The 2016 K League Classic was the 34th season of the top division of
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since its establishment in 1983, and the fourth season of the
K League Classic
The K League 1 (Hangul: K리그1) is the men's top professional football division of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs.
History
The South Korean professional football league was founded in 1 ...
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Teams
General information
Stadiums
Managerial changes
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. Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
League table
Positions by matchday
Round 1–33
Round 34–38
Results
Matches 1–22
Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.
Matches 23–33
Teams play every other team once (either at home or away).
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.
Group A
Group B
Relegation playoffs
Player statistics
Top scorers
Top assist providers
Awards
Main awards
The 2016 K League Awards was held on 8 November 2016.
Source:
Best XI
Source:
Player of the Round
Manager of the Month
Attendance
Attendance by club
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.
Top matches
See also
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2016 in South Korean football
This article shows the 2016 season of South Korean football.
National team results Senior team
Under-23 team
K League K League Classic
K League Challenge
Promotion-relegation playoffs
The promotion-relegation playoffs were held betwe ...
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2016 K League Challenge
The 2016 K League Challenge was the fourth season of the K League Challenge, the second tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2013. Top-ranked team (excluding Ansan Mugunghwa) gained promo ...
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2016 Korean FA Cup
The 2016 Korean FA Cup, known as 2016 KEB Hana Bank FA Cup, was the 21st edition of the Korean FA Cup. Suwon Samsung Bluewings won their fourth FA Cup title after defeating defending champions FC Seoul in the final, and qualified for the 2017 AFC ...
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial websiteReviewat
K League
K League (Hangul: K리그) is South Korea's professional football league. It includes first division K League 1 and second division K League 2.
History
Until the 1970s, South Korean football operated two major football leagues, the National S ...
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K League Classic seasons
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...