- 2007 Chinese Super League
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The 2007 Chinese Super League (CSL 2007) season, the fourth since its establishment, started on March 3, 2007 and ended on November 14, 2007. This season is sponsored by Kingway brewery.
Prior to the start of the season, the lowest placed team of the previous season, Chongqing Lifan was relegated to the Chinese Football Association Jia League while Henan Jianye and Zhejiang Lvcheng was promoted.
The champions, as well as the runner-up, of the league, will qualify for the AFC Champions League 2008 due to the cancellation of the FA Cup for the season.
Changchun Yatai clinched the league title at the last game of the season, while Xiamen Lanshi was relegated with two games to spare. Coincidentally, both of these teams were promoted in the previous season.
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Pre-season change
As Zhu Jun, the owner of Shanghai United F.C. bought a majority share of their crosstown rival. The 7th placed team of the previous season, Shanghai United was merged into two times CSL runner-up Shanghai Shenhua. The new team play under the name Shanghai Shenhua United but use the stadium of the former Shanghai United - Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in Pudong, Shanghai as their home ground.
League table [1]
Last updated: 14 November 2007.
Rank Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Changchun Yatai 28 16 7 5 48 25 +23 55 2 Beijing Guoan 28 15 9 4 45 19 +26 54 3 Shandong Luneng Taishan (C) (FAC) 28 14 6 8 53 29 +24 48 4 Shanghai Shenhua 28 12 10 6 35 29 +6 46 5 Dalian Shide 28 11 11 6 36 31 +5 44 6 Tianjin Teda 28 12 8 8 31 22 +9 44 7 Wuhan Guanggu 28 11 7 10 29 31 -2 40 8 Qingdao Zhongneng 28 10 6 12 36 42 -6 36 9 Liaoning F.C. 28 9 8 11 26 36 -10 35 10 Changsha Ginde 28 8 10 10 17 24 -7 34 11 Zhejiang Lvcheng (N) 28 6 10 12 25 35 -10 28 12 Henan Jianye (N) 28 5 12 11 20 28 -8 27 13 Shaanxi Baorong 28 4 14 10 24 29 -5 26 14 Shenzhen Shangqingyin 28 5 10 13 21 42 -21 25 15 Xiamen Lanshi 28 4 8 16 22 46 -24 20 Chinese Champions, 2008 AFC Champions League qualification 2008 AFC Champions League qualification Relegate to Jia League (C) Current League title holder (FAC) Current FA Cup holder (N) Promoted to Chinese Super League in this season Attendances
League
- Total attendance: 3,173,500 [2]
- Average attendance: 15,112
Clubs
Team Average Attendance Shaanxi Chanba 24,643 Shandong Luneng Taishan 22,607 Beijing Guo'an 21,571 Zhejiang Lvcheng 19,571 Henan Jianye 16,857 Changchun Yatai 16,429 Liaoning Zhongyu 15,929 Tianjin Teda 15,429 Wuhan Guanggu 13,179 Shenzhen Kingway 13,000 Shanghai Shenhua 11,393 Changsha Ginde 10,571 Dalian Shide 10,286 Xiamen Lanshi 8,036 Qingdao Jonoon 7,179 Super League Clubs 2007
Club Chinese name Seasons in CSL Best finish, Season Worst finish, Season Beijing Guoan 北京国安 2004 to 2007 3rd, 2006 7th, 2004 Changchun Yatai 长春亚泰 2006 & 2007 4th, 2006 4th, 2006 Dalian Shide 大连实德 2004 to 2007 1st, 2005 5th, 2004 & 2006 Liaoning F.C. 辽宁足球俱乐部 2004 to 2007 4th, 2004 12th, 2006 Qingdao Zhongneng 青岛中能 2004 to 2007 7th, 2005 14th, 2006 Shandong Luneng Taishan 山东鲁能泰山 2004 to 2007 1st, 2006 3rd, 2005 Shanghai Shenhua 上海申花 2004 to 2007 2nd, 2005 & 2006 10th, 2004 Changsha Ginde 长沙金德 2004 to 2007 8th, 2004 13th, 2005 & 2006 Shenzhen Shangqingyin 深圳上清饮 2004 to 2007 1st, 2004 12th, 2005 Tianjin Teda 天津泰达 2004 to 2007 4th, 2005 6th, 2004 & 2006 Wuhan Guanggu 武汉光谷 2005 to 2007 5th, 2005 10th, 2006 Xiamen Lanshi 厦门蓝狮 2006 & 2007 8th, 2006 8th, 2006 Shaanxi Baorong 陕西宝荣 2004 to 2007 3rd, 2004 8th, 2005 Zhejiang Lvcheng 浙江绿城 2007 Henan Jianye 河南建业 2007 See also
- Chinese Super League
- Football in China
- Chinese Football Association
- Chinese Football Association Jia League
- Chinese Football Association Yi League
- Chinese FA Cup
References
- ^ 2007 Chinese Super League Detailed League Table, Fifa.com - Chinese Super League 2007
- ^ Official CSL report by the Chinese FA (In Chinese) http://news.sports.cn/china/07csl/zhuhou/2008-01-11/1360549.html
External links
- Official site of the Chinese Football Association (In Chinese)
- Official site of the Chinese Super League (In Chinese)
- Yahoo! China - Chinese Super League 2007 (In Chinese)
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