2017 Chinese Super League
The 2017 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League was the 14th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor is Ping An Insurance. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won their seventh consecutive title of the league.
This season witnessed a huge change in the regulation to the players. Only three foreign players can play at one game and at least two domestic players who are under the age of 23 must be in the 18-man list, including at least one must be in the starting list.
Club changes
Clubs promoted from 2016 China League OneClubs relegated to 2017 China League One
Tianjin Quanjian and Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng both compete in the Chinese Super League for the first time in their respective histories. Hangzhou Greentown were relegated after a 10-year spell in the Chinese top-flight, while Shijiazhuang Ever Bright were relegated to China League One after spending 2 seasons in the Chinese Super League.
Name changes
Beijing Guoan changed their name to Beijing Sinobo Guoan in January 2017.Chongqing Lifan changed their name to Chongqing Dangdai Lifan in January 2017.Clubs
Clubs and locations
Foreign players
A club may register seven foreign players per season. However, only five foreign players could be registered at any given time. And to curtail their influence, only three foreign players may play per match.- 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 squad 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 Sinobo Guoan |  League tableStatisticsTop scorersSource:
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