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.

[7] Clubs promoted from 2018 China League One Clubs relegated to 2019 China League One 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.

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.

The awards of 2019 Chinese Super League were announced on 7 December 2019.