The 2012 Tianjin Teda F.C. season was the club's 9th season in the Chinese Super League, and 44th season in China's top flight. They started the season with Josip Kuže as manager, before replacing him with Alexandre Guimarães halfway through the season. Domestically they finished the season in 8th place, reached the Fourth Round of the FA Cup and were runners-up in the Super Cup. Tianjin Teda also participated in the AFC Champions League, where they were placed in a group with Seongnam, Nagoya Grampus and Central Coast Mariners, they finished bottom of the group with 3 points.
The 2012 Beijing Guoan F.C. season was their 9th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League, established in 2004 season. They competed in the AFC Champions League and Chinese FA Cup, getting knocked out in both competitions.
The 2012 Henan Jianye F.C. season is Henan's 6th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League. Henan will also be competing in the Chinese FA Cup.
The 2012 Dalian Shide F.C. season is Dalian's 23rd consecutive season in the top division of Chinese football, and the last season before the team disbanded. Shide also competed in the Chinese FA Cup.
The 2012 Changchun Yatai F.C. season is Changchun's 7th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League. Changchun will also be competing in the Chinese FA Cup.
The 2012 Guangzhou R&F F.C. season is Guangzhou's 1st season in the Chinese Super League since 2010. Guangzhou will also be competing in the Chinese FA Cup.
The 2016 Beijing Guoan F.C. season was their 13th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League, established in 2004, and 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Chinese football. They competed at the Chinese Super League and Chinese FA Cup.
The 2016 Jiangsu Suning F.C. season is the club's eighth consecutive season in Chinese Super League. On 21 December 2015 the club was purchased by Suning Commerce Group for ¥523 million and changed their name as Jiangsu Suning F.C. Jiangsu Suning are also competing in the 2016 Chinese FA Super Cup, 2016 Chinese FA Cup, and the 2016 AFC Champions League.
The 2017 Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. season was their 14th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League, established in the 2004 season, and 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Chinese football. They competed in the Chinese Super League and Chinese FA Cup.
The 2018 Jiangsu Suning season was Jiangsu Suning's 10th season in the Chinese Super League and 21st overall in the Chinese top flight. They also competed in the Chinese FA Cup.
The 2018 Changchun Yatai F.C. season is Changchun's 13th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League. Changchun will also be competing in the Chinese FA Cup. This season Yatai moved back to Changchun Stadium, where they won their first league title in 2007, as the club's home ground, after spending 9 seasons at Development Area Stadium.
The 2019 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua season was Shanghai Greenland Shenhua's 16th season in the Chinese Super League and 57th overall in the Chinese top flight. They also competed in the Chinese FA Cup, defeating Shandong Luneng Taishan in the two-legged final by an aggregate score of 3–1.
The 2019 Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. season is the team's 16th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League since the league's founding in the 2004, and 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Chinese football. They compete in the Chinese Super League, Chinese FA Cup, Chinese FA Super Cup and AFC Champions League. They qualified for the AFC Champions League for the first time since the 2015 season, but failed to advance from the group stage.
The 2019 Guangzhou R&F season is the 9th year in Guangzhou R&F's existence and its 8th season in the Chinese football league, also its 8th season in the top flight.
The 2019 Shanghai SIPG F.C. season is Shanghai SIPG's 7th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League ever since it started back in the 2004 season and 7th consecutive season in the top flight of Chinese football. This season Shanghai SIPG participates in the Chinese Super League, Chinese FA Cup, Chinese FA Super Cup and AFC Champions League.
The 2019 Beijing Renhe F.C. season is Beijing Renhe's 2nd consecutive season in the Chinese Super League ever since it started back in the 2004 season and 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Chinese football. This season Beijing Renhe participates in the Chinese Super League and Chinese FA Cup.
The 2019 Tianjin Tianhai F.C. season is Tianjin Tianhai's 3rd consecutive season in the Chinese Super League ever since it started back in the 2004 season and 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Chinese football. This season Tianjin Tianhai participates in the Chinese Super League and Chinese FA Cup.
The 2019 Wuhan Zall F.C. season was Wuhan Zall's first season in the Chinese Super League since it started in the 2004 season, and their first season in the top flight of Chinese football. During this season, Wuhan Zall participated in the Chinese Super League and Chinese FA Cup.
The 2019 Shenzhen F.C. season is Shenzhen F.C.'s 1st consecutive season in the Chinese Super League ever since it started back in the 2004 season and 1st consecutive season in the top flight of Chinese football. This season Shenzhen F.C. participates in the Chinese Super League and Chinese FA Cup.
The 2019 Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. season was Shandong Luneng Taishan's 16th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League, since the competition started with the 2004 season, and 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Chinese football overall. Shandong Luneng Taishan competed in the Chinese Super League, Chinese FA Cup and AFC Champions League.