The 2020 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (will be the 17th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor is Ping An Insurance. The winner will qualify for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in China to represent the host nation. The season was scheduled to begin on 22 February and to end on 31 October, but was postponed following the coronavirus pandemic. On 1 July 2020, Chinese Football Association announce that the season will be resumed on 25 July 2020 and 16 teams will be split into two groups in two locations, one in Dalian and the other in Suzhou. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao are the defending champions.
Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 25 July – 12 November 2020 |
Champions | Jiangsu Suning (1st title) |
Relegated | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |
AFC Champions League | Jiangsu Suning Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Beijing Sinobo Guoan |
Matches played | 160 |
Goals scored | 451 (2.82 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Cédric Bakambu (14 goals) |
Managerial changes
Regular season
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF/GA | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 31-12 | 34 | Qualification for Championship stage |
2 | Jiangsu Suning | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23-15 | 26 | Qualification for Championship stage |
3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19-11 | 24 | Qualification for Championship stage |
4 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16-15 | 21 | Qualification for Championship stage |
5 | Shenzhen F.C. | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20-20 | 17 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
6 | Guangzhou R&F | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14-27 | 15 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
7 | Dalian Pro | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18-21 | 11 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
8 | Henan Jianye | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14-33 | 6 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF/FA | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shanghai SIPG | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26-11 | 32 | Qualification for Championship stage |
2 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 36-19 | 28 | Qualification for Championship stage |
3 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22-19 | 24 | Qualification for Championship stage |
4 | Hebei China Fortune | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25-23 | 24 | Qualification for Championship stage |
5 | Wuhan Zall | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16-16 | 17 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
6 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18-21 | 17 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
7 | Qingdao Huanghai | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15-27 | 10 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
8 | Tianjin Teda | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8-30 | 3 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
Results
Championship stage
Quarterfinals
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
16-10-2020 21-10-2020 | Suzhou | Hebei China Fortune | 1-3 Yin Hongbo / Wu Shaocong, Elkeson, Wei Shihao 0-5 Fernandinho (2), Anderson Talisca (2), Paulinho | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
17-10-2020 22-10-2020 | Suzhou | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2-2 Graziano Pelle, Jingdao Jin / Cedric Bakambu (2) 1-2 Moises / Yuning Zhang (2) | Beijing Sinobo Guoan |
18-10-2020 23-10-2020 | Suzhou | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 0-0 1-1 Sun Shinlin / Hulk (4-5 pen.) | Shanghai SIPG |
19-10-2020 24-10-2020 | Suzhou | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 1-1 Alan Kardec / Alex Teixeira 0-1 Ivan Santini | Jiangsu Suning |
Semifinals
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
28-10-2020 02-11-2020 | Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 0-0 1-3 Yuning Zhang / Anderson Talisca, Paulinho (2) | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
29-10-2020 02-11-2020 | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou | Jiangsu Suning | 1-1 Alex Teixeira / Zhang Cheng (og) 2-1 Xi Wu, Jing Luo / Yang Shiyuan | Shanghai SIPG |
Championship
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
08-11-2020 12-11-2020 | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou | Jiangsu Suning | 0-0 2-1 Eder, Alex Teixeira / Wei Shihao | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
5th–8th place playoffs
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
26-10-2020 31-10-2020 | Kunshan Stadium, Suzhou | Hebei China Fortune | 2-2 Mohamed Buya Turay, Ding Haifeng / Roger Guedes (2) 3-6 Mohamed Buya Turay (2), Wei Liao / Moises, Roger Guedes (2), Duan Liuyu, Graziano Pelle, Guo Tianyu | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
27-10-2020 01-11-2020 | Kunshan Stadium, Suzhou | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 3-1 Miller Bolanos (2), Yu Hanchao / Marcelo Cirino 0-2 Marcelo Cirino, Alan Kardec (9-10 pen.) | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan |
7th–8th place playoffs
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
06-11-2020 10-11-2020 | Kunshan Stadium, Suzhou Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 4-1 Miller Bolanos, Pan Ximing (og), Xinli Peng, Fidel Martinez / Ricardo Goulart 1-0 Xinli Peng | Hebei China Fortune |
5th–6th place playoffs
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
06-11-2020 10-11-2020 | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou Kunshan Stadium, Suzhou | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 4-3 Honglin Dong, Marcelo Cirino, Fernandinho, Marcinho / Moises, Roger Guedes, Guo Tianyu 1-2 Fernandinho / Marouane Fellaini, Tong Wang (3-4 pen.) | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
3rd–4th place playoffs
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
07-11-2020 11-11-2020 | Suzhou Sports Centre, Suzhou | Shanghai SIPG | 1-2 Guo Quanbo (og) / Cedric Bakambu, Chi Zhongguo 1-1 Ricardo Lopes / Alan | Beijing Guoan |
Relegation stage
9th-16th place playoffs
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
16-10-2020 21-10-2020 | Dalian | Tianjin TEDA | 2-0 Frank Acheampong (2) 1-1 Felix Bastians / John Mary | Shenzhen F.C. |
17-10-2020 22-10-2020 | Dalian | Dalian Pro | 1-2 Guowen Sun / Stopilla Sunzu, Nascimento Matheus 2-0 Liangming Lin, Yaopeng Wang | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |
18-10-2020 23-10-2020 | Dalian | Henan Jianye | 1-0 Henrique Dourado 1-1 Wang Shangyuan / Obafemi Martins | Wuhan Zall |
19-10-2020 24-10-2020 | Dalian | Qingdao Huanghai | 0-0 1-2 Jagos Vukovic / Adrian Mierzejewski, Richairo Zivkovic | Guangzhou R&F |
13th–16th place playoffs
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
28-10-2020 02-11-2020 | Dalian Sports Center, Dalian Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian | Shenzhen F.C. | 1-0 Jhon Mary 2-2 Harold Preciado, Yang Yun (og) / Muriqui, Nascimento Matheus | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |
29-10-2020 02-11-2020 | Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian Dalian Sports Center, Dalian | Wuhan Zall | 2-1 Jean Evrard Kouassi , Daniel Carrico / Romain Alessandrini 1-2 Yun Liu / Romain Alessandrini, Zhu Jianrong | Qingdao Huanghai |
9th–12th place playoffs
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
26-10-2020 31-10-2020 | Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian Dalian Sports Center, Dalian | Dalian Pro | 0-2 Frank Acheampong (2) 2-1 Liangming Lin, Emmanuel Boateng / Song Yue | Tianjin TEDA |
27-10-2020 01-11-2020 | Dalian Youth Football Training Base Main Stadium, Dalian | Guangzhou R&F | 1-2 Adrian Mierzejewski / Feng Boxuan, Wang Shangyuan 2-3 Ye Chugui, Dusko Tosic / Christian Bassogog, Fernando Karanga (2) | Henan Jianye |
15th–16th place playoffs
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
07-11-2020 11-11-2020 | Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian Dalian Sports Center, Dalian | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0-0 1-2 Nascimento Matheus / Jean Evrard Kouassi (2) | Wuhan Zall |
13th–14th place playoffs
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
06-11-2020 10-11-2020 | Dalian Youth Football Training Base Main Stadium, Dalian Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian | Qingdao Huanghai | 0-2 Harold Preciado, Wang Yongpo 1-2 Bari Mamatil / John Mary, Gao Lin | Shenzhen F.C. |
11th–12th place playoffs
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
06-11-2020 10-11-2020 | Dalian Sports Center, Dalian Dalian Youth Football Training Base Main Stadium, Dalian | Guangzhou R&F | 0-3 Sam Larsson, Jinxian Wang, Emmanuel Boateng 0-4 Li Shuai (og), Dusko Tosic, Chen Zhizhao (2) | Dalian Pro |
9th–10th place playoffs
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
06-11-2020 10-11-2020 | Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian Dalian Sports Center, Dalian | Henan Jianye | 0-0 2-1 Henrique Dourado, Ivo / Song Yue | Tianjin TEDA |
Season Placement
Rank | Team | Qualification |
1 | Jiangsu Suning | 2021 AFC Champions League |
2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 2021 AFC Champions League |
3 | Beijing Guoan | 2021 AFC Champions League |
4 | Shanghai SIPG | |
5 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
6 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | |
7 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | |
8 | Hebei China Fortune | |
9 | Henan Jianye | |
10 | Tianjin TEDA | |
11 | Dalian Pro | |
12 | Guangzhou R&F | |
13 | Shenzhen FC | |
14 | Qingdao Huanghai | |
15 | Wuhan Zall | Relegation play-offs |
16 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Relegation |
Relegation play-offs
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
18-11-2020 22-11-2020 | Suzhou Sports Centre, Suzhou | Wuhan Zall | 2-2 Li Hang, Jean Evrard Kouassi / Nyasha Mushekwi, Dino Ndlovu 1-0 Hang Li | Zhejiang Energy Greentown |
Topscorers
Players (Team) | Goals |
Cedric Bakambu (Beijing Guaon) | 14 |
Marcao (Hebei China Fortune) | 11 |
Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Solomon Rondon (Dalian Pro) | 9 |
Jhon Mary (Shenzen F.C.) Eder (Jiangsu Suning) Alan Kardec (Chongqing Dangdai Lifan) Alex Teixeira (Jiangsu Suning) | 8 |
Top assists
Rank | Player (Team) | Assists |
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1 | Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) | 7 |
2 | Adrian Mierzejewski (Chongqing Dangdai Lifan) Matheus (Shijiazhuang Ever Bright) | 5 |
Players of the Round
Round | Player | Club |
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Marouane Fellaini | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
Romain Alessandrini | Qingdao Huanghai | |
Alan Kardec | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | |
Alex Teixeira | Jiangsu Suning | |
Giovanni Moreno | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | |
Eran Zahavi | Guangzhou R&F | |
Jin Jingdao | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
Cédric Bakambu | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | |
Salomón Rondón | Dalian Pro | |
Adrian Mierzejewski | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | |
Renato Augusto | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | |
Jonathan Viera | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | |
Adrian Mierzejewski | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | |
Fernando | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | |
Wei Shihao | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | |
Zhang Yuning | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | |
Frank Acheampong | Tianjin TEDA | |
Paulinho | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | |
Sam Larsson | Dalian Pro | |
2019 | 2021 |