Yanjing Beer 2016 Chinese FA Cup () 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.恒大第二次包揽国内三冠 追平鲁能实德双冠纪录
Schedule Round Date Clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round New Entries Notes Qualifying round 8–10 January足协杯资格赛抽签 16强将争夺八张正赛门票 72 16 none 16 16 Local amateur league teams First round 19–20 March26–27 March中国足协杯赛第一轮比赛开球时间 3月19日拉开大幕 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 April2016中国足协杯第二轮比赛开球时间的通知 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足协杯32强产生：4业余队3中乙队将对战中超 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 June2016中国足协杯赛程表 3月19日拉开战幕 16 16 16 none Fifth round 12–14 July26–28 July 8 8 8 none Semi-Finals 16–18 August20–22 September 4 4 4 none Finals 20 November27 November 2 2 2 none
Home Advantage Decision According to Chinese FA Cup Procedure,中国足球协会杯赛规程 In each round, home team advantages are decided as follows.足协杯宣布将更改赛制 1/4比赛起采用主客场制 RoundsRules1st RoundAccording to FA Cup draw.2nd RoundThe team which had a lower standing in 2015 season decides whether they play at home.3rd Round4th Round5th RoundThe team which had a higher standing in 2015 season will hold the 1st leg and the other team hold the 2nd leg.Semi-FinalsFinals
Qualifying rounds
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
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
GK32 Liu Dianzuo RB5 Zhang LinpengCB3 Mei Fang CB35 Li Xuepeng LB25 Zou Zheng DM8 PaulinhoDM10 Zheng Zhi (c) AM11 Ricardo GoulartRW16 Huang Bowen LW7 Alan CarvalhoCF29 Gao Lin Substitutes:GK13 Fang Jingqi DF12 Wang Shangyuan DF37 Chen Zepeng MF2 Liao Lisheng MF4 Xu XinMF20 Yu Hanchao MF27 Zheng Long Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari GK1 Gu ChaoRB24 Ji Xiang CB5 Zhou YunCB6 Trent SainsburyCB2 Li AngLB28 Yang XiaotianDM7 RamiresCM11 Xie Pengfei CM22 Wu Xi (c) SS10 Alex TeixeiraST38 Roger Martínez Substitutes:GK30 Zhang SipengDF26 Hong Jeong-hoMF8 Liu Jianye MF12 Zhang Xiaobin MF13 Tao Yuan MF33 Gu Wenxiang FW40 Ge Wei Coach: Choi Yong-soo Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun Zhang Qiangjing Fourth official: Fan Qi
2nd leg
GK1 Gu ChaoRB24 Ji Xiang CB5 Zhou Yun CB6 Trent SainsburyCB2 Li Ang LB28 Yang Xiaotian DM7 RamiresCM11 Xie Pengfei CM22 Wu Xi (c) SS10 Alex TeixeiraST38 Roger Martínez Substitutes:GK25 Jiang HaoDF26 Hong Jeong-hoMF8 Liu JianyeMF12 Zhang Xiaobin MF13 Tao Yuan MF33 Gu Wenxiang FW40 Ge Wei Coach: Choi Yong-soo GK32 Liu Dianzuo RB5 Zhang LinpengCB3 Mei Fang CB6 Feng Xiaoting LB35 Li Xuepeng DM8 PaulinhoDM10 Zheng Zhi (c) AM11 Ricardo GoulartRW2 Liao Lisheng LW27 Zheng Long CF7 Alan CarvalhoSubstitutes:GK13 Fang Jingqi DF12 Wang Shangyuan DF25 Zou Zheng MF4 Xu XinMF16 Huang Bowen MF20 Yu Hanchao FW29 Gao Lin 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.Violent brawl stuns Chinese FA Cup 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.武汉宏兴:江苏进球后有挑衅行为 打人者将开除 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.Wuhan club sacks 5 players over brawl However, Wuhan was exposed to use ineligible players in the match on the same day.网曝武汉宏兴队员冒名顶替参赛 足协已着手调查
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: RankPlayerClubGoals1 Obafemi MartinsShanghai Greenland Shenhua Eran ZahaviGuangzhou R&F Alex TeixeiraJiangsu Suning4 Yin HongboHenan Jianye Alan CarvalhoGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao Ricardo GoulartGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao7 Demba BaShanghai Greenland Shenhua Mao BiaoTianjin TEDA Gao LinGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao Yu JianfengMeizhou Hakka Wu XiJiangsu Suning PaulinhoGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao
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