The 1996 Chinese Jia-A League season (known as Marlboro Jia-A League for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of professional association football and the 35th top-tier overall league season held in China. Starting on April 14 and ending on October 27, Dalian Wanda won their second championship title.
Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 1995 Chinese Jia-B League
Shenzhen Feiyada Guangzhou Songri
Teams relegated from 1995 Chinese Jia-A League
Qingdao Hainiu Liaoning
Overview It was contested by 12 teams, and Dalian Wanda won the championship.
Personnel
TeamManager August 1st Beijing Guoan Jin Zhiyang Dalian Wanda Chi Shangbin Guangdong Hongyuan He Jinlun Guangzhou Apollo Xian Dixiong Guangzhou Songri Zhang Honggen Jinan Taishan General Yin Tiesheng Shanghai Shenhua Xu Genbao Shenzhen Feiyada Liu Jianjiang Sichuan Quanxing Tianjin Samsung Zuo Shusheng Yanbian Hyundai Li Huen
Foreign players As a military-owned team, August 1st were not allowed to sign any foreign players.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Former playersBeijing Guoan Deno Araujo Roman IgnatovDalian Wanda Ignacio Tuhuteru Magnus Sköldmark Pelle Blohm Valeriy Fedorov Patrik SvenssonGuangdong Hongyuan Marko Pima Yoshio Kitajima Vladimir Nakhratov DanielGuangzhou Apollo Emerson Varela Vojislav GligorijevićGuangzhou Songri Vladan Radosavljević Hilary AzodoJinan Taishan GeneralShanghai Shenhua Christian Perez José Bray Vladislav Baskov Dzmitry Trosko Clément Garcia Gocha Jorjoliani Mikhail TrofimovShenzhen Feiyada Goran Petković Slobodan Marović Sergei Markin Dejan Vukajlović Dragan Radovanović Saša StankovićSichuan Quanxing Fabiano Marcelo Marmelo Ruslan Lyashchuk Dmitri GulenkovTianjin Samsung Carlos Roberto Ronaldo Ildar Aliev Vyacheslav Karpeev Andriy PayosYanbian Hyundai Dzmitry Barazna Vladislav Zverev Lee Jun-tae
League standings
Awards Player of the year (Golden Ball Award) Su Maozhen (Jinan Taishan General)
Top scorer (Golden Boot Award) Su Maozhen (Jinan Taishan General)
Manager of the year Chi Shangbin (Dalian Wanda)
Best Referee Lu Jun
CFA Team of the Year
Goalkeeper: Han Wenhai (Dalian Wanda)
Defence: Wei Qun (Sichuan Quanxing), Xu Hong (Dalian Wanda), Zhang Enhua (Dalian Wanda), Wu Chengying (Shanghai Shenhua)
Midfield: Peng Weiguo (Guangzhou Songri), Fan Zhiyi (Shanghai Shenhua), Ma Mingyu (Guangdong Hongyuan), Cao Xiandong (Beijing Guoan)
Attack: Hao Haidong (August 1st), Gao Feng (Beijing Guoan),
See also Chinese Jia-A League Chinese Super League Chinese Football Association Jia League Chinese Football Association Yi League Chinese FA Cup Chinese Football Association Football in China List of football records in China Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League
References China - List of final tables (RSSSF)