The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in China, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The league was established in 2004 by the rebranding of the former top division, Chinese Jia-A League.
Beijing Guoan Football Club is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their home stadium is the Workers' Stadium, with a seating capacity of 68,000. In early 2021, the shareholders changed from the real estate company Sinobo Group (64%) and CITIC Limited (36%) of CITIC Group to just Sinobo Group (100%). Beijing Guoan is one of the four teams to have never been relegated from the Chinese top-flight in their entire history since the Chinese Super League's foundation in 2004.
Beijing Sport University Football Club, commonly known as BSU, is a defunct Chinese professional football club that participated in the China League One division under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Beijing. The club was dissolved in March 2023.
Shanghai Shenxin Football Club was a professional football club that participated in China's football league system between 2003 and 2019 under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Jinshan District, Shanghai and their home stadium was the Jinshan Football Stadium that has a seating capacity of 30,000. Their majority shareholder was Chinese real estate company Hengyuan Corporation.
Yu Hai is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai Port in the Chinese Super League.
Tianjin Huochetou Football Club was a professional Chinese former football club that last participated in China League Two. The team was based in Tianjin and their home stadium was the Tianjin Huochetou Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 12,000. Their last major investors were the China Railway Corporation.
Shaanxi Wuzhou Football Club was a Chinese professional football club based in Xi'an, Shaanxi which last played in the China League One division.
Deng Zhuoxiang is a Chinese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wuhan Three Towns.
Wuhan Yangtze River Football Club, formerly Wuhan Zall Football Club, was a Chinese professional football club that participated in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Wuhan, Hubei and their home stadium was the Dongxihu Sports Centre that has a seating capacity of 30,000. Their current majority shareholder is the investment company Wuhan Zall Development Holding Co. Ltd.
Yang Xu is a retired Chinese professional footballer who last played for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. is a defunct professional Chinese football club that participated in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang. Their majority shareholder is the Urumqi Juntai Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Yang Chaosheng is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Meizhou Hakka in the Chinese Super League.
Yu Rui is a Chinese footballer who plays as a defender for Sichuan Jiuniu in the China League One.
Cai Huikang is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai SIPG in the Chinese Super League.
Jin Pengxiang is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for China League Two club Zibo Qisheng.
Meizhou Hakka Football Club is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Wuhua County, Meizhou in the province of Guangdong and their home stadium is the 27,000 capacity Huitang Stadium. Their current majority shareholders are the Meizhou municipal government, Municipal Sports Bureau, Wei Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. and partners. The club was renamed Meizhou Wuhua Football Club according to Meizhou Daily. However, the original name was still used in official documents of CFA all the time.
Sichuan Annapurna Football Club was a former professional football club that participated in the China League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Dujiangyan City, Chengdu, Sichuan and their home stadium was the Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium that has a seating capacity of 12,700. Their majority shareholders were Sichuan Jinmu Mining Co., Ltd 64.9%, Huang Xuejun 27% and Sichuan Xindongxin Automobile Service Co., Ltd with 5.1% of the shares of the club.
Qingdao Football Club was a professional Chinese football club that participated in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Qingdao and their home stadium was the Qingdao Guoxin Stadium that has a seating capacity of 45,000. The club was owned by Qingdao Central Plaza Business Management Co., Ltd. who formed the team on 29 January 2013.
The 2018 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League was the 15th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Shanghai SIPG won their first top-tier league titles on 7 November 2018 after the 2–1 victory against Beijing Renhe, ending a historic run for Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, who had won seven consecutive titles beginning with the 2011 season.
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.
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