2008 in Chinese football

These are the details relating to the 2008 Chinese football season.

Overview

Domestic champions

Competition Winners
Super League Shandong Luneng
League One Jiangsu Sainty
League Two Shenyang Dongjin
League Three Wuhan Dongfeng Honda
Reserve League Wuhan Guanggu
U-19 League Beijing Guoan
U-19 Winners' Cup Jiangsu FA
U-17 League Changchun Yatai
U-17 Winners' Cup Shandong Luneng
U-15 League Shandong Luneng
U-15 Winners' Cup Shandong Luneng
University League Three Gorges University
Women's Super League Dalian Shide
Women's Championship Jiangsu Huatai
Women's FA Cup Shanghai SMG
Women's Super Cup Dalian Shide
Futsal League Wuhan Dilong
Futsal FA Cup Wuhan Dilong
University Futsal League Wuhan University
Beach Soccer Championship Beijing Sport University

International results

Competition Results
AFC Champions League 2008 Changchun Yatai, Group stage
Beijing Guoan, Group stage
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Did not qualify
2008 Olympics – Men's Football 13th place
2008 Olympics – Women's Football 5th place
2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup Runners-up
East Asian Cup 2008 3rd place
Women's East Asian Cup 2008 3rd place
2008 Algarve Cup 9th place
2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Group stage
AFC U-19 Championship 2008 Quarter-finals (Did not qualify for WC)
AFC U-16 Championship 2008 Group stage (Did not qualify for WC)
AFF U19 Youth Championship 2008 3rd place
AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009 qualification Qualified
2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup Group stage
2008 AFC Futsal Championship 4th place (Qualified for WC)
Kuala Lumpur World Futsal 2008 9th place
AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2008 4th place (Did not qualify for WC)
2008 Asian Beach Games – Beach soccer Quarter-finals
2008 Paralympics – Football 5-a-side Silver medal
2008 Paralympics – Football 7-a-side 8th place

Domestic competitions

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shandong Luneng (C) 30 18 9 3 54 25 +29 63 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Shanghai Shenhua 30 17 10 3 58 29 +29 61
3 Beijing Guoan 30 16 10 4 44 27 +17 58
4 Tianjin TEDA 30 16 9 5 54 29 +25 57
5 Shaanxi Chanba 30 15 7 8 41 29 +12 52
6 Changchun Yatai 30 12 9 9 53 45 +8 45
7 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical 30 10 10 10 41 42 −1 40
8 Qingdao Jonoon 30 10 9 11 39 36 +3 39[a]
9 Zhejiang Greentown 30 9 12 9 38 32 +6 39[a]
10 Henan Construction 30 9 9 12 30 31 −1 36
11 Changsha Ginde 30 7 13 10 28 36 −8 34
12 Shenzhen Xiangxue 30 8 9 13 35 34 +1 33
13 Chengdu Blades 30 7 11 12 30 37 −7 32
14 Dalian Shide 30 6 12 12 30 40 −10 30
15 Liaoning Whowin (R) 30 6 9 15 34 47 −13 27 Relegated to China League One
16 Wuhan Optics Valley 30 0 0 30 0 90 −90 0[b] Withdrew from the league and folded
Updated to match(es) played on November 30, 2008. Source: CSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Qingdao: 6 pts, 4–1; Zhejiang: 0 pts, 1–4
  2. ^ Wuhan Optics Valley withdrew from the league and folded; all of their matches were scratched and counted as 3–0 wins to their opponents.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Jiangsu Sainty (C, P) 24 19 2 3 56 24 +32 59 Promotion to Chinese Super League
2 Chongqing Lifan (P) 24 12 7 5 34 19 +15 43
3 Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan 24 11 9 4 37 24 +13 42
4 Anhui Jiufang 24 7 9 8 33 37 −4 30
5 Sichuan F.C. 24 7 8 9 27 36 −9 29
6 Shanghai East Asia 24 7 7 10 26 30 −4 28[a]
7 Beijing BIT 24 7 7 10 27 39 −12 28[a]
8 Qingdao Hailifeng 24 7 7 10 33 38 −5 28[a]
9 Yanbian F.C. 24 8 4 12 32 39 −7 28[a]
10 Nanjing Yoyo 24 6 9 9 35 38 −3 27[b]
11 Wuxi Zobon 24 7 6 11 24 33 −9 27[b]
12 Beijing Hongdeng 24 5 11 8 24 24 0 26
13 Yantai Yiteng (R) 24 5 10 9 28 35 −7 25 Relegation to China League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 15 November 2008. Source: League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Shanghai 10 pts; Beijing A. 9 pts; Qingdao 8 pts; Yanbian 6 pts
  2. ^ a b Wuxi 1−0 Nanjing; Nanjing 1−0 Wuxi

Southern Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guangdong Sunray Cave (Q, P) 14 9 4 1 34 16 +18 31 Qualification for Play-offs semi-final
2 Tianjin Songjiang (Q) 14 9 2 3 28 11 +17 29 Qualification for Play-offs first round
3 Hunan Billows (Q) 14 9 1 4 22 12 +10 28
4 Guizhou Zhicheng (Q) 14 7 4 3 22 17 +5 25
5 Suzhou Trips 14 5 5 4 17 15 +2 20
6 Wenzhou Tomorrow 14 2 3 9 7 17 −10 9
7 Ningbo Huaao 14 1 4 9 10 25 −15 7
8 Zhanjiang Tiandi No.1 14 2 1 11 4 31 −27 7
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Northern Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shenyang Dongjin (Q, C, P) 14 9 5 0 23 7 +16 32 Qualification for Play-offs semi-final
2 Shijiazhuang Tiangong (Q) 14 7 5 2 22 16 +6 26 Qualification for Play-offs first round
3 Hangzhou Sanchao (Q) 14 7 4 3 20 13 +7 25
4 Tianjin Huochetou (Q) 14 7 2 5 22 12 +10 23
5 Shaanxi Star 14 5 4 5 21 17 +4 19
6 Xinjiang Sport Lottery 14 4 5 5 12 19 −7 17
7 Tianjin Dongli 14 2 2 10 7 21 −14 8
8 Nanjing Baotai 14 1 1 12 6 28 −22 4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored.

Play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shijiazhuang Tiangong 1–2 Hunan Billows 0–2 1 – 0
China Three Gorges University 6–1 Shenzhen University 3–0 3 – 1
Tianjin Huochetou 5–2 Guizhou Zhicheng 4–0 1 – 2
Hangzhou Sanchao 1–6 Tianjin Songjiang 0–2 1 – 4
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hunan Billows 1–5 Tianjin Huochetou 0–1 1 – 4
China Three Gorges University  2 – 2 (P 5–4) Tianjin Songjiang 0–2 2 – 0 (aet)
Shenyang Dongjin0–1China Three Gorges University
Hu Xi 23'


Guangdong Sunray Cave won 4–1 on aggregate and promoted to China League One 2009.


Shenyang Dongjin 1–1 China Three Gorges University on aggregate. Shenyang Dongjin won 4–3 on penalties and promoted to China League One 2009.



China League Three 2008

  • Final: Wuhan Dongfeng Honda 6–1 Hunchun Procuratorate

Youth competitions

Competition Winners
Reserve League Wuhan Optics Valley
U-19 League Beijing Guoan
U-19 Winners' Cup Jiangsu FA
U-17 League Changchun Yatai
U-17 Winners' Cup Shandong Luneng
U-15 League Shandong Luneng
U-15 Winners' Cup Shandong Luneng
University League China Three Gorges University

Women's competitions

Competition Winners
Women's Super League Dalian Shide
Women's Championship Jiangsu Huatai
FA Women's Cup Shanghai SMG
Women's Super Cup Dalian Shide

Futsal competitions

Competition Winners
Futsal League Wuhan Dilong
FA Futsal Cup Wuhan Dilong
University Futsal League Wuhan University

Beach soccer competitions

Competition Winners
Beach Soccer Championship Beijing Sport University

International clubs competitions




Pohang Steelers 2–2 Changchun Yatai
Hwang Jae-Won 64'
Hwang Jin-Sung 90'
Report Wang Dong 35'
Du Zhenyu 70'
Attendance: 5,468
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)


Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Adelaide United 6 4 2 0 9 2 7 14
Changchun Yatai 6 3 3 0 10 3 7 12
Pohang Steelers 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1 5
Bình Dương 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1


Beijing Guoan 4–2 Krung Thai Bank
Du Wenhui 39' 73'
Martínez 51' 75'
Report Thansopa 58'
Pichitchotirat 63'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Atallah Jatli (Kuwait)

Kashima Antlers 1–0 Beijing Guoan
Danilo 52' Report
Attendance: 6,487
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)


Beijing Guoan 3–0 Nam Dinh
Guo Hui 14' (pen.)
Yang Hao 32' 78'
Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

Krung Thai Bank 5–3 Beijing Guoan
Thansopa 10' 44' 49' 69' (pen.)
Pichitchotirat 27'
Report Tiago 67' (pen.) 70' 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (UAE)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kashima Antlers 6 5 0 1 28 3 25 15
Beijing Guoan 6 4 0 2 14 9 5 12
Krung Thai Bank 6 2 1 3 20 27 −7 7
Nam Dinh 6 0 1 5 4 27 −23 1

National teams competitions

Iraq 1–1 China
Hawar Mulla 51' (pen.) Report Zheng Zhi 75'

China 0–0 Australia
Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Mohamed Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

Qatar 0 – 0 China
Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

China 0–1 Qatar
Report Quintana 14' (pen.)

China 1–2 Iraq
Zhou Haibin 33' Report Emad Mohammed 41'
Nashat Akram 65'

Australia 0–1 China
Report Sun Xiang 12'
Attendance: 70,054

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 6 3 1 2 7 3 +4 10 Fourth round
2  Qatar 6 3 1 2 5 6 −1 10
3  Iraq 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7
4  China 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6
Source: [1]

All times local (GMT+8)

China 2–3 (0–1) South Korea
Zhou Haibin 46'
Liu Jian 61'
report Park Chu-Young 42', 63'
Kwak Tae-Hwi 90+1'
Olympic Sports Centre, Chongqing
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

China 0–1 (0–1) Japan
Report Koji Yamase 17'
Olympic Sports Centre, Chongqing
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: O Tae Song (DPR Korea)

China 3–1 (1–1) North Korea
Zhu Ting 45'
Wang Dong 55'
Hao Junmin 88'
Report Ji Yun-Nam 35'
Olympic Sports Centre, Chongqing
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: Mohsen Torky (IR Iran)
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Korea Republic 5 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1
 Japan 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1
 China 3 3 1 0 2 5 5 +0
 North Korea 2 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2
Date Venue Opponent Result Scoreline China scorers
January 10 Dubai  United Arab Emirates Drawn 0–0 Archived 2020-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
January 20 Zhongshan  Lebanon Drawn 0–0
January 27 Zhongshan  Syria Won 2–1 Qu Bo 64'
Zhu Ting 90'
March 15 Kunming  Thailand Drawn 3–3 Qu Bo 34'
Han Peng 67'
Zhu Ting 90'
April 16 Seattle  Mexico Lost 0–1
April 23 Los Angeles  El Salvador Drawn 2–2 Xiao Zhanbo 62' pen
Qu Bo 63'
May 25 Kunshan  Jordan Won 2–0 Hao Junmin 23' pen
Li Weifeng 48'
Dec 17 Muscat  Oman Lost 1–3 Qu Bo 58'
Dec 19 Muscat  Iran Lost 0–2
Dec 21 Amman  Jordan Won 1–0 Cao Yang 77'
China 1–1 New Zealand
Dong 88' (Report) Brockie 53'

Belgium 2–0 China
Dembélé 8'
Mirallas 80'
(Report)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
 Belgium 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
 China 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
 New Zealand 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
China 6–0 Tajikistan
Farkhod Vasiev 19' (o.g.)
Zhou Liao 21' 33'
Zhang Yuan 28'
Cao Yunding 41'
Piao Cheng 45'
(Report)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mukthar Al-Yarimi

Lebanon 1–3 China
Mannaa 45+2' (Report) Tan Yang 58'
Hui Jiakang 64'
Zhou Liao 90+1'

North Korea 0–0 China
(Report)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Abdulrahman Hussain
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China 7 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8
 North Korea 5 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4
 Tajikistan 4 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2
 Lebanon 0 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10

Australia3–1 China
Lujic 6', 12'
Nichols 74'
4' Piao Cheng

China0–3 Thailand
28', 74' Jaroensuk
58' Thawikan

China0–1 South Korea
53' An Jung-Hun
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 7
South Korea 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 7
Thailand 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3
China 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Third place match
Thailand0–3 China
20', 52' Tan Yang
42' Yu Yang
China 2–1 Turkmenistan
Nan Yunqi 32'
Guo Yi 83'
(Report) Durdiyev 30'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Torky

Australia 2  – 1 China
Lum 16' (pen.)
Ibrahim 50'
(Report) Jin Jingdao 45+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Torky

China 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Yu Baobao 52' (Report) Abdulrahim 71'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Kovalenko
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Australia 9 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9
 Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2
 China 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
 Turkmenistan 0 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11
China 2–1 Sweden
Xu 6'
Han 72'
(Report) Schelin 38'

Canada 1–1 China
Sinclair 34' (Report) Xu 36'

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Canada 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0

China 0–2 Japan
(Report) Sawa 15'
Nagasato 80'
China 1–0 Vietnam
Xu Yuan 31' Report  

Thailand 1–5 China
Nisa Romyen 37' Report Liu Sa 11'
Qu Feifei 20' 73'
Xu Yuan 22'
Pu Wei 86'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Baba Sachiko (Japan)

China 0–1 North Korea
Report Ri Un-Gyong 34'
Attendance: 200
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 North Korea 9 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9
 China 6 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4
 Vietnam 3 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3
 Thailand 0 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10

Japan 1–3 China
Homare Sawa 47' Report Wang Dandan 63' 68'
Han Duan 75'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

North Korea 2–1 China
Ri Kum-Suk 55'
Lee Yung-Ae 68'
Report Bi Yan 12'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)
China 0–4 United States
Tarpley 5'
Heath 47'
Wambach 64'
Lloyd 69'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Norway 3–1 China
unknown 42' (o.g.)
Storløkken 64'
Wiik 90'
Yue Guo 62'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

China 0–2 Italy
Conti 41'
Panico 70'
Municipal Stadium, Loulé
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 9 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10
 Norway 6 3 2 0 1 7 7 0
 Italy 3 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2
 China 0 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8

China 1–1
(5–4 PSO)
 Portugal
Bi Yan 1' Fernandes 34'
Penalties
Li Jie
Xu Yuan
Wang Kun
Zhang Ying
Bi Yan
Song Xiaoli
5–4 Matias
Vieira
Fernandes
Brandão
Couto
Valinho
CD Montechoro, Albufeira
China 3–2 South Korea
Han Duan 9' 78'
Xu Yuan 86'
Park Hee-young 59' 66'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Kamnueng (Thailand)

China 0–0 North Korea
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Cha (Korea Republic)

China 0–3 Japan
Ohno 19', 42'
Nagasato 55'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kamnueng (Thailand)
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 9 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6
 North Korea 4 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3
 China 4 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2
 South Korea 0 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7
China 0–0 Argentina
(Report)

China 0–2 France
(Report) Delie 70'
Le Sommer 87'
Attendance: 7,590
Referee: Therese Sagno

United States 0–2 China
(Report) Zhang 52'
Liu 58'
Referee: Tanja Schett
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
 France 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 China 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Argentina 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1


Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China 9 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15
 Chinese Taipei 6 3 2 0 1 4 7 −3
 India 3 3 1 0 2 4 4 0
 Uzbekistan 0 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12
Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
 Ukraine 4 3 1 0 17 7 10 10
 Argentina 4 3 1 0 13 5 8 10
 Guatemala 4 2 0 2 14 9 5 6
 Egypt 4 1 0 3 9 12 −3 3
 China 4 0 0 4 5 25 −20 0
Argentina  5 - 0  China
China  2 - 6  Egypt
China  1 - 10  Guatemala
Ukraine  4 - 2  China
Tajikistan 0–9 China
Report

China 1–8 Iran
Report

China 9–0 Kuwait
Report
Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
 Iran 3 3 0 0 34 1 +33 9
 China 3 2 0 1 19 8 +11 6
 Tajikistan 3 1 0 2 6 27 −21 3
 Kuwait 3 0 0 3 4 27 −23 0

Uzbekistan 1–4 China
Tajibaev 38' Report Liu Xinyi 19'
Wu Zhuoxi 33'
Liang Shuang 39'
Li Xin 39'
Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kazuya Isokawa

Thailand 7–3 China
Saisorn 5', 14'
Innui 10', 25'
Munjarern 18'
Janta 20'
Santanaprasit 26'
Report Liu Xinyi 18'
Li Jian 33'
Li Xin 36'
Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 2800
Referee: Kim Jang-Kwan

China 3–5 Japan
Zhang Xi 25'
Liu Xinyi 33'
Liang Shuang 36'
Report Ono 7'
Inada 22'
Kogure 35'
Komiyama 40', 40'
Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev

KL World 5's Futsal 2008

See details

Group stage
  • China 4–3 Uzbekistan
  • UAE 5–0 China
Semi-final
  • Japan 7–1 China
Third place final
  • Iran 4–1 China
China 4 – 3 (pen)
(1 – 1 aet)
 India
(Report)
Mertasari, Bali
Referee: Waleed Ali Yousef

China 4–1 Malaysia
(Report)
Mertasari, Bali
Referee: Kamol Maparsop

Iran 6–3 China
(Report)
Mertasari, Bali
Referee: Masahiro Sakurada
Team Pld W W
aet/
pso
L GF GA Diff Pts
 Iran 3 3 0 0 19 8 +11 9
 China 3 1 1 1 8 8 0 5
 Malaysia 3 1 0 2 7 14 −7 3
 India 3 0 0 3 9 13 −4 0

South Korea 5 – 4 (pen)
(4 – 4 aet)
 China
(Report)
Mertasari, Bali
Referee: Faisal Ahmed Sallam

Disability teams


Argentina 0–1 China

China 1–0 South Korea
Li 13' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,995
Referee: TORINO Ricardo (ARG)

China 1–0 Spain

Brazil 1–1 China
Team P W D L G GA GD Score
 China (CHN) 5 4 1 0 7 1 +6 13
 Brazil (BRA) 5 3 2 0 10 1 +9 11
 Argentina (ARG) 5 3 1 1 7 2 +5 10
 Spain (ESP) 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 4
 Great Britain (GBR) 5 1 0 4 4 15 −11 3
 South Korea (KOR) 5 0 1 4 3 10 −7 1

China 1–2 Brazil
Wang Y. 24' (Report) Alves 30'
Felipe 50' (pen.)
Referee: Ilias Mastoras (Greece)
Russia 6–0 China

Brazil 8–0 China

Team P W D L G GA GD Score
 Russia (RUS) 3 3 0 0 21 1 +20 9
 Brazil (BRA) 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
 Netherlands (NED) 3 1 0 2 9 14 −5 3
 China (CHN) 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0

China 1–4 Ireland

Great Britain 10–2 China
(Report)
Attendance: 4235
Referee: Fang Aijun (China)

See also

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 13 April 2024.