The 2016 China Amateur Football League season was the 15th season since its establishment in 2002. It is the highest amateur association football league in PR China with some semi-professional clubs. 44 clubs were qualified for the second round.
The qualification structure is as follows: • First round: Chinese Football Association subordinate Provincial, City League, champion will advance to the second round. • Second round: It is divided into four groups, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest. The top four teams of each group will advance to Third round. • Third round: It is divided into four groups, Group A, Group B, Group C and Group D. The four winners may be qualify for the 2017 China League Two. ==First round==
First round
China Amateur Football League includes 44 regional leagues. Number of teams: 1000+ Teams qualified for the second round {| class="wikitable" ==Second round==
Second round
Northeast GroupGroup AGroup BNorthwest GroupGroup AGroup BSoutheast GroupGroup AGroup BGroup CPlay-offsSouthwest GroupGroup AGroup BGroup CPlay-offsTeams qualified for the third round ==Third round==