Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 25 July – 12 November 2020 |
Champions | Jiangsu Suning (1st title) |
AFC Champions League |
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Beijing Sinobo Guoan Shanghai SIPG |
Matches played | 160 |
Goals scored | 451 (2.82 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Cédric Bakambu (14 goals) |
Biggest home win |
GZE 5–0
HBC (21 October 2020) |
Biggest away win |
GZF 0–5
GZE (30 July 2020) |
Highest scoring |
HN 3–4
JSS (26 July 2020) JSS 5–2 HN (30 August 2020) BJS 5–2 CQ (1 September 2020) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Chongqing Dangdai Lifan |
Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Shanghai SIPG Jiangsu Suning |
Longest winless run | 14 matches Tianjin TEDA |
Longest losing run | 8 matches Tianjin TEDA |
Highest attendance | 9,386 GZE 1–2 JSS (12 November 2020) |
Lowest attendance | 78 HN 0–0 TTD (6 November 2020) |
Total attendance | 41,525 |
Average attendance | 1,597 |
←
2019
2021 → |
The 2020 Chinese Super League, officially known as the 2020 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League ( Chinese: 2020中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) for sponsorship reasons, [1] [2] was the 17th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. [3] The season was scheduled to begin on 22 February and to end on 31 October, [4] but was postponed following the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] On 1 July 2020, the Chinese Football Association announced that the season would be split into two stages. In the first stage, which began on 25 July 2020 and concluded on 29 September 2020, 16 teams were split into two groups in two locations, one in Dalian and the other in Suzhou. [6] [7] On 2 September 2020, the Chinese Football Association announced that the second stage would begin on 16 October 2020 and conclude on 12 November 2020. [8] Jiangsu Suning beat defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2–1 on aggregate in the finals to win their first-ever top flight title. However, three months later, Jiangsu was dissolved. As a result, the fourth-placed Shanghai SIPG gained a place in the 2021 AFC Champions League along with Guangzhou and Beijing Guoan, while Shijiazhuang Ever Bright avoided relegation.
Clubs promoted from 2019 China League One
Clubs relegated to 2020 China League One
Dissolved entries
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright return to the division after a 3-year absence; Qingdao Huanghai compete in the Chinese Super League for the first time in the club's history. Beijing Renhe were relegated to China League One after spending 2 seasons in the Chinese Super League. Shenzhen were reprieved from relegation after finishing second-bottom due to the dissolution of Tianjin Tianhai.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Jordi Cruyff | Mutual consent | 14 December 2019 [12] | Pre-season | Chang Woe-ryong | 18 December 2019 [13] |
Wuhan Zall | Li Tie | Signed by China | 2 January 2020 [14] | José González | 4 January 2020 [15] | |
Guangzhou R&F | Dragan Stojković | Mutual consent | 3 January 2020 [16] | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 4 January 2020 [17] | |
Qingdao Huanghai | Juan Manuel Lillo | Mutual consent | 5 June 2020 [18] | Wu Jingui | 4 August 2020 [19] | |
Henan Jianye | Wang Baoshan | Mutual consent | 6 July 2020 [20] | Yang Ji (caretaker) | 9 July 2020 | |
Shenzhen | Roberto Donadoni | Sacked | 11 August 2020 [21] | Group A, 6th | Jordi Cruyff | 14 August 2020 [22] |
Tianjin TEDA | Uli Stielike | Sacked | 19 August 2020 | Group B, 8th | Wang Baoshan | 19 August 2020 |
Henan Jianye | Yang Ji (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 11 September 2020 | Group A, 8th | Javier Pereira | 11 September 2020 |
Wuhan Zall | José González | Sacked | 24 September 2020 | Group B, 6th | Pang Li (caretaker) | 24 September 2020 |
Shandong Luneng Taishan | Li Xiaopeng | Mutual consent | 5 October 2020 | Group A, 3rd | Hao Wei | 5 October 2020 |
country | Number |
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China | 5 |
Netherlands | 2 |
Spain | 2 |
Korea Republic | 2 |
Iran | 1 |
Portugal | 1 |
Italy | 1 |
France | 1 |
Romania | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (Q) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 34 | Qualification for Championship stage |
2 | Jiangsu Suning (C, Q) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 26 | |
3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan (Q) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 24 | |
4 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua (Q) | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 21 | |
5 | Shenzhen (Q) | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 17 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
6 | Guangzhou R&F (Q) | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 15 | |
7 | Dalian Pro (Q) | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 11 | |
8 | Henan Jianye (Q) | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 6 |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Qualification to Championship stage | |
Qualification to Relegation stage |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shanghai SIPG (Q) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 32 | Qualification for Championship stage |
2 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan (Q) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 28 | |
3 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan (Q) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 24 [a] | |
4 | Hebei China Fortune (Q) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 24 [a] | |
5 | Wuhan Zall (Q) | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 17 [b] | Qualification for Relegation stage |
6 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (Q) | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 17 [b] | |
7 | Qingdao Huanghai (Q) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 10 | |
8 | Tianjin TEDA (Q) | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 30 | −22 | 3 |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Qualification to Championship stage | |
Qualification to Relegation stage |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Hebei China Fortune | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Jiangsu Suning | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Jiangsu Suning | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Jiangsu Suning ( a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3rd–4th place playoffs | |||||||||||||
Shanghai SIPG | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Shanghai SIPG ( p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | Shanghai SIPG | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5th–8th place playoffs | 5th–6th place playoffs | ||||||||||
Hebei China Fortune | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
Shandong Luneng Taishan ( a.e.t.) | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
Shandong Luneng Taishan ( p) | 3 | 2 | 5 (4) | ||||||||
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 4 | 1 | 5 (3) | ||||||||
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan ( p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (10) | ||||||||
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 3 | 0 | 3 (9) | 7th–8th place playoffs | |||||||
Hebei China Fortune | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hebei China Fortune | 1–8 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1–3 | 0–5 |
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 3–4 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Shanghai SIPG | 0–0 | 1–1 ( a.e.t.) |
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 1–2 | Jiangsu Suning | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Hebei China Fortune | 1–3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
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Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 5–0 | Hebei China Fortune |
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CSL Report |
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won 8–1 on aggregate.
Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2–1 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
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CSL Report |
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Beijing Sinobo Guoan won 4–3 on aggregate.
Shanghai SIPG | 1–1 ( a.e.t.) | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |
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CSL Report |
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Penalties | ||
5–4 |
1–1 on aggregate. Shanghai SIPG won 5–4 on penalties.
Jiangsu Suning won 2–1 on aggregate.
The winners will qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 1–3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Jiangsu Suning | 3–2 | Shanghai SIPG | 1–1 | 2–1 ( a.e.t.) |
Jiangsu Suning | 1–1 | Shanghai SIPG |
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CSL Report |
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Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won 3–1 on aggregate.
Shanghai SIPG | 1–2 ( a.e.t.) | Jiangsu Suning |
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CSL Report |
Jiangsu Suning won 3–2 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Hebei China Fortune | 5–8 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–2 | 3–6 ( a.e.t.) |
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 3–3 (9–10 p) | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 3–1 | 0–2 ( a.e.t.) |
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 3–1 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan |
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CSL Report |
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Shandong Luneng Taishan | 6–3 ( a.e.t.) | Hebei China Fortune |
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CSL Report |
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Shandong Luneng Taishan won 8–5 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Chongqing Dangdai Lifan won 10–9 on penalties.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 5–1 | Hebei China Fortune | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 4–1 | Hebei China Fortune |
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CSL Report |
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Shanghai Greenland Shenhua won 5–1 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 5–5 (3–4 p) | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 4–3 | 1–2 ( a.e.t.) |
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 4–3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
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CSL Report |
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Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–1 ( a.e.t.) | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan |
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CSL Report |
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Penalties | ||
4–3 |
5–5 on aggregate. Shandong Luneng Taishan won 4–3 on penalties.
The winner qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Shanghai SIPG | 2–3 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Shanghai SIPG | 1–2 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan |
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CSL Report |
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Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 1–1 | Shanghai SIPG |
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|
CSL Report |
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Beijing Sinobo Guoan won 3–2 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Jiangsu Suning | 2–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Jiangsu Suning won 2–1 on aggregate.
9th–16th place playoffs | 9th–12th place playoffs | 9th–10th place playoffs | |||||||||||||||
Shenzhen | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Tianjin TEDA | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Tianjin TEDA | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Dalian Pro | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Dalian Pro | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Tianjin TEDA | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Henan Jianye ( a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Guangzhou R&F | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Qingdao Huanghai | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Guangzhou R&F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11th–12th place playoffs | |||||||||||||
Henan Jianye | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Wuhan Zall | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dalian Pro | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
Henan Jianye | 1 | 1 | 2 | Guangzhou R&F ( a.e.t.) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
13th–16th place playoffs | 13th–14th place playoffs | ||||||||||
Shenzhen | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Shenzhen | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
Qingdao Huanghai | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Qingdao Huanghai ( p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (5) | ||||||||
Wuhan Zall | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | 15th–16th place playoffs | |||||||
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Wuhan Zall | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tianjin TEDA | 3–1 | Shenzhen | 2–0 | 1–1 |
Dalian Pro | 3–2 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 1–2 | 2–0 |
Henan Jianye | 2–1 | Wuhan Zall | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Qingdao Huanghai | 1–2 | Guangzhou R&F | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Tianjin TEDA | 2–0 | Shenzhen |
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Henan Jianye | 1–0 | Wuhan Zall |
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Shenzhen | 1–1 | Tianjin TEDA |
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CSL Report |
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Tianjin TEDA won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dalian Pro won 3–2 on aggregate.
Wuhan Zall | 1–1 | Henan Jianye |
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CSL Report |
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Henan Jianye won 2–1 on aggregate.
Guangzhou R&F | 2–1 | Qingdao Huanghai |
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CSL Report |
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Guangzhou R&F won 2–1 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Dalian Pro | 2–3 | Tianjin TEDA | 0–2 | 2–1 |
Guangzhou R&F | 3–5 | Henan Jianye | 1–2 | 2–3 |
Dalian Pro | 0–2 | Tianjin TEDA |
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CSL Report |
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Guangzhou R&F | 1–2 | Henan Jianye |
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CSL Report |
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Tianjin TEDA | 1–2 | Dalian Pro |
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CSL Report |
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Tianjin TEDA won 3–2 on aggregate.
Henan Jianye won 5–3 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shenzhen | 3–2 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 1–0 | 2–2 |
Wuhan Zall | 3–3 (4–5 p) | Qingdao Huanghai | 2–1 | 1–2 ( a.e.t.) |
Shenzhen | 1–0 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |
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CSL Report |
Shenzhen won 3–2 on aggregate.
Qingdao Huanghai | 2–1 ( a.e.t.) | Wuhan Zall |
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CSL Report |
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Penalties | ||
5–4 |
3–3 on aggregate. Qingdao Huanghai won 5–4 on penalties.
The winner of the playoff will qualify to the relegation play-offs, whereas the loser will be directly relegated to the 2021 China League One.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Wuhan Zall | 2–1 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 1–2 | Wuhan Zall |
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CSL Report |
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Wuhan Zall won 2–1 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Qingdao Huanghai | 1–4 | Shenzhen | 0–2 | 1–2 |
Qingdao Huanghai | 0–2 | Shenzhen |
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CSL Report |
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Shenzhen won 4–1 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Guangzhou R&F | 4–3 | Dalian Pro | 0–3 | 4–0 ( a.e.t.) |
Guangzhou R&F | 0–3 | Dalian Pro |
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CSL Report |
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Dalian Pro | 0–4 ( a.e.t.) | Guangzhou R&F |
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CSL Report |
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Guangzhou R&F won 4–3 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Henan Jianye | 2–1 | Tianjin TEDA | 0–0 | 2–1 ( a.e.t.) |
Tianjin TEDA | 1–2 ( a.e.t.) | Henan Jianye |
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CSL Report |
Henan Jianye won 2–1 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zhejiang Energy Greentown | 2–3 | Wuhan Zall | 2–2 | 0–1 |
Zhejiang Energy Greentown | 2–2 | Wuhan Zall |
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Wuhan Zall | 1–0 | Zhejiang Energy Greentown |
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Wuhan Zall won 3–2 on aggregate and stayed in the Chinese Super League.
Rank | Team | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Jiangsu Suning (C, D) | Disbanded after season |
2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
3 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | |
4 | Shanghai SIPG | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
5 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
6 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | |
7 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | |
8 | Hebei China Fortune | |
9 | Henan Jianye | |
10 | Tianjin TEDA | |
11 | Guangzhou R&F | |
12 | Dalian Pro | |
13 | Shenzhen | |
14 | Qingdao Huanghai | |
15 | Wuhan Zall (O) | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
16 |
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |
Relegation cancelled due to the dissolution of Jiangsu FC |
Top scorersSource: [23] |
Top assists
Source: [24]
|
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Marouane Fellaini | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Dalian Pro | 2–3 (A) | 26 July 2020 | [25] |
Ivan Santini | Jiangsu Suning | Henan Jianye | 5–2 (H) | 30 August 2020 | [26] |
Cédric Bakambu4 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 5–2 (H) | 1 September 2020 | [27] |
Adrian Mierzejewski | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 4–1 (A) | 25 September 2020 | [28] |
The following players were named the Players of the Round.
Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 25 July – 12 November 2020 |
Champions | Jiangsu Suning (1st title) |
AFC Champions League |
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Beijing Sinobo Guoan Shanghai SIPG |
Matches played | 160 |
Goals scored | 451 (2.82 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Cédric Bakambu (14 goals) |
Biggest home win |
GZE 5–0
HBC (21 October 2020) |
Biggest away win |
GZF 0–5
GZE (30 July 2020) |
Highest scoring |
HN 3–4
JSS (26 July 2020) JSS 5–2 HN (30 August 2020) BJS 5–2 CQ (1 September 2020) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Chongqing Dangdai Lifan |
Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Shanghai SIPG Jiangsu Suning |
Longest winless run | 14 matches Tianjin TEDA |
Longest losing run | 8 matches Tianjin TEDA |
Highest attendance | 9,386 GZE 1–2 JSS (12 November 2020) |
Lowest attendance | 78 HN 0–0 TTD (6 November 2020) |
Total attendance | 41,525 |
Average attendance | 1,597 |
←
2019
2021 → |
The 2020 Chinese Super League, officially known as the 2020 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League ( Chinese: 2020中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) for sponsorship reasons, [1] [2] was the 17th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. [3] The season was scheduled to begin on 22 February and to end on 31 October, [4] but was postponed following the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] On 1 July 2020, the Chinese Football Association announced that the season would be split into two stages. In the first stage, which began on 25 July 2020 and concluded on 29 September 2020, 16 teams were split into two groups in two locations, one in Dalian and the other in Suzhou. [6] [7] On 2 September 2020, the Chinese Football Association announced that the second stage would begin on 16 October 2020 and conclude on 12 November 2020. [8] Jiangsu Suning beat defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2–1 on aggregate in the finals to win their first-ever top flight title. However, three months later, Jiangsu was dissolved. As a result, the fourth-placed Shanghai SIPG gained a place in the 2021 AFC Champions League along with Guangzhou and Beijing Guoan, while Shijiazhuang Ever Bright avoided relegation.
Clubs promoted from 2019 China League One
Clubs relegated to 2020 China League One
Dissolved entries
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright return to the division after a 3-year absence; Qingdao Huanghai compete in the Chinese Super League for the first time in the club's history. Beijing Renhe were relegated to China League One after spending 2 seasons in the Chinese Super League. Shenzhen were reprieved from relegation after finishing second-bottom due to the dissolution of Tianjin Tianhai.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Jordi Cruyff | Mutual consent | 14 December 2019 [12] | Pre-season | Chang Woe-ryong | 18 December 2019 [13] |
Wuhan Zall | Li Tie | Signed by China | 2 January 2020 [14] | José González | 4 January 2020 [15] | |
Guangzhou R&F | Dragan Stojković | Mutual consent | 3 January 2020 [16] | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 4 January 2020 [17] | |
Qingdao Huanghai | Juan Manuel Lillo | Mutual consent | 5 June 2020 [18] | Wu Jingui | 4 August 2020 [19] | |
Henan Jianye | Wang Baoshan | Mutual consent | 6 July 2020 [20] | Yang Ji (caretaker) | 9 July 2020 | |
Shenzhen | Roberto Donadoni | Sacked | 11 August 2020 [21] | Group A, 6th | Jordi Cruyff | 14 August 2020 [22] |
Tianjin TEDA | Uli Stielike | Sacked | 19 August 2020 | Group B, 8th | Wang Baoshan | 19 August 2020 |
Henan Jianye | Yang Ji (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 11 September 2020 | Group A, 8th | Javier Pereira | 11 September 2020 |
Wuhan Zall | José González | Sacked | 24 September 2020 | Group B, 6th | Pang Li (caretaker) | 24 September 2020 |
Shandong Luneng Taishan | Li Xiaopeng | Mutual consent | 5 October 2020 | Group A, 3rd | Hao Wei | 5 October 2020 |
country | Number |
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China | 5 |
Netherlands | 2 |
Spain | 2 |
Korea Republic | 2 |
Iran | 1 |
Portugal | 1 |
Italy | 1 |
France | 1 |
Romania | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (Q) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 34 | Qualification for Championship stage |
2 | Jiangsu Suning (C, Q) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 26 | |
3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan (Q) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 24 | |
4 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua (Q) | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 21 | |
5 | Shenzhen (Q) | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 17 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
6 | Guangzhou R&F (Q) | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 15 | |
7 | Dalian Pro (Q) | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 11 | |
8 | Henan Jianye (Q) | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 6 |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Qualification to Championship stage | |
Qualification to Relegation stage |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shanghai SIPG (Q) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 32 | Qualification for Championship stage |
2 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan (Q) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 28 | |
3 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan (Q) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 24 [a] | |
4 | Hebei China Fortune (Q) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 24 [a] | |
5 | Wuhan Zall (Q) | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 17 [b] | Qualification for Relegation stage |
6 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (Q) | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 17 [b] | |
7 | Qingdao Huanghai (Q) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 10 | |
8 | Tianjin TEDA (Q) | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 30 | −22 | 3 |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Qualification to Championship stage | |
Qualification to Relegation stage |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Hebei China Fortune | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Jiangsu Suning | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Jiangsu Suning | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Jiangsu Suning ( a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3rd–4th place playoffs | |||||||||||||
Shanghai SIPG | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Shanghai SIPG ( p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | Shanghai SIPG | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5th–8th place playoffs | 5th–6th place playoffs | ||||||||||
Hebei China Fortune | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
Shandong Luneng Taishan ( a.e.t.) | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
Shandong Luneng Taishan ( p) | 3 | 2 | 5 (4) | ||||||||
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 4 | 1 | 5 (3) | ||||||||
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan ( p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (10) | ||||||||
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 3 | 0 | 3 (9) | 7th–8th place playoffs | |||||||
Hebei China Fortune | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Hebei China Fortune | 1–8 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1–3 | 0–5 |
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 3–4 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Shanghai SIPG | 0–0 | 1–1 ( a.e.t.) |
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 1–2 | Jiangsu Suning | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Hebei China Fortune | 1–3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao |
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Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 5–0 | Hebei China Fortune |
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Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won 8–1 on aggregate.
Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2–1 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
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Beijing Sinobo Guoan won 4–3 on aggregate.
Shanghai SIPG | 1–1 ( a.e.t.) | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |
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5–4 |
1–1 on aggregate. Shanghai SIPG won 5–4 on penalties.
Jiangsu Suning won 2–1 on aggregate.
The winners will qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 1–3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Jiangsu Suning | 3–2 | Shanghai SIPG | 1–1 | 2–1 ( a.e.t.) |
Jiangsu Suning | 1–1 | Shanghai SIPG |
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Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won 3–1 on aggregate.
Shanghai SIPG | 1–2 ( a.e.t.) | Jiangsu Suning |
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Jiangsu Suning won 3–2 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Hebei China Fortune | 5–8 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–2 | 3–6 ( a.e.t.) |
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 3–3 (9–10 p) | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 3–1 | 0–2 ( a.e.t.) |
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 3–1 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan |
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Shandong Luneng Taishan | 6–3 ( a.e.t.) | Hebei China Fortune |
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Shandong Luneng Taishan won 8–5 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Chongqing Dangdai Lifan won 10–9 on penalties.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 5–1 | Hebei China Fortune | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 4–1 | Hebei China Fortune |
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Shanghai Greenland Shenhua won 5–1 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 5–5 (3–4 p) | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 4–3 | 1–2 ( a.e.t.) |
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 4–3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
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Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–1 ( a.e.t.) | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan |
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4–3 |
5–5 on aggregate. Shandong Luneng Taishan won 4–3 on penalties.
The winner qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Shanghai SIPG | 2–3 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Shanghai SIPG | 1–2 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan |
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Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 1–1 | Shanghai SIPG |
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Beijing Sinobo Guoan won 3–2 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Jiangsu Suning | 2–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Jiangsu Suning won 2–1 on aggregate.
9th–16th place playoffs | 9th–12th place playoffs | 9th–10th place playoffs | |||||||||||||||
Shenzhen | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Tianjin TEDA | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Tianjin TEDA | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Dalian Pro | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Dalian Pro | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Tianjin TEDA | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Henan Jianye ( a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Guangzhou R&F | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Qingdao Huanghai | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Guangzhou R&F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11th–12th place playoffs | |||||||||||||
Henan Jianye | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Wuhan Zall | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dalian Pro | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
Henan Jianye | 1 | 1 | 2 | Guangzhou R&F ( a.e.t.) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
13th–16th place playoffs | 13th–14th place playoffs | ||||||||||
Shenzhen | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Shenzhen | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
Qingdao Huanghai | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Qingdao Huanghai ( p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (5) | ||||||||
Wuhan Zall | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | 15th–16th place playoffs | |||||||
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Wuhan Zall | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tianjin TEDA | 3–1 | Shenzhen | 2–0 | 1–1 |
Dalian Pro | 3–2 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 1–2 | 2–0 |
Henan Jianye | 2–1 | Wuhan Zall | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Qingdao Huanghai | 1–2 | Guangzhou R&F | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Tianjin TEDA | 2–0 | Shenzhen |
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Henan Jianye | 1–0 | Wuhan Zall |
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Shenzhen | 1–1 | Tianjin TEDA |
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Tianjin TEDA won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dalian Pro won 3–2 on aggregate.
Wuhan Zall | 1–1 | Henan Jianye |
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Henan Jianye won 2–1 on aggregate.
Guangzhou R&F | 2–1 | Qingdao Huanghai |
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Guangzhou R&F won 2–1 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Dalian Pro | 2–3 | Tianjin TEDA | 0–2 | 2–1 |
Guangzhou R&F | 3–5 | Henan Jianye | 1–2 | 2–3 |
Dalian Pro | 0–2 | Tianjin TEDA |
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Guangzhou R&F | 1–2 | Henan Jianye |
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Tianjin TEDA | 1–2 | Dalian Pro |
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Tianjin TEDA won 3–2 on aggregate.
Henan Jianye won 5–3 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Shenzhen | 3–2 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 1–0 | 2–2 |
Wuhan Zall | 3–3 (4–5 p) | Qingdao Huanghai | 2–1 | 1–2 ( a.e.t.) |
Shenzhen | 1–0 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |
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Shenzhen won 3–2 on aggregate.
Qingdao Huanghai | 2–1 ( a.e.t.) | Wuhan Zall |
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5–4 |
3–3 on aggregate. Qingdao Huanghai won 5–4 on penalties.
The winner of the playoff will qualify to the relegation play-offs, whereas the loser will be directly relegated to the 2021 China League One.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Wuhan Zall | 2–1 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 1–2 | Wuhan Zall |
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Wuhan Zall won 2–1 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Qingdao Huanghai | 1–4 | Shenzhen | 0–2 | 1–2 |
Qingdao Huanghai | 0–2 | Shenzhen |
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Shenzhen won 4–1 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Guangzhou R&F | 4–3 | Dalian Pro | 0–3 | 4–0 ( a.e.t.) |
Guangzhou R&F | 0–3 | Dalian Pro |
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Dalian Pro | 0–4 ( a.e.t.) | Guangzhou R&F |
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Guangzhou R&F won 4–3 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Henan Jianye | 2–1 | Tianjin TEDA | 0–0 | 2–1 ( a.e.t.) |
Tianjin TEDA | 1–2 ( a.e.t.) | Henan Jianye |
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Henan Jianye won 2–1 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zhejiang Energy Greentown | 2–3 | Wuhan Zall | 2–2 | 0–1 |
Zhejiang Energy Greentown | 2–2 | Wuhan Zall |
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Wuhan Zall | 1–0 | Zhejiang Energy Greentown |
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Wuhan Zall won 3–2 on aggregate and stayed in the Chinese Super League.
Rank | Team | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Jiangsu Suning (C, D) | Disbanded after season |
2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
3 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | |
4 | Shanghai SIPG | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
5 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
6 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | |
7 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | |
8 | Hebei China Fortune | |
9 | Henan Jianye | |
10 | Tianjin TEDA | |
11 | Guangzhou R&F | |
12 | Dalian Pro | |
13 | Shenzhen | |
14 | Qingdao Huanghai | |
15 | Wuhan Zall (O) | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
16 |
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |
Relegation cancelled due to the dissolution of Jiangsu FC |
Top scorersSource: [23] |
Top assists
Source: [24]
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Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Marouane Fellaini | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Dalian Pro | 2–3 (A) | 26 July 2020 | [25] |
Ivan Santini | Jiangsu Suning | Henan Jianye | 5–2 (H) | 30 August 2020 | [26] |
Cédric Bakambu4 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 5–2 (H) | 1 September 2020 | [27] |
Adrian Mierzejewski | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 4–1 (A) | 25 September 2020 | [28] |
The following players were named the Players of the Round.