The 2019 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 16th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. The season began on 1 March and ended on 1 December. Shanghai SIPG were the defending champions.
The policy regarding foreign players and U-23 domestic players was modified for this season. The same as the previous two seasons, at least one domestic player who is under the age of 23 (born on or after 1 January 1996) must be in the starting eleven. However, the total number of foreign players appearing in a match is no longer related to the total number of U-23 domestic players. A club can register four foreign players at most in the same time and use three foreign players at most in a match. On the other hand, at least three U-23 domestic players must be used in a match. In addition, if there are U-23 players who have been called up by the national teams at all levels, the number of U-23 domestic players fielded will be reduced accordingly. The policy was modified again during the season. From Round 16 and beyond, maximum of three foreign players can be used at the same time in one match and there must be at least one U-23 domestic player playing in one match. In addition, if there are U-23 players who have been called up by the national teams at all levels, the team is not required to field any U-23 players.
Club changes Clubs promoted from 2018 China League One Wuhan Zall Shenzhen
Clubs relegated to 2019 China League One Changchun Yatai Guizhou Hengfeng
Wuhan Zall and Shenzhen return to the division after a 5-year absence and a 7-year absence respectively. Changchun Yatai were relegated after a 13-year spell in the Chinese top-flight, while Guizhou Hengfeng were relegated to China League One after spending 2 seasons in the Chinese Super League.
Name changes Tianjin Quanjian changed their name to Tianjin Tianhai in January 2019.
Clubs
Personnel and stadiums
Team Head coach City Stadium Capacity 2018 season Shanghai SIPG Vítor Pereira Shanghai Shanghai Stadium 56,8421st Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Fabio Cannavaro Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium 54,8562nd Shandong Luneng Taishan Li Xiaopeng Jinan Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium 56,8083rd Beijing Sinobo Guoan Bruno Génésio Beijing Workers' Stadium 66,1614th Jiangsu Suning Cosmin Olăroiu Nanjing Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre 61,4435th Hebei China Fortune Xie Feng (caretaker) Langfang Langfang Stadium 30,0406th Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Choi Kang-hee Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium 33,0607th Beijing Renhe Wang Bo Beijing Beijing Fengtai Stadium 31,0438th Tianjin Tianhai Li Weifeng Tianjin Tianjin Olympic Centre 54,6969th Guangzhou R&F Dragan Stojković Guangzhou Yuexiushan Stadium 18,00010th Dalian Yifang Rafael Benítez Dalian Dalian Sports Centre Stadium 61,00011th Henan Jianye Wang Baoshan Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium 29,86012th Chongqing Dangdai Lifan Jordi Cruyff Chongqing Chongqing Olympic Sports Center 58,68013th Tianjin TEDA Uli Stielike Tianjin Tianjin Olympic Centre 54,69614th Wuhan Zall P Li Tie Wuhan Wuhan Five Rings Sports Center 30,000CL1, 1st Shenzhen P Roberto Donadoni Shenzhen Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre 60,334CL1, 2nd
Locations
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Tianjin Tianhai Park Choong-kyun Appointed as assistant coach 12 November 2018 Pre-season Choi Kang-hee 3 December 2018 Beijing Renhe Luis García Signed by Villarreal 10 December 2018 Aleksandar Stanojević 18 December 2018 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Wu Jingui Appointed as sporting director 25 December 2018 Quique Sánchez Flores 25 December 2018 Tianjin Tianhai Choi Kang-hee Signed by Dalian Yifang 11 February 2019 Shen Xiangfu 15 February 2019 Dalian Yifang Bernd Schuster Mutual consent 11 February 2019 Choi Kang-hee 11 February 2019 Hebei China Fortune Chris Coleman Sacked 15 May 2019 15th Xie Feng (caretaker) 15 May 2019 Tianjin Tianhai Shen Xiangfu Sacked 28 May 2019 16th Park Choong-kyun 28 May 2019 Dalian Yifang Choi Kang-hee Mutual consent 1 July 2019 10th Rafael Benítez 2 July 2019 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Quique Sánchez Flores Mutual consent 3 July 2019 12th Choi Kang-hee 5 July 2019 Beijing Renhe Aleksandar Stanojević Mutual consent 9 July 2019 15th Luis García 9 July 2019 Shenzhen Juan Ramón López Caro Sacked 30 July 2019 15th Roberto Donadoni 30 July 2019 Beijing Sinobo Guoan Roger Schmidt Sacked 31 July 2019 3rd Bruno Génésio 31 July 2019 Tianjin Tianhai Park Choong-kyun Sacked 8 October 2019 15th Li Weifeng 8 October 2019 Beijing Renhe Luis García Sacked 12 November 2019 16th Wang Bo 12 November 2019
Foreign players
The policy of foreign players remained unchanged. 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 name 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.
TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan PlayersFormer players Beijing Renhe Augusto Fernández Ayub Masika Elvis Manu Makhete Diop Sone Aluko Beijing Sinobo Guoan Fernando Renato Augusto Cédric Bakambu Kim Min-jae Jonathan Viera Chongqing Dangdai Lifan Alan Kardec Luiz Fernandinho Marcinho Adrian Mierzejewski Fernandinho Dalian Yifang Yannick Carrasco Emmanuel Boateng Marek Hamšík Salomón Rondón Alex Tayo Akande Nyasha Mushekwi Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Paulinho Talisca Park Ji-soo Elkeson Tyias Browning Guangzhou R&F Mousa Dembélé Dia Saba Eran Zahavi Duško Tošić Tan Chun Lok Hebei China Fortune Ezequiel Lavezzi Javier Mascherano Fernandinho Marcão Andy Russell Ayoub El Kaabi Henan Jianye Fernando Karanga Ivo Christian Bassogog Franck Ohandza Tim Chow Henrique Dourado Jiangsu Suning Alex Teixeira Miranda Ivan Santini Éder Ramires Gabriel Paletta Shandong Luneng Taishan Marouane Fellaini Moisés Róger Guedes Graziano Pellè Gil Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Giovanni Moreno Stephan El Shaarawy Odion Ighalo Kim Shin-wook Fredy Guarín Óscar Romero Shanghai SIPG Marko Arnautović Hulk Oscar Odil Ahmedov Elkeson Shenzhen John Mary Harold Preciado Ole Selnæs Dyego Sousa Ola Kamara Cheikh M'Bengue Tianjin TEDA Johnathan Goiano Felix Bastians Sandro Wagner Frank Acheampong Tianjin Tianhai Alan Leonardo Renatinho Song Ju-hun Alexandre Pato Kwon Kyung-won Wuhan Zall Léo Baptistão Rafael Silva Stéphane Mbia Jean Evrard Kouassi 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.
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Results
Positions by round
Results by match played
Player statistics
Top scorers
Source: RankPlayerClubGoals1 Eran ZahaviGuangzhou R&F2 PaulinhoGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao3 Alex TeixeiraJiangsu Suning18 ElkesonShanghai SIPGGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao5 Yannick CarrascoDalian Yifang17 Graziano PellèShandong Luneng Taishan7 Renato AugustoBeijing Sinobo Guoan8 Alan KardecChongqing Dangdai Lifan9 Johnathan GoianoTianjin TEDA13 Dia SabaGuangzhou R&F
Top assists
Source: RankPlayerClubAssists1 OscarShanghai SIPG2 Yang LiyuGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao3 Renato AugustoBeijing Sinobo Guoan11 Cao YundingShanghai Greenland Shenhua5 Tang MiaoGuangzhou R&F6 Alex TeixeiraJiangsu Suning7 Frank AcheampongTianjin TEDA8 Adrian MierzejewskiChongqing Dangdai Lifan910 players
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref Eran Zahavi Guangzhou R&F Shenzhen 3–1 (H) Jonathan Viera Beijing Sinobo Guoan Dalian Yifang 4–1 (H) Graziano Pellè Shandong Luneng Taishan Wuhan Zall 3–0 (H) Eran Zahavi Guangzhou R&F Wuhan Zall 3–4 (H) Paulinho Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Dalian Yifang 4–1 (H) Elkeson Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Guangzhou R&F 0–5 (A) Kim Shin-wook Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Guangzhou R&F 5–3 (H) Alan Kardec4 Chongqing Dangdai Lifan Beijing Renhe 1–4 (A)
Awards
Monthly awards
MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthU-21 Player of the MonthReferenceManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubMarch Roger SchmidtBeijing Sinobo Guoan Jonathan VieraBeijing Sinobo Guoan Zou DehaiBeijing Sinobo Guoan Zhang YufengBeijing RenheApril Roger SchmidtBeijing Sinobo Guoan TaliscaGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao Zou DehaiBeijing Sinobo Guoan Chen BinbinShanghai SIPGMay Vítor PereiraShanghai SIPG HulkShanghai SIPG Gu ChaoJiangsu Suning Zhang YufengBeijing RenheJune Fabio CannavaroGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao Hao JunminShandong Luneng Taishan Liu DianzuoGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao Yan DinghaoGuangzhou Evergrande TaobaoJuly Fabio CannavaroGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao PaulinhoGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao Liu DianzuoGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao Yan DinghaoGuangzhou Evergrande TaobaoAugust Fabio CannavaroGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao PaulinhoGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao Zhang LuTianjin Tianhai Yan DinghaoGuangzhou Evergrande TaobaoSeptember Li TieWuhan Zall Liu YunWuhan Zall Dong ChunyuWuhan Zall Duan LiuyuShandong Luneng TaishanOctober Li XiaopengShandong Luneng Taishan Cao YundingShanghai Greenland Shenhua Han RongzeShandong Luneng Taishan Zhu ChenjieShanghai Greenland Shenhua
Annual awards
The awards of 2019 Chinese Super League were announced on 7 December 2019.
Award Winner Club Player of the Season Paulinho Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Golden Boot Eran Zahavi Guangzhou R&F Goalkeeper of the Season Yan Junling Shanghai SIPG Young Player of the Season Zhu Chenjie Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Manager of the Season Li Xiaopeng Shandong Luneng Taishan Best Referee Milorad Mažić – Best Assistant Referee Zhang Cheng – Most Popular Player Wu Xi Jiangsu Suning
Team of the Year Goalkeeper Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG) Defender Tang Miao (Guangzhou R&F) Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Greenland Shenhua) Li Ang (Jiangsu Suning) Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Midfielder Wu Xi (Jiangsu Suning) Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) Hao Junmin (Shandong Luneng Taishan) Forward Eran Zahavi (Guangzhou R&F) Graziano Pellè (Shandong Luneng Taishan) Yang Liyu (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
League attendance
References
External links Current CSL table, and recent results/fixtures at Soccerway