Season 2016 Location China Matches played 240 | Dates 3 Apr 2016 – 30 Oct 2016 Goals scored 640 | |
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Champion Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club Similar 2015 Chinese Super Le, 2016 AFC Champions League, 2016 K League Classic, 2017 AFC Champions League, 2015 AFC Champions League |
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 won their sixth consecutive title of the league.
Contents
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
Name changes
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to four 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.
Last updated: 16 July 2016
Source: sports.ifeng.com (Chinese)
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players (Contracts signed before 1 January 2016 doesn't count on the foreign or Asian player slot in CSL)
Last updated: 1 March 2016
Results
Updated to games played on 30 October 2016.
Source: Results on the official website of the Chinese Super League (Chinese)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Last updated: 30 October 2016
Source: sports.sina.com.cn/csl csldata.sports.sohu.com
League attendance
Updated to games played on Feb. 11th, 2017
Source: 2016中超上座率排名:恒大场均超4万第1 富力垫底
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in CL1.
Awards
The awards of 2016 Chinese Super League were announced on 5 November 2016.