2005 Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League 2005 Dalian Shide (8th title) N/A AFC Champions League Dalian Shide Shanghai Shenhua A3 Champions Cup Dalian Shide Branko Jelić (21 goals) 182 465 10,284 2004 2006 The 2005 Chinese Super League season was the second season of China's top-tier football competition. With no relegation the previous season, the league expanded from 12 to 14 clubs with the promotion of Shanghai United and Wuhan Huanghelou. The season was scheduled to start on 5 March 2005, but was postponed until April due to a sponsorship problem and finished on 5 November with Dalian Shide, seven-time champions in the old first division, clinching their eighth title. Defending champions Shenzhen Jianlibao finished third from bottom, the second consecutive year in which the defending champions has done so. The FA had announced at the start of the season that no teams would be relegated for this season and they kept to this decision. Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 2004 China League One Wuhan Huanghelou Shanghai United Teams relegated after end of 2004 Chinese Super League None Season review The two-year-old league provided a more positive side of football than the previous season, with much fewer drug-abusing, match-fixing and other scandals on and off the pitch. However, the season was criticised for being unexciting with some stating that the only reason that particular clubs did well was because of foreign talents. Most teams had not invested enough into their squads for the season to compete for the top positions in the CSL. As the decision to cancel relegation had been announced before the start of the season, unlike the previous season where it was decided halfway through. Teams with no chance of winning the league were thus reluctant to spend money in the transfer market. Nevertheless, there was still strong competition at the top of the table with six teams fighting for the top two AFC Champions League spots. Dalian Shide remained at the top for almost the whole length of the season but there was a constant rotation of second place. At the lower half of the table, Chongqing Lifan finished at the bottom of the table for two years running while Shenyang Ginde deteriorated to second from bottom. Early surprises Among the contenders for the second spot, Wuhan Huanghelou was no doubt the surprise package. The team, promoted to the CSL the previous season, was little known to their opponents; but they started superbly, embarking on a seven match winning streak at one point, which put them hot on the heels of Dalian Shide. However, like many inexperienced sides, their composure failed in the second half of the season but they still finished a remarkable fifth. Late dash In the second half of the season, the battle for second was mainly between Shanghai Shenhua and Tianjin TEDA. The gap between the two clubs was tiny and neither could afford slip-ups, although Shandong Luneng and Beijing Hyundai, who were also within striking distance, were eyeing their opponents' performances closely. Shanghai Shenhua had a late surge of form to secure second with Shandong Luneng finished third to miss the final ACL spot by just one point while Tianjin TEDA was happy enough with a fourth place. Dalian Shide won their eighth top-tier title with a 12 points cushion although they and Shanghai Shenhua had lost the same number of games because they had managed to win 6 games more. Personnel TeamManager Beijing Hyundai China Shen Xiangfu Chongqing Lifan CHN Ma Lin Dalian Shide Serbia and Montenegro Vladimir Petrović Inter Shanghai China Cheng Yaodong Liaoning Zhongyu China Tang Yaodong Qingdao Zhongneng China Yin Tiesheng Shandong Luneng Serbia and Montenegro Ljubiša Tumbaković Shanghai Shenhua Russia Valery Nepomnyashchy Shanghai United Shenyang Ginde England Bob Houghton Shenzhen Jianlibao China Guo Ruilong Sichuan Guangdong China Gao Huichen Tianjin TEDA China Liu Chunming Wuhan Huanghelou China Chen Fangping Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to three, but all teams can only use two 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 Former players Beijing Hyundai Hungary Krisztián Kenesei Romania Dan Alexa Serbia and Montenegro Branko Jelić Chongqing Lifan Croatia Ivan Bulat Dalian Shide Brazil Adilson Bulgaria Zoran Janković Serbia and Montenegro Miodrag Pantelić Inter Shanghai Brazil Zé Alcino Croatia Ivan Bulat Ghana Kwame Ayew Nigeria Kola Adams Liaoning Zhongyu Cameroon Clément Lebe Qingdao Zhongneng Argentina Oscar Bazán Shandong Luneng Bulgaria Predrag Pažin Romania Ionel Dănciulescu Serbia and Montenegro Branimir Petrović Shanghai Shenhua Honduras Saúl Martínez Serbia and Montenegro Goran Trobok Shanghai United Cameroon Albert Baning Cameroon Christian Pouga Cameroon Didier Njewel Shenyang Ginde Bosnia and Herzegovina Sead Bučan Peru Aldo Olcese Slovakia Tomáš Medveď Shenzhen Jianlibao Brazil Nelson Simões Poland Marek Zając Togo Djima Oyawolé Sichuan Guangdong Tianjin TEDA Serbia and Montenegro Marko Zorić South Africa Bennett Mnguni Wuhan Huanghelou Brazil Gilsinho Brazil Vicente Brazil Will Brazil Anderson BillBrazil Rafael Hong Kong/Chinese Taipei/Macau players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot) Club Player 1Shanghai United Hong Kong Ng Wai Chiu League table main WDL 210 35 DL SH SD TJ WH BJ QD SI SC LN SU SZ SY CQ CLQ CLQ complete 12 4 10 46 32 2 7 17 16 41 21 2 3 57 18 C 7 8 11 34 42 8 8 10 25 31 8 5 13 28 45 15 7 4 47 30 15 8 3 41 23 8 7 11 30 32 5 7 14 18 35 4 7 15 19 43 4 10 12 22 42 14 7 5 48 26 11 9 6 34 26 Beijing Hyundai Chongqing Lifan Dalian Shide Liaoning Zhongyu Qingdao Zhongneng Sichuan Guancheng Shandong Luneng Shanghai Shenhua Inter Shanghai Shanghai United Shenyang Ginde Shenzhen Jianlibao Tianjin TEDA Wuhan Huanghelou QR green1 Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1SCG Branko JelićBeijing Hyundai212CHN Zou JieDalian Shide153BRA GilsinhoWuhan Huanghelou14CHN Xie HuiShanghai Shenhua5BUL Zoran JankovićDalian Shide136CHN Yu GenweiTianjin TEDA127CHN Xu LiangLiaoning Zhongyu10CHN Zheng ZhiShandong LunengROM Ionel DănciulescuShandong Luneng Attendances League Total attendance: 1,871,700 http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/osouthnews/dgtt/ttjd/200511270268.asp March 2022 Average attendance: 10,284 Clubs Football club Average attendance Shandong Luneng 26,000 Beijing Hyundai 18,923 Tianjin TEDA 16,462 Wuhan Huanghelou 15,654 Dalian Shide 14,000 Shanghai Shenhua 12,462 Liaoning Zhongyu 11,000 Chongqing Lifan 5,731 Sichuan Guancheng 5,477 Shanghai United 4,885 Qingdao Zhongneng 4,500 Inter Shanghai 4,385 Shenzhen Jianlibao 2,423 Shenyang Ginde 2,077 See also Chinese Super League Football in China Chinese Football Association Chinese Football Association Jia League Chinese Football Association Yi League Chinese FA Cup References External links Results and table on RSSSF 2005 Chinese Super League on Sina zh 2005 1 China