CFA Super League (China), 2024, all matches

The Chinese Super League (CFA Super League) is the premier professional football tournament in China, attracting millions of fans each year. The 2024 season sees 16 teams competing to win the title.

List of teams participating in the 2024 season:

1. Shanghai Port
2. Shandong Taishan
3. Zhejiang Professional
4. Chengdu Rongcheng
5. Shanghai Shenhua
6. Beijing Guoan
7. Wuhan Three Towns
8. Tianjin Kinmen Tigers
9. Changchun Yatai
10. Henan
11. Meizhou Hakka
12. Cangzhou Mighty Lions
13. Qingdao Hainiu
14. Nantong Zhiyun
15. Dalian Pro
16. Shenzhen

Tournament Regulations:
The CSL is a double round robin tournament, with each team playing each other twice, home and away. This means each team plays 30 matches during the season. At the end of the championship, the two teams with the fewest points are relegated to League One, and their places are taken by the best teams from the second division. In the event of a tie on points, the following criteria are used to determine the place in the table:

1. Head-to-head results
2. Head-to-head goal difference
3. Head-to-head goals scored
4. Total goal difference
5. Total goals scored
6. Reserve League points
7. U19 League points
8. Fair-Play points
9. Draw

Tournament favourites:
The main favourite of the tournament is Shanghai Port, which became champions in the previous 2023 season with 63 points. Shandong Taishan became vice-champions with 58 points. Also worth noting is Zhejiang Professional, which took third place with 55 points. These teams are considered the top contenders to win the 2024 season given their high achievements and quality squads.

Interesting Facts:

• In the 2023 season, Shanghai Port's Wu Lei was the top scorer with 19 goals.
• Shandong Taishan's Wang Dalei kept 10 clean sheets, making him the best goalkeeper of the season.
• The players with the most yellow cards include Elvis Saric (Qingdao Hainiu), Yan Minyan (Nantong Zhiyun), Jiang Shenlong (Shanghai Shenhua), Marouane Fellaini (Shandong Taishan) and Pan Simir (Meizhou Hakka), who have all received 8 cards.