# 2016 K3 League

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

| Club | City | Stadium | Manager |
| Buyeo FC | Buyeo | Buyeo Stadium | Kang Jeong-hoon |
| Cheongju City | Cheongju | Heungdeok Football Park | Seo Won-sang |
| Chungbuk Cheongju | Cheongju | Cheongju Stadium | Kim Jong-hyun |
| Chuncheon FC | Chuncheon | Chuncheon Stadium | Kim Yong-Ho |
| Gimpo Citizen | Gimpo | Gimpo City Stadium | Yoo Jong-wan |
| Goyang Citizen | Goyang | Goyang Eoulimnuri ground | Kim Jin-ok |
| Gyeongju Citizen | Gyeongju | Gyeongju Civic Stadium | Kim Jin-hyung |
| Hwaseong FC | Hwaseong | Hwaseong Stadium | Kim Jong-boo |
| Icheon Citizen | Icheon | Icheon City Stadium | Lee Hyun-chang |
| Jeonju FC | Jeonju | Jeonju University ground | Yang Young-cheol |
| Jungnang Chorus Mustang | Seoul | Jungnang Public Ground | Yoo Bong-ki |
| Paju Citizen | Paju | Paju Public Stadium | Oh Won-jae |
| Pyeongchang FC | Pyeongchang | Pyeongchang Stadium | Hwang Young-woo |
| FC Pocheon | Pocheon | Pocheon Stadium | In Chang-soo |
| Siheung Citizen | Siheung | Siheung Stadium | Kike Linero |
| Seoul United | Seoul | Madeul Stadium | Kim Chang-kyum |
| FC Uijeongbu | Uijeongbu | Uijeongbu Stadium | Kim Hee-tae |
| Yangju Citizen | Yangju | Yangju Stadium | Lee Seung-hee |
| Yangpyeong FC | Yangpyeong | Yangpyeong Stadium | Cha Seung-yong |
| Yeonggwang FC | Yeonggwang | Yeonggwang Sportium | Kim Han-bong |

## 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 | Qualification for the Championship first round |
| 4 | Yangju Citizen | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 40 | Qualification for the Championship first round |
| 5 | Jeonju FC | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 37 | Qualification for the Championship first round |
| 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 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Pyeongchang FC (R) | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 18 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 15 | Chungbuk Cheongju | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 17 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 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 | Relegation to the K3 League Basic |
| 18 | Yeonggwang FC (R) | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 53 | −37 | 8 | Relegation to the K3 League Basic |
| 19 | Goyang Citizen (R) | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 58 | −38 | 6 | Relegation to the K3 League Basic |
| 20 | FC Uijeongbu (R) | 19 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 64 | −51 | 3 | Relegation to the K3 League Basic |

## Relegation playoffs
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 12 | Siheung Citizen | 1 | | | |
| 15 | Chungbuk Cheongju | 2 | | | |
| 15 | Chungbuk Cheongju | 2 | Chungbuk Cheongju | Chungbuk Cheongju | 3 |
| | | | Pyeongchang FC | Pyeongchang FC | 1 |
| 13 | Jungnang Chorus Mustang | 0 | Pyeongchang FC | Pyeongchang FC | 1 |
| 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 | First round | First round | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Gimpo Citizen | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Gimpo Citizen | 0 | | | | FC Pocheon | FC Pocheon | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Jeonju FC | 1 | | | | FC Pocheon | FC Pocheon | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Jeonju FC | 1 | 5 | Jeonju FC | 1 | Cheongju City | Cheongju City | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Cheongju City | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Cheongju City | 1 | 3 | Cheongju City | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Yangju Citizen | 1 | | | | | | | | |

### Final

FC Pocheon won 4–2 on aggregate.