2026 Chinese Super League


The 2026 Chinese Super League, also known as the 2026 China Resources Beverage Chinese Football Super League for sponsorship reasons, will be the 23rd season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League.

Summary

in 2022, Chinese Communist Party officials launched an anti-corruption probe resulting in eight footballing officials being investigated for "suspected of violations of discipline and law". In August 2024, former CCP Committee Secretary of the Chinese Football Association, Du Zhaocai, pleaded guilty to accepting more than US$6.1 million in bribes. On 10 September, CFA banned 38 players, including former nationals, Jin Jingdao, Guo Tianyu, and five officials for life over allegations of match-fixing and other forms of corruption. Other players and officials were also given shorter five years bans. Nine Chinese Super League clubs were also punished with point deductions for the 2026 Chinese Super League and fines.
Shanghai Shenhua and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers were docked ten points and fined 1 million yuan. Qingdao Hainiu was docked seven points. Shandong Taishan and Henan were docked six points each. Beijing Guoan, Shanghai Port, Wuhan Three Towns and Zhejiang were docked five points each.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the China League One. The promoted teams were Liaoning Tieren and Chongqing Tonglianglong. Liaoning Tieren and Chongqing Tonglianglong were both promoted to the Chinese Super League for the first time in their history.
They replaced Meizhou Hakka and Changchun Yatai. Both teams were relegated after three years in the Super League with Changchun Yatai being relegated to China League One the second time.

Stadiums and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacity2025 season
Shanghai PortShanghai Pudong Football Stadium37,0001st
Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shanghai Stadium71,0662nd
Chengdu RongchengChengduPhoenix Hill Football Stadium50,6953rd
Beijing GuoanBeijingWorkers' Stadium68,0004th
Shandong TaishanJinanJinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium56,8085th
Tianjin Jinmen TigerTianjinTEDA Soccer Stadium36,3906th
ZhejiangHangzhouHuanglong Sports Center Stadium51,9717th
Yunnan YukunYuxiYuxi Plateau Sports Center Stadium30,3008th
Qingdao West CoastQingdao Qingdao West Coast University City Sports Center27,0009th
HenanZhengzhouHanghai Stadium29,86010th
Dalian YingboDalianDalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium63,67111th
Shenzhen Peng CityShenzhenShenzhen Sports Center Stadium45,00012th
Wuhan Three TownsWuhan13th
Qingdao HainiuQingdao Qingdao Youth Football Stadium50,00014th
Liaoning Tieren PShenyangTiexi Stadium40,000CL1, 1st
Chongqing Tonglianglong PChongqingCL1, 2nd

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Beijing Guoan

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 5Naturalised playersHong Kong/Macau/Taiwan playersReserves playersFormer players
Beijing Guoan