The 2025 Chinese Super League, also known as the 2025 China Resources Beverage Chinese Football Super League () for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. Shanghai Port are the two-time defending champions.
Clubs
Club changes
To Super League Clubs promoted from 2024 China League One Yunnan Yukun Dalian Yingbo
From Super League Clubs relegated to 2025 China League One Nantong Zhiyun
Disqualified entries Cangzhou Mighty Lions
Stadiums and locations
TeamCityStadiumCapacity2024 seasonShanghai PortShanghai Pudong Football Stadium37,0001stShanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shanghai Stadium72,4362ndChengdu RongchengChengduPhoenix Hill Football Stadium50,6953rdBeijing GuoanBeijingWorkers' Stadium68,0004thShandong TaishanJinanJinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium56,8085thTianjin Jinmen TigerTianjinTEDA Soccer Stadium36,3906thTianjin Olympic Centre54,696ZhejiangHangzhouHuanglong Sports Center Stadium51,9717thHenanZhengzhouHanghai Stadium29,8608thChangchun YataiChangchunChangchun Stadium41,6389thQingdao West CoastQingdao Qingdao West Coast University City Sports Center27,00010thWuhan Three TownsWuhanWuhan Sports Center56,20111thQingdao HainiuQingdao Qingdao Youth Football Stadium50,00012thShenzhen Peng CityShenzhenShenzhen Sports Center Stadium45,00014thZhaoqing New District Sports Center Stadium (Zhaoqing)20,000Yunnan Yukun PYuxiYuxi Plateau Sports Center Stadium30,300CL1, 1stDalian Yingbo PDalianDalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium63,671CL1, 2ndMeizhou HakkaWuhuaHuitang Stadium 27,00015th
Personnel and kits The design for every participating CSL club's home kits were unveiled by Nike on 15 January 2025.
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (chest)Beijing Guoan Ramiro Amarelle (caretaker) Zhang Xizhe NikeJD.comChangchun Yatai Ricardo Soares Tan LongYatai Building MaterialsChengdu Rongcheng Seo Jung-won Tim ChowChengdu RongchengChengdu ConstructionDalian Yingbo Li Guoxu Lü PengXiwangHenan Daniel Ramos Wang ShangyuanJiuzu DukangHuaHuaNiu Milk IndustryMeizhou Hakka Qu Gang (caretaker) Liao JunjianXiwangQingdao Hainiu Li Xiaopeng Sha YiboQingdaoQingdao West Coast Reiner Maurer (caretaker) Sun JieXihai'an New AreaShandong Taishan Han Peng (caretaker) Wang DaleiShandong TaishanShanghai Port Kevin Muscat Wang ShenchaoRoeweShanghai Shenhua Leonid Slutsky Wu XiBank of CommunicationsShenzhen Peng City Chen Tao (caretaker) Rade DugalićNoneTianjin Jinmen Tiger Yu Genwei Wang QiumingCloudchainTEDA Nangang GroupWuhan Three Towns Deng Zhuoxiang (caretaker) Ren HangHuayuan SecuritiesYunnan Yukun Jørn Andersen Zhao YuhaoYunnan YukunZhejiang Raúl Caneda Franko AndrijaševićLeapmotor
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentBeijing Guoan Ricardo SoaresMutual consent10 December 2024Pre-season Quique Setién10 December 2024Wuhan Three Towns Ricardo RodríguezSigned by Kashiwa Reysol11 December 2024 Filipe Martins17 January 2025Qingdao Hainiu Yasen PetrovMutual consent17 January 2025 Li Xiaopeng18 January 2025Zhejiang Jordi Vinyals31 December 2024 Raúl Caneda28 January 2025Wuhan Three Towns Filipe MartinsSacked11 April 202516th Deng Zhuoxiang (caretaker)11 April 2025Henan Nam Ki-il29 April 202513th Daniel Ramos 29 April 2025Changchun Yatai Xie Hui6 May 202516th Ricardo Soares8 May 2025Meizhou Hakka Milan Ristić30 June 202514th Qu Gang (caretaker)6 July 2025Shandong Taishan Choi Kang-heeHealth issues7 July 20255th Han Peng (caretaker)7 July 2025Shenzhen Peng City Christian LattanzioSacked7 July 202513th Pep Muñoz10 July 2025Shenzhen Peng City Pep Muñoz30 September 202513th Chen Tao (caretaker)30 September 2025Beijing Guoan Quique SetiénResigned5 October 20254th Ramiro Amarelle (caretaker)7 October 2025Qingdao West Coast Shao JiayiAppointed by China5 November 20259th Reiner Maurer (caretaker)5 November 2025
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 Dawhan Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui Guga Uroš Spajić → Serginho→ Arturo ChengChangchun Yatai Juan Camilo Salazar Wylan Cyprien Ohi Omoijuanfo Lazar Rosić Stoppila Sunzu Robert BerićChengdu Rongcheng Felipe Rômulo Yahav Gurfinkel Timo Letschert Issa Kallon→ Pedro Delgado→ Ming-yang Yang Tim ChowDalian Yingbo Daniel Penha Mamadou Traoré Zakaria Labyad Isnik Alimi Cephas Malele Fernando KarangaHenan Bruno Nazário Felippe Cardoso Iago Maidana Lucas Maia Frank Acheampong Oliver GerbigMeizhou Hakka Rodrigo Henrique Jerome Ngom Mbekeli Darick Kobie Morris Elías Már Ómarsson Branimir Jočić Yue Tze Nam Michael CheukouaQingdao Hainiu Elvis Sarić Filipe Augusto Wellington Silva Didier Lamkel Zé Nikola Radmanovac Wong Ho Chun Santiago OrmeñoQingdao West Coast Nélson da Luz Davidson Matheus Índio Riccieli Abdul-Aziz Yakubu→ Alex Yang Chen Po-liangShandong Taishan Cryzan Guilherme Madruga Zeca Valeri Qazaishvili Lluís López Raphaël Merkies Lucas GazalShanghai Port Gabrielzinho Leonardo Mateus Vital Matheus Jussa Óscar Melendo→ Tyias Browning Alexander Jojo Gustavo Will DonkinShanghai Shenhua André Luis Luis Asué Ibrahim Amadou João Carlos Teixeira Wilson Manafá→ Nico Yennaris→ Dai Wai Tsun→ Marcel Petrov Shinichi Chan Saulo MineiroShenzhen Peng City Tiago Leonço Wesley Eden Kartsev Rade Dugalić Edu García Matt Orr Manprit SarkariaTianjin Jinmen Tiger Albion Ademi Xadas Alberto Quiles Cristian Salvador Juan Antonio Ros Sun Ming HimWuhan Three Towns Darlan Gustavo Sauer Manuel Palacios Alexandru Tudorie Park Ji-soo→ Denny Wang Will DonkinYunnan Yukun Pedro Henrique Oscar Maritu Nené Alexandru Ioniță Andrei Burcă→ John Hou Sæter Tsui Wang Kit Hélder Costa José MartínezZhejiang Lucas Possignolo Yago Cariello Franko Andrijašević Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere Alexandru Mitriță→ Alexander N'Doumbou Leung Nok Hang Aaron Boupendza Jean Evrard Kouassi 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
Awards Player of the Round Player of the Round Round Player Club Ref.1 Alberto QuilesTianjin Jinmen Tiger2 Yang ChaoshengMeizhou Hakka3 Saulo MineiroShanghai Shenhua4 Alberto Quiles (2)Tianjin Jinmen Tiger5 Jerome Ngom MbekeliMeizhou Hakka6 CryzanShandong Taishan7 Cryzan (2)Shandong Taishan8 Fábio AbreuBeijing Guoan9 Wang YudongZhejiang10 Wang Yudong (2)Zhejiang11 Wellington SilvaQingdao Hainiu12 Valeri QazaishviliShandong Taishan13 Tao QianglongZhejiang14 Alberto Quiles (3)Tianjin Jinmen Tiger15 Alexandru MitrițăZhejiang16 Cephas MaleleDalian Yingbo17 WesleyShenzhen Peng City18 Valeri Qazaishvili (2)Shandong Taishan19 FelipeChengdu Rongcheng20 Frank AcheampongHenan21 Fábio Abreu (2)Beijing Guoan22 Cryzan (3)Shandong Taishan23 Valeri Qazaishvili (3)Shandong Taishan24 Valeri Qazaishvili (4)Shandong Taishan25 LeonardoShanghai Port26 Fábio Abreu (3)Beijing Guoan27 Leonardo (2)Shanghai Port28 Elvis SarićQingdao Hainiu29 He ChaoHenan30 Fábio Abreu (4)Beijing Guoan
Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthCoach of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthPlayerClubManagerClubPlayerClubFebruary/March Yang ChaoshengMeizhou Hakka Yu GenweiTianjin Jinmen Tiger Han JiaqiBeijing GuoanApril Fábio AbreuBeijing Guoan Seo Jung-wonChengdu Rongcheng Liu DianzuoChengdu RongchengMay Wang YudongZhejiang Quique SetiénBeijing Guoan Chen WeiShanghai PortJune Tan LongChangchun Yatai Quique SetiénBeijing Guoan Li HaoQingdao West CoastJuly Alexandru MitrițăZhejiang Li GuoxuDalian Yingbo Huang ZihaoDalian Yingbo
Team of the MonthMonthGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsFebruary/March Han Jiaqi (Beijing Guoan) Lucas Possignolo (Zhejiang) Lucas Gazal (Shandong Taishan) Juan Antonio Ros (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) Franko Andrijašević (Zhejiang) Li Xinxiang (Shanghai Port) Wu Xi (Shanghai Shenhua) Matheus Índio (Qingdao West Coast) Alberto Quiles (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) Saulo Mineiro (Shanghai Shenhua) Yang Chaosheng (Meizhou Hakka)April Liu Dianzuo (Chengdu Rongcheng) Hu Hetao (Chengdu Rongcheng) Iago Maidana (Henan) Timo Letschert (Chengdu Rongcheng) Shinichi Chan (Shanghai Shenhua) João Carlos Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua) Rômulo (Chengdu Rongcheng) Guga (Beijing Guoan) Cryzan (Shandong Taishan) Alberto Quiles (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) Fábio Abreu (Beijing Guoan)May Chen Wei (Shanghai Port) Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua) Rade Dugalić (Shenzhen Peng City) Timo Letschert (Chengdu Rongcheng) Lin Liangming (Beijing Guoan) Mateus Vital (Shanghai Port) Guga (Beijing Guoan) Valeri Qazaishvili (Shandong Taishan) Tao Qianglong (Zhejiang) Saulo Mineiro (Shanghai Shenhua) Wang Yudong (Zhejiang)June Li Hao (Qingdao West Coast) Wilson Manafá (Shanghai Shenhua) Park Ji-soo (Wuhan Three Towns) Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua) Frank Acheampong (Henan) João Carlos Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua) Valeri Qazaishvili (Shandong Taishan) Wei Shihao (Chengdu Rongcheng) Tan Long (Changchun Yatai) Zeca (Shandong Taishan) Fábio Abreu (Beijing Guoan)July Huang Zihao (Dalian Yingbo) Timo Letschert (Chengdu Rongcheng) Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua) Shinichi Chan (Shanghai Shenhua) Alexandru Mitriță (Zhejiang) Zakaria Labyad (Dalian Yingbo) Wu Xi (Shanghai Shenhua) Frank Acheampong (Henan) Luis Asué (Shanghai Shenhua) Wesley (Shenzhen Peng City) Valeri Qazaishvili (Shandong Taishan) Annual awards Award Winner Club Chinese Super League Player of the Year Valeri Qazaishvili Shandong Taishan Chinese Super League Goalkeeper of the Year Liu Dianzuo Chengdu Rongcheng Chinese Super League Young Player of the Year Wang Yudong Zhejiang Chinese Super League Manager of the Year Dani Ramírez Henan Chinese Super League Top Scorer Fábio Abreu Beijing Guoan Team of the Year Goalkeeper Liu Dianzuo(Chengdu Rongcheng) Defenders Timo Letschert(Chengdu Rongcheng) Jiang Shenglong(Shanghai Shenhua) Zhu Chenjie(Shanghai Shenhua) Midfielders Valeri Qazaishvili(Shandong Taishan) Alexandru Mitriță(Zhejiang) Rômulo(Chengdu Rongcheng) Mateus Vital(Shanghai Port) Forwards Fábio Abreu(Beijing Guoan) Leonardo(Shanghai Port) Felipe Silva(Chengdu Rongcheng)
League attendance
See also 2025 Chinese FA Cup 2025 Chinese FA Super Cup
References
External links Current CSL table, and recent results/fixtures at Soccerway