Chinese Super League 2008
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The 2008 Chinese Super League (known as the Kingway 2008 Chinese Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League
and the 15th season of the professional football league in China. Super League was expanded to 16 clubs. Shandong Luneng Taishan won their 3rd title at the end of this season.
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Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
and the 15th season of the professional football league in China. Super League was expanded to 16 clubs. Shandong Luneng Taishan won their 3rd title at the end of this season.
Promotion and Relegation
- At the end of the 2007 season, Guangzhou GPCGuangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C.* League level 1* League level 2-All-time league rankings:*No league game in 1959, 1966–72, 1975, 1976; Guangzhou did not enter the league in 1973, 1974 and 1977. in group stage; no promotion; promoted via FA Cup; relegated for match-fixing scandal....
and Chengdu BladesChengdu BladesChengdu Blades F.C. is a professional football club based in Chengdu, PR China who currently plays in the 42,000 seater Chengdu Sports Centre in the Chinese Super league...
were promoted to Super League. - At the end of the 2007 seasonChinese Super League 2007The 2007 Chinese Super League season, the fourth since its establishment, started on March 3, 2007 and ended on November 14, 2007. This season is sponsored by Kingway brewery....
, XiamenXiamen LanshiXiamen Lanshi is a defunct Chinese football club, which was located in Xiamen, Fujian. They were founded in the 1996 league season and their nickname was the "Blue Lions" while they played in the Xiamen Stadium. Throughout their history they would twice win promotion to the top tier of Chinese...
were relegated. - Wuhan GuangguWuhan GuangguWuhan Optics Valley F.C. is a defunct Football Club, which was located in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China. The club's home stadium was Xinhua Road Sports Center, while the important matches were played at the more modern stadium Wuhan Sports Center in China. The clubs predecessor was the...
withdrew from the league and were relegated. - At the end of the season, Liaoning Whowin were relegated.
Final league table
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Results table
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Éber LuísÉber Luís Cucchi Éber Luís Cucchi, , is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Qingdao Jonoon in the Chinese Super League where he plays as a forward.-Club career:Éber was signed by Tianjin Teda F.C... |
Tianjin Teda | 14 |
| 2 |  Johnson Macaba |
Shenzhen Xiangxue | 13 |
| 3 |  Luis RamírezLuis Ramírez (Honduran footballer) Luis "El Bombero" Ramírez is a Honduran football striker. He currently plays for Hangzhou Greentown, and is also part of the Honduran national football team... |
Guangzhou GPC | 12 |
 Emmanuel OlisadebeEmmanuel Olisadebe Emmanuel Olisadebe is a Nigerian-born Polish football striker who plays for Greek football club Vyzas Megaron in Gamma Ethniki.... |
Henan Construction | ||
| 5 |  Du ZhenyuDu Zhenyu Du Zhenyu is a Chinese international football player who currently plays for Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super League.-Club career:Du Zhenyu started his career in 2001 with Changchun Yatai where in his first season he made eighteen appearances scoring five goals... |
Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai is a Chinese football team. It was founded on June 6, 1996 by Jilin Yatai Group at Changchun, Jilin. Their manager is Shen Xiangfu.... |
10 |
| Valdo Erivaldo Antonio Saraiva Erivaldo Antonio Saraiva , commonly known as Valdo, is a Brazilian football striker who has recently played for Liaoning Whowin in the Chinese Super League.-Early career in Brazil:... |
Zhengjiang Greentown | ||
| 7 | Cao Tianbao Cao Tianbao Cao Tianbao is a professional Chinese football striker who currently plays for Shenzhen Phoenix in the Chinese League One division.-Club career:... |
Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai is a Chinese football team. It was founded on June 6, 1996 by Jilin Yatai Group at Changchun, Jilin. Their manager is Shen Xiangfu.... |
9 |
 Dah ZadiGuillaume Dah Zadi Guillaume Dah Zadi is an Ivorian footballer. He currently plays for Changchun Yatai.Zadi's former clubs include Africa Sports, FC Satellite Abidjan, USM Annaba, Wydad Casablanca, EOGK Tunisie and CSKA Sofia.-External links:... |
Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai is a Chinese football team. It was founded on June 6, 1996 by Jilin Yatai Group at Changchun, Jilin. Their manager is Shen Xiangfu.... |
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 Hamilton RicardHamilton Ricard Hámilton Ricard Cuesta is a Colombian footballer who plays for Colombian team Deportes Quindío as a striker, and has played for Deportivo Cali, Middlesbrough, CSKA Sofia, Independiente, Emelec, Shonan Bellmare, APOEL, Numancia, Danubio and Concepción over the course of his career.-Career:Ricard... |
Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek... |
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| 10 | Han Peng Han Peng Han Peng is a Chinese striker who currently plays for Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League and the Chinese national football team.-Club career:... |
Shandong Luneng Shandong Luneng Shandong Luneng Taishan is a Chinese Super League football club owned by Shandong Luneng Group, the biggest supplier of electric energy in Shandong province. They play at the Shandong Stadium in Jinan, Shandong. The predecessor of Shandong Luneng Taishan was the Shandong Provincial team organised... |
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 Miljan MrdakovićMiljan Mrdakovic Miljan Mrdaković is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for AEK Larnaca F.C. in Cyprus, as a striker.-Club career:... |
Shandong Luneng Shandong Luneng Shandong Luneng Taishan is a Chinese Super League football club owned by Shandong Luneng Group, the biggest supplier of electric energy in Shandong province. They play at the Shandong Stadium in Jinan, Shandong. The predecessor of Shandong Luneng Taishan was the Shandong Provincial team organised... |
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| Gao Lin Gao Lin Gao Lin is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Guangzhou F.C. as a striker in the Chinese Super League. He is also a member of Chinese national team and is nickname Gaolinsmann .-Club career:... |
Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek... |
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| Emil Martínez Emil Martínez Emil Martínez is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Marathón and is a regular midfielder in the Honduras national team.... |
Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek... |
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Shaanxi Chan-Ba |
Stadia and Attendance
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Average attendance |
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| Beijing Guoan | Beijing Fengtai Stadium Beijing Fengtai Stadium Beijing Fengtai Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Beijing, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Beijing Guoan. The stadium holds 33,000.-References:... |
31,000 | 14,641 |
| Changchun Yatai | Changchun City Stadium Changchun City Stadium Changchun City Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Changchun, China. It is predominately used for football matches. The stadium holds 38,500. It is currently the home of Changchun Yatai of the Chinese Super League.... |
38,000 | 5,797 |
| Changsha Ginde | Helong Stadium Helong Stadium Helong Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Changsha, Hunan province, China. It is named after the Communist military leader He Long, who was born in the same province.... |
55,000 | 6,645 |
| Chengdu Blades | Chengdu Sports Center Chengdu Sports Center Chengdu City Sports Centre or Sichuan Provincial Sports Centre is a multi-use stadium in Chengdu, China which is currently used mostly for football matches.... |
42,000 | 12,378 |
| Dalian Haichang | Jinzhou Stadium Jinzhou Stadium Jinzhou Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dalian, Liaoning, China. It is currently used mostly for association football matches. The stadium holds 30,775 people and was built in 1997. It is the home stadium of Dalian Shide.-External links:*... |
30,000 | 7,900 |
| Guangzhou GPC | Yuexiushan Stadium Yuexiushan Stadium Yuexiushan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Guangzhou, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches.The stadium was built in 1950 with a capacity of 35,000 people... |
22,000 | 19,624 |
| Henan Construction | Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics events. It serves as the home stadium for Henan Jianye of the Chinese Super League. The stadium has a capacity of 30,000 people.-External links:*... |
30,000 | 16,267 |
| Liaoning Whowin | Tiexi New District Sports Center Tiexi New District Sports Center Tiexi New District Sports Center is the multi-purpose stadium and multi-use gymnasium in Tiexi District, Shenyang, China. the stadium has a capacity of 30,000 people. and the gymnasium has a capacity of 4,000 people.... |
26,800 | 11,733 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium Qingdao Tiantai Stadium Qingdao Tiantai Stadium or Qingdao City First Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Qingdao, Shandong, China. It is currently closed for renovation.-External links:*... |
30,000 | 6,600 |
| Shaanxi Chanba | Shaanxi Coca-Cola Stadium | 57,000 | 24,625 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Shandong Provincial Stadium | 43,700 | 26,501 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Hongkou Stadium | 35,000 | 11,510 |
| Shenzhen Xiangxue | Shenzhen Stadium Shenzhen Stadium Shenzhen Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 33,000 people, and is the home of Shenzhen Ruby F.C..It was built in June 1993, at a cost of 141 million RMB. It... |
32,500 | 6,400 |
| Tianjin Teda | TEDA Football Stadium TEDA Football Stadium TEDA Football Stadium is a professional football stadium in Tianjin, China. It is the home of Tianjin Teda F.C. The stadium holds 37,450 people and was built in 2004... |
37,500 | 14,007 |
| Wuhan Guanggu | Xinhua Road Sports Center | 36,000 | 12,556 |
| Zhejiang Greentown | Yellow Dragon Sports Center Yellow Dragon Sports Center Zhejiang Yellow Dragon Sports Center or Zhejiang Huanglong Sports Center is a sports complex also used for cultural events such as music concerts and celebrations, located in the center of the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Huanglong means "Yellow Dragon" in Chinese... |
51,000 | 12,188 |
| Total | 13,444 |
Managers
| Team | Manager | 2nd Manager | 3rd Manager |
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| Beijing Guoan |  Lee Jang-SooLee Jang-Soo Lee Jang-Soo is a South Korean association football manager and a former player. As a player he had the distinction of being one of the first fully professional footballers to play in the newly formed Korean Super League in the inaugural 1983 league season, however it has been as a manager where... |
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| Chengdu Blades |  Li BingLi Bing (footballer) Li Bing is a retired Chinese International football player. Li played most of his career in his native China for Sichuan Quanxing and was ever present in the Chinese national squad for just under 10 years... |
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| Guangzhou GPC | Shen Xiangfu Shen Xiangfu Shen Xiangfu is a Chinese football coach and a former international football player. -Playing career:... |
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| Qingdao Jonoon | Guo Kanfeng |
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| Shaanxi Chanba | Cheng Yaodong Cheng Yaodong Cheng Yaodong is a Chinese football manager and a former international football player. As a player he was predominantly remembered for his time at Shanghai Shenhua where he won the Chinese league and cup with them... |
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| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Ljubiša Tumbaković Ljubiša Tumbakovic Ljubiša Tumbaković is a Serbian soccer manager. Tumbaković is the most successful coach in the history of Partizan Belgrade where he won six national championships and three national cups... |
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| Shanghai Shenhua | Wu Jingui Wu Jingui Wu Jingui is a Chinese football manager. He is currently the manager of the Chinese Super League team, Zhejiang Lücheng.-Formative years and education:... (Sacked after round 14) |
Jia Xiuquan Jia Xiuquan Jia Xiuquan is a Chinese former international footballer and head coach.-Club career:As a player, Jia Xiuquan predominately played the majority of his career for Bayi Football Team. During his time at Bayi, he saw them win two league titles, his first title in 1981 and his second in the 1986... |
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| Liaoning Whowin |  Werner LorantWerner Lorant Werner Lorant is a former German football player and manager.-Playing career:The defender and defensive midfielder commenced his professional career 1970 in the second division with Westfalia Herne. 1971 he moved to Borussia Dortmund. There he was part of a side that lost 1-11 against Bayern... (Sacked after round 10) |
Ma Lin Ma Lin (footballer) Ma Lin is a Chinese football manager and a former international football player. As a player he was a highly prolific striker who predominantly played for Liaoning FC where he won numerous league and cup titles as well as the 1989-90 Asian Club Championship... |
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| Changsha Ginde | Slobodan Santrač Slobodan Santrac Slobodan Santrač is a retired Serbian football player and currently manager of Chinese Super League side Shaanxi Renhe Commercial Chanba F.C..... (Sacked after round 9) |
Zhu Bo Zhu Bo Zhu Bo is a Chinese football manager and a former international football player. As a player he was a consistent defender who predominantly played for Bayi Football Team as a right-back and won several league titles captaining his team before ending his career with Shenzhen Feiyada... |
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| Dalian Haichang | Ratko Dostanić Ratko Dostanic Ratko Dostanić is a Serbian football coach and former player.-Playing career:Ratko Dostanić started his youth career as a member of FK Partizan.... (Sacked after round 8) |
Milorad Kosanović Milorad Kosanovic Milorad Kosanović is a Serbian football manager and former footballer. He is currently the manager of Chinese Super League team Shaanxi Zhongjian Chanba F.C..... |
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| Tianjin Teda |  Jozef JarabinskýJozef Jarabinský Jozef Jarabinský is a former Czechoslovak football player and later a football manager of Slovak origin.He played for Slovan Bratislava, Bohemians, Dukla Prague and Sparta Prague.... (Sacked after round 7) |
Zuo Shusheng Zuo Shusheng Zuo Shusheng is a former Chinese international soccer player and manager. As a player, he played for Tianjin City FC and Dutch team Alkmaar Zaanstreek before he retired... |
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| Zhejiang Greentown | Sun Wei Sun Wei Sun Wei is a Chinese baseball player who is a member of Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:* 2008 Olympics Team China... (Sacked after round 4) |
Zhou Suian Zhou Suian Zhou Suian is a Chinese football Manager. He most recently worked as the manager of China Super League side Hangzhou Greentown.-Guangzhou Apollo:... |
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| Wuhan Guanggu | Chen Fangping (Sacked after round 4) |
Zhu Guanghu Zhu Guanghu Zhu Guanghu is a Chinese football coach currently under contract with Shaanxi Chanba, and was previously the head coach of the China national football team to 22 August 2007.-Managerial career:... |
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| Changchun Yatai | Gao Hongbo Gao Hongbo Gao Hongbo is a Chinese retired football player and a current coach which managed China national football team from 2009 to 2011. Appointed in May 2009, Gao became the youngest man to take the helm in 30 years. Gao was a big name in his professional life as a footballer. He was a prolific striker... (Sacked after round 10) |
Ernst Middendorp Ernst Middendorp Ernst Middendorp is a German football manager.- Career :Middendorp coached the South African Castle Premiership team Kaizer Chiefs from the beginning of the 2005/06 season up to March 5, 2007.... (Resigned after round 24) |
Li Shubin |
| Henan Construction | Jia Xiuquan Jia Xiuquan Jia Xiuquan is a Chinese former international footballer and head coach.-Club career:As a player, Jia Xiuquan predominately played the majority of his career for Bayi Football Team. During his time at Bayi, he saw them win two league titles, his first title in 1981 and his second in the 1986... (Resigned after round 8) |
 Acácio Casimiro (Sacked after round 16) |
Tang Yaodong Tang Yaodong Tang Yaodong , is a former Chinese international footballer. He mainly played as a midfielder for Liaoning FC... |
| Shenzhen Xiangxue | Mai Chao Mai Chao Mai Chao is a Chinese football coach and a former international football player. He spent his whole playing career for Guangzhou FC as an attacking left-back... (Resigned after round 1) |
Zhang Zengqun (Sacked after round 13) |
Wang Baoshan Wang Baoshan Wang Baoshan is a former Chinese international soccer player and the current manager of Chengdu Blades. As a player, he was predominately remembered for playing in the 1988 AFC Asian Cup before being one of the first Chinese players who went to Japan when he joined Otsuka Pharmaceutical.-Coach... |
See also
- Chinese Jia League 2008Chinese Football Association Jia League 2008-Final league table:||rowspan=3 style="background:white;"|||rowspan=4 style="background:white;"|||rowspan=2 style="background:white;"|||rowspan=1 style="background:white;"|-Promotion and Relegation:Teams promoted from Yi League 2007...
- Chinese Yi League 2008Chinese Football Association Yi League 2008The 2008 China League Two started on April 2008 and ended on December 2008. Guangdong Sunray Cave and Shenyang Dongjin finished top-2 and promoted to China League One 2009.-Southern Group:-Northern Group:...
External links
- Official site of the Chinese Super League
- Live scores, Fixtures and Results, League table on FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
- Results and table on RSSSF