Korea National League 2016

Korea National League 2016
master	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC
Cup winners	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC
Teams	10
Games	135
Gates	322  (ø 2.39 per game)
spectator	73,870  (ø 547 per game)
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The 2016 Korea National League was the fourteenth season of the third-highest South Korean football league under this name. First, each team plays at home and away against all other teams and the top 4 teams qualify for the championship games. In the championship games, the teams from 4th and 3rd place first play against each other. The winner plays in the semi-finals against the 2nd placed. The winner of this game plays in the final against the 1st placed. In the play-off final, the champions of this season will be determined.

Participants and their venues

Busan Changwon Cheonan Daejeon Gangneung Gimhae Gyeongju Mokpo Ulsan Yongin

2016 National League venues

team	city	Home stadium	capacity
Busan Transportation Corporation FC	Busan	Busan Gudeok Stadium	24,363
Changwon City FC	Changwon	Changwon Football Center	15,500
Cheonan City FC	Cheonan	Cheonan Stadium	32,000
Daejeon Korail FC	Daejeon	Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex	20,618
Gangneung City FC	Gangneung	Gangneung Stadium	22,333
Gimhae City FC	Gimhae	Gimhae Stadium	30,000
Gyeongju Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power FC	Gyeongju	Gyeongju Stadium	12.199
Mokpo City FC	Mokpo	Mokpo International Football Center	5,952
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC	Ulsan	Ulsan Stadium	19,665
Yongin City FC	Yongin	Yongin Football Stadium	12,000

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Gangneung City FC	27	16	8th	3	033:170	+16	56
2.	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC (M, P)	27	13	5	9	035:310	+4	44
3.	Gyeongju Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power FC	27	11	9	7th	043:310	+12	42
4th	Changwon City FC	27	10	9	8th	033:290	+4	39
5.	Cheonan City FC	27	10	9	8th	034:310	+3	39
6th	Gimhae City FC	27	8th	10	9	038:330	+5	34
7th	Daejeon Korail FC	27	8th	10	9	033:410	−8	34
8th.	Busan Transportation Corporation FC	27	6th	10	11	026:360	−10	28
9.	Mokpo City FC	27	6th	9	12	020:260	−6	27
10.	Yongin City FC	27	4th	7th	16	030:480	−18	19th

At the end of the 2016 season:
Qualifier for the Final of the Championship Round: Gangneung City FC Qualifier for the semi-finals of the championship round: Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC Qualification for the quarter-finals of the championship round: Gyeongju KHNP FC, Changwon City FC Cessation of game operations after the end of the season
(M)	2016 Korea National League champions: Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC
(P)	Korea National League Cup 2016 winner : Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC
At the end of the 2015 season:
(M)	Master of the Korea National League 2015 : Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC

Table history

	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23	24	25th	26th	27
Gangneung City FC	6th	8th	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Gyeongju KHNP FC	1	2	1	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	3
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC	9	4th	6th	4th	5	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2
Daejeon Korail FC	4th	1	3	6th	8th	7th	8th	7th	5	6th	8th	8th	8th	8th	5	6th	6th	5	6th	5	4th	4th	4th	5	5	7th	7th
Changwon City FC	6th	8th	2	5	6th	8th	5	5	8th	5	4th	4th	5	5	6th	5	4th	4th	5	4th	5	5	5	4th	4th	5	4th
Gimhae City FC	2	4th	8th	8th	9	9	9	9	9	9	7th	5	4th	4th	4th	4th	5	6th	4th	6th	6th	6th	6th	7th	6th	6th	6th
Busan TC FC	9	6th	8th	9	7th	5	4th	4th	6th	8th	9	9	9	9	9	7th	7th	8th	7th	7th	7th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th
Cheonan City FC	4th	7th	5	1	4th	6th	7th	8th	6th	7th	6th	7th	7th	7th	7th	8th	8th	7th	8th	8th	8th	7th	7th	6th	7th	4th	5
Mokpo City FC	2	2	7th	7th	3	4th	6th	6th	4th	4th	5	6th	6th	6th	8th	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Yongin City FC	8th	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Championship games

Quarter finals

In the quarterfinals of the championship games, the fourth against the third placed. The winner qualified for the championship semi-finals. The game took place on November 2, 2016.

	Result
Gyeongju KHNP FC	2-0	Changwon City FC

Semifinals

In the semi-finals of the championship games, the winner of the quarter-finals played against the runner-up. The winner qualified for the play-off final. The game took place on November 5, 2016.

	Result
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC	1: 1	Gyeongju KHNP FC

final

In the final of the play-off games, the winner of the semi-finals plays against the winner. There will be a return leg. The winner wins the 2016 Korea National League . The first leg took place on November 9th and the second leg on November 12th, 2016.

First leg

	Result
Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC	1-0	Gangneung City FC

Return leg

	Result
Gangneung City FC	1: 1	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC

Note: This makes Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC Korea National League 2016 champion. In addition, Ulsan Hyundai will dissolve after the end of this season.

Spectator table

space	team	Home games	spectator	per game
01.	Cheonan City FC	15th	25,788	1,719
02.	Gimhae City FC	12	15,830	1,319
03.	Mokpo City FC	15th	5,748	383
04th	Gangneung City FC	13	4,809	370
05.	Busan TC FC	13	4,360	335
06th	Changwon City FC	14th	4,160	297
07th	Gyeongju KHNP FC	12	2,700	225
08th.	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC	15th	3,292	219
09.	Yongin City FC	13	2,703	208
10.	Daejeon Korail FC	13	2,240	172
total		135	73,870	547

Web links

• Official Website (Korean)
• End table

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Yongin City FC are set to withdraw from K League at the end of the season. . In: Twitter.com . November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
2. ↑ Korea National League 2016: audience ( kor ) In: n-league.net The audience figures for Cheonan City FC can be found in the respective match reports . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
3. ↑ Korea National League 2016: Spectators ( kor ) In: n-league.net The attendance figures for Gimhae FC can be found in the respective match reports . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
4. ↑ Korea National League 2016: Spectators ( kor ) In: n-league.net The attendance figures for Mokpo City FC can be found in the respective match reports . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
5. ↑ Korea National League 2016: Spectators ( kor ) In: n-league.net The attendance figures for Gangneung FC can be found in the respective match reports . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
6. ↑ Korea National League 2016: Spectators ( kor ) In: n-league.net The attendance figures for Busan TC FC can be found in the respective match reports . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
7. ↑ Korea National League 2016: Spectators ( kor ) In: n-league.net The attendance figures for Changwon FC can be found in the respective match reports . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
8. ↑ Korea National League 2016: Spectators ( kor ) In: n-league.net The attendance figures for Gyeongju KHNP FC can be found in the respective match reports . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
9. ↑ Korea National League 2016: Spectators ( kor ) In: n-league.net The attendance figures for Ulsan Mipo Dolphins FC can be found in the respective match reports . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
10. ↑ Korea National League 2016: Spectators ( kor ) In: n-league.net The attendance figures for Yongin City FC can be found in the respective match reports . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
11. ↑ Korea National League 2016: Spectators ( kor ) In: n-league.net The attendance figures for Daejeon Korail FC can be found in the respective match reports . Retrieved June 1, 2016.