# 2018 Chinese Super League

The 2018 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese: 2018中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) was the 15th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Shanghai SIPG won their first top-tier league titles on 7 November 2018 after the 2–1 victory against Beijing Renhe, ending a historic run for Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, who had won seven consecutive titles beginning with the 2011 season.
Policy regarding foreign players and U-23 domestic players continued to change in this season. At least one domestic player who is under the age of 23 (born on or after 1 January 1995) must be in the starting eleven, the same as in the 2017 season. However, two foreign-player policies have changed: (1) the number of foreign players on a club's roster has been reduced from five to four and (2) the total number of foreign players under contract with a club in a season has been reduced from seven to six. In addition, a new policy affecting both foreign players and U-23 domestic players has been introduced: The total number of foreign players appearing in matches must be no more than the total number of U-23 domestic players. Players from AFC countries no longer hold a special slot. But clubs can register one non-naturalized player from the Hong Kong Football Association, Macau Football Association or Chinese Taipei Football Association (except goalkeepers) as a native player. According to the Chinese FA, a non-naturalized player is a player who was first registered as a professional footballer in one of the three aforementioned football associations. For still more complexity concerning non-naturalized players, players from Hong Kong and Macau must be passport holders of the Hong Kong SAR or the Macau SAR, and players from Taiwan must be citizens of Taiwan. Policy of U-23 domestic players was relaxed in August for the 2018 Asian Games. It existed in name only from October when China U-25 training team was organized.

## Club changes

Clubs promoted from 2017 China League One
* Dalian Yifang
* Beijing Renhe
Clubs relegated to 2018 China League One
* Yanbian Funde
* Liaoning Whowin
Beijing Renhe and Dalian Yifang return to the division after a 2-year absence and a 3-year absence respectively. Liaoning Whowin were relegated after an 8-year spell in the Chinese top-flight, while Yanbian Funde were relegated to China League One after spending 2 seasons in the Chinese Super League.

### Name changes

* Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng changed their name to Guizhou Hengfeng in December 2017.

## Clubs
### Clubs and locations

| Team | Head coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2017 season |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Fabio Cannavaro | Guangzhou | Tianhe Stadium | 58,500 | 1st |
| Shanghai SIPG | Vítor Pereira | Shanghai | Shanghai Stadium | 56,842 | 2nd |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Park Choong-kyun | Tianjin | Haihe Educational Football Stadium | 28,046 | 3rd |
| Hebei China Fortune | Chris Coleman | Langfang | Langfang Stadium | 30,040 | 4th |
| Guangzhou R&F | Dragan Stojković | Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | 18,000 | 5th |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Li Xiaopeng | Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 56,808 | 6th |
| Changchun Yatai | Chen Jingang | Changchun | Changchun Stadium | 41,638 | 7th |
| Guizhou Hengfeng | Dan Petrescu | Guiyang | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | 51,636 | 8th |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Roger Schmidt | Beijing | Workers' Stadium | 66,161 | 9th |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Jordi Cruyff | Chongqing | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center | 58,680 | 10th |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Wu Jingui | Shanghai | Hongkou Football Stadium | 33,060 | 11th |
| Jiangsu Suning | Cosmin Olăroiu | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | 61,443 | 12th |
| Tianjin TEDA | Uli Stielike | Tianjin | Tianjin Olympic Centre | 54,696 | 13th |
| Henan Jianye | Wang Baoshan | Zhengzhou | Hanghai Stadium | 29,860 | 14th |
| Dalian Yifang | Bernd Schuster | Dalian | Dalian Sports Centre Stadium | 61,000 | CL1, 1st |
| Beijing Renhe | Luis García Plaza | Beijing | Beijing Fengtai Stadium | 31,043 | CL1, 2nd |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Fabio Cannavaro | Resigned | 6 November 2017 | Pre-season | Paulo Sousa | 6 November 2017 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Luiz Felipe Scolari | End of contract | 9 November 2017 | Pre-season | Fabio Cannavaro | 9 November 2017 |
| Shanghai SIPG | André Villas-Boas | End of contract | 30 November 2017 | Pre-season | Vítor Pereira | 12 December 2017 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Felix Magath | End of contract | 1 December 2017 | Pre-season | Li Xiaopeng | 1 December 2017 |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Chang Woe-ryong | Mutual consent | 10 December 2017 | Pre-season | Paulo Bento | 11 December 2017 |
| Henan Jianye | Guo Guangqi (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 18 December 2017 | Pre-season | Dragan Talajić | 18 December 2017 |
| Dalian Yifang | Juan Ramón López Caro | End of contract | 26 December 2017 | Pre-season | Ma Lin | 26 December 2017 |
| Dalian Yifang | Ma Lin | Sacked | 19 March 2018 | 16th | Bernd Schuster | 19 March 2018 |
| Jiangsu Suning | Fabio Capello | Mutual consent | 28 March 2018 | 12th | Cosmin Olăroiu | 28 March 2018 |
| Henan Jianye | Dragan Talajić | Sacked | 21 April 2018 | 14th | Chang Woe-ryong | 26 April 2018 |
| Hebei China Fortune | Manuel Pellegrini | Mutual consent | 19 May 2018 | 8th | Chris Coleman | 10 June 2018 |
| Guizhou Hengfeng | Gregorio Manzano | Sacked | 7 June 2018 | 16th | Dan Petrescu | 7 June 2018 |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Paulo Bento | Resigned | 22 July 2018 | 13th | Hao Haitao (caretaker) | 22 July 2018 |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Hao Haitao (caretaker) | Sacked | 8 August 2018 | 14th | Jordi Cruyff | 8 August 2018 |
| Henan Jianye | Chang Woe-ryong | Mutual consent | 27 September 2018 | 15th | Wang Baoshan | 27 September 2018 |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Paulo Sousa | Resigned | 4 October 2018 | 13th | Shen Xiangfu (caretaker) | 4 October 2018 |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Shen Xiangfu (caretaker) | Joined China U-25 training team | 5 October 2018 | 13th | Park Choong-kyun | 18 October 2018 |

## Foreign players

Clubs can register a total of six foreign players over the course of the season, but the number of foreign players allowed on each CSL team at any given time is limited to four. A maximum of three foreign players can be fielded in each match. In addition, each club can register a Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan player of Chinese descent (excluding goalkeepers), provided that he registered as a professional footballer in one of those three association for the first time, as a native player.
* Players named in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
* Players named in ITALICS have left the club, or are off the roster due to being injured or sent to the reserves.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Hong Kong/Macau/ Taiwan Players | Former players |
| Beijing Renhe | Augusto Fernández | Benjamin Moukandjo | Ayub Masika | Makhete Diop | | Ivo Jaime Ayoví |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Renato Augusto | Cédric Bakambu | Jonathan Soriano | Jonathan Viera | | |
| Changchun Yatai | Lasse Vibe | Odion Ighalo | Adrian Mierzejewski | Nemanja Pejčinović | | Marinho Anzur Ismailov |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Alan Kardec | Fernandinho | Luiz Fernandinho | Sebá | | Nicolás Aguirre |
| Dalian Yifang | Nicolás Gaitán | Yannick Carrasco | Duvier Riascos | Nyasha Mushekwi | | José Fonte |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Alan | Paulinho | Ricardo Goulart | Talisca | | Nemanja Gudelj Kim Young-gwon |
| Guangzhou R&F | Júnior Urso | Renatinho | Eran Zahavi | Duško Tošić | | Tan Chun Lok Marko Perović |
| Guizhou Hengfeng | Nikica Jelavić | Bubacarr Trawally | Kevin Boli | Mario Suárez | Festus Baise | Tjaronn Chery |
| Hebei China Fortune | Ezequiel Lavezzi | Javier Mascherano | Hernanes | Ayoub El Kaabi | | Gervinho |
| Henan Jianye | Fernando Karanga | Ivo | Christian Bassogog | Ricardo Vaz Tê | | Orlando Sá Cala |
| Jiangsu Suning | Alex Teixeira | Éder | Gabriel Paletta | | | Ramires Richmond Boakye |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Diego Tardelli | Gil | Róger Guedes | Graziano Pellè | | Papiss Cissé |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Fredy Guarín | Giovanni Moreno | Óscar Romero | Demba Ba | | Obafemi Martins |
| Shanghai SIPG | Elkeson | Hulk | Oscar | Odil Ahmedov | | |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Alexandre Pato | Anthony Modeste | Kwon Kyung-won | | | Axel Witsel |
| Tianjin TEDA | Johnathan Goiano | Felix Bastians | Frank Acheampong | Mikel John Obi | | |
* ^1 For Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwanese players, if they are non-naturalized and were registered as professional footballers in Hong Kong's, Macau's, or Chinese Taipei's football association for the first time, they are recognized as native players. Otherwise they are recognized as foreign players.
* ^2 Festus Baise is a naturalized citizen of Hong Kong SAR; however, since his first registered football association was Hong Kong and is the passport holder of Hong Kong SAR, he would be considered as a native player.
* ^3 Player that has returned from a loan spell. It is unsure whether they will be registered for the season or sent out on loan again, but they are now on the wage bills of their respective clubs.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shanghai SIPG (C) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 77 | 33 | +44 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 82 | 36 | +46 | 63 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 58 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 53 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Jiangsu Suning | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 48 | |
| 6 | Hebei China Fortune | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 39 | |
| 7 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 38 | |
| 8 | Beijing Renhe | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 37 | |
| 9 | Tianjin Quanjian | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 36 | |
| 10 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 36 | |
| 11 | Dalian Yifang | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 35 | |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 34 | |
| 13 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 32 | |
| 14 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 32 | |
| 15 | Changchun Yatai (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 32 | Relegation to League One |
| 16 | Guizhou Hengfeng (R) | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 24 | Relegation to League One |
* ↑ Beijing Sinobo Guoan qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Chinese FA Cup winners.
* 1 2 Tianjin Quanjian is ahead of Guangzhou R&F on head-to-head points: Tianjin Quanjian 2–1 Guangzhou R&F, Guangzhou R&F 2–6 Tianjin Quanjian.
* 1 2 3 Chongqing Dangdai Lifan, Tianjin TEDA and Changchun Yatai were ranked by head-to-head points: Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 7 pts, Tianjin Teda 5 pts, Changchun Yatai 4 pts.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BJR | BJS | CC | CQ | DLY | GZE | GZF | GZZ | HBC | HN | JSS | SD | SGS | SSI | TJQ | TJT |
| Beijing Renhe | — | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Changchun Yatai | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Dalian Yifang | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 6–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | — | 4–5 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–5 | 5–0 | 5–1 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 4–1 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 2–6 | 2–0 |
| Guizhou Hengfeng | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Hebei China Fortune | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Henan Jianye | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 |
| Jiangsu Suning | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Shanghai SIPG | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Tianjin Quanjian | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 2–2 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 3–2 | — |

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

## Results by match played

| 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 |
| Beijing Renhe | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | W | D | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | L | D |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | L |
| Changchun Yatai | D | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | L |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | L |
| Dalian Yifang | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W |
| Guangzhou R&F | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D |
| Guizhou Hengfeng | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W |
| Hebei China Fortune | D | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | W |
| Henan Jianye | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L |
| Jiangsu Suning | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | D |
| Shanghai SIPG | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L |
| Tianjin Quanjian | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | W |
| Tianjin TEDA | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | L |

## Player statistics
### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Alan | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Guangzhou R&F | 4–5 | 2 March 2018 |
| Eran Zahavi | Guangzhou R&F | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 5–4 | 2 March 2018 |
| Oscar | Shanghai SIPG | Dalian Yifang | 8–0 | 3 March 2018 |
| Wu Lei | Shanghai SIPG | Dalian Yifang | 8–0 | 3 March 2018 |
| Wu Lei$^4$ | Shanghai SIPG | Guangzhou R&F | 5–2 | 18 March 2018 |
| Frank Acheampong | Tianjin TEDA | Tianjin Quanjian | 3–2 | 18 March 2018 |
| Obafemi Martins | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Hebei China Fortune | 4–2 | 31 March 2018 |
| Odion Ighalo$^4$ | Changchun Yatai | Guizhou Hengfeng | 5–2 | 21 April 2018 |
| Bubacarr Trawally | Guizhou Hengfeng | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 3–4 | 29 April 2018 |
| Talisca | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Guizhou Hengfeng | 4–0 | 18 July 2018 |
| Alan Kardec | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Guizhou Hengfeng | 3–4 | 1 August 2018 |
| Jonathan Soriano | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Hebei China Fortune | 6–3 | 2 August 2018 |
| Nyasha Mushekwi | Dalian Yifang | Guangzhou R&F | 3–0 | 10 August 2018 |
| Renato Augusto | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Tianjin TEDA | 5–2 | 25 August 2018 |
| Dong Xuesheng | Hebei China Fortune | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 4–4 | 20 October 2018 |
| Alexandre Pato | Tianjin Quanjian | Guangzhou R&F | 6–2 | 27 October 2018 |

## Awards

The awards of 2018 Chinese Super League were announced on 21 November 2018.
| Award | Winner | Club |
| Player of the Season | Wu Lei | Shanghai SIPG |
| Golden Boot | Wu Lei | Shanghai SIPG |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Yan Junling | Shanghai SIPG |
| Young Player of the Season | Huang Zichang | Jiangsu Suning |
| Manager of the Season | Li Xiaopeng | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| Best Referee | Zhang Lei | – |
| Best Assistant Referee | Huo Weiming | – |
| Most Popular Player | Jin Jingdao | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
Team of the Year :
| Goalkeeper | Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG) | Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG) | Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG) | Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG) | Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG) | Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG) | Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG) | Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG) | Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG) | Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG) | Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG) | Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG) |
| Defender | Wang Tong (Shandong Luneng Taishan) | Wang Tong (Shandong Luneng Taishan) | Wang Tong (Shandong Luneng Taishan) | Feng Xiaoting (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | Feng Xiaoting (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | Feng Xiaoting (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | Li Xuepeng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | Li Xuepeng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | Li Xuepeng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) |
| Midfielder | Huang Zichang (Jiangsu Suning) | Huang Zichang (Jiangsu Suning) | Huang Zichang (Jiangsu Suning) | Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) | Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) | Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) | Jin Jingdao (Shandong Luneng Taishan) | Jin Jingdao (Shandong Luneng Taishan) | Jin Jingdao (Shandong Luneng Taishan) |
| Forward | Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG) | Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG) | Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG) | Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG) | Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG) | Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG) | Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) | Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) | Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) | Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) | Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) | Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) |

## League attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 705,025 | 49,967 | 32,796 | 47,002 | +3.1%$^†$ |
| 2 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 626,152 | 56,544 | 30,699 | 41,743 | +20.4%$^†$ |
| 3 | Dalian Yifang | 497,171 | 51,666 | 20,197 | 33,145 | +60.9%$^†$ |
| 4 | Jiangsu Suning | 487,617 | 50,973 | 21,428 | 32,508 | −0.6%$^†$ |
| 5 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 486,516 | 42,856 | 23,658 | 32,434 | −5.8%$^†$ |
| 6 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 371,768 | 42,035 | 14,019 | 24,785 | −18.2%$^†$ |
| 7 | Shanghai SIPG | 324,470 | 25,378 | 18,998 | 21,631 | −25.9%$^†$ |
| 8 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 322,155 | 23,928 | 20,012 | 21,477 | +12.9%$^†$ |
| 9 | Tianjin Quanjian | 294,984 | 25,815 | 6,178 | 19,666 | −20.9%$^†$ |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 282,286 | 27,682 | 10,127 | 18,819 | +14.2%$^†$ |
| 11 | Henan Jianye | 276,021 | 21,899 | 13,966 | 18,401 | −2.8%$^†$ |
| 12 | Tianjin TEDA | 265,745 | 31,607 | 8,566 | 17,716 | +21.9%$^†$ |
| 13 | Guizhou Hengfeng | 250,552 | 28,573 | 9,117 | 16,703 | −20.8%$^†$ |
| 14 | Hebei China Fortune | 240,429 | 25,866 | 10,113 | 16,029 | −11.2%$^†$ |
| 15 | Beijing Renhe | 188,004 | 27,289 | 5,651 | 12,534 | +93.0%$^†$ |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 153,820 | 12,996 | 7,311 | 10,255 | +3.5%$^†$ |
| | League total | 5,772,715 | 56,544 | 5,651 | 24,053 | +1.2%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018 Source: League attendance Notes: $^†$ Teams played previous season in CL1.