Club changes To Super League Clubs promoted from 2021 China League One •
Wuhan Three Towns •
Meizhou Hakka •
Zhejiang •
Chengdu Rongcheng From Super League Dissolved entries •
Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic •
Qingdao Zhejiang returned to the division after a 5-year absence; Wuhan Three Towns, Meizhou Hakka and Chengdu Rongcheng all compete in the Chinese Super League for the first time in their respective histories. Dalian Pro were reprieved from relegation after losing the
relegation play-off ties following the dissolution of Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and Qingdao.
Name changes • Wuhan F.C. changed their name to
Wuhan Yangtze River in March 2022.
Clubs information •
Guangzhou (Rounds 16, 23, 24);
Chengdu Rongcheng (Rounds 17, 19, 27, 28, 30);
Henan Songshan Longmen (Round 19);
Zhejiang (Round 23);
Shandong Taishan (Round 29);
Beijing Guoan (Round 31), played in centralised venues (Haikou or Jinjiang),
Guangzhou City (Round 25) played in away venues (Wuhua).
Managerial changes Foreign players • Players name in
bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. • Players name in ITALICS indicates the players that left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window • 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. • Naturalized players whose parents or grandparents were born in mainland China, thus are regarded as local players. ==League table==