2015 Chinese Super League
The 2015 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League was the 12th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 22nd season of a professional Association football league and the 54th top-tier league season in China. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won their fifth consecutive title of the league.
Team changes
Teams promoted from 2014 China League OneTeams relegated to 2015 China League One
- Dalian Aerbin
- Harbin Yiteng
Name changes
- Shanghai Dongya F.C. changed their name to Shanghai SIPG F.C. in December 2014.
- Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. changed their name to Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. in December 2014.
- Jiangsu Sainty F.C. changed their name to Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty F.C. in January 2015.
Clubs
Clubs and locations
| Club | Team name | Head Coach | Captain | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2014 season |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. TH | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |  Luiz Felipe Scolari |  Zheng Zhi | Guangzhou | Tianhe Stadium | 58,500 | 1st |
| Beijing Guoan F.C. | Beijing Guoan |  Gregorio Manzano | Xu Yunlong | Beijing | Workers Stadium | 66,161 | 2nd |
| Guangzhou R&F F.C. | Guangzhou R&F |  Dragan Stojković | Zhang Yaokun | Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | 18,000 | 3rd |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. | Shandong Luneng Taishan |  Cuca | Wang Dalei | Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Luneng Stadium | 56,808 | 4th |
| Shanghai SIPG F.C. | Shanghai SIPG |  Sven-Göran Eriksson | Sun Xiang | Shanghai | Shanghai Stadium | 56,842 | 5th |
| Guizhou Renhe F.C. | Guizhou Moutai |  Gong Lei | Zhang Lie | Guiyang | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | 51,636 | 6th |
| Tianjin Teda F.C. | Tianjin Teda Quanjian |  Arie Haan | Zhou Haibin | Tianjin | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium | 54,696 | 7th |
| Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty F.C. | Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty |  Dan Petrescu | Lu Bofei | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center | 61,443 | 8th |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |  Francis Gillot |  Moreno | Shanghai | Hongkou Football Stadium | 33,060 | 9th |
| Liaoning F.C. | Liaoning Panjin Whowin | Ma Lin | Zhao Junzhe | Panjin | Panjin Stadium | 35,600 | 10th |
| Shanghai Shenxin F.C. | Shanghai Shenxin | Liu Junwei | Yu Tao | Shanghai | Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium | 16,000 | 11th |
| Hangzhou Greentown F.C. | Hangzhou Greentown | Yang Ji | Wang Lin | Hangzhou | Yellow Dragon Sports Center | 52,672 | 12th |
| Changchun Yatai F.C. | Changchun Yatai |  Marijo Tot | Yan Feng | Changchun | Development Area Stadium | 25,000 | 13th |
| Henan Jianye F.C. | Henan Jianye | Jia Xiuquan | Ivo | Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium | 29,860 | 14th |
| Chongqing Lifan F.C. P | Chongqing Lifan | Wang Baoshan | Wang Dong | Chongqing | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center | 58,680 | CL1, 1st |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C. P | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |  Yasen Petrov | Li Chao | Shijiazhuang | Yutong International Sports Center | 29,000 | CL1, 2nd |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |  Marcello Lippi | 2 November 2014 | Fabio Cannavaro | 5 November 2014 |
| Guangzhou R&F | Sven-Göran Eriksson | 10 November 2014 | Cosmin Contra | 18 December 2014 |
| Changchun Yatai | Dragan Okuka | 12 November 2014 | Gao Jinggang | 19 December 2014 |
| Shanghai SIPG | Xi Zhikang | 18 November 2014 | Sven-Göran Eriksson | 18 November 2014 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Yang Ji | 2 December 2014 | Philippe Troussier | 2 December 2014 |
| Shanghai Shenhua |  Sergio Batista | 4 December 2014 | Francis Gillot | 4 December 2014 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Guo Guangqi | 13 April 2015 | Liu Junwei | 13 April 2015 |
| Guizhou Renhe | Zhu Jiong | 28 April 2015 | Li Chunman | 28 April 2015 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Fabio Cannavaro | 4 June 2015 | Luiz Felipe Scolari | 4 June 2015 |
| Changchun Yatai | Gao Jinggang | 12 June 2015 | Marijo Tot | 12 June 2015 |
| Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty | Gao Hongbo | 29 June 2015 | Arie Schans | 29 June 2015 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Philippe Troussier | 1 July 2015 | Yang Ji | 1 July 2015 |
| Guizhou Renhe | Li Chunman | 8 July 2015 | Gong Lei | 8 July 2015 |
| Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty | Arie Schans | 9 July 2015 | Dan Petrescu | 9 July 2015 |
| Guangzhou R&F | Cosmin Contra | 22 July 2015 | Li Bing | 22 July 2015 |
| Liaoning Hongyun | Chen Yang | 2 August 2015 | Ma Lin | 2 August 2015 |
| Guangzhou R&F | Li Bing | 24 August 2015 | Dragan Stojković | 24 August 2015 |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country. Players from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei are deemed to be native players in CSL. However, those players will be treated as foreign Asia players if they participate in any AFC competitions.| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Asian Player | Former Players |
| Beijing Guoan | Pablo Batalla | Kléber | Darko Matić |  Dejan Damjanović |  Ha Dae-Sung | Erton Fejzullahu |
| Changchun Yatai |  Marcelo Moreno |  Ákos Elek | Szabolcs Huszti |  Moussa Maâzou |  Anzur Ismailov | |
| Chongqing Lifan | Emanuel Gigliotti | Fernandinho | Jael Ferreira |  Issam El Adoua |  Adrian Leijer | Guto Jajá |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Elkeson | Ricardo Goulart | Paulinho | Robinho | Kim Young-Gwon | Alan Carvalho Renê Júnior |
| Guangzhou R&F | Renatinho |  Jeremy Bokila |  Aaron Samuel | Míchel Herrero | Jang Hyun-Soo | Abderrazak Hamdallah Park Jong-Woo |
| Guizhou Renhe |  Zvjezdan Misimović | Sejad Salihović | Hyuri | Ricardo Santos | Park Ju-Sung |  Krzysztof Mączyński Magnus Eriksson |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Anselmo Ramon |  Davy Claude Angan |  Roda Antar |  Miloš Bosančić |  Matthew Spiranovic |  Bassem Boulaabi Imed Louati |
| Henan Jianye | Ivo |  Eddi Gomes |  Javier Patiño | Mateusz Zachara | Jung In-Whan | |
| Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty | Sammir |  Viðar Kjartansson | Sölvi Ottesen | Marius Constantin |  Sergio Escudero | Eleílson |
| Liaoning Hongyun | Paulo Henrique | Franck Boli | Derick Ogbu | Eric Bicfalvi | Kim Yoo-Jin | Josh Mitchell  James Chamanga |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Walter Montillo | Aloísio | Diego Tardelli | Junior Urso | Jucilei | |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |  Giovanni Moreno |  Avraam Papadopoulos |  Mohamed Sissoko |  Demba Ba | Tim Cahill | Paulo Henrique Stoppila Sunzu |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Everton | Johnny |  Michael Barrantes | Daniel Chima | Zé Eduardo Lim You-Hwan | |
| Shanghai SIPG | Darío Conca | Davi |  Asamoah Gyan | Tobias Hysén | Kim Ju-Young | Jean Evrard Kouassi |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Eiður Guðjohnsen |  Rúben Micael |  Mario Rondón | Jacob Mulenga | Cho Yong-Hyung | Rodrigo Defendi Georgi Iliev |
| Tianjin Teda | Hernán Barcos | Lucas Fonseca | Wágner | Cristian Tănase |  Morteza Pouraliganji | Andrezinho Wilmar Jordán |
- Foreign players who left their clubs or were sent to reserve team after first half of the season.
- Jucilei owns Palestine citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the Chinese Super League
- Avraam Papadopoulos owns Australian citizenship and could play as an Asian player in the Chinese Super League
| Club | Player 1 |
| Changchun Yatai |  Ko Yu-ting |
| Guizhou Renhe | Xavier Chen |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Chen Po-liang |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |  Bai He |
League table
Results
Positions by round
Goalscorers
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
League attendance
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Awards
The awards of 2015 Chinese Super League were announced on 10 November 2015.- Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: Ricardo Goulart
- Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Aloísio
- Chinese Super League Domestic Golden Boot Award: Wu Lei
- Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year: Zeng Cheng
- Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Vacant
- Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Luiz Felipe Scolari
- Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Tan Hai
- Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, Hangzhou Greentown, Chongqing Lifan
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year :
- *GK Zeng Cheng
- *DF Zhang Linpeng, Kim Young-Gwon, Feng Xiaoting, Xu Yunlong
- *MF Zheng Zhi, Huang Bowen, Wu Xi, Darío Conca
- *FW Ricardo Goulart, Wu Lei