2007 Chinese Super League

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Chinese Super League
Season2007
Champions Changchun Yatai
Relegated Xiamen Lanshi
AFC Champions League
Matches played210
Goals scored468 (2.23 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Jinyu (Shandong Luneng), 15 goals
Average attendance15,112
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The 2007 Chinese Super League (CSL 2007) 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. Starting on March 3, 2007 and ending on November 14, 2007 it saw Changchun Yatai clinch 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.

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The champions as well as the runner-up of the league would qualify for the AFC Champions League 2008 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 F.C. 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 season

Teams relegated from the 2006 Chinese Super League

Clubs

ClubChinese nameSeasons in CSLBest finish, SeasonWorst finish, Season
Beijing Guoan 北京国安2004 to 20073rd, 20067th, 2004
Changchun Yatai 长春亚泰2006 & 20074th, 20064th, 2006
Changsha Ginde 长沙金德2004 to 20078th, 200413th, 2005 & 2006
Dalian Shide 大连实德2004 to 20071st, 20055th, 2004 & 2006
Henan Jianye 河南建业2007N/AN/A
Liaoning F.C. 辽宁足球俱乐部2004 to 20074th, 200412th, 2006
Qingdao Zhongneng 青岛中能2004 to 20077th, 200514th, 2006
Shaanxi Baorong 陕西宝荣2004 to 20073rd, 20048th, 2005
Shandong Luneng Taishan 山东鲁能泰山2004 to 20071st, 20063rd, 2005
Shanghai Shenhua 上海申花2004 to 20072nd, 2005 & 200610th, 2004
Shenzhen Shangqingyin 深圳上清饮2004 to 20071st, 200412th, 2005
Tianjin Teda 天津泰达2004 to 20074th, 20056th, 2004 & 2006
Wuhan Guanggu 武汉光谷2005 to 20075th, 200510th, 2006
Xiamen Lanshi 厦门蓝狮2006 & 20078th, 20068th, 2006
Zhejiang Lvcheng 浙江绿城2007N/AN/A

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Former Players
Beijing Guoan Flag of Brazil.svg Aderaldo Flag of Honduras.svg Walter Martínez Flag of Brazil.svg Tiago
Flag of Croatia.svg Miodrag Pantelić
Changchun Yatai Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stanislav Petkov Flag of Honduras.svg Elvis Scott Flag of Honduras.svg Samuel Caballero Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Guillaume Dah Zadi Flag of Uruguay.svg Marcelo Mansilla
Changsha Ginde Flag of Brazil.svg Sandro Flag of Cameroon.svg Aboubakar Oumarou Flag of Nigeria.svg Garba Lawal
Dalian Shide Flag of Bulgaria.svg Zoran Janković Flag of Serbia.svg Darko Drinić Flag of Serbia.svg Miodrag Anđelković
Henan Jianye Flag of France.svg Olivier Fauconnier Flag of The Gambia.svg Arthur Gómez Flag of Tunisia.svg Hichem Ben Khaled Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Tomić
Flag of Slovenia.svg Darko Kremenović
Liaoning F.C. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Griffiths Flag of Cameroon.svg Clément Lebe Flag of Ukraine.svg Viktor Brovchenko
Qingdao Zhongneng Flag of Croatia.svg Igor Budiša Flag of Nigeria.svg Benedict Akwuegbu Flag of Portugal.svg Joca Flag of Romania.svg Dumitru Mitu Flag of Serbia.svg Dejan Saric
Flag of Serbia.svg Despot Višković
Shaanxi Baorong Flag of Brazil.svg Ronny Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Júnior Flag of Uruguay.svg Juan Manuel Olivera
Shandong Luneng Taishan Flag of Bulgaria.svg Predrag Pažin Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Živković Flag of Serbia.svg Branko Baković
Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Malbaša
Shanghai Shenhua Flag of Colombia.svg Hámilton Ricard Flag of Honduras.svg Saúl Martínez Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Alonso Flag of Uruguay.svg Sergio Blanco Flag of Brazil.svg Ronny
Flag of France.svg Laurent Leroy
Flag of Uruguay.svg Fernando Correa
Shenzhen Shangqingyin Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Bamba Moussa Flag of Poland.svg Bogdan Zając Flag of Poland.svg Marek Zając
Tianjin Teda Flag of Brazil.svg Charles Chad Flag of Brazil.svg Márcio Santos Flag of Croatia.svg Darko Matić Flag of Croatia.svg Jurica Vučko Flag of Serbia.svg Vidak Bratić
Wuhan Guanggu Flag of Brazil.svg Vicente
Xiamen Lanshi Flag of Angola.svg Quinzinho Flag of Nigeria.svg Gabriel Melkam Flag of Serbia.svg Branko Jelić
Zheijang Lucheng Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Rosa Flag of Brazil.svg Tico Flag of Brazil.svg Argel

Pre-season change

As Zhu Jun, the owner of Shanghai United F.C. 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.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Changchun Yatai (C)2816754825+2355Qualification to AFC Champions League qualification
2 Beijing Guoan 2815944519+2654
3 Shandong Luneng Taishan 2814685329+2448
4 Shanghai Shenhua 28121063529+646
5 Dalian Shide 28111163631+544
6 Tianjin Teda 2812883122+944
7 Wuhan Guanggu 28117102931−240
8 Qingdao Zhongneng 28106123642−636
9 Liaoning F.C. 2898112636−1035
10 Changsha Ginde 28810101724−734
11 Zhejiang Greentown 28610122535−1028
12 Henan Jianye 28512112028−827
13 Shaanxi Baorong 28414102429−526
14 Shenzhen Shangqingyin 28510132142−2125
15 Xiamen Lanshi (R)2848162246−2420Relegation to League One
Source: League Table 2007
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Jinyu Shandong Luneng 15
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Peng Shandong Luneng 13
3 Flag of Honduras.svg Elvis Scott Changchun Yatai 12
4 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Guillaume Dah Zadi Changchun Yatai 10
Flag of Brazil.svg Tiago Beijing Guoan
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Du Zhenyu Changchun Yatai 9
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Jian Qingdao Jonoon 8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Xiangchuang Beijing Guoan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tao Wei Beijing Guoan

Attendances

League Attendance

Clubs Attendance

TeamAverage Attendance
Shaanxi Chanba 24,643
Shandong Luneng Taishan 22,607
Beijing Guo'an 21,571
Zhejiang Lvcheng 19,571
Henan Jianye 16,857
Changchun Yatai 16,429
Liaoning Zhongyu 15,929
Tianjin Teda 15,429
Wuhan Guanggu 13,179
Shenzhen Kingway 13,000
Shanghai Shenhua 11,393
Changsha Ginde 10,571
Dalian Shide 10,286
Xiamen Lanshi 8,036
Qingdao Jonoon 7,179

Awards

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