Chinese Super League
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The 2024 Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese: 2024中国足球协会超级联赛) is the current and 21st season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League.[1] Shanghai Port are the defending champions.

Clubs

Club changes

Sichuan Jiuniu and Qingdao West Coast both compete in the Chinese Super League for the first time in their respective histories. Dalian Pro were relegated to China League One after a 6-year spell in the Chinese Super League, while Shenzhen were relegated to the second-tier after 5 seasons in the Chinese top-flight.

Stadiums and locations

Team City Stadium Capacity 2023 season
Shanghai Port Shanghai (Pudong) Pudong Football Stadium 37,000 1st
Shandong Taishan Jinan Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium 56,808 2nd
Zhejiang Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Sports Center Stadium 51,971 3rd
Chengdu Rongcheng Chengdu (Jinniu) Phoenix Hill Football Stadium 50,695 4th
Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai (Xuhui) Shanghai Stadium 71,066 5th
Beijing Guoan Beijing Workers' Stadium 68,000 6th
Wuhan Three Towns Wuhan Wuhan Sports Center 56,201 7th
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Tianjin TEDA Football Stadium 45,000 8th
Changchun Yatai Changchun Changchun Stadium 38,500 9th
Henan Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium 29,860 10th
Meizhou Hakka Wuhua Huitang Stadium 27,000 11th
Cangzhou Mighty Lions Cangzhou Cangzhou Stadium 31,836 12th
Qingdao Hainiu Qingdao (Chengyang) Qingdao Youth Football Stadium 50,000 13th
Nantong Zhiyun Rugao Rugao Olympic Sports Center 25,000 14th
Sichuan Jiuniu P Chengdu TBD TBD CL1, 1st
Qingdao West Coast P Qingdao (Huangdao) Guzhenkou University City Sports Center 20,000 CL1, 2nd

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)[2]
Beijing Guoan Portugal Ricardo Soares China Yu Dabao Nike[lower-alpha 1] JD.com
Cangzhou Mighty Lions China Zhao Junzhe China Shao Puliang Cangzhou Construction Investment
Ever Bright Group
Shijiazhuang Huirong Rural Cooperative Bank
Changchun Yatai China Chen Yang Brazil Serginho Northeast Securities
Yatai Building Materials
Chengdu Rongcheng South Korea Seo Jung-won Chinese Taipei Tim Chow Chengdu Construction
Henan South Korea Nam Ki-il China Wang Shangyuan Zhengzhou Development Investment Group
Meizhou Hakka Spain Pablo Villar China Shi Liang TBA
Nantong Zhiyun Serbia Mihajlo Jurasović China Liu Wei TBA
Qingdao Hainiu Bulgaria Yasen Petrov China Mu Pengfei TBA
Qingdao West Coast Japan Hisashi Kurosaki China Tian Yong Xihai'an New Area
Shandong Taishan South Korea Choi Kang-hee TBA TBA
Shanghai Port Australia Kevin Muscat Brazil Oscar Roewe
Shanghai Shenhua Russia Leonid Slutsky China Wu Xi Bank of Communications
Sichuan Jiuniu Spain Jesús Tato (caretaker) China Xiao Kun TBA
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger China Yu Genwei China Wang Qiuming TEDA Holding
Synear Food
Wuhan Three Towns Spain Ricardo Rodríguez China Ren Hang Sunac Taohuayuan
Zhejiang Spain Jordi Vinyals Croatia Franko Andrijašević Panasonic
  1. ↑ All CSL teams use Nike as kit manufacturer.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Qingdao West Coast Bulgaria Zoran Janković (caretaker)[3] End of caretaker spell 24 November 2023 Pre-season Japan Hisashi Kurosaki[4] 2 January 2024
Qingdao Hainiu Spain Antonio Gómez-Carreño Escalona[5] Sacked 22 December 2023 Bulgaria Yasen Petrov[6] 25 December 2023
Shanghai Port Spain Javier Pereira[7] End of contract 1 January 2024[lower-alpha 1] Australia Kevin Muscat[8] 1 January 2024[lower-alpha 2]
Shanghai Shenhua China Wu Jingui[9] End of contract 1 January 2024 Russia Leonid Slutsky[10] 1 January 2024
Meizhou Hakka Serbia Milan Ristić[11] End of contract 3 January 2024 Spain Pablo Villar[12] 6 January 2024
Wuhan Three Towns Japan Tsutomu Takahata[13] Sacked 5 January 2024 Spain Ricardo Rodríguez[13] 5 January 2024
Nantong Zhiyun Portugal David Patrício (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 5 January 2024 Serbia Mihajlo Jurasović[14] 5 January 2024
Henan Spain Sergio Zarco Díaz[15] Sacked 7 January 2024 South Korea Nam Ki-il[15] 7 January 2024
  1. ↑ Though Pereira's departure had been announced on 14 December, he leaves officially at the start of the new year as he runs through the final month of his contract.
  2. ↑ Though Muscat's arrival had been announced on 17 December, he joins officially at the start of the new year.

Foreign players

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Naturalised Players Hong Kong/Macau/
Taiwan Players1		 Reserves players Former players
Beijing Guoan Angola Fábio Abreu Cameroon Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui Croatia Marko Dabro Nigeria Samuel Adegbenro South Korea Kang Sang-woo England→China Nico Yennaris2
Cangzhou Mighty Lions Curaçao Jürgen Locadia Democratic Republic of the Congo Oscar Maritu Kazakhstan Georgy Zhukov Netherlands Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere
Changchun Yatai Austria Peter Žulj Brazil Serginho Denmark Jores Okore
Chengdu Rongcheng Austria Richard Windbichler Brazil Andrigo Brazil Felipe Colombia Manuel Palacios South Korea Kim Min-woo Brazil→China Elkeson2 Chinese Taipei Tim Chow Brazil Rômulo
Henan Bosnia and Herzegovina Toni Šunjić Serbia Nemanja Čović Serbia Đorđe Denić
Meizhou Hakka Brazil Rodrigo Henrique Croatia Darick Kobie Morris Montenegro Nebojša Kosović Netherlands Tyrone Conraad Serbia Rade Dugalić Hong Kong Yue Tze Nam Slovenia Andrej Kotnik
Nantong Zhiyun Brazil Bressan Brazil Lucas Morelatto Croatia David Puclin Guinea-Bissau Romário Baldé Switzerland→China Ming-yang Yang
Qingdao Hainiu Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvis Sarić Costa Rica Felicio Brown Forbes Serbia Aleksandar Andrejević Serbia Marko Šarić Zambia Evans Kangwa Chinese Taipei Wang Chien-ming
Qingdao West Coast Chinese Taipei Chen Po-liang
Shandong Taishan Brazil Cryzan Brazil Jadson Brazil Matheus Pato Brazil Léo Souza Georgia (country) Valeri Qazaishvili Brazil→China Fernandinho
Shanghai Port Angola Lucas João Argentina Matías Vargas Brazil Oscar England→China Tyias Browning2
Shanghai Shenhua France Ibrahim Amadou Portugal João Carlos Teixeira Switzerland Cephas Malele Hong Kong→China Dai Wai Tsun2
Sichuan Jiuniu Spain Edu García Spain Jorge Ortiz Hong Kong Matt Orr
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Brazil Farley Rosa Croatia Ivan Fiolić Slovenia Robert Berić Spain David Andújar
Wuhan Three Towns Brazil Davidson South Korea Park Ji-soo Italy→China Denny Wang
Zhejiang Brazil Lucas Possignolo Cameroon Donovan Ewolo Croatia Franko Andrijašević Ivory Coast Jean Evrard Kouassi Zimbabwe Nyasha Mushekwi Gabon→China Alexander N'Doumbou Hong Kong Leung Nok Hang
  • ^1 For Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwanese players, if they are non-naturalised and were registered as professional footballers in Hong Kong's, Macau's, or Chinese Taipei's football association for the first time, they are recognised as native players. Otherwise they are recognised as foreign players.
  • ^2 Players who have already capped by China.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Beijing Guoan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite group stage
2 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite play-off round
3 Changchun Yatai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League 2 group stage
4 Chengdu Rongcheng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Henan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Meizhou Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Nantong Zhiyun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Qingdao Hainiu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Qingdao West Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Shandong Taishan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Shanghai Port 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Shanghai Shenhua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sichuan Jiuniu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Wuhan Three Towns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to China League One
16 Zhejiang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification:
  • During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
  • After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues.

Results

Home \ Away BJG CZL CCY CDR HEN MZH NTZ QDH QWC SDT SHP SHS SCJ TJT WHT ZHJ
Beijing Guoan — a
Cangzhou Mighty Lions —
Changchun Yatai —
Chengdu Rongcheng —
Henan —
Meizhou Hakka —
Nantong Zhiyun —
Qingdao Hainiu —
Qingdao West Coast —
Shandong Taishan —
Shanghai Port — a
Shanghai Shenhua a a —
Sichuan Jiuniu —
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger —
Wuhan Three Towns —
Zhejiang —
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.

Leader and qualification for AFC Champions League Elite group stage
Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite play-off round
Qualification for AFC Champions League 2 group stage
Relegation to China League One
First match(es) will be played on ?. Source: Soccerway

Results by match played

First match(es) will be played on ?. Source: Soccerway
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References

  1. ↑ Meng Xiangfeng (2007-03-26). "中国足球协会超级联赛历史". Sohu Sports (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  2. ↑ ""裸奔"的前胸，浅谈2023中超球衣胸前广告赞助" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "官方：青岛西海岸代理主帅佐兰-扬科维奇离任" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "官方：武汉三镇助教黑崎久志出任中超新军青岛西海岸队主帅" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "官方：安东尼奥不再担任青岛海牛俱乐部主教练" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "官方：亚森出任青岛海牛主帅，此前曾执教石家庄永昌等队" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "中超冠军教头下课！官方：上海海港主帅哈维尔离任" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "海港官方：前横滨水手主帅穆斯卡特担任球队新帅" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "上海申花官方：吴金贵合同期满，不再担任主教练" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "官方：俄罗斯教练斯卢茨基执教上海申花" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "官方：梅州客家主帅米兰-里斯蒂奇合同到期离任" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "官方：37岁西班牙少帅巴勃罗执教梅州客家" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  13. 1 2 "三镇官方：里卡多-罗德里格斯担任主教练，高畠勉卸任" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "官方：尤拉索维奇正式出任南通支云一线队主教练" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  15. 1 2 "官方：韩国教练南基一出任河南队主帅，萨尔科离任" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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