The Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as the Ping An CSL, is the top football league in China
Each year the country’s top 16 clubs battle it out for the league title
The league’s top three teams qualify for the AFC Champions League, the bottom two teams are relegated for the subsequent season
Traditional home and away league format
Current Champions (2019): Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
Leading domestic and international companies have partnered with the league in recent years to take advantage of both the excellent audience reach provided across China and the country’s love for football
Audience
Games are televised live across China on CCTV5 with additional coverage provided by a network of provincial and city-based broadcasters
TV audiences have grown dramatically in recent years
Average attendances of more than 23,000, making the Ping An CSL the best attended top tier league in Asian football
Partnership Structure
Centralised league partnerships (subject to availability):
Naming partner
Associate league partners
League suppliers
Partners can enjoy on-site inventory (including TV–visible LED field signage and fixed signage opportunities), access to tickets and hospitality, use of league intellectual property, official partner status and activation opportunities
Venues
Sixteen teams based in cities across China. Locations for the 2016 season include the major conurbations of: Beijing, Guangzhou (2 teams), Shanghai (2 teams), Changchun, Chongqing, Qinhuangdao, Hangzhou, Jinan, Nanjing, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Yanji
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