2013 Chinese Super League

The 2013 Chinese Super League was the tenth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 20th season of a professional football league and the 52nd top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande won their third consecutive title with an 18-point advantage ahead of runners-up Shandong Luneng.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2012 China League One

Shanghai Tellace (renamed to Shanghai Dongya)
Wuhan Zall

Teams disbanded

Dalian Shide (withdrew from the league pyramid)

Teams relegated to 2013 China League One

Henan Jianye

Clubs

Clubs and locations

Managerial 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.

Players name in bold indicates the player was 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.

Hong Kong/Chinese Taipei/Macau players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot)

Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.

League table

Results

Positions by round

Goalscorers

Top scorers

Source:

Hat-tricks

Awards

Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: DarÃÂo Conca (Guangzhou Evergrande)
Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Elkeson (Guangzhou Evergrande)
Chinese Super League Domestic Golden Boot Award: Wu Lei (Shanghai Dongya)
Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year: Zeng Cheng (Guangzhou Evergrande)
Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Jin Jingdao (Shandong Luneng)
Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Marcello Lippi (Guangzhou Evergrande)
Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Li Jun (Jiangsu)
Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Shanghai Dongya, Guangzhou Evergrande, Beijing Guoan
Chinese Super League Team of the Year (442):
GK Zeng Cheng (Guangzhou Evergrande)
DF Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande), Xu Yunlong (Beijing Guoan), Kim Young-gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande), Zheng Zheng (Shandong Luneng)
MF Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande), Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Guoan), Wang Yongpo (Shandong Luneng), DarÃÂo Conca (Guangzhou Evergrande)
FW Elkeson (Guangzhou Evergrande), Muriqui (Guangzhou Evergrande)

League attendance

Top 10 attendances