{{Infobox football league season | image = 2015 Chinese Super League.webp | pixels = 150px | competition = [[Chinese Super League]] | season = 2015 | dates = 4 March – 31 October 2015 | matches = 240 | total goals = 672 | winners = [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]]<br>5th title | relegated = [[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Shanghai Shenxin]]<br>[[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Guizhou Renhe]] | continentalcup1 = [[2016 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]]<br>[[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]]<br>[[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]] | league topscorer = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Aloísio (footballer, born 1988)|Aloísio]] (22 goals) | biggest home win = [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]] 7–0 [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] <br><small>(Jul. 5th, 2015)</small><br>(7 goals) | biggest away win = [[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Shanghai Shenxin]] 0–4 [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]]<br><small>(Sept. 27th, 2015)</small><br>(4 goals) | highest scoring = [[Shanghai F.C.|Shanghai Greenland Shenhua]] 6–2 [[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Shanghai Shenxin]]<br><small>(Mar. 8th, 2015)</small><br>(8 goals) [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]] 5–3 [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]]<br><small>(Jun. 19th, 2015)</small><br>(8 goals) | longest wins = [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]]<br>(6 matches) | longest unbeaten = [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]]<br>(26 matches) | longest winless = [[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]]<br>(13 matches) | longest losses = [[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Shanghai Shenxin]]<br>(6 matches) | highest attendance = 53,526<br>[[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] 0–2 [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]]<br><small>(Oct 31st, 2015)</small> | lowest attendance = 4,807<br>[[Guangzhou City F.C.|Guangzhou R&F]] 0–0 [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]]<br><small>(May 1st, 2015)</small> | average attendance = 22,193 (31 October) | prevseason = [[2014 Chinese Super League|2014]] | nextseason = [[2016 Chinese Super League|2016]] }}
The '''2015 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League''' ({{zh|2015中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛}})<ref>[https://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2015-03-03/14537530567.shtml 关于正确使用联赛全名称的函] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> was the 12th season since the establishment of the [[Chinese Super League]], the 22nd season of a [[Professional sports|professional]] [[Association football]] league and the 54th top-tier league season in China. {{citation needed|date=December 2014}} The league title sponsor was [[Ping An Insurance]].<ref>[https://sports.sohu.com/20140609/n400599939.shtml 中国平安4年6亿冠名中超 三大层面助力中国足球]</ref> [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]] won their fifth consecutive title of the league.
== Team changes == '''Teams promoted from [[2014 China League One]]''' * [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] * [[Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C.|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright]]
'''Teams relegated to [[2015 China League One]]''' * [[Dalian Professional F.C.|Dalian Aerbin]] * [[Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia F.C.|Harbin Yiteng]]
Chongqing Lifan returned to the division after a 4-year absence; Shijiazhuang Ever Bright competed in the Chinese Super League for the first time in the club's history. Dalian Aerbin were relegated after three years in the Chinese top-flight, while Harbin Yiteng were relegated to China League One after spending a season in the Chinese Super League.
=== Name changes === * [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai Dongya]] changed their name to ''Shanghai SIPG'' in December 2014.<ref>[http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/file/2014-12-31/460714.html 上海东亚足球俱乐部更名为上海上港集团足球俱乐部的公示] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110101034/http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/file/2014-12-31/460714.html |date=2015-01-10 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref> * [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]] changed their name to ''Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao'' in December 2014.<ref>[http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/other/2014-12-26/460451.html 关于广州恒大主要股权变更并更名为广州恒大淘宝的公示] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924005439/http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/other/2014-12-26/460451.html |date=2015-09-24 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref> * [[Jiangsu F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] changed their name to ''Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty'' in January 2015.<ref>[http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/other/2015-01-14/462554.html 关于江苏舜天足球俱乐部有限责任公司更名的公告] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318162947/http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/other/2015-01-14/462554.html |date=2015-03-18 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref>
==Clubs==
===Clubs and locations=== {{citation needed|date=December 2014}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%" ! Club ! Head coach ! Captain ! City ! Stadium ! Capacity ! [[2014 Chinese Super League|2014 season]] |- | [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]] <sup>[[2014 Chinese Super League|TH]]</sup> | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Zhi]] | [[Guangzhou]] | [[Tianhe Stadium]] | 58,500 | 1st |- | [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Gregorio Manzano]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xu Yunlong]] | [[Beijing]] | [[Workers' Stadium (1959)|Workers' Stadium]] | 66,161 | 2nd |- | [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Guangzhou R&F]] | {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Dragan Stojković]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Yaokun]] | [[Guangzhou]] | [[Yuexiushan Stadium]] | 18,000 | 3rd |- | [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cuca (footballer, born 1963)|Cuca]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Dalei]] | [[Jinan]] | [[Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium]] | 56,808 | 4th |- | [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]] | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Xiang]] | [[Shanghai]] | [[Shanghai Stadium]] | 56,842 | 5th |- | [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Guizhou Renhe]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Gong Lei (footballer)|Gong Lei]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Lie]] | [[Guiyang]] | [[Guiyang Olympic Sports Center]] | 51,636 | 6th |- | [[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Arie Haan]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhou Haibin]] | [[Tianjin]] | [[Tianjin Olympic Centre]] | 54,696 | 7th |- | [[Jiangsu F.C.|Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty]] | {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Dan Petrescu]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lu Bofei]] | [[Nanjing]] | [[Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre]] | 61,443 | 8th |- | [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Greenland Shenhua]] | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Francis Gillot]] | {{flagicon|COL}} [[Giovanni Moreno]] | [[Shanghai]] | [[Hongkou Football Stadium]] | 33,060 | 9th |- | [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ma Lin (footballer)|Ma Lin]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhao Junzhe]] | [[Shenyang]] (playing in [[Panjin]]) | [[Panjin Jinxiu Stadium]] | 35,600 | 10th |- | [[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Shanghai Shenxin]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liu Junwei]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yu Tao]] | [[Shanghai]] | [[Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium]] | 16,000 | 11th |- | [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Ji]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Lin (footballer)|Wang Lin]] | [[Hangzhou]] | [[Huanglong Sports Center]] | 52,672 | 12th |- | [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] | {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Marijo Tot]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yan Feng]] | [[Changchun]] | [[Development Area Stadium]] | 25,000 | 13th |- | [[Henan F.C.|Henan Jianye]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Jia Xiuquan]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ivo (footballer)|Ivo]] | [[Zhengzhou]] | [[Hanghai Stadium]] | 29,860 | 14th |- | [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] <sup>[[2014 China League One|P]]</sup> | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Baoshan]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Dong (footballer, born 1981)|Wang Dong]] | [[Chongqing]] | [[Chongqing Olympic Sports Center]] | 58,680 | [[2014 China League One|CL1]], 1st |- | [[Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C.|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright]] <sup>[[2014 China League One|P]]</sup> | {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Yasen Petrov]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Chao (footballer)|Li Chao]] | [[Shijiazhuang]] | [[Yutong International Sports Center]] | 29,000 | [[2014 China League One|CL1]], 2nd |}
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===Managerial changes===
{| class="wikitable" |- !Team !Outgoing manager !Date of vacancy !Incoming manager !Date of appointment |- | [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marcello Lippi]] | 2 November 2014<ref>[https://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2014-11-02/18017393641.shtml 里皮宣布卸任恒大主帅 任技术总监不进替补席] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabio Cannavaro]] | 5 November 2014 |- | [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Guangzhou R&F]] | {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] | 10 November 2014<ref>[https://sports.sohu.com/20141110/n405925485.shtml 富力官方宣布与埃里克森协商失败 双方不再续约] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> | {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Cosmin Contra]] | 18 December 2014<ref>[https://sports.sohu.com/20141218/n407062806.shtml 富力官方宣布将签孔特拉团队] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> |- | [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Dragan Okuka]] | 12 November 2014<ref>[http://sports.qq.com/a/20141112/008401.htm 德拉甘：离开亚泰留中国 我的目标不是保级队] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> | {{flagicon|China}} [[Gao Jinggang]] | 19 December 2014<ref>[https://sports.sohu.com/20141221/n407142829.shtml 亚泰老总正式出任主帅一职 曾三次担任救火教练] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> |- | [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Xi Zhikang]] | 18 November 2014 | {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] | 18 November 2014<ref>[http://sports.163.com/14/1118/15/ABBIN8H700051C89.html#p=ABBJVT570B6P0005 上港正式收购东亚 埃里克森任主帅] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> |- | [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Yang Ji]] | 2 December 2014 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Philippe Troussier]] | 2 December 2014<ref>[https://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2014-12-02/11307432276.shtml 杭州绿城官方宣布特鲁西埃出任主帅] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> |- | [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Greenland Shenhua]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sergio Batista]] | 4 December 2014<ref>[https://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2014-12-08/10187439231.shtml 巴蒂斯塔：不认为自己是失败者 有机会定将证明自己] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> | {{flagicon|France}} [[Francis Gillot]] | 4 December 2014<ref>[http://sports.163.com/14/1204/16/ACKRP51H00051C89.htmll 绿地官宣法国新帅吉约就任 王赟加盟李建滨回归] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141204131946/http://sports.163.com/14/1204/16/ACKRP51H00051C89.htmll |date=2014-12-04 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref> |- | [[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Shanghai Shenxin]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Guo Guangqi]] | 13 April 2015<ref name="Guo Guangqi">[https://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2015-04-13/14457573991.shtml 申鑫宣布郭光琪辞去主帅职务 2015换帅第一队] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> | {{flagicon|China}} [[Liu Junwei]] | 13 April 2015<ref name="Guo Guangqi"/> |- | [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Guizhou Renhe]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Zhu Jiong]] | 28 April 2015<ref name="Zhu Jiong">[http://news.163.com/15/0428/10/AO9J8GDR00014JB6.html 贵州人和宣布朱炯下课 李春满任代理主帅] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526114004/http://news.163.com/15/0428/10/AO9J8GDR00014JB6.html |date=2015-05-26 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref> | {{flagicon|China}} [[Li Chunman]] (caretaker) | 28 April 2015<ref name="Zhu Jiong"/> |- | [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabio Cannavaro]] | 4 June 2015<ref>[http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?ftid=30020 关于卡纳瓦罗先生不再担任广州恒大淘宝足球队执行主教练的公告] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024704/http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?ftid=30020 |date=2015-09-24 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref> | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]] | 4 June 2015<ref>[http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?ftid=30021 关于聘任斯科拉里先生担任广州恒大淘宝足球队主教练的公告] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605002147/http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?ftid=30021 |date=2015-06-05 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref> |- | [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Gao Jinggang]] | 12 June 2015<ref name="Guo Jinggang">[https://sports.sohu.com/20150612/n414936940.shtml 亚泰官方证实人事变动 高敬刚辞帅位马里奥上任] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> | {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Marijo Tot]] | 12 June 2015<ref name="Guo Jinggang"/> |- | [[Jiangsu F.C.|Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Gao Hongbo]] | 29 June 2015<ref name="舜天官方宣布高洪波下课 因球队发展理念分歧大">[https://sports.sohu.com/20150629/n415823623.shtml 舜天官方宣布高洪波下课 因球队发展理念分歧大] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Arie Schans]] (caretaker) | 29 June 2015<ref>[http://sports.qq.com/a/20150629/026058.htm 高洪波与舜天矛盾太深 两大韩籍名帅有望接任] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713212749/http://sports.qq.com/a/20150629/026058.htm |date=2015-07-13 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref> |- | [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] | {{flagicon|France}} [[Philippe Troussier]] | 1 July 2015<ref name="Troussier">[https://sports.sohu.com/20150702/n416026226.shtml 绿城队官方宣布主帅特鲁西埃下课 杨戟接掌帅印] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> | {{flagicon|China}} [[Yang Ji]] | 1 July 2015<ref name="Troussier"/> |- | [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Guizhou Renhe]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Li Chunman]] (caretaker) | 8 July 2015 | {{flagicon|China}} [[Gong Lei (footballer)|Gong Lei]] | 8 July 2015<ref>[https://sports.sohu.com/20150708/n416414995.shtml 人和再换帅宫磊回归 接替李春满任总经理兼主帅] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> |- | [[Jiangsu F.C.|Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty]] | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Arie Schans]] (caretaker) | 9 July 2015<ref name="舜天官方宣布高洪波下课 因球队发展理念分歧大"/> | {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Dan Petrescu]] | 9 July 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Dan Petrescu: Ex-Chelsea player quits Targu Mures after one game|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33464293|website=BBC Sport Football|publisher=BBC|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref> |- | [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Guangzhou R&F]] | {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Cosmin Contra]] | 22 July 2015<ref name="Contra">[https://sports.sohu.com/20150722/n417312302.shtml 富力宣布孔特拉不再任教 黎兵兼任球队执行教练] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> | {{flagicon|China}} [[Li Bing (footballer)|Li Bing]] (caretaker) | 22 July 2015<ref name="Contra"/> |- | [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Chen Yang (footballer)|Chen Yang]] | 2 August 2015<ref name="Chen Yang">[https://sports.sohu.com/20150802/n418019065.shtml 辽足官方通告：马林上任力争早日保级 陈洋辞职] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> | {{flagicon|China}} [[Ma Lin (footballer)|Ma Lin]] | 2 August 2015<ref name="Chen Yang"/> |- | [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Guangzhou R&F]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Li Bing (footballer)|Li Bing]] (caretaker) | 24 August 2015<ref name="Stojković">[http://www.gzrffc.com.cn/news/newsshow_854.htm 关于聘请德拉甘•斯托伊科维奇担任广州富力足球俱乐部主教练的公告] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827001716/http://www.gzrffc.com.cn/news/newsshow_854.htm |date=2015-08-27 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref> | {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Dragan Stojković]] | 24 August 2015<ref name="Stojković"/> |}
===Foreign players=== The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from [[Asian Football Confederation|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.<ref name="images.sport.org.cn">[http://images.sport.org.cn/File/2013/08/08/1640084838.pdf] {{in lang|zh}}</ref>
*Players name in '''bold''' indicates the players that were registered during the mid-season transfer window. *Players name in ''italics'' indicates the players that were out of squads or left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
{| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Club ! width="170" | Player 1 ! width="170" | Player 2 ! width="170" | Player 3 ! width="170" | Player 4 ! width="175" | [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] player ! width="175" | Former players |- | [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Pablo Batalla]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Kléber (footballer, born 1990)|Kléber]]''' | {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Darko Matić]] | {{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Dejan Damjanović]] | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Ha Dae-sung]] | {{flagicon|Sweden}} ''[[Erton Fejzullahu]]'' |- | [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] | {{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Marcelo Martins Moreno|Marcelo Moreno]] | {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Ákos Elek]] | {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Szabolcs Huszti]] | {{flagicon|Niger}} [[Moussa Maâzou]] | {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[Anzur Ismailov]] | |- | [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Emanuel Gigliotti]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Fernandinho (footballer, born March 1993)|Fernandinho]]''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Jael (footballer)|Jael]]''' | {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Issam El Adoua]] | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Adrian Leijer]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Guto (footballer, born 1988)|Guto]]'' <br> {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Jajá Coelho|Jajá]]'' |- | [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Elkeson]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Paulinho (footballer, born July 1988)|Paulinho]]''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Goulart]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Robinho]]''' | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Young-gwon]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Alan (footballer, born 1989)|Alan]]'' <br> {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Renê Júnior]]'' |- | [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Guangzhou R&F]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Renatinho (footballer, born October 1988)|Renatinho]]''' | {{flagicon|DR Congo}} '''[[Jeremy Bokila]]''' | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Aaron Samuel Olanare|Aaron Samuel]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Míchel (footballer, born 1988)|Míchel]] | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Jang Hyun-soo]] | {{flagicon|Morocco}} ''[[Abderrazak Hamdallah]]'' <br> {{flagicon|South Korea}} ''[[Park Jong-woo]]'' |- | [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Guizhou Renhe]] | {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} '''[[Sejad Salihović]]''' | {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} '''[[Zvjezdan Misimović]]''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Hyuri]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Santos (footballer, born 1987)|Ricardo Santos]] | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Park Ju-sung]] | {{flagicon|Poland}} ''[[Krzysztof Mączyński]]'' <br> {{flagicon|Sweden}} ''[[Magnus Eriksson (footballer, born 1990)|Magnus Eriksson]]'' |- | [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] | {{flagicon|Australia}} '''[[Matthew Spiranovic]]''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Anselmo Ramon]] | {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Davy Claude Angan]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Miloš Bosančić]]''' | {{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Roda Antar]] | {{flagicon|Tunisia}} ''[[Bassem Boulaabi]]'' <br> {{flagicon|Tunisia}} ''[[Imed Louati]]'' |- | [[Henan F.C.|Henan Jianye]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ivo (footballer)|Ivo]] | {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Edigeison Gomes|Eddi Gomes]] | {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Javier Patiño]] | {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Mateusz Zachara]] | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Jung In-whan]] | |- | [[Jiangsu F.C.|Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty]] | {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Sammir]] | {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Sölvi Ottesen]] | {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Viðar Örn Kjartansson]] | {{flagicon|Romania}} '''[[Marius Constantin]]''' | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Sergio Escudero (footballer, born 1988)|Sergio Escudero]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Eleílson]]'' |- | [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Paulo Henrique (footballer, born March 1989)|Paulo Henrique]]''' | {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Franck Boli]] | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Derick Ogbu]] | {{flagicon|Romania}} '''[[Eric Bicfalvi]]''' | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Yoo-jin (footballer, born 1983)|Kim Yoo-jin]] | {{flagicon|Australia}} ''[[Josh Mitchell]]'' <br> {{flagicon|Zambia}} ''[[James Chamanga]]'' |- | [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Walter Montillo]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Aloísio (footballer, born 1988)|Aloísio]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Diego Tardelli]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Junior Urso]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Jucilei]] {{ref| 1|1}} | |- | [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Greenland Shenhua]] | {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Giovanni Moreno]] | {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Avraam Papadopoulos]] {{ref| 2|2}} | {{flagicon|Mali}} '''[[Mohamed Sissoko]]''' | {{flagicon|Senegal}} '''[[Demba Ba]]''' | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Tim Cahill]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Paulo Henrique (footballer, born March 1989)|Paulo Henrique]]'' <br> {{flagicon|Zambia}} ''[[Stoppila Sunzu]]'' |- | [[Shanghai Shenxin]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Everton (footballer, born 1983)|Everton]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Johnny (footballer, born 1985)|Johnny]] | {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} '''[[Michael Barrantes]]''' | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Daniel Chima Chukwu]] | | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Zé Eduardo (footballer, born 1987)|Zé Eduardo]]'' <br> {{flagicon|South Korea}} ''[[Lim You-hwan]]'' |- | [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Darío Conca]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Davi (footballer, born April 1984)|Davi]] | {{flagicon|Ghana}} '''[[Asamoah Gyan]]''' | {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Tobias Hysén]] | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Ju-young]] | {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} ''[[Jean Evrard Kouassi]]'' |- | [[Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C.|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright]] | {{flagicon|Iceland}} '''[[Eiður Guðjohnsen]]''' | {{flagicon|Portugal}} '''[[Rúben Micael]]''' | {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Mario Rondón]] | {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Jacob Mulenga]] | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Cho Yong-hyung]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Rodrigo Defendi]]'' <br> {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} ''[[Georgi Iliev (footballer, born 1981)|Georgi Iliev]]'' |- | [[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Hernán Barcos]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Lucas Fonseca]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Wágner (footballer, born 1985)|Wágner]]''' | {{flagicon|Romania}} '''[[Cristian Tănase]]''' | {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Morteza Pouraliganji]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Andrezinho (footballer, born 1983)|Andrezinho]]'' <br> {{flagicon|Colombia}} ''[[Wilmar Jordán]]'' |} *{{note|1|1}} [[Jucilei]] owns Palestine citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the Chinese Super League *{{note|2|2}} [[Avraam Papadopoulos]] owns Australian citizenship and could play as an Asian player in the Chinese Super League
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players (doesn't count on the foreign or Asian player slot in CSL)<ref name="images.sport.org.cn"/> {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! width="170" | Club ! width="170" | Player 1 |- | [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] | {{flagicon|Chinese Taipei}} [[Ko Yu-ting]] |- | [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Guizhou Renhe]] | {{flagicon|Chinese Taipei}} [[Xavier Chen]] |- | [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] | {{flagicon|Chinese Taipei}} [[Chen Po-liang]] |- | [[Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C.|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright]] | {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Bai He]] |}
==League table== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_limit=5 |team1=GZE|name_GZE=[[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]] |team2=SSI|name_SSI=[[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]] |team3=SD|name_SD=[[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]] |team4=BJ|name_BJ=[[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] |team5=HN|name_HN=[[Henan F.C.|Henan Jianye]] |team6=SGS|name_SGS=[[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Greenland Shenhua]] |team7=SJZ|name_SJZ=[[Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C.|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright]] |team8=CQ|name_CQ=[[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] |team9=JSS|name_JSS=[[Jiangsu F.C.|Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty]] |team10=CC|name_CC=[[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] |team11=HZ|name_HZ=[[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] |team12=LN|name_LN=[[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] |team13=TJ|name_TJ=[[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] |team14=GZF|name_GZF=[[Guangzhou City F.C.|Guangzhou R&F]] |team15=GZM|name_GZM=[[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Guizhou Renhe]] |team16=SHS|name_SHS=[[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Shanghai Shenxin]]
|win_GZE=19|draw_GZE=10|loss_GZE=1|gf_GZE=71|ga_GZE=28|status_GZE=C |win_SSI=19|draw_SSI=8|loss_SSI=3|gf_SSI=63|ga_SSI=35 |win_SD=18|draw_SD=5|loss_SD=7|gf_SD=66|ga_SD=41 |win_BJ=16|draw_BJ=8|loss_BJ=6|gf_BJ=46|ga_BJ=26 |win_HN=12|draw_HN=10|loss_HN=8|gf_HN=35|ga_HN=30 |win_SGS=12|draw_SGS=6|loss_SGS=12|gf_SGS=42|ga_SGS=44 |win_SJZ=8|draw_SJZ=15|loss_SJZ=7|gf_SJZ=34|ga_SJZ=31 |win_CQ=9|draw_CQ=8|loss_CQ=13|gf_CQ=37|ga_CQ=52 |win_JSS=9|draw_JSS=8|loss_JSS=13|gf_JSS=39|ga_JSS=48 |win_CC=8|draw_CC=11|loss_CC=11|gf_CC=39|ga_CC=47 |win_HZ=8|draw_HZ=9|loss_HZ=13|gf_HZ=27|ga_HZ=35 |win_LN=7|draw_LN=10|loss_LN=13|gf_LN=30|ga_LN=46 |win_TJ=7|draw_TJ=10|loss_TJ=13|gf_TJ=39|ga_TJ=46 |win_GZF=8|draw_GZF=7|loss_GZF=15|gf_GZF=35|ga_GZF=41 |win_GZM=7|draw_GZM=8|loss_GZM=15|gf_GZM=39|ga_GZM=52|status_GZM=R |win_SHS=4|draw_SHS=5|loss_SHS=21|gf_SHS=30|ga_SHS=70|status_SHS=R
|hth_CQ=CC |hth_CC= Head-to-head points: [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] 6 pts, [[Jiangsu F.C.|Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty]] 5 pts, [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] 5 pts; Head-to-head results between Jiangsu and Changchun — Jiangsu: 2 pts, 0 goal difference and 2 away goals, Changchun: 2 pts 0 goal difference and 1 away goal. |hth_JSS=CC |hth_LN=GZF |hth_GZF= Head-to-head points: [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] 8 pts, [[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] 4 pts, [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Guangzhou R&F]] 4 pts; Head-to-head results between Tianjin and Guangzhou R&F — Tianjin: 3 pts, +1 goal difference, Guangzhou R&F: 3 pts −1 goal difference. |hth_TJ=GZF
|result1=CLGS |result2=CLPO |result3=CLP |result9=CLGS |result15=REL |result16=REL |res_col_header=QR |col_CLGS=green1 |text_CLGS=Qualification to [[2016 AFC Champions League#Group stage|Champions League group stage]] |col_CLPO=green2 |text_CLPO=Qualification to [[2016 AFC Champions League#Play-off round|Champions League play-off round]] |col_CLP=green3 |text_CLP=Qualification to [[2016 AFC Champions League#Preliminary round 2|Champions League preliminary round 2]] |col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to [[2016 China League One|League One]]
|note_JSS=Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty qualified for the 2016 AFC Champions League group stage as winners of the [[2015 Chinese FA Cup]]. |class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5)goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie. |update=complete |source=[https://sports.sina.com.cn/csl/table/ sports.sina.com] {{in lang|zh}}
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===Results=== {{#invoke:sports results|main |matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey |team1=GZE|team2=SD|team3=BJ|team4=GZM|team5=SJZ |team6=GZF|team7=SHS|team8=SGS|team9=SSI|team10=LN |team11=TJ|team12=HZ|team13=JSS|team14=CC|team15=HN |team16=CQ
|name_GZE=[[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]] |match_GZE_SD=2–2 |match_GZE_BJ=0–0 |match_GZE_GZM=3–0 |match_GZE_SJZ=2–1 |match_GZE_GZF=2–2 |match_GZE_SHS=6–1 |match_GZE_SGS=2–2 |match_GZE_SSI=1–1 |match_GZE_LN=6–1 |match_GZE_TJ=2–2 |match_GZE_HZ=1–0 |match_GZE_JSS=3–3 |match_GZE_CC=1–1 |match_GZE_HN=1–1 |match_GZE_CQ=7–0
|name_SD=[[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]] |match_SD_GZE=1–2 |match_SD_BJ=3–0 |match_SD_GZM=5–2 |match_SD_SJZ=3–1 |match_SD_GZF=1–2 |match_SD_SHS=2–2 |match_SD_SGS=2–0 |match_SD_SSI=0–1 |match_SD_LN=2–0 |match_SD_TJ=2–3 |match_SD_HZ=2–1 |match_SD_JSS=5–1 |match_SD_CC=2–0 |match_SD_HN=2–1 |match_SD_CQ=3–0
|name_BJ=[[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] |match_BJ_GZE=0–2 |match_BJ_SD=3–1 |match_BJ_GZM=2–2 |match_BJ_SJZ=3–1 |match_BJ_GZF=2–0 |match_BJ_SHS=2–1 |match_BJ_SGS=2–0 |match_BJ_SSI=0–0 |match_BJ_LN=2–0 |match_BJ_TJ=3–0 |match_BJ_HZ=4–0 |match_BJ_JSS=1–0 |match_BJ_CC=3–1 |match_BJ_HN=1–0 |match_BJ_CQ=2–0
|name_GZM=[[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Guizhou Renhe]] |match_GZM_GZE=2–3 |match_GZM_SD=2–2 |match_GZM_BJ=2–1 |match_GZM_SJZ=0–0 |match_GZM_GZF=2–2 |match_GZM_SHS=2–1 |match_GZM_SGS=1–2 |match_GZM_SSI=2–0 |match_GZM_LN=0–1 |match_GZM_TJ=0–1 |match_GZM_HZ=1–2 |match_GZM_JSS=0–1 |match_GZM_CC=2–2 |match_GZM_HN=2–0 |match_GZM_CQ=0–1
|name_SJZ=[[Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C.|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright]] |match_SJZ_GZE=1–1 |match_SJZ_SD=1–1 |match_SJZ_BJ=2–2 |match_SJZ_GZM=1–2 |match_SJZ_GZF=1–0 |match_SJZ_SHS=2–1 |match_SJZ_SGS=2–0 |match_SJZ_SSI=2–2 |match_SJZ_LN=1–1 |match_SJZ_TJ=4–3 |match_SJZ_HZ=0–0 |match_SJZ_JSS=2–1 |match_SJZ_CC=0–0 |match_SJZ_HN=0–1 |match_SJZ_CQ=2–0
|name_GZF=[[Guangzhou City F.C.|Guangzhou R&F]] |match_GZF_GZE=1–2 |match_GZF_SD=2–4 |match_GZF_BJ=0–0 |match_GZF_GZM=4–0 |match_GZF_SJZ=0–0 |match_GZF_SHS=1–3 |match_GZF_SGS=0–1 |match_GZF_SSI=2–3 |match_GZF_LN=0–0 |match_GZF_TJ=1–0 |match_GZF_HZ=2–0 |match_GZF_JSS=2–1 |match_GZF_CC=2–2 |match_GZF_HN=1–2 |match_GZF_CQ=2–0
|name_SHS=[[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Shanghai Shenxin]] |match_SHS_GZE=2–4 |match_SHS_SD=1–2 |match_SHS_BJ=0–4 |match_SHS_GZM=2–5 |match_SHS_SJZ=0–0 |match_SHS_GZF=2–1 |match_SHS_SGS=1–1 |match_SHS_SSI=0–2 |match_SHS_LN=2–1 |match_SHS_TJ=0–1 |match_SHS_HZ=2–0 |match_SHS_JSS=0–1 |match_SHS_CC=1–4 |match_SHS_HN=1–2 |match_SHS_CQ=0–1
|name_SGS=[[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Greenland Shenhua]] |match_SGS_GZE=0–3 |match_SGS_SD=1–2 |match_SGS_BJ=3–1 |match_SGS_GZM=1–1 |match_SGS_SJZ=0–0 |match_SGS_GZF=1–0 |match_SGS_SHS=6–2 |match_SGS_SSI=1–2 |match_SGS_LN=3–1 |match_SGS_TJ=1–0 |match_SGS_HZ=2–0 |match_SGS_JSS=3–1 |match_SGS_CC=3–0 |match_SGS_HN=1–0 |match_SGS_CQ=2–2
|name_SSI=[[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]] |match_SSI_GZE=0–3 |match_SSI_SD=3–4 |match_SSI_BJ=1–1 |match_SSI_GZM=3–1 |match_SSI_SJZ=2–2 |match_SSI_GZF=2–1 |match_SSI_SHS=2–0 |match_SSI_SGS=5–0 |match_SSI_LN=2–1 |match_SSI_TJ=2–1 |match_SSI_HZ=2–1 |match_SSI_JSS=2–1 |match_SSI_CC=5–3 |match_SSI_HN=3–0 |match_SSI_CQ=2–1
|name_LN=[[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] |match_LN_GZE=1–3 |match_LN_SD=3–2 |match_LN_BJ=1–0 |match_LN_GZM=2–1 |match_LN_SJZ=1–1 |match_LN_GZF=0–0 |match_LN_SHS=1–1 |match_LN_SGS=1–0 |match_LN_SSI=1–3 |match_LN_TJ=3–2 |match_LN_HZ=0–2 |match_LN_JSS=2–3 |match_LN_CC=2–2 |match_LN_HN=0–1 |match_LN_CQ=1–1
|name_TJ=[[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] |match_TJ_GZE=0–2 |match_TJ_SD=1–3 |match_TJ_BJ=4–0 |match_TJ_GZM=3–4 |match_TJ_SJZ=1–1 |match_TJ_GZF=2–0 |match_TJ_SHS=4–1 |match_TJ_SGS=1–1 |match_TJ_SSI=0–0 |match_TJ_LN=0–0 |match_TJ_HZ=0–0 |match_TJ_JSS=1–0 |match_TJ_CC=1–1 |match_TJ_HN=2–3 |match_TJ_CQ=0–3
|name_HZ=[[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] |match_HZ_GZE=0–1 |match_HZ_SD=0–1 |match_HZ_BJ=1–1 |match_HZ_GZM=1–0 |match_HZ_SJZ=1–1 |match_HZ_GZF=1–2 |match_HZ_SHS=4–2 |match_HZ_SGS=4–1 |match_HZ_SSI=1–1 |match_HZ_LN=0–0 |match_HZ_TJ=2–1 |match_HZ_JSS=2–1 |match_HZ_CC=0–1 |match_HZ_HN=0–0 |match_HZ_CQ=1–3
|name_JSS=[[Jiangsu F.C.|Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty]] |match_JSS_GZE=0–1 |match_JSS_SD=2–3 |match_JSS_BJ=0–0 |match_JSS_GZM=2–0 |match_JSS_SJZ=2–1 |match_JSS_GZF=2–2 |match_JSS_SHS=1–0 |match_JSS_SGS=3–2 |match_JSS_SSI=1–4 |match_JSS_LN=2–1 |match_JSS_TJ=1–1 |match_JSS_HZ=1–1 |match_JSS_CC=1–1 |match_JSS_HN=1–1 |match_JSS_CQ=1–2
|name_CC=[[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] |match_CC_GZE=0–2 |match_CC_SD=1–2 |match_CC_BJ=1–2 |match_CC_GZM=2–1 |match_CC_SJZ=0–3 |match_CC_GZF=1–2 |match_CC_SHS=1–1 |match_CC_SGS=3–1 |match_CC_SSI=0–2 |match_CC_LN=2–1 |match_CC_TJ=2–2 |match_CC_HZ=1–0 |match_CC_JSS=2–2 |match_CC_HN=2–0 |match_CC_CQ=2–1
|name_HN=[[Henan F.C.|Henan Jianye]] |match_HN_GZE=2–1 |match_HN_SD=1–0 |match_HN_BJ=0–1 |match_HN_GZM=1–1 |match_HN_SJZ=0–1 |match_HN_GZF=1–0 |match_HN_SHS=5–0 |match_HN_SGS=2–1 |match_HN_SSI=2–2 |match_HN_LN=1–1 |match_HN_TJ=3–1 |match_HN_HZ=0–0 |match_HN_JSS=1–0 |match_HN_CC=0–0 |match_HN_CQ=3–3
|name_CQ=[[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] |match_CQ_GZE=1–2 |match_CQ_SD=2–2 |match_CQ_BJ=0–3 |match_CQ_GZM=1–1 |match_CQ_SJZ=1–0 |match_CQ_GZF=2–1 |match_CQ_SHS=2–0 |match_CQ_SGS=0–2 |match_CQ_SSI=2–4 |match_CQ_LN=1–1 |match_CQ_TJ=1–1 |match_CQ_HZ=1–2 |match_CQ_JSS=2–3 |match_CQ_CC=2–1 |match_CQ_HN=1–1
|update=31 October 2015 |source=[https://sports.sina.com.cn/csl/fixtures/ Results on the official website of the Chinese Super League] {{in lang|zh}} }}
===Positions by round=== {{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br | team1= [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]] | pos1= 5/ 4/ 4/ 7/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1 | team2= [[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]] | pos2= 5/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2 | team3= [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]] | pos3= 4/ 6/ 6/ 3/ 5/ 8/ 5/ 6/ 4/ 4/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3 | team4= [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] | pos4= 2/ 2/ 3/ 1/ 1/ 3/ 6/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4 | team5= [[Henan F.C.|Henan Jianye]] | pos5= 3/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 4/ 7/ 8/ 9/10/11/12/10/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 8/ 7/ 8/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5 | team6= [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Greenland Shenhua]] | pos6= 1/ 1/ 1/ 4/ 4/ 6/ 3/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 9/ 9/11/ 9/11/11/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 6 | team7= [[Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C.|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright]] | pos7= 9/12/12/14/12/13/10/11/10/ 8/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 7 | team8= [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] | pos8=15/15/15/15/15/15/14/14/14/13/13/14/14/12/ 9/10/13/13/10/10/10/10/11/ 9/10/10/10/ 8/10/ 8 | team9= [[Jiangsu F.C.|Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty]] | pos9= 9/ 7/10/ 9/ 9/ 7/ 8/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 8/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 8/ 9 | team10= [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] | pos10=14/13/13/12/13/11/12/12/13/14/14/11/ 9/13/ 7/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/10/ 9/ 9/ 8/10/ 9/10 | team11= [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] | pos11= 9/10/11/10/10/12/13/13/11/12/12/13/13/11/13/14/11/11/13/12/13/11/12/11/11/11/12/11/13/11 | team12= [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] | pos12= 8/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 8/10/ 9/ 9/ 8/ 9/10/10/12/14/14/13/14/14/14/14/15/15/13/14/12/12/13/12/11/12 | team13= [[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] | pos13=13/11/14/13/11/ 9/11/10/12/11/ 8/ 6/ 5/ 6/10/12/12/12/12/13/14/14/14/15/15/13/14/14/14/13 | team14= [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Guangzhou R&F]] | pos14= 5/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 7/ 7/10/12/ 7/10/10/11/11/11/12/15/12/13/14/11/13/12/14 | team15= [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Guizhou Renhe]] | pos15=12/14/ 9/11/14/14/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/12/13/10/13/14/15/15/15/15/15 | team16= [[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Shanghai Shenxin]] | pos16=16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16
| color_1=gold |text_1= Leader and qualification to [[2016 AFC Champions League#Group stage|AFC Champions League group stage]] | color_2=green2 |text_2= Qualification to [[2016 AFC Champions League#Play-off round|AFC Champions League play-off round]] | color_3=green3 |text_3= Qualification to [[2016 AFC Champions League#Preliminary round 2|AFC Champions League preliminary round 2]] | color_15-16=red1 |text_15-16= Relegation to [[2016 China League One|League One]] | update=complete | source=[http://sports.sina.com.cn/csl/table Table by round] {{in lang|zh}} | date=August 2015 }}
==Goalscorers==
===Top scorers=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Total |- !rowspan=1|{{center| 1}} |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Aloísio (footballer, born 1988)|Aloísio]] |[[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]] |{{center| '''22'''}} |- !rowspan=1|{{center| 2}} |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Goulart]] |[[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]] |{{center| '''19'''}} |- !rowspan=1|{{center| 3}} |{{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Dejan Damjanović]] |[[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] |{{center| '''16'''}} |- !rowspan=2|{{center| 4}} |{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Emanuel Gigliotti]] |[[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] |rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | '''15''' |- |{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Hernán Barcos]] |[[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] |- !rowspan=1|{{center| 6}} |{{flagicon|China}} [[Wu Lei]] |[[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]] |rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;" | '''14''' |- !rowspan=2|{{center| 7}} |{{flagicon|China}} [[Gao Lin]] |[[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]] |rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | '''13''' |- |{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Jacob Mulenga]] |[[Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C.|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright]] |- !rowspan=2|{{center| 9}} |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Anselmo Ramon]] |[[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] |rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | '''12''' |- |{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Tobias Hysén]] |[[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]] |- {{Fb cs footer|u= 31 October 2015|s=[https://sports.sina.com.cn/09csl/table/ csl.sina.com.cn] |date=October 2015}}
===Hat-tricks=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Player|| For !! Against !! align=center| Result !! Date |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Paulo Henrique (footballer, born March 1989)|Paulo Henrique]] || Shanghai Greenland Shenhua || Shanghai Shenxin ||align="center"| 6–2<ref>[https://sports.sohu.com/20150308/n409489442.shtml 恩里克戴帽卡希尔首秀 上海德比申花6–2] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|03|08}} |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Goulart]] || Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao || Shanghai Shenxin ||align="center"| 6–1<ref>[https://sports.sohu.com/20150510/n412772603.shtml 高拉特戴帽于汉超两球 恒大6–1逆转申鑫] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|05|10}} |- |{{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Dejan Damjanović]] || Beijing Guoan || Changchun Yatai ||align="center"| 3–1<ref>[https://sports.sohu.com/20150916/n421313217.shtml 德扬帽子戏法 国安3–1力克亚泰迎3轮首胜] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|09|16}} |- |{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Demba Ba]] || Shanghai Greenland Shenhua || Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty ||align="center"| 3–1<ref>[https://sports.sohu.com/20151031/n424811598.shtml 登巴巴演帽子戏法陶源破门 申花3–1舜天] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|10|31}} |}
==League attendance== <!-- Updated to Round 30 -->
{{fb a header}} {{fb a2 team|p=1 |t=[[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao]]|s=688339|h=51025|l=38154|a=45889|pr=42154}} {{fb a2 team|p=2 |t=[[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]]|s=614952|h=53526|l=33636|a=40997|pr=39395}} {{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=[[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]]|s=563918|h=48530|l=28660|a=37595|pr=13254}}<sup>†</sup> {{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=[[Jiangsu F.C.|Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty]]|s=402867|h=49748|l=11540|a=26858|pr=24349}} {{fb a2 team|p=5 |t=[[Shanghai Port F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]]|s=395721|h=46977|l=18008|a=26381|pr=12460}} {{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=[[Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C.|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright]]|s=376053|h=27113|l=20911|a=25070|pr=11949}}<sup>†</sup> {{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=[[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]]|s=338385|h=41155|l=10156|a=22559|pr=23931}} {{fb a2 team|p=8 |t=[[Henan F.C.|Henan Jianye]]|s=303099|h=21677|l=17715|a=20207|pr=18390}} {{fb a2 team|p=9 |t=[[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]]|s=294908|h=41899|l=8226|a=19661|pr=17190}} {{fb a2 team|p=10|t=[[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Greenland Shenhua]]|s=292597|h=25751|l=12353|a=19506|pr=15417}} {{fb a2 team|p=11|t=[[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Guizhou Renhe]]|s=227078|h=25381|l=7283|a=15139|pr=12327}} {{fb a2 team|p=12|t=[[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]]|s=222818|h=28615|l=9621|a=14855|pr=12886}} {{fb a2 team|p=13|t=[[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]]|s=191827|h=21037|l=5827|a=12788|pr=12781}} {{fb a2 team|p=14|t=[[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]]|s=188487|h=26681|l=8579|a=12566|pr=13766}} {{fb a2 team|p=15|t=[[Guangzhou City F.C.|Guangzhou R&F]]|s=119839|h=13685|l=4807|a=7989|pr=11487}} {{fb a2 team|p=16|t=[[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Shanghai Shenxin]]|s=105416|h=11183|l=5587|a=7028|pr=10115}} {{fb a footer|s=5326304 |h=53526 |l=4807 |a=22193 |pr=18986 |u=October 31, 2015 |source=[https://sports.sina.com.cn/09csl/2015sstz/ CSL official data] {{in lang|zh}}|notes=<sup>†</sup> Teams played previous season in [[2014 China League One|CL1]].|date=October 2016}}
==Awards== The awards of 2015 Chinese Super League were announced on 10 November 2015.<ref>[https://sports.sohu.com/20151110/n425959209.shtml 2015中超颁奖:高神MVP野牛金靴 斯帅最佳教练] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> * [[Chinese Football Association]] Footballer of the Year: {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Goulart]] (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) * Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Aloísio (footballer, born 1988)|Aloísio]] (Shandong Luneng Taishan) * Chinese Super League Domestic Golden Boot Award: {{flagicon|China}} [[Wu Lei]] (Shanghai SIPG) * Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year: {{flagicon|China}} [[Zeng Cheng]] (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) * Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]] (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) * Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: {{flagicon|China}} [[Tan Hai (referee)|Tan Hai]] * Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, Hangzhou Greentown, Chongqing Lifan * Chinese Super League Team of the Year (442): **'''GK''' {{flagicon|China}} [[Zeng Cheng]] (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) **'''DF''' {{flagicon|China}} [[Zhang Linpeng]] (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Young-gwon]] (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), {{flagicon|China}} [[Feng Xiaoting]] (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), {{flagicon|China}} [[Xu Yunlong]] (Beijing Guoan) **'''MF''' {{flagicon|China}} [[Zheng Zhi]] (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), {{flagicon|China}} [[Huang Bowen]] (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), {{flagicon|China}} [[Wu Xi (footballer)|Wu Xi]] (Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty), {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Darío Conca]] (Shanghai SIPG) **'''FW''' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Goulart]] (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), {{flagicon|China}} [[Wu Lei]] (Shanghai SIPG)
==References== {{reflist|35em}}
==External links== *[https://int.soccerway.com/national/china-pr/csl/2015/regular-season/r30625/ Current CSL table, and recent results/fixtures at Soccerway] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150215162906/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/nationalleagues/nationalleague=china-pr-chinese-super-league-2000000087/standings/ Chinese Super League table at FIFA] *[https://csl.sina.com.cn/ Chinese Super League official site] {{in lang|zh}}
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