2007 Chinese Super League

Football league season

Chinese Super LeagueSeason| 2007

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Champions| Changchun Yatai
Relegated| Xiamen Lanshi
AFC Champions League|

* Changchun Yatai
* Beijing Guoan

Matches played| 210
Goals scored| 468 (2.23 per match)
Top goalscorer|  Li Jinyu (Shandong Luneng Taishan), 15 goals
Average attendance| 15,112

← 2006

2008 →

The 2007 Chinese Super League season or the Kingway Brewery Chinese Super League as it was known for sponsorship reasons was the fourth edition since its establishment, the 14th season of professional football as well as being the 46th top-tier league season in China. The league started on March 3 and ended on November 14. Changchun Yatai clinched the league title for the first time in the last game of the season, while Xiamen Lanshi was relegated with two games to spare. Coincidentally, both of these teams were promoted in the previous season.

The champions as well as the runner-up of the league would qualify for the 2008 AFC Champions League as was the same from the previous season. The Chinese FA Cup was canceled due to the intended expansion of the league to 16 teams, however Shanghai United and Shanghai Shenhua merged, which saw the Chinese Football Association decide to leave the league with 15 teams for the season.

## Promotion and relegation

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Teams promoted from the 2006 China League One

* Henan Jianye
* Zhejiang Lucheng

Teams relegated from the 2006 Chinese Super League

* Chongqing Lifan

## Pre-season change

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Zhu Jun, the owner of Shanghai United, bought a majority share of their crosstown rival. The 7th placed team of the previous season, Shanghai United was merged into two times CSL runner-up Shanghai Shenhua. The new team play under the name Shanghai Shenhua United but use the stadium of the former Shanghai United – Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in Pudong, Shanghai as their home ground.

## Clubs

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Club  | Chinese name  | Seasons in CSL  | Best finish, Season  | Worst finish, Season

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Beijing Guoan | 北京国安  | 2004 to 2007  | 3rd, 2006  | 7th, 2004
Changchun Yatai | 长春亚泰  | 2006 & 2007  | 4th, 2006  | 4th, 2006
Changsha Ginde | 长沙金德  | 2004 to 2007  | 8th, 2004  | 13th, 2005 & 2006
Dalian Shide | 大连实德  | 2004 to 2007  | 1st, 2005  | 5th, 2004 & 2006
Henan Jianye | 河南建业  | 2007  | N/A  | N/A
Liaoning Zhongyu | 辽宁足球俱乐部  | 2004 to 2007  | 4th, 2004  | 12th, 2006
Qingdao Zhongneng | 青岛中能  | 2004 to 2007  | 7th, 2005  | 14th, 2006
Shaanxi Baorong | 陕西宝荣  | 2004 to 2007  | 3rd, 2004  | 8th, 2005
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 山东鲁能泰山  | 2004 to 2007  | 1st, 2006  | 3rd, 2005
Shanghai Shenhua United | 上海申花  | 2004 to 2007  | 2nd, 2005 & 2006  | 10th, 2004
Shenzhen Shangqingyin | 深圳上清饮  | 2004 to 2007  | 1st, 2004  | 12th, 2005
Tianjin TEDA | 天津泰达  | 2004 to 2007  | 4th, 2005  | 6th, 2004 & 2006
Wuhan Guanggu | 武汉光谷  | 2005 to 2007  | 5th, 2005  | 10th, 2006
Xiamen Lanshi | 厦门蓝狮  | 2006 & 2007  | 8th, 2006  | 8th, 2006
Zhejiang Lucheng | 浙江绿城  | 2007  | N/A  | N/A

## Personnel

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Team  | Manager

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Beijing Guoan |  Lee Jang-soo
Changchun Yatai |  Gao Hongbo
Changsha Ginde |  Milan Živadinović
Dalian Shide |  Jo Bonfrère
Henan Jianye |  Pei Encai
Liaoning Zhongyu |  Tang Yaodong
Qingdao Zhongneng |  Yin Tiesheng
Shaanxi Baorong |  Cheng Yaodong
Shandong Luneng Taishan |  Ljubiša Tumbaković
Shanghai Shenhua United |  Wu Jingui
Shenzhen Shangqingyin |  Zhang Jun
Tianjin TEDA |  Jozef Jarabinský
Wuhan Guanggu |  Chen Fangping
Xiamen Lanshi |  Gao Daming
Zhejiang Lucheng |  Zhou Sui'an

## Foreign players

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Club  | Player 1  | Player 2  | Player 3  | Player 4  | Former players

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Beijing Guoan |  Aderaldo |  Walter Martínez |  |  |  Tiago
Miodrag Pantelić
Changchun Yatai |  Stanislav Petkov |  Elvis Scott |  Samuel Caballero |  Guillaume Dah Zadi |  Marcelo Mansilla
Changsha Ginde |  Sandro |  Aboubakar Oumarou |  |  |  Garba Lawal
Dalian Shide |  Zoran Janković |  Darko Drinić |  Miodrag Anđelković |  |
Henan Jianye |  Olivier Fauconnier |  Arthur Gómez |  Hichem Ben Khaled |  |  Goran Tomić
Darko Kremenović
Liaoning Zhongyu |  Ryan Griffiths |  Clément Lebe |  Viktor Brovchenko |  |
Qingdao Zhongneng |  Igor Budiša |  Benedict Akwuegbu |  Joca |  Dumitru Mitu |  Dejan Sarić
Despot Višković
Shaanxi Baorong |  Ronny |  Sérgio Júnior |  Juan Manuel Olivera |  |
Shandong Luneng Taishan |  Predrag Pažin |  Aleksandar Živković |  |  |  Branko Baković
Nikola Malbaša
Shanghai Shenhua United |  Hámilton Ricard |  Saúl Martínez |  Diego Alonso |  Sergio Blanco |  Ronny
Laurent Leroy
Fernando Correa
Shenzhen Shangqingyin |  Bamba Moussa |  Bogdan Zając |  Marek Zając |  |
Tianjin TEDA |  Charles Chad |  Márcio Santos |  Darko Matić |  Jurica Vučko |  Vidak Bratić
Wuhan Guanggu |  Vicente |  |  |  |
Xiamen Lanshi |  Quinzinho |  Gabriel Melkam |  Branko Jelić |  |
Zheijang Lucheng |  Marcelo Rosa |  Tico |  |  |  Argel Fuchs

## League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Changchun Yatai (C) | 28  | 16  | 7  | 5  | 48  | 25  | +23  | 55  | Qualification to AFC Champions League qualification
2  | Beijing Guoan | 28  | 15  | 9  | 4  | 45  | 19  | +26  | 54
3  | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 28  | 14  | 6  | 8  | 53  | 29  | +24  | 48  |
4  | Shanghai Shenhua United | 28  | 12  | 10  | 6  | 35  | 29  | +6  | 46
5  | Dalian Shide | 28  | 11  | 11  | 6  | 36  | 31  | +5  | 44
6  | Tianjin TEDA | 28  | 12  | 8  | 8  | 31  | 22  | +9  | 44
7  | Wuhan Guanggu | 28  | 11  | 7  | 10  | 29  | 31  | −2  | 40
8  | Qingdao Zhongneng | 28  | 10  | 6  | 12  | 36  | 42  | −6  | 36
9  | Liaoning Zhongyu | 28  | 9  | 8  | 11  | 26  | 36  | −10  | 35
10  | Changsha Ginde | 28  | 8  | 10  | 10  | 17  | 24  | −7  | 34
11  | Zhejiang Lucheng | 28  | 6  | 10  | 12  | 25  | 35  | −10  | 28
12  | Henan Jianye | 28  | 5  | 12  | 11  | 20  | 28  | −8  | 27
13  | Shaanxi Baorong | 28  | 4  | 14  | 10  | 24  | 29  | −5  | 26
14  | Shenzhen Shangqingyin | 28  | 5  | 10  | 13  | 21  | 42  | −21  | 25
15  | Xiamen Lanshi (R) | 28  | 4  | 8  | 16  | 22  | 46  | −24  | 20  | Relegation to League One

Source: League Table 2007
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

## Top scorers

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Rank  | Scorer  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Li Jinyu | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 15
2  |  Han Peng | 13
3  |  Elvis Scott | Changchun Yatai | 12
4  |  Tiago | Beijing Guoan | 10
Guillaume Dah Zadi | Changchun Yatai
6  |  Du Zhenyu | 9
7  |  Liu Jian | Qingdao Zhongneng | 8
Tao Wei | Beijing Guoan
Yan Xiangchuang

## Attendances

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### League Attendance

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* Total attendance: 3,173,500 [1]
* Average attendance: 15,112

### Clubs Attendance

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Football club  | Average attendance

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Shaanxi Baorong | 24,643
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 22,607
Beijing Guoan | 21,571
Zhejiang Lucheng | 19,571
Henan Jianye | 16,857
Changchun Yatai | 16,429
Liaoning Zhongyu | 15,929
Tianjin TEDA | 15,429
Wuhan Guanggu | 13,179
Shenzhen Shangqingyin | 13,000
Shanghai Shenhua United | 11,393
Changsha Ginde | 10,571
Dalian Shide | 10,286
Xiamen Lanshi | 8,036
Qingdao Zhongneng | 7,179

## Awards

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* Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year:  Du Zhenyu (Changchun Yatai)
* Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner:  Li Jinyu (Shandong Luneng Taishan)
* Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year:  Hao Junmin (Tianjin TEDA)
* Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year:  Gao Hongbo (Changchun Yatai)
* Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year:  Sun Baojie
* Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Dalian Shide, Tianjin TEDA, Beijing Guoan

## See also

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* Chinese Super League
* Football in China
* Chinese Football Association
* China League One
* China League Two
* Chinese FA Cup

## References

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1. ^ 07中超统计：场均观众1.51万人 收视人次1.44亿 Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine at sports.cn 2008-01-11 Retrieved 2013-01-08 (In Chinese)

## External links

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* Official site of the Chinese Football Association (in Chinese)
* Official site of the Chinese Super League (in Chinese) Archived 2005-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
* Yahoo! China – Chinese Super League 2007 (in Chinese)

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Lists and statistics|

* Champions
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* Hat-tricks

Sponsors|

* Siemens Mobile (2004)
* iphox.com (2006)
* Kingway Brewery (2007–08)
* Pirelli (2009–10)
* Wanda Plaza (2011–13)
* Ping An (2014–23)
* China Resources C'estbon (2024–present)

Associated competitions|

* CFA Cup
* Super Cup
* AFC Champions League
* AFC Champions League Elite
* AFC Champions League 2

Prospects|

* Relegation to China League One

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AFC competitions|

* AFC Asian Cup
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