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Chinese Super League

Football League
NameChinese Super League (CSL)
CountriesPeople%27s Republic of China
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Founded2004
Number of teams16
Levels1
Relegation toChina League One
Domestic cupChinese FA Cup
International cupAFC Champions League
(4 spots)
Current championsShandong Luneng
Most championshipsShandong Luneng
(3 titles)

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The Chinese Football Association Super League ( ), commonly known as Chinese Super League (中超联赛) or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in the People's Republic of China, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

The Super League was created by the rebranding of the former top division Chinese Football Association Jia-A League in 2004. (See Chinese Jia-A League, not to be confused with Chinese Football Association Jia League, which is the current second tier league.)

Originally contested by 12 teams in the inaugural year, the league has been expanding. There are 16 teams in the current season. The title has been won by five teams: Shenzhen Jianlibao, Dalian Shide, Shandong Luneng, Changchun Yatai, and Beijing Guoan. The current Super League champions are Beijing Guoan.

Promotion and relegation take place between the Super League and the second tier China League One. There were no relegations in the first 2 seasons of the league in a bid to expand the league. Chongqing Lifan became the first team to be relegated in 2006 after finishing bottom of the table for 3 consecutive seasons.

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SF : Provisional 12 race Superleague Formula calendar announced for 2011 - F1SA Tweet this news
F1SA--The -Chinese- rounds taught us a lot this year so I think -Superleague- Formula's fourth season of competition is the right time to be visiting more countries ... - Date : Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:35:33 GMT+00:00
Ferguson over the moon - Sportal.com.au Tweet this news
Sportal.com.au--But the club will be boosted by the return of Chris Coyne from his extended loan spell at -Chinese Super League- side Liaoning Hongyun in January, ... - Date : Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:15:00 GMT+00:00
Former K-League football coach joins top Chinese league - BusinessGhana Tweet this news
BusinessGhana--Kim on Thursday inked a three-year deal with Henan Construction FC in the -Chinese Super League-. He will manage a staff of three other South Koreans ... - Date : Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:31:43 GMT+00:00
A nation's first footballer - Buffalo News Tweet this news
Buffalo News--About 100 million people watched a game over the last season and 28.3 million -Chinese- viewers watched the last -Super- Bowl. The NFL has yet to stage an ... - Date : Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:40:52 GMT+00:00
Cerezo set sights on second phase - The Official Home of Asian Football Tweet this news
The Official Home of Asian Football---...- who also finished third in their domestic campaign, -Chinese Super League- champions Shandong Luneng and Arema, who won the Indonesian league title. ... - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:49:09 GMT+00:00
Taufik will be first foreign singles shuttler to play in China's league - Malaysia Star Tweet this news
Malaysia Star--Chengfeng visited Taufik in Hong Kong during the Hong Kong -Super- Series tournament to finalise the shuttler's participation in the -league-. ... - Date : Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:12:43 GMT+00:00
Misura joins Newcastle Jets on short-term contract - Tribalfootball.com Tweet this news
Tribalfootball.com--The 29-year old has been on trial with the Jets for the past four weeks from -Chinese Super League- club Qingdao Jonoon and only needs an international ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:16:59 GMT+00:00
Tung Samples IZOD IndyCar Series With FAZZT Race Team - Auto Racing Daily Tweet this news
Auto Racing Daily--“I can't overstate how much I think this can be a game-changing association for the -league- and everybody involved because -China- is the future in terms of ... - Date : Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:01:03 GMT+00:00
Griffiths Set For Phoenix Move - Australian FourFourTwo Tweet this news
Australian FourFourTwo--According to TVNZ, the Nix are in negotiations with the 31-year-old Socceroo who has just finished his duties with -Chinese Super League- club Beijing Guoan ... - Date : Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:15:38 GMT+00:00
Jets sign another Griffiths - Sportal.com.au Tweet this news
Sportal.com.au--Griffiths, who currently plays alongside brother and former Jets star Joel in -Chinese Super League- side Beijing Guoan is set to take over the Newcastle ... - Date : Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:49:43 GMT+00:00

Foreign players :
Club Chinese name Home stadium Capacity Seasons in CSL Best finish Worst finish Spell in level 1
Beijing Guoan 北京国安 Workers Stadium 62,000 2004 to 2010 1st, 2009 7th, 2004 from 1991
Changchun Yatai 长春亚泰 Changchun City Stadium 25,000 2006 to 2010 1st, 2007 6th, 2008 from 2006
Changsha Ginde 长沙金德 Helong Stadium 55,000 2004 to 2010 8th, 2004 14th, 2009 from 1998
Chongqing Lifan 重庆力帆 Chongqing Olympic Sports Center 58,680 2004 to 2006, 2009 to 2010 12th, 2004 16th, 2009 from 2009
Dalian Shide 大连实德 Jinzhou Stadium 30,775 2004 to 2010 1st, 2005 14th, 2008 from 1990
Hangzhou Greentown 杭州绿城 Yellow Dragon Sports Center 52,672 2007 to 2010 9th, 2008 15th, 2009 from 2007
Henan Construction 河南建业 Hanghai Stadium 29,000 2007 to 2010 3rd, 2009 12th, 2007 from 2007
Jiangsu Sainty 江苏舜天 Nanjing Olympic Sports Center 61,443 2009 to 2010 10th, 2009 10th, 2009 from 2009
Liaoning Whowin 辽宁宏运 Jinzhou City Stadium 24,000 2004 to 2008, 2010 4th, 2004 15th, 2008 from 2010
Nanchang Hengyuan 南昌衡源 Nanchang Bayi Stadium 26,000 2010 from 2010
Qingdao Jonoon 青岛中能 Qingdao Tiantai Stadium 20,525 2004 to 2010 7th, 2005 14th, 2006 from 1997
Shaanxi Zhongjian 陕西中建 Shaanxi Coca-Cola Stadium 47,565 2004 to 2010 3rd, 2004 13th, 2007 from 2002
Shandong Luneng 山东鲁能 Shandong Provincial Stadium 43,700 2004 to 2010 1st, 2006,2008,2010 4th, 2009 from 1994
Shanghai Shenhua 上海申花 Hongkou Stadium 33,060 2004 to 2010 2nd, 2005, 2006, 2008 10th, 2004 from 1982
Shenzhen Ruby 深圳红钻 Shenzhen Stadium 32,500 2004 to 2010 1st, 2004 14th, 2007 from 1998
Tianjin Teda 天津泰达 TEDA Football Stadium 36,390 2004 to 2010 4th, 2005 & 2008 6th, 2004, 2006, 2007 & 2009 from 1999

Foreign players :
Season Winners Runners-up Third-place
2004 Shenzhen Jianlibao Shandong Luneng Inter Shanghai
2005 Dalian Shide Shanghai Shenhua Shandong Luneng
2006 Shandong Luneng Shanghai Shenhua Beijing Guoan
2007 Changchun Yatai Beijing Guoan Shandong Luneng
2008 Shandong Luneng Shanghai Shenhua Beijing Guoan
2009 Beijing Guoan Changchun Yatai Henan Construction
2010 Shandong Luneng Tianjin Teda Shanghai Shenhua

Foreign players :
Season Top scorer Club Goals
2004 Ghana Kwame Ayew Shaanxi Chan-Ba 17
2005 Serbia Branko Jelić Beijing Guoan 21
2006 China Li Jinyu Shandong Luneng 26
2007 China Li Jinyu Shandong Luneng 15
2008 BR Éber Luís Tianjin Teda 14
2009 AR Hernán Barcos
HN Luis Ramírez		 Shenzhen Asia Travel
Guangzhou GPC		 17
2010 CO Duvier Riascos Shanghai Shenhua 20

Foreign players :
Season Winners
2006 Shandong Luneng
2007 Tianjin Teda
2008 Wuhan Optics Valley
2010 Shandong Luneng

Foreign players :
Season U-19 Champions U-17 Champions U-15 Champions
2004 Shanghai Shenhua Shandong Luneng Shandong Luneng
2005 Shandong Luneng Shandong Luneng Shandong Luneng
2006 Beijing Guoan Shandong Luneng Shandong Luneng
2007 Chongqing Lifan Shandong Luneng Shandong Luneng
2008 Beijing Guoan Changchun Yatai Shandong Luneng
2009 Shandong Luneng Changchun Yatai Wuhan FA
2010 Defunct Shandong Luneng Shanghai Luckystar

Chinese Super League Seasons

Jia-A League * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010

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