2016 K League Classic
The 2016 K League Classic was the 34th season of the top division of South Korean professional football since its establishment in 1983, and the fourth season of the K League Classic.
Teams
Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game including a least one player from the AFC confederation. Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian player | Former players | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gwangju FC |  League tablePositions by matchdayResultsMatches 1–22Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away.Matches 23–33Teams play every other team once.Matches 34–38After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once. The exact matches are determined upon the league table at the time of the split.Relegation play-offsThe promotion-relegation play-offs were held between the winners of the 2016 K League Challenge play-offs and the 11th-placed club of the 2016 K League Classic. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2017 K League Classic.----- ''1–1 on aggregate. Gangwon FC won on away goals and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Seongnam FC were relegated to the K League Challenge.'' AwardsMain awardsThe 2016 K League Awards was held on 8 November 2016.Source: Best XISource:Player of the Round
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