2023 Chinese Super League

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Qingdao Hainiu 0–5 Shanghai Port
(8 August 2023)
Shenzhen 0–5 Zhejiang
(24 September 2023)
Highest scoringBeijing Guoan 6–2 Cangzhou Mighty Lions
(23 May 2023)
Longest winning run6 matches
Shanghai Port
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
Longest winless run20 matches
Shenzhen
Longest losing run12 matches
Shenzhen
Highest attendance52,500
Beijing Guoan 2–1 Shanghai Shenhua
(19 August 2023)
Lowest attendance4,858
Zhejiang 0–2 Changchun Yatai
(15 April 2023)
Total attendance4,767,836
Average attendance19,866
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The 2023 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese: 2023中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) was the 20th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League.[1] The league title sponsor is Ping An Insurance.[2][3] Wuhan Three Towns were the defending champions.

Clubs

Club changes

Qingdao Hainiu returns to the division after a 9-year absence; Nantong Zhiyun competes in the Chinese Super League for the first time in the club's history. Guangzhou were relegated to China League One after a 12-year spell in the Chinese Super League. Guangzhou City were dissolved after 11 seasons in the top-flight.

Name changes

  • Henan Songshan Longmen F.C. changed their name to Henan in April 2023.[5]

Clubs information

Team[6][7] Head Coach City Stadium Capacity 2022 season
Wuhan Three Towns Japan Tsutomu Takahata Wuhan Wuhan Sports Center 56,201 1st
Shandong Taishan South Korea Choi Kang-hee Jinan Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium 56,808 2nd
Zhejiang Spain Jordi Vinyals Hangzhou Huzhou Olympic Sports Center (Huzhou)[a] 40,000 3rd
Shanghai Port Spain Javier Pereira Shanghai Pudong Football Stadium 37,000 4th
Chengdu Rongcheng South Korea Seo Jung-won Chengdu Phoenix Hill Football Stadium[b] 50,695 5th
Leshan Olympic Sports Center (Leshan)[c] 30,000
Henan Spain Sergio Zarco Díaz Zhengzhou
Hanghai Stadium
 29,860 6th
Beijing Guoan Portugal Ricardo Soares Beijing Workers' Stadium 68,000 7th
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger China Yu Genwei Tianjin
Tianjin Olympic Center[d]
 54,696 8th
TEDA Football Stadium[e] 36,390
Meizhou Hakka Serbia Milan Ristić Wuhua Huitang Stadium 27,000 9th
Shanghai Shenhua China Wu Jingui Shanghai Shanghai Stadium 71,066 10th
Dalian Pro China Xie Hui Dalian
Dalian Sports Center Stadium[f]
 60,832 11th
Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium[g] 63,677
Puwan Stadium[h] 30,000
Cangzhou Mighty Lions China Zhao Junzhe Cangzhou Cangzhou Stadium 31,836 12th
Changchun Yatai China Chen Yang Changchun Changchun Stadium 41,638 13th
Shenzhen China Xiang Jun Shenzhen
Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center[i]
 60,334 14th
Bao'an Stadium[j] 44,050
Qingdao Hainiu P Spain Antonio Gómez-Carreño Escalona Qingdao Qingdao Youth Football Stadium 50,000 CL1, 2nd
Nantong Zhiyun P Portugal David Patrício (caretaker) Rugao Rugao Olympic Sports Center 25,000 CL1, 3rd
  1. ^ Zhejiang played their games in Huzhou this season to make way for the 2022 Asian Games, which used their traditional home ground.
  2. ^ Chengdu played all but 3 home games at Phoenix Hill, except from 11 July to 29 July.
  3. ^ Chengdu played 3 home games in Leshan from 11 July to 29 July.
  4. ^ Tianjin played at the Tianjin Olympic Center from the start of the season to 7 July.
  5. ^ Tianjin played at the TEDA Football Stadium from 21 July to the end of the season.
  6. ^ Dalian played at the Dalian Sports Center Stadium from the start of the season to 5 August, with the exception of 2 July and 16 July.
  7. ^ Dalian played at Suoyuwan on 2 July, 16 July, 20 October, and 4 November.
  8. ^ Dalian played at Puwan on 13 August, 19 August, and 23 September.
  9. ^ Shenzhen played at the Universiade Sports Center from the start of the season to 29 June.
  10. ^ Shenzhen played at Bao'an from 3 July to the end of the season.

Clubs locations

Qingdao Hainiu
Shandong Taishan
Shanghai Port Shanghai Shenhua
Shenzhen
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
Wuhan Three Towns
Zhejiang
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Location of teams in 2023 Chinese Super League

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Nantong Zhiyun China Cao Rui Resigned 4 January 2023[8] Pre-season Portugal David Patrício 30 January 2023[9]
Qingdao Hainiu
 China Yin Tiesheng Mutual consent 13 February 2023 Spain Antonio Gómez-Carreño Escalona 13 February 2023[10]
Cangzhou Mighty Lions Serbia Svetozar Šapurić Mutual consent 21 February 2023 China Zhao Junzhe 21 February 2023[11]
Henan Spain Javier Pereira Signed by Shanghai Port 1 March 2023[12] Spain Sergio Zarco Díaz 6 March 2023[13]
Shanghai Port China Xi Zhikang (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 1 March 2023 Spain Javier Pereira 1 March 2023[14]
Shenzhen China Zhang Xiaorui (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 10 April 2023 China Chen Tao 10 April 2023[15]
Shandong Taishan China Hao Wei Mutual consent 16 May 2023 9th South Korea Choi Kang-hee 16 May 2023[16]
Nantong Zhiyun Portugal David Patrício Appointed as technical director 20 May 2023 14th China Zhu Qi (caretaker) 20 May 2023[17]
Beijing Guoan Netherlands Stanley Menzo Sacked 11 June 2023[18] 7th Portugal Ricardo Soares 15 June 2023[19]
Nantong Zhiyun China Zhu Qi (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 16 June 2023 14th Spain Gabri 16 June 2023[20]
Wuhan Three Towns Spain Pedro Morilla Mutual consent 17 June 2023[21] 8th Japan Tsutomu Takahata 18 June 2023[22]
Shenzhen China Chen Tao Resigned 14 July 2023 16th China Xiang Jun 14 July 2023[23]
Nantong Zhiyun Spain Gabri Resigned 25 September 2023[24] 14th Portugal David Patrício (caretaker) 25 September 2023

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 Naturalized Players Hong Kong/Macau/
Taiwan Players1 		Reserves players Former players
Beijing Guoan Angola Fábio Abreu Brazil Josef de Souza Cameroon Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui South Korea Kang Sang-woo England→China Nico Yennaris2 Nigeria Samuel Adegbenro
North Macedonia Arijan Ademi
Cangzhou Mighty Lions Curaçao Jürgen Locadia Democratic Republic of the Congo Oscar Maritu Kazakhstan Georgy Zhukov Netherlands Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere Croatia Mile Škorić
Changchun Yatai Austria Peter Žulj Brazil Serginho Denmark Jores Okore Serbia Nenad Lukić Brazil Leonardo
Chengdu Rongcheng Austria Richard Windbichler Brazil Andrigo Brazil Felipe Colombia Manuel Palacios South Korea Kim Min-woo Brazil→China Elkeson Chinese Taipei Tim Chow Brazil Rômulo
Dalian Pro Bulgaria Borislav Tsonev Central African Republic Lobi Manzoki Germany Streli Mamba Serbia Nemanja Bosančić Hong Kong Vas Nuñez
Henan Bosnia and Herzegovina Toni Šunjić Cape Verde Hildeberto Pereira Poland Adrian Mierzejewski Serbia Nemanja Čović Serbia Đorđe Denić Brazil Fernando Karanga
Spain Tomás Pina
Meizhou Hakka Brazil Rodrigo Henrique Montenegro Nebojša Kosović Netherlands Tyrone Conraad Serbia Rade Dugalić Slovenia Andrej Kotnik Hong Kong Yue Tze Nam Georgia (country) Elguja Lobjanidze
Nigeria Chisom Egbuchulam
Nantong Zhiyun Brazil Bressan Brazil Lucas Morelatto Croatia David Puclin Guinea-Bissau Romário Baldé Honduras Rubilio Castillo Spain→China David Wang
Switzerland→China Ming-yang Yang 		Hong Kong Li Ngai Hoi
Mauritania Oumar Camara
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 Cameroon Serge Tabekou
Shandong Taishan Belgium Marouane Fellaini Brazil Cryzan Brazil Jadson Brazil Moisés Brazil Matheus Pato Brazil→China Fernandinho South Korea Son Jun-ho
Portugal→China Pedro Delgado
Shanghai Port Angola Lucas João Argentina Matías Vargas Austria Markus Pink Brazil Oscar Sierra Leone Issa Kallon England→China Tyias Browning2 Brazil Paulinho
Shanghai Shenhua Cameroon Christian Bassogog France Ibrahim Amadou Portugal João Carlos Teixeira Switzerland Cephas Malele Hong Kong→China Dai Wai Tsun
United States→China Macario Hing-Glover
Shenzhen France Romain Alessandrini Ghana Frank Acheampong Ghana Mubarak Wakaso Chinese Taipei Will Donkin Hong Kong→China Dai Wai Tsun
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Brazil Farley Rosa Bulgaria Petar Vitanov Slovenia Robert Berić Spain David Andújar Spain Fran Mérida
Wuhan Three Towns Brazil Davidson Brazil Marcão Ghana Abdul-Aziz Yakubu South Korea Park Ji-soo Italy→China Denny Wang2 Brazil Ademilson
Brazil Wallace
Romania Nicolae Stanciu
Zhejiang Brazil Leonardo Brazil Lucas Possignolo Croatia Franko Andrijašević Ivory Coast Jean Evrard Kouassi Zimbabwe Nyasha Mushekwi Gabon→China Alexander N'Doumbou2 Hong Kong Leung Nok Hang Cameroon Donovan Ewolo

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shanghai Port (C) 30 19 6 5 61 30 +31 63 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite League stage
2 Shandong Taishan 30 16 10 4 59 25 +34 58 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite play-off round
3 Zhejiang 30 16 7 7 57 34 +23 55 Qualification for AFC Champions League 2 group stage
4 Chengdu Rongcheng 30 15 8 7 51 32 +19 53
5 Shanghai Shenhua[a] 30 15 7 8 34 31 +3 52 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite League stage
6 Beijing Guoan 30 14 9 7 53 35 +18 51
7 Wuhan Three Towns 30 14 9 7 51 35 +16 51
8 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 30 11 15 4 40 29 +11 48
9 Changchun Yatai 30 10 9 11 44 48 −4 39
10 Henan 30 9 9 12 38 40 −2 36
11 Meizhou Hakka 30 9 7 14 42 54 −12 34
12 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 30 8 7 15 29 60 −31 31
13
Qingdao Hainiu
 30 7 7 16 34 45 −11 28
14 Nantong Zhiyun 30 4 10 16 26 42 −16 22
15 Dalian Pro 30 3 11 16 25 47 −22 20 Dissolved
16 Shenzhen 30 3 3 24 22 79 −57 12
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.
    (C) Champions
    Notes:
  1. ^ As Chinese FA Cup winners.

Results

Home \ Away BJG CML CCY CDR DLP HEN MZH NTZ
QDH
 SDT SHP SHS SZH TJT WTT ZHJ
Beijing Guoan — 6–2 4–3 2–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
Cangzhou Mighty Lions 1–5 — 2–4 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1
Changchun Yatai 1–1 3–1 — 1–0 3–2 3–1 2–4 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–3 1–1 4–1 1–1 3–4 2–2
Chengdu Rongcheng 0–1 2–1 2–2 — 4–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 0–1 1–2
Dalian Pro 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 — 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–2
Henan 0–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 — 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–2
Meizhou Hakka 3–1 2–3 4–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 — 0–4 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 5–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
Nantong Zhiyun 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 — 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–5 1–2
Qingdao Hainiu
 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 — 0–1 0–5 0–1 5–0 1–4 0–3 2–2
Shandong Taishan 3–0 4–0 4–1 0–1 2–0 5–1 6–1 1–1 4–2 — 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–1
Shanghai Port 1–2 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 —
1–1
 3–2 2–1 3–1 3–4
Shanghai Shenhua 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
0–5
 — 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–2
Shenzhen 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–4 1–3 — 0–2 1–3 0–5
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–3 0–0 1–1 3–3 — 1–1 2–1
Wuhan Three Towns 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–3 0–0 4–2 2–1 4–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 — 0–0
Zhejiang 3–2 6–1 0–2 0–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 —
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.

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Qingdao Hainiu
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Nantong Zhiyun1211881112141516161414141413141414141514151414141414141414
Dalian Pro367789131415151616161616151515151415141515151515151515
Shenzhen4711101415121112101112121214161616161616161616161616161616
Leader and qualification for AFC Champions League Elite League stage
Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite play-off round
Qualification for AFC Champions League 2 group stage
Source: Soccerway