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Every Chinese Super League club you can take over

Strength here is the mean rating of each club's best eleven, which is the quickest way to see who you would be joining and who you would be chasing.

Chinese Super League 2026/27: who to manage

• To win straight away: Shandong Taishan, the strongest best eleven in the division (68.5).
• The deepest squad: Beijing Guoan, whose players 12 to 18 average 61.9, so injuries and rotation hurt least.
• The long project: Shenzhen Peng City, with the youngest top 18 (average age 28.2).
• A mid-table rebuild: Shenzhen Peng City, right in the middle on paper.
• The survival job: Qingdao Hainiu FC, the weakest squad (61.2). Staying up is a good season.

The best players in Chinese Super League

The division's best. Signing one of these is usually a whole summer's budget; developing your own is the cheaper route. Ratings follow EA Sports FC 27. BALLKNW is unofficial and not affiliated with EA Sports.

Chinese Super League wonderkids worth signing early

The under-21s with the widest gap between what they are now and what they could become. Buy early, or watch a rival do it.

Where Chinese Super League players come from

Only 0% of players are from China. With 34 nationalities in the division this is one of the game's genuinely international leagues, and your scouting net can start anywhere.

What Chinese Super League is like to manage in

The average player here is 28.2, making it the oldest squad pool in the game. Expect to be planning succession from your first window. There are 7.3 rating points between the strongest and weakest first elevens — the favourites are real, but the title is not settled in August. Look for the 47 under-21s who have not finished developing — the squads span 34 nations, so the pool is wider than the league's size suggests.

The board sets a finishing position, and the rest is yours: tactics, selection, the transfer window, contracts, the academy and the cups. Miss the target badly enough and you are sacked. Your save lives in your own browser, with nothing to install and nobody to sign up to.

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Common questions

Can I manage a Chinese Super League club for free?

Yes. All 16 Chinese Super League clubs are playable in Gaffa at no cost — there is no download, no paid tier and no account needed to start. Pick a club, set your tactics, work the transfer market and simulate the season in your browser.

Which Chinese Super League clubs are in the game?

Every club in the division: Shandong Taishan, Shanghai Shenhua, Chengdu Rongcheng, Beijing Guoan, Shanghai Port, Yunnan Yukun and 10 more. Each carries a full squad, so Chinese Super League has 398 players in total.

Do I need an account to save my Chinese Super League season?

Not at first. The season is stored locally in the browser you played it in, so returning on the same device carries on where you stopped. After two days, a free account is needed to start the next season.