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 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 OneClubs relegated to 2016 China League One
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 in December 2015.Yanbian Changbaishan changed their name to Yanbian Funde in January 2016.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 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.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | AFC player | Former players | |
| Beijing Guoan |  League tableGoalscorersTop scorersSource:
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