2002 Chinese Jia-A League

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Chinese Jia-A League
Season2002
Champions Dalian Shide
RelegatedN/A
AFC Champions League Dalian Shide
Postponed until 2004
A3 Champions Cup Dalian Shide
Matches played210
Goals scored548 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer14 goals
Average attendance14,984
2001
2003

The 2002 Chinese Jia-A League season is the ninth season of professional association football and the 41st top-tier overall league season in China. The league started on March 9 and ended on November 30, 2002 with Dalian Shide winning the championship, while to help the Chinese national team prepare for the 2002 FIFA World Cup there was no relegation within the league for the season.

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Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2001 Jia-B League

Teams relegated to 2002 Jia-B League

Overview

Before the league started it was dogged by rumours of match fixing when it was discovered that second tier club and promotion hopeful Changchun Yatai had fixed a match on October 6, 2001 against Zhejiang in their favour. When these allegations turned out to be true Changchun Yatai were denied promotion into the league as their punishment, which meant there would only be 15 teams performing within the league. [1] Also before the season started it was decided that because the Chinese national team had qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup there would be no relegation so the players would not be distracted with the fear of demotion. Within the season Dalian Shide would continue their dominance within Chinese football and win their third consecutive league championship. [2]

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4
August 1st
Beijing Guoan Flag of Paraguay.svg Casiano Delvalle Rankovic ZoranTanich MiodragUroš Predić
Chongqing Lifan
Dalian Shide Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ouédec
Liaoning Zhongshun
Qingdao Beilaite
Shaanxi Guoli
Shandong Luneng
Shanghai International
Shanghai Shenhua
Shenyang Ginde
Shenzhen Jianlibao Flag of Brazil.svg Tiago Jorge Honório
Sichuan Guancheng
Tianjin Kangshifu
Yunnan Hongta

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Dalian Shide 2817654827+2157
2 Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance 28141044221+2152
3 Beijing Guoan 2815764929+2052
4 Shandong Luneng 28143114242045
5 Liaoning Bird 28126104544+142
6 Chongqing Lifan 28101172825+341
7 Yunnan Hongta 28101083028+240
8 Qingdao Hademen 2899103034436
9 Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili 2898113739235
10 Tianjin Teda F.C. 2897123736+134
11 Changsha Ginde 28810103434034
12 Shanghai Shenhua 2895143741432
13 August 1st 286121027411430
14 Sichuan Dahe 28771439551628
15 Shaanxi Guoli 28271924532913
Source: rsssf.com

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Jinyu Liaoning Bird 16
Flag of Brazil.svg Tiago Jorge Honório Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance
3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Casiano Delvalle Beijing Guoan 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Bing Sichuan Dahe
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Genwei Tianjin Teda F.C.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qu Shengqing Shanghai Shenhua
7 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ouédec Dalian Shide F.C. 10
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Yi Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xinxin Liaoning Bird
Flag of Brazil.svg Ze Alcino Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili

See also

References

  1. China 2001 at rsssf.org 19 Jun 2003 Retrieved 08-01-2013
  2. 2002甲A Archived 2012-07-20 at the Wayback Machine at zuqiuziliao.cn 2011-07-14 Retrieved 08-01-2013