| Chairman | Ke Peng (to 1 February 2016) Liu Yongzhuo (5 February 2016 to 13 April 2016 [1] Li Yimeng (from 13 April 2016) [2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Luiz Felipe Scolari | ||
| Stadium | Tianhe Stadium | ||
| Super League | 1st | ||
| FA Cup | Champions | ||
| FA Super Cup | Champions | ||
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ricardo Goulart (19) All: Ricardo Goulart (28) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 48,956 vs Yanbian Funde 23 October 2016 (Super League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 571 vs Pohang Steelers 24 February 2016 (Champions League) [note 1] | ||
| Average home league attendance | league: 44,883 [4] all: 42,056 | ||
The 2016 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao season was the 63rd year in Guangzhou Evergrande's existence and was its 49th season in the Chinese football league, also its 27th season in the top flight.
Guangzhou was knocked out in the group stage of 2016 AFC Champions League for the first time but won all three domestic titles for the second time in club's history. [5] Brazilian attacking midfielder Ricardo Goulart won Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year as well as the golden boot of the league by scoring 19 goals. Luiz Felipe Scolari won Manager of the Year title. Seven players including Feng Xiaoting, Gao Lin, Ricardo Goulart, Kim Young-Gwon, Paulinho, Zhang Linpeng and Zeng Cheng was elected in the eleven-man squad of 2016 Chinese Super League Team of the Year. [6]
| Squad number | Position | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | MF | | 21 | | Transfer | €4.3 million | 25 December 2015 | [7] |
| 18 | MF | | 22 | | Loan returned | - | 25 December 2015 | [7] |
| MF | | 24 | | Loan returned | - | 31 December 2015 | ||
| FW | | 22 | | Loan returned | - | 31 December 2015 | ||
| DF | | 25 | | Loan returned | - | 31 December 2015 | ||
| MF | | 27 | | Loan returned | - | 31 December 2015 | ||
| 55 | DF | | 21 | | Loan returned | - | 31 December 2015 | |
| DF | | 24 | | Loan returned | - | 31 December 2015 | ||
| FW | | 22 | | Loan returned | - | 31 December 2015 | ||
| MF | | 32 | | Loan returned | - | 13 January 2016 | [8] | |
| 23 | DF | | 22 | | Transfer | Undisclosed | 18 January 2016 | [9] |
| 9 | FW | | 29 | | Transfer | €42 million | 3 February 2016 | [10] [11] |
| 32 | GK | | 25 | | Transfer | Undisclosed | 12 February 2016 | [12] |
| Squad number | Position | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | | 33 | | Loan returned | - | 1 July 2016 | ||
| 15 | MF | | 29 | | Transfer | Undisclosed | 7 July 2016 | [13] |
| MF | | 21 | | Loan return | - | 15 July 2016 | [14] | |
| 56 | DF | | 19 | | Transfer | Undisclosed | 15 July 2016 | [15] |
| Squad number | Position | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | FW | | 31 | - | End of contract | - | 31 December 2015 | |
| MF | | 27 | | Transfer | Undisclosed | 1 January 2016 | [16] | |
| DF | | 24 | | Transfer | Free | 1 January 2016 | ||
| FW | | 22 | | Loan | Undisclosed | 1 January 2016 | ||
| MF | | 32 | | Loan | Undisclosed | 13 January 2016 | [17] | |
| 34 | MF | | 20 | | Loan | Free | 16 January 2016 | [18] |
| 22 | GK | | 33 | | Transfer | Undisclosed | 19 January 2016 | [19] |
| DF | | 25 | | Loan | Undisclosed | 20 January 2016 | [20] | |
| 21 | MF | | 30 | | Transfer | Undisclosed | 21 January 2016 | [21] |
| 9 | FW | | 26 | | Transfer | ¥132 million (€18.5 million) | 21 January 2016 | [22] |
| MF | | 24 | | Loan | Undisclosed | 19 February 2016 | [23] | |
| 18 | FW | | 26 | | Transfer | Undisclosed | 25 February 2016 | [24] |
| 14 | GK | | 23 | | Loan | Free | 26 February 2016 | [25] |
| FW | | 22 | | Loan | Undisclosed | 26 February 2016 | [26] | |
| 49 | MF | | 22 | | Loan | Undisclosed | 26 February 2016 | [26] |
| 8 | MF | | 26 | - | Released | - | March 2016 | [27] |
| 41 | DF | | 22 | | Loan | Undisclosed | March 2016 | |
| MF | | 20 | | Loan | Undisclosed | March 2016 |
| Squad number | Position | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | DF | | 22 | | Loan | Free | 21 June 2016 | |
| 24 | FW | | 20 | | Loan | Free | 29 June 2016 | [28] |
| 44 | DF | | 20 | | Loan | Free | 29 June 2016 | [28] |
| 18 | MF | | 22 | | Loan | Undisclosed | 15 July 2016 | [29] |
| 60 | MF | | 24 | | Loan | Undisclosed | 15 July 2016 | [30] |
| MF | | 21 | | Loan | Undisclosed | 15 July 2016 | [14] | |
| 39 | FW | | 21 | | Loan | Undisclosed | 29 July 2016 | [31] |
| MF | | 33 | | Transfer | Free | 29 August 2016 | [32] | |
| 46 | DF | | 18 | | Loan | Free | September 2016 | [33] |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coaches | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Team doctor | |
| Reserve team coach | |
| Reserve team assistant coach | |
| Reserve team goalkeeping coach | |
| Reserve team Physiotherapist | |
| Academy director / U-17 team coach | |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-06 | | H | 1–1 | Zheng Long |
| 2016-02-11 | | A | 4–1 | Jackson Martínez, Alan (3) |
| 2016-02-14 | | N | 1–3 | Zheng Long |
| 2016-02-16 | | N | Cancelled | |
| 2016-10-08 | | H | 4–0 | Alan, Jackson Martínez, Ricardo Goulart |
| 7 July 2016 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0 – 0 (5 - 4 p) | | Foshan |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Zhang Jiaqi | Tekpetey | Stadium: Century Lotus Stadium Referee: He Xiaohu Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Ye Zhi Fourth official: Jia Zhiliang | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Liu Dianzuo Ju Feng Han Pengfei Chen Zepeng Hu Ruibao | ||||
Win Draw Loss
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (C) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 19 | +43 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 57 | |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 52 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua [a] | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 48 | |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 43 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 19 | +43 | 64 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 7 | +24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 12 | +19 |
Last updated: 30 October 2016.
Source: Competitive Matches
| 6 March 20161 | Chongqing Lifan | 2 - 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Chongqing |
| 15:30 UTC+8 | Fernandinho Deng Xiaofei Fernandinho Liu Yu Liu Yu | Report | Feng Xiaoting Huang Bowen Martínez Zhang Linpeng | Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 48,855 Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Deng Bo Fourth official: Chen Gang |
| 12 March 20162 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 3 - 0 | Changchun Yatai | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Martínez Goulart Zheng Zhi Gao Lin Huang Bowen | Report | He Chao | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 45,931 Referee: He Xiaohu Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Song Xiangyun Fourth official: Zhang Lei |
| 1 April 20163 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2 - 0 | Guangzhou R&F | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Paulinho Xu Xin Martínez Rong Hao | Report | Giannou | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 46,993 Referee: Tan Hai Assistant referees: Tong Yong, Lou Fangping Fourth official: Huang Yejun |
| 9 April 20164 | Beijing Guoan LeEco | 0 - 3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Beijing |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Krimets | Report | Huang Bowen Gao Lin Zheng Zhi Zhang Linpeng Goulart Goulart | Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 53,080 Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Zhang Qiangjing Fourth official: Lin Jun |
| 15 April 20165 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2 - 1 | Henan Jianye | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Kim Young-gwon Goulart Gao Lin Gao Lin Feng Xiaoting Paulinho | Report | McGowan Gomes Sow Gu Cao | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 46,537 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Zhou Guangya, Deng Bo Fourth official: Fu Ming |
| 24 April 20166 | Tianjin Teda Elion | 0 - 4 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Tianjin |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Li Benjian Bai Yuefeng | Report | Yu Hanchao Gao Lin Gao Lin Alan | Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium Attendance: 20,860 Referee: Fan Qi Assistant referees: Xu Xianghui, Zhang Hongwei Fourth official: Xing Qi |
| 30 April 20167 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2 - 1 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Zheng Zhi Alan Huang Bowen Goulart Alan | Report | Guarín Qin Sheng Moreno Ba | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,396 Referee: Tan Hai Assistant referees: Tong Yong, Lou Fangping Fourth official: Zhang Long |
| 8 May 20168 | Hangzhou Greentown | 1 - 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Hangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Cao Haiqing Cahill Cahill Ge Zhen | Report | Alan Goulart Feng Xiaoting Alan | Stadium: Huanglong Stadium Attendance: 22,739 Referee: Wang Jing Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Xu Jun Fourth official: Zhao Zhizhi |
| 14 May 20169 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2 - 0 | Hebei China Fortune | Guangzhou |
| 15:30 UTC+8 | Yu Hanchao Alan | Gao Zhunyi Liao Junjian | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,586 Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Sun Kai Fourth official: Fan Qi |
| 21 May 201610 | Liaoning Shenyang Whowin | 0 - 3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Shenyang |
| 15:30 UTC+8 | Zheng Zhi Alan Goulart | Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 32,478 Referee: Shi Zhenlu Assistant referees: Xu Xianghui, Zhang Hongwei Fourth official: Fu Ming |
| 29 May 201611 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1 - 1 | Shanghai SIPG | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Zhang Linpeng Goulart Feng Xiaoting | Yu Hai Kouassi Kouassi | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 47,635 Referee: Huang Yejun Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Liu Guiqing Fourth official: Zhao Zhizhi |
| 11 June 201612 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0 - 0 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Gao Lin Zheng Zhi Rong Hao Mei Fang | Cho Yong-hyung Xu Bo Maurício | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 30,765 Referee: Shen Yinhao Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Zhang Qiangjing Fourth official: Chen Gang |
| 14 June 201621 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2 - 0 | Tianjin Teda Elion | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Paulinho Goulart Goulart Zhang Linpeng | Pan Ximing Cao Yang Guo Hao Yang Qipeng | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 38,249 Referee: Fu Ming Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Zhou Guangya Fourth official: Gu Chunhan |
| 18 June 201613 | Yanbian Funde | 1 - 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Yanji |
| 15:00 UTC+8 | Trawally Petković Cui Min Yoon Bit-garam Pei Yuwen | Wang Shangyuan Gao Lin Kim Young-gwon Yu Hanchao | Stadium: Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium Attendance: 20,480 Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Dong Yong, Xi Fei Fourth official: Ai Kun |
| 24 June 201614 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2 - 0 | Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Goulart Alan Liu Jian | Gu Wenxiang | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,631 Referee: Huang Yejun Assistant referees: Liu Guiqing, Wu Huifeng Fourth official: Lin Jun |
| 3 July 201615 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 0 - 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Jinan |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Dai Lin Zhang Chi | Mei Fang Alan Paulinho | Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 20,182 Referee: Zhou Gang Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Xu Xianghui Fourth official: Zhao Zhizhi |
| 10 July 201616 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 4 - 1 | Chongqing Lifan | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Alan Goulart Gao Lin Goulart Paulinho Goulart | Gigliotti Gigliotti Luo Qin | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 45,398 Referee: Chen Xin Assistant referees: Xu Jun, Deng Bo Fourth official: Chen Gang |
| 17 July 201617 | Changchun Yatai | 1 - 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Changchun |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Li Guang Ismailov Fan Xiaodong Yan Feng Sealy | Chen Zepeng Zheng Zhi Wang Shangyuan Zheng Long Zheng Long | Stadium: Development Area Stadium Attendance: 23,417 Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Zhang Qiangjing Fourth official: Shen Yinhao |
| 20 July 201618 | Guangzhou R&F | 2 - 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Jang Hyun-soo Zahavi Lu Lin | Goulart Wang Shangyuan Zhang Wenzhao | Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium Attendance: 14,596 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Zhou Guangya Fourth official: Xia Jun |
| 30 July 201620 | Henan Jianye | 1 - 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Zhengzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Gu Cao Patiño Yin Hongbo Ivo Samardžić | Zheng Zhi Paulinho Goulart Zheng Zhi Zeng Cheng | Stadium: Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium Attendance: 21,377 Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Liu Guiqing Fourth official: Fan Qi |
| 9 August 201619 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0 - 0 | Beijing Guoan LeEco | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Li Xuepeng | Zhang Xinxin Zhao Hejing Zhang Xizhe Xu Yunlong | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 47,695 Referee: Zhou Gang Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Cao Yi Fourth official: Gu Chunhan |
| 13 August 201622 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 2 - 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Shanghai |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Martins Xiong Fei Martins Kim Kee-hee Wang Yun Guarín | Gao Lin Mei Fang Li Xuepeng Huang Bowen Zhang Wenzhao | Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 21,327 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Zhou Guangya Fourth official: Fu Ming |
| 20 August 201623 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0 - 0 | Hangzhou Greentown | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Zheng Zhi Kim Young-gwon | Dong Yu Zou Dehai | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 43,956 Referee: Wang Jing Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Xi Fei Fourth official: Wang Di |
| 10 September 201624 | Hebei China Fortune | 0 - 3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Qinhuangdao |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Mbia | Huang Bowen Paulinho Huang Bowen Alan Goulart | Stadium: Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 24,631 Referee: Chen Gang Assistant referees: Zhang Qiangjing, Deng Bo Fourth official: Shen Yinhao |
| 18 September 201625 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 6 - 2 | Liaoning Shenyang Whowin | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Goulart Paulinho Li Xuepeng Zheng Long Alan Zheng Zhi Zheng Long Martínez | Ni Yusong Lukimya Thwaite Vidošić Ni Yusong | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 42,978 Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Liu Guiqing, Wu Huifeng Fourth official: Huang Yejun |
| 24 September 201626 | Shanghai SIPG | 0 - 0 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Shanghai |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Hulk Wang Shenchao | Goulart | Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Huang Yejun Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Wang Dexin Fourth official: Guan Xing |
| 15 October 201627 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0 - 6 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Shijiazhuang |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Matheus Xu Bo | Goulart Alan Mei Fang Gao Lin Paulinho Zou Zheng Goulart Goulart Alan | Stadium: Yutong International Sports Center Attendance: 25,311 Referee: Tan Hai Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun, Yang Li Fourth official: Wang Jing |
| 23 October 201628 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1 - 1 | Yanbian Funde | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Zheng Zhi Paulinho Zou Zheng | Yoon Bit-garam | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,956 Referee: Zhou Gang Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Xi Fei Fourth official: Xing Qi |
| 26 October 201629 | Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase | 2 - 0 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Nanjing |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Sainsbury Martínez Zhou Yun Teixeira Xie Pengfei Hong Jeong-ho | Mei Fang | Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 47,955 Referee: Huang Yejun Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Zhou Fei Fourth official: Fan Qi |
| 30 October 201630 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 4 - 0 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Goulart Liao Lisheng Alan Goulart Zhang Wenzhao | Song Long | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 42,537 Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Zhang Cheng Fourth official: Wang Jing |
| 11 May 2016Third round | Hohhot Zhongyou | 0 - 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Hohhot |
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Yin Lu Luo Hao Jiao Zhe Luo Hao | Mei Fang Yu Hanchao Alan | Stadium: Hohhot City Stadium Attendance: 31,283 Referee: Ma Li Assistant referees: Liu Guiqing, Wu Huifeng Fourth official: Niu Minghui |
| 28 June 2016Fourth round | Tianjin Teda Elion | 0 - 3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Tianjin |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Liao Bochao Diagne Fan Baiqun Zhou Haibin | Alan Liu Jian Alan Goulart | Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium Attendance: 10,056 Referee: Zhao Zhizhi Assistant referees: Yu Yue, Xi Fei Fourth official: Zhang Lei |
| 13 July 2016Quarter-finals | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2 - 1 | Beijing Guoan LeEco | Guangzhou |
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Gao Lin Gao Lin Goulart Gao Lin Alan Zheng Zhi Gao Lin | Mei Fang Zhang Xinxin Lei Tenglong | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 44,612 Referee: He Xiaohu Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Song Xiangyun Fourth official: Liu Lin |
| 26 July 2016Quarter-finals | Beijing Guoan LeEco | 1 - 2 (2 - 4 agg.) | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Beijing |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Lei Tenglong Yu Dabao Yılmaz Xu Yunlong | Feng Xiaoting Paulinho Gao Lin Huang Bowen Wang Shangyuan | Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 41,663 Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Tong Yong, Lou Fangping Fourth official: Chen Gang |
| 17 August 2016Semi-finals | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2 - 2 | Guangzhou R&F | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Goulart Gao Lin Goulart | Xiao Zhi Renatinho Zahavi Zahavi | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 33,849 Referee: Ai Kun Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Ma Ji Fourth official: Zhang Lei |
| 21 September 2016Semi-finals | Guangzhou R&F | 1 - 3 (3 - 5 agg.) | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Tang Miao Zhang Yaokun Zahavi | Paulinho Feng Xiaoting Goulart Alan | Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium Attendance: 13,989 Referee: Zhao Zhizhi Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun, Xu Xianghui Fourth official: Fan Qi |
| 20 November 2016Final | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1 - 1 | Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Goulart Li Xuepeng Huang Bowen Mei Fang Zou Zheng | Wu Xi Zhang Xiaobin Martínez Teixeira | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,562 Referee: Huang Yejun Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun, Zhang Qiangjing Fourth official: Fan Qi |
| 27 November 2016Final | Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase | 2 - 2 (3 - 3 agg.) | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Nanjing |
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Martínez Zhou Yun Li Ang Martínez Yang Xiaotian | Paulinho Zheng Zhi Huang Bowen | Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 58,331 Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore) Assistant referees: Lim Kok Heng (Singapore), Ronnie Koh Min Kiat (Singapore) Fourth official: Tan Hai |
| 27 February 2016 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2 - 0 | Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase | Chongqing |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Goulart Li Xuepeng Goulart Huang Bowen | Ren Hang Teixeira | Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 50,380 Referee: Tan Hai Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Cao Yi Fourth official: Fan Qi |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 5 |
| 24 February 2016 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0 - 0 | | Guangzhou, China |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Report Summary | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 571 [note 1] Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq) Assistant referees: Ameer Dawood Hussein (Iraq), Abdullah Mubarak Mohamed Al Shammakhi (Oman) Fourth official: Md Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh) |
| 2 March 2016 | Sydney FC | 2 - 1 | | Sydney, Australia |
| 20:00 UTC+11 | Stambolziev Ryall Dimitrijević Smeltz | Report Summary | Goulart Calver Paulinho | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 18,149 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) Assistant referees: Reza Sokhandan (Iran), Mohammad Reza Mansouri (Iran) Fourth official: Farhad Bin Mohamed (Singapore) |
| 16 March 2016 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 2 - 2 | | Guangzhou, China |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Goulart Goulart Zheng Zhi | Report Summary | Ljubijankić Muto Moriwaki Koroki | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,816 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) Assistant referees: Mohamed Alhammadi (United Arab Emirates), Hassan Almahri(United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei) |
| 5 April 2016 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 - 0 | | Saitama, Japan |
| 19:30 UTC+9 | Moriwaki Muto | Report Summary | Martínez Zhang Linpeng Zheng Zhi | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 30,282 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) Assistant referees: Taleb Salem Al-Marri (Qatar),Saoud Ahmed AlMaqaleh (Qatar) Fourth official: Alongkorn Feemuechang (Thailand) |
| 19 April 2016 | Pohang Steelers | 0 - 2 | | Pohang, South Korea |
| 19:30 UTC+9 | Kim Jun-su | Report Summary | Goulart Gao Lin Paulinho Feng Xiaoting | Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 9,274 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) Assistant referees: Mamur Saidkasimov (Uzbekistan), Ruslan Serazitdinov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan) |
| 3 May 2016 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1 - 0 | | Guangzhou, China |
| 18:30 UTC+8 | Gao Lin Li Xuepeng Xu Xin | Report Summary | Calver | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 33,517 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) Assistant referees: Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain), Ebrahim Saleh (Bahrain) Fourth official: Ammar Ebrahim Hasan Mahmood (Bahrain) |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Super League | FA Cup | Champions League | Super Cup | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Starts | | Apps. | Starts | | Apps. | Starts | | Apps. | Starts | | Apps. | Starts | | |||
| 2 | MF | | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | 25 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 31 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | 16 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | 22 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 32 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | 27 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 30 | 18 |
| 8 | MF | | 30 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 43 | 11 |
| 9 | FW | | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | | 26 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 38 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | 29 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 43 | 28 |
| 12 | MF | | 23 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | 28 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 33 | 2 |
| 17 | DF | | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | | 23 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | 19 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 4 |
| 23 | DF | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | 19 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 4 |
| 28 | DF | | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | 28 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 35 | 12 |
| 31 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 62 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 86 | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Player | No. | Pos. | Super League | FA Cup | Champions League | Super Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 11 | MF | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| 2 | | 7 | FW | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | | 29 | FW | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | | 8 | MF | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | | 9 | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | 20 | MF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| | 27 | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | | 16 | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | | 2 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | 10 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| | 17 | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| TOTALS | 62 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 87 | |||
| Rank | Player | No. | Pos. | Super League | FA Cup | Champions League | Super Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 29 | FW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | | 7 | FW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | | 11 | MF | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | | 16 | MF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | | 10 | MF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | | 20 | MF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| | 33 | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | | 8 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | | 9 | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| | 27 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| | 35 | DF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | | 2 | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | 4 | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| | 17 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 50 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 68 | |||
| No. | Pos. | Player | Super League | FA Cup | Champions League | Super Cup | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 56 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 0 | ||