2019 Chinese Super League
The 2019 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League was the 16th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. The season began on 1 March and ended on 1 December. Shanghai SIPG were the defending champions.
The policy regarding foreign players and U-23 domestic players was modified for this season. The same as the previous two seasons, at least one domestic player who is under the age of 23 must be in the starting eleven. However, the total number of foreign players appearing in a match is no longer related to the total number of U-23 domestic players. A club can register four foreign players at most in the same time and use three foreign players at most in a match. On the other hand, at least three U-23 domestic players must be used in a match. In addition, if there are U-23 players who have been called up by the national teams at all levels, the number of U-23 domestic players fielded will be reduced accordingly. The policy was modified again during the season. From Round 16 and beyond, maximum of three foreign players can be used at the same time in one match and there must be at least one U-23 domestic player playing in one match. In addition, if there are U-23 players who have been called up by the national teams at all levels, the team is not required to field any U-23 players.
Club changes
Clubs promoted from 2018 China League One- Wuhan Zall
- Shenzhen F.C.
- Changchun Yatai
- Guizhou Hengfeng
Name changes
- Tianjin Quanjian F.C. changed their name to Tianjin Tianhai F.C. in January 2019.
Clubs
Stadiums and Locations
| Team | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2018 season |
| Shanghai SIPG |  Vítor Pereira | Shanghai | Shanghai Stadium | 56,842 | 1st |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |  Fabio Cannavaro | Guangzhou | Tianhe Stadium | 54,856 | 2nd |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan |  Li Xiaopeng | Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 56,808 | 3rd |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan |  Bruno Génésio | Beijing | Workers' Stadium | 66,161 | 4th |
| Jiangsu Suning |  Cosmin Olăroiu | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | 61,443 | 5th |
| Hebei China Fortune | Xie Feng | Langfang | Langfang Stadium | 30,040 | 6th |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |  Choi Kang-hee | Shanghai | Hongkou Football Stadium | 33,060 | 7th |
| Beijing Renhe | Wang Bo | Beijing | Beijing Fengtai Stadium | 31,043 | 8th |
| Tianjin Tianhai | Li Weifeng | Tianjin | Tianjin Olympic Center | 54,696 | 9th |
| Guangzhou R&F |  Dragan Stojković | Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | 18,000 | 10th |
| Dalian Yifang |  Rafael Benítez | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center Stadium | 61,000 | 11th |
| Henan Jianye | Wang Baoshan | Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium | 29,860 | 12th |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan |  Jordi Cruyff | Chongqing | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center | 58,680 | 13th |
| Tianjin TEDA |  Uli Stielike | Tianjin | Tianjin Olympic Center | 54,696 | 14th |
| Wuhan Zall P | Li Tie | Wuhan | Dongxihu Sports Centre | 30,000 | CL1, 1st |
| Shenzhen F.C. P | Roberto Donadoni | Shenzhen | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre | 60,334 | CL1, 2nd |
Clubs Locations
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Tianjin Tianhai | Park Choong-kyun | Appointed as assistant coach | 12 November 2018 | Pre-season | Choi Kang-hee | 3 December 2018 |
| Beijing Renhe | Luis García | Signed by Villarreal | 10 December 2018 | Pre-season |  Aleksandar Stanojević | 18 December 2018 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Wu Jingui | Appointed as sporting director | 25 December 2018 | Pre-season | Quique Sánchez Flores | 25 December 2018 |
| Tianjin Tianhai | Choi Kang-hee | Signed by Dalian Yifang | 11 February 2019 | Pre-season | Shen Xiangfu | 15 February 2019 |
| Dalian Yifang | Bernd Schuster | Mutual consent | 11 February 2019 | Pre-season | Choi Kang-hee | 11 February 2019 |
| Hebei China Fortune |  Chris Coleman | Sacked | 15 May 2019 | 15th | Xie Feng | 15 May 2019 |
| Tianjin Tianhai | Shen Xiangfu | Sacked | 28 May 2019 | 16th | Park Choong-kyun | 28 May 2019 |
| Dalian Yifang | Choi Kang-hee | Mutual consent | 1 July 2019 | 10th | Rafael Benítez | 2 July 2019 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Quique Sánchez Flores | Mutual consent | 3 July 2019 | 12th | Choi Kang-hee | 5 July 2019 |
| Beijing Renhe | Aleksandar Stanojević | Mutual consent | 9 July 2019 | 15th | Luis García | 9 July 2019 |
| Shenzhen F.C. | Juan Ramón López Caro | Sacked | 30 July 2019 | 15th | Roberto Donadoni | 30 July 2019 |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Roger Schmidt | Sacked | 31 July 2019 | 3rd | Bruno Génésio | 31 July 2019 |
| Tianjin Tianhai | Park Choong-kyun | Sacked | 8 October 2019 | 15th | Li Weifeng | 8 October 2019 |
| Beijing Renhe | Luis García | Sacked | 12 November 2019 | 16th | Wang Bo | 12 November 2019 |
Foreign players
The policy of foreign players remained unchanged. Clubs can register a total of six foreign players over the course of the season, but the number of foreign players allowed on each CSL team at any given time is limited to four. A maximum of three foreign players can be fielded in each match. In addition, each club can register a Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan player of Chinese descent, provided that he registered as a professional footballer in one of those three association for the first time, as a native player.- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Hong Kong/Macau/ Taiwan Players | Former players |
| Beijing Renhe |  Augusto Fernández |  Ayub Masika | Elvis Manu |  Makhete Diop |  Sone Aluko | |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan |  Renato Augusto | Fernando |  Cédric Bakambu | Kim Min-jae | Jonathan Viera | |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Fernandinho | Alan Kardec | Marcinho |  Adrian Mierzejewski | Fernando Henrique | |
| Dalian Yifang |  Yannick Carrasco |  Emmanuel Boateng |  Marek Hamšík |  Salomón Rondón |  Alex Akande Nyasha Mushekwi | |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Elkeson | Paulinho | Talisca | Park Ji-soo |  Tyias Browning | |
| Guangzhou R&F | Mousa Dembélé |  Dia Saba | Eran Zahavi | Duško Tošić | Tan Chun Lok | |
| Hebei China Fortune | Ezequiel Lavezzi | Javier Mascherano | Fernando Henrique | Marcão | Andy Russell |  Ayoub El Kaabi |
| Henan Jianye | Ivo | Fernando Karanga |  Christian Bassogog | Franck Ohandza |  Tim Chow | Henrique Dourado |
| Jiangsu Suning | Miranda | Alex Teixeira |  Ivan Santini | Éder | Ramires Gabriel Paletta | |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Marouane Fellaini | Róger Guedes | Moisés | Graziano Pellè | Gil | |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |  Giovanni Moreno | Stephan El Shaarawy | Kim Shin-wook | Odion Ighalo | Fredy Guarín Óscar Romero | |
| Shanghai SIPG |  Marko Arnautović | Hulk | Oscar |  Odil Ahmedov | Elkeson | |
| Shenzhen F.C. | John Mary | Harold Preciado |  Ole Selnæs | Dyego Sousa | Ola Kamara Cheikh M'Bengue | |
| Tianjin TEDA | Johnathan | Felix Bastians | Sandro Wagner | Frank Acheampong | ||
| Tianjin Tianhai | Alan | Leonardo | Renatinho | Song Ju-hun | Alexandre Pato Kwon Kyung-won | |
| Wuhan Zall | Léo Baptistão | Rafael Silva | Stéphane Mbia |  Jean Evrard Kouassi |
- For Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwanese players, if they are non-naturalized and were registered as professional footballers in Hong Kong's, Macau's, or Chinese Taipei's football association for the first time, they are recognized as native players. Otherwise they are recognized as foreign players.
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by match played
Goalscorers
Top scorers
Source:| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Eran Zahavi | Guangzhou R&F | |
| 2 | Paulinho | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | |
| 3 | Elkeson | Shanghai SIPG Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | |
| 3 | Alex Teixeira | Jiangsu Suning | |
| 5 | Yannick Carrasco | Dalian Yifang | |
| 5 | Graziano Pellè | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
| 7 | Renato Augusto | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | |
| 8 | Alan Kardec | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | |
| 9 | Johnatan | Tianjin TEDA | |
| 9 | Dia Saba | Guangzhou R&F | |
| 11 | Makhete Diop | Beijing Renhe | |
| 11 | Éder | Jiangsu Suning | |
| 11 | Jean Evrard Kouassi | Wuhan Zall | |
| 11 | Róger Guedes | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
| 11 |  Sandro Wagner | Tianjin TEDA |
Top assists
Source:Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
| Eran Zahavi | Guangzhou R&F | Shenzhen F.C. | 3–1 | 26 04 2019 | |
| Jonathan Viera | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Dalian Yifang | 4–1 | 28 04 2019 | |
| Graziano Pellè | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Wuhan Zall | 3–0 | 28 04 2019 | |
| Eran Zahavi | Guangzhou R&F | Wuhan Zall | 3–4 | 15 06 2019 | |
| Paulinho | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Dalian Yifang | 4–1 | 16 07 2019 | |
| Elkeson | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Guangzhou R&F | 0–5 | 20 07 2019 | |
| Kim Shin-wook | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Guangzhou R&F | 5–3 | 27 07 2019 | |
| Alan Kardec4 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Beijing Renhe | 1–4 | 13 10 2019 |
Awards
Monthly awards
Annual awards
The awards of 2019 Chinese Super League were announced on 7 December 2019.| Award | Winner | Club |
| Player of the Season | Paulinho | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
| Golden Boot | Eran Zahavi | Guangzhou R&F |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Yan Junling | Shanghai SIPG |
| Young Player of the Season | Zhu Chenjie | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |
| Manager of the Season | Li Xiaopeng | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| Best Referee | Milorad Mažić | - |
| Best Assistant Referee | Zhang Cheng | - |
| Most Popular Player | Wu Xi | Jiangsu Suning |