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2025 Chinese Super League

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Chinese Super League
Season2025
Dates22 February – 22 November[1]
Matches played14
Goals scored37 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerFour players (2 goals each)
Biggest home winShandong Taishan 4–1 Dalian Yingbo (28 February 2025)
Biggest away winYunnan Yukun 0–2 Beijing Guoan (22 February 2025)
Highest scoringThree matches
Longest winning runShanghai Port (2 matches)
Longest losing runChangchun Yatai (2 matches)
Average attendance27,174
2024
2026
All statistics correct as of 1 March 2025.

The 2025 Chinese Football Super League, also known as the 2025 China Resources Beverage Chinese Football Super League (Chinese: 2025华润饮料中国足球超级联赛) for sponsorship reasons, is the 22nd season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League.[2] Shanghai Port are the two-time defending champions.

Clubs

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Club changes

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Stadiums and locations

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Team City Stadium Capacity 2024 season
Shanghai Port Shanghai (Pudong) Pudong Football Stadium 37,000 1st
Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai (Xuhui) Shanghai Stadium 71,066 2nd
Chengdu Rongcheng Chengdu Phoenix Hill Football Stadium 50,695 3rd
Beijing Guoan Beijing Workers' Stadium 68,000 4th
Shandong Taishan Jinan Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium 56,808 5th
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Tianjin TEDA Soccer Stadium 36,390 6th
Zhejiang Hangzhou Huanglong Sports Center Stadium 51,971 7th
Henan Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium 29,860 8th
Changchun Yatai Changchun Changchun Stadium 41,638 9th
Qingdao West Coast Qingdao (Huangdao) Qingdao West Coast University City Sports Center 27,000 10th
Wuhan Three Towns Wuhan Wuhan Sports Center 56,201 11th
Qingdao Hainiu Qingdao (Chengyang) Qingdao Youth Football Stadium 50,000 12th
Shenzhen Peng City Shenzhen Shenzhen Stadium 45,000 14th
Yunnan Yukun P Yuxi Yuxi Plateau Sports Center Stadium 30,300 CL1, 1st
Dalian Yingbo P Dalian Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium 63,671 CL1, 2nd
Meizhou Hakka Wuhua Huitang Stadium 27,000 15th

Personnel and kits

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The design for every participating CSL club's home kits were unveiled by Nike on 15 January 2025.[3]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
Beijing Guoan Spain Quique Setién China Zhang Xizhe United States Nike[a] JD.com
Changchun Yatai China Xie Hui China Tan Long Yatai Building Materials
Chengdu Rongcheng South Korea Seo Jung-won Chinese Taipei Tim Chow Chengdu Rongcheng
Chengdu Construction
Dalian Yingbo China Li Guoxu China Yan Xiangchuang Xiwang
Henan South Korea Nam Ki-il China Wang Shangyuan Jiuzu Dukang
HuaHuaNiu Milk Industry
Meizhou Hakka Serbia Milan Ristić China Liao Junjian Guangdong Electric Power
Qingdao Hainiu China Li Xiaopeng China Sha Yibo Fight for Tsingtao
Qingdao West Coast China Shao Jiayi China Sun Jie Xihai'an New Area
Shandong Taishan South Korea Choi Kang-hee China Wang Dalei
Shanghai Port Australia Kevin Muscat China Wu Lei Roewe
Shanghai Shenhua Russia Leonid Slutsky China Wu Xi Bank of Communications
Shenzhen Peng City Italy Christian Lattanzio China Jiang Zhipeng
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger China Yu Genwei China Wang Qiuming
Wuhan Three Towns Portugal Filipe Martins China Ren Hang None
Yunnan Yukun Norway Jørn Andersen China Zhao Yuhao Yunnan Yukun
Zhejiang Spain Raúl Caneda Croatia Franko Andrijašević Leapmotor
  1. ^ All CSL teams use Nike as kit manufacturer.

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Beijing Guoan Portugal Ricardo Soares[4] Mutual consent 10 December 2024 Pre-season Spain Quique Setién[5] 10 December 2024
Wuhan Three Towns Spain Ricardo Rodríguez[6] Signed by Japan Kashiwa Reysol 11 December 2024 Portugal Filipe Martins 17 January 2025
Qingdao Hainiu Bulgaria Yasen Petrov[7] Mutual consent 17 January 2025 China Li Xiaopeng[8] 18 January 2025
Zhejiang Spain Jordi Vinyals 31 December 2024 Spain Raúl Caneda[9] 28 January 2025

Foreign players

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  • 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.
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Naturalised players Hong Kong/Macau/
Taiwan players1
Reserves players Former players
Beijing Guoan Angola Fábio Abreu Brazil Dawhan Cameroon Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui Portugal Guga Serbia Uroš Spajić BrazilChina Serginho
ParaguayChina Arturo Cheng
Changchun Yatai France Wylan Cyprien Norway Ohi Omoijuanfo Serbia Lazar Rosić Slovenia Robert Berić Zambia Stoppila Sunzu
Chengdu Rongcheng Brazil Felipe Brazil Rômulo Israel Yahav Gurfinkel Netherlands Timo Letschert Sierra Leone Issa Kallon PortugalChina Pedro Delgado
SwitzerlandChina Ming-yang Yang
Chinese Taipei Tim Chow
Dalian Yingbo Brazil Fernando Karanga Mali Mamadou Traoré Morocco Zakaria Labyad North Macedonia Isnik Alimi Switzerland Cephas Malele
Henan Brazil Bruno Nazário Brazil Felippe Cardoso Brazil Iago Maidana Brazil Lucas Maia Ghana Frank Acheampong Hong Kong Oliver Gerbig
Meizhou Hakka Brazil Rodrigo Henrique Cameroon Jerome Ngom Mbekeli Cameroon Michael Cheukoua Croatia Darick Kobie Morris Serbia Branimir Jočić Hong Kong Yue Tze Nam
Qingdao Hainiu Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvis Sarić Brazil Filipe Augusto Brazil Wellington Silva Peru Santiago Ormeño Serbia Nikola Radmanovac Hong Kong Wong Ho Chun
Qingdao West Coast Angola Nélson da Luz Brazil Davidson Brazil Matheus Índio Brazil Riccieli Ghana Abdul-Aziz Yakubu SpainChina Alex Yang Chinese Taipei Chen Po-liang
Shandong Taishan Brazil Cryzan Brazil Guilherme Madruga Brazil Lucas Gazal Brazil Zeca Georgia (country) Valeri Qazaishvili Hong Kong Raphaël Merkies
Shanghai Port Brazil Gabrielzinho Brazil Gustavo Brazil Leonardo Brazil Mateus Vital Brazil Matheus Jussa EnglandChina Tyias Browning2 Chinese Taipei Will Donkin
Shanghai Shenhua Brazil André Luis Brazil Saulo Mineiro France Ibrahim Amadou Portugal João Carlos Teixeira Portugal Wilson Manafá EnglandChina Nico Yennaris2
SloveniaChina Marcel Petrov
Hong Kong Shinichi Chan Hong KongChina Dai Wai Tsun2
Shenzhen Peng City Austria Manprit Sarkaria Brazil Tiago Leonço Israel Eden Kartsev Serbia Rade Dugalić Spain Edu García Hong Kong Matt Orr
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Albania Albion Ademi Portugal Xadas Spain Alberto Quiles Spain Cristian Salvador Spain Juan Antonio Ros Hong Kong Sun Ming Him
Wuhan Three Towns Brazil Darlan Brazil Gustavo Sauer Colombia Manuel Palacios Romania Alexandru Tudorie South Korea Park Ji-soo ItalyChina Denny Wang
Yunnan Yukun Angola Hélder Costa Brazil Pedro Henrique Portugal Nené Romania Alexandru Ioniță Spain José Antonio Martínez Democratic Republic of the CongoChina Oscar Maritu
NorwayChina John Hou Sæter
Hong Kong Tsui Wang Kit
Zhejiang Brazil Lucas Possignolo Croatia Franko Andrijašević Gabon Aaron Boupendza Ivory Coast Jean Evrard Kouassi Netherlands Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere GabonChina Alexander N'Doumbou Hong Kong Leung Nok Hang
  • ^1 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.
  • ^2 Players who have already capped by China.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shanghai Port 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite group stage
2 Shandong Taishan 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite play-off round
3 Beijing Guoan 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
4 Shanghai Shenhua 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
5 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
6 Meizhou Hakka 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
7 Chengdu Rongcheng 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
8 Shenzhen Peng City 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
9 Zhejiang 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
10 Qingdao West Coast 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Qingdao Hainiu 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
12 Henan 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
13 Yunnan Yukun 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
14 Dalian Yingbo 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
15 Wuhan Three Towns 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0 Relegation to China League One
16 Changchun Yatai 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2025. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification:
  • During season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Rankings in the previous season. (Rules 2 to 4 are only applied when teams concerned have finished both/all the matches against others.)
  • After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card = 3 points); 8) Drawing of lots.

Results

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Home \ Away BJG CCY CDR DLY HEN MZH QDH QWC SDT SHP SHS SPC TJT WTT YNY ZHJ
Beijing Guoan a
Changchun Yatai
Chengdu Rongcheng 1–2 1–0
Dalian Yingbo
Henan
Meizhou Hakka 2–1
Qingdao Hainiu 2–2 0–1
Qingdao West Coast
Shandong Taishan 4–1 0–0
Shanghai Port 2–0 a 3–1
Shanghai Shenhua 2−2 2–1 a
Shenzhen Peng City
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 2–2
Wuhan Three Towns
Yunnan Yukun 0–2 1–1
Zhejiang 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2025. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

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To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.

Leader and qualification for AFC Champions League Elite group stage
Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite play-off round
Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
Relegation to China League One
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Soccerway

Results by match played

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Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2025. Source: Soccerway
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

See also

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References

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  4. ^ "北京国安官方:球队主帅里卡多-苏亚雷斯离任" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ^ "北京国安官方:前巴萨主帅塞蒂恩执教球队" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ "リカルド ロドリゲス監督 就任内定のお知らせ" [Ricardo Rodriguez to assume new managerial role] (in Japanese). Kashiwa Reysol. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ^ "青岛海牛官方:亚森不再担任俱乐部一线队主教练" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  8. ^ "官宣:关于李霄鹏担任俱乐部一线队主教练的公告". Dongqiudi. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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