The 2016 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League ()关于正确使用联赛全名称的函 . Sina Sports. was the 13th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League.中国足球协会超级联赛历史 排场大 明星多 2004—2016历届中超开幕式 The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance.中国平安4年6亿冠名中超 三大层面助力中国足球重磅！中超联赛版权卖出5年80亿天价 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 Yanbian Changbaishan Hebei Zhongji Clubs relegated to 2016 China League One Guizhou Renhe Shanghai Shenxin
Yanbian Changbaishan and Hebei Zhongji both competed 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 changed their name to Hebei China Fortune in December 2015.关于河北中基足球俱乐部更名的公告 . Sina Sports. Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty changed their name to Jiangsu Suning in December 2015.江苏国信舜天主要股权转让并更名为江苏苏宁的公示 Yanbian Changbaishan changed their name to Yanbian Funde in January 2016.关于延边长白山足球俱乐部股权转让并更名的公示
Clubs
Clubs and locations Team (link now outdated) Head coach City Stadium Capacity 2015 season Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao TH Luiz Felipe Scolari Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium 58,500 1st Shanghai SIPG Sven-Göran Eriksson Shanghai Shanghai Stadium 56,842 2nd Shandong Luneng Taishan Felix Magath Jinan Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium 56,808 3rd Beijing Guoan Xie Feng (caretaker) Beijing Workers' Stadium 66,161 4th Henan Jianye Jia Xiuquan Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium 29,860 5th Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Gregorio Manzano Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium 33,060 6th Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Li Jinyu (caretaker) Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center 29,000 7th Chongqing Lifan Chang Woe-ryong Chongqing Chongqing Olympic Sports Center 58,680 8th Jiangsu Suning Choi Yong-soo Nanjing Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre 61,443 9th Changchun Yatai Lee Jang-soo Changchun Development Area Stadium 25,000 10th Hangzhou Greentown Hong Myung-bo Hangzhou Huanglong Sports Center 52,672 11th Liaoning Whowin Ma Lin Shenyang Shenyang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium 60,000 12th Tianjin TEDA Jaime Pacheco Tianjin Tianjin Olympic Centre 54,696 13th Guangzhou R&F Dragan Stojković Guangzhou Yuexiushan Stadium 18,000 14th Yanbian Funde P Park Tae-ha Yanji Yanji Stadium 30,000 CL1, 1st Hebei China Fortune P Manuel Pellegrini Qinhuangdao Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium 33,572 CL1, 2nd
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointment Beijing Guoan Gregorio Manzano 26 November 2015曼萨诺亲承不再担任国安主帅 发文感谢京城球迷 Alberto Zaccheroni 19 January 2016北京国安官宣新队名 新帅扎切罗尼携两外援亮相 . Sina Sports. Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Francis Gillot 29 November 2015申花官方宣布主帅吉洛下课 发文祝未来一切顺利 Gregorio Manzano 18 December 2015申花官方宣布曼萨诺挂帅 相信他能带队上新台阶 Chongqing Lifan Wang Baoshan 30 November 2015力帆官方宣布主帅王宝山离任 感谢其三年来付出 Chang Woe-ryong 7 December 2015力帆官方宣布张外龙任主帅 签约3年即日正式挂帅 Shandong Luneng Taishan Cuca 6 December 2015鲁能泰山足球俱乐部与库卡解除合约 Mano Menezes 6 December 2015曼诺加盟鲁能泰山足球俱乐部 Hangzhou Greentown Yang Ji 17 December 2015 Hong Myung-bo 17 December 2015绿城官方宣布洪明甫担任球队主帅 合同期为两年 Tianjin TEDA Arie Haan 18 December 2015 Dragan Okuka 18 December 2015官宣:德拉甘正式任泰达主教练 一月赴海口汇合 Changchun Yatai Marijo Tot 31 December 2015亚泰意外换帅马里奥下课 前红星主帅即将上任 Slaviša Stojanovič 13 January 2016亚泰宣布塞超冠军主帅上任 进前八自动续约1年 Changchun Yatai Slaviša Stojanovič 4 May 2016亚泰主帅斯托扬诺维奇下课 7战2分中超下课首人 Lee Jang-soo 6 May 2016李章洙与亚泰签3+2合约 主场战鲁能将迎执教首秀 Beijing Guoan Alberto Zaccheroni 21 May 2016 Xie Feng (caretaker) 21 May 2016北京国安足球俱乐部公告 Jiangsu Suning Dan Petrescu 3 June 2016 Tang Jing (caretaker) 3 June 2016江苏苏宁足球俱乐部公告 Shandong Luneng Taishan Mano Menezes 7 June 2016鲁能泰山-官方公告 Felix Magath 8 June 2016马加特加盟鲁能泰山足球俱乐部 Jiangsu Suning Tang Jing (caretaker) 1 July 2016 Choi Yong-soo 1 July 2016官方宣布：崔龙洙自7月1日起担任苏宁队主教练 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Yasen Petrov 14 July 2016 Li Jinyu (caretaker) 14 July 2016永昌宣布主帅亚森下课 李金羽暂担任代理主教练 Tianjin TEDA Dragan Okuka 2 August 2016 Jaime Pacheco 2 August 2016泰达官宣签约帕切科 签约1年半13日首秀战永昌 Hebei China Fortune Li Tie 27 August 2016 Manuel Pellegrini 27 August 2016河北华夏幸福足球俱乐部公告
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 players that were registered during the mid-season transfer window. Players name in italics indicates the players that were out of squads or left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 AFC player Former players Beijing Guoan Ralf Renato Augusto Burak Yılmaz Egor Krimets Igor Sergeev Kléber Changchun Yatai Marcelo Moreno Bruno Meneghel Darko Matić Mislav Oršić Anzur Ismailov Julien Gorius Ognjen Ožegović Chongqing Lifan Emanuel Gigliotti Alan Kardec Fernandinho Goran Milović Jung Woo-young Jael Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Alan Paulinho Ricardo Goulart Jackson Martínez Kim Young-gwon Guangzhou R&F Apostolos Giannou Renatinho Eran Zahavi Gustav Svensson Jang Hyun-soo Bruninho Hangzhou Greentown Matthew Spiranovic Anselmo Ramon Denílson Gabionetta Sammir Oh Beom-seok Tim Cahill Davy Claude Angan Hebei China Fortune Aloísio Stéphane Mbia Gaël Kakuta Gervinho Ersan Gülüm Ezequiel Lavezzi Henan Jianye Ryan McGowan Ivo Miral Samardžić Osman Sow Javier Patiño Eddi Gomes Jiangsu Suning Trent Sainsbury Alex Teixeira Ramires Roger Martínez Hong Jeong-ho Jô Sammir Liaoning Whowin Dario Vidošić Assani Lukimya Anthony Ujah James Chamanga Michael Thwaite James Troisi Ibrahima Touré Shandong Luneng Taishan Walter Montillo Gil Graziano Pellè Papiss Cissé Jucilei Aloísio Diego Tardelli Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Fredy Guarín Giovanni Moreno Obafemi Martins Demba Ba Kim Kee-hee Shanghai SIPG Darío Conca Elkeson Hulk Jean Evrard Kouassi Kim Ju-young Asamoah Gyan Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Diego Maurício Matheus Jean-Philippe Mendy Rúben Micael Cho Yong-hyung Mario Rondón Jacob Mulenga Tianjin TEDA Fredy Montero Malick Evouna Zainadine Júnior Mbaye Diagne Aleksandar Jovanović Wágner Yanbian Funde Bubacarr Trawally Nikola Petković Ha Tae-goon Kim Seung-dae Yoon Bit-garam
Ersan Gülüm has Australian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the Chinese Super League 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)港澳台球员转会新政 新转入算亚外有合同算内援 Club Player 1 Player 2 Changchun Yatai Yaki Yen Jack Sealy Hangzhou Greentown Chen Po-liang
League table
Results
Goalscorers Top scorers Source: RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ricardo GoulartGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao2 Alan Wu LeiShanghai SIPG Demba BaShanghai Greenland Shenhua James ChamangaLiaoning Whowin6 Marcelo MorenoChangchun Yatai Alex TeixeiraJiangsu Suning ElkesonShanghai SIPG Eran ZahaviGuangzhou R&F Burak YılmazBeijing Guoan
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Marcelo Moreno Changchun Yatai Tianjin TEDA 4–4 莫雷罗带帽约万2球 进球大战亚泰4–4泰达 Demba Ba Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 3–1 登巴巴戴帽毛剑卿弑旧主 申花3–1击败永昌 Hangzhou Greentown 4–0 登巴巴帽子戏法 申花4–0送绿城11轮不胜 Wu Lei Shanghai SIPG Guangzhou R&F 3–3 武磊帽子戏法扎哈维传射 上港客场3–3富力 Alex Teixeira Jiangsu Suning Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 6–1 特谢拉戴帽永昌两丢点球 苏宁客场6–1大胜 Eran Zahavi Guangzhou R&F Hangzhou Greentown 5–2 扎哈维帽子戏法 富力5–2大胜绿城迎2连胜
League attendance
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Awards The awards of 2016 Chinese Super League were announced on 5 November 2016.2016中超颁奖：高拉特金球金靴 恒大狂揽九奖项 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)
References
External links Current CSL table, and recent results/fixtures at Soccerway Chinese Super League table at FIFA Chinese Super League official site