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]
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 Maotai |
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 Construction 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 |
← 2011 2013 → |
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 F.C. having a Japanese manager and several Chinese demonstrations arising throughout China it was decided that the September 23, 2012 match against Liaoning Whowin F.C. should be played behind closed doors with the Xianghe National Football Training Base used as a neutral venue.[3]
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2011 China League One
Teams relegated to 2012 China League One
Clubs
Clubs and locations
Managerial changes
Foreign players
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.
- ^1 Specially, Guangzhou Evergrande can use seven foreign players since June, 2012, for it is the only team still active at 2012 AFC Champions League.[25]
- ^2 Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.
League table
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 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[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 Taishan | 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, D, R, 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 |
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:
Positions by round
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage | |
Qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage | |
Relegation to League One | |
Disbanded after season |
Results
Goalscorers
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Cristian Dănălache | Jiangsu Sainty | Henan Jianye | 5–1[27] | 28 April 2012 |
James Chamanga | Dalian Shide | Tianjin Teda | 4–1[28] | 6 May 2012 |
Rafael Coelho | Guangzhou R&F | Changchun Yatai | 5–1[29] | 27 May 2012 |
Muriqui | Guangzhou Evergrande | Jiangsu Sainty | 5–1[30] | 17 June 2012 |
Peter Utaka | Dalian Aerbin | Shandong Luneng | 5–2[31] | 21 July 2012 |
Cristian Dănălache | Jiangsu Sainty | Shandong Luneng | 3–3[32] | 5 August 2012 |
Miloš Trifunović | Liaoning Whowin | Hangzhou Greentown | 4–0[33] | 23 September 2012 |
Awards
- Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: Cristian Dănălache (Jiangsu Sainty)
- Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Cristian Dănălache (Jiangsu Sainty)
- Chinese Super League Domestic Golden Boot Award: Wang Yongpo (Shandong Luneng Taishan)
- Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year: Deng Xiaofei (Jiangsu Sainty)
- Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Guoan)
- Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Dragan Okuka (Jiangsu Sainty)
- Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Tan Hai (Beijing)
- Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Hangzhou Greentown, Jiangsu Sainty, Shandong Luneng Taishan
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year (442):
- GK Deng Xiaofei (Jiangsu Sainty)
- DF Sun Xiang (Guangzhou Evergrande), Du Wei (Shandong Luneng Taishan), Dino Djulbic (Guizhou Renhe), Zheng Zheng (Shandong Luneng Taishan)
- MF Yu Hanchao (Liaoning FC), Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande), Darío Conca (Guangzhou Evergrande), Wang Yongpo (Shandong Luneng Taishan)
- FW Cristian Dănălache (Jiangsu Sainty), Gao Lin (Guangzhou Evergrande)
Attendance
League Attendance
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 Guoxin 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 Taishan | 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.
Top 10 Attendances
Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Weekday | Time of Day |
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65,769 | 28 | 20 October 2012 | Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty | 1–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center | Saturday | Night |
52,888 | 20 | 4 August 2012 | Guizhou Maotai | 2–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | Saturday | Night |
52,836 | 29 | 27 October 2012 | Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty | 0–0 | Beijing Guoan | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center | Saturday | Afternoon |
51,983 | 1 | 10 March 2012 | Guizhou Maotai | 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 Maotai | 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 |