2016 Chinese Super League
The 2016 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (
The run-up to the season saw clubs spend £200 million on players.[6]
Club changes
Clubs promoted from 2015 China League One
- Yanbian Changbaishan F.C.
- Hebei Zhongji F.C.
Clubs relegated to 2016 China League One
- Guizhou Renhe F.C.
- Shanghai Shenxin F.C.
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.[7]
- Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty F.C. changed their name to
- Yanbian Changbaishan F.C. changed their name to Yanbian Funde F.C.[8] in January 2016.[10]
Clubs
Clubs and locations
Team[11] | Head Coach | City[8] | 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
|
Felix Magath | Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Luneng Stadium | 56,808 | 3rd |
Beijing Guoan
|
Xie Feng (caretaker) | Beijing | Workers' Stadium | 66,161 | 4th |
Henan Jianye
|
Jia Xiuquan | Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium
|
29,860 | 5th |
Shanghai 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 Center
|
61,443 | 9th |
Changchun Yatai
|
Lee Jang-soo | Changchun | Development Area Stadium | 25,000 | 10th |
Hangzhou Greentown
|
Hong Myung-bo | Hangzhou | Yellow Dragon Sports Center | 52,672 | 11th |
Liaoning Whowin
|
Ma Lin | Shenyang | Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 60,000 | 12th |
Tianjin Teda
|
Jaime Pacheco | Tianjin | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
|
54,696 | 13th |
Guangzhou R&F
|
Dragan Stojković | Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | 18,000 | 14th |
Yanbian Funde P
|
Park Tae-ha | Yanji | Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium
|
30,000 | CL1, 1st |
Hebei China Fortune P
|
Manuel Pellegrini | Qinhuangdao | Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 33,572 | CL1, 2nd |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beijing Guoan
|
Gregorio Manzano | 26 November 2015[12] | Alberto Zaccheroni | 19 January 2016[13] |
Shanghai Shenhua
|
Francis Gillot | 29 November 2015[14] | Gregorio Manzano | 18 December 2015[15] |
Chongqing Lifan
|
Wang Baoshan | 30 November 2015[16] | Chang Woe-Ryong | 7 December 2015[17] |
Shandong Luneng
|
Cuca
|
6 December 2015[18] | Mano Menezes | 6 December 2015[19] |
Hangzhou Greentown
|
Yang Ji | 17 December 2015 | Hong Myung-bo | 17 December 2015[20] |
Tianjin Teda
|
Arie Haan | 18 December 2015 | Dragan Okuka | 18 December 2015[21] |
Changchun Yatai
|
Marijo Tot | 31 December 2015[22] | Slaviša Stojanovič | 13 January 2016[23] |
Changchun Yatai
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Slaviša Stojanovič | 4 May 2016[24] | Lee Jang-soo | 6 May 2016[25] |
Beijing Guoan
|
Alberto Zaccheroni | 21 May 2016 | Xie Feng (caretaker) | 21 May 2016[26] |
Jiangsu Suning
|
Dan Petrescu | 3 June 2016 | Tang Jing (caretaker) | 3 June 2016[27] |
Shandong Luneng
|
Mano Menezes | 7 June 2016[28] | Felix Magath | 8 June 2016[29] |
Jiangsu Suning
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Tang Jing (caretaker) | 1 July 2016 | Choi Yong-soo | 1 July 2016[30] |
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
|
Yasen Petrov | 14 July 2016 | Li Jinyu (caretaker) | 14 July 2016[31] |
Tianjin Teda
|
Dragan Okuka | 2 August 2016 | Jaime Pacheco | 2 August 2016[32] |
Hebei China Fortune
|
Li Tie | 27 August 2016 | Manuel Pellegrini | 27 August 2016[33] |
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.[34]
- 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)[39]
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[a]
|
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:
- Jiangsu Suning are 2016 Chinese FA Cup finalists.
Results
Goalscorers
Top scorers
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 | [42] |
Demba Ba | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |
3–1 | 3 April 2016 | [43] |
Demba Ba | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |
Hangzhou Greentown |
4–0 | 19 June 2016 | [44] |
Wu Lei | Shanghai SIPG |
Guangzhou R&F |
3–3 | 31 July 2016 | [45] |
Alex Teixeira | Jiangsu Suning |
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |
6–1 | 11 September 2016 | [46] |
Eran Zahavi | Guangzhou R&F |
Hangzhou Greentown |
5–2 | 16 October 2016 | [47] |
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
Source: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30], [31], [32]
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in CL1.
Awards
The awards of 2016 Chinese Super League were announced on 5 November 2016.[48]
- 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 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)
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