| Pixels: | 150px |
| Competition: | Chinese Super League |
| Season: | 2008 |
| Winners: | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| Relegated: | Liaoning Whowin |
| Continentalcup1: | AFC Champions League |
| League Topscorer: |  Éber Luís (Tianjin Teda), 14 goals |
| Average Attendance: | 13,444 |
| Prevseason: | 2007 |
| Nextseason: | 2009 |
The 2008 Chinese Super League (known as the Kingway 2008 Chinese Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League and the 15th season of the professional football league in China. Super League was expanded to 16 clubs. Shandong Luneng Taishan won their 3rd title at the end of this season.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Average attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Guoan | 31,000 | 14,641 | ||
| Changchun Yatai | 41,638 | 5,797 | ||
| Changsha Ginde | 55,000 | 6,645 | ||
| Chengdu Blades | 42,000 | 12,378 | ||
| Dalian Haichang | 30,000 | 7,900 | ||
| Guangzhou GPC | 22,000 | 19,624 | ||
| Henan Construction | 30,000 | 16,267 | ||
| Liaoning Whowin | 26,800 | 11,733 | ||
| Qingdao Jonoon | 30,000 | 6,600 | ||
| Shaanxi Chanba | 57,000 | 24,625 | ||
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 43,700 | 26,501 | ||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 35,000 | 11,510 | ||
| Shenzhen Xiangxue | 32,500 | 6,400 | ||
| Tianjin Teda | 37,500 | 14,007 | ||
| Wuhan Guanggu | 36,000 | 12,556 | ||
| Zhejiang Greentown | 51,000 | 12,188 | ||
| Total | 13,444 |
| Team | Manager | 2nd Manager | 3rd Manager | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Guoan |  Lee Jang-soo | |||
| Chengdu Blades |  Li Bing | |||
| Guangzhou GPC | Shen Xiangfu | |||
| Qingdao Jonoon | Guo Kanfeng | |||
| Shaanxi Chanba | Cheng Yaodong | |||
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Ljubiša Tumbaković | |||
| Shanghai Shenhua | Wu Jingui (Sacked after round 14) | Jia Xiuquan | ||
| Liaoning Whowin | Werner Lorant (Sacked after round 10) | Ma Lin | ||
| Changsha Ginde | Slobodan Santrač (Sacked after round 9) | Zhu Bo | ||
| Dalian Haichang | Ratko Dostanić (Sacked after round 8) | Milorad Kosanović | ||
| Tianjin Teda |  Jozef Jarabinský (Sacked after round 7) | Zuo Shusheng | ||
| Zhejiang Greentown | Sun Wei (Sacked after round 4) | Zhou Suian | ||
| Wuhan Guanggu | Chen Fangping (Sacked after round 4) | Zhu Guanghu | ||
| Changchun Yatai | Gao Hongbo (Sacked after round 10) | Ernst Middendorp (Resigned after round 24) | Li Shubin | |
| Henan Construction | Jia Xiuquan (Resigned after round 8) | Acácio Casimiro (Sacked after round 16) | Tang Yaodong | |
| Shenzhen Xiangxue | Mai Chao (Resigned after round 1) | Zhang Zengqun (Sacked after round 13) | Wang Baoshan |
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