2008 Chinese Super League
Season | 2008 |
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Champions | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
Relegated | Liaoning Whowin |
AFC Champions League |
Shandong Luneng Taishan Shanghai Shenhua Beijing Guoan Tianjin Teda |
Top goalscorer | Éber Luís (Tianjin Teda), 14 goals |
Biggest home win | Changchun 6–0 Guangzhou (Oct 11) |
Biggest away win | Changsha 1–5 Qingdao (Oct 11) |
Highest scoring |
Liaoning 4–4 Shanghai (Nov 12) Tianjin 5–3 Dalian (Nov 30) |
Average attendance | 13,444 |
← 2007 2009 → |
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.
Promotion and Relegation
- At the end of the 2007 season, Guangzhou GPC and Chengdu Blades were promoted to Super League.
- At the end of the 2007 season, Xiamen were relegated.
- Wuhan Guanggu withdrew from the league and folded.[1]
- At the end of the season, Liaoning Whowin were relegated.
Final league table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
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1 | Shandong Luneng Taishan (C) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 63 | AFC Champions League 2009 Group stage | |
2 | Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 61 | ||
3 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 58 | ||
4 | Tianjin MasterKong | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 57 | ||
5 | Shaanxi Neo-China Chanba | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 52 | ||
6 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 45 | ||
7 | Guangzhou GPC Zhongyi | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 40 | ||
8 | Qingdao Shengwen Jonoon | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 39 | Qingdao: 6 pts, 4-1 Zhejiang: 0 pts, 1-4 | |
9 | Zhejiang Greentown | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 39 | ||
10 | Henan Siwulaojiao | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 36 | ||
11 | Changsha Ginde | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 34 | ||
12 | Shenzhen Xiangxue Shangqingyin | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 33 | ||
13 | Chengdu Blades | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 32 | ||
14 | Dalian Haichang | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 30 | ||
15 | Liaoning Whowin (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 27 | Relegation to China League One | |
16 | Wuhan South Asia Optics Valley (R) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 90 | −90 | 01 | Withdrew from the league and folded |
Updated to games played on November 30, 2008.
Source: CSL
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
1 Wuhan Guanggu withdrew from the league and folded; all of their matches were scratched and counted as 3-0 wins to their opponents.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Results table
Home ╲ Away | BJ | CC | CS | CD | DL | GZ | HN | LN | QD | PD | SD | SH | SZ | TJ | WH | ZJ |
Beijing Guoan | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
Changchun Yatai | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
Changsha Ginde | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
Chengdu Blades | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
Dalian Haichang | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
Guangzhou GPC Zhongyi | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | |
Henan Siwulaojiao | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
Liaoning Whowin | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
Qingdao Shengwen Jonoon | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
Shaanxi Neo-China Chanba | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
Shenzhen Xiangxue Shangqingyin | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
Tianjin MasterKong | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
Wuhan South Asia Optics Valley | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
Zhejiang Greentown | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
Source: CSL
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
Stadia and Attendance

Team | Stadium | Capacity | Average attendance |
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Beijing Guoan | Beijing Fengtai Stadium | 31,000 | 14,641 |
Changchun Yatai | Changchun City Stadium | 38,000 | 5,797 |
Changsha Ginde | Helong Stadium | 55,000 | 6,645 |
Chengdu Blades | Chengdu Sports Center | 42,000 | 12,378 |
Dalian Haichang | Jinzhou Stadium | 30,000 | 7,900 |
Guangzhou GPC | Yuexiushan Stadium | 22,000 | 19,624 |
Henan Construction | Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium | 30,000 | 16,267 |
Liaoning Whowin | Tiexi New District Sports Center | 26,800 | 11,733 |
Qingdao Jonoon | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | 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 | 32,500 | 6,400 |
Tianjin Teda | TEDA Football Stadium | 37,500 | 14,007 |
Wuhan Guanggu | Xinhua Road Sports Center | 36,000 | 12,556 |
Zhejiang Greentown | Yellow Dragon Sports Center | 51,000 | 12,188 |
Total | 13,444 |
Managers
Team | Manager | 2nd Manager | 3rd Manager |
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See also
References
- ↑ 足协维持李玮峰处罚 武汉宣布罢赛正式退出中超 at sports.sohu.com 2008-10-01 Retrieved 18 June 2012
External links
- Official site of the Chinese Super League (Chinese)
- Live scores, Fixtures and Results, League table on FIFA
- Results and table on RSSSF