2012_Chinese_Super_League

2012 Chinese Super League

2012 Chinese Super League

Football tournament edition


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]

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

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

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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

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.

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  • ^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

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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:
  1. Guizhou Renhe qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League because league champions Guangzhou Evergrande also won the 2012 Chinese FA Cup.
  2. Liaoning, 10pts; Hangzhou, 9pts; Shandong, 6pts, GF=4, GA=5; Qingdao, 6pts, GF=4, GA=5
  3. On 30 November 2012, Dalian Shide were acquisited by Aerbin Group and merged into Dalian Aerbin F.C. after their owner was arrested.[26]

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Guangzhou Evergrande ...
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

More information Home \ Away, BJ ...
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

Hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...

Awards

Attendance

League Attendance

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Updated to games played on 3 November 2012
Source: CSL data (in Chinese)
Notes:
Teams played previous season in CL1.

Top 10 Attendances

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References

  1. "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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