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Football league season
Chinese Super League
Season2007
ChampionsChangchun Yatai
RelegatedXiamen Lanshi
AFC Champions League
Matches played210
Goals scored468 (2.23 per match)
Top goalscorerChina Li Jinyu (Shandong Luneng Taishan), 15 goals
Average attendance15,112
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The 2007 Chinese Super League season or the Kingway Brewery 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

Teams relegated from the 2006 Chinese Super League

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 Taishan 山东鲁能泰山 2004 to 2007 1st, 2006 3rd, 2005
Shanghai Shenhua United 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 Taishan Serbia Ljubiša Tumbaković
Shanghai Shenhua United 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

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players
Beijing Guoan Brazil Aderaldo Honduras Walter Martínez Brazil Tiago
Croatia 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 Serbia Darko Drinić Serbia Miodrag Anđelković
Henan Jianye The 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 Taishan Bulgaria Predrag Pažin Serbia Aleksandar Živković Serbia Branko Baković
Serbia Nikola Malbaša
Shanghai Shenhua United 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Changchun Yatai (C) 28 16 7 5 48 25 +23 55 Qualification to AFC Champions League qualification
2 Beijing Guoan 28 15 9 4 45 19 +26 54
3 Shandong Luneng Taishan 28 14 6 8 53 29 +24 48
4 Shanghai Shenhua United 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 Zhongyu 28 9 8 11 26 36 −10 35
10 Changsha Ginde 28 8 10 10 17 24 −7 34
11 Zhejiang Lucheng 28 6 10 12 25 35 −10 28
12 Henan Jianye 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 (R) 28 4 8 16 22 46 −24 20 Relegation to League One
Source: League Table 2007
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 China Li Jinyu Shandong Luneng Taishan 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 Taishan 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 United 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 Taishan)
  • 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

See also

References

  1. 07中超统计：场均观众1.51万人 收视人次1.44亿 Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine at sports.cn 2008-01-11 Retrieved 2013-01-08 (In Chinese)

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