2007 Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League 2007 Changchun Yatai Xiamen Lanshi AFC Champions League Changchun Yatai Beijing Guoan Li Jinyu (15 goals) 210 468 15,112 2006 2008 The 2007 Chinese Super League season or the Kingway Chinese Super League, as it was known for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth edition since its establishment, the 14th season of professional football as well as being the 46th top-tier league season in China. The league started on March 3 and ended on November 14. Changchun Yatai clinched the league title for the first time in 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. The champions as well as the runner-up of the league would qualify for the 2008 AFC Champions League as was the same from the previous season. The Chinese FA Cup was canceled due to the intended expansion of the league to 16 teams, however Shanghai United and Shanghai Shenhua merged, which saw the Chinese Football Association decide to leave the league with 15 teams for the season. Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from the 2006 China League One Henan Jianye Zhejiang Lucheng Teams relegated from the 2006 Chinese Super League Chongqing Lifan Pre-season change Zhu Jun, the owner of Shanghai United, 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. Clubs ClubChinese nameSeasons in CSLBest finish, SeasonWorst finish, SeasonBeijing Guoan北京国安2004 to 20073rd, 20067th, 2004Changchun Yatai长春亚泰2006 & 20074th, 20064th, 2006Changsha Ginde长沙金德2004 to 20078th, 200413th, 2005 & 2006Dalian Shide大连实德2004 to 20071st, 20055th, 2004 & 2006Henan Jianye河南建业2007N/AN/ALiaoning Zhongyu辽宁足球俱乐部2004 to 20074th, 200412th, 2006Qingdao Zhongneng青岛中能2004 to 20077th, 200514th, 2006Shaanxi Baorong陕西宝荣2004 to 20073rd, 20048th, 2005Shandong Luneng山东鲁能泰山2004 to 20071st, 20063rd, 2005Shanghai Shenhua上海申花2004 to 20072nd, 2005 & 200610th, 2004Shenzhen Shangqingyin深圳上清饮2004 to 20071st, 200412th, 2005Tianjin TEDA天津泰达2004 to 20074th, 20056th, 2004 & 2006Wuhan Guanggu武汉光谷2005 to 20075th, 200510th, 2006Xiamen Lanshi厦门蓝狮2006 & 20078th, 20068th, 2006Zhejiang Lucheng浙江绿城2007N/AN/A Personnel TeamManager Beijing Guoan South Korea Lee Jang-soo Changchun Yatai China Gao Hongbo Changsha Ginde Serbia Milan Živadinović Dalian Shide Netherlands Jo Bonfrère Henan Jianye China Pei Encai Liaoning Zhongyu China Tang Yaodong Qingdao Zhongneng China Yin Tiesheng Shaanxi Baorong China Cheng Yaodong Shandong Luneng Serbia Ljubiša Tumbaković Shanghai Shenhua China Wu Jingui Shenzhen Shangqingyin China Zhang Jun Tianjin TEDA Czech Republic Jozef Jarabinský Wuhan Guanggu China Chen Fangping Xiamen Lanshi China Gao Daming Zhejiang Lucheng China Zhou Sui'an Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to four, but all teams can only use three foreign players on the field in each game. 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. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players Beijing Guoan Brazil Aderaldo Brazil Alysson Honduras Luis Santamaría Honduras Walter Martínez Brazil Tiago Serbia Miodrag Pantelić Changchun Yatai Bulgaria Svetoslav Petrov Honduras Elvis Scott Honduras Samuel Caballero Ivory Coast Guillaume Dah Zadi Changsha Ginde Brazil Sandro Cameroon Aboubakar Oumarou Montenegro Čedomir Mijanović Nigeria Garba Lawal Serbia Saša Zorić Dalian Shide Bulgaria Zoran Janković Cameroon Patrick Mevoungou Serbia Darko Drinić Serbia Miodrag Anđelković Henan Jianye Bulgaria Ivo Trenchev Gambia Arthur Gómez Guadeloupe football Olivier Fauconnier Tunisia Imed Ben Younes Slovenia Darko Kremenović Liaoning Zhongyu Australia Ryan Griffiths Cameroon Clément Lebe Ukraine Viktor Brovchenko Qingdao Zhongneng Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Ibrić Croatia Igor Budiša Nigeria Benedict Akwuegbu Romania Dumitru Mitu Portugal Joca Serbia Dejan Sarić Shaanxi Baorong Brazil Rafael Scheidt Brazil Ronny Brazil Sérgio Júnior Uruguay Juan Manuel Olivera Croatia Ivan Bulat Shandong Luneng Bulgaria Predrag Pažin Serbia Aleksandar Živković Serbia Nikola Malbaša Serbia Branko Baković Shanghai Shenhua Colombia Hámilton Ricard Honduras Saúl Martínez Uruguay Diego Alonso Uruguay Sergio Blanco Brazil Ronny France Laurent Leroy Uruguay Fernando Correa Shenzhen Shangqingyin Ivory Coast Bamba Moussa Paraguay Michael Valenzuela Poland Bogdan Zając Poland Marek Zając Ivory Coast Dramane Kamaté Tianjin TEDA Brazil Charles Chad Croatia Darko Matić Croatia Jurica Vučko Nigeria Henry Makinwa Serbia Vidak Bratić Wuhan Guanggu Brazil Bruno Lança Brazil Gilsinho Brazil Roberto Aleixo Brazil Vicente Xiamen Lanshi Angola Quinzinho Nigeria Gabriel Melkam Serbia Branko Jelić Serbia Saša Zorić Zheijang Lucheng Brazil Argel Fuchs Brazil Marcelo Rosa Brazil Tico Brazil Wágner Brazil Eduardo Marques Hong Kong/Chinese Taipei/Macau players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot) Club Player 1Shanghai Shenhua Hong Kong Ng Wai Chiu League table main WDL 210 35 League Table 2007 CC BJ SD SH DL TJ WH QD LN CS ZJ HN SX SZ XM CLQ CLQ REL REL complete 15 9 4 45 19 16 7 5 48 25 C 8 10 10 17 24 11 11 6 36 31 5 12 11 20 28 9 8 11 26 36 10 6 12 36 42 4 14 10 24 29 14 6 8 53 29 12 10 6 35 29 5 10 13 21 42 12 8 8 31 22 11 7 10 29 31 4 8 16 22 46 R 6 10 12 25 35 Beijing Guoan Changchun Yatai Changsha Ginde Dalian Shide Henan Jianye Liaoning Zhongyu Qingdao Zhongneng Shaanxi Baorong Shandong Luneng Shanghai Shenhua Shenzhen Shangqingyin Tianjin TEDA Wuhan Guanggu Xiamen Lanshi Zhejiang Lucheng QR green2 Qualification to AFC Champions League qualification red1 Relegation to League One Top scorers Rank Scorer Club Goals 1China Li JinyuShandong Luneng 15 2China Han Peng 13 3Honduras Elvis ScottChangchun Yatai 12 4Brazil TiagoBeijing Guoan 10Ivory Coast Guillaume Dah Zadi Changchun Yatai 6China Du Zhenyu 9 7China Liu JianQingdao Zhongneng 8China Tao Wei Beijing GuoanChina Yan Xiangchuang Attendances League attendance Total attendance: 3,173,500 07中超统计：场均观众1.51万人 收视人次1.44亿 https://web.archive.org/web/20110525232449/http://news.sports.cn/china/07csl/zhuhou/2008-01-11/1360549.html 2011-05-25 at sports.cn 2008-01-11 Retrieved 2013-01-08 (In Chinese) Average attendance: 15,112 Clubs attendance Football club Average attendanceShaanxi Baorong24,643Shandong Luneng22,607Beijing Guoan21,571Zhejiang Lucheng19,571Henan Jianye16,857Changchun Yatai16,429Liaoning Zhongyu15,929Tianjin TEDA15,429Wuhan Guanggu13,179Shenzhen Shangqingyin13,000Shanghai Shenhua11,393Changsha Ginde10,571Dalian Shide10,286Xiamen Lanshi8,036Qingdao Zhongneng7,179 Awards Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: China Du Zhenyu (Changchun Yatai) Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: China Li Jinyu (Shandong Luneng) Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: China Hao Junmin (Tianjin TEDA) Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: China Gao Hongbo (Changchun Yatai) Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: China Sun Baojie Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Dalian Shide, Tianjin TEDA, Beijing Guoan See also Chinese Super League Football in China Chinese Football Association China League One China League Two Chinese FA Cup References External links Official site of the Chinese Football Association (in Chinese) Official site of the Chinese Super League (in Chinese) https://web.archive.org/web/20050403023244/http://csl.sports.cn/ 2005-04-03 Yahoo! 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