Season 2015 Start date 2015 Matches played 240 | Top goalscorer Aloísio (22 goals) Goals scored 672 | |
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Highest scoring Shanghai Greenland Shenhua 6–2 Shanghai Shenxin(Mar. 8th, 2015)(8 goals)Shanghai SIPG 5–3 Changchun Yatai(Jun. 19th, 2015)(8 goals) Longest winning run Shanghai SIPG(6 matches) Relegated Shanghai Shenxin F.C., Guizhou Renhe F.C. Similar 2016 Chinese Super Le, 2015 AFC Champions League, 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, 2016 AFC Champions League, 2014 China League O | ||
The 2015 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese: 2015中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) was the 12th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 22nd season of a professional Association football league and the 54th top-tier league season in China. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Guangzhou Evergrande won their fifth consecutive title of the league.
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Team changes
Teams promoted from 2014 China League One
Teams relegated to 2015 China League One
Name changes
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from 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.
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players (doesn't count on the foreign or Asian player slot in CSL)
League table
Updated to games played on Oct. 31st, 2015.
Source: sports.sina.com (Chinese)
Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th reserve league points; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored; 8th disciplinary points.
1Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty qualified for the 2016 AFC Champions League Group Stage as winners of the 2015 Chinese FA Cup.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (Q) = Qualified for AFC Champions League; (R) = Relegated to CL1.
Results
Updated to games played on 31 October 2015.
Source: Results on the official website of the Chinese Super League (Chinese)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
Last updated: 31 October 2015
Source: Table by round (Chinese)
League attendance
Updated to games played on October 31, 2015
Source: CSL official data (Chinese)
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in CL1.
Awards
The awards of 2015 Chinese Super League were announced on 10 November 2015.