2012 in Chinese football

Football in China
Season	2012
Men's football
Super League	Guangzhou Evergrande
League One	Shanghai Tellace
League Two	Guizhou Zhicheng
FA Cup	Guangzhou Evergrande

Last updated March 26, 2024

2012 in Chinese football involved the national competitions of the Chinese football league system and the national team.

Domestic leagues

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from the Super League

Chengdu Blades F.C.
Shenzhen Ruby F.C.

Teams promoted to the Super League

Dalian Aerbin F.C.
Guangzhou R&F F.C.

Teams relegated from League one

Guizhou Zhicheng F.C.

Teams promoted to League One

Harbin Songbei Yiteng F.C.
Chongqing F.C.
Fujian Smart Hero F.C.

Chinese Super League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Guangzhou Evergrande (C)	30	17	7	6	51	30	+21	58	2013 AFC Champions League Group stage ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Jiangsu Guoxin 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^{[lower-alpha 2]}
6	Changchun Yatai	30	12	8	10	37	40	−3	44^{[lower-alpha 2]}
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^{[lower-alpha 3]}
11	Hangzhou Greentown	30	9	9	12	34	46	−12	36^{[lower-alpha 3]}
12	Shandong Luneng Taishan	30	8	12	10	46	43	+3	36^{[lower-alpha 3]}
13	Qingdao Jonoon	30	10	6	14	26	34	−8	36^{[lower-alpha 3]}
14	Dalian Shide (D, D, R, R)	30	8	10	12	39	49	−10	34	Disbanded after season^{[lower-alpha 4]}
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

Source: Chinese Super League (in Chinese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

↑ Guizhou Renhe qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League because league champions Guangzhou Evergrande also won the 2012 Chinese FA Cup.
1 2 Dalian 1–2 Changchun; Changchun 1–2 Dalian
1 2 3 4 Liaoning, 10pts; Hangzhou, 9pts; Shandong, 6pts, GF=4, GA=5; Qingdao, 6pts, GF=4, GA=5
↑ On 30 November 2012, Dalian Shide were acquisited by Aerbin Group and merged into Dalian Aerbin F.C. after their owner was arrested.^[1]

China League One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Shanghai East Asia (P, C)	30	17	8	5	47	25	+22	59	Promotion to Chinese Super League
2	Wuhan Zall (P)	30	16	6	8	40	29	+11	54	Promotion to Chinese Super League
3	Fujian Smart Hero	30	12	10	8	41	32	+9	46
4	Harbin Songbei Yiteng	30	13	6	11	53	43	+10	45^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Chongqing Lifan	30	12	9	9	50	45	+5	45^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	Tianjin Songjiang	30	12	9	9	27	24	+3	45^{[lower-alpha 1]}
7	Shenzhen Ruby	30	12	6	12	46	41	+5	42
8	Chongqing F.C.	30	11	8	11	40	37	+3	41^{[lower-alpha 2]}
9	Chengdu Tiancheng	30	11	8	11	33	40	−7	41^{[lower-alpha 2]}
10	Guangdong Sunray Cave	30	10	8	12	41	46	−5	38^{[lower-alpha 3]}
11	Hunan Billows	30	10	8	12	33	37	−4	38^{[lower-alpha 3]}
12	Shenyang Shenbei	30	9	11	10	36	38	−2	38^{[lower-alpha 3]}
13	Yanbian Changbai Tiger	30	10	4	16	39	51	−12	34
14	Beijing BIT	30	8	8	14	27	41	−14	32
15	Beijing Baxy	30	8	7	15	34	46	−12	31
16	Hohhot Dongjin (R)	30	5	12	13	30	42	−12	27	Relegation to China League Two

Updated to match(es) played on October 28, 2012. Source: CL1 website on sohu.com (in Chinese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1 2 3 Harbin Songbei Yiteng 10pts; Chongqing Lifan 3pts; Tianjin Songjiang 2pts
1 2 Chongqing F.C. 4-0 Chengdu Tiancheng; Chengdu Tiancheng 2-1 Chongqing F.C.
1 2 3 Guangdong Sunray Cave 7pts, GD: +3; Hunan Billows 7pts, GD: 0; Shenyang Shenbei 2pts

China League Two

Domestic cups

Super Cup

25 February 2012 Super Cup	Guangzhou Evergrande	2–1	Tianjin Teda	Guangzhou University City Stadium, Guangzhou
14:00 CEST	Cléo 2', 48'	Report	83' Wang Xinxin	Attendance: 11,123 Referee: Tan Hai (Beijing) ^[2]

Chinese FA Cup

National team

Men

Women

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References

↑ "足協官方通知: 實德棄2013中超資格申鑫遞補留中超". sina.com. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-01-31.(in Chinese)
↑ 超级杯由金哨谭海主吹 (in Chinese)

[table_note_res_GS0.18378492499878-1] Guizhou Renhe qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League because league champions Guangzhou Evergrande also won the 2012 Chinese FA Cup.

[table_hth_DLA0.18378492499878-2] 1 2 Dalian 1–2 Changchun; Changchun 1–2 Dalian

[table_hth_LN0.18378492499878-3] 1 2 3 4 Liaoning, 10pts; Hangzhou, 9pts; Shandong, 6pts, GF=4, GA=5; Qingdao, 6pts, GF=4, GA=5

[table_note_res_DIS0.18378492499878-5] On 30 November 2012, Dalian Shide were acquisited by Aerbin Group and merged into Dalian Aerbin F.C. after their owner was arrested.^[1]

[table_hth_HRB0.83369738787119-6] 1 2 3 Harbin Songbei Yiteng 10pts; Chongqing Lifan 3pts; Tianjin Songjiang 2pts

[table_hth_CQ0.83369738787119-7] 1 2 Chongqing F.C. 4-0 Chengdu Tiancheng; Chengdu Tiancheng 2-1 Chongqing F.C.

[table_hth_GD0.83369738787119-8] 1 2 3 Guangdong Sunray Cave 7pts, GD: +3; Hunan Billows 7pts, GD: 0; Shenyang Shenbei 2pts

[4] "足協官方通知: 實德棄2013中超資格申鑫遞補留中超". sina.com. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-01-31.(in Chinese)

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