2016 Chinese Super League

Clubs promoted from 2015 China League One • Yanbian Changbaishan • Hebei Zhongji Clubs relegated to 2016 China League One • Guizhou Renhe • Shanghai Shenxin Yanbian Changbaishan and Hebei Zhongji both competed 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 changed their name to Hebei China Fortune in December 2015. • Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty changed their name to Jiangsu Suning • Yanbian Changbaishan changed their name to Yanbian Funde ==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 players that were registered during the mid-season transfer window. • Players name in italics indicates the players that were out of squads or left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window. • Ersan Gülüm 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==

Top scorers Source: Hat-tricks ==League attendance==

The awards of 2016 Chinese Super League were announced on 5 November 2016. • 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 Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), 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) ==References==