The 2008 Chinese Super League (known as the Kingway 2008 Chinese Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League and the 15th season of the professional football league in China. Super League was expanded to 16 clubs. Shandong Luneng Taishan won their 3rd title at the end of this season.
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| Season | 2008 |
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| Champions | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| Relegated | Liaoning Whowin |
| AFC Champions League | |
| Top goalscorer |  Éber Luís (Tianjin Teda), 14 goals |
| Biggest home win | Changchun 6–0 Guangzhou (Oct 11) |
| Biggest away win | Changsha 1–5 Qingdao (Oct 11) |
| Highest scoring | |
| Average attendance | 13,444 |
← 2007 2009 → | |
Promotion and Relegation edit
- At the end of the 2007 season, Guangzhou GPC and Chengdu Blades were promoted to Super League.
- At the end of the 2007 season, Xiamen were relegated.
- Wuhan Guanggu withdrew from the league and folded.[1]
- At the end of the season, Liaoning Whowin were relegated.
Final league table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Shandong Luneng Taishan (C) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 63 | 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 61 | |
| 3 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 58 | |
| 4 | Tianjin Master Kong | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 57 | |
| 5 | Shaanxi Neo-China Chanba | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 52 | |
| 6 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 45 | |
| 7 | Guangzhou GPC Zhongyi | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 40 | |
| 8 | Qingdao Shengwen Jonoon | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 39[a] | |
| 9 | Zhejiang Greentown | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 39[a] | |
| 10 | Henan Siwulaojiao | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 36 | |
| 11 | Changsha Ginde | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 34 | |
| 12 | Shenzhen Xiangxue Shangqingyin | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 33 | |
| 13 | Chengdu Blades | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 32 | |
| 14 | Dalian Haichang | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 30 | |
| 15 | Liaoning Whowin (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 27 | Relegation to China League One |
| 16 | Wuhan South Asia Optics Valley | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 90 | −90 | 0[b] | Withdrew from the league and folded |
Updated to match(es) played on November 30, 2008. Source: CSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Foreign Players edit
Results table edit
Top scorers edit
Stadia and Attendance edit
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Average attendance |
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| Beijing Guoan | Beijing Fengtai Stadium | 31,000 | 14,641 |
| Changchun Yatai | Changchun Stadium | 41,638 | 5,797 |
| Changsha Ginde | Helong Stadium | 55,000 | 6,645 |
| Chengdu Blades | Chengdu Sports Center | 42,000 | 12,378 |
| Dalian Haichang | Jinzhou Stadium | 30,000 | 7,900 |
| Guangzhou GPC | Yuexiushan Stadium | 22,000 | 19,624 |
| Henan Construction | Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium | 30,000 | 16,267 |
| Liaoning Whowin | Tiexi New District Sports Center | 26,800 | 11,733 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | 30,000 | 6,600 |
| Shaanxi Chanba | Shaanxi Coca-Cola Stadium | 57,000 | 24,625 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | Shandong Provincial Stadium | 43,700 | 26,501 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Hongkou Stadium | 35,000 | 11,510 |
| Shenzhen Xiangxue | Shenzhen Stadium | 32,500 | 6,400 |
| Tianjin Teda | TEDA Football Stadium | 37,500 | 14,007 |
| Wuhan Guanggu | Xinhua Road Sports Center | 36,000 | 12,556 |
| Zhejiang Greentown | Yellow Dragon Sports Center | 51,000 | 12,188 |
| Total | 13,444 |
Managers edit
| Team | Manager | 2nd Manager | 3rd Manager |
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| Beijing Guoan |  Lee Jang-soo
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| Chengdu Blades |  Li Bing
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| Guangzhou GPC | Shen Xiangfu
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| Qingdao Jonoon | Guo Kanfeng
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| Shaanxi Chanba | Cheng Yaodong
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| Shandong Luneng Taishan |  Ljubiša Tumbaković
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| Shanghai Shenhua | Wu Jingui (Sacked after round 14)
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Jia Xiuquan
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| Liaoning Whowin |  Werner Lorant (Sacked after round 10)
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Ma Lin
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| Changsha Ginde | Slobodan Santrač (Sacked after round 9)
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Zhu Bo
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| Dalian Haichang | Ratko Dostanić (Sacked after round 8)
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Milorad Kosanović
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| Tianjin Teda |  Jozef Jarabinský (Sacked after round 7)
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Zuo Shusheng
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| Zhejiang Greentown | Sun Wei (Sacked after round 4)
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Zhou Suian
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| Wuhan Guanggu | Chen Fangping (Sacked after round 4)
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Zhu Guanghu
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| Changchun Yatai | Gao Hongbo (Sacked after round 10)
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Ernst Middendorp (Resigned after round 24)
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Li Shubin
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| Henan Construction | Jia Xiuquan (Resigned after round 8)
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 Acácio Casimiro (Sacked after round 16)
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Tang Yaodong
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| Shenzhen Xiangxue | Mai Chao (Resigned after round 1)
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Zhang Zengqun (Sacked after round 13)
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Wang Baoshan
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ 足协维持李玮峰处罚 武汉宣布罢赛正式退出中超 at sports.sohu.com 2008-10-01 Retrieved 18 June 2012
External links edit
- Official site of the Chinese Super League Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- Live scores, Fixtures and Results, League table on FIFA
- Results and table on RSSSF