| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 June – 31 December |
| Champions | Wuhan Three Towns 1st CSL title 1stChinese title |
| Relegated | Guangzhou |
| AFC Champions League | Wuhan Three Towns Shandong Taishan Zhejiang Shanghai Port |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 875 (2.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marcão (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Shandong Taishan 8–0Shenzhen (19 December 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Hebei 0–7Shandong Taishan (15 August 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Henan Songshan Longmen 6–2Changchun Yatai (11 July 2022) Hebei 1–7Changchun Yatai (19 August 2022) Shandong Taishan 8–0Shenzhen (19 December 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 12 matches Wuhan Three Towns |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches Wuhan Three Towns |
| Longest winless run | 23 matches Hebei |
| Longest losing run | 23 matches Hebei |
←2021 2023 → | |
The2022 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese:2022中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) was the 19th season since the establishment of theChinese Super League.[1] The league title sponsor isPing An Insurance.[2][3]Shandong Taishan were the defending champions.
On May 23, the league was confirmed to start from June 3.[4]
Affected by theCOVID-19 pandemic, the competition system is still adopted in the first stage of this season, and it is planned to return to the home and away competition system from August 5, 2022 (from 11th round).[5][clarification needed]
The format of the season was revealed on 13 May 2022.[6] In the first stage (round 1-10), 18 teams will be divided into three groups. The hosts were allocated to each group and other teams will be drawn based on last season's rankings.
The draw for the first stage was revealed on 13 May 2022.[7][8]
| Team | 2021 season | Draw order | No. | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meizhou Hakka | CL1, 2nd (Host) | - | A1 | A |
| Beijing Guoan | 5th | 5 | A2 | A |
| Shenzhen | 6th | 6 | A3 | A |
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 11th | 11 | A4 | A |
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 12th | 12 | A5 | A |
| Chengdu Rongcheng | CL1, 4th | 17 | A6 | A |
| Shandong Taishan | 1st | 1 | B1 | B |
| Changchun Yatai | 4th | 4 | B2 | B |
| Guangzhou City | 7th | 7 | B3 | B |
| Henan Songshan Longmen | 10th | 10 | B4 | B |
| Dalian Pro[9] | 15th | 13 | B5 | B |
| Zhejiang | CL1, 3rd | 16 | B6 | B |
| Shanghai Port | 2nd | 2 | C1 | C |
| Guangzhou | 3rd | 3 | C2 | C |
| Hebei | 8th | 8 | C3 | C |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 9th | 9 | C4 | C |
| Wuhan Yangtze River | 14th | 14 | C5 | C |
| Wuhan Three Towns | CL1, 1st | 15 | C6 | C |
To Super League[edit]Clubs promoted from2021 China League One | From Super League[edit]Dissolved entries
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Zhejiang returned to the division after a 5-year absence; Wuhan Three Towns, Meizhou Hakka, Chengdu Rongcheng all compete in the Chinese Super League for the first time in their respective histories. Dalian Pro were reprieved from relegation after losing therelegation play-off ties due to the dissolution of Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Guoan | Mutual consent | 8 January 2022[13] | Pre-season | 14 January 2022[14] | ||
| Guangzhou | ||||||
| Henan Songshan Longmen | End of caretaker spell | 9 January 2022 | 9 January 2022[15] | |||
| Shenzhen | 12 February 2022 | 12 February 2022[16] | ||||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 1 March 2022 | 1 March 2022[17] | ||||
| Dalian Pro | Mutual consent | 12 March 2022[18] | 19 March 2022[19] | |||
| Guangzhou City | 24 July 2022 | 17th | 24 July 2022[20] | |||
| Beijing Guoan | Resigned | 12 August 2022 | 11th | 12 August 2022[21] | ||
| Guangzhou | Mutual consent | 13 August 2022 | 16th | 13 August 2022[22] | ||
| Beijing Guoan | End of caretaker spell | 29 August 2022 | 9th | 29 August 2022[23] | ||
| Guangzhou City | 29 August 2022 | 17th | 29 August 2022[24] | |||
| Shenzhen | Sacked | 1 September 2022 | 13th | 1 September 2022[25] | ||
| Shanghai Port | 1 December 2022 | 6th | 1 December 2022[26] | |||
| Hebei | End of visa | 16 December 2022 | 18th | 16 December 2022 | ||
| Hebei | End of caretaker spell | 23 December 2022 | 18th | 23 December 2022 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wuhan Three Towns(C, Q) | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 91 | 28 | +63 | 78[a] | Qualification forAFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Shandong Taishan(Q) | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 87 | 29 | +58 | 78[a] | Qualification forAFC Champions League group stage[b] |
| 3 | Zhejiang(Q) | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 64 | 28 | +36 | 65[c] | Qualification forAFC Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Shanghai Port(Q) | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 65[c] | |
| 5 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 65[c] | |
| 6 | Henan Songshan Longmen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 59 | |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 58 | |
| 8 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 49[d] | |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 49[d] | |
| 10 | Shanghai Shenhua[e] | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 47 | |
| 11 | Dalian Pro[f] | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 45 | |
| 12 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 44[g] | |
| 13 | Changchun Yatai | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 44[g] | |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 74 | −45 | 30 | |
| 15 | Guangzhou City[f](D) | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 23 | Dissolved |
| 16 | Wuhan Yangtze River[h](D, R) | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 71 | −37 | 19 | |
| 17 | Guangzhou(R) | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 63 | −39 | 17 | Relegation toLeague One |
| 18 | Hebei[i](D, R) | 34 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 115 | −97 | −3 | Dissolved |
| Home \ Away | BJG | CML | CCY | CDR | DLP | GZH | GZC | HEB | HSL | MZH | SDT | SHP | SHS | SZH | TJT | WTT | WYR | ZHJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Guoan | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 Awarded | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 Awarded | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Changchun Yatai | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Chengdu Rongcheng | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Dalian Pro | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–3 Awarded | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Guangzhou | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 |
| Guangzhou City | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 2–4 |
| Hebei | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–7 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–6 |
| Henan Songshan Longmen | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 Awarded | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Meizhou Hakka | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Shandong Taishan | 3–0 Awarded | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 Awarded | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 8–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| Shanghai Port | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 7–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Shenzhen | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 Awarded | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Wuhan Three Towns | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 Awarded | — | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| Wuhan Yangtze River | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 0–3 |
| Zhejiang | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 Awarded | 2–1 | 4–0 | — |
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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wuhan Three Towns | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shandong Taishan | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Zhejiang | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Shanghai Port | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Chengdu Rongcheng | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Henan Songshan Longmen | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Beijing Guoan | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Meizhou Hakka | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Dalian Pro | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Changchun Yatai | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Shenzhen | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Guangzhou City | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Wuhan Yangtze River | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Guangzhou | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Hebei | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Leader and qualification toAFC Champions League group stage | |
| Qualification toAFC Champions League play-off round | |
| Relegation toLeague One |
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changchun Yatai | Guangzhou City | 4–1 (H) | 4 June 2022 | ||
| Wuhan Three Towns | Shanghai Shenhua | 4–2 (H) | 3 July 2022 | ||
| Wuhan Three Towns | Beijing Guoan | 5–1 (H) | 12 August 2022 | ||
| Wuhan Yangtze River | Guangzhou City | 0–5 (A) | 13 August 2022 | ||
| Changchun Yatai | Hebei | 1–7 (A) | 19 August 2022 | ||
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | Wuhan Three Towns | 3–4 (A) | 24 September 2022 | ||
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | Hebei | 0–5 (A) | 4 October 2022 | ||
| Shanghai Port | Meizhou Hakka | 7–0 (H) | 24 October 2022 | ||
| Chengdu Rongcheng | Hebei | 6–0 (H) | 3 November 2022 | ||
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | Shandong Taishan | 2–3 (A) | 30 November 2022 | ||
| Meizhou Hakka | Hebei | 0–4 (A) | 5 December 2022 | ||
| Shandong Taishan | Shenzhen | 8-0 (H) | 19 December 2022 |