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| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ansan Mugunghwa (1st title) |
| Promoted | Daegu FC Gangwon FC |
| Matches played | 220 |
| Goals scored | 528 (2.4 per match) |
| Best Player | Kim Dong-chan |
| Top goalscorer | Kim Dong-chan (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Gyeongnam 7–0 Goyang (7 September 2016) Chungju 8–1 Ansan (15 October 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Chungju 0–4 Busan (10 July 2016) Goyang 0–4 Ansan (25 September 2016) Ansan 0–4 Gangwon (22 October 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Chungju 8–1 Ansan (15 October 2016) |
| Highest attendance | 23,015 Daegu 0–0 Gyeongnam (10 April 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 124 Goyang 2–3 Gyeongnam (16 October 2016) |
| Average attendance | 1,506 |
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The 2016 K League Challenge was the fourth season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Originally, K League Challenge champions could be promoted to the K League Classic, but Ansan Mugunghwa lost its qualification for the promotion after Ansan Government decided to break up with police football team from next year.[1] Runners-up Daegu FC directly qualified for the Classic instead of champions Ansan Mugunghwa, and third, fourth and fifth-placed team advanced to the promotion playoffs.
- ^ 안산 ‘무궁화’와 결별 추진…‘1부리그 승격’은 누가 하나 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2023.