2012 Chinese Super League

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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]

Chinese Super League
Season2012
ChampionsGuangzhou Evergrande (2nd title)
RelegatedHenan Jianye
Dalian Shide (disbanded)
Champions LeagueGuangzhou Evergrande
Jiangsu Sainty
Beijing Guoan
Guizhou Maotai
Matches played240
Goals scored630 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerCristian Dănălache (23 goals)
Biggest home winJiangsu Sainty 5–0 Dalian Shide
(Apr. 1st, 2012)
Guizhou Moutai 5–0 Hangzhou Greentown
(Jun. 17th, 2012)
(5 goals)
Biggest away winHenan Construction 0–4 Shanghai Shenxin
(Mar. 17th, 2012)
Beijing Guoan 0–4 Changchun Yatai
(Sept. 29th, 2012)
(4 goals)
Highest scoringLiaoning Whowin 5–3 Dalian Aerbin
(Jul. 28th, 2012)
(8 goals)
Longest winning runGuangzhou Evergrande
Hangzhou Greentown
(4 matches)
Longest unbeaten runJiangsu Sainty
(13 matches)
Longest winless runDalian Shide
Qingdao Jonoon
Shandong Luneng
Shanghai Shenxin
(7 matches)
Longest losing runGuangzhou R&F
(4 matches)
Highest attendance65,769
Jiangsu Sainty 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande
(Oct. 20th, 2012)
Lowest attendance0
Liaoning Whowin 4–0 Hangzhou Greentown
(Sept. 23rd, 2012)
Average attendance18,740
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

ClubHead CoachCityStadiumCapacity2011 seasonJersey Sponsor
Beijing Guoan Jaime PachecoBeijingWorkers' Stadium66,1612ndCITIC Bank
Changchun Yatai Svetozar ŠapurićChangchunDevelopment Area Stadium25,0007thBank of Jilin
Dalian Aerbin P Aleksandar StanojevićDalianJinzhou Stadium30,775CL1, 1stShangpintang
Dalian Shide Nelo VingadaDalianJinzhou Stadium30,77512thBank of Dalian
Guangzhou Evergrande TH Marcello LippiGuangzhouTianhe Stadium60,1511stEvergrande Real Estate Group
Guangzhou R&F P Sérgio FariasGuangzhouYuexiushan Stadium30,000CL1, 2ndR&F Properties
Guizhou Moutai Gao HongboGuiyangGuiyang Olympic Sports Center51,6369thMaotai Liquor
Hangzhou Greentown Takeshi OkadaHangzhouYellow Dragon Sports Center52,6728thDaikin Air Conditioning
Henan Jianye Shen XiangfuZhengzhouHanghai Stadium29,86013thCentral China Real Estate Limited
Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty Dragan OkukaNanjingNanjing Olympic Sports Center61,4434thGuoxin Properties
Liaoning Whowin Ma LinShenyangTiexi New District Sports Center30,0003rdWhowin Group
Qingdao Jonoon Chang Woe-ryongQingdaoQingdao Tiantai Stadium20,5256thHisense Real Estate
Shandong Luneng Taishan Wu Jingui (caretaker)JinanShandong Provincial Stadium43,7005thYingda Stock
Shanghai Shenhua Sergio BatistaShanghaiHongkou Football Stadium33,06011thFirefall
Shanghai Shenxin Zhu JiongShanghaiJinshan Football Stadium30,00014thBank of Shanghai
Tianjin Teda Alexandre GuimarãesTianjinTEDA Football Stadium37,45010thMaster Kong

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Guangzhou R&F Li ShubinSackedPre-season[4]N/A Sérgio FariasPre-season[4]
Changchun Yatai Shen XiangfuResignedPre-seasonN/A Svetozar ŠapurićPre-season[5]
Dalian Aerbin Aleksandar StankovSackedPre-seasonN/A Chang Woe-ryongPre-season[6]
Henan Jianye Jo BonfrereMutual consentPre-seasonN/A Jan VersleijenPre-season[7]
Hangzhou Greentown Wu JinguiResignedPre-seasonN/A Takeshi OkadaPre-season[8]
Shandong Luneng Taishan Manuel BarbosaEnd of contractPre-seasonN/A Henk ten CatePre-season[9]
Shanghai Shenhua Dražen BesekEnd of contractPre-seasonN/A Jean TiganaPre-season[10]
Tianjin Teda Arie HaanEnd of contractPre-seasonN/A Josip KužePre-season[11]
Qingdao Jonoon Chang Woe-ryongEnd of contractPre-seasonN/A Blaž SliškovićPre-season[12]
Qingdao Jonoon Blaž SliškovićFIFA Arbitration13 March 2012[13]10th Yang Weijian (caretaker)13 March 2012[13]
Dalian Aerbin Chang Woe-ryongResigned3 April 2012[14]15th Aleksandar Stanojević4 April 2012[15]
Shanghai Shenhua Jean TiganaResigned26 April 2012[16]10th Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibenge (caretaker)26 April 2012[16]
Guangzhou Evergrande Lee Jang-sooSacked17 May 2012[17]1st Marcello Lippi17 May 2012[17]
Qingdao Jonoon Yang Weijian (caretaker)24 May 201216th Chang Woe-ryong24 May 2012[18]
Tianjin Teda Josip KužeSacked28 May 2012[19]11th Alexandre Guimarães1 June 2012[20]
Shanghai Shenhua Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibenge (caretaker)30 May 20129th Sergio Batista30 May 2012[21]
Henan Jianye Jan VersleijenSacked15 July 201216th Shen Xiangfu15 July 2012[22]
Shandong Luneng Taishan Henk ten CateResigned6 September 201212th Wu Jingui (caretaker)6 September 2012[23]

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.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4AFC playerAdditional players1Former players2
Beijing Guoan Darko Matić Joffre Guerrón Frédéric Kanouté Reinaldo Manú
François
Andrija Kaluđerović
Changchun Yatai Kassio Weldon Marquinhos Edixon Perea Anzur Ismailov John Mosquera
Marko Ljubinković
Dalian Aerbin Fábio Rochemback Lee Addy Seydou Keita Peter Utaka Daniel Mullen Mile Sterjovski
Gustavo Canales
Dalian Shide Adriano Martin Kamburov Ricardo Esteves James Chamanga Park Dong-hyuk
Guangzhou Evergrande Darío Conca Cléo Muriqui Paulão Cho Won-hee Lucas Barrios
Kim Young-gwon
Guangzhou R&F Rafael Coelho Davi Jumar Yakubu Rostyn Griffiths Leonardo
Guizhou Moutai Zlatan Muslimović Rafa Jordà Nano Rubén Suárez Dino Djulbic Gustavo Rodas
Hangzhou Greentown Fabrício Mazola Renatinho Jeong Dong-ho Kim Dong-jin
Henan Jianye Adaílton Leandro Netto Isaac Chansa Christopher Katongo Son Seung-joon Marcos Flores
Enis Hajri
Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty Sergey Krivets Eleílson Cristian Dănălache Aleksandar Jevtić Kamoliddin Tajiev Miljan Mrdaković
Liaoning Whowin Pablo Brandán Vlatko Grozdanoski Miloš Trifunović Kim Yoo-jin
Qingdao Jonoon Bruno Meneghel Léo San Gabriel Melkam Aziz Ibragimov Krunoslav Lovrek
Shandong Luneng Taishan Leonardo Pisculichi Gilberto Macena Simão Mate Junior José Ortigoza Roda Antar Fabiano
Obina
Shanghai Shenhua Moisés Giovanni Moreno Nicolas Anelka Didier Drogba Joel Griffiths Mario Božić
Mathieu Manset
Shanghai Shenxin Anselmo Antônio Flávio Johnny Jaílton Paraíba Jonas Salley
Tianjin Teda Vladimir Jovančić Sjoerd Ars Veliče Šumulikoski Lucian Goian Milan Susak Akpo Sodje
  • ^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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Guangzhou Evergrande (C)3017765130+21582013 AFC Champions League Group stage[a]
2Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty30141244929+2054
3Beijing Guoan30146103435−148
4Guizhou Moutai3012994433+1145
5Dalian Aerbin30111185146+544[b]
6Changchun Yatai30128103740−344[b]
7Guangzhou R&F30133144749−242
8Tianjin TEDA301010102930−140
9Shanghai Shenhua3081483934+538
10Liaoning Whowin30812104041−136[c]
11Hangzhou Greentown3099123446−1236[c]
12Shandong Luneng Taishan30812104643+336[c]
13Qingdao Jonoon30106142634−836[c]
14Dalian Shide (D, D, R, R)30810123949−1034Disbanded after season[d]
15Shanghai Shenxin30612123635+130
16Henan Jianye (R)3075182856−2826Relegation 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:

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Guangzhou Evergrande3102222111111111111111111121111
Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty723333222344422222222222212222
Beijing Guoan16913674444423234335544555444333
Guizhou Moutai545788955657663443333334555444
Dalian Aerbin141214151611131316131314111110121410131312977698775
Changchun Yatai4774661166566555566665788877666
Guangzhou R&F111111333232346654456443333557
Tianjin Teda681112149681071011999910131078666766888
Shanghai Shenhua8139101114101091214912121213121212910101099899119
Liaoning Whowin234545577118877778981011111313121311101310
Hangzhou Greentown91412131215161614975888811891113141111131412121011
Shandong Luneng Taishan1215159101389121515151513151191111129121212111013131412
Qingdao Jonoon105101115914141516161616161314151515141513141516121011913
Dalian Shide13118141316151513891010101110777878910101114141214
Shanghai Shenxin116685712128101213131514151314141514151514141515151515
Henan Jianye1516161691271111141112141416161616161616161616151616161616
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage
Qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage
Relegation to League One
Disbanded after season
Source: Table by round (in Chinese)

Results

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Beijing Guoan0–41–01–01–01–02–10–23–00–11–10–02–13–21–03–1
Changchun Yatai0–11–20–11–22–10–00–32–20–02–10–01–02–01–01–1
Dalian Aerbin3–11–23–30–02–12–11–11–01–11–12–15–20–01–11–1
Dalian Shide0–01–23–23–14–10–32–30–01–32–22–11–10–11–44–1
Guangzhou Evergrande3–24–02–13–10–11–13–13–05–11–01–03–22–22–10–0
Guangzhou R&F3–15–11–21–02–01–01–02–11–12–12–34–21–13–21–2
Guizhou Moutai0–20–02–22–02–13–05–01–23–11–11–02–14–23–11–1
Hangzhou Greentown1–02–31–21–12–32–21–12–01–22–10–00–01–10–01–2
Henan Jianye2–22–11–20–11–23–13–11–30–31–11–02–11–00–40–2
Jiangsu Sainty0–01–23–25–01–13–12–03–05–11–01–03–32–21–13–2
Liaoning Whowin0–03–35–33–20–31–21–14–03–10–02–01–01–13–22–1
Qingdao Jonoon0–21–01–31–22–13–20–10–03–11–03–10–11–02–12–1
Shandong Luneng Taishan4–03–03–32–21–12–13–11–22–00–01–11–13–33–12–0
Shanghai Shenhua3–11–32–20–00–11–02–15–12–11–13–03–00–00–00–1
Shanghai Shenxin1–22–23–11–11–14–20–00–12–00–10–02–01–11–10–1
Tianjin TEDA2–10–11–01–10–11–21–22–01–10–01–00–02–00–00–0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2012. Source: Results on the official website of the Chinese Super League (in Chinese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Goalscorers

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1
Cristian DănălacheJiangsu Guoxin Sainty
23
2
Peter UtakaDalian Aerbin
20
3
Rafael CoelhoGuangzhou R&F
14
4
AnselmoShanghai Shenxin13
Sjoerd ArsTianjin Teda
6
MuriquiGuangzhou Evergrande12
Zlatan MuslimovićGuizhou Moutai
8
James ChamangaDalian Shide10
Darío ConcaGuangzhou Evergrande
Martin KamburovDalian Shide
Gilberto MacenaShandong Luneng Taishan
Wang YongpoShandong Luneng Taishan

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Cristian DănălacheJiangsu SaintyHenan Jianye5–1[27]28 April 2012
James ChamangaDalian ShideTianjin Teda4–1[28]6 May 2012
Rafael CoelhoGuangzhou R&FChangchun Yatai5–1[29]27 May 2012
Muriqui Guangzhou EvergrandeJiangsu Sainty5–1[30]17 June 2012
Peter UtakaDalian AerbinShandong Luneng5–2[31]21 July 2012
Cristian DănălacheJiangsu SaintyShandong Luneng3–3[32]5 August 2012
Miloš TrifunovićLiaoning WhowinHangzhou Greentown4–0[33]23 September 2012

Awards

Attendance

League Attendance

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Guangzhou Evergrande558,74339,99731,29537,250−18.4%
2Beijing Guoan553,17951,79521,90936,879−8.7%
3Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty467,44665,76920,95331,163+81.5%
4Guizhou Moutai443,61552,88820,01229,574+6.2%
5Shandong Luneng Taishan302,22433,45310,78320,148+66.3%
6Liaoning Whowin279,57727,823018,638−5.0%
7Henan Jianye262,88424,08611,55717,526+7.3%
8Dalian Aerbin236,60325,7917,95415,774n/a
9Shanghai Shenhua221,41924,6358,23614,761+50.2%
10Tianjin Teda212,62235,8686,48514,175−22.3%
11Changchun Yatai190,51621,36510,12512,701−8.2%
12Shanghai Shenxin173,95818,0603,95011,597+10.8%
13Dalian Shide166,38828,9215,21911,093−35.3%
14Hangzhou Greentown158,44320,0734,39610,563+23.0%
15Qingdao Jonoon143,06815,1956,0989,538+12.7%
16Guangzhou R&F126,89319,2174,3448,460n/a


League total4,497,57865,769018,740+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

AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueWeekdayTime of Day
65,7692820 October 2012Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty1–1Guangzhou EvergrandeNanjing Olympic Sports CenterSaturdayNight
52,888204 August 2012Guizhou Maotai2–1Guangzhou EvergrandeGuiyang Olympic Sports CenterSaturdayNight
52,8362927 October 2012Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty0–0Beijing GuoanNanjing Olympic Sports CenterSaturdayAfternoon
51,983110 March 2012Guizhou Maotai2–1Shandong LunengGuiyang Olympic Sports CenterSaturdayNight
51,795216 March 2012Beijing Guoan3–2Shanghai ShenhuaWorkers StadiumFridayNight
42,668167 July 2012Beijing Guoan1–0Guangzhou R&FWorkers StadiumSaturdayNight
42,24142 April 2012Guizhou Maotai1–2Henan JianyeGuiyang Olympic Sports CenterMondayAfternoon
41,287613 April 2012Beijing Guoan2–1Shandong LunengWorkers StadiumFridayNight
39,9971928 July 2012Guangzhou Evergrande2–2Shanghai ShenhuaTianhe StadiumSaturdayNight
39,9911715 July 2012Guangzhou Evergrande0–1Guangzhou R&FTianhe StadiumSundayNight

References