Pixels: | 150px |
Competition: | Chinese Super League |
Season: | 2023 |
Dates: | 15 April – 4 November |
Winners: | Shanghai Port |
Continentalcup1: | AFC Champions League Elite |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Shanghai Port Shanghai Shenhua Shandong Taishan |
Continentalcup2: | AFC Champions League Two |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Zhejiang |
Matches: | 240 |
Total Goals: | 666 |
League Topscorer: | Leonardo (19 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | (21 October 2023) |
Biggest Away Win: | (23 May 2023) (29 July 2023) (8 August 2023) (24 September 2023) |
Highest Scoring: | (23 May 2023) |
Longest Wins: | 6 matches Shanghai Port |
Longest Unbeaten: | 16 matches Tianjin Jinmen Tiger |
Longest Winless: | 20 matches Shenzhen |
Longest Losses: | 12 matches Shenzhen |
Highest Attendance: | 52,500 (19 August 2023) |
Lowest Attendance: | 4,858 (15 April 2023) |
Average Attendance: | 19,866 |
Attendance: | 4,767,836 |
Prevseason: | 2022 |
Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2023 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League was the 20th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League.[1] The league title sponsor is Ping An Insurance.[2] [3] Wuhan Three Towns were the defending champions.
Clubs promoted from 2022 China League One
Clubs relegated to 2023 China League One
Dissolved entries
Qingdao Hainiu returns to the division after a 9-year absence; Nantong Zhiyun competes in the Chinese Super League for the first time in the club's history. Guangzhou were relegated to China League One after a 12-year spell in the Chinese Super League. Guangzhou City were dissolved after 11 seasons in the top-flight.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nantong Zhiyun | Cao Rui | Resigned | 4 January 2023[8] | Pre-season | David Patrício | 30 January 2023[9] | |
Qingdao Hainiu | Yin Tiesheng | Mutual consent | 13 February 2023 | Antonio Gómez-Carreño Escalona | 13 February 2023[10] | ||
Cangzhou Mighty Lions | Svetozar Šapurić | Mutual consent | 21 February 2023 | Zhao Junzhe | 21 February 2023[11] | ||
Henan | Javier Pereira | Signed by Shanghai Port | 1 March 2023[12] | Sergio Zarco Díaz | 6 March 2023[13] | ||
Shanghai Port | Xi Zhikang (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 1 March 2023 | Javier Pereira | 1 March 2023[14] | ||
Shenzhen | Zhang Xiaorui (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 10 April 2023 | Chen Tao | 10 April 2023[15] | ||
Shandong Taishan | Hao Wei | Mutual consent | 16 May 2023 | 9th | Choi Kang-hee | 16 May 2023[16] | |
Nantong Zhiyun | David Patrício | Appointed as technical director | 20 May 2023 | 14th | Zhu Qi (caretaker) | 20 May 2023[17] | |
Beijing Guoan | Stanley Menzo | Sacked | 11 June 2023[18] | 7th | Ricardo Soares | 15 June 2023[19] | |
Nantong Zhiyun | Zhu Qi (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 16 June 2023 | 14th | Gabri | 16 June 2023[20] | |
Wuhan Three Towns | Pedro Morilla | Mutual consent | 17 June 2023[21] | 8th | Tsutomu Takahata | 18 June 2023[22] | |
Shenzhen | Chen Tao | Resigned | 14 July 2023 | 16th | Xiang Jun | 14 July 2023[23] | |
Nantong Zhiyun | Gabri | Resigned | 25 September 2023[24] | 14th | David Patrício (caretaker) | 25 September 2023 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[25] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Leonardo | Changchun Yatai &<br>Zhejiang | 19 |
2 | Wu Lei | Shanghai Port | 18 |
Nyasha Mushekwi | Zhejiang | ||
4 | Abdul-Aziz Yakubu | Wuhan Three Towns | 15 |
Nemanja Čović | Henan | ||
6 | Felipe | Chengdu Rongcheng | 13 |
7 | Cryzan | Shandong Taishan | 12 |
8 | Marouane Fellaini | Shandong Taishan | 11 |
Cephas Malele | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
10 | Robert Berić | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 10 |
Tan Long | Changchun Yatai | ||
Fábio Abreu | Beijing Guoan | ||
See main article: List of Chinese Super League hat-tricks.
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leonardo | Changchun Yatai | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 4–2 (A)[26] | |
Tao Qianglong | Wuhan Three Towns | Nantong Zhiyun | 5–2 (A)[27] | |
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu | Wuhan Three Towns | Shenzhen | 3–1 (A)[28] | |
Wang Ziming | Beijing Guoan | Shenzhen | 5–0 (H)[29] | |
Felicio Brown Forbes | Qingdao Hainiu | Shenzhen | 5–0 (H)[30] | |
Felipe | Chengdu Rongcheng | Dalian Pro | 4–1 (H)[31] | |
Hu Jinghang | Shandong Taishan | Henan | 5–1 (H)[32] | |
Rank | Player | Club | Assists[33] | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oscar | Shanghai Port | 13 | |
2 | Nicolae Stanciu | Wuhan Three Towns | 12 | |
3 | Moisés | Shandong Taishan | 10 | |
4 | Rômulo | Chengdu Rongcheng | 8 | |
Leonardo | Changchun Yatai &<br>Zhejiang | |||
6 | Felipe | Chengdu Rongcheng | 7 | |
Ba Dun | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | |||
Jürgen Locadia | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | |||
9 | 7 players | 6 |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Wang Dalei | Shandong Taishan | 10 |
Yan Junling | Shanghai Port | ||
3 | Wang Guoming | Henan | 8 |
Zhao Bo | Zhejiang | ||
Liu Dianzuo | Wuhan Three Towns | ||
6 | Bao Yaxiong | Shanghai Shenhua | 7 |
Wu Yake | Changchun Yatai | ||
8 | Zhang Yan | Chengdu Rongcheng | 6 |
Han Jiaqi | Beijing Guoan | ||
Xu Jiamin | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | ||
The awards of 2023 Chinese Super League were announced on 4 January 2024. This was the first time the annual awards were resumed since 2019, however the winners were only announced online with no ceremony being held. [38]
Award | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Player of the Season | Wu Lei | Shanghai Port |
Golden Boot | Leonardo | Changchun Yatai/Zhejiang Professional |
Goalkeeper of the Season | Wang Dalei | Shandong Taishan |
Young Player of the Season | Shahsat Hujahmat | Shenzhen F.C. |
Manager of the Season | Choi Kang-hee | Shandong Taishan |
Best Referee | Ma Ning |
Team of the Year | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeeper | Wang Dalei (Shandong Taishan) | ||||||||||||
Defender | Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua) | Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua) | Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui (Beijing Guoan) | ||||||||||
Midfielder | Xie Pengfei (Wuhan Three Towns) | Oscar (Shanghai Port) | Tim Chow (Chengdu Rongcheng) | Franko Andrijašević (Zhejiang Professional) | |||||||||
Forward | Wu Lei (Shanghai Port) | Leonardo (Zhejiang Professional) | Cryzan (Shandong Taishan) |
The following players were named the Player of the Round.
Round | Player | Club | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yan Xiangchuang | Dalian Pro | [39] | |
2 | Robert Berić | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | [40] | |
3 | Farley Rosa | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | [41] | |
4 | Felipe | Chengdu Rongcheng | [42] | |
5 | Yu Hanchao | Shanghai Shenhua | [43] | |
6 | Gao Di | Zhejiang | [44] | |
7 | Wu Lei | Shanghai Port | [45] | |
8 | Leonardo | Changchun Yatai | [46] | |
9 | Tao Qianglong | Wuhan Three Towns | [47] | |
10 | Mile Škorić | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | [48] | |
11 | Nemanja Čović | Henan | [49] | |
12 | Lobi Manzoki | Dalian Pro | [50] | |
13 | Farley Rosa | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | [51] | |
14 | Nebijan Muhmet | Beijing Guoan | [52] | |
15 | Wang Ziming | Beijing Guoan | [53] | |
16 | Felicio Brown Forbes | Qingdao Hainiu | [54] | |
17 | Yu Hanchao | Shanghai Shenhua | [55] | |
18 | Felipe | Chengdu Rongcheng | [56] | |
19 | Wu Lei | Shanghai Port | [57] | |
20 | Moisés | Shandong Taishan | [58] | |
21 | Wu Lei | Shanghai Port | [59] | |
22 | Nyasha Mushekwi | Zhejiang | [60] | |
23 | Fábio Abreu | Beijing Guoan | [61] | |
24 | Nemanja Čović | Henan | [62] | |
25 | Wei Shihao | Wuhan Three Towns | [63] | |
26 | Gan Chao | Chengdu Rongcheng | [64] |
Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
April | Yan Xiangchuang[65] | Dalian Pro | Wu Jingui[66] | Shanghai Shenhua | Ma Zhen[67] | Shanghai Shenhua | |
May | Rômulo[68] | Chengdu Rongcheng | Seo Jung-won[69] | Chengdu Rongcheng | Han Jiaqi[70] | Beijing Guoan | |
June | Nemanja Čović[71] | Henan | Choi Kang-hee[72] | Shandong Taishan | Xu Jiamin[73] | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | |
July | Wu Lei[74] | Shanghai Port | Choi Kang-hee[75] | Shandong Taishan | Mu Pengfei[76] | Qingdao Hainiu | |
August | Fábio Abreu[77] | Beijing Guoan | Ricardo Soares[78] | Beijing Guoan | Zhao Bo[79] | Zhejiang | |
September | Marouane Fellaini[80] | Shandong Taishan | Jordi Vinyals[81] | Zhejiang | Zhao Bo[82] | Zhejiang |
Team of the Month | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | |
April[83] | Ma Zhen (Shanghai Shenhua) | Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua) Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua) Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui (Beijing Guoan) | Farley Rosa (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) Oscar (Shanghai Port) Nicolae Stanciu (Wuhan Three Towns) Ba Dun (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) | Yan Xiangchuang (Dalian Pro) Robert Berić (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) Wu Lei (Shanghai Port) | |
May[84] | Han Jiaqi (Beijing Guoan) | Wang Shenchao (Shanghai Port) Mile Škorić (Cangzhou Mighty Lions) Zhang Wei (Qingdao Hainiu) | Ba Dun (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) Rômulo (Chengdu Rongcheng) Oscar (Shanghai Port) Yu Hanchao (Shanghai Shenhua) | Wu Lei (Shanghai Port) Leonardo (Changchun Yatai) Frank Acheampong (Shenzhen) | |
June[85] | Xu Jiamin (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) | Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua) Han Pengfei (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) Hu Ruibao (Chengdu Rongcheng) | Tang Miao (Chengdu Rongcheng) Farley Rosa (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) Wang Haijian (Shanghai Shenhua) Oscar (Shanghai Port) Kang Sang-woo (Beijing Guoan) | Nemanja Čović (Henan) Nyasha Mushekwi (Zhejiang) | |
July[86] | Mu Pengfei (Qingdao Hainiu) | Wang Shenchao (Shanghai Port) Jores Okore (Changchun Yatai) Richard Windbichler (Chengdu Rongcheng) | Elvis Sarić (Qingdao Hainiu) Rodrigo Henrique (Meizhou Hakka) Oscar (Shanghai Port) Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere (Cangzhou Mighty Lions) | Leonardo (Zhejiang) Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (Wuhan Three Towns) Wu Lei (Shanghai Port) | |
August[87] | Zhao Bo (Zhejiang) | Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua) Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua) Mile Škorić (Cangzhou Mighty Lions) | Kang Sang-woo (Beijing Guoan) Moisés (Shandong Taishan) Li Yuanyi (Shandong Taishan) Kim Min-woo (Chengdu Rongcheng) | Fábio Abreu (Beijing Guoan) Nyasha Mushekwi (Zhejiang) Nemanja Čović (Henan) | |
September[88] | Zhao Bo (Zhejiang) | Li Ang (Shanghai Port) David Andújar (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) Han Pengfei (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) | Nyasha Mushekwi (Zhejiang) Franko Andrijašević (Zhejiang) Oscar (Shanghai Port) Evans Kangwa (Qingdao Hainiu) | Wei Shihao (Wuhan Three Towns) Marouane Fellaini (Shandong Taishan) Leonardo (Zhejiang) |