2022 Chinese Super League
The 2022 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League was the 19th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor is Ping An Insurance. Shandong Taishan were the defending champions.
On May 23, the league was confirmed to start from June 3.
Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition system is still adopted in the first stage of this season, and it is planned to return to the home and away competition system from August 5, 2022.
Format
The format of the season was revealed on 13 May 2022. In the first stage, 18 teams will be divided into three groups. The hosts were allocated to each group and other teams will be drawn based on last season's rankings.Groups
The draw for the first stage was revealed on 13 May 2022.| Team | 2021 season | Draw order | No. | Group |
| Meizhou Hakka | CL1, 2nd | - | A1 | A |
| Beijing Guoan | 5th | 5 | A2 | A |
| Shenzhen | 6th | 6 | A3 | A |
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 11th | 11 | A4 | A |
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 12th | 12 | A5 | A |
| Chengdu Rongcheng | CL1, 4th | 17 | A6 | A |
| Shandong Taishan | 1st | 1 | B1 | B |
| Changchun Yatai | 4th | 4 | B2 | B |
| Guangzhou City | 7th | 7 | B3 | B |
| Henan Songshan Longmen | 10th | 10 | B4 | B |
| Dalian Pro | 15th | 13 | B5 | B |
| Zhejiang | CL1, 3rd | 16 | B6 | B |
| Shanghai Port | 2nd | 2 | C1 | C |
| Guangzhou | 3rd | 3 | C2 | C |
| Hebei | 8th | 8 | C3 | C |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 9th | 9 | C4 | C |
| Wuhan Yangtze River | 14th | 14 | C5 | C |
| Wuhan Three Towns | CL1, 1st | 15 | C6 | C |
Centralised venues
- Meizhou
- *Hengbei Football Town Field No.9
- *Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium
- *Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre
- Haikou
- *Haikou Mission Hills Football Training Base
- *Wuyuan River Stadium
- *Wuyuan River Stadium Outer Field No.2
- Dalian
- *Jinzhou Stadium
- *Puwan Stadium
- Jinjiang
- *Jinjiang Football Training Center Stadium
- *Jinjiang Sports Center Stadium
Clubs
Club changes
To Super League
Clubs promoted from 2021 China League OneFrom Super League
Dissolved entriesZhejiang returned to the division after a 5-year absence; Wuhan Three Towns, Meizhou Hakka and Chengdu Rongcheng all compete in the Chinese Super League for the first time in their respective histories. Dalian Pro were reprieved from relegation after losing the relegation play-off ties following the dissolution of Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and Qingdao.
Name changes
- Wuhan F.C. changed their name to Wuhan Yangtze River in March 2022.
Clubs information
- Guangzhou ; Chengdu Rongcheng ; Henan Songshan Longmen ; Zhejiang ; Shandong Taishan ; Beijing Guoan, played in centralised venues, Guangzhou City played in away venues.
Foreign players
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- Players name in ITALICS indicates the players that left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Naturalized players | Hong Kong/Macau/ Taiwan Players | Reserves players | Former players |
| Beijing Guoan |  League tablePlayer statisticsHat-tricks
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