Beijing Guoan won their first ever Chinese Super League title.

The events during the 2008 season saw Liaoning Hongyun relegated and Wuhan Optics Valley withdrawn.

Each team is allowed to register a maximum of five foreign players and field four of them in starting line-up this season, one of whom must be from an AFC country.

[3] Nike have renewed sponsorship deal with Super League before season starts.

CCTV, SMG and Sina became league partners and will broadcast live matches on TV and online across the country.