1994 Chinese Jia-A League

Chinese Jia-A League 1994 Dalian Wanda (1st title) Shenyang LiuyaoJiangsu Maint Asian Club Championship Withdrew Hu Zhijun (17 goals) Beijing Guoan 6-0 Shenyang Liuyao (Aug 28) Shanghai Shenhua 1-6 Guangzhou Apollo (Aug 14) Liaoning Yuandong 6-3 Sichuan Quanxing (Jul 24) 132 354 1993 1995 The 1994 Chinese Jia-A League season, also known as Marlboro Chinese Jia-A League for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of professional association football and the 33rd top-tier overall league season held in China. The league was expanded to twelve teams, started on April 17 and ended on November 13, with Dalian Wanda winning the championship. Overview By the start of the 1994 league season, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) had been demanding full professionalism since 1992. This meant that private businesses were allowed to own or sponsor football clubs for the first time. The CFA would also sell the television rights to CCTV for 450,000 Yuan and gain sponsorship for the league from Marlboro. Clubs were awarded with a 700,000 Yuan season appearance fee which saw the average monthly players wages jump up significantly from 100 Dollars to 2000 Dollars.1994：中国足球拉开竞技体育职业化大幕 at news.qq.com With better wages, clubs could now transfer professional foreign players, except for Bayi, who because they're part of the People's Liberation Army had to have active military members. The league was also expanded to 12 teams compared to eight from the previous season, while the four teams promoted came from the 1992 Chinese Jia-A League league season because there was no promotion or relegation held in the 1993 Chinese Jia-A League season. By the end of the season, Dalian Wanda won their first ever championship while Shenyang Liuyao and Jiangsu Maint were relegated at the end of the season.China League 1994 at rsssf.org Name changes With clubs now operating as professional units, they were allowed to gain sponsorship and would often change the clubs names to accommodate the sponsor. Below is a list of the dates on when the clubs officially became professional as well as when they gained their first sponsor and changed their name to accommodate this. Dalian football club was reorganized as a professional unit on July 3, 1992 and renamed Dalian Wanda on March 8, 1994. Guangdong Province football team football club was reorganized as a professional unit on September 15, 1992 and renamed Guangdong Hongyuan. Beijing football team was reorganized as a professional unit on December 31, 1992 and renamed Beijing Guoan. Guangzhou City football team was reorganized as a professional unit on January 8, 1993 and renamed Guangzhou Apollo. Sichuan Province football team was reorganized as a professional unit on November 8, 1993 and renamed Sichuan Quanxing. Shandong Province football team was reorganized as a professional unit on December 2, 1993 and renamed Shandong Taishan on January 29, 1994. Shanghai football team was reorganized as a professional unit on December 10, 1993 and renamed Shanghai Shenhua. Liaoning Province football team was reorganized as a professional unit on February 26, 1994 and renamed Liaoning Yuandong Jiangsu Province football team was reorganized as a professional unit on March 28, 1994 and renamed Jiangsu Maint Jilin Province football team was reorganized as a professional unit in 1994 and renamed Jilin Samsung Shenyang City football team was reorganized as a professional unit at the end of 1995 and renamed Shenyang Liuyao. Personnel TeamManager Bayi Beijing Guoan CHN Tang Pengju Dalian Wanda CHN Zhang Honggen Guangdong Hongyuan CHN He Jinlun Guangzhou Apollo CHN Zhou Sui'an Jiangsu Maint CHN Liu Pingyu Jilin Samsung CHN Li Huen Liaoning Yuandong CHN Wang Hongli Shandong Taishan CHN Yin Tiesheng Shanghai Shenhua CHN Xu Genbao Shenyang Liuyao UKR Serhiy Morozov Sichuan Quanxing Managerial changes ClubOutgoingMannerWhenIncomingLiaoning YuandongCHN Yang YuminResignedAfter Round 4CHN Wang Hongli Foreign players As a military-owned team, Bayi were not allowed to sign any foreign players. ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Former playersBeijing GuoanDalian WandaGuangdong HongyuanENG Darren TilleyENG Ian DockerENG Richard CrossleyENG Craig AllardyceENG Murray JonesGuangzhou ApolloJPN Isamu TsujiSCO Neil ArmourJiangsu MaintJPN Satoshi KatsumataKAZ Vitaly SokolovskyJilin SamsungKOR Kim Jong-pilKOR Park Young-sooLiaoning YuandongShandong TaishanShanghai ShenhuaRUS Aleksandr ZakharikovRUS Dmitry KutsRUS Vladimir NakhratovShenyang LiuyaoRUS Aleksandr AlfyorovRUS Yevgeni DolgovUKR Serhiy SureloSichuan Quanxing League standings main WDL 5 R y 2 DL Dalian Wanda GZ Guangzhou Apollo SH Shanghai Shenhua LN Liaoning Yuandong SD Shandong Taishan SC Sichuan Quanxing GD Guangdong Hongyuan BJ Beijing Guoan BY Bayi JL Jilin Samsung SY Shenyang Liuyao JS Jiangsu Maint 14 5 3 43 21 11 5 6 36 27 10 6 6 36 36 11 3 8 47 36 10 4 8 22 22 8 7 7 31 24 8 7 7 28 21 7 8 7 42 34 6 9 7 15 19 6 7 9 25 31 1 9 12 16 39 1 8 13 13 44 red1 Relegated to Jia-B League R R complete rsssf.com Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1CHN Hu ZhijunGuangzhou Apollo172CHN Wang TaoDalian Wanda12CHN Zhuang YiLiaoning Yuandong4CHN Xie FengBeijing Guoan115CHN Gao FengBeijing Guoan10CHN Li BingLiaoning YuandongRUS Vladimir NakhratovShanghai Shenhua8CHN Fan ZhiyiShanghai Shenhua9CHN Gao XuDalian WandaCHN Li XiaoShanghai Shenhua References External links China - List of final tables (RSSSF) Statistics at Zuqiuziliao.cn zh Category:Chinese Jia-A League seasons 1 China China Category:1994 establishments in China