| | Verein | Trainer | Liga | Stadion | Sitz | Gegründet |
 | Shandong Taishan | Kang-Hee Choi | Super League | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium | Jinan | 1998 |
| Shanghai Port | Kevin Muscat | Super League | Pudong Football Stadium | Shanghai | 2009 |
| Beijing Guoan | Ricardo Soares | Super League | Workers Stadium | Beijing | 1993 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Leonid Slutsky | Super League | Hongkou | Shanghai | 1993 |
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Genwei Yu | Super League | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium | Tianjin | 1998 |
| Changchun Yatai | | Super League | Changchun City Stadium | Changchun | 1996 |
| Henan FC | Ki-Il Nam | Super League | Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium | Zhengzhou | 1994 |
| Chengdu Rongcheng | Jung-Won Seo | Super League | Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium | Chengdu | 2014 |
| Zhejiang FC | Jordi Vinyals | Super League | Hangzhou Huanglong Stadium | Hangzhou | 1998 |
| Wuhan Three Towns | Ricardo Rodríguez | Super League | Hankou Cultural Sports Centre | Wuhan | 2016 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | Yasen Petrov | Super League | Qingdao Guoxin Stadium | Qingdao | 1993 |
| Beijing Renhe | Bo Wang | | Beijing Fengtai Stadium | Beijing | 1995 |
| Meizhou Hakka | Milan Ristić | Super League | Huitang Stadium | Meizhou | 2013 |
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | Xiaopeng Li | Super League | Yutong International Sports Center | Shijiazhuang | 2001 |
| Wuhan Yangtze River | Li Jinyu | | Wuhan Sports Centre | Wuhan | 1994 |
| Nantong Zhiyun | David Patrício | Super League | Rudong Olympic Sports Center | Nantong | 2014 |
| Beijing Sport University | Hongbo Gao | | OSC Beijing | Beijing | 2004 |
| Yanbian Longding | | China League One | Yanji City Stadium | Yanji City | 1955 |
| Shenzhen Peng City | Christian Lattanzio | Super League | Bao'an Stadium | Sichuan | 2006 |
| Guangzhou FC | Zhi Zheng | China League One | Tianhe Stadium | Guangzhou | 1954 |
| Yunnan Yukun | | | Yuxi Plateau Sports Center Stadium | Yunnan | 2021 |
| Qingdao West Coast | Jiayi Shao | Super League | West Coast University City Sports Center Stadium | Qingdao | 2007 |
| Inner Mongolia Zhongyou | | | Shanxi Sports Centre Stadium | Taiyuan | 2011 |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | | China League One | Pingguo Stadium | Pingguo | 2018 |
| Liaoning FC | Zang Haili | | Tiexi New District Sports Center | Jinzhou | 1953 |
| Liaoning Tieren | Ming Yu | China League One | Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium | Shenyang | 2015 |
| Guangzhou City | | | Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou | Guangzhou | 1994 |
| Shenzhen FC | | | Shenzhen Stadium | Shenzhen | 1994 |
| Nanjing City | Jong-boo Kim | China League One | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center | Nanjing | 2014 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Fernando Sánchez | | Xinjiang Sports Centre | Ürümqi | 2011 |
| Jiangxi Lushan | | China League One | Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center | Nanchang | 2002 |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | Xin Duan | China League One | Harbin Sports Centre | Harbin | 2014 |
| Qingdao | | | Qingdao Guoxin Stadium | Qingdao | 2013 |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | Maurício Copertino | | Shaoxing Sports Center | Shaoxing | 1994 |
| Suzhou Dongwu | | China League One | Wujiang Stadium | Suzhou | 2008 |
| Dalian Professional | | | Dalian Sports Center Stadium | Dalian | 2009 |
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | | China League One | Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium | Shijiazhuang | 2020 |
| Chongqing Tongliang Long | | | Tonglianglong Stadium | Chongqing | 2021 |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | | China League One | Jiading City Sports Center | Jiading | 2009 |
| Guizhou | Xinxin Wang | | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | Guiyang | 1992 |
| Hebei FC | | | Yutong International Sports Center | Shijiazhuang | 2010 |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | Bong-Gil Kim | | Shaanxi Province Stadium | Xi'an | 2016 |
| Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic | Woe-Ryong Chang | | Fuling Stadium | Chongqing | 2000 |
| Taizhou Yuanda | Yin Tiesheng | | Taixing Sports Center | Taizhou | 2017 |
| Qingdao Red Lions | Raúl Cañete | | Laixi Sports Center | Laixi | 2016 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Jiong Zhu | | Jinshan Sports Centre | Shanghai | 2004 |
| Hunan Billows | | | Hunan Provincial People's Stadium | Changsha | 2006 |
| Zibo Cuju | | | Zibo Sports Center Stadium | Zibo | 1982 |
| Ganzhou Ruishi | | | Jiaxing Sports Center Stadium | Dingnan | 2017 |
| Wuxi Wugo | | China League One | Wuxi Sports Center | Wuxi | 2011 |
