# 2016 China League One

The 2016 China League One (Chinese: 58同城2016中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 13th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. The league's title sponsor is the e-commerce website 58.com.

## Teams

A total of 16 teams are contesting in the league, including 12 sides from the 2015 season, two relegated from the 2015 Chinese Super League and two promoted from the 2015 China League Two.

### Name changes

* Tianjin Songjiang F.C. changed their name to Tianjin Quanjian F.C. in December 2015.
* Dalian Aerbin F.C. changed their name to Dalian Yifang F.C. in December 2015.
* Qingdao Hainiu F.C. changed their name to Qingdao Huanghai F.C. in December 2015.
* Guizhou Zhicheng F.C. changed their name to Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng F.C. in January 2016.
* Meizhou Kejia F.C. changed their name to Meizhou Hakka F.C. in January 2016.
* Guizhou Renhe F.C. moved to the city of Beijing and changed their name to Beijing Renhe F.C. in January 2016.
* Harbin Yiteng moved to the city of Shaoxing and changed their name to Zhejiang Yiteng F.C. in January 2016.

## Clubs
### Stadiums and Locations

| Club | Team name | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2015 season |
| Beijing Renhe F.C. | Beijing Renhe | Wang Baoshan | Beijing | Beijing Fengtai Stadium | 31,043 | CSL, 15th |
| Shanghai Shenxin F.C. | Shanghai Shenxin | Gary White | Shanghai | Jinshan Football Stadium | 30,000 | CSL, 16th |
| Dalian Yifang F.C. | Dalian Yifang | Sergio Piernas Cárdenas | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | 61,000 | 3rd |
| Beijing Enterprises Group F.C. | Beijing BG Yanjing | Aleksandar Stanojević | Beijing | Olympic Sports Centre (Beijing) | 36,228 | 4th |
| Zhejiang Yiteng F.C. | Zhejiang Yiteng Textile City | Duan Xin (caretaker) | Shaoxing | Shaoxing China Textile City Sports Center | 40,000 | 5th |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou F.C. | Hohhot Zhongyou | Wang Bo | Hohhot | Hohhot City Stadium | 60,000 | 6th |
| Qingdao Jonoon F.C. | Qingdao Jonoon | Yin Tiesheng | Qingdao | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | 20,525 | 7th |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. | Xinjiang Sports Lottery | Li Jun | Ürümqi | Xinjiang Sports Centre | 50,000 | 8th |
| Tianjin Quanjian F.C. | Tianjin Quanjian | Fabio Cannavaro | Tianjin | Haihe Educational Football Stadium | 30,000 | 9th |
| Wuhan Zall F.C. | Wuhan Zall | Ciro Ferrara | Wuhan | Xinhua Road Sports Center | 32,137 | 10th |
| Qingdao Huanghai F.C. | Qingdao Huanghai | Jordi Vinyals | Qingdao | Conson Stadium | 45,000 | 11th |
| Shenzhen F.C. | Shenzhen Kaisa | Clarence Seedorf | Shenzhen | Shenzhen Stadium | 32,500 | 12th |
| Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng F.C. | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Li Bing (caretaker) | Guiyang | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | 51,636 | 13th |
| Hunan Billows F.C. | Hunan Billows Hualai | Huang Xiangdong (caretaker) | Changsha (playing in Yiyang) | Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium | 30,000 | 14th |
| Meizhou Hakka | Meizhou Hakka | Cao Yang (caretaker) | Wuhua | Wuhua County Stadium | 15,000 | CL2, 1st |
| Dalian Transcendence F.C. | Dalian Transcendence | Rusmir Cviko (caretaker) | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | 30,776 | CL2, 2nd |

### Managerial changes

| Club | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Goran Tomić | 1 November 2015 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | 1 November 2015 |
| Hunan Billows | Žikica Tasevski (caretaker) | 1 November 2015 | Tomaž Kavčič | 30 November 2015 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Liu Junwei | 4 December 2015 | Kim Sang-ho | 4 December 2015 |
| Beijing Renhe | Gong Lei | 8 December 2015 | Wang Baoshan | 8 December 2015 |
| Shenzhen F.C. | Li Haiqiang (caretaker) | 9 December 2015 | Tang Yaodong | 9 December 2015 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Dragan Stančić (caretaker) | 15 December 2015 | Su Maozhen | 15 December 2015 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | Sun Xinbo (caretaker) | 28 December 2015 | Jordi Vinyals | 28 December 2015 |
| Meizhou Hakka | Qi Wusheng | 31 December 2015 | Luc Nijholt | 1 January 2016 |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | Duan Xin | 31 December 2015 | Goran Tomić | 1 January 2016 |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | Goran Tomić | 22 March 2016 | Duan Xin (caretaker) | 22 March 2016 |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | Chen Mao | 7 April 2016 | Li Bing (caretaker) | 7 April 2016 |
| Dalian Transcendence | Liu Zhongchang | 13 April 2016 | Sun Feng (caretaker) | 15 April 2016 |
| Dalian Transcendence | Sun Feng (caretaker) | 21 April 2016 | Ermin Šiljak | 21 April 2016 |
| Hunan Billows | Tomaž Kavčič | 28 May 2016 | Huang Xiangdong (caretaker) | 28 May 2016 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Kim Sang-ho | 30 May 2016 | Gary White | 30 May 2016 |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | 5 June 2016 | Fabio Cannavaro | 9 June 2016 |
| Wuhan Zall | Zheng Xiong | 26 June 2016 | Ciro Ferrara | 5 July 2016 |
| Dalian Yifang | Mikael Stahre | 5 July 2016 | Milinko Pantić | 5 July 2016 |
| Shenzhen F.C. | Tang Yaodong | 7 July 2016 | Clarence Seedorf | 7 July 2016 |
| Meizhou Hakka | Luc Nijholt | 19 July 2016 | Cao Yang (caretaker) | 19 July 2016 |
| Dalian Transcendence | Ermin Šiljak | 10 August 2016 | Rusmir Cviko (caretaker) | 10 August 2016 |
| Dalian Yifang | Milinko Pantić | 31 August 2016 | Sergio Piernas Cárdenas | 31 August 2016 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Su Maozhen | 6 September 2016 | Yin Tiesheng | 6 September 2016 |

### Foreign players

The number of foreign players is limited to three per CL1 team. Teams can use three foreign players on the field each game.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Former Players |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | Rubin Okotie | Nikola Vujadinović | Leke James | Carmelo Valencia |
| Beijing Renhe | Zvjezdan Misimović | Nikica Jelavić | Guillermo Molins | Sejad Salihović |
| Dalian Yifang | Sekou Oliseh | Mohamed Bangura | Nyasha Mushekwi | Constantin Budescu |
| Dalian Transcendence | Jaílton Paraíba | William Paulista | David Fällman | Erton Fejzullahu |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | Mazola | Yves Ekwalla Herman | Ibán Cuadrado | |
| Hunan Billows | Luis Carlos Cabezas | Toto Tamuz | Rok Elsner | Jhon Valoy |
| Meizhou Hakka | Japa | Merlin Tandjigora | Gibril Sankoh | |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou | Dori | André Senghor | Nenad Milijas | Jonas Salley |
| Qingdao Huanghai | Yuri | Đorđe Rakić | Martí Crespí | |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Johnny | Chigozie Udoji | Eddie Hernández | |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Biro-Biro | Davi | Daniel Chima | Nikola Mitrović |
| Shenzhen F.C. | Aboubakar Oumarou | Helton | Deshorn Brown | Babacar Gueye |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Luís Fabiano | Geuvânio | Jadson | |
| Wuhan Zall | Michael Barrantes | Sölvi Ottesen | Sam Johnson | Guto |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Nusmir Fajić | Rudnei | Vicente | |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | Adam Hughes | Rodrigo | Ricardo Steer | |
* ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs or were sent to reverse team after the first half of the season.
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players (Contracts signed before 1 January 2016 do not count for the foreign player slot):
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | Chen Hao-wei | Wen Chih-hao |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | Au Yeung Yiu Chung | Festus Baise |
| Hunan Billows | Chen Chao-an | |
| Meizhou Hakka | Onur Dogan | Lee Chi Ho |
| Qingdao Huanghai | Godfred Karikari | |
| Shenzhen F.C. | Paulinho | |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Jean-Jacques Kilama | Ng Wai Chiu |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Itaparica | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tianjin Quanjian (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 59 | Promotion to Super League |
| 2 | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng (P) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 59 | Promotion to Super League |
| 3 | Qingdao Huanghai | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 59 | |
| 4 | Beijing Renhe | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 49 | |
| 5 | Dalian Yifang | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 45 | |
| 6 | Wuhan Zall | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 43 | |
| 7 | Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | Beijing Enterprises Group | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 41 | |
| 9 | Shenzhen F.C. | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 40 | |
| 10 | Shanghai Shenxin | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 40 | |
| 11 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 39 | |
| 12 | Meizhou Hakka | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 39 | |
| 13 | Zhejiang Yiteng | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 38 | |
| 14 | Dalian Transcendence | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 38 | |
| 15 | Qingdao Jonoon (R) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 33 | Relegation to League Two |
| 16 | Hunan Billows (R) | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 61 | −45 | 12 | Relegation to League Two |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Tianjin Quanjian 9 pts, Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng 6 pts, Qingdao Huanghai 3 pts.
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Nei Mongol 1–0 Beijing Enterprises Group, Beijing Enterprises Group 0–0 Nei Mongol.
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Shenzhen 4–2 Shanghai Shenxin, Shanghai Shenxin 1–1 Shenzhen.
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Xinjiang 1–0 Meizhou, Meizhou 1–1 Xinjiang.
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Zhejiang 1–0 Dalian Transcendence, Dalian Transcendence 2–2 Zhejiang.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BJR | SHS | DLY | BG | ZJY | NMZ | QD | XJT | TJQ | WH | QDH | SZ | GZZ | HUN | MZH | DLT |
| Beijing Renhe | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | 2–1 | | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–3 |
| Dalian Yifang | 1–3 | 4–3 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Tianjin Quanjian | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Wuhan Zall | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Shenzhen F.C. | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Hunan Billows | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Meizhou Hakka | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | | 1–2 |
| Dalian Transcendence | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Tianjin Quanjian | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | 6 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 16 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Beijing Renhe | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Dalian Yifang | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Wuhan Zall | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Shenzhen F.C. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | 14 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Meizhou Hakka | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| Dalian Transcendence | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Hunan Billows | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Winner; promote to Super League
* Runner-up; promote to Super League
* Relegate to League Two

## Goalscorers
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Total |
| 1 | Luís Fabiano | Tianjin Quanjian | 22 |
| 2 | Nyasha Mushekwi | Dalian Yifang | 20 |
| 3 | Biro-Biro | Shanghai Shenxin | 18 |
| 4 | Japa | Meizhou Hakka | 17 |
| 5 | Jaílton Paraíba | Dalian Transcendence | 12 |
| 5 | Nikica Jelavić | Beijing Renhe | 12 |
| 7 | Mazola | Guizhou Zhicheng | 11 |
| 7 | Rodrigo | Zhejiang Yiteng | 11 |
| 7 | Aboubakar Oumarou | Shenzhen F.C. | 11 |
| 7 | Leke James | Beijing Enterprises Group | 11 |
| 11 | Ricardo Steer | Zhejiang Yiteng | 10 |
| 11 | Đorđe Rakić | Qingdao Huanghai | 10 |
Last updated: 22 October 2016 Source: sina.com.cn

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Luís Fabiano | Tianjin Quanjian | Zhejiang Yiteng | 5–2 | 19 March 2016 |
| Đorđe Rakić | Qingdao Huanghai | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 3–2 | 10 April 2016 |
| Leke James | Beijing Enterprises Group | Meizhou Hakka | 4–2 | 24 April 2016 |
| Deshorn Brown | Shenzhen F.C. | Shanghai Shenxin | 4–2 | 16 July 2016 |
| Nyasha Mushekwi | Dalian Yifang | Shanghai Shenxin | 4–3 | 21 August 2016 |
| Biro-Biro | Shanghai Shenxin | Meizhou Hakka | 5–3 | 11 September 2016 |
| André Senghor | Nei Mongol Zhongyou | Dalian Transcendence | 4–0 | 24 September 2016 |
| Nikica Jelavić | Beijing Renhe | Zhejiang Yiteng | 4–1 | 22 October 2016 |

## Awards

The awards of 2016 China League One were announced on 9 November 2016.
* China League One Most valuable player: Luís Fabiano (Tianjin Quanjian)
* China League One Top scorer: Luís Fabiano (Tianjin Quanjian)
* China League One Best goalkeeper: Zhang Lu (Tianjin Quanjian)
* China League One Young Player of the Year: Ming Tian (Wuhan Zall)
* China League One Best coach: Li Bing (Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng)

## League Attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Tianjin Quanjian | 182,475 | 20,688 | 6,887 | 12,165 | +65.1%$^†$ |
| 2 | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | 166,340 | 30,568 | 5,123 | 11,089 | +492.7%$^†$ |
| 3 | Dalian Yifang | 162,088 | 20,392 | 2,532 | 10,806 | −29.0%$^†$ |
| 4 | Shenzhen F.C. | 152,273 | 20,801 | 5,081 | 10,152 | −12.2%$^†$ |
| 5 | Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 142,018 | 17,833 | 4,328 | 9,468 | −48.1%$^†$ |
| 6 | Qingdao Huanghai | 104,881 | 18,697 | 1,916 | 6,992 | +33.5%$^†$ |
| 7 | Meizhou Hakka$^‡$ | 96,757 | 9,900 | 3,832 | 6,450 | −2.7%$^†$ |
| 8 | Wuhan Zall | 71,795 | 8,316 | 2,653 | 4,786 | −9.7%$^†$ |
| 9 | Beijing Renhe$^†$ | 68,123 | 8,358 | 2,601 | 4,542 | −70.0%$^†$ |
| 10 | Dalian Transcendence$^‡$ | 65,252 | 17,721 | 1,821 | 4,350 | +384.4%$^†$ |
| 11 | Shanghai Shenxin$^†$ | 57,245 | 8,690 | 1,038 | 3,816 | −45.7%$^†$ |
| 12 | Hunan Billows | 56,712 | 15,650 | 0 | 3,781 | −21.1%$^†$ |
| 13 | Beijing Enterprises Group | 51,939 | 6,948 | 1,985 | 3,463 | −36.3%$^†$ |
| 14 | Qingdao Jonoon | 40,526 | 10,912 | 1,022 | 2,702 | −50.3%$^†$ |
| 15 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 39,226 | 5,531 | 1,352 | 2,615 | −36.4%$^†$ |
| 16 | Zhejiang Yiteng | 35,269 | 8,541 | 303 | 2,351 | −88.5%$^†$ |
| | League total | 1,492,919 | 30,568 | 0 | 6,220 | −30.9%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 2016-10-22 Source: Worldfootball.net Notes: $^†$ Teams played previous season in CSL. $^‡$ Teams played previous season in CL2.