Chairman |
Ke Peng (to 1 February 2016) Liu Yongzhuo (5 February 2016 to 13 April 2016 Li Yimeng (from 13 April 2016) |
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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 goals) All: Ricardo Goulart (28 goals) |
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Highest home attendance | 48,956 vs Yanbian Funde 23 October 2016 (Super League) |
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Lowest home attendance | 571 vs Pohang Steelers 24 February 2016 (Champions League) |
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Average home league attendance |
league: 44,883 all: 42,056 |
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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. 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.
Win Draw Loss
Last updated: 30 October 2016.
Source: Competitive Matches
Last updated: 30 October 2016.
Source: Chinese Super League Table (in Chinese)
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.