# 2016 Incheon United FC season

The 2016 season was Incheon United's twelfth season in the K-League in South Korea. Incheon United competed in the K League Classic and the Korean FA Cup.

## Current squad

    As of 27 September 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KOR | Jo Su-hyuk |
| 3 | DF | KOR | Kim Yong-hwan |
| 4 | DF | KOR | Kim Kyung-min |
| 5 | MF | KOR | Kim Tae-su |
| 6 | MF | KOR | Lee Joong-gwon |
| 7 | MF | KOR | Kim Do-hyuk |
| 8 | MF | KOR | Kim Dong-suk (Captain) |
| 9 | FW | KOR | Song Je-Heon |
| 10 | FW | BEL | Kevin Oris |
| 11 | FW | KOR | Jin Sung-wook |
| 13 | MF | KOR | Lee Hyun-sung |
| 14 | MF | KOR | Yun Sang-ho |
| 15 | DF | KOR | Kim Dae-joong |
| 16 | DF | KOR | Lee Yun-pyo |
| 17 | DF | KOR | Kwon Wan-kyu |
| 19 | MF | KOR | Song Si-woo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | CRO | Matej Jonjić |
| 21 | GK | KOR | Lee Tae-hee |
| 23 | MF | KOR | Kim Se-hun |
| 24 | MF | KOR | Park Se-jik |
| 25 | DF | KOR | Park Dae-han |
| 26 | MF | KOR | Park Byun-hyun |
| 27 | FW | KOR | Lee Jin-wook |
| 29 | DF | KOR | Cho Byung-Kuk |
| 36 | FW | KOR | Kim Dae-kyung |
| 41 | GK | KOR | Kim Da-sol |
| 44 | MF | KOR | Bae Seung-jin |
| 55 | MF | KOR | Cho Young-Jun |
| 60 | MF | VIE | Lương Xuân Trường (on loan from Hoàng Anh Gia Lai) |
| 77 | DF | KOR | An Jae-jun |
| 88 | FW | MKD | Krste Velkoski |

### Out on loan
## Transfers
### In

| # | Name | POS | Moving from | Mode | Window | Fee |
| 5 | Kim Tae-su | MF | Pohang | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 9 | Song Je-Heon | FW | Jeonbuk | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 29 | Cho Byung-kuk | DF | Chonburi | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 31 | Kim Kyo-bin | GK | Gyeongnam | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 37 | Park Jong-jin | MF | Suwon Samsung | Transfer | Winter | |
| 55 | Cho Young-Jun | MF | Yongin | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 41 | Kim Da-sol | GK | Daejeon | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 88 | Krste Velkoski | FW | FK Sarajevo | Transfer | Winter | |
| 35 | Yoo Jae-ho | DF | Gimpo | End of loan | Winter | |
| | Yun Ju-yeol | DF | Cheonan | End of loan | Winter | |
| 6 | Lee Joong-gwon | MF | Cheonan | End of loan | Winter | |
| 60 | Lương Xuân Trường | MF | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Loan | Winter | |
| 13 | Lee Hyun-sung | MF | Yong In Uni. | Transfer | Winter | |
| 32 | Hong Jung-ryul | FW | Incheon Uni. | Transfer | Winter | |
| 19 | Song Si-woo | FW | Dankook Uni. | Transfer | Winter | |
| 23 | Kim Se-hoon | MF | Chung-Ang Uni. | Transfer | Winter | |
| 22 | Kwak Sung-uk | MF | Ajou Uni. | Transfer | Winter | |
| | Kim Tae-hoon | MF | Daegu Uni. | Transfer | Winter | |
| 26 | Park Byun-hyun | MF | Catholic Kwandong Uni. | Transfer | Winter | |
| 30 | Won Dong-geun | MF | Halla Uni. | Transfer | Winter | |
| 18 | Han Nam-kyu | FW | Soongsil Uni. | Transfer | Winter | |

### Out

| # | Name | POS | Moving to | Mode | Window | Fee |
| 7 | Kim In-sung | FW | Ulsan Hyundai | Transfer | Winter | |
| 1 | Yoo Hyun | GK | FC Seoul | Transfer | Winter | |
| 26 | Cho Soo-chul | MF | Pohang | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 4 | Lim Ha-ram | DF | Suwon FC | Transfer | Winter | |
| 22 | Kwon Hyuk-jin | FW | Suwon FC | Transfer | Winter | |
| 10 | Lee Seul-gi | FW | Anyang | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 14 | Kim Jin-hwan | DF | Gwangju | Transfer | Winter | |
| | Yun Ju-yeol | DF | Gimpo | Transfer | Winter | |
| | Paik Seung-won | DF | Gimpo | Transfer | Winter | |
| 43 | Kim Chang-hoon | DF | Cheonan | Transfer | Winter | Free |
| 10 | Lee Chun-soo | FW | N/A | Retirement | Winter | |
| 15 | Kim Won-Sik | MF | FC Seoul | End of loan | Winter | |
| 16 | An Jin-beom | MF | Ulsan Hyundai | End of loan | Winter | |
| 33 | Tomoki Wada | MF | Vissel Kobe | End of loan | Winter | |
| 16 | Lee Seung-woo | FW | Ulsan Hyundai Mipo | Loan | Winter | |
| 45 | Ji Byung-ju | DF | Bucheon | Loan | Winter | |
| 18 | Han Nam-kyu | FW | Cheongju City | Loan | Summer | |
| 22 | Kwak Sung-uk | MF | Ulsan Hyundai Mipo | Transfer | Summer | |
| 28 | Lee Hyo-kyun | FW | Bucheon | Loan | Summer | |
| 30 | Won Dong-geun | FW | Cheongju City | Transfer | Summer | |
| 33 | Kim Tae-hoon | MF | Cheongju City | Transfer | Summer | |
| 32 | Hong Jung-ryul | FW | Cheongju City | Transfer | Summer | |
| 31 | Kim Kyo-bin | GK | Jeonnam | Transfer | Summer | |
| 35 | Yoo Jae-ho | DF | Pattaya United | Transfer | Summer | |

### Youth coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| U-18 Head Coach | Lim Joong-yong |
| U-18 Goalkeeper Coach | Yoon Jin-ho |
| U-15 Head Coach | Woo Sung-yong |
| U-15 Goalkeeper Coach | Choi Seung-ju |
| U-15 Coach | Kim Tae-jong |
| U-12 Head Coach | Lee Seong-kyu |
| U-12 Coach | Choi Jae-yeong |

## Match results
### K League Classic

All times are Korea Standard Time (KST) – UTC+9

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 9 | Pohang Steelers | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 46 | |
| 10 | Incheon United | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 45 | |
| 11 | Seongnam FC (R) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 43 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |