About This Competition
The Chinese Football Association Super League is more commonly called the China Super League, or CSL for short. The CSL is the top level of professional men’s football in China. The China Super League has become one of the most interesting leagues in Asia. Serious financial investment and a veritable “who’s who” of international superstars has reinvented the CSL and given it a new lease of life with genuine worldwide popularity. Players and coaches are reported to be amongst the highest paid in the sport, which attracts big named players to China. 16 teams play in the top-flight of CSL football. A league that was formed through the re-branding of their outdated top division Chinese. There is no promotion from the CSL, but the top three teams qualify for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League, with one further place being determined by the winner of the Chinese FA Cup. The bottom two placed teams at the end of the season are relegation to the China League One.
Participating teams
Beijing Guoan
Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Changchun Yatai
Changchun's People Stadium, Changchun
Chengdu Rongcheng F.C.
Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Sports Park, Chengdu
Dalian Yifang FC
Dalian Sports Center, DescriptionDalian
Guangzhou Evergrande
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Guangzhou R&F
Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou
Hebei China Fortune
Langfang Stadium, Langfang
Henan Jianye
Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium, Zhengzhou
Meizhou Hakka F.C.
Huitang Stadium, Wuhua
Nantong Zhiyun F.C.
Qingdao Hainiu F.C.
Qingdao-Tiantai-Stadion, Qingdao
Qingdao West Coast
Guzhenkou University City Sports Center Stadium, Qingdao
Shandong Luneng Taishan
Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai
Shanghai SIPG
Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Shenzhen F.C.
Longgang Stadium, Shenzen
Shenzhen Peng City
Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
Yutong International Sports Center, Shijiazhuang
Tianjin Teda
Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
Wuhan Three Towns F.C.
Hankou Cultural Sports Centre, Wuhan
Wuhan Zall
Dongxihu Sports Centre, Wuhan
Zhejiang Professional F.C.
Yellow Dragon Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou
