# 2017 Chinese Super League

The 2017 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese: 2017中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) was the 14th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor is Ping An Insurance. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won their seventh consecutive title of the league.
This season witnessed a huge change in the regulation to the players. Only three foreign players can play at one game and at least two domestic players who are under the age of 23 (born on or after 1 January 1994) must be in the 18-man list, including at least one must be in the starting list.

## Club changes

Clubs promoted from 2016 China League One
* Tianjin Quanjian
* Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng
Clubs relegated to 2017 China League One
* Hangzhou Greentown
* Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
Tianjin Quanjian and Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng both compete in the Chinese Super League for the first time in their respective histories. Hangzhou Greentown were relegated after a 10-year spell in the Chinese top-flight, while Shijiazhuang Ever Bright were relegated to China League One after spending 2 seasons in the Chinese Super League.

### Name changes

* Beijing Guoan changed their name to Beijing Sinobo Guoan in January 2017.
* Chongqing Lifan changed their name to Chongqing Dangdai Lifan in January 2017.

## Clubs
### Clubs and locations

| Team | Head coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | Previous season |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Luiz Felipe Scolari | Guangzhou | Tianhe Stadium | 58,500 | 1st |
| Jiangsu Suning | Fabio Capello | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | 61,443 | 2nd |
| Shanghai SIPG | André Villas-Boas | Shanghai | Shanghai Stadium | 56,842 | 3rd |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Wu Jingui | Shanghai | Hongkou Football Stadium | 33,060 | 4th |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Roger Schmidt | Beijing | Workers' Stadium | 66,161 | 5th |
| Guangzhou R&F | Dragan Stojković | Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | 18,000 | 6th |
| Guangzhou R&F | Dragan Stojković | Guangzhou | Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium | 9,000 | 6th |
| Hebei China Fortune | Manuel Pellegrini | Qinhuangdao | Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 33,572 | 7th |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Chang Woe-ryong | Chongqing | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center | 58,680 | 8th |
| Yanbian Funde | Park Tae-ha | Yanji | Yanji Stadium | 30,000 | 9th |
| Liaoning Whowin | Zhao Junzhe (caretaker) | Shenyang | Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 60,000 | 10th |
| Liaoning Whowin | Zhao Junzhe (caretaker) | Shenyang | Tiexi New District Sports Center | 30,000 | 10th |
| Tianjin TEDA | Uli Stielike | Tianjin | Tianjin Tuanbo Football Stadium | 22,320 | 11th |
| Tianjin TEDA | Uli Stielike | Tianjin | Tianjin Olympic Centre | 54,696 | 11th |
| Changchun Yatai | Chen Jingang | Changchun | Development Area Stadium | 25,000 | 12th |
| Henan Jianye | Guo Guangqi | Zhengzhou | Hanghai Stadium | 29,860 | 13th |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Felix Magath | Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 56,808 | 14th |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Fabio Cannavaro | Tianjin | Haihe Educational Football Stadium | 30,000 | CL1, 1st |
| Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Gregorio Manzano | Guiyang | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | 51,636 | CL1, 2nd |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Shanghai SIPG | Sven-Göran Eriksson | 4 November 2016 | André Villas-Boas | 4 November 2016 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Gregorio Manzano | 9 November 2016 | Gus Poyet | 29 November 2016 |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Xie Feng (caretaker) | 23 November 2016 | José González | 23 November 2016 |
| Changchun Yatai | Lee Jang-soo | 4 May 2017 | Chen Jingang (caretaker) | 4 May 2017 |
| Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Li Bing | 8 May 2017 | Gregorio Manzano | 8 May 2017 |
| Tianjin TEDA | Jaime Pacheco | 30 May 2017 | Lee Lim-saeng (caretaker) | 30 May 2017 |
| Jiangsu Suning | Choi Yong-soo | 1 June 2017 | Li Jinyu (caretaker) | 1 June 2017 |
| Beijing Guoan | José González | 2 June 2017 | Xie Feng (caretaker) | 2 June 2017 |
| Henan Jianye | Jia Xiuquan | 3 June 2017 | Yasen Petrov | 13 June 2017 |
| Jiangsu Suning | Li Jinyu (caretaker) | 11 June 2017 | Fabio Capello | 11 June 2017 |
| Beijing Guoan | Xie Feng (caretaker) | 1 July 2017 | Roger Schmidt | 1 July 2017 |
| Tianjin TEDA | Lee Lim-saeng (caretaker) | 7 July 2017 | Lee Lim-saeng | 7 July 2017 |
| Liaoning Whowin | Ma Lin | 1 August 2017 | René Lobello | 1 August 2017 |
| Tianjin TEDA | Lee Lim-saeng | 14 August 2017 | Chi Rongliang (caretaker) | 14 August 2017 |
| Tianjin TEDA | Chi Rongliang (caretaker) | 9 September 2017 | Uli Stielike | 9 September 2017 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Gus Poyet | 11 September 2017 | Wu Jingui | 11 September 2017 |
| Liaoning Whowin | René Lobello | 29 September 2017 | Zhao Junzhe (caretaker) | 29 September 2017 |
| Henan Jianye | Yasen Petrov | 30 September 2017 | Guo Guangqi | 30 September 2017 |

## Foreign players

A club may register seven foreign players per season. However, only five foreign players could be registered at any given time. And to curtail their influence, only three foreign players may play per match.
* Players name in bold indicates the players that were registered during the mid-season transfer window.
* Players name in italics indicates the players that were out of squad or left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | AFC player | Former players |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Ralf | Renato Augusto | Jonathan Soriano | | Egor Krimets | Burak Yılmaz |
| Changchun Yatai | Bruno Meneghel | Marinho | Szabolcs Huszti | Odion Ighalo | Anzur Ismailov | |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Alan Kardec | Fernandinho | Hyuri | Goran Milović | Jung Woo-young | |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Alan | Muriqui | Ricardo Goulart | | Kim Young-gwon | Paulinho Jackson Martínez Kim Hyung-il |
| Guangzhou R&F | Júnior Urso | Renatinho | Sölvi Ottesen | Eran Zahavi | Apostolos Giannou | Jang Hyun-soo |
| Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Nikica Jelavić | Tjaronn Chery | Mario Suárez | Rubén Castro | | Ryan McGowan Ali Ghazal Michael Olunga |
| Hebei China Fortune | Ezequiel Lavezzi | Aloísio | Stéphane Mbia | Gervinho | Kim Ju-young | Hernanes |
| Henan Jianye | Christian Bassogog | Bořek Dočkal | Eddi Gomes | Ricardo Vaz Tê | Ahmad Al Salih | Javier Patiño |
| Jiangsu Suning | Alex Teixeira | Ramires | Benjamin Moukandjo | Roger Martínez | Trent Sainsbury | Hong Jeong-ho |
| Liaoning Whowin | Christian Bekamenga | Olivier Boumal | Assani Lukimya | Anthony Ujah | | James Holland Robbie Kruse James Chamanga |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Diego Tardelli | Gil | Graziano Pellè | Papiss Cissé | | |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Carlos Tevez | Fredy Guarín | Giovanni Moreno | Obafemi Martins | Kim Kee-hee | |
| Shanghai SIPG | Elkeson | Hulk | Oscar | Ricardo Carvalho | Odil Ahmedov | |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Axel Witsel | Alexandre Pato | Anthony Modeste | | Kwon Kyung-won | Geuvânio Júnior Moraes |
| Tianjin TEDA | Frank Acheampong | Mikel John Obi | Mbaye Diagne | Nemanja Gudelj | Hwang Seok-ho | Brown Ideye |
| Yanbian Funde | Valdet Rama | Bubacarr Trawally | Richárd Guzmics | Nikola Petković | Hwang Il-su | Kim Seung-dae Yoon Bit-garam |
Last updated: 19 June 2017. Source: sports.ifeng.com (in Chinese)
* ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs or were sent to reserve team after first half of the season.
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players (Contracts signed before 1 January 2016 do not count towards foreign or Asian player slots.)
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 |
| Changchun Yatai | Yaki Yen | Jack Sealy |
| Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Au Yeung Yiu Chung | Festus Baise |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Jean-Jacques Kilama | |
Last updated: 1 November 2016

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (C) | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 58 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 3 | Tianjin Quanjian | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 54 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Hebei China Fortune | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 52 | |
| 5 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 52 | |
| 6 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 49 | |
| 7 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 44 | |
| 8 | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 42 | |
| 9 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 40 | |
| 10 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 36 | |
| 11 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 35 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 12 | Jiangsu Suning | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 32 | |
| 13 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 31 | |
| 14 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 30 | |
| 15 | Yanbian Funde (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 22 | Relegation to League One |
| 16 | Liaoning Whowin (R) | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 74 | −44 | 18 | Relegation to League One |
* ↑ Shanghai Greenland Shenhua qualified for the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage as 2017 Chinese FA Cup winners.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BJ | CC | CQ | GZE | GZF | GZZ | HBC | HN | JSS | LN | SD | SGS | SSI | TJQ | TJ | YB |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–4 |
| Changchun Yatai | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 6–2 |
| Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Hebei China Fortune | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Henan Jianye | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Jiangsu Suning | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Liaoning Whowin | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 8–1 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 |
| Shanghai SIPG | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Tianjin Quanjian | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | | 3–1 |
| Yanbian Funde | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |

## 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.
| 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 Taobao | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shanghai SIPG | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tianjin Quanjian | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Hebei China Fortune | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Changchun Yatai | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Jiangsu Suning | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Henan Jianye | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Yanbian Funde | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Liaoning Whowin | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
* Qualification to AFC Champions League play-off round
* Relegation to League One

## Statistics

    As of 4 November 2017

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Elkeson | Shanghai SIPG | Changchun Yatai | 5–1 | 4 March 2017 |
| Ricardo Goulart | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Henan Jianye | 4–2 | 29 April 2017 |
| Eran Zahavi $^{4goals}$ | Guangzhou R&F | Yanbian Funde | 6–2 | 23 July 2017 |
| Bubacarr Trawally | Yanbian Funde | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 4–4 | 10 September 2017 |
| Bubacarr Trawally | Yanbian Funde | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 3–4 | 13 October 2017 |
| Ezequiel Lavezzi | Hebei China Fortune | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 4–5 | 4 November 2017 |
| Diego Tardelli | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Hebei China Fortune | 5–4 | 4 November 2017 |

## Awards

The awards of 2017 Chinese Super League were announced on 11 November 2017.
* Player of the Year: Eran Zahavi (Guangzhou R&F)
* Golden Boot: Eran Zahavi (Guangzhou R&F)
* Golden Boot (Domestic Player): Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG)
* Best Goalkeeper: Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG)
* Young Player of the Year: Hu Jinghang (Henan Jianye)
* U-23 Player of the Year: Huang Zhengyu (Guangzhou R&F)
* Most Popular Player of the Year: Zhang Chengdong (Hebei China Fortune)
* Manager of the Year: Fabio Cannavaro (Tianjin Quanjian)
* Fair Play Award: Chongqing Dangdai Lifan, Hebei China Fortune, Yanbian Funde
* Best Referee: Ma Ning
* Best Assistant Referee: Huo Weiming
* Team of the Year:
** Goalkeeper: Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG)
** Defence: Jiang Zhipeng (Guangzhou R&F), Feng Xiaoting (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Huang Zhengyu (Guangzhou R&F), Wang Shenchao (Shanghai SIPG)
** Midfield: Eran Zahavi (Guangzhou R&F), Hao Junmin (Shandong Luneng Taishan), Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG), Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
** Attack: Gao Lin (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Hulk (Shanghai SIPG)

## League attendance

    As of Round 30
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 683,841 | 49,736 | 35,693 | 45,589 | +1.6%$^†$ |
| 2 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 520,266 | 54,018 | 23,609 | 34,684 | −9.0%$^†$ |
| 3 | Chongqing Lifan | 516,582 | 43,857 | 26,187 | 34,439 | −4.8%$^†$ |
| 4 | Jiangsu Suning | 490,454 | 49,817 | 27,973 | 32,697 | −16.1%$^†$ |
| 5 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 454,275 | 43,658 | 21,005 | 30,285 | +60.0%$^†$ |
| 6 | Shanghai SIPG | 437,614 | 46,717 | 25,387 | 29,174 | +4.0%$^†$ |
| 7 | Tianjin Quanjian | 373,162 | 26,021 | 22,367 | 24,877 | +104.5%$^†$ $^†$ |
| 8 | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | 316,525 | 41,783 | 0 | 21,102 | +90.3%$^†$ $^†$ |
| 9 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 285,322 | 23,998 | 15,269 | 19,021 | −16.2%$^†$ |
| 10 | Henan Jianye | 283,998 | 21,788 | 13,169 | 18,933 | +9.6%$^†$ |
| 11 | Yanbian Funde | 270,875 | 27,523 | 7,110 | 18,058 | −6.5%$^†$ |
| 12 | Hebei China Fortune | 270,810 | 25,223 | 13,113 | 18,054 | −2.2%$^†$ |
| 13 | Changchun Yatai | 247,158 | 23,617 | 11,396 | 16,477 | +7.4%$^†$ |
| 14 | Tianjin TEDA | 217,964 | 39,965 | 10,018 | 14,531 | −33.2%$^†$ |
| 15 | Liaoning Whowin | 186,441 | 21,036 | 7,015 | 12,429 | −44.8%$^†$ |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 148,567 | 12,823 | 5,373 | 9,904 | +0.7%$^†$ |
| | League total | 5,703,854 | 54,018 | 0 | 23,766 | −1.6%$^†$ |
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