1997 Chinese Jia-A League

Chinese Jia-A League 1997 Dalian Wanda (3rd title) Tianjin Lifei Guangdong Hongyuan Asian Club Championship Dalian Wanda Hao Haidong (14 goals) 132 305 21,220 1996 1998 The 1997 Chinese Jia-A League season (known as Marlboro Jia-A League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of professional association football and the 36th top-tier overall league season held in China. Starting on March 16 and ending on November 29, it was contested by 12 teams and Dalian Wanda won the championship making it their third championship title.December 2013 Events On 20 July 1997, in a round 10 league fixture, Beijing Guoan defeated Shanghai Shenhua in the Jing–Hu rivalry by a score of 9−1. Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 1996 Chinese Jia-B League Qianwei Huandao Qingdao Hainiu Teams relegated from 1996 Chinese Jia-A League Shenzhen Feiyada Guangzhou Songri Personnel TeamManager August 1st Beijing Guoan CHN Jin Zhiyang Dalian Wanda CHN Chi Shangbin Guangdong Hongyuan CHN He Jinlun Guangzhou Apollo CHN Mai Chao Jinan Taishan General CHN Yin Tiesheng Qianwei Huanduo GER Klaus Schlappner Qingdao Hainiu CHN Liu Guojiang Shanghai Shenhua POL Andrzej Strejlau Sichuan Quanxing Tianjin Lifei CHN Chen Jingang Yanbian Aodong KOR Choi Eun-taek Foreign players As a military-owned team, August 1st were not allowed to sign any foreign players. ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Former playersBeijing GuoanPAR Casiano DelvallePAR Jorge CamposESP Andrés OlivasKEN William IngangaDalian WandaSWE Jens FjellströmSWE Niclas NylénSWE Stefan LindqvistBLR Oleg DulubSWE Magnus SköldmarkGuangdong HongyuanENG Mark BrennanENG Paul RaynorRSA Mark WilliamsBRA CalGuangzhou ApolloAUS Peter BlazincicAUS Robert MarkovacNGA Dominic IorfaDEN Kim RasmussenDEN Riffi HaddaouiJinan Taishan GeneralQianwei HuandaoENG Paul RideoutPAR Jacinto RodríguezPER Andrés GonzálezGER Jens KunathGER Stefan BenekingGHA Frederick CommodoreQingdao HainiuZAM David SlameZAM Kabamba KalandeRUS Viktor DerbunovShanghai ShenhuaBUL Valentin StanchevPAR Adolfo FatechaRUS Valeri KleymyonovBUL Dimitar VasevFRA Christian PerezPAR Edgar DenisSichuan QuanxingBRA FabianoBRA Marcelo MarmeloUKR Ihor LishchukTianjin SamsungARG Javier EspínolaBRA RonaldoESP José GonzálezBRA Osvaldo KosinskiYanbian AodongDRC Bulayima MukuayanzoDRC Zola KiniambiKOR Choi Sang-hoonKOR Lee Jun-tae League standings main WDL QR y DL Dalian Wanda SH Shanghai Shenhua BJ Beijing Guoan YB Yanbian Aodong QW Qianwei Huandao JN Jinan Taishan General SC Sichuan Quanxing GZ Guangzhou Apollo QD Qingdao Hainiu A1 August 1st TJ Tianjin Lifei GD Guangdong Hongyuan 15 6 1 47 16 11 7 4 36 22 8 10 4 34 20 8 5 9 23 23 8 5 9 28 28 7 7 8 19 22 6 9 7 30 27 5 10 7 14 20 6 7 9 16 27 5 10 7 22 34 5 8 9 20 28 4 4 14 16 38 green1 1998–99 Asian Club Championship qualification AC red1 Relegated to Jia-B League R R complete rsssf.com References China - List of final tables (RSSSF) Category:Chinese Jia-A League seasons 1 China China Category:1997 establishments in China