2026 Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League
Season2026
Dates6 March – 8 November[1]
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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, will be the 23rd season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League.[2][3]

Teams

Club changes

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2026 Chinese Super League teams
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

Personnel and kits

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

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Chongqing Tonglianglong Chang Woe-ryong[4] End of contract 12 December 2025 Pre-season Liu Jianye[5] 14 December 2025
Chengdu Rongcheng Seo Jung-won[6] End of contract 18 December 2025 John Aloisi[7] 6 January 2026
Qingdao Hainiu Li Xiaopeng[8] Mutual consent 22 December 2025 Milan Ristić[9] 27 December 2025
Zhejiang Raúl Caneda End of contract 22 December 2025 Ross Aloisi[10] 22 December 2025
Beijing Guoan Ramiro Amarelle[11][12] Signed by Shenzhen Juniors 23 December 2025 Nick Montgomery[13] 8 January 2026
Qingdao West Coast Reiner Maurer[14] Signed by  China 1 January 2026 Zheng Zhi[15] 3 January 2026
Yunnan Yukun Jørn Andersen[16] End of contract 1 January 2026 Jordi Vinyals[17] 3 January 2026
Wuhan Three Towns Deng Zhuoxiang[18] Promoted to sporting director 2 January 2026 Benjamín Mora[19] 2 January 2026

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.
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Naturalised players Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan players1 Reserves players Former players
Beijing Guoan Fábio Abreu Dawhan Béni Nkololo Boubacar Konté Guilherme Ramos → Serginho2
→ Arturo Cheng 		Yue Tze Nam Uroš Spajić
Chengdu Rongcheng Felipe Matheus Jussa Rômulo Wellington Silva Yegor Sorokin → Ming-yang Yang Alexander Jojo Issa Kallon
Chongqing Tonglianglong Landry Dimata Lucão Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui Ibrahim Amadou Alexandru Cîmpanu Ng Yu Hei
Dalian Yingbo Frank Acheampong Mamadou Traoré Isnik Alimi Nicolae Stanciu Cephas Malele
Henan Bruno Nazário Gustavo Iago Maidana Lucas Maia Jordi Mboula Oliver Gerbig
Liaoning Tieren Felipe Jeffinho Guy Mbenza Takahiro Kunimoto Pavle Vagić → Zheng Jiacheng Ange Kouamé
Qingdao Hainiu Malcom Edjouma Yaw Yeboah Ahmed El Messaoudi Nemanja Anđelković Carlos Strandberg Ngan Cheuk Pan
Qingdao West Coast Nélson da Luz Samir Memišević Davidson Rezende Abdul-Aziz Yakubu → Alex Yang2 Barak Braunshtain
Shandong Taishan Cryzan Guilherme Madruga Zeca Valeri Qazaishvili Pedro Álvaro → Pedro Delgado Raphaël Merkies
Shanghai Port Gabrielzinho Leonardo Mateus Vital Prince Ampem Kodjo Aziangbe → Tyias Browning2 Matt Orr Óscar Melendo
Shanghai Shenhua Rafael Ratão Saulo Mineiro João Carlos Teixeira Wilson Manafá Makhtar Gueye → Nico Yennaris2 Shinichi Chan
Shenzhen Peng City Albion Ademi Wesley Filip Benković Eden Kartsev Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere → Dai Wai Tsun2
→ Xia Dalong 		Tim Chow
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Guilherme Schettine Xadas Aitor Córdoba Alberto Quiles Jaume Grau Sun Ming Him Cristian Salvador
Wuhan Three Towns Adriano Gustavo Sauer Basile Yamkam Kilian Bevis Jhonder Cádiz → Denny Wang
Yunnan Yukun Caio Vinícius Cléber Oscar Maritu Alexandru Ioniță Andrei Burcă → John Hou Sæter Tsui Wang Kit
Zhejiang Lucas Possignolo Marko Tolić Alexandru Mitriță Park Jin-seob Saúl Guarirapa → Alexander N'Doumbou
  • ^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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chengdu Rongcheng 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Yunnan Yukun 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
3 Chongqing Tonglianglong 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
4 Liaoning Tieren 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
5 Dalian Yingbo 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
6 Qingdao West Coast 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
7 Shenzhen Peng City 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
8 Zhejiang[a] 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 2
9 Henan[b] 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 1
10 Shandong Taishan[c] 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 0
11 Wuhan Three Towns[d] 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 −1
12 Beijing Guoan[e] 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 −1
13 Shanghai Port[f] 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 −2
14 Shanghai Shenhua[g] 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 −5
15 Qingdao Hainiu[h] 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 −7 Relegation to China League One
16 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger[i] 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 −9
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 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. ^ Zhejiang had 5 points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship, engaging in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits.[20]
  2. ^ Henan had 6 points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship, engaging in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits.[20]
  3. ^ Shandong Taishan had 6 points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship, engaging in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits.[20]
  4. ^ 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]
  5. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ Shanghai Shenhua had 10 points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship, engaging in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits.[20]
  8. ^ 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]
  9. ^ 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

Home \ Away BJG CDR CQT DLY HEN LNT QDH QWC SDT SHP SHS SPC TJT WTT YNY ZHJ
Beijing Guoan — – – – – – – – – – 1–1 – – – – –
Chengdu Rongcheng – — – – – – 1–0 – – – – 5–1 – – – –
Chongqing Tonglianglong – 3–3 — – – 1–0 – – – – – – – – – –
Dalian Yingbo – – – — – – – – – 1–0 – – – – – –
Henan – – – – — – – – – – – – – 1–1 2–1 –
Liaoning Tieren – – – – – — – – – – – – 3–0 – – –
Qingdao Hainiu – – – – – – — – – – – – – – – 1–4
Qingdao West Coast – – – – – – – — – – – 1–0 – – – –
Shandong Taishan 2–1 – – – – 3–0 – – — – – – – – – –
Shanghai Port – – – – 1–2 – – 4–1 – — – – – – – –
Shanghai Shenhua – – – 5–3 – – – – – – — – – – – –
Shenzhen Peng City – – – – – – – – – – – — 1–0 – – –
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger – – 0–0 – – – – – – – – – — – – –
Wuhan Three Towns 0–2 – – 4–1 – – – – – – – – – — – –
Yunnan Yukun – – – – – – 3–1 – 4–0 – – – – – — –
Zhejiang – – – – – – – 2–0 – – 1–1 – – – – —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source:
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.

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 21 March 2026. Source:

Results by match played

Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

See also

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