The2018 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese:2018中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) was the 15th season since the establishment of theChinese Super League.[1] The league title sponsor wasPing An Insurance.[2][3]Shanghai SIPG won their first top-tier league titles on 7 November 2018 after the 2–1 victory againstBeijing Renhe, ending a historic run forGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao, who had won seven consecutive titles beginning with the2011 season.[4]
Policy regarding foreign players and U-23 domestic players continued to change in this season. At least one domestic player who is under the age of 23 (born on or after 1 January 1995) must be in the starting eleven, the same as in the 2017 season.[5] However, two foreign-player policies have changed: (1) the number of foreign players on a club's roster has been reduced from five to four and (2) the total number of foreign players under contract with a club in a season has been reduced from seven to six.[5] In addition, a new policy affecting both foreign players and U-23 domestic players has been introduced: The total number of foreign players appearing in matches must be no more than the total number of U-23 domestic players.[5] Players from AFC countries no longer hold a special slot. But clubs can register one non-naturalized player from theHong Kong Football Association,Macau Football Association orChinese Taipei Football Association (except goalkeepers) as a native player.[6] According to the Chinese FA, a non-naturalized player is a player who was first registered as a professional footballer in one of the three aforementioned football associations. For still more complexity concerning non-naturalized players, players from Hong Kong and Macau must be passport holders of the Hong Kong SAR or the Macau SAR, and players from Taiwan must be citizens of Taiwan.[7] Policy of U-23 domestic players was relaxed in August for the2018 Asian Games.[8] It existed in name only from October when China U-25 training team was organized.[9]
Clubs promoted from2017 China League One
Clubs relegated to2018 China League One
Beijing Renhe and Dalian Yifang return to the division after a 2-year absence and a 3-year absence respectively. Liaoning Whowin were relegated after an 8-year spell in the Chinese top-flight, while Yanbian Funde were relegated to China League One after spending 2 seasons in the Chinese Super League.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tianjin Quanjian |  Fabio Cannavaro | Resigned | 6 November 2017[12] | Pre-season |  Paulo Sousa | 6 November 2017[13] |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |  Luiz Felipe Scolari | End of contract | 9 November 2017 | Fabio Cannavaro | 9 November 2017[14] | |
| Shanghai SIPG | André Villas-Boas | End of contract | 30 November 2017[15] | Vítor Pereira | 12 December 2017[16] | |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan |  Felix Magath | End of contract | 1 December 2017[17] |  Li Xiaopeng | 1 December 2017[17] | |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan |  Chang Woe-ryong | Mutual consent | 10 December 2017[18] | Paulo Bento | 11 December 2017[19] | |
| Henan Jianye | Guo Guangqi(caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 18 December 2017 |  Dragan Talajić | 18 December 2017[20] | |
| Dalian Yifang |  Juan Ramón López Caro | End of contract | 26 December 2017 | Ma Lin | 26 December 2017[21] | |
| Dalian Yifang | Ma Lin | Sacked | 19 March 2018 | 16th | Bernd Schuster | 19 March 2018[22] |
| Jiangsu Suning | Fabio Capello | Mutual consent | 28 March 2018[23] | 12th |  Cosmin Olăroiu | 28 March 2018[24] |
| Henan Jianye | Dragan Talajić | Sacked | 21 April 2018[25] | 14th | Chang Woe-ryong | 26 April 2018[26] |
| Hebei China Fortune |  Manuel Pellegrini | Mutual consent | 19 May 2018[27] | 8th |  Chris Coleman | 10 June 2018[28] |
| Guizhou Hengfeng | Gregorio Manzano | Sacked | 7 June 2018 | 16th | Dan Petrescu | 7 June 2018[29] |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Paulo Bento | Resigned | 22 July 2018 | 13th | Hao Haitao(caretaker) | 22 July 2018[30] |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Hao Haitao(caretaker) | Sacked | 8 August 2018 | 14th |  Jordi Cruyff | 8 August 2018[31] |
| Henan Jianye | Chang Woe-ryong | Mutual consent | 27 September 2018 | 15th | Wang Baoshan | 27 September 2018[32] |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Paulo Sousa | Resigned | 4 October 2018 | 13th | Shen Xiangfu(caretaker) | 4 October 2018[33] |
| Tianjin Quanjian | Shen Xiangfu(caretaker) | Joined China U-25 training team | 5 October 2018[34] | 13th | Park Choong-kyun | 18 October 2018[35] |
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.[5] In addition, each club can register a Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan player of Chinese descent (excluding goalkeepers), provided that he registered as a professional footballer in one of those three association for the first time, as a native player.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai SIPG(C) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 77 | 33 | +44 | 68 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 82 | 36 | +46 | 63 | |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 58 | Qualification toChampions League play-off round |
| 4 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan[a] | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 53 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 5 | Jiangsu Suning | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 48 | |
| 6 | Hebei China Fortune | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 39 | |
| 7 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 38 | |
| 8 | Beijing Renhe | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 37 | |
| 9 | Tianjin Quanjian | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 36[b] | |
| 10 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 36[b] | |
| 11 | Dalian Yifang | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 35 | |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 34 | |
| 13 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 32[c] | |
| 14 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 32[c] | |
| 15 | Changchun Yatai(R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 32[c] | Relegation toLeague One |
| 16 | Guizhou Hengfeng(R) | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 24 |
| Home \ Away | BJR | BJS | CC | CQ | DLY | GZE | GZF | GZZ | HBC | HN | JSS | SD | SGS | SSI | TJQ | TJT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Renhe | — | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Changchun Yatai | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Dalian Yifang | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 6–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | — | 4–5 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–5 | 5–0 | 5–1 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 4–1 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 2–6 | 2–0 |
| Guizhou Hengfeng | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Hebei China Fortune | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Henan Jianye | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 |
| Jiangsu Suning | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Shanghai SIPG | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Tianjin Quanjian | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 2–2 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 3–2 | — |
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.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai SIPG | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Jiangsu Suning | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hebei China Fortune | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 7 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Beijing Renhe | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Tianjin Quanjian | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Dalian Yifang | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 11 |
| Henan Jianye | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 7 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 |
| Changchun Yatai | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Guizhou Hengfeng | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Leader and qualification toAFC Champions League Group stage | |
| Qualification toAFC Champions League Group stage | |
| Qualification toAFC Champions League Play-off round | |
| Relegation toLeague One |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Renhe | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | W | D | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | L | D |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | L |
| Changchun Yatai | D | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | L |
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | L |
| Dalian Yifang | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W |
| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W |
| Guangzhou R&F | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D |
| Guizhou Hengfeng | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W |
| Hebei China Fortune | D | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | W |
| Henan Jianye | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L |
| Jiangsu Suning | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | D |
| Shanghai SIPG | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L |
| Tianjin Quanjian | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | W |
| Tianjin TEDA | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | L |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Guangzhou R&F | 4–5 | 2 March 2018 | [38] |
 Eran Zahavi | Guangzhou R&F | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 5–4 | 2 March 2018 | [38] |
| Oscar | Shanghai SIPG | Dalian Yifang | 8–0 | 3 March 2018 | [39] |
| Wu Lei | Shanghai SIPG | Dalian Yifang | 8–0 | 3 March 2018 | [39] |
| Wu Lei4 | Shanghai SIPG | Guangzhou R&F | 5–2 | 18 March 2018 | [40] |
 Frank Acheampong | Tianjin TEDA | Tianjin Quanjian | 3–2 | 18 March 2018 | [41] |
 Obafemi Martins | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Hebei China Fortune | 4–2 | 31 March 2018 | [42] |
| Odion Ighalo4 | Changchun Yatai | Guizhou Hengfeng | 5–2 | 21 April 2018 | [43] |
 Bubacarr Trawally | Guizhou Hengfeng | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 3–4 | 29 April 2018 | [44] |
| Talisca | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Guizhou Hengfeng | 4–0 | 18 July 2018 | [45] |
| Alan Kardec | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Guizhou Hengfeng | 3–4 | 1 August 2018 | [46] |
| Jonathan Soriano | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Hebei China Fortune | 6–3 | 2 August 2018 | [47] |
 Nyasha Mushekwi | Dalian Yifang | Guangzhou R&F | 3–0 | 10 August 2018 | [48] |
| Renato Augusto | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Tianjin TEDA | 5–2 | 25 August 2018 | [49] |
| Dong Xuesheng | Hebei China Fortune | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 4–4 | 20 October 2018 | [50] |
| Alexandre Pato | Tianjin Quanjian | Guangzhou R&F | 6–2 | 27 October 2018 | [51] |
The awards of 2018 Chinese Super League were announced on 21 November 2018.
| Award | Winner | Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Wu Lei | Shanghai SIPG | [52] |
| Golden Boot | [53] | ||
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Yan Junling | Shanghai SIPG | [54] |
| Young Player of the Season | Huang Zichang | Jiangsu Suning | [55] |
| Manager of the Season | Li Xiaopeng | Shandong Luneng Taishan | [56] |
| Best Referee | Zhang Lei | – | [57] |
| Best Assistant Referee | Huo Weiming | – | [58] |
| Most Popular Player | Jin Jingdao | Shandong Luneng Taishan | [59] |
| Team of the Year[60] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG) | |||||||||||
| Defender | Wang Tong (Shandong Luneng Taishan) | Feng Xiaoting (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | Li Xuepeng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | ||||||||
| Midfielder | Huang Zichang (Jiangsu Suning) | Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) | Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) | Jin Jingdao (Shandong Luneng Taishan) | ||||||||
| Forward | Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG) | Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) | ||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 705,025 | 49,967 | 32,796 | 47,002 | +3.1%† |
| 2 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 626,152 | 56,544 | 30,699 | 41,743 | +20.4%† |
| 3 | Dalian Yifang | 497,171 | 51,666 | 20,197 | 33,145 | +60.9%† |
| 4 | Jiangsu Suning | 487,617 | 50,973 | 21,428 | 32,508 | −0.6%† |
| 5 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 486,516 | 42,856 | 23,658 | 32,434 | −5.8%† |
| 6 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 371,768 | 42,035 | 14,019 | 24,785 | −18.2%† |
| 7 | Shanghai SIPG | 324,470 | 25,378 | 18,998 | 21,631 | −25.9%† |
| 8 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 322,155 | 23,928 | 20,012 | 21,477 | +12.9%† |
| 9 | Tianjin Quanjian | 294,984 | 25,815 | 6,178 | 19,666 | −20.9%† |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 282,286 | 27,682 | 10,127 | 18,819 | +14.2%† |
| 11 | Henan Jianye | 276,021 | 21,899 | 13,966 | 18,401 | −2.8%† |
| 12 | Tianjin TEDA | 265,745 | 31,607 | 8,566 | 17,716 | +21.9%† |
| 13 | Guizhou Hengfeng | 250,552 | 28,573 | 9,117 | 16,703 | −20.8%† |
| 14 | Hebei China Fortune | 240,429 | 25,866 | 10,113 | 16,029 | −11.2%† |
| 15 | Beijing Renhe | 188,004 | 27,289 | 5,651 | 12,534 | +93.0%† |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 153,820 | 12,996 | 7,311 | 10,255 | +3.5%† |
| League total | 5,772,715 | 56,544 | 5,651 | 24,053 | +1.2%† |
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018
Source:League attendance
Notes:
† Teams played previous season inCL1.
