The 2017 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 14th season since the establishment of the

Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association ...

. The league title sponsor is

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Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Guangzhou Football Club, formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under the license of the Chinese Football Association. The team is based ...

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 (born on or after 1 January 1994) must be in the 18-man list, including at least one must be in the starting list.

Club changes

Clubs promoted from

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* Tianjin Quanjian * Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng Clubs relegated to

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* Hangzhou Greentown * Shijiazhuang Ever Bright

Name changes

* Beijing Guoan F.C. changed their name to

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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. *Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. * Foreign players who left their clubs or were sent to reserve team after first half of the season. Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players (Contracts signed before 1 January 2016 do not count towards foreign or Asian player slots.) Last updated: 1 November 2016

League table

Results

Positions by round

Goalscorers

Top scorers

Source:

Top assists

Source:

Hat-tricks

Awards

The awards of 2017 Chinese Super League were announced on 11 November 2017. * Player of the Year:

Eran Zahavi Eran Zahavi (or Zehavi, he, ערן זהבי; born 25 July 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv. Zahavi was named Israeli Footballer of the Year twice (2013–14 ...

(Guangzhou R&F) * Golden Boot:

(Guangzhou R&F) * Golden Boot (Domestic Player):

Wu Lei Wu Lei (; born 19 November 1991) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port and the China national team. Wu is the all-time top goalscorer for Shanghai SIPG with 169 goals. He is ...

(Shanghai SIPG) * Best Goalkeeper:

Yan Junling Yan Junling (; born 28 January 1991) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port and the China national team. Club career Yan Junling started his football career when ...

(Shanghai SIPG) * Young Player of the Year: Hu Jinghang (Henan Jianye) * U-23 Player of the Year: Huang Zhengyu (Guangzhou R&F) * Most Popular Player of the Year:

Zhang Chengdong Zhang Chengdong (; ; born 9 February 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League. Club career Zhang Chengdong started his football career playing for Liaoning Whowin's youth academy until S ...

(Hebei China Fortune) * Manager of the Year: Fabio Cannavaro (Tianjin Quanjian) * Fair Play Award: Chongqing Dangdai Lifan, Hebei China Fortune,

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* Best Referee: Ma Ning马宁当选中超最佳裁判石祯禄入围最终候选三人
* Best Assistant Referee: Huo Weiming * Team of the Year:中超最佳阵容:武磊领衔上港4将富力恒大各3人
**Goalkeeper:

(Shanghai SIPG) **Defence:

Jiang Zhipeng Jiang Zhipeng (; born 6 March 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shenzhen in the Chinese Super League. Club career Jiang Zhipeng started his football career when he joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promote ...

(Guangzhou R&F),

Feng Xiaoting Feng Xiaoting (; born 22 October 1985) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua. Club career Feng Xiaoting started his football career with Sichuan Guancheng in the 2003 league s ...

(Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Huang Zhengyu (Guangzhou R&F),

Wang Shenchao Wang Shenchao (; born 8 February 1989) is a Chinese people, Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai SIPG F.C., Shanghai SIPG in the Chinese Super League. Club career Wang Shenchao started his football career when he joined the Genb ...

(Shanghai SIPG) **Midfield:

(Guangzhou R&F),

Hao Junmin Hao Junmin (; born 24 March 1987) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou F.C. and the China national team. Club career Hao Junmin started his football career with Tianjin Teda when he made his ...

(Shandong Luneng Taishan),

(Shanghai SIPG),

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(Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) **Attack:

Gao Lin Gao Lin (; born 14 February 1986) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen. He is the all-time top goalscorer for Guangzhou Evergrande – his previous club – with 113 goals, and ha ...

(Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Hulk (Shanghai SIPG)

League attendance

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Notes

References

External links

Regulations of 2017 Chinese Super League

Current CSL table, and recent results/fixtures at SoccerwayChinese Super League table at FIFAChinese Super League official site
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