The 2019 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese: 2019中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛) was the 16th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League.^[1] The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance.^[2][3] The season began on 1 March and ended on 1 December.^[4] Shanghai SIPG were the defending champions.^[5]

The policy regarding foreign players and U-23 domestic players was modified for this season. The same as the previous two seasons, at least one domestic player who is under the age of 23 (born on or after 1 January 1996) must be in the starting eleven. However, the total number of foreign players appearing in a match is no longer related to the total number of U-23 domestic players. A club can register four foreign players at most in the same time and use three foreign players at most in a match. On the other hand, at least three U-23 domestic players must be used in a match. In addition, if there are U-23 players who have been called up by the national teams at all levels, the number of U-23 domestic players fielded will be reduced accordingly.^[6] The policy was modified again during the season. From Round 16 and beyond, maximum of three foreign players can be used at the same time in one match and there must be at least one U-23 domestic player playing in one match. In addition, if there are U-23 players who have been called up by the national teams at all levels, the team is not required to field any U-23 players.^[7]

Clubs promoted from 2018 China League One

• Wuhan Zall^[8]
• Shenzhen F.C.^[9]

Clubs relegated to 2019 China League One

• Changchun Yatai^[10]
• Guizhou Hengfeng^[11]

Wuhan Zall and Shenzhen return to the division after a 5-year absence and a 7-year absence respectively. Changchun Yatai were relegated after a 13-year spell in the Chinese top-flight, while Guizhou Hengfeng were relegated to China League One after spending 2 seasons in the Chinese Super League.

The policy of foreign players remained unchanged. Clubs can register a total of six foreign players over the course of the season, but the number of foreign players allowed on each CSL team at any given time is limited to four. A maximum of three foreign players can be fielded in each match. In addition, each club can register a Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan player of Chinese descent (excluding goalkeepers), provided that he registered as a professional footballer in one of those three association for the first time, as a native player.

• Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

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Team	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Hong Kong/Macau/ Taiwan Players1	Former players
Beijing Renhe	Augusto Fernández	Ayub Masika	Elvis Manu	Makhete Diop		Sone Aluko
Beijing Sinobo Guoan	Renato Augusto	Fernando	Cédric Bakambu	Kim Min-jae		Jonathan Viera
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan	Fernandinho	Alan Kardec	Marcinho	Adrian Mierzejewski		Fernando Henrique
Dalian Yifang	Yannick Carrasco	Emmanuel Boateng	Marek Hamšík	Salomón Rondón		Alex Akande Nyasha Mushekwi
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Elkeson	Paulinho	Talisca	Park Ji-soo		Tyias Browning
Guangzhou R&F	Mousa Dembélé	Dia Saba	Eran Zahavi	Duško Tošić	Tan Chun Lok
Hebei China Fortune	Ezequiel Lavezzi	Javier Mascherano	Fernando Henrique	Marcão	Andy Russell	Ayoub El Kaabi
Henan Jianye	Ivo	Fernando Karanga	Christian Bassogog	Franck Ohandza	Tim Chow	Henrique Dourado
Jiangsu Suning	Miranda	Alex Teixeira	Ivan Santini	Éder		Ramires Gabriel Paletta
Shandong Luneng Taishan	Marouane Fellaini	Róger Guedes	Moisés	Graziano Pellè		Gil
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Giovanni Moreno	Stephan El Shaarawy	Kim Shin-wook	Odion Ighalo		Fredy Guarín Óscar Romero
Shanghai SIPG	Marko Arnautović	Hulk	Oscar	Odil Ahmedov		Elkeson
Shenzhen F.C.	John Mary	Harold Preciado	Ole Selnæs	Dyego Sousa		Ola Kamara Cheikh M'Bengue
Tianjin TEDA	Johnathan	Felix Bastians	Sandro Wagner	Frank Acheampong
Tianjin Tianhai	Alan	Leonardo	Renatinho	Song Ju-hun		Alexandre Pato Kwon Kyung-won
Wuhan Zall	Léo Baptistão	Rafael Silva	Stéphane Mbia	Jean Evrard Kouassi

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• ^1 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.

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.