The 2023 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 20th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor is Ping An Insurance. Wuhan Three Towns were the defending champions.
Clubs
Club changes
To Super League Clubs promoted from 2022 China League One Kunshan Qingdao Hainiu Nantong Zhiyun
From Super League Clubs relegated to 2023 China League One Guangzhou
Dissolved entries Guangzhou City Wuhan Yangtze River Hebei
Qingdao Hainiu returns to the division after a 9-year absence; Nantong Zhiyun competes in the Chinese Super League for the first time in the club's history. Guangzhou were relegated to China League One after a 12-year spell in the Chinese Super League. Guangzhou City were dissolved after 11 seasons in the top-flight.
Name changes Henan Songshan Longmen F.C. changed their name to Henan in April 2023.
Clubs information TeamHead coachCityStadiumCapacity2022 seasonWuhan Three Towns Tsutomu TakahataWuhanWuhan Sports Center56,2011stShandong Taishan Choi Kang-heeJinanJinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium56,8082ndZhejiang Jordi VinyalsHangzhouHuzhou Olympic Sports Center (Huzhou)40,0003rdShanghai Port Javier PereiraShanghaiPudong Football Stadium37,0004thChengdu Rongcheng Seo Jung-wonChengduPhoenix Hill Football Stadium50,6955thLeshan Olympic Sports Center (Leshan)30,000Henan Sergio Zarco DíazZhengzhouHanghai Stadium29,8606thBeijing Guoan Ricardo SoaresBeijingWorkers' Stadium68,0007thTianjin Jinmen Tiger Yu GenweiTianjinTianjin Olympic Centre54,6968thTEDA Soccer Stadium36,390Meizhou Hakka Milan RistićWuhuaWuhua County Olympic Sports Centre 27,0009thShanghai Shenhua Wu JinguiShanghaiShanghai Stadium72,43610thDalian Pro Xie HuiDalianDalian Sports Centre Stadium60,83211thDalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium63,677Puwan Stadium30,000Cangzhou Mighty Lions Zhao JunzheCangzhouCangzhou Stadium31,83612thChangchun Yatai Chen YangChangchunChangchun Stadium41,63813thShenzhen Xiang JunShenzhenShenzhen Universiade Sports Centre60,33414thBao'an Stadium44,050Qingdao Hainiu P Antonio Gómez-Carreño EscalonaQingdaoQingdao Youth Football Stadium50,000CL1, 2ndNantong Zhiyun P David Patrício (caretaker)RugaoRugao Olympic Sports Center25,000CL1, 3rd
Clubs locations
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentNantong Zhiyun Cao RuiResigned4 January 2023Pre-season David Patrício30 January 2023Qingdao Hainiu Yin TieshengMutual consent13 February 2023 Antonio Gómez-Carreño Escalona13 February 2023Cangzhou Mighty Lions Svetozar ŠapurićMutual consent21 February 2023 Zhao Junzhe21 February 2023Henan Javier PereiraSigned by Shanghai Port1 March 2023 Sergio Zarco Díaz6 March 2023Shanghai Port Xi Zhikang (caretaker)End of caretaker spell1 March 2023 Javier Pereira1 March 2023Shenzhen Zhang Xiaorui (caretaker)End of caretaker spell10 April 2023 Chen Tao10 April 2023Shandong Taishan Hao WeiMutual consent16 May 20239th Choi Kang-hee16 May 2023Nantong Zhiyun David PatrícioAppointed as technical director20 May 202314th Zhu Qi (caretaker)20 May 2023Beijing Guoan Stanley MenzoSacked11 June 20237th Ricardo Soares15 June 2023Nantong Zhiyun Zhu Qi (caretaker)End of caretaker spell16 June 202314th Gabri16 June 2023Wuhan Three Towns Pedro MorillaMutual consent17 June 20238th Tsutomu Takahata18 June 2023Shenzhen Chen TaoResigned14 July 202316th Xiang Jun14 July 2023Nantong Zhiyun GabriResigned25 September 202314th David Patrício (caretaker)25 September 2023
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 5Naturalized playersHong Kong/Macau/Taiwan playersReserves playersFormer playersBeijing Guoan Fábio Abreu Josef de Souza Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui Kang Sang-woo→ Nico Yennaris Samuel Adegbenro Arijan AdemiCangzhou Mighty Lions Jürgen Locadia Oscar Maritu Georgy Zhukov Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere Mile ŠkorićChangchun Yatai Peter Žulj Serginho Jores Okore Nenad Lukić LeonardoChengdu Rongcheng Richard Windbichler Andrigo Felipe Manuel Palacios Kim Min-woo→ Elkeson Tim Chow RômuloDalian Pro Borislav Tsonev Lobi Manzoki Streli Mamba Nemanja Bosančić Vas NuñezHenan Toni Šunjić Hildeberto Pereira Adrian Mierzejewski Đorđe Denić Nemanja Čović→ Li Tenglong Fernando Karanga Tomás PinaMeizhou Hakka Rodrigo Henrique Nebojša Kosović Tyrone Conraad Rade Dugalić Andrej Kotnik Yue Tze Nam Elguja Lobjanidze Chisom EgbuchulamNantong Zhiyun Bressan Lucas Morelatto David Puclin Romário Baldé Rubilio Castillo→ David Wang→ Ming-yang Yang Li Ngai Hoi Oumar CamaraQingdao Hainiu Elvis Sarić Felicio Brown Forbes Aleksandar Andrejević Marko Šarić Evans Kangwa Wang Chien-ming Serge TabekouShandong Taishan Marouane Fellaini Cryzan Jadson Matheus Pato Moisés→ Fernandinho→ Pedro Delgado Son Jun-hoShanghai Port Lucas João Matías Vargas Markus Pink Oscar Issa Kallon→ Tyias Browning PaulinhoShanghai Shenhua Christian Bassogog Ibrahim Amadou João Carlos Teixeira Cephas Malele Macario Hing-Glover→ Dai Wai TsunShenzhen Romain Alessandrini Frank Acheampong Mubarak Wakaso Will Donkin→ Dai Wai TsunTianjin Jinmen Tiger Farley Rosa Petar Vitanov Robert Berić David Andújar Fran MéridaWuhan Three Towns Davidson Marcão Abdul-Aziz Yakubu Park Ji-soo→ Denny Wang Ademilson Wallace Nicolae StanciuZhejiang Leonardo Lucas Possignolo Franko Andrijašević Jean Evrard Kouassi Nyasha Mushekwi→ Alexander N'Doumbou Leung Nok Hang Donovan Ewolo For Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwanese players, if they are non-naturalized and were registered as professional footballers in Hong Kong's, Macau's, or Chinese Taipei's football association for the first time, they are recognized as native players. Otherwise they are recognized as foreign players. Players who have already capped for a China senior or youth national team.
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by match played
Statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 LeonardoChangchun Yatai & Zhejiang192 Wu LeiShanghai Port18 Nyasha MushekwiZhejiang4 Abdul-Aziz YakubuWuhan Three Towns15 Nemanja ČovićHenan6 FelipeChengdu Rongcheng137 CryzanShandong Taishan128 Marouane FellainiShandong Taishan11 Cephas MaleleShanghai Shenhua10 Fábio AbreuBeijing Guoan10 Tan LongChangchun Yatai Robert BerićTianjin Jinmen Tiger
Hat-tricks
PlayerClubAgainst ResultDate LeonardoChangchun YataiCangzhou Mighty Lions4–2 (A)中超-莱昂纳多戴帽谭龙2传1射 沧州雄狮2-4亚泰 Tao QianglongWuhan Three TownsNantong Zhiyun5–2 (A)中超-陶强龙戴帽韦世豪破门 三镇5-0南通支云 Abdul-Aziz YakubuWuhan Three TownsShenzhen3–1 (A)中超-阿齐兹戴帽阿奇姆彭破门 三镇3-1逆转深圳 Wang ZimingBeijing GuoanShenzhen5–0 (H)中超-王子铭戴帽冯博轩世界波 国安5-0深圳队 Felicio Brown ForbesQingdao HainiuShenzhen5–0 (H)中超-彭欣力建功福布斯戴帽 青岛海牛5-0深圳队 FelipeChengdu RongchengDalian Pro4–1 (H)中超-费利佩戴帽冯卓毅破门 成都蓉城4-1大连人 Hu JinghangShandong TaishanHenan5–1 (H)中超-胡靖航帽子戏法廖力生世界波 泰山5-1河南 Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team
Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 OscarShanghai Port132 Nicolae StanciuWuhan Three Towns123 MoisésShandong Taishan104 LeonardoChangchun Yatai & Zhejiang8 RômuloChengdu Rongcheng6 FelipeChengdu Rongcheng7 Ba DunTianjin Jinmen Tiger Jürgen LocadiaCangzhou Mighty Lions97 players6
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Wang DaleiShandong Taishan10 Yan JunlingShanghai Port3 Liu DianzuoWuhan Three Towns8 Wang GuomingHenan Zhao BoZhejiang6 Bao YaxiongShanghai Shenhua7 Wu YakeChangchun Yatai8 Han JiaqiBeijing Guoan6 Xu JiaminTianjin Jinmen Tiger Zhang YanChengdu Rongcheng
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 8 Marouane Fellaini (Shandong Taishan) Elvis Sarić (Qingdao Hainiu) Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua) Pan Ximing (Meizhou Hakka)
Most red cards: 2 7 players
Club Most yellow cards: 73 Henan
Fewest yellow cards: 42 Shanghai Port
Most red cards: 7 Zhejiang
Fewest red cards: 1 Nantong Zhiyun
Awards
Annual awards The awards of 2023 Chinese Super League were announced on 4 January 2024. This was the first time the annual awards were resumed since 2019, however the winners were only announced online with no ceremony being held.
Award Winner Club Player of the Season Wu Lei Shanghai Port Golden Boot Leonardo Changchun Yatai / Zhejiang Goalkeeper of the Season Wang Dalei Shandong Taishan Young Player of the Season Shahsat Hujahmat Shenzhen Manager of the Season Choi Kang-hee Shandong Taishan Best Referee Ma Ning
Team of the Year Goalkeeper Wang Dalei (Shandong Taishan) Defender Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui (Beijing Guoan) Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua) Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua) Midfielder Oscar (Shanghai Port) Xie Pengfei (Wuhan Three Towns) Franko Andrijašević (Zhejiang) Tim Chow (Chengdu Rongcheng) Forward Cryzan (Shandong Taishan) Leonardo (Changchun Yatai / Zhejiang) Wu Lei (Shanghai Port)
Player of the Round The following players were named the Player of the Round. RoundPlayerClubReferences1 Yan XiangchuangDalian Pro2 Robert BerićTianjin Jinmen Tiger3 Farley RosaTianjin Jinmen Tiger4 FelipeChengdu Rongcheng5 Yu HanchaoShanghai Shenhua6 Gao DiZhejiang7 Wu LeiShanghai Port8 LeonardoChangchun Yatai9 Tao QianglongWuhan Three Towns10 Mile ŠkorićCangzhou Mighty Lions11 Nemanja ČovićHenan12 Lobi ManzokiDalian Pro13 Farley RosaTianjin Jinmen Tiger14 Nebijan MuhmetBeijing Guoan15 Wang ZimingBeijing Guoan16 Felicio Brown ForbesQingdao Hainiu17 Yu HanchaoShanghai Shenhua18 FelipeChengdu Rongcheng19 Wu LeiShanghai Port20 MoisésShandong Taishan21 Wu LeiShanghai Port22 Nyasha MushekwiZhejiang23 Fábio AbreuBeijing Guoan24 Nemanja ČovićHenan25 Wei ShihaoWuhan Three Towns26 Gan ChaoChengdu Rongcheng
Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthManager of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthPlayerClubManagerClubPlayerClubApril Yan XiangchuangDalian Pro Wu JinguiShanghai Shenhua Ma ZhenShanghai ShenhuaMay RômuloChengdu Rongcheng Seo Jung-wonChengdu Rongcheng Han JiaqiBeijing GuoanJune Nemanja ČovićHenan Choi Kang-heeShandong Taishan Xu JiaminTianjin Jinmen TigerJuly Wu LeiShanghai Port Choi Kang-heeShandong Taishan Mu PengfeiQingdao HainiuAugust Fábio AbreuBeijing Guoan Ricardo SoaresBeijing Guoan Zhao BoZhejiang September Marouane FellainiShandong Taishan Jordi VinyalsZhejiang Zhao BoZhejiang