2016 Chinese FA Cup

2016 The Chinese Football Association Cup
CFA Cup

CFA Cup 60th anniversary logo
Country  China
Dates 8 January–27 November 2016
Teams 64
Champions Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (2nd title)
Runners-up Jiangsu Suning
AFC Champions League Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
Matches played 70
Goals scored 182 (2.6 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Israel Eran Zahavi
Nigeria Obafemi Martins
Brazil Alex Teixeira
(6 goals)
Best player Colombia Roger Martínez[1]

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.[2] Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao beat the defending champions Jiangsu Suning on away goals in the final to win their second title.[3]

Schedule

Round Date Clubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
New Entries Notes
Qualifying round 8–10 January[4] 72 16 none 16 16 Local amateur league teams
First Round 19–20 March
26–27 March[5]
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[upper-alpha 1]
Second Round 12–14 April[7] 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[8] 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[9] 16 16 16 none
Fifth Round 12–14 July
26–28 July[9]
8 8 8 none
Semi-Finals 16–18 August
20–22 September[9]
4 4 4 none
Finals 20 November
27 November[9]
2 2 2 none

Home Advantage Decision

According to Chinese FA Cup Procedure,[10] In each round, home team advantages are decided as follows.[11]

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
4th Round
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
Finals

Qualifying rounds

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Suzhou Wuzhong Zhongyuan 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
Nanjing Gold Pedestal RE 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 Daxie 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 Gaoxin Zhonghe United 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0

Group C

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

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Shanghai Jiading City Development 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

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Fourth Round

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

1st Leg

2nd Leg

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won 5–3 on aggregate.

Jiangsu Suning won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

1st Leg

20 November
19:35
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (1) 1–1 Jiangsu Suning (1)
Goulart  9' Teixeira  64'
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 48,562
Referee: Huang Yejun
Guangzhou
Jiangsu
GK32 China Liu Dianzuo
RB5 China Zhang Linpeng
CB3 China Mei Fang  85'
CB35 China Li Xuepeng  15'
LB25 China Zou Zheng  90'  90'
DM8 Brazil Paulinho
DM10 China Zheng Zhi (c)
AM11 Brazil Ricardo Goulart
RW16 China Huang Bowen  23'  69'
LW7 Brazil Alan Carvalho
CF29 China Gao Lin  74'
Substitutes:
GK13 China Fang Jingqi
DF12 China Wang Shangyuan
DF37 China Chen Zepeng  90'
MF2 China Liao Lisheng
MF4 China Xu Xin
MF20 China Yu Hanchao  69'
MF27 China Zheng Long  74'
Coach:
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK1 China Gu Chao
RB24 China Ji Xiang  71'
CB5 China Zhou Yun
CB6 Australia Trent Sainsbury
CB2 China Li Ang
LB28 China Yang Xiaotian
DM7 Brazil Ramires
CM11 China Xie Pengfei  46'
CM22 China Wu Xi (c)  19'  87'
SS10 Brazil Alex Teixeira
ST38 Colombia Roger Martínez  60'
Substitutes:
GK30 China Zhang Sipeng
DF26 South Korea Hong Jeong-ho
MF8 China Liu Jianye  87'
MF12 China Zhang Xiaobin  57'  46'
MF13 China Tao Yuan  71'
MF33 China Gu Wenxiang
FW40 China Ge Wei
Coach:
South Korea Choi Yong-soo

Assistant referees:
Song Xiangyun
Zhang Qiangjing
Fourth official:
Fan Qi

2nd Leg

27 November
19:00
Jiangsu Suning (1) 2–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (1)
Martínez  7', 73' Paulinho  45+2'
Huang Bowen  81'
Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing
Attendance: 58,331
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Jiangsu
Guangzhou
GK1 China Gu Chao
RB24 China Ji Xiang  84'
CB5 China Zhou Yun  42'
CB6 Australia Trent Sainsbury
CB2 China Li Ang  63'
LB28 China Yang Xiaotian  90+8'
DM7 Brazil Ramires
CM11 China Xie Pengfei  46'
CM22 China Wu Xi (c)  87'
SS10 Brazil Alex Teixeira
ST38 Colombia Roger Martínez
Substitutes:
GK25 China Jiang Hao
DF26 South Korea Hong Jeong-ho
MF8 China Liu Jianye
MF12 China Zhang Xiaobin  46'
MF13 China Tao Yuan  84'
MF33 China Gu Wenxiang
FW40 China Ge Wei  87'
Coach:
South Korea Choi Yong-soo
GK32 China Liu Dianzuo
RB5 China Zhang Linpeng
CB3 China Mei Fang
CB6 China Feng Xiaoting
LB35 China Li Xuepeng
DM8 Brazil Paulinho
DM10 China Zheng Zhi (c)  57'  68'
AM11 Brazil Ricardo Goulart
RW2 China Liao Lisheng  46'
LW27 China Zheng Long  75'
CF7 Brazil Alan Carvalho
Substitutes:
GK13 China Fang Jingqi
DF12 China Wang Shangyuan
DF25 China Zou Zheng
MF4 China Xu Xin
MF16 China Huang Bowen  68'
MF20 China Yu Hanchao  75'
FW29 China Gao Lin  46'
Coach:
Brazil 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.[15] 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.[15]

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.[16] 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.[17] However, Wuhan was exposed to use ineligible players in the match on the same day.[18]

On 20 May 2016, the Chinese Football Association published the survey results and punishments. Jiangsu was awarded a 3–0 win.[12] Wuhan Hongxing Bairun F.C. was fined 200,000 RMB and banned from all future matches organised by the Chinese Football Association.[12] 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.[19]

Notes

  1. Four teams (Suzhou Dongwu, Hainan Boying Seamen, Shenzhen Renren and Shenyang City) would play in the 2016 China League Two.[6]
  2. Chinese Football Association awarded Jiangsu a 3–0 win as a result of the players and staff of Wuhan Hongxing attacked and injured the players of Jiangsu after the match, and Wuhan Hongxing used ineligible players to play in the match. The match originally ended 1–0 to Jiangsu.[12]
  3. Qingdao Jonoon abdicated to play at their home stadium.[13]
  4. Lijiang Jiayunhao abdicated to play at their home stadium.[14]

References

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