| Chinese Football Association Jia League |
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| Current season or competition: Chinese Football Association Jia League 2008 |
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| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 2004 |
| No. The 2008 Chinese Football Association Jia League started on 5th Apr 2008 and the season is scheduled to end on 15th Nov 2008 Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Events On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong is arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul of teams | 13 |
| Country(ies) |  People's Republic of China |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Henan Jianye |
The Chinese Football Association Jia League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会甲级联赛) is the second tier league of the People's Republic of China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. The Football Association of the People's Republic of China ( Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会 Traditional Chinese: 中國足球協會 Pinyin Above the Jia League is the premier league - the Chinese Super League or CSL. The Chinese Football Association Super League ( Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会超级联赛 commonly known as Chinese Super League (中超联赛 or CSL
Prior to the formation of CSL , Jia League was known as Jia B League. The then top two levels of Chinese football league were known as Jia A League and Jia B League respectively. Jia A was rebranded as CSL and Jia B was rebranded as the current Jia League in 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Below the Jia League is the Yi League, following the Chinese Heavenly Stems naming convention of numbers. The Chinese Football Association Yi League (Simplified Chinese 中国足球协会乙级联赛 is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The ten Celestial Stems ( sometimes known as Heavenly Stems, are the elements of an ancient Chinese cyclic character Numeral system: Jia (甲 Yi (乙
Unlike the CSL, the Jia League does not seem to have any standard common name or abbreviation in English, however, it is commonly and simply called the "China League". It is currently made up of twelve teams, playing home and away. At the end of each season, the top two will be promoted to CSL and the two lowest placed teams from CSL will be relegated to the Jia League.
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Season 2006
Season 2006 was the first year in which promotion and relegation between the two leagues took place. Round 1 of the 2006 season began on March 25 and ended with Round 26 on October 28. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine
The clubs competed in the Jia League were :
- Beijing Hongdeng, Beijing
- Chengdu Blades, Chengdu (formerly Chengdu Wuniu)
- Guangzhou Pharmaceutical, Guangzhou (formerly Guangzhou Rizhiquan)
- Henan Jianye, Xinxiang
- Hunan Xiangjun, Changsha
- Jiangsu Sainty, Nanjing
- Nanchang Bayi, Nanchang
- Nanjing Yoyo, Nanjing
- Qingdao Hailifeng, Qingdao
- Shanghai Stars, Shanghai (formerly Shanghai 9th City)
- Shanxi Aosen Luhu, Taiyuan
- Yanbian, Yanbian
- Zhejiang Lücheng, Hangzhou
The Chengdu Blades are so-called because they are owned by Sheffield United who are nicknamed the Blades. Beijing Hongdeng ( Simplified Chinese: 北京宏登 is a Football Club based in Beijing, China, currently playing in the Chinese Football Association Chengdu Blades FC (成都谢菲联足球俱乐部 means Chengdu Sheffield United F ( located in southwest People's Republic of China, is the capital of Sichuan province and a Sub-provincial city. Chengdu Blades FC (成都谢菲联足球俱乐部 means Chengdu Sheffield United F Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Football Club ( Chinese: 广州医药足球俱乐部 is a football club based in Guangzhou currently playing in Guangzhou ( Jyutping: Gwong²zau¹; Yale: Gwóngjàu) is the Capital and a Sub-provincial city Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Football Club ( Chinese: 广州医药足球俱乐部 is a football club based in Guangzhou currently playing in Xinxiang ( is a Prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, People's Republic of China. Hunan Xiangtao ( Simplified Chinese: 湖南湘涛 is a Chinese football club based in Hunan, China. Changsha ( is the Capital city of Hunan, a province of south-central China, located on the lower reaches of Xiang river a branch of the Jiangsu Sainty ( Simplified Chinese: 江苏舜天 is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan Football Club ( Simplified Chinese: 南昌八一衡源足球俱乐部 is a football club based in Nanchang, Jiangxi Nanchang ( is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. Nanjing Yoyo is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles Qingdao Hailifeng Football Club ( Simplified Chinese: 青岛海利丰足球俱乐部 previously named Qingdao JVC Zhengyi, Qingdao Benda, Hefei Chuangyi Wuxi Zobon FC ( Simplified Chinese: 无锡中邦足球俱乐部 is a football club based in Wuxi, China and currently playing in the China Jia Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million Wuxi Zobon FC ( Simplified Chinese: 无锡中邦足球俱乐部 is a football club based in Wuxi, China and currently playing in the China Jia Hohhot Black Horse (呼和浩特黑马 is a Chinese football club based in Hohhot, China. Taiyuan ( lit "Great Plains" is a Prefecture-level city and the capital of Shanxi province China. Yanbian FC ( Simplified Chinese: 延边足球俱乐部 Korean:연변축구구락부 is a Chinese football club currently playing in the Chinese Football Administration The prefecture is subdivided into eight county-level divisions: six County-level cities and two counties: Yanji Zhejiang Lücheng FC ( Simplified Chinese: 浙江绿城足球俱乐部 is a Chinese football club based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang playing ( Postal map spelling: Hangchow) is a Sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the People's Republic of China, Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Season 2007
The clubs competing in the Jia League are:
- 重庆力帆 Chongqing Lifan
- 成都谢菲联 Chengdu Blades
- 北京宏登 Beijing Hongdeng
- 山西路虎 Hohhot Black Horse
- 江苏舜天 Jiangsu Sainty
- 广州医药 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical
- 青岛海信 Qingdao Haixin (formerly Qingdao Hailifeng)
- 延边 Yanbian
- 上海群英 Shanghai Stars
- 南京有有 Nanjing Yoyo
- 南昌八一 Nanchang Bayi
- 哈尔滨毅腾 Harbin Yiteng
- 北京理工大学 Beijing Institute of Technology FC
Season 2008
The clubs competing in the Jia League are:
- 重庆力帆 Chongqing Lifan
- 江苏舜天 Jiangsu Sainty
- 青岛海信 Qingdao Hailifeng
- 延边 Yanbian
- 无锡中邦 Wuxi Zobon
- 南京有有 Nanjing Yoyo
- 南昌八一 Nanchang Bayi
- 烟台毅腾 Yantai Yiteng
- 北京理工大学 Beijing Institute of Technology FC
- 北京宏登 Beijing Hongdeng
- 上海东亚 Shanghai Dongya
- 四川 Sichuan FC
- 安徽九方 Anhui Jiufang
Former Clubs
See also
- Chinese Football Association
- Chinese Super League
- Chinese Football Association Yi League
- Chinese FA Cup
External links
- Official site of the Chinese Football Association (In Chinese)
- China League and Cup History on RSSSF