2017 Chinese Super League

The 2017 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese: 2017中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) was the 14th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor is Ping An Insurance. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won their seventh consecutive title of the league.

Chinese Super League
Season2017
Dates3 March – 4 November 2017
ChampionsGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao (7th title)
RelegatedYanbian Funde
Liaoning FC
AFC Champions LeagueGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
Shanghai SIPG
Tianjin Quanjian
Matches played240
Goals scored732 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorer Eran Zahavi (27 goals)
Biggest home winShanghai Greenland Shenhua 8–1 Liaoning FC
(30 June 2017)
Biggest away winYanbian Funde 0–4 Chongqing Dangdai Lifan
(8 July 2017)
Yanbian Funde 0–4 Jiangsu Suning
(19 August 2017)
Tianjin Teda 1–5 Changchun Yatai
(15 September 2017)
Highest scoringShanghai Greenland Shenhua 8–1 Liaoning FC
(30 June 2017)
Shandong Luneng Taishan 5–4 Hebei China Fortune
(3 November 2017)
Longest winning run10 matches
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
Longest winless run11 matches
Liaoning FC
Longest losing run7 matches
Liaoning FC
Highest attendance54,018
Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
(8 July 2017)
Lowest attendance0
Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng 1–1 Liaoning Whowin
(3 March 2017)
Average attendance23,766
2016
2018

This season witnessed a huge change in the regulation to the players. Only three foreign players can play at one game and at least two domestic players who are under the age of 23 (born on or after 1 January 1994) must be in the 18-man list, including at least one must be in the starting list.

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