2009 Chinese Super League
| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Beijing Guoan |
| Relegated | Chengdu Blades Guangzhou GPC |
| Champions League | Beijing Guoan Henan Construction Changchun Yatai Shandong Luneng |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 536 (2.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hernán Barcos Luis Ramírez (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Guangzhou 6–1 Shenzhen (8 Aug) Qingdao 6–1 Chongqing (8 Aug) |
| Biggest away win | Chongqing 0–6 Tianjin (22 Aug) |
| Highest scoring | Changchun 2–6 Beijing (10 May) |
| Longest winning run | 4 games Beijing Guoan (10 May–13 Jun) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 games (5w & 6d) Shandong Luneng (12 Apr–2 Jul) |
| Longest losing run | 5 games Dalian Shide (5 Oct–31 Oct) |
| Highest attendance | 60,000 (Beijing v Hangzhou)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 4,100 (Changsha v Qingdao) |
| Average attendance | 16,059 |
← 2008 2010 → | |
The 2009 Chinese Super League season was the sixth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the sixteenth season of a professional football league and the 48th top-tier league season in China. Beijing Guoan won their first ever Chinese Super League title.
The events during the 2008 season saw Liaoning Hongyun relegated and Wuhan Optics Valley withdrawn. They were replaced by the promoted teams Jiangsu Sainty and Chongqing Lifan. Zhejiang Greentown which is located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang were renamed to Hangzhou Greentown.
Each team is allowed to register a maximum of five foreign players and field four of them in starting line-up this season, one of whom must be from an AFC country.[2]
The league title sponsor is Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli. A three-year deal was announced on March 20, 2009.[3] Nike have renewed sponsorship deal with Super League before season starts. CCTV, SMG and Sina became league partners and will broadcast live matches on TV and online across the country.
Clubs
- P – Promoted, TH – Title Holders
Personnel
Managerial changes
| Club | Outgoing | Manner | When | Incoming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu Blades | Li Bing | Resigned[9] | After Round 6 | Wang Baoshan |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Guo Kanfeng | Sacked | After Round 6 | Slobodan Santrač |
| Chongqing Lifan | Wei Xin | Resigned | After Round 10 | Arie Haan |
| Shenzhen Asia Travel | Fan Yuhong | Sacked | After Round 17 | Xie Feng |
| Shaanxi Chan-Ba | Cheng Yaodong | Resigned | After Round 20 | Zhu Guanghu |
| Beijing Guoan | Lee Jang-soo | Sacked[10] | After Round 23 | Hong Yuanshuo |
| Hangzhou Greentown | Zhou Sui'an | Sacked | After Round 24 | Wu Jingui |
| Changsha Ginde | Zhu Bo | Sacked | After Round 27 | Hao Wei |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.[11] 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 is 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.
H1N1 flu pandemic
Chongqing Lifan reported an 8-player and 3-crew infection of H1N1 flu virus on 10 September. Its matches in Round 22, 23 and 24 were postponed by Chinese FA.[12]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beijing Guoan (C) | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 51 | AFC Champions League 2010 Group stage |
| 2 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 50 | |
| 3 | Henan Construction | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 48 | |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 45[a] | |
| 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 45[a] | |
| 6 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 45[a] | |
| 7 | Chengdu Blades (R) | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 39[b] | Relegation to China League One |
| 8 | Dalian Shide | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 38 | |
| 9 | Guangzhou GPC (R) | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 37[c] | Relegation to China League One |
| 10 | Jiangsu Sainty | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 37[d] | |
| 11 | Shenzhen Asia Travel | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 37[e] | |
| 12 | Shaanxi Chan-Ba | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 37[d] | |
| 13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 | |
| 14 | Changsha Ginde | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 33 | |
| 15 | Hangzhou Greentown | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 32 | |
| 16 | Chongqing Lifan | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 29 |
Source: 2009 league table on the official site of the Chinese Super League
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:
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:
- ^ a b c Shandong: 9 pts, 7–4; Shanghai: 7 pts, 9–3; Tianjin: 1 pt, 1–10
- ^ Relegated after being found guilty of match-fixing on February 23, 2010.[13]
- ^ Guangzhou: 10 pts, 12–10; Jiangsu: 8 pts, 6–7; Shenzhen: 8 pts, 8–10; Shaanxi: 6 pts, 9–8. Both clubs were relegated after being found guilty of match-fixing on February 23, 2010.[14]
- ^ a b Guangzhou: 10 pts, 12–10; Jiangsu: 8 pts, 6–7; Shenzhen: 8 pts, 8–10; Shaanxi: 6 pts, 9–8
- ^ Guangzhou: 10 pts, 12–10; Jiangsu: 8 pts, 6–7; Shenzhen: 8 pts, 8–10; Shaanxi: 6 pts, 9–8. Shenzhen were docked 3 points for wearing the wrong kits for a home match against Shanghai and causing a one-hour delay of the match on 30 Aug 2009.[15]
Positions by round
| Leader | |
| AFC Champions League Group stage | |
| Relegation to League One |
Source: Results by round
Results
Top scorers
Updated to games played on 31 Oct 2009.[16]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hernán Barcos | Shanghai Shenhua & Shenzhen Asia Travel | 17 |
| Luis Ramírez | Guangzhou GPC | ||
| 3 | Valdo | Hangzhou Greentown | 13 |
| 4 | Qu Bo | Qingdao Jonoon | 12 |
| 5 | Han Peng | Shandong Luneng | 11 |
| 6 | Xu Liang | Guangzhou GPC | 10 |
| Johnny Woodly | Chongqing Lifan | ||
| Emmanuel Olisadebe | Henan Construction |
Hattricks
- Xu Liang of Guangzhou GPC scored the first hat-trick of the season against Dalian Shide at Yuexiushan Stadium on 6 April 2009.
- Qu Bo of Qingdao Jonoon scored a hat-trick against Chongqing Lifan at Qingdao Tiantai Stadium on 8 August 2009.
- Hernán Barcos of Shenzhen Asia Travel scored a hat-trick against Changchun Yatai at Shenzhen Stadium on 12 September 2009.
- Emil Martínez of Beijing Guoan scored a hat-trick against Hangzhou Greentown at Workers' Stadium on 31 October 2009.
Awards
- Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: Samuel Caballero (Changchun Yatai)
- Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Hernán Barcos (Shanghai Shenhua & Shenzhen Asia Travel) & Luis Ramírez (Guangzhou GPC)
- Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Deng Zhuoxiang (Jiangsu Sainty)
- Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Tang Yaodong (Henan Construction)
- Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Sun Baojie
See also
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External links
- Chinese Super League official site (in Chinese)
- Match Centre on FIFA official site
- China 2009 on RSSSF