# 2020 Chinese Super League

The 2020 Chinese Super League, officially known as the 2020 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese: 2020中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The season was scheduled to begin on 22 February and to end on 31 October, but was postponed following the COVID-19 pandemic. On 1 July 2020, the Chinese Football Association announced that the season would be split into two stages. In the first stage, which began on 25 July 2020 and concluded on 29 September 2020, 16 teams were split into two groups in two locations, one in Dalian and the other in Suzhou. On 2 September 2020, the Chinese Football Association announced that the second stage would begin on 16 October 2020 and conclude on 12 November 2020. Jiangsu Suning beat defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2–1 on aggregate in the finals to win their first-ever top flight title. However, three months later, Jiangsu was dissolved. As a result, the fourth-placed Shanghai SIPG gained a place in the 2021 AFC Champions League along with Guangzhou and Beijing Sinobo Guoan, while Shijiazhuang Ever Bright avoided relegation.

## Club changes

Clubs promoted from 2019 China League One
* Qingdao Huanghai
* Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
Clubs relegated to 2020 China League One
* Beijing Renhe
Dissolved entries
* Tianjin Tianhai
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright return to the division after a 3-year absence. Qingdao Huanghai compete in the Chinese Super League for the first time in the club's history. Beijing Renhe were relegated to China League One after spending 2 seasons in the Chinese Super League. Shenzhen were reprieved from relegation after finishing second-bottom due to the dissolution of Tianjin Tianhai.

### Name changes

* Dalian Yifang F.C. changed their name to Dalian Pro in January 2020.

## Clubs
### Personnel and stadiums

| Team | Head coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2019 season |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Fabio Cannavaro | Guangzhou | Tianhe Stadium | 54,856 | 1st |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Bruno Génésio | Beijing | Workers' Stadium | 66,161 | 2nd |
| Shanghai SIPG | Vítor Pereira | Shanghai | Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium | 16,000 | 3rd |
| Jiangsu Suning | Cosmin Olăroiu | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | 61,443 | 4th |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Hao Wei | Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 56,808 | 5th |
| Wuhan Zall | Pang Li (caretaker) | Wuhan | Wuhan Five Rings Sports Center | 30,000 | 6th |
| Tianjin TEDA | Wang Baoshan | Tianjin | Tianjin Olympic Centre | 54,696 | 7th |
| Henan Jianye | Javier Pereira | Zhengzhou | Hanghai Stadium | 29,860 | 8th |
| Dalian Pro | Rafael Benítez | Dalian | Dalian Sports Centre Stadium | 60,832 | 9th |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Chang Woe-ryong | Chongqing | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center | 58,680 | 10th |
| Hebei China Fortune | Xie Feng | Langfang | Langfang Stadium | 30,040 | 11th |
| Guangzhou R&F | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | 18,000 | 12th |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Choi Kang-hee | Shanghai | Hongkou Football Stadium | 33,060 | 13th |
| Qingdao Huanghai | Wu Jingui | Qingdao | Conson Stadium | 45,000 | CL1, 1st |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Afshin Ghotbi | Shijiazhuang | Yutong International Sports Center | 29,000 | CL1, 2nd |
| Shenzhen | Jordi Cruyff | Shenzhen | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre | 60,334 | 15th |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Jordi Cruyff | Mutual consent | 14 December 2019 | Pre-season | Chang Woe-ryong | 18 December 2019 |
| Wuhan Zall | Li Tie | Signed by China | 2 January 2020 | Pre-season | José González | 4 January 2020 |
| Guangzhou R&F | Dragan Stojković | Mutual consent | 3 January 2020 | Pre-season | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 4 January 2020 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | Juan Manuel Lillo | Mutual consent | 5 June 2020 | Pre-season | Wu Jingui | 4 August 2020 |
| Henan Jianye | Wang Baoshan | Mutual consent | 6 July 2020 | Pre-season | Yang Ji (caretaker) | 9 July 2020 |
| Shenzhen | Roberto Donadoni | Sacked | 11 August 2020 | Group A, 6th | Jordi Cruyff | 14 August 2020 |
| Tianjin TEDA | Uli Stielike | Sacked | 19 August 2020 | Group B, 8th | Wang Baoshan | 19 August 2020 |
| Henan Jianye | Yang Ji (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 11 September 2020 | Group A, 8th | Javier Pereira | 11 September 2020 |
| Wuhan Zall | José González | Sacked | 24 September 2020 | Group B, 6th | Pang Li (caretaker) | 24 September 2020 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Li Xiaopeng | Mutual consent | 5 October 2020 | Group A, 3rd | Hao Wei | 5 October 2020 |

### Coach nationality

| country | Number |
| China | 5 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Spain | 2 |
| South Korea | 2 |
| Iran | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |

### Foreign players

* Foreign players: The number of foreign players (excluding goalkeepers) that clubs can register over the course of the season is increased from six to seven and the number of foreign players allowed on each CSL team at any given time is also increased from four to five. A maximum of five foreign players can be registered for each match with a maximum of four can be fielded at any time during the match.
* Naturalized players: There is no limits in registering naturalized players. There is no limits in fielding Chinese-descent naturalized players. However, only one non-Chinese-descent naturalized player can be fielded as native player while other non-Chinese-descent naturalized player(s) fielded will be counted as foreign player(s).
* Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan players: Each club can register one Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan player of Chinese descent (excluding goalkeepers), provided that he was registered as a professional footballer in one of those three associations for the first time in his career, as a native player.
* Players name in bold indicates the players that were registered during the mid-season transfer window.
* Players name in ITALICS indicates the players that left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Naturalized players | Hong Kong/Macau/ Taiwan Players | Reserves players | Former players |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Fernando | Renato Augusto | Cédric Bakambu | Kim Min-jae | Jonathan Viera | → Alan → Nico Yennaris → John Hou Sæter | | | |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Alan Kardec | Fernandinho | Marcelo Cirino | Marcinho | | | | | Adrian Mierzejewski |
| Dalian Pro | Jailson | Emmanuel Boateng | Marcus Danielson | Sam Larsson | Salomón Rondón | | | Marek Hamšík | |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Paulinho | Talisca | Park Ji-soo | | | → Aloísio → Elkeson → Fernandinho → Tyias Browning | | | |
| Guangzhou R&F | Mousa Dembélé | Renatinho | Richairo Živković | Adrian Mierzejewski | Duško Tošić | | Tan Chun Lok | | Dia Saba Eran Zahavi |
| Hebei China Fortune | Samir Memišević | Marcão | Paulinho | Mohamed Buya Turay | | → Ricardo Goulart | | | |
| Henan Jianye | Toni Šunjić | Fernando Karanga | Henrique Dourado | Ivo | Christian Bassogog | | Tim Chow | Kim Sung-hwan | |
| Jiangsu Suning | Alex Teixeira | Miranda | Ivan Santini | Mubarak Wakaso | Éder | | | | |
| Qingdao Huanghai | Joseph Minala | Dejan Radonjić | Romain Alessandrini | Jagoš Vuković | Denis Popović | | Yaki Yen | | Cléo |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Marouane Fellaini | Moisés | Róger Guedes | Tamás Kádár | Graziano Pellè | | | Leonardo | |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Stéphane Mbia | Giovanni Moreno | Fidel Martínez | Miller Bolaños | Kim Shin-wook | → Alexander N'Doumbou | | Stephan El Shaarawy | Obafemi Martins |
| Shanghai SIPG | Aaron Mooy | Marko Arnautović | Hulk | Oscar | Ricardo Lopes | | | | Odil Ahmedov |
| Shenzhen | John Mary | Harold Preciado | Morteza Pouraliganji | Ole Selnæs | Song Ju-hun | | Dai Wai Tsun | Thievy Bifouma Blerim Džemaili | |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Matheus | Muriqui | Rômulo | Oscar Maritu | Stoppila Sunzu | | | | |
| Tianjin TEDA | Sandro Lima | Tiquinho Soares | Felix Bastians | Frank Acheampong | Odil Ahmedov | | | Johnathan Goiano | |
| Wuhan Zall | Léo Baptistão | Eddy Gnahoré | Jean Evrard Kouassi | Obafemi Martins | Daniel Carriço | | | Rafael Silva | |
* ^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.

## Regular season
### Group A
#### Stadiums

* Dalian Sports Centre Stadium
* Dalian Youth Football Training Base Main Stadium
* Jinzhou Stadium
* Puwan Stadium (Reserve)

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (Q) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 34 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning (C, Q) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 26 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan (Q) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 24 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 4 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua (Q) | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 21 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 5 | Shenzhen (Q) | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 17 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F (Q) | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 15 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
| 7 | Dalian Pro (Q) | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 11 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
| 8 | Henan Jianye (Q) | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 6 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
* During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
* After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues. (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

#### Results

| Home \ Away | DLY | GZE | HN | GZF | JSS | SD | SGS | SZ |
| Dalian Pro | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Henan Jianye | 0–4 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 1–0 | 0–5 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Jiangsu Suning | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 |
| Shenzhen | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |

#### 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 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jiangsu Suning | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Shenzhen | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Dalian Pro | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Henan Jianye | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
* Qualification to Championship stage
* Qualification to Relegation stage

#### Results by match played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Dalian Pro | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | L |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W |
| Guangzhou R&F | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | D |
| Henan Jianye | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Jiangsu Suning | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | D | D | W | W |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | D |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | D | D | D | W | W |
| Shenzhen | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | L |

### Group B
#### Stadiums

* Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium
* Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre
* Suzhou Sports Center
* Changshu Stadium (Reserve)

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shanghai SIPG (Q) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 32 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 2 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan (Q) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 28 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 3 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan (Q) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 24 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 4 | Hebei China Fortune (Q) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 24 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 5 | Wuhan Zall (Q) | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 17 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
| 6 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (Q) | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 17 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
| 7 | Qingdao Huanghai (Q) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 10 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
| 8 | Tianjin TEDA (Q) | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 30 | −22 | 3 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
* During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
* After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues. (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated Notes:
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 3–1 Hebei China Fortune, Hebei China Fortune 2–2 Chongqing Dangdai Lifan
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 1–0 Wuhan Zall, Wuhan Zall 2–1 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright

#### Results

| Home \ Away | BJS | CQ | HBC | QDH | SSI | SJZ | TTD | WH |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | — | 5–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Hebei China Fortune | 3–3 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Shanghai SIPG | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Wuhan Zall | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — |

#### 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 |
| Shanghai SIPG | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Hebei China Fortune | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Wuhan Zall | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
* Qualification to Championship stage
* Qualification to Relegation stage

#### Results by match played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | L | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Hebei China Fortune | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | W |
| Qingdao Huanghai | L | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L |
| Shanghai SIPG | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | D | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | L | L |
| Tianjin TEDA | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D |
| Wuhan Zall | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | D |

## Championship stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Hebei China Fortune | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Hebei China Fortune | 1 | 0 | 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2 | 2 | 4 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Jiangsu Suning | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jiangsu Suning | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Jiangsu Suning | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jiangsu Suning (a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3rd–4th place playoffs | 3rd–4th place playoffs | 3rd–4th place playoffs | 3rd–4th place playoffs |
| | | | | Shanghai SIPG | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shanghai SIPG (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) | Shanghai SIPG | 1 | 1 | 2 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | | | | | Shanghai SIPG | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5th–8th place playoffs | 5th–8th place playoffs | 5th–8th place playoffs | 5th–8th place playoffs | 5th–6th place playoffs | 5th–6th place playoffs | 5th–6th place playoffs | 5th–6th place playoffs |
| Hebei China Fortune | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan (a.e.t.) | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan (a.e.t.) | 2 | 6 | 8 | Shandong Luneng Taishan (p) | 3 | 2 | 5 (4) |
| | | | | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 4 | 1 | 5 (3) |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan (p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (10) | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 4 | 1 | 5 (3) |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 3 | 0 | 3 (9) | 7th–8th place playoffs | 7th–8th place playoffs | 7th–8th place playoffs | 7th–8th place playoffs |
| | | | | Hebei China Fortune | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 4 | 1 | 5 |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hebei China Fortune | 1–8 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1–3 | 0–5 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 3–4 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Shanghai SIPG | 0–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 1–2 | Jiangsu Suning | 1–1 | 0–1 |

#### Second leg (Round 16)

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won 8–1 on aggregate.
Beijing Sinobo Guoan won 4–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Shanghai SIPG won 5–4 on penalties.
Jiangsu Suning won 2–1 on aggregate.

### Semi-finals

The winners will qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 1–3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Jiangsu Suning | 3–2 | Shanghai SIPG | 1–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |

#### Second leg (Round 18)

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won 3–1 on aggregate.
Jiangsu Suning won 3–2 on aggregate.

### 5th–8th place playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hebei China Fortune | 5–8 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–2 | 3–6 (a.e.t.) |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 3–3 (9–10 p) | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 3–1 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |

#### Second leg (Round 18)

Shandong Luneng Taishan won 8–5 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Chongqing Dangdai Lifan won 10–9 on penalties.

### 7th–8th place playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 5–1 | Hebei China Fortune | 4–1 | 1–0 |

#### Second leg (Round 20)

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua won 5–1 on aggregate.

### 5th–6th place playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 5–5 (3–4 p) | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 4–3 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |

#### Second leg (Round 20)

5–5 on aggregate. Shandong Luneng Taishan won 4–3 on penalties.

### 3rd–4th place playoffs

The winner qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Shanghai SIPG | 2–3 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 1–2 | 1–1 |

#### Second leg (Round 20)

Beijing Sinobo Guoan won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Jiangsu Suning | 2–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0–0 | 2–1 |

#### Second leg (Round 20)

Jiangsu Suning won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Relegation stage
### Bracket

| 9th–16th place playoffs | 9th–16th place playoffs | 9th–16th place playoffs | 9th–16th place playoffs | 9th–12th place playoffs | 9th–12th place playoffs | 9th–12th place playoffs | 9th–12th place playoffs | 9th–10th place playoffs | 9th–10th place playoffs | 9th–10th place playoffs | 9th–10th place playoffs |
| Shenzhen | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Tianjin TEDA | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Tianjin TEDA | 2 | 1 | 3 | Tianjin TEDA | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Dalian Pro | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 2 | 0 | 2 | Dalian Pro | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Dalian Pro | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Dalian Pro | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | Tianjin TEDA | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Henan Jianye (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Henan Jianye (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 0 | 1 | 1 | Guangzhou R&F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11th–12th place playoffs | 11th–12th place playoffs | 11th–12th place playoffs | 11th–12th place playoffs |
| | | | | Henan Jianye | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Wuhan Zall | 0 | 1 | 1 | Henan Jianye | 2 | 3 | 5 | Dalian Pro | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Henan Jianye | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Guangzhou R&F (a.e.t.) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13th–16th place playoffs | 13th–16th place playoffs | 13th–16th place playoffs | 13th–16th place playoffs | 13th–14th place playoffs | 13th–14th place playoffs | 13th–14th place playoffs | 13th–14th place playoffs |
| Shenzhen | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0 | 2 | 2 | Shenzhen | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | Qingdao Huanghai | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qingdao Huanghai (p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (5) | Qingdao Huanghai | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wuhan Zall | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | 15th–16th place playoffs | 15th–16th place playoffs | 15th–16th place playoffs | 15th–16th place playoffs |
| | | | | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | Wuhan Zall | 0 | 2 | 2 |

### 9th–16th place playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tianjin TEDA | 3–1 | Shenzhen | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Dalian Pro | 3–2 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Henan Jianye | 2–1 | Wuhan Zall | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 1–2 | Guangzhou R&F | 0–0 | 1–2 |

#### Second leg (Round 16)

Tianjin TEDA won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dalian Pro won 3–2 on aggregate.
Henan Jianye won 2–1 on aggregate.
Guangzhou R&F won 2–1 on aggregate.

### 9th–12th place playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Dalian Pro | 2–3 | Tianjin TEDA | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 3–5 | Henan Jianye | 1–2 | 2–3 |

#### Second leg (Round 18)

Tianjin TEDA won 3–2 on aggregate.
Henan Jianye won 5–3 on aggregate.

### 13th–16th place playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Shenzhen | 3–2 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Wuhan Zall | 3–3 (4–5 p) | Qingdao Huanghai | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |

#### Second leg (Round 18)

Shenzhen won 3–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Qingdao Huanghai won 5–4 on penalties.

### 15th–16th place playoffs

The winner of the playoff will qualify to the relegation play-offs, whereas the loser will be directly relegated to the 2021 China League One.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Wuhan Zall | 2–1 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0–0 | 2–1 |

#### Second leg (Round 20)

Wuhan Zall won 2–1 on aggregate.

### 13th–14th place playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 1–4 | Shenzhen | 0–2 | 1–2 |

#### Second leg (Round 20)

Shenzhen won 4–1 on aggregate.

### 11th–12th place playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Guangzhou R&F | 4–3 | Dalian Pro | 0–3 | 4–0 (a.e.t.) |

#### Second leg (Round 20)

Guangzhou R&F won 4–3 on aggregate.

### 9th–10th place playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Henan Jianye | 2–1 | Tianjin TEDA | 0–0 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |

#### Second leg (Round 20)

Henan Jianye won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Relegation play-offs
### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zhejiang Energy Greentown | 2–3 | Wuhan Zall | 2–2 | 0–1 |

### Matches
#### Second leg

Wuhan Zall won 3–2 on aggregate and stayed in the Chinese Super League.

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Jiangsu Suning (C, D) | Disbanded after season |
| 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Shanghai SIPG | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
| 6 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | |
| 7 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | |
| 8 | Hebei China Fortune | |
| 9 | Henan Jianye | |
| 10 | Tianjin TEDA | |
| 11 | Guangzhou R&F | |
| 12 | Dalian Pro | |
| 13 | Shenzhen | |
| 14 | Qingdao Huanghai | |
| 15 | Wuhan Zall (O) | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (R) | Relegation cancelled due to the dissolution of Jiangsu Suning |

## Player statistics
### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Marouane Fellaini | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Dalian Pro | 2–3 (A) | 26 July 2020 |
| Ivan Santini | Jiangsu Suning | Henan Jianye | 5–2 (H) | 30 August 2020 |
| Cédric Bakambu$^4$ | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 5–2 (H) | 1 September 2020 |
| Adrian Mierzejewski | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 4–1 (A) | 25 September 2020 |

## Awards
### Players of the Round

The following players were named the Players of the Round.
| Round | Player | Club |
| 1 | Marouane Fellaini | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| 2 | Romain Alessandrini | Qingdao Huanghai |
| 3 | Alan Kardec | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan |
| 4 | Alex Teixeira | Jiangsu Suning |
| 5 | Giovanni Moreno | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |
| 6 | Eran Zahavi | Guangzhou R&F |
| 7 | Jin Jingdao | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| 8 | Cédric Bakambu | Beijing Sinobo Guoan |
| 9 | Salomón Rondón | Dalian Pro |
| 10 | Adrian Mierzejewski | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan |
| 11 | Renato Augusto | Beijing Sinobo Guoan |
| 12 | Jonathan Viera | Beijing Sinobo Guoan |
| 13 | Adrian Mierzejewski | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan |
| 14 | Fernando | Beijing Sinobo Guoan |
| 15 | Wei Shihao | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
| 16 | Zhang Yuning | Beijing Sinobo Guoan |
| 17 | Frank Acheampong | Tianjin TEDA |
| 18 | Paulinho | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
| 19 | Sam Larsson | Dalian Pro |
| 20 | Alex Teixeira | Jiangsu Suning |

## League attendances

| Round | Home team | Result | Away team | Date | Location | Attendance |
| 6 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 1–2 | Shanghai SIPG | 22 August 2020 | Suzhou | 1,588 |
| 8 | Shanghai SIPG | 4–1 | Tianjin TEDA | 31 August 2020 | Suzhou | 835 |
| 8 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 5–2 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 1 September 2020 | Suzhou | 742 |
| 9 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2–1 | Guangzhou R&F | 4 September 2020 | Dalian | 1,500 |
| 9 | Qingdao Huanghai | 0–1 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 5 September 2020 | Suzhou | 762 |
| 9 | Wuhan Zall | 2–2 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 6 September 2020 | Suzhou | 985 |
| 10 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 1–1 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 9 September 2020 | Dalian | 2,000 |
| 10 | Shanghai SIPG | 2–1 | Qingdao Huanghai | 10 September 2020 | Suzhou | 632 |
| 10 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 3–1 | Hebei China Fortune | 11 September 2020 | Suzhou | 447 |
| 11 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 1–2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 13 September 2020 | Dalian | 2,000 |
| 11 | Wuhan Zall | 1–2 | Shanghai SIPG | 15 September 2020 | Suzhou | 871 |
| 11 | Tianjin TEDA | 1–1 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 16 September 2020 | Suzhou | 452 |
| 12 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2–1 | Henan Jianye | 21 September 2020 | Dalian | 600 |
| 12 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 1–0 | Wuhan Zall | 22 September 2020 | Suzhou | 419 |
| 13 | Dalian Pro | 1–3 | Shenzhen | 24 September 2020 | Dalian | 5,894 |
| 13 | Shanghai SIPG | 1–0 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 25 September 2020 | Suzhou | 1,603 |
| 14 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1–0 | Dalian Pro | 27 September 2020 | Dalian | 1,991 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 0–1 | Jiangsu Suning | 27 September 2020 | Dalian | 2,000 |
| 14 | Hebei China Fortune | 3–1 | Qingdao Huanghai | 28 September 2020 | Suzhou | 224 |