2016_K_League_Challenge
2016 K League Challenge
Football league season
The 2016 K League Challenge was the fourth season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Originally, K League Challenge champions could be promoted to the K League Classic, but Ansan Mugunghwa lost its qualification for the promotion after Ansan Government decided to break up with police football team from next year.[1] Runners-up Daegu FC directly qualified for the Classic instead of champions Ansan Mugunghwa, and third, fourth and fifth-placed team advanced to the promotion playoffs.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2016 |
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| Champions | Ansan Mugunghwa (1st title) |
| Promoted | Daegu FC Gangwon FC |
| Matches played | 220 |
| Goals scored | 528 (2.4 per match) |
| Best Player | Kim Dong-chan |
| Top goalscorer | Kim Dong-chan (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Gyeongnam 7–0 Goyang (7 September 2016) Chungju 8–1 Ansan (15 October 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Chungju 0–4 Busan (10 July 2016) Goyang 0–4 Ansan (25 September 2016) Ansan 0–4 Gangwon (22 October 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Chungju 8–1 Ansan (15 October 2016) |
| Highest attendance | 23,015 Daegu 0–0 Gyeongnam (10 April 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 124 Goyang 2–3 Gyeongnam (16 October 2016) |
| Average attendance | 1,506 |
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Locations of the 2016 K League Challenge clubs
Team changes
Relegated from K League Classic
Promoted to K League Classic
Stadiums
More information Ansan Mugunghwa, FC Anyang ...
| Ansan Mugunghwa | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995 |
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| Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Bucheon Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 34,545 |
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| Busan IPark | Chungju Hummel | Daegu FC |
| Busan Asiad Main Stadium | Chungju Stadium | Daegu Stadium |
| Capacity: 53,864 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 68,014 |
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| Daejeon Citizen | Gangwon FC | Goyang Zaicro |
| Daejeon World Cup Stadium | Gangneung Stadium | Goyang Stadium |
| Capacity: 40,535 | Capacity: 22,333 | Capacity: 41,311 |
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| Gyeongnam FC | Seoul E-Land | |
| Changwon Football Center | Seoul Olympic Stadium | |
| Capacity: 15,500 | Capacity: 69,950 | |
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Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
More information Team, Managers ...
| Team | Managers | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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| Ansan Mugunghwa |  Lee Heung-sil |
Zaicro | Ansan Government |
| FC Anyang | Lee Young-min |
Astore | |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Song Sun-ho |
Astore | Bucheon Government |
| Busan IPark | Choi Young-jun |
Adidas | Hyundai Development Company |
| Chungju Hummel | Ahn Seung-in |
Hummel | Chungju Government |
| Daegu FC | Lee Young-jin |
Kelme | Daegu Government |
| Daejeon Citizen | Choi Moon-sik |
Kelme | Daejeon Government |
| Gyeongnam FC | Kim Jong-boo |
Hummel | DSME |
| Gangwon FC | Choi Yun-kyum |
Astore | High1 Resort |
| Goyang Zaicro | Lee Nak-young |
Zaicro | Zaicro |
| Seoul E-Land |  Martin Rennie |
New Balance | E-Land |
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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.
More information Club, Player 1 ...
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ansan Mugunghwa[lower-alpha 1] (C) | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 70 | |
| 2 | Daegu FC (P) | 40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 70 | Promotion to the K League Classic |
| 3 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs semi-final |
| 4 | Gangwon FC (O, P) | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 66 | Qualification for the promotion playoffs first round |
| 5 | Busan IPark | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 64 | |
| 6 | Seoul E-Land | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 64 | |
| 7 | Daejeon Citizen | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 55 | |
| 8 | Gyeongnam FC[lower-alpha 2] | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 50 | |
| 9 | FC Anyang | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 46 | |
| 10 | Chungju Hummel | 40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 29 | |
| 11 | Goyang Zaicro | 40 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 21 | 72 | −51 | 16 |
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Source: K League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Ansan Mugunghwa lost its qualification for the promotion after Ansan Government decided to break up with Korean Police Agency.
Leaders
Qualification for the promotion playoffs
Round 1–22
More information Team ╲ Round, Ansan Mugunghwa ...
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Ansan Mugunghwa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gangwon FC | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Daegu FC | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Seoul E-Land | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| FC Anyang | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Daejeon Citizen | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Busan IPark | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Chungju Hummel | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Goyang Zaicro | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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Source: K League
Round 23–44
More information Team ╲ Round, Ansan Mugunghwa ...
| Team ╲ Round | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
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| Ansan Mugunghwa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Daegu FC | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Gangwon FC | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Busan IPark | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Seoul E-Land | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Daejeon Citizen | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| FC Anyang | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Chungju Hummel | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Goyang Zaicro | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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Source: K League
Matches 1–20
More information Home \ Away, ASM ...
| Home \ Away | ASM | ANY | BUC | BIP | CJH | DGU | DJC | GWN | GYZ | GNM | SEL |
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| Ansan Mugunghwa | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| FC Anyang | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Busan IPark | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Chungju Hummel | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Daegu FC | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Daejeon Citizen | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Gangwon FC | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Goyang Zaicro | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Seoul E-Land | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |
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Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 21–40
More information Home \ Away, ASM ...
| Home \ Away | ASM | ANY | BUC | BIP | CJH | DGU | DJC | GWN | GYZ | GNM | SEL |
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| Ansan Mugunghwa | — | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| FC Anyang | 2–3 | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Busan IPark | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Chungju Hummel | 8–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Daegu FC | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Daejeon Citizen | 5–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Gangwon FC | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Goyang Zaicro | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 7–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Seoul E-Land | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
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Source: K League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Bracket
| First round | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gangwon FC | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gangwon FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Busan IPark | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gangwon FC (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Seongnam FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
First round
Semi-final
More information Bucheon FC 1995, 1–2 ...
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 1–2 | Gangwon FC |
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Han Hee-hoon  50' |
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Final
The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2016 K League Challenge playoffs 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.
More information Seongnam FC, 1–1 ...
| Seongnam FC | 1–1 | Gangwon FC |
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| Hwang Jin-sung 77' |
Han Seok-jong 42' |
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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.
Top scorers
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Kim Dong-chan |
Daejeon Citizen | 20 |
| 2 |  Cristian Dănălache |
Gyeongnam FC | 19 |
| 3 |  Willian Popp |
Busan IPark | 18 |
| 4 | Paulo Sérgio |
Daegu FC | 17 |
| 5 | Lukian |
Bucheon FC 1995 | 15 |
| 6 | Joo Min-kyu |
Seoul E-Land | 14 |
| 7 | Kim Shin |
Chungju Hummel | 13 |
| 8 | Tarabai |
Seoul E-Land | 12 |
| 9 | Matheus Alves |
Gangwon FC | 11 |
| Cesinha |
Daegu FC | ||
| Kim Min-kyun |
FC Anyang |
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Top assist providers
More information Rank, Player ...
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Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Daegu FC | 54,246 | 23,015 | 369 | 2,712 | −10.4%† |
| 2 | Daejeon Citizen | 50,797 | 18,082 | 955 | 2,540 | −23.9%† |
| 3 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 41,619 | 10,982 | 713 | 2,081 | +22.6%† |
| 4 | FC Anyang | 36,530 | 9,145 | 521 | 1,827 | +7.5%† |
| 5 | Busan IPark | 30,670 | 6,075 | 508 | 1,534 | −38.5%† |
| 6 | Seoul E-Land | 26,218 | 3,060 | 508 | 1,311 | −28.2%† |
| 7 | Gyeongnam FC | 24,003 | 4,610 | 307 | 1,200 | −36.6%† |
| 8 | Gangwon FC | 21,328 | 3,042 | 518 | 1,066 | −21.4%† |
| 9 | Ansan Mugunghwa | 20,093 | 4,072 | 202 | 1,005 | −39.6%† |
| 10 | Chungju Hummel | 18,871 | 3,118 | 388 | 944 | −23.1%† |
| 11 | Goyang Zaicro | 7,054 | 897 | 124 | 353 | −48.7%† |
| League total | 331,429 | 23,015 | 124 | 1,506 | −6.2%† |
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Source: K League
Notes:
† Team played previous season in K League Classic.
Main awards
The 2016 K League Awards was held on 8 November 2016.[2]
Best XI
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Club |
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| Goalkeeper | Jo Hyeon-woo |
Daegu FC |
| Defenders | Jeong Woo-jae |
Daegu FC |
| Hwang Jae-won |
Daegu FC | |
| Lee Han-saem |
Gangwon FC | |
| Jung Seung-yong |
Gangwon FC | |
| Midfielders | Waguininho |
Bucheon FC 1995 |
| Lee Hyun-seung |
Ansan Mugunghwa | |
| Hwang In-beom |
Daejeon Citizen | |
| Cesinha |
Daegu FC | |
| Forwards | Kim Dong-chan |
Daejeon Citizen |
| Willian Popp |
Busan IPark |
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Player of the Round
More information Round, Player ...
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Manager of the Month
More information Month, Manager ...
| Month | Manager | Club | Division |
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| March/April | Choi Yong-soo |
FC Seoul | K League Classic |
| May | Nam Ki-il |
Gwangju FC | K League Classic |
| June | Lee Heung-sil |
Ansan Mugunghwa | K League Challenge |
| July | Choi Kang-hee |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League Classic |
| August | Choi Young-jun |
Busan IPark | K League Challenge |
| September | Choi Yun-kyum |
Gangwon FC | K League Challenge |
| October | Hwang Sun-hong |
FC Seoul | K League Classic |
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- 안산 ‘무궁화’와 결별 추진…‘1부리그 승격’은 누가 하나 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- 패트리엇, 별을 쏘다 (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 8 November 2016.
- Official website (in Korean)
- Review at K League (in Korean)