# 2013 Chinese Super League

The 2013 Chinese Super League was the tenth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 20th season of a professional football league and the 52nd top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande won their third consecutive title with an 18-point advantage ahead of runners-up Shandong Luneng.

## Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2012 China League One
* Shanghai Tellace (renamed to Shanghai Dongya)
* Wuhan Zall
Teams disbanded
* Dalian Shide (withdrew from the league pyramid)
Teams relegated to 2013 China League One
* Henan Jianye

## Clubs
### Clubs and locations

| Club | Head coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2012 season |
| Beijing Guoan | Aleksandar Stanojević | Beijing | Workers' Stadium | 66,161 | 3rd |
| Changchun Yatai | Svetozar Šapurić | Changchun | Development Area Stadium | 25,000 | 6th |
| Dalian Aerbin | Simo Krunić | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | 30,775 | 5th |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | Marcello Lippi | Guangzhou | Tianhe Stadium | 58,500 | 1st |
| Guangzhou R&F | Sven-Göran Eriksson | Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | 18,000 | 7th |
| Guizhou Renhe | Gong Lei (caretaker) | Guiyang | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | 51,636 | 4th |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Takeshi Okada | Hangzhou | Huanglong Sports Center | 52,672 | 11th |
| Jiangsu Sainty | Dragan Okuka | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Zhenjiang Sports and Exhibition Center (from Round 20) | 61,443 30,000 | 2nd |
| Liaoning Whowin | Ma Lin | Shenyang | Tiexi New District Sports Center | 30,000 | 10th |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Goran Stevanović | Qingdao | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | 20,525 | 13th |
| Shandong Luneng | Radomir Antić | Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 56,808 | 12th |
| Shanghai Dongya | Gao Hongbo | Shanghai | Shanghai Stadium | 56,842 | CL1, 1st |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Shen Xiangfu | Shanghai | Hongkou Football Stadium | 33,060 | 9th |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Guo Guangqi (caretaker) | Shanghai | Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium | 16,000 | 15th |
| Tianjin TEDA | Alexandre Guimarães | Tianjin | Tianjin Olympic Centre TEDA Soccer Stadium (from Round 19) | 54,696 37,450 | 8th |
| Wuhan Zall | Wang Jun (caretaker) | Wuhan | Wuhan Sports Center | 52,357 | CL1, 2nd |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Beijing Guoan | Jaime Pacheco | Sacked | 26 November 2012 | N/A | Aleksandar Stanojević | 28 November 2012 |
| Dalian Aerbin | Aleksandar Stanojević | Resigned | 19 November 2012 | N/A | Xu Hong | 11 December 2012 |
| Guizhou Renhe | Gao Hongbo | Resigned | 17 December 2012 | N/A | Gong Lei (caretaker) | 17 December 2012 |
| Shandong Luneng | Wu Jingui (caretaker) | Technical assistant | 3 November 2012 | N/A | Radomir Antić | 25 December 2012 |
| Changchun Yatai | Svetozar Šapurić | Sacked | 27 December 2012 | N/A | Li Shubin | 27 December 2012 |
| Dalian Aerbin | Xu Hong | Resigned | 18 February 2013 | N/A | Li Ming (caretaker) | 18 February 2013 |
| Shanghai Dongya | Jiang Bingyao | Fitness coach | 27 February 2013 | N/A | Gao Hongbo | 27 February 2013 |
| Wuhan Zall | Zheng Xiong | Resigned | 21 April 2013 | 15th | Ljubiša Tumbaković | 22 April 2013 |
| Guangzhou R&F | Sérgio Farias | Sacked | 19 May 2013 | 13th | Li Bing (caretaker) | 19 May 2013 |
| Changchun Yatai | Li Shubin | Resigned | 20 May 2013 | 15th | Svetozar Šapurić | 20 May 2013 |
| Dalian Aerbin | Li Ming (caretaker) | Club director | 3 June 2013 | 7th | Simo Krunić | 3 June 2013 |
| Guangzhou R&F | Li Bing (caretaker) | Technical assistant | 4 June 2013 | 13th | Sven-Göran Eriksson | 4 June 2013 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Sergio Batista | Resigned | 4 July 2013 | 13th | Shen Xiangfu | 4 July 2013 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Zhu Jiong | Sacked | 7 July 2013 | 13th | Guo Guangqi (caretaker) | 7 July 2013 |
| Wuhan Zall | Ljubiša Tumbaković | Sacked | 18 August 2013 | 16th | Wang Jun (caretaker) | 19 August 2013 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Chang Woe-ryong | Sacked | 20 August 2013 | 10th | Li Yingfa (caretaker) | 20 August 2013 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Li Yingfa (caretaker) | – | 5 September 2013 | 13th | Goran Stevanović | 5 September 2013 |

### 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 | Joffre Guerrón | Frédéric Kanouté | Peter Utaka | Egor Krimets | André Lima |
| Changchun Yatai | Éder Baiano | Eninho | Isac | Jan Rezek | Anzur Ismailov | Matt McKay Zé Carlos |
| Dalian Aerbin | Fábio Rochemback | Guillaume Hoarau | Seydou Keita | Nabil Baha | Daniel Mullen | Peter Utaka |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | Darío Conca | Elkeson | Muriqui | | Kim Young-gwon | Lucas Barrios |
| Guangzhou R&F | Eddy Bosnar | Davi | Rafael Coelho | Yakubu | Rostyn Griffiths | Jumar |
| Guizhou Renhe | Zlatan Muslimović | Zvjezdan Misimović | Nano | Rafa Jordà | Jonas Salley | |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Mazola | Davy Claude Angan | Masashi Oguro | Luka Žinko | Kim Dong-jin | Marek Jarolím |
| Jiangsu Sainty | Hamdi Salihi | Eleílson | Cristian Dănălache | Aleksandar Jevtić | Kamoliddin Tajiev | Sergey Krivets |
| Liaoning Whowin | Pablo Brandán | Edu | Miloš Trifunović | James Chamanga | Shavkat Mullajanov | |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Pablo Caballero | Bruno Meneghel | Gustavo | Gabriel Melkam | Joel Griffiths | George Mourad Sherzod Karimov |
| Shandong Luneng | Leonardo Pisculichi | Ryan McGowan | Gilberto Macena | Vágner Love | Roda Antar | Marius Niculae |
| Shanghai Dongya | Bernie Ibini-Isei | Luis Carlos Cabezas | Ransford Addo | Ibán Cuadrado | Daniel McBreen | Chris Dickson |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Patricio Toranzo | Rolando Schiavi | Dady | Giovanni Moreno | Firas Al-Khatib | |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Antônio Flávio | Jaílton Paraíba | Johnny | Kieza | Michael Marrone | |
| Tianjin TEDA | Andrezinho | Baré | Éder Lima | Carmelo Valencia | Erik Paartalu | Vladimir Jovančić Dinélson |
| Wuhan Zall | Garra Dembélé | Bentley | Jacques Faty | Miloš Stojanović | Cho Won-hee | Júnior Santos Novak Martinović |
Hong Kong/Chinese Taipei/Macau players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot)
| Club | Player 1 |
| Beijing Guoan | Lee Chi Ho |
| Guizhou Renhe | Xavier Chen |
* ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande (C) | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 78 | 18 | +60 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 59 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 51 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying round 3 |
| 4 | Guizhou Renhe | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 44 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Dalian Aerbin | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 41 | |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 40 | |
| 7 | Shanghai Shenxin | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 40 | |
| 8 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 38 | |
| 9 | Shanghai Dongya | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 37 | |
| 10 | Liaoning Whowin | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 35 | |
| 11 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 34 | |
| 12 | Hangzhou Greentown | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 34 | |
| 13 | Jiangsu Sainty | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 32 | |
| 14 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 32 | |
| 15 | Qingdao Jonoon (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 31 | Relegation to League One |
| 16 | Wuhan Zall (R) | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 16 | Relegation to League One |
* ↑ Guizhou Renhe qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League Group Stage from winning the 2013 Chinese FA Cup.
* 1 2 Guangzhou R&F 2–0 Shanghai Shenxin, Shanghai Shenxin 1–0 Guangzhou R&F
* 1 2 Shanghai Shenhua and Tianjin TEDA were deducted 6 points each because of match-fixing scandal in 2003.
* 1 2 Tianjin 2–2 Hangzhou, Hangzhou 0–1 Tianjin
* 1 2 Jiangsu 2–1 Changchun, Changchun 0–0 Jiangsu

## Results

| Home \ Away | GZ | JS | BJ | GZM | DLA | CC | GZF | TJ | SH | LN | HZ | SD | QD | SHE | WH | SSX |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 |
| Jiangsu Sainty | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Beijing Guoan | 1–1 | 3–3 | | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Guizhou Renhe | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Dalian Aerbin | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Changchun Yatai | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Liaoning Whowin | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Shandong Luneng | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Shanghai Dongya | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 6–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Wuhan Zall | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 0–1 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 1–0 | |

## 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 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shandong Luneng | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Beijing Guoan | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Guizhou Renhe | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Dalian Aerbin | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Shanghai Dongya | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Liaoning Whowin | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Jiangsu Sainty | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Changchun Yatai | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Wuhan Zall | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 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 round 3
* Relegation to League One

## Goalscorers
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Total |
| 1 | Elkeson | Guangzhou Evergrande | 26 |
| 2 | Carmelo Valencia | Tianjin TEDA | 16 |
| 3 | Wu Lei | Shanghai Dongya | 15 |
| 3 | Yakubu | Guangzhou R&F | 15 |
| 5 | Darío Conca | Guangzhou Evergrande | 14 |
| 5 | Edu | Liaoning Whowin | 14 |
| 5 | Peter Utaka | Dalian Aerbin/Beijing Guoan | 14 |
| 8 | Kieza | Shanghai Shenxin | 11 |
| 8 | Rafael Coelho | Guangzhou R&F | 11 |
| 8 | Wang Yongpo | Shandong Luneng | 11 |
| 8 | Zhang Xizhe | Beijing Guoan | 11 |
| 8 | Joffre Guerrón | Beijing Guoan | 11 |
| 8 | Firas Al-Khatib | Shanghai Shenhua | 11 |
Source:

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Elkeson | Guangzhou Evergrande | Jiangsu Sainty | 3–0 | 16 March 2013 |
| Elkeson | Guangzhou Evergrande | Changchun Yatai | 6–1 | 20 April 2013 |
| Wu Lei | Shanghai Dongya | Shanghai Shenxin | 6–1 | 2 June 2013 |
| Peter Utaka$^4$ | Dalian Aerbin | Hangzhou Greentown | 4–3 | 30 June 2013 |
| Muriqui | Guangzhou Evergrande | Shanghai Shenxin | 3–0 | 6 July 2013 |
| Wu Lei | Shanghai Dongya | Tianjin TEDA | 3–2 | 17 August 2013 |
| Jiang Ning | Guangzhou R&F | Wuhan Zall | 5–1 | 18 August 2013 |
| Zhang Xizhe | Beijing Guoan | Guangzhou R&F | 6–0 | 14 September 2013 |
| Carmelo Valencia | Tianjin TEDA | Jiangsu Sainty | 3–2 | 14 September 2013 |
| Yakubu | Guangzhou R&F | Guizhou Renhe | 3–5 | 22 September 2013 |
| Wu Lei | Shanghai Dongya | Qingdao Jonoon | 6–1 | 27 September 2013 |

## Awards

* Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: Darío Conca (Guangzhou Evergrande)
* Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Elkeson (Guangzhou Evergrande)
* Chinese Super League Domestic Golden Boot Award: Wu Lei (Shanghai Dongya)
* Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year: Zeng Cheng (Guangzhou Evergrande)
* Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Jin Jingdao (Shandong Luneng)
* Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Marcello Lippi (Guangzhou Evergrande)
* Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Li Jun (Jiangsu)
* Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Shanghai Dongya, Guangzhou Evergrande, Beijing Guoan
* Chinese Super League Team of the Year (442):
** GK Zeng Cheng (Guangzhou Evergrande)
** DF Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande), Xu Yunlong (Beijing Guoan), Kim Young-gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande), Zheng Zheng (Shandong Luneng)
** MF Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande), Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Guoan), Wang Yongpo (Shandong Luneng), Darío Conca (Guangzhou Evergrande)
** FW Elkeson (Guangzhou Evergrande), Muriqui (Guangzhou Evergrande)

## League attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 606,413 | 56,300 | 32,467 | 40,428 | +8.5%$^†$ |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 589,028 | 46,310 | 31,500 | 39,269 | +6.5%$^†$ |
| 3 | Jiangsu Sainty | 432,122 | 58,792 | 22,357 | 28,808 | −7.6%$^†$ |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 415,246 | 46,179 | 16,456 | 27,683 | +37.4%$^†$ |
| 5 | Guizhou Renhe | 319,678 | 45,671 | 11,325 | 21,312 | −27.9%$^†$ |
| 6 | Liaoning Whowin | 312,744 | 24,580 | 14,561 | 20,850 | +11.9%$^†$ |
| 7 | Tianjin TEDA | 248,648 | 47,666 | 6,886 | 16,577 | +16.9%$^†$ |
| 8 | Wuhan Zall | 216,046 | 41,138 | 2,853 | 14,403 | +114.9%$^†$ $^†$ |
| 9 | Hangzhou Greentown | 212,458 | 32,075 | 7,582 | 14,164 | +34.1%$^†$ |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 194,624 | 26,852 | 7,861 | 12,975 | +2.2%$^†$ |
| 11 | Shanghai Shenhua | 191,085 | 23,457 | 8,653 | 12,739 | −13.7%$^†$ |
| 12 | Dalian Aerbin | 158,064 | 21,811 | 2,760 | 10,538 | −33.2%$^†$ |
| 13 | Guangzhou R&F | 155,762 | 14,535 | 7,223 | 10,384 | +22.7%$^†$ |
| 14 | Shanghai Dongya | 152,413 | 23,887 | 6,993 | 10,161 | +226.4%$^†$ $^†$ |
| 15 | Shanghai Shenxin | 128,391 | 11,975 | 6,870 | 8,559 | −26.2%$^†$ |
| 16 | Qingdao Jonoon | 124,255 | 16,325 | 3,252 | 8,284 | −13.1%$^†$ |
| | League total | 4,456,977 | 58,792 | 2,760 | 18,571 | −0.9%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 3 Nov. 2013 Source: CSL data (in Chinese) Notes: $^†$ Teams played previous season in CL1.

### Top 10 attendances

| Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Weekday | Time of Day |
| 58,792 | 17 | 14 July 2013 | Jiangsu Sainty | 1–2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | Sunday | Night |
| 56,300 | 22 | 25 August 2013 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–0 | Guangzhou R&F | Tianhe Stadium | Sunday | Night |
| 48,013 | 12 | 1 June 2013 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0–0 | Shandong Luneng | Tianhe Stadium | Saturday | Night |
| 47,666 | 25 | 21 September 2013 | Tianjin TEDA | 1–0 | Beijing Guoan | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium | Saturday | Night |
| 46,310 | 3 | 29 March 2013 | Beijing Guoan | 1–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Workers' Stadium | Friday | Night |
| 46,208 | 26 | 28 September 2013 | Beijing Guoan | 2–0 | Shanghai Shenhua | Workers' Stadium | Saturday | Night |
| 46,179 | 27 | 6 Oct. 2013 | Shandong Luneng | 2–4 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium | Sunday | Afternoon |
| 45,671 | 19 | 3 August 2013 | Guizhou Renhe | 2–2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | Saturday | Night |
| 43,539 | 19 | 4 August 2013 | Beijing Guoan | 3–3 | Jiangsu Sainty | Workers' Stadium | Sunday | Night |
| 43,121 | 17 | 14 July 2013 | Beijing Guoan | 3–1 | Wuhan Zall | Workers' Stadium | Sunday | Night |
Source: