2023 Chinese Super League

The 2023 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League was the 20th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor is Ping An Insurance. Wuhan Three Towns were the defending champions.

To Super League
Clubs promoted from 2022 China League One
 * Kunshan
 * Qingdao Hainiu
 * Nantong Zhiyun

From Super League
Clubs relegated to 2023 China League One
 * Guangzhou

Dissolved entries
 * Guangzhou City
 * Wuhan Yangtze River
 * Hebei

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.

Name changes

 * Henan Songshan Longmen F.C. changed their name to Henan in April 2023.

Foreign players

 * Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
 * Players in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
 * For Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwanese players, if they are non-naturalized and were registered as professional footballers in Hong Kong's, Macau's, or Chinese Taipei's football association for the first time, they are recognized as native players. Otherwise they are recognized as foreign players.

Hat-tricks

 * Notes
 * (H) – Home team
 * (A) – Away team

Player

 * Most yellow cards: 8
 * 🇧🇪 Marouane Fellaini (Shandong Taishan)
 * 🇨🇳 Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua)
 * 🇧🇦 Elvis Sarić (Qingdao Hainiu)
 * 🇨🇳 Pan Ximing (Meizhou Hakka)


 * Most red cards: 2
 * 7 players

Club

 * Most yellow cards: 73
 * Henan


 * Fewest yellow cards: 42
 * Shanghai Port


 * Most red cards: 7
 * Zhejiang


 * Fewest red cards: 1
 * Nantong Zhiyun

Annual awards
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.

Player of the Round
The following players were named the Player of the Round.