2016 K3 League
CompetitionK3 League
Season2016
Dates19 March – 12 November 2016
WinnersFC Pocheon
(5th title)
Best playerJang Won-seok[1]
League topscorerKim Seong-min
(17 goals)[1]
Best goalkeeperChoi An-seong[1]
Matches198
Total goals636
Prevseason2015
Nextseason2017

The 2016 K3 League was the tenth season of amateur K3 League.

Before the start of the 2016 season, Seoul FC Martyrs withdrew from the league, but Buyeo FC, Siheung Citizen and Yangpyeong FC joined the league.

The top five teams of the regular season qualified for the championship playoffs, and winners of the regular season advanced to the final directly.

On the other hand, eight teams of participating teams had to be relegated to the K3 League Basic, founded as the second division of the K3 League in 2017. The bottom five teams of the regular season were directly relegated, and three losing teams were additionally relegated after the relegation playoffs, contested between four teams from 12th to 15th-placed team.

Teams

ClubCityStadiumManager
Buyeo FCBuyeoBuyeo StadiumKang Jeong-hoon
Cheongju CityCheongjuHeungdeok Football ParkSeo Won-sang
Chungbuk CheongjuCheongjuCheongju StadiumKim Jong-hyun
Chuncheon FCChuncheonChuncheon StadiumKim Yong-Ho
Gimpo CitizenGimpoGimpo City StadiumYoo Jong-wan
Goyang CitizenGoyangGoyang Eoulimnuri groundKim Jin-ok
Gyeongju CitizenGyeongjuGyeongju Civic StadiumKim Jin-hyung
Hwaseong FCHwaseongHwaseong StadiumKim Jong-boo
Icheon CitizenIcheonIcheon City StadiumLee Hyun-chang
Jeonju FCJeonjuJeonju University groundYang Young-cheol
Jungnang Chorus MustangSeoulJungnang Public GroundYoo Bong-ki
Paju CitizenPajuPaju Public StadiumOh Won-jae
Pyeongchang FCPyeongchangPyeongchang StadiumHwang Young-woo
FC PocheonPocheonPocheon StadiumIn Chang-soo
Siheung CitizenSiheungSiheung StadiumKike Linero
Seoul UnitedSeoulMadeul StadiumKim Chang-kyum
FC UijeongbuUijeongbuUijeongbu StadiumKim Hee-tae
Yangju CitizenYangjuYangju StadiumLee Seung-hee
Yangpyeong FCYangpyeongYangpyeong StadiumCha Seung-yong
Yeonggwang FCYeonggwangYeonggwang SportiumKim Han-bong

Regular season

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Championship playoffs

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.

First round

Final

FC Pocheon won 4–2 on aggregate.

See also

References

  1. ^ "ko:포천, 청주시티 꺾고 통산 5회 우승" (in Korean). Yeonggwang Newspaper. 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2023-02-18.