# 2011 Chinese Super League

The 2011 Chinese Super League (also known as Pirelli Chinese Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the eighteenth season of a professional association football league and the 50th top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande clinched their first ever Chinese Super League title on September 28, 2011.

## Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2010 China League One
* Guangzhou Evergrande
* Chengdu Blades
Teams relegated to 2011 China League One
* Chongqing Lifan
* Changsha Ginde (renamed to Shenzhen Phoenix)

## Clubs
### Personnel and locations

| Club | Head coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2010 season |
| Beijing Guoan | Jaime Pacheco | Beijing | Workers' Stadium | 66,161 | 5th |
| Changchun Yatai | Shen Xiangfu | Changchun, Jilin | Development Area Stadium | 25,000 | 9th |
| Chengdu Blades | Lawrie McKinna | Chengdu, Sichuan | Chengdu Sports Centre | 39,225 | CL1, 2nd |
| Dalian Shide | Nelo Vingada | Dalian, Liaoning | Jinzhou Stadium | 30,775 | 6th |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | Lee Jang-soo | Guangzhou, Guangdong | Tianhe Stadium | 60,161 | CL1, 1st |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Wu Jingui | Hangzhou, Zhejiang | Meihu Sports Centre (Round 1 to 14) Jiaxing Stadium (Round 17 to 30) | 35,260 35,000 | 4th |
| Henan Jianye | Jo Bonfrère | Zhengzhou, Henan | Hanghai Stadium | 28,000 | 8th |
| Jiangsu Sainty | Dragan Okuka | Nanjing, Jiangsu | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center | 61,443 | 11th |
| Liaoning Whowin | Ma Lin | Shenyang, Liaoning | Tiexi New District Sports Center | 30,000 | 7th |
| Nanchang Hengyuan | Zhu Jiong | Nanchang, Jiangxi | Nanchang Bayi Stadium | 26,000 | 13th |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Chang Woe-ryong | Qingdao, Shandong | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | 20,525 | 14th |
| Shaanxi Renhe | Gao Hongbo | Xi'an, Shaanxi | Shaanxi Province Stadium | 47,565 | 10th |
| Shandong Luneng | Manuel Barbosa | Jinan, Shandong | Shandong Provincial Stadium | 43,700 | 1st |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Dražen Besek | Shanghai | Hongkou Stadium | 33,060 | 3rd |
| Shenzhen Ruby | Philippe Troussier | Shenzhen, Guangdong | Shenzhen Stadium | 32,500 | 12th |
| Tianjin TEDA | Arie Haan | Tianjin | TEDA Football Stadium Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium (Round 24, 26 & 28) | 36,390 60,000 | 2nd |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Henan Jianye | Tang Yaodong | Sacked | 11 November 2010 | N/A | Kim Hak-beom | 27 November 2010 |
| Jiangsu Sainty | Pei Encai | Sacked | 30 November 2010 | N/A | Ján Kocian | 8 December 2010 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Miroslav Blažević | End of contract | 11 December 2010 | N/A | Xi Zhikang | 12 December 2010 |
| Beijing Guoan | Wei Kexing | Sacked | 21 December 2010 | N/A | Jaime Pacheco | 4 January 2011 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Guo Kanfeng | Sacked | 29 December 2010 | N/A | Chang Woe-ryong | 16 January 2011 |
| Shenzhen Ruby | Siniša Gogić | End of contract | 31 December 2010 | N/A | Philippe Troussier | 22 February 2011 |
| Chengdu Blades | Wang Baoshan | Sacked | 31 December 2010 | N/A | Lawrie McKinna | 19 March 2011 |
| Jiangsu Sainty | Ján Kocian | Sacked | 5 May 2011 | 15th | Dragan Okuka | 10 May 2011 |
| Shandong Luneng | Branko Ivanković | Resigned | 5 May 2011 | 8th | Rajko Magić | 5 May 2011 |
| Henan Jianye | Kim Hak-bum | Sacked | 5 May 2011 | 8th | Zhao Wei (caretaker) | 23 May 2011 |
| Dalian Shide | Park Sung-hwa | Sacked | 29 May 2011 | 12th | Li Xicai (caretaker) | 29 May 2011 |
| Dalian Shide | Li Xicai (caretaker) | Caretaking spell over | 31 May 2011 | 12th | Gai Zengjun (caretaker) | 31 May 2011 |
| Henan Jianye | Zhao Wei (caretaker) | Caretaking spell over | 29 June 2011 | 15th | Jo Bonfrère | 29 June 2011 |
| Shaanxi Renhe | Milorad Kosanović | Sacked | 19 July 2011 | 5th | Slobodan Santrač | 20 July 2011 |
| Dalian Shide | Gai Zengjun (caretaker) | Caretaking spell over | 20 July 2011 | 12th | Nelo Vingada | 20 July 2011 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Xi Zhikang | Sacked | 10 August 2011 | 9th | Dražen Besek | 10 August 2011 |
| Shandong Luneng | Rajko Magić | Resigned | 17 September 2011 | 7th | Manuel Barbosa | 17 September 2011 |
| Shaanxi Renhe | Slobodan Santrač | Sacked | 24 September 2011 | 10th | Gao Hongbo | 24 September 2011 |

### Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country. Players from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei are deemed to be native players in CSL.
* Players name in bold indicates the player was 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.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | AFC player | Former players |
| Beijing Guoan | Darko Matić | Walter Martinez | François | Ladji Keita | Joel Griffiths | Davi Roberto |
| Changchun Yatai | Dori | Nei | Modeste M'bami | Yovanny Arrechea | Anzur Ismailov | Welton Radomir Koković |
| Chengdu Blades | Brendon Santalab | Javier Estupiñán | John Hutchinson | | Jonas Salley | Bruno Casanova Adam Kwasnik |
| Dalian Shide | Adriano | Martin Kamburov | Ahn Jung-hwan | James Chamanga | Murod Kholmukhamedov | Jeon Kwang-jin Kim Jin-kyu |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | Darío Conca | Cléo | Muriqui | Paulão | Cho Won-hee | Renato Cajá |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Luis Ramírez | Randy Diamond | Paulo Pezzolano | Sebastián Vázquez | Adam Griffiths | Matías Masiero |
| Henan Jianye | Marcos Flores | Fabão | Leandro Netto | Christopher Katongo | Lee Jun-yeob | Rômulo Thiago Potiguar |
| Jiangsu Sainty | Eleílson | Paolo de la Haza | Cristian Dănălache | Aleksandar Jevtić | Kamoliddin Tajiev | Alex Wilkinson Bruce Djite |
| Liaoning Whowin | Dean Heffernan | Valdo | Jean Michel N'Lend | Vladimir Bogdanović | Kim Yoo-jin | |
| Nanchang Hengyuan | Camilo | di Carmo | Johnny | Paulo Roberto | Ko Jae-sung | Tozin Diego Vera Jonathan Ramis |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Éber Luís | Léo San | Gabriel Melkam | | Aziz Ibragimov | Ildar Magdeev |
| Shaanxi Renhe | Wilson | Fabio Firmani | Derek Riordan | Miloš Bajalica | Dino Djulbic | Tomáš Oravec |
| Shandong Luneng | Fabiano | Obina | Ricardo | Julio César de León | Roda Antar | Renato Silva |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Facundo Pérez Castro | Luis Salmerón | Eisner Loboa | Juan Camilo Angulo | | Duvier Riascos Abdulkader Dakka |
| Shenzhen Ruby | Ronald Rivero | Rony Flores | Chris Killen | Janez Zavrl | Takashi Rakuyama | Jair Reinoso Seiichiro Maki Ermin Rakovič |
| Tianjin TEDA | Luciano Olguín | Marius Bilaşco | Marko Zorić | | Song Chong-gug | Obiora Odita Kwon Jip |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande (C) | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 67 | 23 | +44 | 68 | AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 53 | AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Liaoning Whowin | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 50 | AFC Champions League qualifying play-off |
| 4 | Jiangsu Sainty | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 47 | |
| 5 | Shandong Luneng | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 47 | |
| 6 | Qingdao Jonoon | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 45 | |
| 7 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 45 | |
| 8 | Hangzhou Greentown | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 39 | |
| 9 | Shaanxi Renhe | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 38 | |
| 10 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 37 | 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 11 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 37 | |
| 12 | Dalian Shide | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 32 | |
| 13 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 32 | |
| 14 | Nanchang Hengyuan | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 29 | |
| 15 | Chengdu Blades (R) | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 27 | Relegation to China League One |
| 16 | Shenzhen Ruby (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 23 | Relegation to China League One |
* ↑ Liaoning Whowin qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League but withdrew from the tournament.
* 1 2 Jiangsu, 3 pts, 2–1; Shandong, 3 pts, 1–2
* 1 2 Qingdao, 3 pts, 2–1; Changchun, 3 pts, 1–2
* 1 2 Tianjin, 3 pts, 2–2; Shanghai, 3 pts, 2–2
* ↑ Tianjin TEDA qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League by winning the 2011 Chinese FA Cup.
* 1 2 Dalian, 6 pts, 3–1; Henan, 0 pts, 1–3

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Beijing Guoan | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Liaoning Whowin | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Jiangsu Sainty | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Shandong Luneng | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | 9 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Changchun Yatai | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Shaanxi Renhe | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Dalian Shide | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Henan Jianye | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Nanchang Hengyuan | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Chengdu Blades | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Shenzhen Ruby | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage
* Qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage
* Qualification to AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
* Relegation to League One

## Results

| Home \ Away | BJ | CC | CD | DL | GZ | HZ | HN | JS | LN | NC | QD | SX | SD | SH | SZ | TJ |
| Beijing Guoan | | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Changchun Yatai | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 |
| Chengdu Blades | 0–3 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Dalian Shide | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Henan Jianye | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Jiangsu Sainty | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Liaoning Whowin | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 |
| Nanchang Hengyuan | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Shaanxi Renhe | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Shandong Luneng | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Shenzhen Ruby | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | | 1–2 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |

## Goalscorers

Updated to games played on 2 November 2011.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Muriqui | Guangzhou Evergrande | 16 |
| 2 | Leandro Netto | Henan Jianye | 14 |
| 3 | Cristian Dănălache | Jiangsu Sainty | 13 |
| 4 | Luis Salmerón | Shanghai Shenhua | 12 |
| 4 | Yu Hanchao | Liaoning Whowin | 12 |
| 6 | Joel Griffiths | Beijing Guoan | 11 |
| 6 | Gao Lin | Guangzhou Evergrande | 11 |
| 6 | Aleksandar Jevtić | Jiangsu Sainty | 11 |
| 9 | Cléo | Guangzhou Evergrande | 10 |
| 9 | Obina | Shandong Luneng | 10 |
| 9 | Martin Kamburov | Dalian Shide | 10 |
| 9 | Walter Martínez | Beijing Guoan | 10 |

## Awards

* Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: Muriqui (Guangzhou Evergrande)
* Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Song Wenjie (Qingdao Jonoon)
* Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Muriqui (Guangzhou Evergrande)
* Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Ma Lin (Liaoning Whowin)
* Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Tan Hai (Beijing)
* Chinese Super League Fair Play Award:Henan Jianye, Nanchang Hengyuan, Shandong Luneng, Qingdao Jonoon, Jiangsu Sainty

## Attendances
### League attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 684,991 | 50,389 | 35,856 | 45,666 | n/a$^†$ |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 605,958 | 53,375 | 31,267 | 40,397 | +21.2%$^†$ |
| 3 | Shaanxi Renhe | 417,538 | 39,996 | 11,336 | 27,836 | −0.8%$^†$ |
| 4 | Liaoning Whowin | 294,319 | 25,812 | 11,917 | 19,621 | +94.3%$^†$ |
| 5 | Tianjin TEDA | 273,629 | 43,986 | 6,999 | 18,242 | +23.6%$^†$ |
| 6 | Jiangsu Sainty | 257,557 | 31,856 | 11,576 | 17,170 | +61.0%$^†$ |
| 7 | Dalian Shide | 257,214 | 25,000 | 3,325 | 17,148 | +39.3%$^†$ |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 245,007 | 20,688 | 9,346 | 16,334 | −12.3%$^†$ |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 207,531 | 28,669 | 5,500 | 13,835 | +37.4%$^†$ |
| 10 | Shandong Luneng | 181,679 | 27,815 | 4,255 | 12,112 | −23.8%$^†$ |
| 11 | Nanchang Hengyuan | 156,932 | 14,562 | 7,649 | 10,462 | −10.4%$^†$ |
| 12 | Shenzhen Ruby | 154,154 | 24,500 | 4,118 | 10,277 | −17.4%$^†$ |
| 13 | Shanghai Shenhua | 147,416 | 18,232 | 4,325 | 9,828 | −24.2%$^†$ |
| 14 | Hangzhou Greentown | 128,787 | 16,786 | 2,681 | 8,586 | −41.0%$^†$ |
| 15 | Qingdao Jonoon | 126,963 | 15,286 | 2,011 | 8,464 | +35.5%$^†$ |
| 16 | Chengdu Blades | 96,647 | 20,000 | 2,465 | 6,443 | n/a$^†$ |
| | League total | 4,236,322 | 53,375 | 2,011 | 17,651 | +21.1%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on Nov 2, 2011 Source: CSLdata Notes: $^†$ Team played previous season in CL1.

### Top 10 attendances

| Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Weekday | Time of Day |
| 53,375 | 18 | 1 August 2011 | Beijing Guoan | 1–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Workers' Stadium | Monday | Night |
| 50,389 | 15 | 6 July 2011 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 4–0 | Chengdu Blades | Tianhe Stadium | Wednesday | Night |
| 50,000 | 1 | 2 April 2011 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–0 | Dalian Shide | Tianhe Stadium | Saturday | Night |
| 49,693 | 27 | 16 October 2011 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 3–0 | Shanghai Shenhua | Tianhe Stadium | Sunday | Night |
| 48,920 | 9 | 29 May 2011 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–1 | Changchun Yatai | Tianhe Stadium | Sunday | Night |
| 48,657 | 29 | 29 October 2011 | Beijing Guoan | 2–3 | Shaanxi Chanba | Workers' Stadium | Saturday | Afternoon |
| 48,500 | 17 | 14 July 2011 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 5–0 | Nanchang Hengyuan | Tianhe Stadium | Thursday | Night |
| 48,383 | 25 | 24 September 2011 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 4–0 | Tianjin TEDA | Tianhe Stadium | Friday | Night |
| 48,312 | 11 | 18 June 2011 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 2–0 | Shaanxi Chanba | Tianhe Stadium | Saturday | Night |
| 48,160 | 19 | 6 August 2011 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 4–0 | Qingdao Jonoon | Tianhe Stadium | Saturday | Night |