2015 Chinese Super League


The 2015 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League 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. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won their fifth consecutive title of the league.

Team changes

Teams promoted from 2014 China League One
Teams relegated to 2015 China League One
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

Clubs and locations

ClubHead coachCaptainCityStadiumCapacity2014 season
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao TH

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointment
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

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.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4AFC playerFormer players
Beijing Guoan

League table

Results

Positions by round

Goalscorers

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

League attendance

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Awards

The awards of 2015 Chinese Super League were announced on 10 November 2015.