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Season | 2009 |
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Champions | Beijing Guoan |
Relegated | Chengdu Blades Guangzhou GPC |
Champions League | Beijing Guoan Henan Construction Changchun Yatai Shandong Luneng |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 536 (2.23 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() ![]() |
Biggest home win | Guangzhou 6–1 Shenzhen (8 Aug) Qingdao 6–1 Chongqing (8 Aug) |
Biggest away win | Chongqing 0–6 Tianjin (22 Aug) |
Highest scoring | Changchun 2–6 Beijing (10 May) |
Longest winning run | 4 games Beijing Guoan (10 May–13 Jun) |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 games (5w & 6d) Shandong Luneng (12 Apr–2 Jul) |
Longest losing run | 5 games Dalian Shide (5 Oct–31 Oct) |
Highest attendance | 60,000 (Beijing v Hangzhou) [1] |
Lowest attendance | 4,100 (Changsha v Qingdao) |
Average attendance | 16,059 |
← 2008 2010 → |
The 2009 Chinese Super League season was the sixth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the sixteenth season of a professional football league and the 48th top-tier league season in China. Beijing Guoan won their first ever Chinese Super League title.
The events during the 2008 season saw Liaoning Hongyun relegated and Wuhan Optics Valley withdrawn. They were replaced by the promoted teams Jiangsu Sainty and Chongqing Lifan. Zhejiang Greentown which is located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang were renamed to Hangzhou Greentown.
Each team is allowed to register a maximum of five foreign players and field four of them in starting line-up this season, one of whom must be from an AFC country. [2]
The league title sponsor is Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli. A three-year deal was announced on March 20, 2009. [3] Nike have renewed sponsorship deal with Super League before season starts. CCTV, SMG and Sina became league partners and will broadcast live matches on TV and online across the country.
Club | Outgoing | Manner | When | Incoming |
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Chengdu Blades | ![]() | Resigned [9] | After Round 6 | ![]() |
Qingdao Jonoon | ![]() | Sacked | After Round 6 | ![]() |
Chongqing Lifan | ![]() | Resigned | After Round 10 | ![]() |
Shenzhen Asia Travel | ![]() | Sacked | After Round 17 | ![]() |
Shaanxi Chan-Ba | ![]() | Resigned | After Round 20 | ![]() |
Beijing Guoan | ![]() | Sacked [10] | After Round 23 | ![]() |
Hangzhou Greentown | ![]() | Sacked | After Round 24 | ![]() |
Changsha Ginde | ![]() | Sacked | After Round 27 | ![]() |
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. [11] A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country. Players from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei are deemed to be native players in CSL.
Chongqing Lifan reported an 8-player and 3-crew infection of H1N1 flu virus on 10 September. Its matches in Round 22, 23 and 24 were postponed by Chinese FA. [12]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Beijing Guoan (C) | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 51 | AFC Champions League 2010 Group stage |
2 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 50 | |
3 | Henan Construction | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 48 | |
4 | Shandong Luneng | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 45 [a] | |
5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 45 [a] | |
6 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 45 [a] | |
7 | Chengdu Blades (R) | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 39 [b] | Relegation to China League One |
8 | Dalian Shide | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 38 | |
9 | Guangzhou GPC (R) | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 37 [c] | Relegation to China League One |
10 | Jiangsu Sainty | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 37 [d] | |
11 | Shenzhen Asia Travel | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 37 [e] | |
12 | Shaanxi Chan-Ba | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 37 [d] | |
13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 | |
14 | Changsha Ginde | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 33 | |
15 | Hangzhou Greentown | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 32 | |
16 | Chongqing Lifan | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 29 |
Leader | |
AFC Champions League Group stage | |
Relegation to League One |
Updated to games played on 31 Oct 2009. [16]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Shanghai Shenhua & Shenzhen Asia Travel | 17 |
![]() | Guangzhou GPC | ||
3 | ![]() | Hangzhou Greentown | 13 |
4 | ![]() | Qingdao Jonoon | 12 |
5 | ![]() | Shandong Luneng | 11 |
6 | ![]() | Guangzhou GPC | 10 |
![]() | Chongqing Lifan | ||
![]() | Henan Construction |
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