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2007 Chinese Super League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Chinese Super League |
| season | 2007 |
| winners | Changchun Yatai |
| relegated | Xiamen Lanshi |
| continentalcup1 | AFC Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | |
| league topscorer | CHN Li Jinyu (Shandong Luneng), 15 goals |
| matches | 210 |
| total goals | 468 |
| average attendance | 15,112 |
| prevseason | 2006 |
| nextseason | 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
| Club | Chinese name | Seasons in CSL | Best finish, Season | Worst finish, Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Guoan | 北京国安 | 2004 to 2007 | 3rd, 2006 | 7th, 2004 |
| Changchun Yatai | 长春亚泰 | 2006 & 2007 | 4th, 2006 | 4th, 2006 |
| Changsha Ginde | 长沙金德 | 2004 to 2007 | 8th, 2004 | 13th, 2005 & 2006 |
| Dalian Shide | 大连实德 | 2004 to 2007 | 1st, 2005 | 5th, 2004 & 2006 |
| Henan Jianye | 河南建业 | 2007 | N/A | N/A |
| Liaoning Zhongyu | 辽宁足球俱乐部 | 2004 to 2007 | 4th, 2004 | 12th, 2006 |
| Qingdao Zhongneng | 青岛中能 | 2004 to 2007 | 7th, 2005 | 14th, 2006 |
| Shaanxi Baorong | 陕西宝荣 | 2004 to 2007 | 3rd, 2004 | 8th, 2005 |
| Shandong Luneng | 山东鲁能泰山 | 2004 to 2007 | 1st, 2006 | 3rd, 2005 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 上海申花 | 2004 to 2007 | 2nd, 2005 & 2006 | 10th, 2004 |
| Shenzhen Shangqingyin | 深圳上清饮 | 2004 to 2007 | 1st, 2004 | 12th, 2005 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 天津泰达 | 2004 to 2007 | 4th, 2005 | 6th, 2004 & 2006 |
| Wuhan Guanggu | 武汉光谷 | 2005 to 2007 | 5th, 2005 | 10th, 2006 |
| Xiamen Lanshi | 厦门蓝狮 | 2006 & 2007 | 8th, 2006 | 8th, 2006 |
| Zhejiang Lucheng | 浙江绿城 | 2007 | N/A | N/A |
Personnel
| Team | Manager |
|---|---|
| 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 | Honduras Walter Martínez | Brazil Tiago | ||
| Serbia Miodrag Pantelić | |||||
| Changchun Yatai | Bulgaria Stanislav Petkov | Honduras Elvis Scott | Honduras Samuel Caballero | Ivory Coast Guillaume Dah Zadi | Uruguay Marcelo Mansilla |
| Changsha Ginde | Brazil Sandro | Cameroon Aboubakar Oumarou | Nigeria Garba Lawal | ||
| Dalian Shide | Bulgaria Zoran Janković | Cameroon Patrick Mevoungou | Serbia Darko Drinić | Serbia Miodrag Anđelković | |
| Henan Jianye | Gambia Arthur Gómez | Guadeloupe Olivier Fauconnier | Tunisia Hichem Ben Khaled | Croatia Goran Tomić | |
| Slovenia Darko Kremenović | |||||
| Liaoning Zhongyu | Australia Ryan Griffiths | Cameroon Clément Lebe | Ukraine Viktor Brovchenko | ||
| Qingdao Zhongneng | Croatia Igor Budiša | Nigeria Benedict Akwuegbu | Portugal Joca | Romania Dumitru Mitu | Serbia Dejan Sarić |
| Serbia Despot Višković | |||||
| Shaanxi Baorong | Brazil Ronny | Brazil Sérgio Júnior | Uruguay Juan Manuel Olivera | ||
| Shandong Luneng | Bulgaria Predrag Pažin | Serbia Aleksandar Živković | Serbia Branko Baković | ||
| Serbia Nikola Malbaša | |||||
| 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 | Poland Bogdan Zając | Poland Marek Zając | ||
| Tianjin TEDA | Brazil Charles Chad | Brazil Márcio Santos | Croatia Darko Matić | Croatia Jurica Vučko | Serbia Vidak Bratić |
| Wuhan Guanggu | Brazil Vicente | ||||
| Xiamen Lanshi | Angola Quinzinho | Nigeria Gabriel Melkam | Serbia Branko Jelić | ||
| Zheijang Lucheng | Brazil Marcelo Rosa | Brazil Tico | Brazil Argel Fuchs |
League table
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China Li Jinyu | Shandong Luneng | 15 |
| 2 | China Han Peng | 13 | |
| 3 | Honduras Elvis Scott | Changchun Yatai | 12 |
| 4 | Brazil Tiago | Beijing Guoan | 10 |
| Ivory Coast Guillaume Dah Zadi | Changchun Yatai | ||
| 6 | China Du Zhenyu | 9 | |
| 7 | China Liu Jian | Qingdao Zhongneng | 8 |
| China Tao Wei | Beijing Guoan | ||
| China Yan Xiangchuang |
Attendances
League attendance
- Total attendance: 3,173,500
- Average attendance: 15,112
Clubs attendance
| Football club | Average attendance |
|---|---|
| Shaanxi Baorong | 24,643 |
| Shandong Luneng | 22,607 |
| Beijing Guoan | 21,571 |
| Zhejiang Lucheng | 19,571 |
| Henan Jianye | 16,857 |
| Changchun Yatai | 16,429 |
| Liaoning Zhongyu | 15,929 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 15,429 |
| Wuhan Guanggu | 13,179 |
| Shenzhen Shangqingyin | 13,000 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 11,393 |
| Changsha Ginde | 10,571 |
| Dalian Shide | 10,286 |
| Xiamen Lanshi | 8,036 |
| Qingdao Zhongneng | 7,179 |
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
References
References
- [http://news.sports.cn/china/07csl/zhuhou/2008-01-11/1360549.html 07中超统计：场均观众1.51万人 收视人次1.44亿] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-05-25 at sports.cn 2008-01-11 Retrieved 2013-01-08 (In Chinese))
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