The 2024 Chinese Football Association Super League, also known as the 2024 China Resources C'estbon CFA Super League () for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. Shanghai Port were the defending champions.
Clubs Club changes
To Super League Clubs promoted from 2023 China League One Sichuan Jiuniu Qingdao West Coast
From Super League Dissolved entries Dalian Pro Shenzhen
Name changes Sichuan Jiuniu F.C. relocated to Shenzhen, Guangdong, and changed their name to Shenzhen Peng City between January and February 2024.
Shenzhen Peng City and Qingdao West Coast both compete in the Chinese Super League for the first time in their respective histories. Dalian Pro announced its dissolution on 17 January 2024 after a 6-year spell in the Chinese Super League after being relegated to the second-tier, putting an end to its 14-year lifespan as a football club. Shenzhen were dissolved five days later on 22 January after being relegated the previous season after a 5-year spell, ending its near-30-year lifespan.
Stadiums and locations
TeamCityStadiumCapacity2023 seasonShanghai PortShanghai Pudong Football Stadium37,0001stShandong TaishanJinanJinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium56,8082ndZhejiangHangzhouHuanglong Sports Center51,9713rdChengdu RongchengChengduPhoenix Hill Football Stadium50,6954thShanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shanghai Stadium72,4365thBeijing GuoanBeijingWorkers' Stadium68,0006thWuhan Three TownsWuhanWuhan Sports Center56,2017thTianjin Jinmen TigerTianjinTEDA Soccer Stadium36,3908thChangchun YataiChangchunChangchun Stadium41,6389thHenanZhengzhouHanghai Stadium29,86010thMeizhou HakkaWuhuaWuhua County Olympic Sports Centre 27,00011thCangzhou Mighty LionsCangzhouCangzhou Stadium31,83612thQingdao HainiuQingdao Qingdao Youth Football Stadium50,00013thQingdao West Coast University City Sports Center27,000Nantong ZhiyunRugaoRugao Olympic Sports Center25,00014thShenzhen Peng City PShenzhenBao'an Stadium44,050CL1, 1stQingdao West Coast PQingdao Qingdao West Coast University City Sports Center27,000CL1, 2nd
Personnel and kits
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (chest)Beijing Guoan Ricardo Soares Yu Dabao NikeJD.comCangzhou Mighty Lions Li Xiaopeng Shao PuliangCangzhou Construction InvestmentEver Bright GroupShijiazhuang Huirong Rural Cooperative BankChangchun Yatai Xie Hui SerginhoNortheast SecuritiesYatai Building MaterialsChengdu Rongcheng Seo Jung-won Tim ChowChengdu RongchengChengdu ConstructionHenan Nam Ki-il Wang ShangyuanZhengzhou Development Investment GroupYujian GroupMeizhou Hakka Milan Ristić Shi LiangGuangdong Electric PowerNantong Zhiyun David Patrício Liu WeiNoneQingdao Hainiu Yasen Petrov Sha YiboFight for TsingtaoQingdao West Coast Shao Jiayi Tian YongXihai'an New AreaShandong Taishan Choi Kang-hee Zheng ZhengShandong TaishanShanghai Port Kevin Muscat OscarRoeweShanghai Shenhua Leonid Slutsky Wu XiBank of CommunicationsShenzhen Peng City Christian Lattanzio Zhu BaojieLOVE THIS CITYTianjin Jinmen Tiger Yu Genwei Wang QiumingHItechWuhan Three Towns Ricardo Rodríguez Liu DianzuoHuayuan SecuritiesHubei Financial LeasingZhejiang Jordi Vinyals Franko AndrijaševićLeapmotor
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentQingdao West Coast Zoran Janković (interim)End of interim spell24 November 2023Pre-season Hisashi Kurosaki2 January 2024Qingdao Hainiu Antonio Gómez-Carreño EscalonaSacked22 December 2023 Yasen Petrov25 December 2023Shanghai Port Javier PereiraEnd of contract1 January 2024 Kevin Muscat1 January 2024Shanghai Shenhua Wu Jingui Leonid SlutskyMeizhou Hakka Milan Ristić3 January 2024 Pablo Villar6 January 2024Wuhan Three Towns Tsutomu TakahataSacked5 January 2024 Ricardo Rodríguez5 January 2024Nantong Zhiyun David Patrício (interim)End of interim spell Mihajlo JurasovićHenan Sergio Zarco DíazSacked7 January 2024 Nam Ki-il7 January 2024Changchun Yatai Chen YangResigned17 April 202416th Xie Hui17 April 2024Meizhou Hakka Pablo VillarSacked20 May 202415th Qu Gang (interim)20 May 2024 Qu Gang (interim)End of interim spell12 June 202412th Milan Ristić12 June 2024Nantong Zhiyun Mihajlo JurasovićSacked24 June 202416th David Patrício24 June 2024Cangzhou Mighty Lions Zhao JunzhePromoted to general manager16 July 202413th Li Xiaopeng16 July 2024Qingdao West Coast Hisashi KurosakiResigned29 July 202414th Shao Jiayi29 July 2024
Foreign players 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. TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Naturalised playersHong Kong/Macau/Taiwan playersReserves playersFormer playersBeijing Guoan Fábio Abreu Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui Mamadou Traoré Samuel Adegbenro Guga→ Nico Yennaris→ Arturo ChengCangzhou Mighty Lions Héber Ayo Obileye Georgy Zhukov Viv Solomon-Otabor Sun Ming Him Oscar Maritu Stoppila SunzuChangchun Yatai Peter Žulj Serginho Lazar Rosić Robert Berić Stoppila Sunzu GuilhermeChengdu Rongcheng Felipe Rômulo Manuel Palacios Yahav Gurfinkel Timo Letschert→ Elkeson Tim Chow AndrigoHenan Bruno Nazário Iago Maidana Frank Acheampong Đorđe Denić Nemanja Čović→ Li Tenglong Oliver GerbigMeizhou Hakka Rodrigo Henrique John Mary Darick Kobie Morris Nebojša Kosović Yue Tze Nam Rooney Eva Wankewai Tyrone ConraadNantong Zhiyun Farley Rosa David Puclin Jesús Godínez Izuchukwu Anthony Issa Kallon→ Ming-yang Yang Mayingila Nzuzi Mata Qingdao Hainiu Elvis Sarić Diego Lopes Martin Boakye Nikola Radmanovac Evans Kangwa Wang Chien-ming Wellington Silva Miloš MilovićQingdao West Coast Nelson da Luz Varazdat Haroyan Matheus Índio Brayan Riascos Jean-David Beauguel→ Alan Chen Po-liang Eduardo HenriqueShandong Taishan Cryzan Marcel Scalese Zeca Valeri Qazaishvili→ Pedro Delgado Jadson Matheus Pato→ FernandinhoShanghai Port Matías Vargas Gustavo Léo Cittadini Matheus Jussa Oscar→ Tyias Browning Will Donkin Willian PoppShanghai Shenhua André Luis Ibrahim Amadou João Carlos Teixeira Wilson Manafá Cephas Malele→ Fernandinho Shinichi Chan→ Dai Wai TsunShenzhen Peng City Thiago Andrade Tiago Leonço Eden Kartsev Rade Dugalić Edu García→ Dai Wai Tsun Matt Orr Jorge Ortiz Samuel ArmenterosTianjin Jinmen Tiger Albion Ademi Diogo Silva Mile Škorić Andrea Compagno Xadas Alex Grant Ivan FiolićWuhan Three Towns Darlan Romário Baldé Joca Park Ji-soo→ Denny Wang Pedro Henrique Danilo ArboledaZhejiang Leonardo Lucas Possignolo Franko Andrijašević Jean Evrard Kouassi Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere→ Alexander N'Doumbou Leung Nok Hang 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. Players who have already capped by a China senior or youth national team.
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by match played
Statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Wu LeiShanghai Port342 LeonardoZhejiang213 GustavoShanghai Port204 André LuisShanghai Shenhua17 Andrea CompagnoTianjin Jinmen Tiger6 Cephas MaleleShanghai Shenhua167 FelipeChengdu Rongcheng158 Fábio AbreuBeijing Guoan14 OscarShanghai Port10 Robert BerićChangchun Yatai13
Hat-tricks
PlayerClubAgainst ResultDate FelipeChengdu RongchengShenzhen Peng City3–1 (H)中超-费利佩戴帽杜加利奇染红 蓉城3-1深圳新鹏城 CryzanShandong TaishanNantong Zhiyun3–1 (H)中超-克雷桑戴帽费南多伤退 山东泰山3-1南通支云 Matías VargasShanghai PortShenzhen Peng City6–0 (A)中超-武磊第10球巴尔加斯戴帽 海港6-0胜十人深圳 Andrea CompagnoTianjin Jinmen TigerCangzhou Mighty Lions4–2 (A)中超-孔帕尼奥戴帽阿代米2传1射 天津客场4-2沧州 OscarShanghai PortCangzhou Mighty Lions4–1 (H)中超-奥斯卡帽子戏法武磊赛季第15球海港4-1沧州 Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team
Discipline
Player Most yellow cards: 4 Zhao Honglüe (Qingdao West Coast)
Most red cards: 1 6 players
Club Most yellow cards: 11 Zhejiang Qingdao West Coast
Fewest yellow cards: 2 Wuhan Three Towns Meizhou Hakka
Most red cards: 2 Zhejiang Henan
Fewest red cards: 0 12 teams
Awards Player of the Round Player of the Round Round Player Club Ref.1 Wu LeiShanghai Port2 Wang DaleiShandong Taishan3 João Carlos TeixeiraShanghai Shenhua4 Wu Lei (2)Shanghai Port5 Albion AdemiTianjin Jinmen Tiger6 Wu Lei (3)Shanghai Port7 FelipeChengdu Rongcheng8 Jesús GodínezNantong Zhiyun9 CryzanShandong Taishan10 Matías VargasShanghai Port11 Wu Lei (4)Shanghai Port12 Andrea CompagnoTianjin Jinmen Tiger13 Deabeas Owusu-SekyereZhejiang14 OscarShanghai Port15 Bruno NazárioHenan16 Cephas MaleleShanghai Shenhua17 Wu Lei (5)Shanghai Port18 Cephas Malele (2)Shanghai Shenhua19 Wu Lei (6)Shanghai Port20 Felipe (2)Chengdu Rongcheng21 Manuel PalaciosChengdu Rongcheng22 Wu Lei (7)Shanghai Port23 André Luis Wang Dalei (2)Shanghai ShenhuaShandong Taishan24 Cryzan (2)Shandong Taishan25 Wu XiShanghai Shenhua26 Yu HanchaoShanghai Shenhua27 Fábio AbreuBeijing Guoan28 Jian TaoChengdu Rongcheng29 XadasTianjin Jinmen Tiger30 Wu Lei (8)Shanghai Port
Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthCoach of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthPlayerClubManagerClubPlayerClubMarch Wu LeiShanghai Port Leonid SlutskyShanghai Shenhua Zhao BoZhejiangApril Wu LeiShanghai Port Leonid SlutskyShanghai Shenhua Hou SenBeijing GuoanMay Wu LeiShanghai Port Kevin MuscatShanghai Port Bao YaxiongShanghai ShenhuaJune Wu LeiShanghai Port Kevin MuscatShanghai Port Bao YaxiongShanghai ShenhuaJuly Wu LeiShanghai Port Kevin MuscatShanghai Port Wang GuomingHenanAugust Wu LeiShanghai Port Li XiaopengCangzhou Mighty Lions Wang DaleiShandong TaishanSeptember Yu HanchaoShanghai Shenhua Leonid SlutskyShanghai Shenhua Shi XiaotianQingdao West Coast