2017 Chinese Super League
The 2017 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League was the 14th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor is Ping An Insurance. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won their seventh consecutive title of the league.
This season witnessed a huge change in the regulation to the players. Only three foreign players can play at one game and at least two domestic players who are under the age of 23 must be in the 18-man list, including at least one must be in the starting list.
Club changes
Clubs promoted from 2016 China League OneClubs relegated to 2017 China League One
- Hangzhou Greentown
- Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
Name changes
- Beijing Guoan F.C. changed their name to Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. in January 2017.
- Chongqing Lifan F.C. changed their name to Chongqing Dangdai Lifan F.C. in January 2017.
Clubs
Clubs and locations
Managerial changes
Foreign players
A club may register seven foreign players per season. However, only five foreign players could be registered at any given time. And to curtail their influence, only three foreign players may play per match.| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Asian Player | Former Players |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan |  Renato Augusto | Ralf |  Jonathan Soriano |  Egor Krimets |  Burak Yılmaz | |
| Changchun Yatai | Marinho | Bruno Meneghel |  Szabolcs Huszti |  Odion Ighalo | Anzur Ismailov | |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Fernandinho | Hyuri | Alan Kardec |  Goran Milović |  Jung Woo-young | |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Alan Carvalho | Ricardo Goulart | Muriqui | Kim Young-gwon | Paulinho  Jackson Martínez Kim Hyung-il | |
| Guangzhou R&F | Renatinho | Júnior Urso |  Sölvi Ottesen |  Eran Zahavi |  Apostolos Giannou | Jang Hyun-Soo |
| Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Nikica Jelavić |  Tjaronn Chery |  Rubén Castro | Mario Suárez | Ryan McGowan  Ali Ghazal  Michael Olunga | |
| Hebei China Fortune |  Ezequiel Lavezzi | Aloísio |  Stéphane Mbia |  Gervinho | Kim Ju-young | Hernanes |
| Henan Jianye | Christian Bassogog |  Bořek Dočkal |  Eddi Gomes |  Ricardo Vaz Tê |  Ahmad Al Salih |  Javier Patiño |
| Jiangsu Suning | Ramires | Alex Teixeira | Benjamin Moukandjo | Roger Martínez | Trent Sainsbury | Hong Jeong-ho |
| Liaoning FC | Christian Bekamenga | Olivier Boumal |  Assani Lukimya | Anthony Ujah | James Holland Robbie Kruse  James Chamanga | |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Gil | Diego Tardelli |  Graziano Pellè |  Papiss Cissé | ||
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Carlos Tevez | Fredy Guarín | Giovanni Moreno | Obafemi Martins | Kim Kee-hee | |
| Shanghai SIPG | Elkeson | Hulk | Oscar | Ricardo Carvalho | Odil Ahmedov | |
| Tianjin Quanjian |  Axel Witsel | Alexandre Pato |  Anthony Modeste | Kwon Kyung-won | Geuvânio Júnior Moraes | |
| Tianjin Teda |  Frank Acheampong | John Obi Mikel | Mbaye Diagne |  Nemanja Gudelj | Hwang Seok-ho | Brown Ideye |
| Yanbian Funde |  Valdet Rama |  Bubacarr Trawally | Richárd Guzmics | Nikola Petković | Hwang Il-su | Kim Seung-Dae Yoon Bit-Garam |
- Foreign players who left their clubs or were sent to reserve team after first half of the season.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 |
| Changchun Yatai |  Yaki Yen |  Jack Sealy |
| Guizhou HFZC | Au Yeung Yiu Chung | Festus Baise |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Jean-Jacques Kilama |
Last updated: 1 November 2016
League table
Results
Positions by round
Goalscorers
Top scorers
Source:| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Eran Zahavi | Guangzhou R&F | |
| 2 | Ricardo Goulart | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | |
| 2 | Ezequiel Lavezzi | Hebei China Fortune | |
| 2 |  Wu Lei | Shanghai SIPG | |
| 5 | Bubacarr Trawally | Yanbian Funde | |
| 6 | Hulk | Shanghai SIPG | |
| 7 | Jonathan Soriano | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | |
| 8 | Odion Ighalo | Changchun Yatai | |
| 8 | Nikica Jelavić | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | |
| 8 | Giovanni Moreno | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | |
| 8 | Alexandre Pato | Tianjin Quanjian | |
| 8 | Diego Tardelli | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
Top assists
Source:| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Ezequiel Lavezzi | Hebei China Fortune | |
| 2 | Hulk | Shanghai SIPG | |
| 3 | Cao Yunding | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | |
| 4 | Ricardo Goulart | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | |
| 4 | Oscar | Shanghai SIPG | |
| 6 | Fernandinho | Chongqing Lifan | |
| 6 | Jiang Zhipeng | Guangzhou R&F | |
| 6 | Tang Miao | Guangzhou R&F | |
| 6 | Wu Lei | Shanghai SIPG | |
| 6 | Yu Hanchao | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
| Elkeson | Shanghai SIPG | Changchun Yatai | 5–1 | 4 03 2017 | |
| Ricardo Goulart | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Henan Jianye | 4–2 | 29 04 2017 | |
| Eran Zahavi 4 goals | Guangzhou R&F | Yanbian Funde | 6–2 | 23 07 2017 | |
| Bubacarr Trawally | Yanbian Funde | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 4–4 | 10 09 2017 | |
| Bubacarr Trawally | Yanbian Funde | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 3–4 | 13 10 2017 | |
| Ezequiel Lavezzi | Hebei China Fortune | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 4–5 | 04 11 2017 | |
| Diego Tardelli | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Hebei China Fortune | 5–4 | 04 11 2017 |
Awards
The awards of 2017 Chinese Super League were announced on 11 November 2017.- Player of the Year: Eran Zahavi
- Golden Boot: Eran Zahavi
- Golden Boot : Wu Lei
- Best Goalkeeper: Yan Junling
- Young Player of the Year: Hu Jinghang
- U-23 Player of the Year: Huang Zhengyu
- Most Popular Player of the Year: Zhang Chengdong
- Manager of the Year: Fabio Cannavaro
- Fair Play Award: Chongqing Dangdai Lifan, Hebei China Fortune, Yanbian Funde
- Best Referee: Ma Ning
- Best Assistant Referee: Huo Weiming
- Team of the Year:
- *Goalkeeper: Yan Junling
- *Defence: Jiang Zhipeng, Feng Xiaoting, Huang Zhengyu, Wang Shenchao
- *Midfield: Eran Zahavi, Hao Junmin, Wu Lei, Ricardo Goulart
- *Attack: Gao Lin, Hulk
League attendance
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