The 1997 Chinese Jia-A League season (known as Marlboro Jia-A League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of professional association football and the 36th top-tier overall league season held in China. Starting on March 16 and ending on November 29, it was contested by 12 teams and Dalian Wanda won the championship making it their third championship title.
Events On 20 July 1997, in a round 10 league fixture, Beijing Guoan defeated Shanghai Shenhua in the Jing–Hu rivalry by a score of 9−1.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 1996 Chinese Jia-B League Qianwei Huandao Qingdao Hainiu
Teams relegated from 1996 Chinese Jia-A League Shenzhen Feiyada Guangzhou Songri
Personnel
TeamManager August 1st Beijing Guoan Jin Zhiyang Dalian Wanda Chi Shangbin Guangdong Hongyuan He Jinlun Guangzhou Apollo Mai Chao Jinan Taishan General Yin Tiesheng Qianwei Huanduo Klaus Schlappner Qingdao Hainiu Liu Guojiang Shanghai Shenhua Andrzej Strejlau Sichuan Quanxing Tianjin Lifei Chen Jingang Yanbian Aodong Choi Eun-taek
Foreign players As a military-owned team, August 1st were not allowed to sign any foreign players.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Former playersBeijing Guoan Casiano Delvalle Jorge Campos Andrés Olivas William IngangaDalian Wanda Jens Fjellström Niclas Nylén Stefan Lindqvist Oleg Dulub Magnus SköldmarkGuangdong Hongyuan Mark Brennan Paul Raynor Mark Williams CalGuangzhou Apollo Peter Blazincic Robert Markovac Dominic Iorfa Kim Rasmussen Riffi HaddaouiJinan Taishan GeneralQianwei Huandao Paul Rideout Jacinto Rodríguez Andrés González Jens Kunath Stefan Beneking Frederick CommodoreQingdao Hainiu David Slame Kabamba Kalande Viktor DerbunovShanghai Shenhua Valentin Stanchev Adolfo Fatecha Valeri Kleymyonov Dimitar Vasev Christian Perez Edgar DenisSichuan Quanxing Fabiano Marcelo Marmelo Ihor LishchukTianjin Samsung Javier Espínola Ronaldo José González Osvaldo KosinskiYanbian Aodong Bulayima Mukuayanzo Zola Kiniambi Choi Sang-hoon Lee Jun-tae
League standings
References China - List of final tables (RSSSF)