Chinese Super League 2007

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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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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 (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

[edit] 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 山东鲁能 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

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2007 Chinese Super League Detailed League Table, Fifa.com - Chinese Super League 2007

[edit] External links


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