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Season | 2012 |
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Champions | Guangzhou Evergrande (2nd title) |
Relegated | Henan Jianye Dalian Shide (disbanded) |
Champions League | Guangzhou Evergrande Jiangsu Sainty Beijing Guoan Guizhou Moutai |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 630 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Cristian Dănălache (23 goals) |
Biggest home win | Jiangsu Sainty 5–0 Dalian Shide (Apr. 1st, 2012) Guizhou Moutai 5–0 Hangzhou Greentown (Jun. 17th, 2012) (5 goals) |
Biggest away win | Henan Jianye 0–4 Shanghai Shenxin (Mar. 17th, 2012) Beijing Guoan 0–4 Changchun Yatai (Sept. 29th, 2012) (4 goals) |
Highest scoring | Liaoning Whowin 5–3 Dalian Aerbin (Jul. 28th, 2012) (8 goals) |
Longest winning run | Guangzhou Evergrande Hangzhou Greentown (4 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Jiangsu Sainty (13 matches) |
Longest winless run | Dalian Shide Qingdao Jonoon Shandong Luneng Shanghai Shenxin (7 matches) |
Longest losing run | Guangzhou R&F (4 matches) |
Highest attendance | 65,769 Jiangsu Sainty 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande (Oct. 20th, 2012) |
Lowest attendance | 0 Liaoning Whowin 4–0 Hangzhou Greentown (Sept. 23rd, 2012) |
Average attendance | 18,740 |
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The 2012 Chinese Super League was the ninth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the nineteenth season of a professional football league and the 51st top-tier league season in China. It began on March 10, 2012 and ended on November 3, 2012. [1]
The matches that were intended to be held on September 15 and 16, 2012 were suspended for a later date due to an international dispute between China and Japan over the Senkaku Islands. [2] With Hangzhou Greentown having a Japanese manager and several Chinese demonstrations arising throughout China it was decided that the September 23, 2012 match against Liaoning Whowin should be played behind closed doors with the Xianghe National Football Training Base used as a neutral venue. [3]
Teams promoted from 2011 China League One
Teams relegated to 2012 China League One
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Guangzhou R&F | ![]() | Sacked | Pre-season [4] | N/A | ![]() | Pre-season [4] |
Changchun Yatai | ![]() | Resigned | Pre-season | N/A | ![]() | Pre-season [5] |
Dalian Aerbin | ![]() | Sacked | Pre-season | N/A | ![]() | Pre-season [6] |
Henan Jianye | ![]() | Mutual consent | Pre-season | N/A | ![]() | Pre-season [7] |
Hangzhou Greentown | ![]() | Resigned | Pre-season | N/A | ![]() | Pre-season [8] |
Shandong Luneng | ![]() | End of contract | Pre-season | N/A | ![]() | Pre-season [9] |
Shanghai Shenhua | ![]() | End of contract | Pre-season | N/A | ![]() | Pre-season [10] |
Tianjin TEDA | ![]() | End of contract | Pre-season | N/A | ![]() | Pre-season [11] |
Qingdao Jonoon | ![]() | End of contract | Pre-season | N/A | ![]() | Pre-season [12] |
Qingdao Jonoon | ![]() | FIFA Arbitration | 13 March 2012 [13] | 10th | ![]() | 13 March 2012 [13] |
Dalian Aerbin | ![]() | Resigned | 3 April 2012 [14] | 15th | ![]() | 4 April 2012 [15] |
Shanghai Shenhua | ![]() | Resigned | 26 April 2012 [16] | 10th | ![]() | 26 April 2012 [16] |
Guangzhou Evergrande | ![]() | Sacked | 17 May 2012 [17] | 1st | ![]() | 17 May 2012 [17] |
Qingdao Jonoon | ![]() | – | 24 May 2012 | 16th | ![]() | 24 May 2012 [18] |
Tianjin TEDA | ![]() | Sacked | 28 May 2012 [19] | 11th | ![]() | 1 June 2012 [20] |
Shanghai Shenhua | ![]() | – | 30 May 2012 | 9th | ![]() | 30 May 2012 [21] |
Henan Jianye | ![]() | Sacked | 15 July 2012 | 16th | ![]() | 15 July 2012 [22] |
Shandong Luneng | ![]() | Resigned | 6 September 2012 | 12th | ![]() | 6 September 2012 [23] |
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. [24] 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Guangzhou Evergrande (C) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 58 | 2013 AFC Champions League group stage [a] |
2 | Jiangsu Sainty | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 54 | |
3 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 48 | |
4 | Guizhou Moutai | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 45 | |
5 | Dalian Aerbin | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 44 [b] | |
6 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 44 [b] | |
7 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 42 | |
8 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 40 | |
9 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 38 | |
10 | Liaoning Whowin | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 36 [c] | |
11 | Hangzhou Greentown | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 36 [c] | |
12 | Shandong Luneng | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 36 [c] | |
13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 36 [c] | |
14 | Dalian Shide (D, R) | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 34 | Disbanded after season [d] |
15 | Shanghai Shenxin | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 30 | |
16 | Henan Jianye (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 26 | Relegation to China League One |
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage | |
Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage | |
Relegation to League One | |
Disbanded after season |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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![]() | Jiangsu Sainty | Henan Jianye | 5–1 [27] | 28 April 2012 |
![]() | Dalian Shide | Tianjin TEDA | 4–1 [28] | 6 May 2012 |
![]() | Guangzhou R&F | Changchun Yatai | 5–1 [29] | 27 May 2012 |
![]() | Guangzhou Evergrande | Jiangsu Sainty | 5–1 [30] | 17 June 2012 |
![]() | Dalian Aerbin | Shandong Luneng | 5–2 [31] | 21 July 2012 |
![]() | Jiangsu Sainty | Shandong Luneng | 3–3 [32] | 5 August 2012 |
![]() | Liaoning Whowin | Hangzhou Greentown | 4–0 [33] | 23 September 2012 |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 558,743 | 39,997 | 31,295 | 37,250 | −18.4% |
2 | Beijing Guoan | 553,179 | 51,795 | 21,909 | 36,879 | −8.7% |
3 | Jiangsu Sainty | 467,446 | 65,769 | 20,953 | 31,163 | +81.5% |
4 | Guizhou Moutai | 443,615 | 52,888 | 20,012 | 29,574 | +6.2% |
5 | Shandong Luneng | 302,224 | 33,453 | 10,783 | 20,148 | +66.3% |
6 | Liaoning Whowin | 279,577 | 27,823 | 0 | 18,638 | −5.0% |
7 | Henan Jianye | 262,884 | 24,086 | 11,557 | 17,526 | +7.3% |
8 | Dalian Aerbin | 236,603 | 25,791 | 7,954 | 15,774 | n/a† |
9 | Shanghai Shenhua | 221,419 | 24,635 | 8,236 | 14,761 | +50.2% |
10 | Tianjin TEDA | 212,622 | 35,868 | 6,485 | 14,175 | −22.3% |
11 | Changchun Yatai | 190,516 | 21,365 | 10,125 | 12,701 | −8.2% |
12 | Shanghai Shenxin | 173,958 | 18,060 | 3,950 | 11,597 | +10.8% |
13 | Dalian Shide | 166,388 | 28,921 | 5,219 | 11,093 | −35.3% |
14 | Hangzhou Greentown | 158,443 | 20,073 | 4,396 | 10,563 | +23.0% |
15 | Qingdao Jonoon | 143,068 | 15,195 | 6,098 | 9,538 | +12.7% |
16 | Guangzhou R&F | 126,893 | 19,217 | 4,344 | 8,460 | n/a† |
League total | 4,497,578 | 65,769 | 0 | 18,740 | +6.2% |
Updated to games played on 3 November 2012
Source: CSL data (in Chinese)
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in CL1.
Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Weekday | Time of Day |
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65,769 | 28 | 20 October 2012 | Jiangsu Sainty | 1–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | Saturday | Night |
52,888 | 20 | 4 August 2012 | Guizhou Moutai | 2–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | Saturday | Night |
52,836 | 29 | 27 October 2012 | Jiangsu Sainty | 0–0 | Beijing Guoan | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | Saturday | Afternoon |
51,983 | 1 | 10 March 2012 | Guizhou Moutai | 2–1 | Shandong Luneng | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | Saturday | Night |
51,795 | 2 | 16 March 2012 | Beijing Guoan | 3–2 | Shanghai Shenhua | Workers' Stadium | Friday | Night |
42,668 | 16 | 7 July 2012 | Beijing Guoan | 1–0 | Guangzhou R&F | Workers' Stadium | Saturday | Night |
42,241 | 4 | 2 April 2012 | Guizhou Moutai | 1–2 | Henan Jianye | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | Monday | Afternoon |
41,287 | 6 | 13 April 2012 | Beijing Guoan | 2–1 | Shandong Luneng | Workers' Stadium | Friday | Night |
39,997 | 19 | 28 July 2012 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 2–2 | Shanghai Shenhua | Tianhe Stadium | Saturday | Night |
39,991 | 17 | 15 July 2012 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0–1 | Guangzhou R&F | Tianhe Stadium | Sunday | Night |
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