The 2016 Dalian Yifang F.C. season was the seventh season in club history.
Background
Before the season, Yifang announced that Mikael Stahre will continue his job.[1] The team and the manager himself claimed that the team will try to gain promotion into the 2017 Chinese Super League.[2][3]
In July 2016, Yifang made changes of critical personnel including chairman and technical staffs, replacing their manager Mikael Stahre with Milinko Pantić from Atletico Madrid B,[4] and signed Lin Lefeng as the chairman, hoping to improve their performance, but it failed. After just 8 matches, Pantić was replaced with Sergio Piernas Cárdenas, his assistant coach.[5]
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2016. Source: sports.sina.com Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card) Notes:
^Head-to-head results: Nei Mongol 1–0 Beijing Enterprises Group, Beijing Enterprises Group 0–0 Nei Mongol.
Dalian Derby
Yifang had experienced local derby back in the 2012 season against Dalian Shide, in the Chinese Super League. However, Shide was disbanded after the 2012 season. In this season, Yifang saw chances to compete with an alternate local team Dalian Transcendence. Yifang won by 2–0 in the first leg, but lost by 1–2 later.
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
30
14
3
13
43
44
−1
45
9
1
5
25
16
+9
5
2
8
18
28
−10
Last updated: 22 October 2016.
Source: See Results
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