# 2014 Chinese Super League

The 2014 Chinese Super League was the eleventh season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 21st season of a professional Association football league and the 53rd top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande won their fourth consecutive title of the league.

## Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2013 China League One
* Henan Jianye
* Harbin Yiteng
Teams relegated to 2014 China League One
* Qingdao Jonoon
* Wuhan Zall

## Clubs
### Clubs and locations

| Club | Head coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2013 season |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | Marcello Lippi | Guangzhou | Tianhe Stadium | 58,500 | 1st |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Cuca | Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Luneng Stadium | 56,808 | 2nd |
| Beijing Guoan | Gregorio Manzano | Beijing | Workers' Stadium | 66,161 | 3rd |
| Guizhou Renhe | Zhu Jiong | Guiyang | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | 51,636 | 4th |
| Dalian Aerbin | Yasuharu Kurata | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | 61,000 | 5th |
| Guangzhou R&F | Sven-Göran Eriksson | Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | 18,000 | 6th |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Guo Guangqi | Shanghai | Jinshan Football Stadium | 30,000 | 7th |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Sergio Batista | Shanghai | Hongkou Football Stadium | 33,060 | 8th |
| Shanghai Dongya | Xi Zhikang | Shanghai | Shanghai Stadium | 56,842 | 9th |
| Liaoning Whowin | Chen Yang | Shenyang (playing in Panjin) | Panjin Stadium | 35,600 | 10th |
| Tianjin TEDA | Arie Haan | Tianjin | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium | 54,696 | 11th |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Yang Ji (caretaker) | Hangzhou | Yellow Dragon Sports Center | 52,672 | 12th |
| Jiangsu Sainty | Gao Hongbo | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | 61,443 | 13th |
| Changchun Yatai | Dragan Okuka | Changchun | Development Area Stadium | 25,000 | 14th |
| Henan Jianye | Jia Xiuquan | Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium | 29,860 | CL1, 1st |
| Harbin Yiteng | Marijo Tot | Harbin | Harbin ICE Sports Center | 50,000 | CL1, 2nd |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Jiangsu Sainty | Dragan Okuka | Expiration of contract | 5 November 2013 | N/A | Gao Hongbo | 8 November 2013 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Takeshi Okada | Resigned | 5 November 2013 | N/A | Yang Ji (caretaker) | 8 November 2013 |
| Shanghai Dongya | Gao Hongbo | Expiration of contract | 8 November 2013 | N/A | Xi Zhikang | 4 December 2013 |
| Liaoning Whowin | Ma Lin | Expiration of contract | 27 November 2013 | N/A | Gao Sheng | 27 November 2013 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Guo Guangqi (caretaker) | – | 2 December 2013 | N/A | Cheng Yaodong | 2 December 2013 |
| Dalian Aerbin | Simo Krunić | Sacked | 9 December 2013 | N/A | Ma Lin | 9 December 2013 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Radomir Antić | Sacked | 21 December 2013 | N/A | Cuca | 22 December 2013 |
| Tianjin TEDA | Alexandre Guimarães | Expiration of contract | 31 December 2013 | N/A | Arie Haan | 12 January 2014 |
| Beijing Guoan | Aleksandar Stanojević | Sacked | 10 January 2014 | N/A | Gregorio Manzano | 11 February 2014 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Shen Xiangfu | – | 29 March 2014 | 11th | Sergio Batista | 29 March 2014 |
| Liaoning Whowin | Gao Sheng | Resigned | 9 April 2014 | 10th | Chen Yang | 9 April 2014 |
| Changchun Yatai | Svetozar Šapurić | Resigned | 21 April 2014 | 15th | Gao Jinggang (caretaker) | 21 April 2014 |
| Guizhou Renhe | Gong Lei | – | 23 April 2014 | 7th | Zhu Jiong | 23 April 2014 |
| Changchun Yatai | Gao Jinggang (caretaker) | – | 28 April 2014 | 12th | Dragan Okuka | 28 April 2014 |
| Dalian Aerbin | Ma Lin | Resigned | 28 May 2014 | 13th | Yasuharu Kurata | 30 May 2014 |
| Henan Jianye | Tang Yaodong | Resigned | 28 May 2014 | 15th | Jia Xiuquan | 3 June 2014 |
| Harbin Yiteng | Duan Xin | – | 19 July 2014 | 16th | Marijo Tot | 19 July 2014 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Cheng Yaodong | Resigned | 29 September 2014 | 14th | Guo Guangqi | 29 September 2014 |

### 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 named in bold indicates players that were registered during the mid-season transfer window.
* Players named in italics indicates players that were out of squad or left the club during the mid-season transfer window, and at least have one appearance.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | AFC player | Former players |
| Beijing Guoan | Pablo Batalla | Darko Matić | Dejan Damjanović | Erton Fejzullahu | Ha Dae-sung | Joffre Guerrón Peter Utaka |
| Changchun Yatai | Matías Iglesias | Eninho | Szabolcs Huszti | Fatos Bećiraj | Anzur Ismailov | Rafael Coelho |
| Dalian Aerbin | Esteban Solari | Bruno Meneghel | Niklas Backman | | | Leon Benko Nashat Akram |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | Elkeson | Renê Júnior | Alberto Gilardino | Alessandro Diamanti | Kim Young-gwon | Muriqui |
| Guangzhou R&F | Davi | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Aaron Samuel Olanare | Jang Hyun-soo | Park Jong-woo | Ken Ilsø |
| Guizhou Renhe | Zvjezdan Misimović | Hyuri | Mike Hanke | Krzysztof Maczynski | Jonas Salley | Zlatan Muslimović |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Anselmo Ramon | Gilberto Macena | Davy Claude Angan | Luka Žinko | Son Dae-ho | |
| Harbin Yiteng | Adam Hughes | Dori | Rodrigo Paulista | Ricardo Steer | Choi Hyun-yeon | Noh Hyung-goo |
| Henan Jianye | Nando Rafael | Rafael Marques | Ryan Johnson | Gibril Sankoh | Lee Ji-nam | |
| Jiangsu Sainty | Eleílson | Elias | Edison Toloza | Roda Antar | Yoon Sin-young | Dejan Damjanović |
| Liaoning Whowin | Derick Ogbu | Aleksandar Jevtić | James Chamanga | | Josh Mitchell | Billy Celeski Kevin Oris Artyom Filiposyan |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Walter Montillo | Aloísio | Junior Urso | Vágner Love | Ryan McGowan | |
| Shanghai Dongya | Ransford Addo | Ibán Cuadrado | Imad Khalili | Tobias Hysén | Daniel McBreen | |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Lucas Viatri | Paulo André | Paulo Henrique | Giovanni Moreno | Cho Byung-kuk | Luis Carlos Ruiz Firas Al-Khatib |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Everton | Jaílton Paraíba | Johnny | Peter Utaka | Lim You-hwan | Kieza Radomir Đalović |
| Tianjin TEDA | Andrezinho | Baré | Éder Lima | Carmelo Valencia | Mak Lind | |
* ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot)
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 |
| Guizhou Renhe Moutai | Xavier Chen | |
| Harbin Yiteng | Wisdom Fofo Agbo | |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Chen Po-liang | Brian Fok |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande (C) | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 28 | +48 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 3 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 57 | Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 48 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Shanghai Dongya | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 48 | |
| 6 | Guizhou Renhe | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 41 | |
| 7 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 39 | |
| 8 | Jiangsu Sainty | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 37 | |
| 9 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 35 | |
| 10 | Liaoning Whowin | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 33 | |
| 11 | Shanghai Shenxin | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 33 | |
| 12 | Hangzhou Greentown | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 32 | |
| 13 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 32 | |
| 14 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 30 | |
| 15 | Dalian Aerbin (R) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 29 | Relegation to League One |
| 16 | Harbin Yiteng (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 21 | Relegation to League One |
* ↑ Shandong Luneng Taishan qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League Group Stage from winning the 2014 Chinese FA Cup.
* 1 2 Shandong 3–3 Shanghai SIPG; Shanghai SIPG 0–0 Shandong
* 1 2 Shanghai S. 0–0 Liaoning; Liaoning 3–0 Shanghai S.
* 1 2 Changchun 2–3 Hangzhou; Hangzhou 1–1 Changchun

### Results

| Home \ Away | GZ | SD | BJ | GZM | DL | GZF | SHS | SGS | SHE | LN | TJ | HZ | JS | CC | HN | HEB |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Beijing Guoan | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Guizhou Renhe | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Dalian Aerbin | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 3–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Shanghai Dongya | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Liaoning Whowin | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Jiangsu Sainty | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | | 0–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 |
| Changchun Yatai | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Henan Jianye | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 |
| Harbin Yiteng | 3–6 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |

### 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 | 4 | 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 |
| Beijing Guoan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Shanghai Dongya | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Guizhou Renhe | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 5 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Jiangsu Sainty | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Liaoning Whowin | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Changchun Yatai | 13 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Henan Jianye | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Dalian Aerbin | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Harbin Yiteng | 13 | 15 | 15 | 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 | Elkeson | Guangzhou Evergrande | 28 |
| 2 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Guangzhou R&F | 22 |
| 3 | Tobias Hysen | Shanghai Dongya | 19 |
| 4 | Anselmo Ramon | Hangzhou Greentown | 16 |
| 5 | Dejan Damjanović | Jiangsu Sainty/Beijing Guoan | 15 |
| 6 | Davi | Guangzhou R&F | 14 |
| 7 | Vágner Love | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 13 |
| 8 | Bruno Meneghel | Dalian Aerbin | 12 |
| 8 | Wu Lei | Shanghai Dongya | 12 |
| 10 | Dori | Harbin Yiteng | 11 |
| 10 | James Chamanga | Liaoning Whowin | 11 |
Source: sports.sohu.com

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Abderrazak Hamdallah | Guangzhou R&F | Shanghai Shenxin | 3–1 | 22 March 2014 |
| Abderrazak Hamdallah | Guangzhou R&F | Hangzhou Greentown | 6–2 | 30 March 2014 |
| Du Zhenyu | Tianjin TEDA | Harbin Yiteng | 3–0 | 30 March 2014 |
| James Chamanga | Liaoning Whowin | Harbin Yiteng | 3–0 | 5 April 2014 |
| Vágner Love | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Beijing Guoan | 3–0 | 19 April 2014 |
| Tobias Hysen | Shanghai Dongya | Guizhou Renhe | 5–2 | 11 May 2014 |
| Dori | Harbin Yiteng | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 3–3 | 17 May 2014 |
| Elkeson | Guangzhou Evergrande | Hangzhou Greentown | 4–1 | 18 May 2014 |
| Elkeson | Guangzhou Evergrande | Liaoning Whowin | 6–0 | 31 August 2014 |
| Dejan Damjanović | Beijing Guoan | Liaoning Whowin | 3–1 | 28 September 2014 |
| Andrezinho | Tianjin TEDA | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 5–2 | 26 October 2014 |

## Awards

* Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: Elkeson (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: Wang Dalei (Shandong Luneng Taishan)
* Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Liu Binbin (Shandong Luneng Taishan)
* Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Gregorio Manzano (Beijing Guoan)
* Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Tan Hai
* Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Henan Jianye, Hangzhou Greentown
* Chinese Super League Team of the Year (442):
** GK Wang Dalei (Shandong Luneng Taishan)
** DF Xu Yunlong (Beijing Guoan), Kim Young-gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande), Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande), Zheng Zheng (Shandong Luneng Taishan)
** MF Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Guoan), Giovanni Moreno (Shanghai Greenland Shenhua), Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande), Davi (Guangzhou R&F)
** FW Elkeson (Guangzhou Evergrande), Wu Lei (Shanghai Dongya)

## League attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 632,314 | 48,765 | 36,351 | 42,154 | +4.3%$^†$ |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 590,922 | 52,301 | 32,012 | 39,395 | +0.3%$^†$ |
| 3 | Harbin Yiteng | 391,897 | 40,678 | 18,317 | 26,126 | +299.5%$^†$ $^†$ |
| 4 | Jiangsu Sainty | 365,229 | 52,117 | 10,079 | 24,349 | −15.5%$^†$ |
| 5 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 358,968 | 42,936 | 16,763 | 23,931 | −13.6%$^†$ |
| 6 | Henan Jianye | 275,854 | 21,528 | 13,526 | 18,390 | −3.6%$^†$ $^†$ |
| 7 | Tianjin TEDA | 257,852 | 49,986 | 9,036 | 17,190 | +3.7%$^†$ |
| 8 | Shanghai Greenland Shrnhua | 231,262 | 24,856 | 10,753 | 15,417 | +21.0%$^†$ |
| 9 | Hangzhou Greentown | 206,492 | 30,756 | 3,482 | 13,766 | −2.8%$^†$ |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 193,293 | 26,187 | 7,526 | 12,886 | −0.7%$^†$ |
| 11 | Liaoning Whowin | 191,718 | 33,785 | 2,053 | 12,781 | −38.7%$^†$ |
| 12 | Shanghai Dongya | 186,894 | 23,286 | 9,635 | 12,460 | +22.6%$^†$ |
| 13 | Guizhou Renhe | 184,906 | 25,491 | 5,611 | 12,327 | −42.2%$^†$ |
| 14 | Guangzhou R&F | 172,309 | 18,873 | 6,435 | 11,487 | +10.6%$^†$ |
| 15 | Dalian Aerbin | 164,890 | 22,118 | 6,222 | 10,993 | +4.3%$^†$ |
| 16 | Shanghai Shenxin | 151,720 | 15,669 | 5,812 | 10,115 | +18.2%$^†$ |
| | League total | 4,556,520 | 52,301 | 2,053 | 18,986 | +2.2%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 2 Nov. 2014 Source: CSL official data (in Chinese) Notes: $^†$ Teams played previous season in CL1.