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| 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 |
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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)[1] was the 13th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League.[2][3] The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance.[4][5] Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won their sixth consecutive title of the league.
The run-up to the season saw clubs spend £200 million on players.[6]
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- ^ John Duerden (5 March 2016). "Chinese Super League preview: Guangzhou Evergrande still team to beat". the guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 4 April 2016.