopes Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 21 Ricardo Lopes Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 22 Yang Dong-hyun Pohang Steelers 23 Yeom Ki-hun Suwon Samsung Bluewings 24 Kweon Han-jin Jeju United 25 Yun Il-lok FC Seoul 26 Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul 27 Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul 28 Leonardo Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 29 Han Chan-hee Jeonnam Dragons 30 Frédéric Mendy Ulsan Hyundai 31 Kim Shin-wook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 32 Ricardo Lopes Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 33 Kim Byung-oh Suwon FC 34 Jung Jo-gook Gwangju FC 35 Ahn Hyun-beom Jeju United 36 Ricardo Lopes Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 37 Lee Jae-sung Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 38 Park Chu-young FC Seoul

Manager of the Month

Month	Manager	Club	Division
March/April	Choi Yong-soo	FC Seoul	K League Classic
May	Nam Ki-il	Gwangju FC	K League Classic
June	Lee Heung-sil	Ansan Mugunghwa	K League Challenge
July	Choi Kang-hee	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	K League Classic
August	Choi Young-jun	Busan IPark	K League Challenge
September	Choi Yun-kyum	Gangwon FC	K League Challenge
October	Hwang Sun-hong	FC Seoul	K League Classic

Season Awards

The 2016 K League Awards was held on 8 November 2016.

K League Most Valuable Player

• The K League Most Valuable Player award was won by Jung Jo-gook (Gwangju FC).

K League Young Player

• The K League Young Player award was won by Ahn Hyun-beom (Jeju United).

K League Top Scorer

• The K League Top Scorer award was won by Jung Jo-gook (Gwangju FC).

K League Top Assistor

• The K League Top Assistor award was won by Yeom Ki-hun (Suwon Samsung Bluewings).

K League Best XI

Sun-tae Woon Osmar Jonjić Kwang-min Leonardo Jae-sung Chang-hoon Lopes Jo-gook Adriano K League Best XI

Position	Player	Club
Goalkeeper	Kwon Sun-tae	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Defender	Chung Woon	Jeju United
Defender	Osmar Barba	FC Seoul
Defender	Matej Jonjić	Incheon United
Defender	Ko Kwang-min	FC Seoul
Midfielder	Leonardo	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Midfielder	Lee Jae-sung	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Midfielder	Kwon Chang-hoon	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Midfielder	Ricardo Lopes	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Forward	Jung Jo-gook	Gwangju FC
Forward	Adriano	FC Seoul

K League Manager of the Year

• The K League Manager of the Year award was won by Hwang Sun-hong (FC Seoul).

'FAN'tastic Player

• The K League 'FAN'tastic Player was won by Leonardo (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors).

References

1. "Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors deducted nine K League Classic 2016 points and a fine of KRW100,000,000(about USD90,852)". The Fact Sports. 30 September 2016.

• 2014 Sesson Review at K League Website (Korean)

External links

• Official K League website (English)
• Official K League Website (Korean)