2023 Chinese Super League
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| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 April – 4 November |
| Champions | Shanghai Port |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Shanghai Port Shanghai Shenhua Shandong Taishan |
| AFC Champions League Two | Zhejiang |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 666 (2.78 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Leonardo (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Henan 6–0 Cangzhou Mighty Lions (21 October 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Nantong Zhiyun 0–5 Wuhan Three Towns (23 May 2023) Shanghai Shenhua 0–5 Shanghai Port (29 July 2023) Qingdao Hainiu 0–5 Shanghai Port (8 August 2023) Shenzhen 0–5 Zhejiang (24 September 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Beijing Guoan 6–2 Cangzhou Mighty Lions (23 May 2023) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Shanghai Port |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Tianjin Jinmen Tiger |
| Longest winless run | 20 matches Shenzhen |
| Longest losing run | 12 matches Shenzhen |
| Highest attendance | 52,500 Beijing Guoan 2–1 Shanghai Shenhua (19 August 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 4,858 Zhejiang 0–2 Changchun Yatai (15 April 2023) |
| Total attendance | 4,767,836 |
| Average attendance | 19,866 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese: 2023中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) was the 20th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League.[1] The league title sponsor is Ping An Insurance.[2][3] Wuhan Three Towns were the defending champions.
Club changes
League table
Results
Positions by round
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
| Leader and qualification for AFC Champions League Elite League stage | |
| Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite play-off round | |
| Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage |
Results by match played
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[25] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changchun Yatai & Zhejiang | 19 | |
| 2 | Shanghai Port | 18 | |
| Zhejiang | |||
| 4 | Wuhan Three Towns | 15 | |
| Henan | |||
| 6 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 13 | |
| 7 | Shandong Taishan | 12 | |
| 8 | Shandong Taishan | 11 | |
| Shanghai Shenhua | |||
| 10 | Beijing Guoan | 10 | |
| Changchun Yatai | |||
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger |
Hat-tricks
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changchun Yatai | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 4–2 (A)[26] | 19 May 2023 | |
| Wuhan Three Towns | Nantong Zhiyun | 5–2 (A)[27] | 23 May 2023 | |
| Wuhan Three Towns | Shenzhen | 3–1 (A)[28] | 3 July 2023 | |
| Beijing Guoan | Shenzhen | 5–0 (H)[29] | 8 July 2023 | |
| Qingdao Hainiu | Shenzhen | 5–0 (H)[30] | 12 July 2023 | |
| Chengdu Rongcheng | Dalian Pro | 4–1 (H)[31] | 22 July 2023 | |
| Shandong Taishan | Henan | 5–1 (H)[32] | 4 November 2023 | |
- Notes
- (H) – Home team
- (A) – Away team
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[33] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai Port | 13 | |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 12 | |
| 3 | Shandong Taishan | 10 | |
| 4 | Changchun Yatai & Zhejiang | 8 | |
| Chengdu Rongcheng | |||
| 6 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 7 | |
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | |||
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | |||
| 9 | 7 players | 6 | |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shandong Taishan | 10 | |
| Shanghai Port | |||
| 3 | Wuhan Three Towns | 8 | |
| Henan | |||
| Zhejiang | |||
| 6 | Shanghai Shenhua | 7 | |
| Changchun Yatai | |||
| 8 | Beijing Guoan | 6 | |
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | |||
| Chengdu Rongcheng |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 8[34]
Marouane Fellaini (Shandong Taishan)
Elvis Sarić (Qingdao Hainiu)
Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua)
Pan Ximing (Meizhou Hakka)
- Most red cards: 2[35]
- 7 players
Club
- Most yellow cards: 73[36]
- Henan
- Fewest yellow cards: 42[36]
- Shanghai Port
- Most red cards: 7[37]
- Zhejiang
- Fewest red cards: 1[37]
- 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. [38]
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Shanghai Port | |
| Golden Boot | Changchun Yatai / Zhejiang | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Shandong Taishan | |
| Young Player of the Season | Shenzhen | |
| Manager of the Season | Shandong Taishan | |
| Best Referee |
| Team of the Year | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | (Shandong Taishan) | |||||||||||
| Defender | (Beijing Guoan) |
(Shanghai Shenhua) |
(Shanghai Shenhua) | |||||||||
| Midfielder | (Shanghai Port) |
(Wuhan Three Towns) |
(Zhejiang) |
(Chengdu Rongcheng) | ||||||||
| Forward | (Shandong Taishan) |
(Changchun Yatai / Zhejiang) |
(Shanghai Port) | |||||||||
Player of the Round
The following players were named the Player of the Round.
| Round | Player | Club | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalian Pro | [39] | |
| 2 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | [40] | |
| 3 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | [41] | |
| 4 | Chengdu Rongcheng | [42] | |
| 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | [43] | |
| 6 | Zhejiang | [44] | |
| 7 | Shanghai Port | [45] | |
| 8 | Changchun Yatai | [46] | |
| 9 | Wuhan Three Towns | [47] | |
| 10 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | [48] | |
| 11 | Henan | [49] | |
| 12 | Dalian Pro | [50] | |
| 13 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | [51] | |
| 14 | Beijing Guoan | [52] | |
| 15 | Beijing Guoan | [53] | |
| 16 | Qingdao Hainiu | [54] | |
| 17 | Shanghai Shenhua | [55] | |
| 18 | Chengdu Rongcheng | [56] | |
| 19 | Shanghai Port | [57] | |
| 20 | Shandong Taishan | [58] | |
| 21 | Shanghai Port | [59] | |
| 22 | Zhejiang | [60] | |
| 23 | Beijing Guoan | [61] | |
| 24 | Henan | [62] | |
| 25 | Wuhan Three Towns | [63] | |
| 26 | Chengdu Rongcheng | [64] |
Monthly awards
| Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| April | Dalian Pro | Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | |||
| May | Chengdu Rongcheng | Chengdu Rongcheng | Beijing Guoan | |||
| June | Henan | Shandong Taishan | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | |||
| July | Shanghai Port | Shandong Taishan | Qingdao Hainiu | |||
| August | Beijing Guoan | Beijing Guoan | Zhejiang | |||
| September | Shandong Taishan | Zhejiang | Zhejiang | |||
| Team of the Month | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| April[83] | ||||
| May[84] | ||||
| June[85] | ||||
| July[86] | ||||
| August[87] | ||||
| September[88] | ||||