2026 Chinese Super League

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The 2026 Chinese Super League, also known as the 2026 C'estbon Chinese Football Super League (Chinese: 2026怡寶中国足球超级联赛) for sponsorship reasons, is the 23rd season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League.[2][3]

Season2026
Dates6 March – 8 November[1]
Matches64
Goals183 (2.86 per match)
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Chinese Super League
Season2026
Dates6 March – 8 November[1]
Matches64
Goals183 (2.86 per match)
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2026.
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Teams

Club changes

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2026 Chinese Super League teams
More information Team, City ...
Team City Stadium Capacity 2025 season
Shanghai Port Shanghai (Pudong) Pudong Football Stadium 37,000 1st
Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai (Xuhui) Shanghai Stadium 72,436 2nd
Chengdu Rongcheng Chengdu Phoenix Hill Football Stadium 50,695 3rd
Beijing Guoan Beijing Workers' Stadium 68,000 4th
Shandong Taishan Jinan Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium 56,808 5th
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Tianjin TEDA Soccer Stadium 36,390 6th
Tianjin Olympic Centre 54,696
Zhejiang Hangzhou Huanglong Sports Center Stadium 51,971 7th
Yunnan Yukun Yuxi Yuxi Plateau Sports Center Stadium 30,300 8th
Qingdao West Coast Qingdao (Huangdao) Qingdao West Coast University City Sports Center 27,000 9th
Henan Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium 29,860 10th
Dalian Yingbo Dalian Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium 63,671 11th
Shenzhen Peng City Shenzhen Shenzhen Sports Center Stadium 45,000 12th
Wuhan Three Towns Wuhan Wuhan Sports Center Stadium 56,000 13th
Qingdao Hainiu Qingdao (Chengyang) Qingdao Youth Football Stadium 50,000 14th
Liaoning Tieren P Shenyang Tiexi Stadium 40,000 CL1, 1st
Chongqing Tonglianglong P Chongqing Longxing Football Stadium 60,295 CL1, 2nd
Tongliang Long Stadium 15,000
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Personnel and kits

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
Beijing Guoan Scotland Nick Montgomery China Zhang Xizhe United States Nike[a] Sinobo Group
Chengdu Rongcheng Australia John Aloisi China Wei Shihao Chengdu Rongcheng
Chengdu Construction
Chongqing Tonglianglong China Liu Jianye China Xiang Yuwang Southwest Securities
Dalian Yingbo China Li Guoxu China Lü Peng Xiwang
Henan Portugal Daniel Ramos China Wang Shangyuan Yangshao Wine
Liaoning Tieren China Li Jinyu Japan Takahiro Kunimoto Xinglin Nanbo One
Shengjing Store
Qingdao Hainiu Serbia Milan Ristić Morocco Ahmed El Messaoudi Laoshan Cola
Qingdao West Coast China Zheng Zhi China Sun Jie Xihai'an New Area
Golden Beach Beer City
Shandong Taishan China Han Peng China Wang Dalei The Best Spring in the World
Shanghai Port Australia Kevin Muscat China Wu Lei Bank of Shanghai
Shanghai Shenhua Russia Leonid Slutsky China Wu Xi Bank of Communications
Shenzhen Peng City China Chen Tao China Jiang Zhipeng Etihad Airways
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger China Yu Genwei China Wang Qiuming Tianjin National Maritime Museum
TEDA Nangang Group
Wuhan Three Towns Mexico Benjamín Mora China Ren Hang Huayuan Securities
Yunnan Yukun Spain Jordi Vinyals China Zhao Yuhao Yunnan Yukun
Zhejiang Australia Ross Aloisi China Cheng Jin Leapmotor
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  1. [a]
    All CSL teams use Nike as kit manufacturer.

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Chongqing Tonglianglong South Korea Chang Woe-ryong[4] End of contract 12 December 2025 Pre-season China Liu Jianye[5] 14 December 2025
Chengdu Rongcheng South Korea Seo Jung-won[6] End of contract 18 December 2025 Australia John Aloisi[7] 6 January 2026
Qingdao Hainiu China Li Xiaopeng[8] Mutual consent 22 December 2025 Serbia Milan Ristić[9] 27 December 2025
Zhejiang Spain Raúl Caneda End of contract 22 December 2025 Australia Ross Aloisi[10] 22 December 2025
Beijing Guoan Spain Ramiro Amarelle (caretaker)[11][12] Signed by Shenzhen Juniors 23 December 2025 Scotland Nick Montgomery[13] 8 January 2026
Qingdao West Coast Germany Reiner Maurer (caretaker)[14] Signed by  China 1 January 2026 China Zheng Zhi[15] 3 January 2026
Yunnan Yukun Norway Jørn Andersen[16] End of contract 1 January 2026 Spain Jordi Vinyals[17] 3 January 2026
Wuhan Three Towns China Deng Zhuoxiang (caretaker)[18] Promoted to sporting director 2 January 2026 Mexico Benjamín Mora[19] 2 January 2026
Liaoning Tieren China Li Jinyu Sacked 4 May 2026 9th South Korea Seo Jung-won 6 May 2026
Wuhan Three Towns Mexico Benjamín Mora Sacked 8 May 2026 15th China Deng Zhuoxiang (caretaker) 8 May 2026
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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.
More information Team, Player 1 ...
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Naturalised players Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan players1 Reserves players Former players
Beijing Guoan Angola Fábio Abreu Brazil Dawhan France Béni Nkololo Mali Boubacar Konté Portugal Guilherme Ramos Brazil →China Serginho2 Hong Kong Yue Tze Nam Serbia Uroš Spajić
Chengdu Rongcheng Brazil Felipe Brazil Matheus Jussa Brazil Rômulo Brazil Wellington Silva Russia Yegor Sorokin Switzerland→China Ming-yang Yang Hong Kong Alexander Jojo
Chongqing Tonglianglong Belgium Landry Dimata Brazil Lucão Cameroon Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui France Ibrahim Amadou Romania Alexandru Cîmpanu Hong Kong Ng Yu Hei
Dalian Yingbo Ghana Frank Acheampong Mali Mamadou Traoré North Macedonia Isnik Alimi Romania Nicolae Stanciu Switzerland Cephas Malele
Henan Brazil Bruno Nazário Brazil Gustavo Brazil Iago Maidana Brazil Lucas Maia Spain Jordi Mboula Hong Kong Oliver Gerbig
Liaoning Tieren Brazil Felipe Brazil Jeffinho Republic of the Congo Guy Mbenza Japan Takahiro Kunimoto Sweden Pavle Vagić Belgium→China Zheng Jiacheng Chinese Taipei Ange Kouamé
Qingdao Hainiu France Malcom Edjouma Ghana Yaw Yeboah Morocco Ahmed El Messaoudi Serbia Nemanja Anđelković Sweden Carlos Strandberg Hong Kong Ngan Cheuk Pan
Qingdao West Coast Angola Nélson da Luz Bosnia and Herzegovina Samir Memišević Brazil Davidson Brazil Rezende Ghana Abdul-Aziz Yakubu Hong Kong Barak Braunshtain
Shandong Taishan Brazil Cryzan Brazil Guilherme Madruga Brazil Zeca Georgia (country) Valeri Qazaishvili Portugal Pedro Álvaro Portugal→China Pedro Delgado Hong Kong Raphaël Merkies
Shanghai Port Brazil Gabrielzinho Brazil Leonardo Brazil Mateus Vital Ghana Prince Ampem Togo Kodjo Aziangbe England→China Tyias Browning
Spain→China Alex Yang2		 Hong Kong Matt Orr Spain Óscar Melendo
Shanghai Shenhua Brazil Rafael Ratão Brazil Saulo Mineiro Portugal João Carlos Teixeira Portugal Wilson Manafá Senegal Makhtar Gueye England→China Nico Yennaris2 Hong Kong Shinichi Chan Equatorial Guinea Luís Asué
Shenzhen Peng City Albania Albion Ademi Brazil Wesley Croatia Filip Benković Israel Eden Kartsev Netherlands Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere Hong Kong→China Dai Wai Tsun2
Japan→China Xia Dalong		 Chinese Taipei Tim Chow
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Brazil Guilherme Schettine Portugal Xadas Spain Aitor Córdoba Spain Alberto Quiles Spain Jaume Grau Hong Kong Sun Ming Him Spain Cristian Salvador
Wuhan Three Towns Brazil Adriano Brazil Gustavo Sauer Cameroon Basile Yamkam Guadeloupe Kilian Bevis Venezuela Jhonder Cádiz Italy→China Denny Wang
Yunnan Yukun Brazil Caio Vinícius Brazil Cléber Democratic Republic of the Congo Oscar Maritu Romania Alexandru Ioniță Romania Andrei Burcă Norway→China John Hou Sæter Hong Kong Tsui Wang Kit
Zhejiang Brazil Lucas Possignolo Croatia Marko Tolić Romania Alexandru Mitriță South Korea Park Jin-seob Venezuela Saúl Guarirapa Gabon→China Alexander N'Doumbou
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  • ^1 For Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwanese players, if they are non-naturalised and were registered as professional footballers in Hong Kong's, Macau's, or Chinese Taipei's football association for the first time, they are recognised as native players. Otherwise they are recognised as foreign players.
  • ^2 Players who have already capped for a China senior or youth national team.

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chengdu Rongcheng 11 10 1 0 30 9 +21 31 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Chongqing Tonglianglong 11 5 5 1 15 10 +5 20 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
3 Dalian Yingbo 11 6 0 5 16 20 −4 18
4 Yunnan Yukun 11 5 1 5 23 20 +3 16
5 Shandong Taishan[a] 11 6 2 3 18 16 +2 14
6 Shanghai Shenhua[b] 11 6 3 2 24 17 +7 11
7 Qingdao Hainiu[c] 11 5 2 4 17 15 +2 10
8 Zhejiang[d] 11 4 3 4 12 15 −3 10
9 Shenzhen Peng City 11 3 1 7 14 20 −6 10
10 Qingdao West Coast 11 1 7 3 8 16 −8 10
11 Beijing Guoan[e] 11 3 4 4 17 16 +1 8
12 Shanghai Port[f] 11 3 3 5 17 15 +2 7
13 Liaoning Tieren 11 2 1 8 8 18 −10 7
14 Henan[g] 11 3 3 5 11 14 −3 6
15 Wuhan Three Towns[h] 11 2 3 6 14 22 −8 4 Relegation to China League One
16 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger[i] 11 2 5 4 15 16 −1 1
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Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification:
  • During season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Rankings in the previous season. (Rules 2 to 4 are only applied when teams concerned have finished both/all the matches against others.)
  • After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card = 3 points); 8) Drawing of lots.
    Notes:
  1. [a]
    Shandong Taishan had 6 points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship, engaging in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits.[20]
  2. [b]
    Shanghai Shenhua had 10 points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship, engaging in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits.[20]
  3. [c]
    Qingdao Hainiu had 7 points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship, engaging in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits; serious breach of the principle of fair play, causing adverse social impact.[20]
  4. [d]
    Zhejiang had 5 points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship, engaging in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits.[20]
  5. [e]
    Beijing Guoan had 5 points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship, engaging in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits.[20]
  6. [f]
    Shanghai Port had 5 points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship, engaging in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits.[20]
  7. [g]
    Henan had 6 points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship, engaging in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits.[20]
  8. [h]
    Wuhan Three Towns had 5 points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship, engaging in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits.[20]
  9. [i]
    Tianjin Jinmen Tiger had 10 points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship, engaging in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits; serious breach of the principle of fair play, causing adverse social impact.[20]

Results

More information Home \ Away, BJG ...
Home \ Away BJG CDR CQT DLY HEN LNT QDH QWC SDT SHP SHS SPC TJT WTT YNY ZHJ
Beijing Guoan — 1–2 – 3–0 – – – – – 2–2 1–1 – 2–4 – – –
Chengdu Rongcheng – — – – 3–0 – 1–0 5–1 – – – 5–1 – – 2–1 4–0
Chongqing Tonglianglong – 3–3 — – 1–1 1–0 – 1–1 – – – 2–0 – 2–1 – –
Dalian Yingbo – – 1–0 — 2–1 – – – – 1–0 – – – – 1–3 3–0
Henan – – – – — 4–0 – – 0–1 – 0–3 – – 1–1 2–1 –
Liaoning Tieren 2–1 0–1 – 0–1 – — – – – – – – 3–0 – 1–2 –
Qingdao Hainiu – – – – 1–0 – — 0–0 4–1 3–1 – – – – – 1–4
Qingdao West Coast – – – – 0–0 1–1 – — – – – 1–0 1–1 1–1 – –
Shandong Taishan 2–1 – – 1–2 – 3–0 – 1–1 — 1–1 4–1 – – – – –
Shanghai Port – – 1–2 – 1–2 – – 4–1 – — – 1–1 – 4–0 2–1 –
Shanghai Shenhua – 2–3 2–2 5–3 – 3–1 2–0 – – 1–0 — – – – – –
Shenzhen Peng City 0–1 – – – – 1–0 – – 1–2 – – — 1–0 5–2 3–4 –
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger – – 0–0 – – – 1–1 – 1–2 – 2–3 – — 2–2 – –
Wuhan Three Towns 0–2 0–1 – 4–1 – – 1–3 – – – – – – — – 2–0
Yunnan Yukun 3–3 – – – – – 3–1 – 4–0 – – – 0–3 – — 1–2
Zhejiang 0–0 – 0–1 – – – – 2–0 – – 1–1 2–1 1–1 – – —
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Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2026. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

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.

More information Team ╲ Round, Chengdu Rongcheng ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Chengdu Rongcheng1111111111
Chongqing Tonglianglong3232222222
Dalian Yingbo4856433333
Yunnan Yukun2323344444
Shanghai Shenhua141414141085556
Shenzhen Peng City7475668667
Shandong Taishan1051011896775
Qingdao West Coast5967779988
Liaoning Tieren6744557899
Zhejiang910889101112108
Shanghai Port1211139111112101113
Henan116910121213131210
Beijing Guoan813121213131011139
Qingdao Hainiu15151515151515151410
Wuhan Three Towns13121113141414141515
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger16161616161616161616
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Leader and qualification for AFC Champions League Elite group stage
Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
Relegation to China League One
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2026. Source: [citation needed]

Results by match played

More information Team ╲ Round, Beijing Guoan ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Beijing GuoanWLDLLDWLDW
Chengdu RongchengWWDWWWWWWW
Chongqing TonglianglongDWDWWWWDLD
Dalian YingboLLWWWWWLWL
HenanWWDLLLDLWD
Liaoning TierenLLWWDLLLLL
Qingdao HainiuLLLWDDLWWW
Qingdao West CoastLLWLDDDDDD
Shandong TaishanWWLLWDWLDW
Shanghai PortLWLWLDLWLD
Shanghai ShenhuaWDDWWWWWLL
Shenzhen Peng CityLWLWLLLWLD
Tianjin Jinmen TigerDLLLDWLWDD
Wuhan Three TownsLWDLLLWLDL
Yunnan YukunWLWLWLLWDL
ZhejiangWDWLLDLLWW
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Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2026. Source: [citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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