2016 K3 League
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| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 12 November 2016 |
| Champions | FC Pocheon (5th title) |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 636 (3.21 per match) |
| Best Player | Jang Won-seok[1] |
| Top goalscorer | Kim Seong-min (17 goals)[1] |
| Best goalkeeper | Choi An-seong[1] |
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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.
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Pocheon (C) | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 14 | +38 | 50 | Qualification for the Championship final |
| 2 | Gimpo Citizen | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 14 | +32 | 49 | Qualification for the 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 the 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 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 17 | |
| 16 | Buyeo FC (R) | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 14 | Relegation to the 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 |
Relegation playoffs
Bracket
| 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
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.
Bracket
| First round | Semi-final | Final | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Gimpo Citizen | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FC Pocheon | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Jeonju FC | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Jeonju FC | 1 | Cheongju City | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Cheongju City | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Cheongju City | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Yangju Citizen | 1 | |||||||||||||
First round
Semi-final
Final
FC Pocheon won 4–2 on aggregate.
