Chinese Super League 2007

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The 2007 Chinese Super League (CSL 2007) season, the fourth since its establishment, started on March 3, 2007 and ended on November 14, 2007. This season is sponsored by Kingway brewery.

Prior to the start of the season, the lowest placed team of the previous season, Chongqing Lifan was relegated to the Chinese Football Association Jia League while Henan Jianye and Zhejiang Lvcheng was promoted.

The champions, as well as the runner-up, of the league, will qualify for the AFC Champions League 2008 due to the cancellation of the FA Cup for the season.

Changchun Yatai clinched the league title at 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.

Contents 1 Pre-season change 2 League table [1] 3 Super League Clubs 2007 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Pre-season change

As Zhu Jun, the owner of Shanghai United F.C. 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.

[edit] League table ^[1]

Last updated: 14 November 2007.

Rank	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Changchun Yatai	28	16	7	5	48	25	+23	55
2	Beijing Guoan	28	15	9	4	45	19	+26	54
3	Shandong Luneng (C) (FAC)	28	14	6	8	53	29	+24	48
4	Shanghai Shenhua	28	12	10	6	35	29	+6	46
5	Dalian Shide	28	11	11	6	36	31	+5	44
6	Tianjin Teda	28	12	8	8	31	22	+9	44
7	Wuhan Guanggu	28	11	7	10	29	31	-2	40
8	Qingdao Zhongneng	28	10	6	12	36	42	-6	36
9	Liaoning F.C.	28	9	8	11	26	36	-10	35
10	Changsha Ginde	28	8	10	10	17	24	-7	34
11	Zhejiang Lvcheng (N)	28	6	10	12	25	35	-10	28
12	Henan Jianye (N)	28	5	12	11	20	28	-8	27
13	Shaanxi Baorong	28	4	14	10	24	29	-5	26
14	Shenzhen Shangqingyin	28	5	10	13	21	42	-21	25
15	Xiamen Lanshi	28	4	8	16	22	46	-24	20

[edit] Super League Clubs 2007

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
Dalian Shide	大连实德	2004 to 2007	1st, 2005	5th, 2004 & 2006
Liaoning F.C.	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
Shandong Luneng	山东鲁能	2004 to 2007	1st, 2006	3rd, 2005
Shanghai Shenhua	上海申花	2004 to 2007	2nd, 2005 & 2006	10th, 2004
Changsha Ginde	长沙金德	2004 to 2007	8th, 2004	13th, 2005 & 2006
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
Shaanxi Baorong	陕西宝荣	2004 to 2007	3rd, 2004	8th, 2005
Zhejiang Lvcheng	浙江绿城	2007
Henan Jianye	河南建业	2007

[edit] See also

• Chinese Super League
• Football in China
• Chinese Football Association
• Chinese Football Association Jia League
• Chinese Football Association Yi League
• Chinese FA Cup

[edit] References

1. ^ 2007 Chinese Super League Detailed League Table, Fifa.com - Chinese Super League 2007

[edit] External links

• Official site of the Chinese Football Association (In Chinese)
• Official site of the Chinese Super League (In Chinese)
• Yahoo! China - Chinese Super League 2007 (In Chinese)

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