2016 Chinese Super 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 Taobao won their sixth consecutive title of the league.
| 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 run-up to the season saw clubs spend £200 million on players.
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