The 2016 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 13th season since the establishment of the

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. The league title sponsor was

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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

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Clubs relegated to

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* Guizhou Renhe F.C. *

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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

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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 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 player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. * Foreign players who left their clubs or were sent to reserve team after first half of the season. *

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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)

League table

Results

Goalscorers

Top scorers

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Top assists

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Hat-tricks

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
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Footballer of the Year:

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(Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) * Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner:

(Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) * Chinese Super League Domestic Golden Boot Award:

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(Shanghai SIPG) * Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year:

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(Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) * Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Li Xiaoming (Henan Jianye) * Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year:

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(Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) * Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year:

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* Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Shandong Luneng Taishan, Tianjin Teda * Chinese Super League Team of the Year (442): **GK

(Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) **DF

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