# 2015 Chinese Super League

The 2015 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese: 2015中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) was the 12th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 22nd season of a professional Association football league and the 54th top-tier league season in China. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won their fifth consecutive title of the league.

## Team changes

Teams promoted from 2014 China League One
* Chongqing Lifan
* Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
Teams relegated to 2015 China League One
* Dalian Aerbin
* Harbin Yiteng
Chongqing Lifan returned to the division after a 4-year absence; Shijiazhuang Ever Bright competed in the Chinese Super League for the first time in the club's history. Dalian Aerbin were relegated after three years in the Chinese top-flight, while Harbin Yiteng were relegated to China League One after spending a season in the Chinese Super League.

### Name changes

* Shanghai Dongya changed their name to Shanghai SIPG in December 2014.
* Guangzhou Evergrande changed their name to Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao in December 2014.
* Jiangsu Sainty changed their name to Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty in January 2015.

## Clubs
### Clubs and locations

| Club | Head coach | Captain | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2014 season |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Luiz Felipe Scolari | Zheng Zhi | Guangzhou | Tianhe Stadium | 58,500 | 1st |
| Beijing Guoan | Gregorio Manzano | Xu Yunlong | Beijing | Workers' Stadium | 66,161 | 2nd |
| Guangzhou R&F | Dragan Stojković | Zhang Yaokun | Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | 18,000 | 3rd |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Cuca | Wang Dalei | Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 56,808 | 4th |
| Shanghai SIPG | Sven-Göran Eriksson | Sun Xiang | Shanghai | Shanghai Stadium | 56,842 | 5th |
| Guizhou Renhe | Gong Lei | Zhang Lie | Guiyang | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | 51,636 | 6th |
| Tianjin TEDA | Arie Haan | Zhou Haibin | Tianjin | Tianjin Olympic Centre | 54,696 | 7th |
| Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty | Dan Petrescu | Lu Bofei | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | 61,443 | 8th |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Francis Gillot | Giovanni Moreno | Shanghai | Hongkou Football Stadium | 33,060 | 9th |
| Liaoning Whowin | Ma Lin | Zhao Junzhe | Shenyang (playing in Panjin) | Panjin Jinxiu Stadium | 35,600 | 10th |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Liu Junwei | Yu Tao | Shanghai | Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium | 16,000 | 11th |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Yang Ji | Wang Lin | Hangzhou | Huanglong Sports Center | 52,672 | 12th |
| Changchun Yatai | Marijo Tot | Yan Feng | Changchun | Development Area Stadium | 25,000 | 13th |
| Henan Jianye | Jia Xiuquan | Ivo | Zhengzhou | Hanghai Stadium | 29,860 | 14th |
| Chongqing Lifan | Wang Baoshan | Wang Dong | Chongqing | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center | 58,680 | CL1, 1st |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Yasen Petrov | Li Chao | Shijiazhuang | Yutong International Sports Center | 29,000 | CL1, 2nd |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Marcello Lippi | 2 November 2014 | Fabio Cannavaro | 5 November 2014 |
| Guangzhou R&F | Sven-Göran Eriksson | 10 November 2014 | Cosmin Contra | 18 December 2014 |
| Changchun Yatai | Dragan Okuka | 12 November 2014 | Gao Jinggang | 19 December 2014 |
| Shanghai SIPG | Xi Zhikang | 18 November 2014 | Sven-Göran Eriksson | 18 November 2014 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Yang Ji | 2 December 2014 | Philippe Troussier | 2 December 2014 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Sergio Batista | 4 December 2014 | Francis Gillot | 4 December 2014 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Guo Guangqi | 13 April 2015 | Liu Junwei | 13 April 2015 |
| Guizhou Renhe | Zhu Jiong | 28 April 2015 | Li Chunman (caretaker) | 28 April 2015 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Fabio Cannavaro | 4 June 2015 | Luiz Felipe Scolari | 4 June 2015 |
| Changchun Yatai | Gao Jinggang | 12 June 2015 | Marijo Tot | 12 June 2015 |
| Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty | Gao Hongbo | 29 June 2015 | Arie Schans (caretaker) | 29 June 2015 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Philippe Troussier | 1 July 2015 | Yang Ji | 1 July 2015 |
| Guizhou Renhe | Li Chunman (caretaker) | 8 July 2015 | Gong Lei | 8 July 2015 |
| Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty | Arie Schans (caretaker) | 9 July 2015 | Dan Petrescu | 9 July 2015 |
| Guangzhou R&F | Cosmin Contra | 22 July 2015 | Li Bing (caretaker) | 22 July 2015 |
| Liaoning Whowin | Chen Yang | 2 August 2015 | Ma Lin | 2 August 2015 |
| Guangzhou R&F | Li Bing (caretaker) | 24 August 2015 | Dragan Stojković | 24 August 2015 |

### 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. However, those players will be treated as foreign Asia players if they participate in any AFC competitions.
* 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 squads 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 Guoan | Pablo Batalla | Kléber | Darko Matić | Dejan Damjanović | Ha Dae-sung | Erton Fejzullahu |
| Changchun Yatai | Marcelo Moreno | Ákos Elek | Szabolcs Huszti | Moussa Maâzou | Anzur Ismailov | |
| Chongqing Lifan | Emanuel Gigliotti | Fernandinho | Jael | Issam El Adoua | Adrian Leijer | Guto Jajá |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Elkeson | Paulinho | Ricardo Goulart | Robinho | Kim Young-gwon | Alan Renê Júnior |
| Guangzhou R&F | Renatinho | Jeremy Bokila | Aaron Samuel | Míchel | Jang Hyun-soo | Abderrazak Hamdallah Park Jong-woo |
| Guizhou Renhe | Sejad Salihović | Zvjezdan Misimović | Hyuri | Ricardo Santos | Park Ju-sung | Krzysztof Mączyński Magnus Eriksson |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Matthew Spiranovic | Anselmo Ramon | Davy Claude Angan | Miloš Bosančić | Roda Antar | Bassem Boulaabi Imed Louati |
| Henan Jianye | Ivo | Eddi Gomes | Javier Patiño | Mateusz Zachara | Jung In-whan | |
| Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty | Sammir | Sölvi Ottesen | Viðar Örn Kjartansson | Marius Constantin | Sergio Escudero | Eleílson |
| Liaoning Whowin | Paulo Henrique | Franck Boli | Derick Ogbu | Eric Bicfalvi | Kim Yoo-jin | Josh Mitchell James Chamanga |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Walter Montillo | Aloísio | Diego Tardelli | Junior Urso | Jucilei | |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Giovanni Moreno | Avraam Papadopoulos | Mohamed Sissoko | Demba Ba | Tim Cahill | Paulo Henrique Stoppila Sunzu |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Everton | Johnny | Michael Barrantes | Daniel Chima Chukwu | | Zé Eduardo Lim You-hwan |
| Shanghai SIPG | Darío Conca | Davi | Asamoah Gyan | Tobias Hysén | Kim Ju-young | Jean Evrard Kouassi |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Eiður Guðjohnsen | Rúben Micael | Mario Rondón | Jacob Mulenga | Cho Yong-hyung | Rodrigo Defendi Georgi Iliev |
| Tianjin TEDA | Hernán Barcos | Lucas Fonseca | Wágner | Cristian Tănase | Morteza Pouraliganji | Andrezinho Wilmar Jordán |
* ^1 Jucilei owns Palestine citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the Chinese Super League
* ^2 Avraam Papadopoulos owns Australian citizenship and could play as an Asian player in the Chinese Super League
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players (doesn't count on the foreign or Asian player slot in CSL)
| Club | Player 1 |
| Changchun Yatai | Ko Yu-ting |
| Guizhou Renhe | Xavier Chen |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Chen Po-liang |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Bai He |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (C) | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 59 | Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2 |
| 4 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 56 | |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 46 | |
| 6 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 42 | |
| 7 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | Chongqing Lifan | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 35 | |
| 9 | Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 35 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 35 | |
| 11 | Hangzhou Greentown | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 33 | |
| 12 | Liaoning Whowin | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 31 | |
| 13 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 31 | |
| 14 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 31 | |
| 15 | Guizhou Renhe (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 29 | Relegation to League One |
| 16 | Shanghai Shenxin (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 70 | −40 | 17 | Relegation to League One |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Chongqing Lifan 6 pts, Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty 5 pts, Changchun Yatai 5 pts; Head-to-head results between Jiangsu and Changchun — Jiangsu: 2 pts, 0 goal difference and 2 away goals, Changchun: 2 pts 0 goal difference and 1 away goal.
* ↑ Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty qualified for the 2016 AFC Champions League group stage as winners of the 2015 Chinese FA Cup.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Liaoning Whowin 8 pts, Tianjin TEDA 4 pts, Guangzhou R&F 4 pts; Head-to-head results between Tianjin and Guangzhou R&F — Tianjin: 3 pts, +1 goal difference, Guangzhou R&F: 3 pts −1 goal difference.

### Results

| Home \ Away | GZE | SD | BJ | GZM | SJZ | GZF | SHS | SGS | SSI | LN | TJ | HZ | JSS | CC | HN | CQ |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Beijing Guoan | 0–2 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Guizhou Renhe | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Shanghai SIPG | 0–3 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Liaoning Whowin | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Changchun Yatai | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Henan Jianye | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 3–3 |
| Chongqing Lifan | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |

### 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 Taobao | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shanghai SIPG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Beijing Guoan | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Henan Jianye | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Chongqing Lifan | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Changchun Yatai | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Liaoning Whowin | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| Guizhou Renhe | 12 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 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 play-off round
* Qualification to AFC Champions League preliminary round 2
* Relegation to League One

## Goalscorers
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Total |
| 1 | Aloísio | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 22 |
| 2 | Ricardo Goulart | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 19 |
| 3 | Dejan Damjanović | Beijing Guoan | 16 |
| 4 | Emanuel Gigliotti | Chongqing Lifan | 15 |
| 4 | Hernán Barcos | Tianjin TEDA | 15 |
| 6 | Wu Lei | Shanghai SIPG | 14 |
| 7 | Gao Lin | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 13 |
| 7 | Jacob Mulenga | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 13 |
| 9 | Anselmo Ramon | Hangzhou Greentown | 12 |
| 9 | Tobias Hysén | Shanghai SIPG | 12 |
Last updated: 31 October 2015 Source: csl.sina.com.cn

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Paulo Henrique | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Shanghai Shenxin | 6–2 | 8 March 2015 |
| Ricardo Goulart | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Shanghai Shenxin | 6–1 | 10 May 2015 |
| Dejan Damjanović | Beijing Guoan | Changchun Yatai | 3–1 | 16 September 2015 |
| Demba Ba | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty | 3–1 | 31 October 2015 |

## League attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 688,339 | 51,025 | 38,154 | 45,889 | +8.9%$^†$ |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 614,952 | 53,526 | 33,636 | 40,997 | +4.1%$^†$ |
| 3 | Chongqing Lifan | 563,918 | 48,530 | 28,660 | 37,595 | +183.7%$^†$ $^†$ |
| 4 | Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty | 402,867 | 49,748 | 11,540 | 26,858 | +10.3%$^†$ |
| 5 | Shanghai SIPG | 395,721 | 46,977 | 18,008 | 26,381 | +111.7%$^†$ |
| 6 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 376,053 | 27,113 | 20,911 | 25,070 | +109.8%$^†$ $^†$ |
| 7 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 338,385 | 41,155 | 10,156 | 22,559 | −5.7%$^†$ |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 303,099 | 21,677 | 17,715 | 20,207 | +9.9%$^†$ |
| 9 | Tianjin TEDA | 294,908 | 41,899 | 8,226 | 19,661 | +14.4%$^†$ |
| 10 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 292,597 | 25,751 | 12,353 | 19,506 | +26.5%$^†$ |
| 11 | Guizhou Renhe | 227,078 | 25,381 | 7,283 | 15,139 | +22.8%$^†$ |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 222,818 | 28,615 | 9,621 | 14,855 | +15.3%$^†$ |
| 13 | Liaoning Whowin | 191,827 | 21,037 | 5,827 | 12,788 | +0.1%$^†$ |
| 14 | Hangzhou Greentown | 188,487 | 26,681 | 8,579 | 12,566 | −8.7%$^†$ |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 119,839 | 13,685 | 4,807 | 7,989 | −30.5%$^†$ |
| 16 | Shanghai Shenxin | 105,416 | 11,183 | 5,587 | 7,028 | −30.5%$^†$ |
| | League total | 5,326,304 | 53,526 | 4,807 | 22,193 | +16.9%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on October 31, 2015 Source: CSL official data (in Chinese) Notes: $^†$ Teams played previous season in CL1.

## Awards

The awards of 2015 Chinese Super League were announced on 10 November 2015.
* Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
* Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Aloísio (Shandong Luneng Taishan)
* Chinese Super League Domestic Golden Boot Award: Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG)
* Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year: Zeng Cheng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
* Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Luiz Felipe Scolari (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
* Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Tan Hai
* Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, Hangzhou Greentown, Chongqing Lifan
* Chinese Super League Team of the Year (442):
** GK Zeng Cheng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
** DF Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Kim Young-gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Feng Xiaoting (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Xu Yunlong (Beijing Guoan)
** MF Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Huang Bowen (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Wu Xi (Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty), Darío Conca (Shanghai SIPG)
** FW Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG)