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2016 in South Korean football

This article shows a summary of the 2016 football season in South Korea.

Football in South Korea
Season2016
Men's football
K League ClassicFC Seoul
K League ChallengeAsan Mugunghwa
National LeagueGangneung City
K3 LeaguePocheon Citizen
Korean FA CupSuwon Samsung Bluewings
Women's football
WK LeagueIncheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
← 2015 South Korea 2017 →

National teams

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Main article: South Korea national football team results (2010–2019)
Main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2010–2019)

FIFA World Cup qualification

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See also: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
See also: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round
24 March AFC second round, Group G South Korea   1–0   Lebanon Ansan, South Korea
20:00 KST Lee Jeong-hyeop   90+3' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Ansan Wa~ Stadium
Attendance: 30,532
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
29 March AFC second round, Group G South Korea   3–0
Awarded		   Kuwait South Korea
00:00 KST Report
AFC second round, Group G table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 8 8 0 0 27 0 +27 24 Advance to AFC third round
2   Lebanon 8 3 2 3 12 6 +6 11
3   Kuwait 8 3 1 4 12 10 +2 10
4   Myanmar 8 2 2 4 9 21 −12 8
5   Laos 8 1 1 6 6 29 −23 4
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September AFC third round, Group A South Korea   3–2   China Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 51,238
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
6 September AFC third round, Group A South Korea   0–0   Syria Seremban, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8 Report (FIFA) Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 4,350
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
6 October AFC third round, Group A South Korea   3–2   Qatar Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 32,550
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
11 October AFC third round, Group A Iran   1–0   South Korea Tehran, Iran
18:15 UTC+3:30 Azmoun   25' Report (FIFA) Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 75,800
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
15 November AFC third round, Group A South Korea   2–1   Uzbekistan Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA) Bikmaev   25' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 30,526
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

AFC U-23 Championship

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See also: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship
13 January Group C South Korea   2–1   Uzbekistan Doha, Qatar
19:30 AST (UTC+03) Moon Chang-jin   20' (pen.), 48' Report Dostonbek Khamdamov   57' Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 803
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (KSA)
16 January Group C Yemen   0–5   South Korea Doha, Qatar
16:30 AST (UTC+03) Report
Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 686
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (KGZ)
19 January Group C Iraq   1–1   South Korea Doha, Qatar
19:30 AST (UTC+03) Walid   90+2' Report Kim Hyun   22' Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 1,086
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT)
Group C table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Iraq 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
3   Uzbekistan 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4   Yemen 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
23 January Quarter-finals South Korea   1–0   Jordan Doha, Qatar
16:30 AST (UTC+03) Moon Chang-jin   23' Report Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 3,126
Referee: Alireza Faghani (IRN)
26 January Semi-finals Qatar   1–3   South Korea Doha, Qatar
19:30 AST (UTC+03) Alaa   79' Report
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 11,840
Referee: Crishantha Dilan Perera (SRI)
30 January Final South Korea   2–3   Japan Doha, Qatar
17:45 AST (UTC+03)
Report
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 5,394
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT)

Summer Olympics

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See also: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
4 August Group C Fiji   0–8   South Korea Salvador, Brazil
17:00 UTC−3 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
7 August Group C Germany   3–3   South Korea Salvador, Brazil
16:00 UTC−3
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
10 August Group C South Korea   1–0   Mexico Brasília, Brazil
16:00 UTC−3 Kwon Chang-hoon   73' Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)		 Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Group C table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 3 2 1 0 12 3 +9 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Germany 3 1 2 0 15 5 +10 5
3   Mexico 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
4   Fiji 3 0 0 3 1 23 −22 0
Source: Rio2016 FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
13 August Quarter-finals South Korea   0–1   Honduras Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)		 Elis   59' Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 36,704[1]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Friendlies

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Senior team

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27 March Thailand   0–1   South Korea Bangkok, Thailand
21:30 KST Report Suk Hyun-jun   4' Stadium: Suphachalasai Stadium
1 June South Korea   1–6   Spain Salzburg, Austria
16:30 CEST Ju Se-jong   83' Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
5 June Czech Republic   1–2   South Korea Prague, Czech Republic
15:10 CEST Suchý   46' Report
Stadium: Eden Arena
Attendance: 16,490
Referee: Daniel Stefanski (Poland)
11 November South Korea   2–0   Canada Cheonan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Cheonan Stadium
Attendance: 18,920
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Under-23 team

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4 January United Arab Emirates   0–2   South Korea Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:20 AST (UTC+03) Report
Stadium: Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Sultan Al Razaq (UAE)
7 January Saudi Arabia   0–0   South Korea Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:20 AST (UTC+03) Report Stadium: Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh (UAE)
25 March South Korea   2–0   Algeria Icheon, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09)
Report Stadium: Icheon Stadium
Attendance: 11,752
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
28 March South Korea   3–0   Algeria Goyang, South Korea
19:00 KST (UTC+09)
Report Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Attendance: 14,357
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahamas)
2 June South Korea   1–0   Nigeria Suwon, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09) Choi Kyu-baek   86' Report Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 7,627
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
4 June South Korea   2–2   Honduras Goyang, South Korea
13:30 KST (UTC+09)
Report Lozano   22', 42' Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Attendance: 4,315
Referee: Wang Di (China)
6 June South Korea   1–1   Denmark Bucheon, South Korea
20:00 KST (UTC+09) Moon Chang-jin   40' Report Brock-Madsen   92' Stadium: Bucheon Stadium
Attendance: 13,690
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
30 July South Korea   3–2   Sweden São Paulo, Brazil
20:00 UTC−2
Report
Stadium: Pacaembu Stadium
Attendance: 11,256
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Leagues

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K League Classic

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Main article: 2016 K League Classic
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 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors[a] 38 20 16 2 71 40 +31 67
3 Jeju United 38 17 8 13 71 57 +14 59 Qualification for Champions League group stage
4 Ulsan Hyundai 38 14 12 12 41 47 −6 54 Qualification for Champions League playoff round
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 38 10 18 10 56 59 −3 48 Qualification for Champions League group stage[b]
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 for relegation playoffs
12 Suwon FC (R) 38 10 9 19 40 58 −18 39 Relegation to K League Challenge
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were deducted 9 points and were excluded from the next Champions League due to bribery scandal.[2][3]
  2. ^ Qualified as champions of FA Cup.

K League Challenge

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Main article: 2016 K League Challenge

Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ansan Mugunghwa[a] (C) 40 21 7 12 57 55 +2 70
2 Daegu FC (P) 40 19 13 8 53 36 +17 70 Promotion to K League Classic
3 Bucheon FC 1995 40 19 10 11 49 33 +16 67 Qualification for promotion playoffs semi-final
4 Gangwon FC (O, P) 40 19 9 12 50 33 +17 66 Qualification for promotion playoffs first round
5 Busan IPark 40 19 7 14 52 39 +13 64
6 Seoul E-Land 40 17 13 10 47 35 +12 64
7 Daejeon Citizen 40 15 10 15 56 52 +4 55
8 Gyeongnam FC[b] 40 18 6 16 61 58 +3 50
9 FC Anyang 40 11 13 16 40 53 −13 46
10 Chungju Hummel 40 7 8 25 42 62 −20 29
11 Goyang Zaicro 40 2 10 28 21 72 −51 16
Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Ansan Mugunghwa lost its qualification for the promotion after Ansan Government decided to break up with Korean Police Agency.
  2. ^ Gyeongnam FC were deducted 10 points due to bribery scandal.

Promotion playoffs

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Gangwon FC was promoted to the K League Classic, while Seongnam FC was relegated to the K League Challenge.

First round Semi-final Final
           
3 Bucheon FC 1995 1
4 Gangwon FC 2
4 Gangwon FC 1
5 Busan IPark 0
Gangwon FC (a) 0 1 1
Seongnam FC 0 1 1

Korea National League

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Main article: 2016 Korea National League

Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gangneung City 27 16 8 3 33 17 +16 56 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (C) 27 13 5 9 35 31 +4 44 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Gyeongju KHNP 27 11 9 7 43 31 +12 42 Qualification for playoffs first round
4 Changwon City 27 10 9 8 33 29 +4 39
5 Cheonan City 27 10 9 8 34 31 +3 39
6 Gimhae City 27 8 10 9 37 34 +3 34
7 Daejeon Korail 27 8 10 9 33 41 −8 34
8 Busan Transportation Corporation 27 6 10 11 26 36 −10 28
9 Mokpo City 27 6 9 12 20 26 −6 27
10 Yongin City 27 4 7 16 30 48 −18 19
Source: Korea National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

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Hyundai Mipo Dockyard advanced to the final after drawing the semi-final due to a higher ranking in the regular season.[4]

First round Semi-final Final
           
2 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1
3 Gyeongju KHNP 1
3 Gyeongju KHNP 2
4 Changwon City 0
2 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1 1 2
1 Gangneung City 0 1 1

K3 League

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Main article: 2016 K3 League

Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pocheon Citizen (C) 19 16 2 1 52 14 +38 50 Qualification for Championship final
2 Gimpo Citizen 19 16 1 2 46 14 +32 49 Qualification for Championship first round
3 Cheongju City 19 15 1 3 42 12 +30 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 FC 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 for 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 Chungbuk Cheongju (O) 19 5 2 12 20 33 −13 17
16 Buyeo FC (R) 19 3 5 11 18 32 −14 14 Relegation to K3 League Basic
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 FC Uijeongbu (R) 19 1 0 18 13 64 −51 3
Source: JoinKFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation playoffs

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Semifinals Finals
      
12 Siheung Citizen 1
15 Chungbuk Cheongju 2
Chungbuk Cheongju 3
Pyeongchang FC 1
13 Jungnang Chorus Mustang 0
14 Pyeongchang FC 1

Championship playoffs

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When the first round and semi-final matches were finished as draws, their winners were decided on the regular season rankings without extra time and the penalty shoot-out.

WK League

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Main article: 2016 WK League

Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (C) 24 16 7 1 55 21 +34 55 Qualification for playoffs final
2 Icheon Daekyo 24 16 5 3 46 20 +26 53 Qualification for playoffs semi-final
3 Gumi Sportstoto 24 10 6 8 31 27 +4 36
4 Hwacheon KSPO 24 9 6 9 35 32 +3 33
5 Seoul WFC 24 7 5 12 33 48 −15 26
6 Suwon FMC 24 4 8 12 26 38 −12 20
7 Boeun Sangmu 24 1 5 18 13 53 −40 8
Source: KWFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Championship playoffs

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Semi-final Final
1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 0 4 4
2 Icheon Daekyo 2 Icheon Daekyo 0 0 0
3 Gumi Sportstoto 0

Domestic cups

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Korean FA Cup

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Main article: 2016 Korean FA Cup
Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                            
FC Seoul (a.e.t.)4
Daegu FC2
FC Seoul020
Ansan Mugunghwa1
Ansan Mugunghwa (a.e.t.)3
Konkuk University2
FC Seoul (p)0 (4)
Jeonnam Dragons0 (3)
Jeonnam Dragons4
Gangwon FC0
Jeonnam Dragons4
Yongin City2
Gangneung City1 (3)
26 October – Seoul
Yongin City1 (4)
FC Seoul010
Bucheon FC 19950
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors4
FC Anyang1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (a.e.t.)3
Dankook University1
Sangju Sangmu1
Dankook University2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2
Bucheon FC 19953
Pohang Steelers0
Bucheon FC 19952
Bucheon FC 19953
Gyeongju Citizen1
Gyeongju Citizen2
27 November, 3 December
Pocheon Citizen1
FC Seoul10203 (9)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)02013 (10)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1
Gyeongju KHNP0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings1
Busan IPark0
Busan IPark3
Busan Transportation Corporation0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)1 (4)
Seongnam FC1 (3)
Seongnam FC1
Yeungnam University0
Seongnam FC2
Sungkyunkwan University0
Seoul E-Land2 (1)
26 October – Ulsan
Sungkyunkwan University (p)2 (3)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings3
Ulsan Hyundai1
Ulsan Hyundai2
Daejeon Korail0
Ulsan Hyundai1
Gwangju FC0
Jeju United1 (3)
Gwangju FC (p)1 (5)
Ulsan Hyundai4
Incheon United1
Incheon United1
Cheongju City0
Incheon United (a.e.t.)3
Daejeon Citizen2
Daejeon Citizen (p)1 (3)
Suwon FC1 (1)

Korea National League Championship

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Main article: 2016 Korea National League Championship

Group stage

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Knockout stage

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Semifinals Final
      
A1 Daejeon Korail (p) 0 (6)
B2 Gimhae City 0 (5)
Daejeon Korail 0
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard 1
B1 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (p) 1 (7)
A2 Mokpo City 1 (6)

International cups

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AFC Champions League

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Main article: South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League
Team Result Round Aggregate Score Venue Opponent
FC Seoul Semi-finals Group F Winners 6–0 Away   Buriram United
2–1 Home
4–1 Home   Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1–2 Away
4–1 Away   Shandong Luneng
0–0 Home
Round of 16 3–3 (7–6 p) 0–1 Away   Urawa Red Diamonds
3–2 (a.e.t.) Home
Quarter-finals 4–2 3–1 Home   Shandong Luneng
1–1 Away
Semi-finals 3–5 1–4 Away   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2–1 Home
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Champions Group E Winners 2–1 Home   FC Tokyo
3–0 Away
2–3 Away   Jiangsu Suning
2–2 Home
2–0 Home   Becamex Binh Duong
2–3 Away
Round of 16 3–2 1–1 Away   Melbourne Victory
2–1 Home
Quarter-finals 5–0 0–0 Away   Shanghai SIPG
5–0 Home
Semi-finals 5–3 4–1 Home   FC Seoul
1–2 Away
Final 3–2 2–1 Home   Al-Ain
1–1 Away
Pohang Steelers Group stage Qualifying play-offs 3–0 3–0 —   Hanoi
Group H Fourth place 0–0 Away   Guangzhou Evergrande
0–2 Home
1–0 Home   Urawa Red Diamonds
1–1 Away
0–1 Home   Sydney FC
0–1 Away
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Group stage Group G Third place 0–0 Home   Gamba Osaka
2–1 Away
1–2 Away   Shanghai SIPG
3–0 Home
0–0 Away   Melbourne Victory
1–1 Home

FIFA Club World Cup

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See also: 2016 FIFA Club World Cup
Team Result Round Score Opponent
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Fifth place Quarter-finals 1–2   América
Fifth place match 4–1   Mamelodi Sundowns

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Match Report: KOR vs HON" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors deducted nine K League Classic 2016 points and a fine of KRW 100,000,000 (about USD 90,852)" (in Korean). The Fact Sports. 30 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Reigning champions disqualified from top Asian club football tournament". Yonhap News Agency. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  4. ^ 울산현대미포조선, 챔피언결정전 진출…강릉시청과 우승 경쟁 시작 (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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