2013 Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League
Season2013
ChampionsGuangzhou Evergrande (3rd title)
RelegatedQingdao Jonoon
Wuhan Zall
Champions LeagueGuangzhou Evergrande
Shandong Luneng
Beijing Guoan
Guizhou Renhe
Matches played240
Goals scored632 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer Elkeson (24 goals)
Biggest home winBeijing Guoan 6–0 Guangzhou R&F
(14 September 2013)
(6 goals)
Biggest away winShanghai Shenxin 1–6 Shanghai SIPG
(2 June 2013)
(5 goals)
Highest scoringGuangzhou R&F 3–5 Guizhou Renhe
(22 September 2013)
(8 goals)
Longest winning runGuangzhou Evergrande
(8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runGuangzhou Evergrande
(22 matches)
Longest winless runQingdao Jonoon
(15 matches)
Longest losing runQingdao Jonoon
(7 matches)
Highest attendance58,792
Jiangsu Sainty 1–2 Guangzhou Evergrande
(14 Jul. 2013)
Lowest attendance2,760
Dalian Aerbin 1–0 Hangzhou Greentown
(3 Nov. 2013)
Average attendance18,571
2012
2014

The 2013 Chinese Super League was the tenth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 20th season of a professional football league and the 52nd top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande won their third consecutive title with an 18-point advantage ahead of runners-up Shandong Luneng.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2012 China League One

Teams disbanded

Teams relegated[1] to 2013 China League One

Clubs

Clubs and locations

Club Head coach City Stadium Capacity 2012 season
Beijing Guoan Aleksandar Stanojević Beijing Workers' Stadium 66,161 3rd
Changchun Yatai Svetozar Šapurić Changchun Development Area Stadium 25,000 6th
Dalian Aerbin Simo Krunić Dalian Jinzhou Stadium 30,775 5th
Guangzhou Evergrande TH Marcello Lippi Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium 58,500 1st
Guangzhou R&F Sven-Göran Eriksson Guangzhou Yuexiushan Stadium 18,000 7th
Guizhou Renhe Gong Lei (caretaker) Guiyang Guiyang Olympic Sports Center 51,636 4th
Hangzhou Greentown Takeshi Okada Hangzhou Huanglong Sports Center 52,672 11th
Jiangsu Sainty Dragan Okuka Nanjing Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
Zhenjiang Sports and Exhibition Center (from Round 20)
61,443
30,000
2nd
Liaoning Whowin Ma Lin Shenyang Tiexi New District Sports Center 30,000 10th
Qingdao Jonoon Goran Stevanović Qingdao Qingdao Tiantai Stadium 20,525 13th
Shandong Luneng Radomir Antić Jinan Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium 56,808 12th
Shanghai Dongya P Gao Hongbo Shanghai Shanghai Stadium 56,842 CL1, 1st
Shanghai Shenhua Shen Xiangfu Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium 33,060 9th
Shanghai Shenxin Guo Guangqi (caretaker) Shanghai Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium 16,000 15th
Tianjin TEDA Alexandre Guimarães Tianjin Tianjin Olympic Centre
TEDA Soccer Stadium (from Round 19)
54,696
37,450
8th
Wuhan Zall P Wang Jun (caretaker) Wuhan Wuhan Sports Center 52,357 CL1, 2nd

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Beijing Guoan Jaime Pacheco Sacked 26 November 2012[2] N/A Aleksandar Stanojević 28 November 2012[3]
Dalian Aerbin Aleksandar Stanojević Resigned 19 November 2012[4] N/A Xu Hong 11 December 2012[5]
Guizhou Renhe Gao Hongbo Resigned 17 December 2012[6] N/A Gong Lei (caretaker) 17 December 2012[6]
Shandong Luneng Wu Jingui (caretaker) Technical assistant 3 November 2012 N/A Radomir Antić 25 December 2012[7]
Changchun Yatai Svetozar Šapurić Sacked 27 December 2012 N/A Li Shubin 27 December 2012[8]
Dalian Aerbin Xu Hong Resigned 18 February 2013[9] N/A Li Ming (caretaker) 18 February 2013[9]
Shanghai Dongya Jiang Bingyao Fitness coach 27 February 2013 N/A Gao Hongbo 27 February 2013
Wuhan Zall Zheng Xiong Resigned 21 April 2013[10] 15th Ljubiša Tumbaković 22 April 2013[11]
Guangzhou R&F Sérgio Farias Sacked 19 May 2013 13th Li Bing (caretaker) 19 May 2013[12]
Changchun Yatai Li Shubin Resigned 20 May 2013 15th Svetozar Šapurić 20 May 2013[13]
Dalian Aerbin Li Ming (caretaker) Club director 3 June 2013 7th Simo Krunić 3 June 2013[14]
Guangzhou R&F Li Bing (caretaker) Technical assistant 4 June 2013 13th Sven-Göran Eriksson 4 June 2013[15]
Shanghai Shenhua Sergio Batista Resigned 4 July 2013 13th Shen Xiangfu 4 July 2013[16]
Shanghai Shenxin Zhu Jiong Sacked 7 July 2013 13th Guo Guangqi (caretaker) 7 July 2013[17]
Wuhan Zall Ljubiša Tumbaković Sacked 18 August 2013[18] 16th Wang Jun (caretaker) 19 August 2013[19]
Qingdao Jonoon Chang Woe-ryong Sacked 20 August 2013 10th Li Yingfa (caretaker) 20 August 2013[20]
Qingdao Jonoon Li Yingfa (caretaker) 5 September 2013 13th Goran Stevanović 5 September 2013[21]

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country. Players from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei are deemed to be native players in CSL.

  • Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 AFC player Former players1
Beijing Guoan Darko Matić Joffre Guerrón Frédéric Kanouté Peter Utaka Egor Krimets André Lima
Changchun Yatai Éder Baiano Eninho Isac Jan Rezek Anzur Ismailov Matt McKay
Zé Carlos
Dalian Aerbin Fábio Rochemback Guillaume Hoarau Seydou Keita Nabil Baha Daniel Mullen Peter Utaka
Guangzhou Evergrande Darío Conca Elkeson Muriqui Kim Young-gwon Lucas Barrios
Guangzhou R&F Eddy Bosnar Davi Rafael Coelho Yakubu Rostyn Griffiths Jumar
Guizhou Renhe Zlatan Muslimović Zvjezdan Misimović Nano Rafa Jordà Jonas Salley
Hangzhou Greentown Mazola Davy Claude Angan Masashi Oguro Luka Žinko Kim Dong-jin Marek Jarolím
Jiangsu Sainty Hamdi Salihi Eleílson Cristian Dănălache Aleksandar Jevtić Kamoliddin Tajiev Sergey Krivets[22]
Liaoning Whowin Pablo Brandán Edu Miloš Trifunović James Chamanga Shavkat Mullajanov
Qingdao Jonoon Pablo Caballero Bruno Meneghel Gustavo Gabriel Melkam Joel Griffiths George Mourad
Sherzod Karimov
Shandong Luneng Leonardo Pisculichi Ryan McGowan Gilberto Macena Vágner Love Roda Antar Marius Niculae
Shanghai Dongya Bernie Ibini-Isei Luis Carlos Cabezas Ransford Addo Ibán Cuadrado Daniel McBreen Chris Dickson[23]
Shanghai Shenhua Patricio Toranzo Rolando Schiavi Dady Giovanni Moreno Firas Al-Khatib
Shanghai Shenxin Antônio Flávio Jaílton Paraíba Johnny Kieza Michael Marrone
Tianjin TEDA Andrezinho Baré Éder Lima Carmelo Valencia Erik Paartalu Vladimir Jovančić
Dinélson
Wuhan Zall Garra Dembélé Bentley Jacques Faty Miloš Stojanović Cho Won-hee Júnior Santos
Novak Martinović

Hong Kong/Chinese Taipei/Macau players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot)

Club Player 1
Beijing Guoan Lee Chi Ho
Guizhou Renhe Xavier Chen
  • ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guangzhou Evergrande (C) 30 24 5 1 78 18 +60 77 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Shandong Luneng 30 18 5 7 55 35 +20 59
3 Beijing Guoan 30 14 9 7 54 31 +23 51 Qualification to Champions League qualifying round 3
4 Guizhou Renhe[a] 30 11 11 8 40 41 −1 44 Qualification to Champions League group stage
5 Dalian Aerbin 30 11 8 11 40 43 −3 41
6 Guangzhou R&F 30 11 7 12 45 47 −2 40[b]
7 Shanghai Shenxin 30 11 7 12 31 42 −11 40[b]
8 Shanghai Shenhua 30 11 11 8 36 36 0 38[c]
9 Shanghai Dongya 30 10 7 13 38 35 +3 37
10 Liaoning Whowin 30 8 11 11 35 44 −9 35
11 Tianjin TEDA 30 11 7 12 35 39 −4 34[c][d]
12 Hangzhou Greentown 30 8 10 12 34 42 −8 34[d]
13 Jiangsu Sainty 30 7 11 12 32 39 −7 32[e]
14 Changchun Yatai 30 8 8 14 29 41 −12 32[e]
15 Qingdao Jonoon (R) 30 7 10 13 26 41 −15 31 Relegation to League One
16 Wuhan Zall (R) 30 3 7 20 24 58 −34 16
Source: Chinese Super League (in Chinese)
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; 7th disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Guizhou Renhe qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League Group Stage from winning the 2013 Chinese FA Cup.
  2. ^ a b Guangzhou R&F 2–0 Shanghai Shenxin, Shanghai Shenxin 1–0 Guangzhou R&F
  3. ^ a b Shanghai Shenhua and Tianjin TEDA were deducted 6 points each because of match-fixing scandal in 2003.[24][25]
  4. ^ a b Tianjin 2–2 Hangzhou, Hangzhou 0–1 Tianjin
  5. ^ a b Jiangsu 2–1 Changchun, Changchun 0–0 Jiangsu

Results

Home \ Away GZ JS BJ GZM DLA CC GZF TJ SH LN HZ SD QD SHE WH SSX
Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 3–0 4–0 3–0 6–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 4–1 4–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 5–0 5–1
Jiangsu Sainty 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–3 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–2
Beijing Guoan 1–1 3–3 1–1 4–0 2–0 6–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 2–2
Guizhou Renhe 2–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 0–1 2–2 4–2 0–0 1–5 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–0
Dalian Aerbin 1–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–3 3–3 3–0 1–2
Changchun Yatai 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–3
Guangzhou R&F 0–2 0–0 2–1 3–5 3–2 1–0 2–1 4–2 2–4 4–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 5–1 2–0
Tianjin TEDA 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–3 3–2 1–0
Shanghai Shenhua 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0
Liaoning Whowin 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1
Hangzhou Greentown 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–4 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1
Shandong Luneng 2–4 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 4–1 0–1
Qingdao Jonoon 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0
Shanghai Dongya 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 6–1 1–0 0–1
Wuhan Zall 1–4 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–1
Shanghai Shenxin 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 1–6 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 Nov. 2013. Source: Results on the official website of the Chinese Super League (in Chinese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Guangzhou Evergrande113211111111111111111111111111
Shandong Luneng631132222222222222222222222222
Beijing Guoan224344435465544433333333433333
Guizhou Renhe9871067553333333344444444344444
Dalian Aerbin11121089877881071012108997767878910865
Guangzhou R&F1213141314111213131312131188978655556765576
Shanghai Shenxin14141211121011121098111310121313131414131312121113111087
Shanghai Shenhua151515141112910121199121313121111121211878686758
Shanghai Dongya131097868991213129119118791079109979699
Liaoning Whowin35555566455665555556866555791010
Tianjin TEDA15161616161616161616161615161515141413131414141312108111111
Hangzhou Greentown766679108777108911101212118910910101213131212
Jiangsu Sainty478910131311111011876771010101112101111131112121313
Changchun Yatai7911121314141414151515161414141515151515151515151415141514
Qingdao Jonoon4424233466444766668910121314141514151415
Wuhan Zall91113151515151515141414141516161616161616161616161616161616
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to AFC Champions League qualifying round 3
Relegation to League One
Source: Table by round (in Chinese)

Goalscorers

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Total
1
Elkeson Guangzhou Evergrande 26
2
Carmelo Valencia Tianjin TEDA 16
3
Wu Lei Shanghai Dongya 15
Yakubu Guangzhou R&F
5
Darío Conca Guangzhou Evergrande 14
Edu Liaoning Whowin
Peter Utaka Dalian Aerbin/Beijing Guoan
8
Kieza Shanghai Shenxin 11
Rafael Coelho Guangzhou R&F
Wang Yongpo Shandong Luneng
Zhang Xizhe Beijing Guoan
Joffre Guerrón Beijing Guoan
Firas Al-Khatib Shanghai Shenhua

Source:[26]

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Elkeson Guangzhou Evergrande Jiangsu Sainty 3–0[27] 16 March 2013
Elkeson Guangzhou Evergrande Changchun Yatai 6–1[28] 20 April 2013
Wu Lei Shanghai Dongya Shanghai Shenxin 6–1[29] 2 June 2013
Peter Utaka 4 Dalian Aerbin Hangzhou Greentown 4–3[30] 30 June 2013
Muriqui Guangzhou Evergrande Shanghai Shenxin 3–0[31] 6 July 2013
Wu Lei Shanghai Dongya Tianjin TEDA 3–2[32] 17 August 2013
Jiang Ning Guangzhou R&F Wuhan Zall 5–1[33] 18 August 2013
Zhang Xizhe Beijing Guoan Guangzhou R&F 6–0[34] 14 September 2013
Carmelo Valencia Tianjin TEDA Jiangsu Sainty 3–2[35] 14 September 2013
Yakubu Guangzhou R&F Guizhou Renhe 3–5[36] 22 September 2013
Wu Lei Shanghai Dongya Qingdao Jonoon 6–1[37] 27 September 2013

Awards

League attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Guangzhou Evergrande 606,413 56,300 32,467 40,428 +8.5%
2 Beijing Guoan 589,028 46,310 31,500 39,269 +6.5%
3 Jiangsu Sainty 432,122 58,792 22,357 28,808 −7.6%
4 Shandong Luneng 415,246 46,179 16,456 27,683 +37.4%
5 Guizhou Renhe 319,678 45,671 11,325 21,312 −27.9%
6 Liaoning Whowin 312,744 24,580 14,561 20,850 +11.9%
7 Tianjin TEDA 248,648 47,666 6,886 16,577 +16.9%
8 Wuhan Zall 216,046 41,138 2,853 14,403 +114.9%

9 Hangzhou Greentown 212,458 32,075 7,582 14,164 +34.1%
10 Changchun Yatai 194,624 26,852 7,861 12,975 +2.2%
11 Shanghai Shenhua 191,085 23,457 8,653 12,739 −13.7%
12 Dalian Aerbin 158,064 21,811 2,760 10,538 −33.2%
13 Guangzhou R&F 155,762 14,535 7,223 10,384 +22.7%
14 Shanghai Dongya 152,413 23,887 6,993 10,161 +226.4%

15 Shanghai Shenxin 128,391 11,975 6,870 8,559 −26.2%
16 Qingdao Jonoon 124,255 16,325 3,252 8,284 −13.1%
League total 4,456,977 58,792 2,760 18,571 −0.9%

Updated to games played on 3 Nov. 2013
Source: CSL data (in Chinese)
Notes:
Teams played previous season in CL1.

Top 10 attendances

Attendance Round Date Home Score Away Venue Weekday Time of Day
58,792 17 14 July 2013 Jiangsu Sainty 1–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Sunday Night
56,300 22 25 August 2013 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 Guangzhou R&F Tianhe Stadium Sunday Night
48,013 12 1 June 2013 Guangzhou Evergrande 0–0 Shandong Luneng Tianhe Stadium Saturday Night
47,666 25 21 September 2013 Tianjin TEDA 1–0 Beijing Guoan Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Saturday Night
46,310 3 29 March 2013 Beijing Guoan 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Workers' Stadium Friday Night
46,208 26 28 September 2013 Beijing Guoan 2–0 Shanghai Shenhua Workers' Stadium Saturday Night
46,179 27 6 Oct. 2013 Shandong Luneng 2–4 Guangzhou Evergrande Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium Sunday Afternoon
45,671 19 3 August 2013 Guizhou Renhe 2–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Guiyang Olympic Sports Center Saturday Night
43,539 19 4 August 2013 Beijing Guoan 3–3 Jiangsu Sainty Workers' Stadium Sunday Night
43,121 17 14 July 2013 Beijing Guoan 3–1 Wuhan Zall Workers' Stadium Sunday Night

Source:[38]

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