The 2015 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League ()关于正确使用联赛全名称的函 was the 12th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 22nd season of a professional Association football league and the 54th top-tier league season in China. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance.中国平安4年6亿冠名中超 三大层面助力中国足球 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won their fifth consecutive title of the league.
Team changes Teams promoted from 2014 China League One Chongqing Lifan Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
Teams relegated to 2015 China League One Dalian Aerbin Harbin Yiteng
Chongqing Lifan returned to the division after a 4-year absence; Shijiazhuang Ever Bright competed in the Chinese Super League for the first time in the club's history. Dalian Aerbin were relegated after three years in the Chinese top-flight, while Harbin Yiteng were relegated to China League One after spending a season in the Chinese Super League.
Name changes Shanghai Dongya changed their name to Shanghai SIPG in December 2014.上海东亚足球俱乐部更名为上海上港集团足球俱乐部的公示 Guangzhou Evergrande changed their name to Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao in December 2014.关于广州恒大主要股权变更并更名为广州恒大淘宝的公示 Jiangsu Sainty changed their name to Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty in January 2015.关于江苏舜天足球俱乐部有限责任公司更名的公告
Clubs
Clubs and locations
Club Head coach Captain City Stadium Capacity 2014 season Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao TH Luiz Felipe Scolari Zheng Zhi Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium 58,500 1st Beijing Guoan Gregorio Manzano Xu Yunlong Beijing Workers' Stadium 66,161 2nd Guangzhou R&F Dragan Stojković Zhang Yaokun Guangzhou Yuexiushan Stadium 18,000 3rd Shandong Luneng Taishan Cuca Wang Dalei Jinan Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium 56,808 4th Shanghai SIPG Sven-Göran Eriksson Sun Xiang Shanghai Shanghai Stadium 56,842 5th Guizhou Renhe Gong Lei Zhang Lie Guiyang Guiyang Olympic Sports Center 51,636 6th Tianjin TEDA Arie Haan Zhou Haibin Tianjin Tianjin Olympic Centre 54,696 7th Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty Dan Petrescu Lu Bofei Nanjing Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre 61,443 8th Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Francis Gillot Giovanni Moreno Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium 33,060 9th Liaoning Whowin Ma Lin Zhao Junzhe Shenyang (playing in Panjin) Panjin Jinxiu Stadium 35,600 10th Shanghai Shenxin Liu Junwei Yu Tao Shanghai Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium 16,000 11th Hangzhou Greentown Yang Ji Wang Lin Hangzhou Huanglong Sports Center 52,672 12th Changchun Yatai Marijo Tot Yan Feng Changchun Development Area Stadium 25,000 13th Henan Jianye Jia Xiuquan Ivo Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium 29,860 14th Chongqing Lifan P Wang Baoshan Wang Dong Chongqing Chongqing Olympic Sports Center 58,680 CL1, 1st Shijiazhuang Ever Bright P Yasen Petrov Li Chao Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center 29,000 CL1, 2nd
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointment Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Marcello Lippi 2 November 2014里皮宣布卸任恒大主帅 任技术总监不进替补席 Fabio Cannavaro 5 November 2014 Guangzhou R&F Sven-Göran Eriksson 10 November 2014富力官方宣布与埃里克森协商失败 双方不再续约 Cosmin Contra 18 December 2014富力官方宣布将签孔特拉团队 Changchun Yatai Dragan Okuka 12 November 2014德拉甘：离开亚泰留中国 我的目标不是保级队 Gao Jinggang 19 December 2014亚泰老总正式出任主帅一职 曾三次担任救火教练 Shanghai SIPG Xi Zhikang 18 November 2014 Sven-Göran Eriksson 18 November 2014上港正式收购东亚 埃里克森任主帅 Hangzhou Greentown Yang Ji 2 December 2014 Philippe Troussier 2 December 2014杭州绿城官方宣布特鲁西埃出任主帅 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Sergio Batista 4 December 2014巴蒂斯塔：不认为自己是失败者 有机会定将证明自己 Francis Gillot 4 December 2014绿地官宣法国新帅吉约就任 王赟加盟李建滨回归 Shanghai Shenxin Guo Guangqi 13 April 2015申鑫宣布郭光琪辞去主帅职务 2015换帅第一队 Liu Junwei 13 April 2015 Guizhou Renhe Zhu Jiong 28 April 2015贵州人和宣布朱炯下课 李春满任代理主帅 Li Chunman (caretaker) 28 April 2015 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Fabio Cannavaro 4 June 2015关于卡纳瓦罗先生不再担任广州恒大淘宝足球队执行主教练的公告 Luiz Felipe Scolari 4 June 2015关于聘任斯科拉里先生担任广州恒大淘宝足球队主教练的公告 Changchun Yatai Gao Jinggang 12 June 2015亚泰官方证实人事变动 高敬刚辞帅位马里奥上任 Marijo Tot 12 June 2015 Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty Gao Hongbo 29 June 2015舜天官方宣布高洪波下课 因球队发展理念分歧大 Arie Schans (caretaker) 29 June 2015高洪波与舜天矛盾太深 两大韩籍名帅有望接任 Hangzhou Greentown Philippe Troussier 1 July 2015绿城队官方宣布主帅特鲁西埃下课 杨戟接掌帅印 Yang Ji 1 July 2015 Guizhou Renhe Li Chunman (caretaker) 8 July 2015 Gong Lei 8 July 2015人和再换帅宫磊回归 接替李春满任总经理兼主帅 Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty Arie Schans (caretaker) 9 July 2015 Dan Petrescu 9 July 2015 Guangzhou R&F Cosmin Contra 22 July 2015富力宣布孔特拉不再任教 黎兵兼任球队执行教练 Li Bing (caretaker) 22 July 2015 Liaoning Whowin Chen Yang 2 August 2015辽足官方通告：马林上任力争早日保级 陈洋辞职 Ma Lin 2 August 2015 Guangzhou R&F Li Bing (caretaker) 24 August 2015关于聘请德拉甘•斯托伊科维奇担任广州富力足球俱乐部主教练的公告 Dragan Stojković 24 August 2015
Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country. Players from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei are deemed to be native players in CSL. However, those players will be treated as foreign Asia players if they participate in any AFC competitions.
Players name in bold indicates the players that were registered during the mid-season transfer window. Players name in italics indicates the players that were out of squads or left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 AFC player Former players Beijing Guoan Pablo Batalla Kléber Darko Matić Dejan Damjanović Ha Dae-sung Erton Fejzullahu Changchun Yatai Marcelo Moreno Ákos Elek Szabolcs Huszti Moussa Maâzou Anzur Ismailov Chongqing Lifan Emanuel Gigliotti Fernandinho Jael Issam El Adoua Adrian Leijer Guto Jajá Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Elkeson Paulinho Ricardo Goulart Robinho Kim Young-gwon Alan Renê Júnior Guangzhou R&F Renatinho Jeremy Bokila Aaron Samuel Míchel Jang Hyun-soo Abderrazak Hamdallah Park Jong-woo Guizhou Renhe Sejad Salihović Zvjezdan Misimović Hyuri Ricardo Santos Park Ju-sung Krzysztof Mączyński Magnus Eriksson Hangzhou Greentown Matthew Spiranovic Anselmo Ramon Davy Claude Angan Miloš Bosančić Roda Antar Bassem Boulaabi Imed Louati Henan Jianye Ivo Eddi Gomes Javier Patiño Mateusz Zachara Jung In-whan Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty Sammir Sölvi Ottesen Viðar Örn Kjartansson Marius Constantin Sergio Escudero Eleílson Liaoning Whowin Paulo Henrique Franck Boli Derick Ogbu Eric Bicfalvi Kim Yoo-jin Josh Mitchell James Chamanga Shandong Luneng Taishan Walter Montillo Aloísio Diego Tardelli Junior Urso Jucilei Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Giovanni Moreno Avraam Papadopoulos Mohamed Sissoko Demba Ba Tim Cahill Paulo Henrique Stoppila Sunzu Shanghai Shenxin Everton Johnny Michael Barrantes Daniel Chima Chukwu Zé Eduardo Lim You-hwan Shanghai SIPG Darío Conca Davi Asamoah Gyan Tobias Hysén Kim Ju-young Jean Evrard Kouassi Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Eiður Guðjohnsen Rúben Micael Mario Rondón Jacob Mulenga Cho Yong-hyung Rodrigo Defendi Georgi Iliev Tianjin TEDA Hernán Barcos Lucas Fonseca Wágner Cristian Tănase Morteza Pouraliganji Andrezinho Wilmar Jordán Jucilei owns Palestine citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the Chinese Super League Avraam Papadopoulos owns Australian citizenship and could play as an Asian player in the Chinese Super League
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players (doesn't count on the foreign or Asian player slot in CSL) Club Player 1 Changchun Yatai Ko Yu-ting Guizhou Renhe Xavier Chen Hangzhou Greentown Chen Po-liang Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Bai He
League table
Results
Positions by round
Goalscorers
Top scorers {| class="wikitable" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Total |- !rowspan=1| | Aloísio |Shandong Luneng Taishan
!rowspan=1| | Ricardo Goulart |Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
!rowspan=1| | Dejan Damjanović |Beijing Guoan
!rowspan=2| | Emanuel Gigliotti |Chongqing Lifan |rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 15 |- | Hernán Barcos |Tianjin TEDA |- !rowspan=1| | Wu Lei |Shanghai SIPG |rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;" | 14 |- !rowspan=2| | Gao Lin |Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 13 |- | Jacob Mulenga |Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |- !rowspan=2| | Anselmo Ramon |Hangzhou Greentown |rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 12 |- | Tobias Hysén |Shanghai SIPG
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Paulo Henrique Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Shanghai Shenxin 6–2恩里克戴帽卡希尔首秀 上海德比申花6–2 Ricardo Goulart Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Shanghai Shenxin 6–1高拉特戴帽于汉超两球 恒大6–1逆转申鑫 Dejan Damjanović Beijing Guoan Changchun Yatai 3–1德扬帽子戏法 国安3–1力克亚泰迎3轮首胜 Demba Ba Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty 3–1登巴巴演帽子戏法陶源破门 申花3–1舜天
League attendance
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Awards The awards of 2015 Chinese Super League were announced on 10 November 2015.2015中超颁奖:高神MVP野牛金靴 斯帅最佳教练 Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Aloísio (Shandong Luneng Taishan) Chinese Super League Domestic Golden Boot Award: Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG) Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year: Zeng Cheng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Luiz Felipe Scolari (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Tan Hai Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, Hangzhou Greentown, Chongqing Lifan Chinese Super League Team of the Year (442): GK Zeng Cheng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) DF Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Kim Young-gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Feng Xiaoting (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Xu Yunlong (Beijing Guoan) MF Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Huang Bowen (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Wu Xi (Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty), Darío Conca (Shanghai SIPG) FW Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG)
References
External links Current CSL table, and recent results/fixtures at Soccerway Chinese Super League table at FIFA Chinese Super League official site