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2016 Chinese Super League
The 2016 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 13th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C., 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 F.C. * Hebei Zhongji F.C. Clubs relegated to 2016 China League One * Guizhou Renhe F.C. * Shanghai Shenxin F.C. Name changes * Hebei Zhongji F.C. changed their name to Hebei China Fortune F.C. in December 2015. * Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty F.C. changed their name to Jiangsu Suning F.C. in December 2015. * Yanbian Changbaishan F.C. changed their name to Yanbian Funde F.C. in January 2016. Clubs Clubs and locations Managerial changes Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in China, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The league was established in 2004 by the rebranding of the former top division, Chinese Jia-A League. Initially contested by 12 teams in its inaugural year, the league has since expanded, with 18 teams competing in the 2022 season. A total of 35 teams have competed in the CSL since its inception, with 8 of them winning the title: Guangzhou (eight), Shandong Taishan (four), Shenzhen, Dalian Shide, Changchun Yatai, Beijing Guoan, Shanghai Port, and Jiangsu (all one title). The current Super League champions are Shandong Taishan, who won the 2021 edition. The Chinese Super League is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in China, with an average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangzhou R&F
Guangzhou City Football Club (广州城) is a Chinese professional football club that competes in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and their home venue is the Yuexiushan Stadium which has a seating capacity of 18,000. They are owned by the Chinese property developers R&F Properties who took charge in June 2011. The club's name between 2011 and 2020 was Guangzhou R&F, which was short for ''rich (富)'' and ''force (力)''. The club changed its name to Guangzhou City in December 2020. The club was founded in 1986 in Shenyang, Liaoning as Shenyang Football Team. They played at the 55,000-seat Wulihe Stadium (五里河体育场), until they moved to Changsha, Hunan in 2007 to reside in the Helong Stadium. American sportswear and sports equipment company MAZAMBA took over the club in 2010, and relocated the club to Shenzhen, Guangdong in February 2011. Their ownership was brief, and by June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |