| Current season or competition: Chinese Super League 2008 |
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| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 2004 |
| No. The 2008 Chinese Super League (known as the Kingway 2008 Chinese Super League for sponsorship reasons is the 5th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super 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 | 16 |
| Country(ies) |  People's Republic of China |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Changchun Yatai |
| Most championship(s) | Changchun Yatai, Shandong Luneng, Dalian Shide, Shenzhen Shangqingyin(1) |
| Related competitions | AFC Champions League (4 spots) |
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, is the highest tier of professional football in the People's Republic of China, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Changchun Yatai ( Simplified Chinese: 长春亚泰 is a Chinese football team Changchun Yatai ( Simplified Chinese: 长春亚泰 is a Chinese football team Shandong Luneng ( Simplified Chinese: 山东鲁能 is a Chinese Super League football club owned by Shandong Luneng Group the biggest supplier of Dalian Haichang ( Simplified Chinese: 大连海昌 also known as Dalian Haichang International Football Team Shide FC ( Simplified Chinese: 大连实德 The AFC Champions League is the current annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation (AFC Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 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
The Super League was created by the rebranding of the former top division Chinese Football Association Jia A League (See Chinese Jia-A League, Not to be confused with Chinese Football Association Jia League, which is the current second tier league. The Chinese Professional Football League was established in 1994 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. ) in 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
Originally contested by 12 teams in the inaugural year, the league has been expanding. There are 16 teams in the current season. The 2008 Chinese Super League (known as the Kingway 2008 Chinese Super League for sponsorship reasons is the 5th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super The title has been won by four teams: Shenzhen Jianlibao, Dalian Shide, Shandong Luneng, and Changchun Yatai. Dalian Haichang ( Simplified Chinese: 大连海昌 also known as Dalian Haichang International Football Team Shide FC ( Simplified Chinese: 大连实德 Shandong Luneng ( Simplified Chinese: 山东鲁能 is a Chinese Super League football club owned by Shandong Luneng Group the biggest supplier of Changchun Yatai ( Simplified Chinese: 长春亚泰 is a Chinese football team The current Super League champions are Changchun Yatai. Changchun Yatai ( Simplified Chinese: 长春亚泰 is a Chinese football team
Promotion and relegation take place between the Super League and the second tier Chinese Football Association Jia League (Jia means first or 'A' in Chinese). 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. There were no relegation in the first 2 seasons of the league in a bid to expand the league. Chongqing Lifan became the first team to be relegated in 2006 after finishing bottom of the table for 3 consecutive seasons. Chongqing Lifan, previously named Vanguard Huandao and Chongqing Qiche is a former Chinese Super League club owned by Chongqing Lifan Group which manufactures
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Overview
Competition format
Unlike the european leagues(English Premiership,La Liga) the CSL starts at February-March and ends at November-December. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or In each season, each club plays each of the other clubs twice, once at home and another away. In 2004, there were 12 clubs in the Super League, so the teams played 22 games each for a total of 132 games in the season. In 2005, there were 14 clubs in the league, so the teams played 26 games each for a total of 182 games in the season. With 15 teams in the league in 2006 and, each team had to play 28 games in the season for 210 games in total. [1]
From 2008 onwards, at the end of each season the two lowest placed teams are relegated into the Chinese Football Association Jia League and the top two teams from the Jia League are promoted in their place. 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.
The top-3 of the League, as well as the winner of the Chinese FA Cup, qualify for the AFC Champions League of the next year. The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. The AFC Champions League is the current annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation (AFC If a team won the league and cup double, the 4th of the league will take the Champions League spot. The AFC Champions League is the current annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation (AFC
Sponsorship
The first title sponsor of the league was Siemens. Following a controversial first season, Siemens did not renew its multi-million dollars sponsorship of the league. The start of the second season in 2005 had to be delayed a month in order to find new sponsors. When no title sponsor was found the League was simply called Chinese Football Association Super League.
- 2004 Season: Siemens (Siemens Chinese Super League)
- 2005 Season: No sponsor (Chinese Football Association Super League)
- 2006 Season: iPhox (iPhox Chinese Super League)
- 2007 to Present: Kingway (Kingway Chinese Super League)
Foreign Players
Professional footballers in China receive relatively high salaries both when compared to other Chinese sports leagues and football leagues in other countries. This article details the Chinese Super League 2004 season Overview The first Chinese Super League (CSL season was greeted with great enthusiasm by the The 2005 Chinese Super League season was only the second season of China 's top-tier football competition This article is about the 2006 season of the Chinese Football Association Super League (中国足球协会超级联赛 or 中超 also known as Chinese Super League (CSL which is the Iphox is an English IP Telecom vendor and uses internet connection ( Broadband or Dial-up) to make calls to other computers The 2007 Chinese Super League (CSL 2007 season the fourth since its establishment started on March 3, 2007 and ended on November 14, 2007. The 2007 Chinese Super League (CSL 2007 season the fourth since its establishment started on March 3, 2007 and ended on November 14, 2007. Kingway Beer (金威啤酒 is a leading regional Chinese beer brewer in Shenzhen in southern China As a result, numerous players from Serbia, Brazil, Honduras, and other Latin American regions make up the foreign players in the Chinese league. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. The league has rules, however, restricting the number of foreign players strictly to three per team. This is similar to the La Liga in which only 3 non-EU players can be registered. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or This is also to promote native players to do better and improve.
History
The CSL was founded in 2004 as a replacement for the previous Division I (Jia A, or 甲A) league, with 12 teams in the league. The inaugural season was plagued with grave controversy.
The original plan was to have one relegation and two promotions for the 2004 season and 2005 season, thus increasing the number of teams in 2006 to 14. This article details the Chinese Super League 2004 season Overview The first Chinese Super League (CSL season was greeted with great enthusiasm by the The 2005 Chinese Super League season was only the second season of China 's top-tier football competition But the FA's decisions caused the relegations to be cancelled for these 2 years.
For the 2005 season, the league expanded to 14 teams after Wuhan Huanghelou and Zhuhai Zhongbang won promotion from the Jia League. The 2005 Chinese Super League season was only the second season of China 's top-tier football competition FC Wuhan is the Footbal Club which is located in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province China. Shanghai United FC ( Simplified Chinese: 上海联城足球俱乐部 was a football club that competes in the Chinese Super League. The Zhuhai team, formerly Zhuhai Anping, had been bought by the Shanghai Zhongbang real estate company and relocated to Shanghai for the 2005 season, and subsequently renamed to Shanghai Zobon. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Zhuhai administers 3 county-level divisions, all of which are districts Xiangzhou Shanghai United FC ( Simplified Chinese: 上海联城足球俱乐部 was a football club that competes in the Chinese Super League.
In 2006, the league was planned to expand to 16 teams with the newly promoted Xiamen Lanshi and Changchun Yatai, however, Sichuan Guancheng withdrew before the start of the season, leaving only 15 teams when the season started on March 11th. Xiamen Lanshi ( Chinese characters: Simplified 厦门蓝狮 Traditional 廈門藍獅 Pinyin: Xiàmén Lánshī POJ: E-mng Na-sai is a Chinese Changchun Yatai ( Simplified Chinese: 长春亚泰 is a Chinese football team Sichuan Guancheng (四川冠城 was a Chinese Football Association Jia A League and Chinese Super League Club Shanghai Liancheng Zobon after another change of ownership was renamed Shanghai United F.C.
In 2007, the league was planned to be expanded to 16 teams as well but once again, it found itself 1 team short. Shanghai United FC ( Simplified Chinese: 上海联城足球俱乐部 was a football club that competes in the Chinese Super League. Shanghai United F. C. 's owner, Zhu Jun bought a major share from local rival Shanghai Shenhua and merged the 2 teams. As a result, Shanghai Shenhua retained its name as it already had a strong fanbase in the city, while Shanghai United F. C. was pulled out from the league.
Super League Clubs 2008
| Club | Chinese name | Seasons in CSL | Best finish, Season | Worst finish, Season |
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| Beijing Guoan | 北京国安 | 2004 to 2008 | 2nd, 2007 | 7th, 2004 |
| Changchun Yatai | 长春亚泰 | 2006 & 2008 | 1st, 2007 | 4th, 2006 |
| Changsha Ginde | 长沙金德 | 2004 to 2008 | 8th, 2004 | 13th, 2005 & 2006 |
| Chengdu Blades | 成都谢菲联 | 2008 | ||
| Dalian Shide | 大连海昌国际 | 2004 to 2008 | 1st, 2005 | 5th, 2004, 2006 & 2007 |
| Guangzhou Pharmaceutical | 广州医药中一 | 2008 | ||
| Henan Construction | 河南四五老窖 | 2007 to 2008 | 12th, 2007 | 12th, 2007 |
| Liaoning | 辽宁宏运 | 2004 to 2008 | 4th, 2004 | 12th, 2006 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | 青岛盛文中能 | 2004 to 2008 | 7th, 2005 | 14th, 2006 |
| Shaanxi Baorong Chanba | 陕西中新浐灞 | 2004 to 2008 | 3rd, 2004 | 13th, 2007 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 山东鲁能泰山 | 2004 to 2008 | 1st, 2006 | 3rd, 2005 & 2007 |
| Shanghai Shenhua United | 上海申花联盛 | 2004 to 2008 | 2nd, 2005 & 2006 | 10th, 2004 |
| Shenzhen Xiangxue Eisiti | 深圳香雪上清饮 | 2004 to 2008 | 1st, 2004 | 14th, 2007 |
| Tianjin Teda | 天津泰达 | 2004 to 2008 | 4th, 2005 | 6th, 2004, 2006 & 2007 |
| Wuhan | 武汉光谷南益 | 2005 to 2008 | 5th, 2005 | 10th, 2006 |
| Zhejiang Greentown | 浙江巴贝绿城 | 2007 to 2008 | 11th, 2007 | 11th, 2007 |
Former Super League Clubs
| Club | Chinese name | Seasons in CSL | Best finish, Season | Worst finish, Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sichuan Guancheng | 四川冠城 | 2004 to 2005 | 9th, 2004 & 2005 | 9th, 2004 & 2005 |
| Chongqing Lifan | 重庆力帆 | 2004 to 2006 | 12th, 2004 | 15th, 2006 |
| Shanghai United F.C. | 上海联城 | 2005 to 2007 | 7th, 2006 | 11th, 2005 |
| Xiamen Lanshi | 厦门蓝狮 | 2006 to 2007 | 8th, 2006 | 15th, 2007 |
For a list of all clubs past and present see List of Chinese Super League clubs. Beijing Guoan Football Club ( Simplified Chinese: 北京国安 is a Chinese Super League team and is part of CITIC Group (China International Trust Changchun Yatai ( Simplified Chinese: 长春亚泰 is a Chinese football team Changsha Ginde FC ( Simplified Chinese: 长沙金德 is a Chinese Super League soccer club based in Changsha ( Simplified Chinese: 长沙 Chengdu Blades FC (成都谢菲联足球俱乐部 means Chengdu Sheffield United F Dalian Haichang ( Simplified Chinese: 大连海昌 also known as Dalian Haichang International Football Team Shide FC ( Simplified Chinese: 大连实德 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Football Club ( Chinese: 广州医药足球俱乐部 is a football club based in Guangzhou currently playing in Qingdao Jonoon ( Simplified Chinese: 青岛中能 is a Football (soccer club playing at the Qingdao Tiantai Stadium in Qingdao, China Shandong Luneng ( Simplified Chinese: 山东鲁能 is a Chinese Super League football club owned by Shandong Luneng Group the biggest supplier of Shanghai Shenhua ( Simplified Chinese: 上海申花 is a Chinese Super League football club Tianjin Teda FC ( Simplified Chinese: 天津泰达足球俱乐部 is a Chinese football club based in Tianjin and owned by the TEDA Group FC Wuhan is the Footbal Club which is located in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province China. Zhejiang Lücheng FC ( Simplified Chinese: 浙江绿城足球俱乐部 is a Chinese football club based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang playing Sichuan Guancheng (四川冠城 was a Chinese Football Association Jia A League and Chinese Super League Club Chongqing Lifan, previously named Vanguard Huandao and Chongqing Qiche is a former Chinese Super League club owned by Chongqing Lifan Group which manufactures Shanghai United FC ( Simplified Chinese: 上海联城足球俱乐部 was a football club that competes in the Chinese Super League. Xiamen Lanshi ( Chinese characters: Simplified 厦门蓝狮 Traditional 廈門藍獅 Pinyin: Xiàmén Lánshī POJ: E-mng Na-sai is a Chinese
Super League champions
| Season | Winner | Total wins | Runner-up | Third |
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| 2004 | Shenzhen Jianlibao | 1 | Shandong Luneng | Inter Shanghai |
| 2005 | Dalian Shide | 1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Shandong Luneng |
| 2006 | Shandong Luneng | 1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Beijing Guoan |
| 2007 | Changchun Yatai | 1 | Beijing Guoan | Shandong Luneng |
For a list of Champions in Chinese Professional Football see Chinese football champions
Top scorers
| Season | Top scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Kwame Ayew |
Inter Shanghai | 17 |
| 2005 |  Branko Jelić |
Beijing Hyundai | 21 |
| 2006 | Li Jinyu |
Shandong Luneng | 26 |
| 2007 | Li Jinyu |
Shandong Luneng | 15 |
See also
- Football in China
- Chinese Football Association
- Chinese Jia-A League
- Chinese Football Association Jia League
- Chinese Football Association Yi League
- Chinese FA Cup
References
External links
- Official site of the Chinese Super League (In Chinese)
- Official site of the Chinese Football Association (In Chinese)
- Sinosoc (In English)
- AFC Asian Football Confederation
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