The 1999 Chinese Jia-A League season, also known as Pepsi Chinese Jia-A League for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth season of professional association football and the 38th top-tier overall league season in China. It was started on March 21 and ended on December 5. The league saw Shandong Luneng win the championship.
Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 1998 Chinese Jia-B League Tianjin TEDA Liaoning Tianrun (renamed Liaoning Fushun)
Teams relegated from 1998 Chinese Jia-A League August 1st Guangzhou Apollo
Personnel
TeamManager Beijing Guoan Shen Xiangfu Chongqing Longxin Lee Jang-soo Dalian Shide Xu Genbao Guangzhou Songri Ademar Braga Jilin Aodong Gao Hui Liaoning Fushun Zhang Yin Qingdao Yizhong Hainiu Kim Jung-nam Shandong Luneng Slobodan Santrač Shanghai Shenhua Sebastião Lazaroni Shenyang Haishi Li Qiang Shenzhen Pingan Cha Bum-kun Sichuan Quanxing Edson Tavares Tianjin TEDA Jin Zhiyang Wuhan Hongtao K Milorad Kosanović
Foreign players ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Former playersBeijing Guoan Petar Čestić Casiano Delvalle Alejandro Larrea Mihály Mracskó Remco TorkenChongqing Longxin Paul Rideout Brian Sebapole Mark Williams Patrick KatalayDalian Shide Václav Němeček Reza Shahroudi Peter Eriksson Eliphas ShivuteGuangzhou Songri Leonardo Jara Tony Gómez Ehab GalalJilin Aodong Olivier Blaise Bulayima Mukuayanzo Zola Kiniambi Claude KalisaLiaoning Fushun Christophe Galtier Fabrice Grange Choi Young-ilQingdao Yizhong Hainiu William Fabro Carim Adippe James Phiri Dimitar Ivanov Sidney MambweShandong Luneng Dejan Batrović Saša Petrović Luis Romero Dragan GlogovacShanghai Shenhua Guido Júlio César Marcelo Sergipano Edvaldo Moreno David EmbéShenyang Haishi Paulinho Tobie Mimboe Seo Hyo-won Jerry LaterzaShenzhen Pingan Arūnas Pukelevičius Vytautas Karvelis Bertin Tomou Cho Jung-hyunSichuan Quanxing Fábio Magrão Marcelo Marmelo Ricardo Pérez Abdeljalil El Hajji Fuad AnwarTianjin TEDA Gustavo Matosas Juan Ferreri Raúl Falero Adrián PazWuhan Hongtao K Gerson Maxime Poisson Abdelmajid Bouyboud Sergey Vekhtev Michel Minko Zoran Sedlar
League standings
Awards Player of the year (Golden Ball Award) Qu Shengqing (Liaoning Fushun)
Top scorer (Golden Boot Award) Su Maozhen (Shandong Luneng)
Manager of the year Slobodan Santrač (Shandong Luneng)
Best Referee Zhang Baohua (Tianjin TEDA)
Youth player of the year Zhang Xiaorui (Tianjin TEDA)
Fair play team Shenzhen Pingan
CFA Team of the Year
Goalkeeper: Gao Jianbin (Sichuan Quanxing)
Defence: Cheng Gang (Qingdao Yizhong Hainiu), Li Weifeng (Shenzhen Pingan), Zhang Enhua (Dalian Shide), Xie Feng (Shenzhen Pingan)
Midfield: Zhang Xiaorui (Tianjin TEDA), Li Tie (Liaoning Fushun), Ma Mingyu (Sichuan Quanxing), Li Xiaopeng (Shandong Luneng)
Attack: Su Maozhen (Shandong Luneng), Qu Shengqing (Liaoning Fushun)
Remarks Newcomer Liaoning Fushun was in the race of title into the final round. Shenyang Haishi survived demotion miraculously amid heavy match fixing accusations. Later police investigation shows the game results in the final round were arranged.
See also Chinese Jia-A League Chinese Super League Chinese Football Association Jia League Chinese Football Association Yi League Chinese FA Cup Chinese Football Association Football in China List of football records in China Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League
References China - List of final tables (RSSSF)