# 2016 Chinese FA Cup

Yanjing Beer 2016 Chinese FA Cup (Chinese: 燕京啤酒2016中国足球协会杯) was the 18th edition of the Chinese FA Cup and the 60th anniversary of the Chinese National Cup. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao beat the defending champions Jiangsu Suning on away goals in the final to win their second title.

## Schedule

| Round | Date | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | New Entries Notes |
| Qualifying round | 8–10 January | 72 | 16 | none | 16 | 16 Local amateur league teams |
| First round | 19–20 March 26–27 March | 64 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 16 China League Two teams (2015 China League One relegated teams & 2015 China League Two 3–16 teams) 8 2015 China Amateur Football League top-8 teams |
| Second round | 12–14 April | 48 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 China League One teams (2015 China League Two promoted teams & 2015 China League One 3–14 teams & 2015 Chinese Super League relegated teams) |
| Third round | 10–12 May | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 Chinese Super League teams (2 2015 China League One promoted teams & 2015 Chinese Super League 1–14 teams) |
| Fourth round | 28–30 June | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | |
| Fifth round | 12–14 July 26–28 July | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | |
| Semi-Finals | 16–18 August 20–22 September | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | |
| Finals | 20 November 27 November | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | |

## Home Advantage Decision

According to Chinese FA Cup Procedure, In each round, home team advantages are decided as follows.
| Rounds | Rules |
| 1st Round | According to FA Cup draw. |
| 2nd Round | The team which had a lower standing in 2015 season decides whether they play at home. |
| 3rd Round | The team which had a lower standing in 2015 season decides whether they play at home. |
| 4th Round | The team which had a lower standing in 2015 season decides whether they play at home. |
| 5th Round | The team which had a higher standing in 2015 season will hold the 1st leg and the other team hold the 2nd leg. |
| Semi-Finals | The team which had a higher standing in 2015 season will hold the 1st leg and the other team hold the 2nd leg. |
| Finals | The team which had a higher standing in 2015 season will hold the 1st leg and the other team hold the 2nd leg. |

## Qualifying rounds
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Suzhou Zhongyuan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| Nanjing Gold | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| Wuhan Dongfeng Honda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Changchun Chengye | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ningbo Yinbo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| Guangzhou Haoxin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
| Sichuan Jiujiuai | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 |
| Chengdu Hi-Tech Zhonghe United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Zhaoqing Hengtai | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 |
| Dalian Shengwei | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Zibo Zhangdian Iron & Steel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
| Hubei Huachuang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Shanghai Jiading Boo King | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 |
| Qingdao Kunpeng | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 |
| Guilin Tianlong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 3 |
| Chongqing High Wave | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |

## Fifth round
### 1st leg
### 2nd leg

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won 4–2 on aggregate.
Guangzhou R&F won 5–1 on aggregate.
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua won 5–0 on aggregate.
Jiangsu Suning won 4–3 on aggregate.

## Semi-finals
### 2nd leg

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won 5–3 on aggregate.
Jiangsu Suning won 4–2 on aggregate.

## Final
### 1st leg

| Guangzhou | Jiangsu |
Liu Dianzuo :
| RB | 5 | Zhang Linpeng |
| CB | 3 | Mei Fang | 85' |
| CB | 35 | Li Xuepeng | 15' |
| LB | 25 | Zou Zheng | 90' | 90' |
| DM | 8 | Paulinho |
| DM | 10 | Zheng Zhi (c) |
| AM | 11 | Ricardo Goulart |
| RW | 16 | Huang Bowen | 23' | 69' |
| LW | 7 | Alan Carvalho |
| CF | 29 | Gao Lin | | 74' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 13 | Fang Jingqi |
| DF | 12 | Wang Shangyuan |
| DF | 37 | Chen Zepeng | | 90' |
| MF | 2 | Liao Lisheng |
| MF | 4 | Xu Xin |
| MF | 20 | Yu Hanchao | | 69' |
| MF | 27 | Zheng Long | | 74' |
| Coach: ||||
| Luiz Felipe Scolari ||||
Gu Chao :
| RB | 24 | Ji Xiang | | 71' |
| CB | 5 | Zhou Yun |
| CB | 6 | Trent Sainsbury |
| CB | 2 | Li Ang |
| LB | 28 | Yang Xiaotian |
| DM | 7 | Ramires |
| CM | 11 | Xie Pengfei | | 46' |
| CM | 22 | Wu Xi (c) | 19' | 87' |
| SS | 10 | Alex Teixeira |
| ST | 38 | Roger Martínez | 60' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 30 | Zhang Sipeng |
| DF | 26 | Hong Jeong-ho |
| MF | 8 | Liu Jianye | | 87' |
| MF | 12 | Zhang Xiaobin | 57' | 46' |
| MF | 13 | Tao Yuan | | 71' |
| MF | 33 | Gu Wenxiang |
| FW | 40 | Ge Wei |
| Coach: ||||
| Choi Yong-soo ||||
Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun Zhang Qiangjing Fourth official: Fan Qi

### 2nd leg

| Jiangsu | Guangzhou |
Gu Chao :
| RB | 24 | Ji Xiang | | 84' |
| CB | 5 | Zhou Yun | 42' |
| CB | 6 | Trent Sainsbury |
| CB | 2 | Li Ang | 63' |
| LB | 28 | Yang Xiaotian | 90+8' |
| DM | 7 | Ramires |
| CM | 11 | Xie Pengfei | | 46' |
| CM | 22 | Wu Xi (c) | | 87' |
| SS | 10 | Alex Teixeira |
| ST | 38 | Roger Martínez |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 25 | Jiang Hao |
| DF | 26 | Hong Jeong-ho |
| MF | 8 | Liu Jianye |
| MF | 12 | Zhang Xiaobin | | 46' |
| MF | 13 | Tao Yuan | | 84' |
| MF | 33 | Gu Wenxiang |
| FW | 40 | Ge Wei | | 87' |
| Coach: ||||
| Choi Yong-soo ||||
Liu Dianzuo :
| RB | 5 | Zhang Linpeng |
| CB | 3 | Mei Fang |
| CB | 6 | Feng Xiaoting |
| LB | 35 | Li Xuepeng |
| DM | 8 | Paulinho |
| DM | 10 | Zheng Zhi (c) | 57' | 68' |
| AM | 11 | Ricardo Goulart |
| RW | 2 | Liao Lisheng | | 46' |
| LW | 27 | Zheng Long | | 75' |
| CF | 7 | Alan Carvalho |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 13 | Fang Jingqi |
| DF | 12 | Wang Shangyuan |
| DF | 25 | Zou Zheng |
| MF | 4 | Xu Xin |
| MF | 16 | Huang Bowen | | 68' |
| MF | 20 | Yu Hanchao | | 75' |
| FW | 29 | Gao Lin | | 46' |
| Coach: ||||
| Luiz Felipe Scolari ||||
Assistant referees: Lim Kok Heng (Singapore) Ronnie Koh Min Kiat (Singapore) Fourth official: Tan Hai
3–3 on aggregate. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won on away goals.

## Wuhan Hongxing–Jiangsu Suning brawl incident

On 11 May 2016, an on-field brawl occurred in the third-round game of FA Cup between amateur club Wuhan Hongxing and first tier club Jiangsu Suning. Jiangsu's striker Ge Wei scored in the 7th minute of stoppage time as Jiangsu edged Wuhan Hongxing 1–0 and advanced to the next round. Players and staff of Wuhan Hongxing lost control and attacked their counterparts following the final whistle. Jiangsu's Xie Pengfei was hit onto the ground by several Wuhan players, while scorer Ge Wei was injured on his rib; many other Jiangsu's players also suffered injuries in the melee. Some reporters from Jiangsu were also assaulted in the incident. Jiangsu's staff Wu Bo, who was recording the match, was beaten up by a group of unidentified people.
Jiangsu Suning left Wuhan on a high-speed train immediately after the match. The officials of Wuhan Hongxing condemned the brawl and vowed to punish the players involved later that day. They also emphasized that the cause of the brawl could not ascribed to Wuhan only as they believed the goal celebration of Jiangsu was a deliberate provocation. On 12 May 2016, Wuhan Hongxing issued an apology to Jiangsu and announced that five players who were involved the brawl had been sacked by the club. However, Wuhan was exposed to use ineligible players in the match on the same day.
On 20 May 2016, the Chinese Football Association published the survey results and punishments. Jiangsu was awarded a 3–0 win. Wuhan Hongxing Bairun F.C. was fined 200,000 RMB and banned from all future matches organised by the Chinese Football Association. Six players and two staff of Wuhan received a life ban from football, four players of Wuhan received a 36-month ban from football and ten players of Wuhan received a 24-month ban from football.

## Awards

* Top Scorer(s): Obafemi Martins (Shanghai Greenland Shenhua) Eran Zahavi (Guangzhou R&F) Alex Teixeira (Jiangsu Suning) (6 goals)
* Most Valuable Player: Roger Martínez (Jiangsu Suning)
* Best Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
* Fair Play Award: Guangzhou R&F
* Dark Horse Award: Tianjin Quanjian

## Top scorers

Source:
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Obafemi Martins | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 6 |
| 1 | Eran Zahavi | Guangzhou R&F | 6 |
| 1 | Alex Teixeira | Jiangsu Suning | 6 |
| 4 | Yin Hongbo | Henan Jianye | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Carvalho | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 4 |
| 4 | Ricardo Goulart | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 4 |
| 7 | Demba Ba | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 3 |
| 7 | Mao Biao | Tianjin TEDA | 3 |
| 7 | Gao Lin | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 3 |
| 7 | Yu Jianfeng | Meizhou Hakka | 3 |
| 7 | Wu Xi | Jiangsu Suning | 3 |
| 7 | Paulinho | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 3 |