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| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 March - 30 October 2016 |
| Champions | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (6th title) |
| Relegated | Hangzhou Greentown Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |
| AFC Champions League | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Jiangsu Suning Shanghai SIPG Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 640 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Ricardo Goulart (19 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Zeng Cheng (10 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Shanghai SIPG 5–0 Henan Jianye (Jul 10th, 2016) (5 goals) |
| Biggest away win | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 0–6 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (Oct 15th, 2016) (6 goals) |
| Highest scoring | Chongqing Lifan 4–5 Guangzhou R&F (Aug 21st, 2016) (9 goals) |
| Longest winning run | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (9 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (17 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Chongqing Lifan Hangzhou Greentown (11 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Hebei China Fortune (5 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 53,080 Beijing Guoan 0–3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (Apr 9th, 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 5,135 Hangzhou Greentown 0–1 Guangzhou R&F (Jun 11th, 2016) |
| Average attendance | 24,159 |
| ← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 30 October 2016. | |
The 2016 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese: 2016中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) was the 13th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won their sixth consecutive title of the league.
The run-up to the season saw clubs spend £200 million on players.
Club changes
Clubs promoted from 2015 China League One
Clubs relegated to 2016 China League One
Yanbian Changbaishan and Hebei Zhongji both compete in the Chinese Super League for the first time in their respective histories. Guizhou Renhe were relegated after a 14-year spell in the Chinese top-flight, while Shanghai Shenxin were relegated to China League One after spending 6 seasons in the Chinese Super League.
Name changes
- Hebei Zhongji F.C. changed their name to Hebei China Fortune F.C. in December 2015.
- Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty F.C. changed their name to Jiangsu Suning F.C. in December 2015.
- Yanbian Changbaishan F.C. changed their name to Yanbian Funde F.C. in January 2016.
Clubs
Clubs and locations
Beijing GuoanYanbian FundeChangchun YataiShandong Luneng TaishanShanghai Greenland ShenhuaShanghai SIPG
Tianjin TedaHangzhou GreentownChongqing LifanJiangsu SuningLiaoning F.C.Guangzhou Evergrande TaobaoGuangzhou R&F
Shijiazhuang Ever BrightHenan JianyeHebei China Fortuneclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016 Chinese Super League
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Guoan |  Gregorio Manzano
|
26 November 2015 |  Alberto Zaccheroni
|
19 January 2016 |
| Shanghai Shenhua |  Francis Gillot
|
29 November 2015 | Gregorio Manzano
|
18 December 2015 |
| Chongqing Lifan |  Wang Baoshan
|
30 November 2015 |  Chang Woe-Ryong
|
7 December 2015 |
| Shandong Luneng | Cuca
|
6 December 2015 | Mano Menezes
|
6 December 2015 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Yang Ji
|
17 December 2015 | Hong Myung-bo
|
17 December 2015 |
| Tianjin Teda |  Arie Haan
|
18 December 2015 |  Dragan Okuka
|
18 December 2015 |
| Changchun Yatai |  Marijo Tot
|
31 December 2015 |  Slaviša Stojanovič
|
13 January 2016 |
| Changchun Yatai | Slaviša Stojanovič
|
4 May 2016 | Lee Jang-soo
|
6 May 2016 |
| Beijing Guoan | Alberto Zaccheroni
|
21 May 2016 | Xie Feng (caretaker)
|
21 May 2016 |
| Jiangsu Suning |  Dan Petrescu
|
3 June 2016 | Tang Jing (caretaker)
|
3 June 2016 |
| Shandong Luneng | Mano Menezes
|
7 June 2016 |  Felix Magath
|
8 June 2016 |
| Jiangsu Suning | Tang Jing (caretaker)
|
1 July 2016 | Choi Yong-soo
|
1 July 2016 |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |  Yasen Petrov
|
14 July 2016 | Li Jinyu (caretaker)
|
14 July 2016 |
| Tianjin Teda | Dragan Okuka
|
2 August 2016 |  Jaime Pacheco
|
2 August 2016 |
| Hebei China Fortune | Li Tie
|
27 August 2016 |  Manuel Pellegrini
|
27 August 2016 |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries, although only four (one AFC countries player at least) can be on the field at any one time.
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Last updated: 16 July 2016.
Source: sports.ifeng.com (in Chinese)
- ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs or were sent to reserve team after first half of the season.
- ^2 Ersan Gülüm has Australian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the Chinese Super League
- ^3 Jucilei has Palestine citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the Chinese Super League
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players (Contracts signed before 1 January 2016 doesn't count on the foreign or Asian player slot in CSL)
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Changchun Yatai |  Yaki Yen
|
 Jack Sealy
|
| Hangzhou Greentown | Chen Po-liang
|
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (C) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 19 | +43 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 57 | |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 52 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 48 | |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 43 | |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 40 | |
| 7 | Hebei China Fortune | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 40 | |
| 8 | Chongqing Lifan | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 37 | |
| 9 | Yanbian Funde | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 37 | |
| 10 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 36 | |
| 11 | Liaoning Whowin | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 36 | |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 35 | |
| 13 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 35 | |
| 14 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 34 | |
| 15 | Hangzhou Greentown (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 32 | Relegation to League One |
| 16 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Reserve league points; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Shanghai Greenland Shenhua qualified for the 2017 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs round as Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao and Jiangsu Suning are 2016 Chinese FA Cup finalists.
Results
| Home \ Away | GZE | SSI | SD | BJ | HN | SGS | SJZ | CQ | JSS | CC | HZ | LN | TJ | GZF | YB | HBC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Shanghai SIPG | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Henan Jianye | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0–6 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Chongqing Lifan | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Jiangsu Suning | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Changchun Yatai | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Liaoning Whowin | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Tianjin TEDA | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | |
| Guangzhou R&F | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Yanbian Funde | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| Hebei China Fortune | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Goalscorers
Top scorers
Source:
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Goulart
|
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 19 |
| 2 |  Demba Ba
|
Shanghai Shenhua | 14 |
| Alan Carvalho
|
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 14 | |
 James Chamanga
|
Liaoning Whowin | 14 | |
| Wu Lei
|
Shanghai SIPG | 14 | |
| 6 |  Marcelo Moreno
|
Changchun Yatai | 13 |
| 7 | Elkeson
|
Shanghai SIPG | 11 |
| Alex Teixeira
|
Jiangsu Suning | 11 | |
 Burak Yılmaz
|
Beijing Guoan | 11 | |
 Eran Zahavi
|
Guangzhou R&F | 11 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Moreno |
Changchun Yatai | Tianjin Teda | 4–4 | 3 April 2016 | |
| Demba Ba |
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 3–1 | 3 April 2016 | |
| Demba Ba |
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Hangzhou Greentown | 4–0 | 19 June 2016 | |
| Wu Lei |
Shanghai SIPG | Guangzhou R&F | 3–3 | 31 July 2016 | |
| Alex Teixeira |
Jiangsu Suning | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 6–1 | 11 September 2016 | |
| Eran Zahavi |
Guangzhou R&F | Hangzhou Greentown | 5–2 | 16 October 2016 |
League attendance
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 673,243 | 48,956 | 30,765 | 44,883 | −2.2% |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 584,879 | 48,795 | 28,923 | 38,992 | +45.2% |
| 3 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 571,704 | 53,080 | 31,801 | 38,114 | −7.0% |
| 4 | Chongqing Lifan | 542,663 | 48,855 | 26,876 | 36,178 | −3.8% |
| 5 | Shanghai SIPG | 420,603 | 46,537 | 20,009 | 28,040 | +6.3% |
| 6 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 340,353 | 24,185 | 19,692 | 22,690 | +16.3% |
| 7 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 337,839 | 26,261 | 17,909 | 22,523 | −10.2% |
| 8 | Liaoning Whowin | 337,592 | 48,157 | 10,279 | 22,506 | +76.0% |
| 9 | Tianjin TEDA | 326,104 | 36,820 | 15,671 | 22,081 | +12.3% |
| 10 | Yanbian Funde | 289,562 | 25,280 | 10,158 | 19,304 | −21.2%
|
| 11 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 283,987 | 31,531 | 12,655 | 18,932 | −16.1% |
| 12 | Hebei China Fortune | 277,034 | 24,631 | 11,076 | 18,469 | +135.8%
|
| 13 | Henan Jianye | 259,236 | 21,377 | 11,237 | 17,282 | −14.5% |
| 14 | Changchun Yatai | 230,232 | 23,629 | 7,463 | 15,335 | +3.2% |
| 15 | Hangzhou Greentown | 175,841 | 22,739 | 5,135 | 11,723 | −6.7% |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 147,463 | 14,596 | 6,898 | 9,831 | +23.1% |
| League total | 5,798,135 | 53,080 | 5,135 | 24,159 | +8.9% |
Updated to games played on Feb. 11th, 2017
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Notes:
Teams played previous season in CL1.
Awards
The awards of 2016 Chinese Super League were announced on 5 November 2016.
- Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
- Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
- Chinese Super League Domestic Golden Boot Award: Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG)
- Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year: Zeng Cheng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
- Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Li Xiaoming (Henan Jianye)
- Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Luiz Felipe Scolari (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
- Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Ma Ning
- Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Shandong Luneng Taishan, Tianjin Teda
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year (442):
- GK Zeng Cheng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
- DF Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Kim Young-Gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Feng Xiaoting (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Jiang Zhipeng (Guangzhou R&F)
- MF Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Wu Xi (Jiangsu Suning), Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG)
- FW Gao Lin (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Demba Ba (Shanghai Greenland Shenhua)
- GK
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External links
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- Chinese Super League table at FIFA
- Chinese Super League official site (in Chinese)
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