League, but as the national governing body for football in China, the CFA is responsible for sanctioning competition Rule Books, and regulating on-field matters. It also organises The CFA Cup competition, in which PFL Member Clubs compete and the lower division leagues ranked after CL2, under a specific agreement between CFA and PFL. The CFA also has the ability to exercise a vote on certain specific issues, but has no role in the day-to-day running of the CSL, CL1 and CL2. On January 3, 2017, the CFA announced that Chinese Professional Football League, formed as a limited company, will be established in March 2017, the CSL and CL1 clubs will be found members of the PFL starts from 2017, with CL2 planning to join the system by 2019. The PFL preparatory committee will discuss and establish the regulations and the structures of the PFL, holding the elections of the PFL president in January and February 2017. However, after a series of meetings includes CFA officers and club owners, the plan had been put on hold. Clubs Champions Performances in Chinese Super League Current clubs Former clubs Overall team records In this ranking, three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. Rivalries There are several key rivalries and local derbies that have formed in the Chinese Super League, including: "Shanghai Derbies" 2004: Shanghai Shenhua v Inter Shanghai 2005: Shanghai Shenhua v Inter Shanghai v Shanghai United 2006: Shanghai Shenhua v Shanghai United 2012: Shanghai Shenhua v Shanghai Shenxin 2013–2015: Shanghai Shenhua v Shanghai Shenxin v Shanghai Port 2016–present: Shanghai Shenhua v Shanghai Port "Guangzhou Derbies" 2012–2022: Guangzhou v Guangzhou City "Dalian Derbies" 2012: Dalian Shide v Dalian Aerbin "Tianjin Derbies" 2017–2019: Tianjin Teda v Tianjin Tianhai "Beijing Derbies" 2018–2019: Beijing Guoan v Beijing Renhe "Wuhan Derbies" 2022: Wuhan Yangtze River v Wuhan Three Towns Players Player salaries and transfers Professional footballers in China receive relatively high salaries when compared to other Chinese sports leagues and football leagues in other countries. The average salary for CSL players is $1,016,579 in 2017, it is ranked at eleventh place among all of the professional sports