2002 Chinese Jia-A League

Chinese Jia-A League 2002 Dalian Shide (7th title) No relegation AFC Champions League Dalian Shide (postponed until 2004) A3 Champions Cup Dalian Shide TiagoLi Jinyu(16 goals each) 210 548 14,984 2001 2003 The 2002 Chinese Jia-A League season was the ninth season of professional association football and the 41st top-tier overall league season in China. The league started on March 9 and ended on November 30, with Dalian Shide winning the championship. In order to help the Chinese national team prepare for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, there was no relegation within the league for this season. Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 2001 Jia-B League Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili Teams relegated to 2002 Jia-B League None Overview Before the league started it was dogged by rumours of match fixing when it was discovered that second tier club and promotion hopeful Changchun Yatai had fixed a match on October 6, 2001 against Zhejiang in their favour. When these allegations turned out to be true, Changchun Yatai were denied promotion into the league as their punishment, which meant there would only be 15 teams performing within the league.China 2001 at rsssf.org 19 Jun 2003 Retrieved 08-01-2013 Also before the season started it was decided that because the Chinese national team had qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, there would be no relegation so the players would not be distracted with the fear of demotion. Within the season Dalian Shide would continue their dominance within Chinese football and win their third consecutive league championship.2002甲A https://web.archive.org/web/20120720214606/http://zuqiuziliao.cn/china/2002a.htm 2012-07-20 at zuqiuziliao.cn 2011-07-14 Retrieved 08-01-2013 Personnel TeamManager August 1st Beijing Guoan SCG Ljupko Petrović Changsha Ginde POR Toni Chongqing Lifan BRA Edson Tavares Dalian Shide FRY Milorad Kosanović Liaoning Bird CHN Wang Hongli Qingdao Hademen KOR Lee Jang-soo Shaanxi Guoli Shandong Luneng RUS Valery Nepomnyashchy Shanghai Shenhua CHN Wu Jingui Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili FRA Claude Le Roy Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance CHN Zhu Guanghu Sichuan Dahe Tianjin TEDA URU Nelson Agresta Yunnan Hongta CHN Qi Wusheng Foreign players As a military-owned team, August 1st were not allowed to sign any foreign players. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players Beijing Guoan Brazil Henrique Bulgaria Predrag Pažin FR Yugoslavia Uroš Predić Paraguay Casiano Delvalle Austria Roland KirchlerFR Yugoslavia Zoran Ranković Changsha Ginde Brazil Eliseu Cameroon Alphonse Tchami Nigeria Benedict Akwuegbu Chongqing Lifan DR Congo Zola Kiniambi France Christophe Cocard Morocco Abdeljalil El Hajji Zimbabwe Agent Sawu Croatia Dean Računica Dalian Shide Brazil Adilson Bulgaria Zoran Janković FR Yugoslavia Srđan Bajčetić France Nicolas Ouédec Liaoning Bird Netherlands Dave Kastelein Cameroon Clément Lebe Qingdao Hademen Brazil Lula Croatia Dragan Vukoja Croatia Miroslav Bičanić South Africa Mark Williams Shaanxi Guoli Brazil Sandro Sotilli Shandong Luneng Argentina Alfredo Moreno Belarus Erik Yakhimovich Ghana Nii Lamptey Ukraine Serhiy Nahornyak Shanghai Shenhua Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Raca Brazil Júnior Baiano Honduras Saúl Martínez Uruguay Rubén Sosa Brazil Auricélio NeresNorway Tom Kåre Staurvik Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili Brazil Zé Alcino France Cédric Lécluse Italy Daniel Puce Senegal Abdoulaye M'Baye Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance Brazil Tiago France David Mazzoncini Sichuan Dahe Brazil Marcelo Marmelo FR Yugoslavia Goran Milovanović FR Yugoslavia Ljubiša Ranković FR Yugoslavia Gordan Petrić Tianjin TEDA Brazil Jorjão Uruguay Diego Meijide Yunnan Hongta Romania Victor Naicu Russia Sergei Kiriakov Romania Viorel Domocoş League standings main WDL Q y DL Dalian Shide SP Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance BJ Beijing Guoan SD Shandong Luneng LN Liaoning Bird CQ Chongqing Lifan YN Yunnan Hongta QD Qingdao Hademen SZ Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili TJ Tianjin TEDA CS Changsha Ginde SH Shanghai Shenhua A1 August 1st SC Sichuan Dahe SX Shaanxi Guoli 17 6 5 48 27 14 10 4 42 21 15 7 6 49 29 14 3 11 42 42 12 6 10 45 44 10 11 7 28 25 10 10 8 30 28 9 9 10 30 34 9 8 11 37 39 9 7 12 37 36 8 10 10 34 34 9 5 14 37 41 6 12 10 27 41 7 7 14 39 55 2 7 19 24 53 green1 C complete rsssf.com Top scorers Rank Scorer Club Goals 1Brazil TiagoShenzhen Ping'an Insurance 16China Li JinyuLiaoning Bird 3China Li BingSichuan Dahe 11China Qu ShengqingShanghai ShenhuaChina Yu GenweiTianjin TEDAParaguay Casiano DelvalleBeijing Guoan 7Brazil Zé AlcinoShanghai Zhongyuan Huili 10China Li YiShenzhen Ping'an InsuranceChina Wang XinxinLiaoning BirdFrance Nicolas OuédecDalian Shide See also Chinese Jia-A League Chinese Super League Chinese Football Association Jia League Chinese Football Association Yi League Chinese FA Cup Chinese Football Association Football in China List of football records in China Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League References External links China - List of final tables (RSSSF) Category:Chinese Jia-A League seasons 1 China China Category:2002 establishments in China