| Country: | South Korea |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Division1: | K League Classic |
| Champions1: | FC Seoul |
| Division2: | K League Challenge |
| Champions2: | Asan Mugunghwa |
| Division3: | National League |
| Champions3: | Gangneung City |
| Division4: | K3 League |
| Champions4: | Pocheon Citizen |
| Domestic: | Korean FA Cup |
| Dchampions: | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| Wdivision1: | WK League |
| Wchampions1: | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
| Flagicon: | yes |
This article shows a summary of the 2016 football season in South Korea.
See main article: South Korea national football team results (2010–2019).
See main article: South Korea national under-23 football team results (2010–2019).
See also: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round.
See also: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round.
See also: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.
See also: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.
See main article: 2016 K League Classic.
See main article: 2016 K League Challenge.
Gangwon FC was promoted to the K League Classic, while Seongnam FC was relegated to the K League Challenge.
See main article: 2016 Korea National League.
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard advanced to the final after drawing the semi-final due to a higher ranking in the regular season.[1]
See main article: 2016 K3 League.
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.
See main article: 2016 WK League.
See main article: 2016 Korean FA Cup.
See main article: 2016 Korea National League Championship.
| width=30 | width=225 | Team | width=30 | width=30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daejeon Korail | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | Mokpo City | 4 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | Gyeongju KHNP | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | Changwon City | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | Gangneung City | 4 | 1 |
| width=30 | width=225 | Team | width=30 | width=30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | Gimhae City | 4 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | Yongin City | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | Cheonan City | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | Busan Transportation Corporation | 4 | 3 |
See main article: South Korean football clubs in the AFC Champions League.
| Team | Result | Round | Aggregate | Score | Venue | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Seoul | Semi-finals | Group F | Winners | 6–0 | Away |  Buriram United |
| 2–1 | Home | |||||
| 4–1 | Home |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||
| 1–2 | Away | |||||
| 4–1 | Away |  Shandong Luneng | ||||
| 0–0 | Home | |||||
| Round of 16 | 3–3 | 0–1 | Away | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| 3–2 | Home | |||||
| Quarter-finals | 4–2 | 3–1 | Home | Shandong Luneng | ||
| 1–1 | Away | |||||
| Semi-finals | 3–5 | 1–4 | Away |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||
| 2–1 | Home | |||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Champions | Group E | Winners | 2–1 | Home | FC Tokyo |
| 3–0 | Away | |||||
| 2–3 | Away | Jiangsu Suning | ||||
| 2–2 | Home | |||||
| 2–0 | Home | Becamex Binh Duong | ||||
| 2–3 | Away | |||||
| Round of 16 | 3–2 | 1–1 | Away |  Melbourne Victory | ||
| 2–1 | Home | |||||
| Quarter-finals | 5–0 | 0–0 | Away | Shanghai SIPG | ||
| 5–0 | Home | |||||
| Semi-finals | 5–3 | 4–1 | Home | FC Seoul | ||
| 1–2 | Away | |||||
| Final | 3–2 | 2–1 | Home | Al-Ain | ||
| 1–1 | Away | |||||
| Pohang Steelers | Group stage | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | Hanoi | |
| Group H | Fourth place | 0–0 | Away | Guangzhou Evergrande | ||
| 0–2 | Home | |||||
| 1–0 | Home | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||||
| 1–1 | Away | |||||
| 0–1 | Home | Sydney FC | ||||
| 0–1 | Away | |||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Group stage | Group G | Third place | 0–0 | Home | Gamba Osaka |
| 2–1 | Away | |||||
| 1–2 | Away | Shanghai SIPG | ||||
| 3–0 | Home | |||||
| 0–0 | Away | Melbourne Victory | ||||
| 1–1 | Home |
See also: 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
| Team | Result | Round | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Fifth place | Quarter-finals | 1–2 |  América |
| Fifth place match | 4–1 | Mamelodi Sundowns |