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2025 Chinese Super League

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Chinese Super League
Season2025
Dates22 February – 22 November[1]
2024
2026

The 2025 Chinese Football Association Super League, also known as the 2025 China Resources Beverage CFA Super League (Chinese: 2025华润饮料中国足球协会超级联赛) for sponsorship reasons, will be the 22nd season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League.[2] Shanghai Port are the two-time defending champions.

Clubs

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Club changes

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Stadiums and locations

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Team City Stadium Capacity 2024 season
Shanghai Port Shanghai (Pudong) Pudong Football Stadium 37,000 1st
Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai (Xuhui) Shanghai Stadium 71,066 2nd
Chengdu Rongcheng Chengdu Phoenix Hill Football Stadium 50,695 3rd
Beijing Guoan Beijing Workers' Stadium 68,000 4th
Shandong Taishan Jinan Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium 56,808 5th
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Tianjin TEDA Soccer Stadium 36,390 6th
Zhejiang Hangzhou Huanglong Sports Center Stadium 51,971 7th
Henan Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium 29,860 8th
Changchun Yatai Changchun Changchun Stadium 41,638 9th
Qingdao West Coast Qingdao (Huangdao) Qingdao West Coast University City Sports Center 27,000 10th
Wuhan Three Towns Wuhan Wuhan Sports Center 56,201 11th
Qingdao Hainiu Qingdao (Chengyang) Qingdao Youth Football Stadium 50,000 12th
Shenzhen Peng City Shenzhen Shenzhen Stadium 45,000 14th
Yunnan Yukun P Yuxi Yuxi Plateau Sports Center Stadium 30,300 CL1, 1st
Dalian Yingbo P Dalian Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium 63,671 CL1, 2nd
Meizhou Hakka Wuhua Huitang Stadium 27,000 15th

Personnel and kits

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The design for every participating CSL club's home kits were unveiled by Nike on 15 January 2025.[3]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
Beijing Guoan Spain Quique Setién TBA United States Nike[a] JD.com
Changchun Yatai China Xie Hui TBA Northeast Securities
Yatai Building Materials
Chengdu Rongcheng South Korea Seo Jung-won Chinese Taipei Tim Chow TBA
Dalian Yingbo China Li Guoxu TBA
Henan South Korea Nam Ki-il China Wang Shangyuan Zhengzhou Development Investment Group
Yujian Group
Meizhou Hakka Serbia Milan Ristić TBA Guangdong Electric Power
Qingdao Hainiu China Li Xiaopeng China Sha Yibo Fight for Tsingtao
Qingdao West Coast China Shao Jiayi TBA Xihai'an New Area
Shandong Taishan South Korea Choi Kang-hee China Wang Dalei
Shanghai Port Australia Kevin Muscat TBA Roewe
Shanghai Shenhua Russia Leonid Slutsky China Wu Xi Bank of Communications
Shenzhen Peng City Italy Christian Lattanzio China Zhu Baojie
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger China Yu Genwei TBA
Wuhan Three Towns Portugal Filipe Martins TBA Huayuan Securities
Hubei Financial Leasing
Yunnan Yukun Norway Jørn Andersen TBA
Zhejiang Spain Raúl Caneda Croatia Franko Andrijašević Leapmotor
  1. ^ All CSL teams use Nike as kit manufacturer.

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Beijing Guoan Portugal Ricardo Soares[4] Mutual consent 10 December 2024 Pre-season Spain Quique Setién[5] 10 December 2024
Wuhan Three Towns Spain Ricardo Rodríguez[6] Signed by Japan Kashiwa Reysol 11 December 2024 Pre-season Portugal Filipe Martins 17 January 2025
Qingdao Hainiu Bulgaria Yasen Petrov[7] Mutual consent 17 January 2025 Pre-season China Li Xiaopeng[8] 18 January 2025
Zhejiang Spain Jordi Vinyals Mutual consent 31 December 2024 Pre-season Spain Raúl Caneda[9] 28 January 2025

Foreign players

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  • Players name in bold indicates the player is 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.
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Naturalised players Hong Kong/Macau/
Taiwan players1
Reserves players Former players
Beijing Guoan Angola Fábio Abreu Cameroon Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui Portugal Guga BrazilChina Serginho
ParaguayChina Arturo Cheng
Changchun Yatai France Wylan Cyprien Norway Ohi Omoijuanfo Serbia Lazar Rosić Slovenia Robert Berić Zambia Stoppila Sunzu
Chengdu Rongcheng Brazil Felipe Brazil Rômulo Colombia Manuel Palacios Israel Yahav Gurfinkel Netherlands Timo Letschert Chinese Taipei Tim Chow Brazil Andrigo
Dalian Yingbo Brazil Fernando Karanga Mali Mamadou Traoré Morocco Zakaria Labyad North Macedonia Isnik Alimi Switzerland Cephas Malele
Henan Brazil Bruno Nazário Brazil Felippe Cardoso Brazil Iago Maidana Brazil Lucas Maia Ghana Frank Acheampong Hong Kong Oliver Gerbig
Meizhou Hakka Brazil Rodrigo Henrique Cameroon John Mary Croatia Darick Kobie Morris Serbia Branimir Jočić Hong Kong Yue Tze Nam
Qingdao Hainiu Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvis Sarić Brazil Diego Lopes Brazil Wellington Silva Serbia Nikola Radmanovac Zambia Evans Kangwa Hong Kong Wong Ho Chun
Qingdao West Coast Angola Nélson da Luz Brazil Matheus Índio France Jean-David Beauguel BrazilChina Alan2 Chinese Taipei Chen Po-liang
Shandong Taishan Brazil Cryzan Brazil Guilherme Madruga Brazil Lucas Gazal Brazil Zeca Georgia (country) Valeri Qazaishvili BrazilChina Fernandinho2
PortugalChina Pedro Delgado
Shanghai Port Brazil Gabrielzinho Brazil Gustavo Brazil Leonardo Brazil Mateus Vital Brazil Matheus Jussa EnglandChina Tyias Browning2 Chinese Taipei Will Donkin
Shanghai Shenhua Brazil André Luis Brazil Saulo Mineiro France Ibrahim Amadou Portugal João Carlos Teixeira Portugal Wilson Manafá EnglandChina Nico Yennaris2
Hong KongChina Dai Wai Tsun2
SloveniaChina Marcel Petrov
Hong Kong Shinichi Chan
Shenzhen Peng City Austria Manprit Sarkaria Brazil Tiago Leonço Israel Eden Kartsev Serbia Rade Dugalić Spain Edu García Hong Kong Matt Orr
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Albania Albion Ademi Brazil Diogo Silva Portugal Xadas Spain Alberto Quiles Spain Cristian Salvador Hong Kong Sun Ming Him
Wuhan Three Towns Brazil Darlan Guinea-Bissau Romário Baldé Portugal Joca Romania Alexandru Tudorie South Korea Park Ji-soo ItalyChina Denny Wang
Yunnan Yukun Angola Hélder Costa Brazil Pedro Henrique Portugal Nené Romania Alexandru Ioniță Spain José Antonio Martínez Democratic Republic of the CongoChina Oscar Maritu
NorwayChina John Hou Sæter
Hong Kong Tsui Wang Kit
Zhejiang Brazil Lucas Possignolo Croatia Franko Andrijašević Gabon Aaron Boupendza Ivory Coast Jean Evrard Kouassi Netherlands Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere GabonChina Alexander N'Doumbou Hong Kong Leung Nok Hang
  • ^1 For Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwanese players, if they are non-naturalised and were registered as professional footballers in Hong Kong's, Macau's, or Chinese Taipei's football association for the first time, they are recognised as native players. Otherwise they are recognised as foreign players.
  • ^2 Players who have already capped by China.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Beijing Guoan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite group stage
2 Changchun Yatai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite play-off round
3 Chengdu Rongcheng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
4 Dalian Yingbo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Henan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Meizhou Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Qingdao Hainiu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Qingdao West Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Shandong Taishan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Shanghai Port 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Shanghai Shenhua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Shenzhen Peng City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Wuhan Three Towns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Yunnan Yukun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to China League One
16 Zhejiang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification:
  • During season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Rankings in the previous season. (Rules 2 to 4 are only applied when teams concerned have finished both/all the matches against others.)
  • After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card = 3 points); 8) Drawing of lots.

Results

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Home \ Away BJG CCY CDR DLY HEN MZH QDH QWC SDT SHP SHS SPC TJT WTT YNY ZHJ
Beijing Guoan a
Changchun Yatai
Chengdu Rongcheng
Dalian Yingbo
Henan
Meizhou Hakka
Qingdao Hainiu
Qingdao West Coast
Shandong Taishan
Shanghai Port a
Shanghai Shenhua a a
Shenzhen Peng City
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
Wuhan Three Towns
Yunnan Yukun
Zhejiang
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

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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.

Leader and qualification for AFC Champions League Elite group stage
Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite play-off round
Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
Relegation to China League One
First match(es) will be played on ?. Source: Soccerway

Results by match played

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First match(es) will be played on ?. Source: Soccerway
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "中国足球协会公布2025赛季竞赛日历". thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ Meng Xiangfeng (2007-03-26). "中国足球协会超级联赛历史". Sohu Sports (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  3. ^ "中超新赛季16支队伍主场球衣出炉:海港首次拥有冠军盾" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  4. ^ "北京国安官方:球队主帅里卡多-苏亚雷斯离任" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ^ "北京国安官方:前巴萨主帅塞蒂恩执教球队" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ "リカルド ロドリゲス監督 就任内定のお知らせ" [Ricardo Rodriguez to assume new managerial role] (in Japanese). Kashiwa Reysol. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ^ "青岛海牛官方:亚森不再担任俱乐部一线队主教练" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  8. ^ "官宣:关于李霄鹏担任俱乐部一线队主教练的公告". Dongqiudi. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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