The 2002 Chinese Jia-A League season was the ninth season of professional association football and the 41st top-tier overall league season in China. The league started on March 9 and ended on November 30, with Dalian Shide winning the championship. In order to help the Chinese national team prepare for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, there was no relegation within the league for this season.
Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 2001 Jia-B League Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili
Teams relegated to 2002 Jia-B League None
Overview Before the league started it was dogged by rumours of match fixing when it was discovered that second tier club and promotion hopeful Changchun Yatai had fixed a match on October 6, 2001 against Zhejiang in their favour. When these allegations turned out to be true, Changchun Yatai were denied promotion into the league as their punishment, which meant there would only be 15 teams performing within the league.China 2001 at rsssf.org 19 Jun 2003 Retrieved 08-01-2013 Also before the season started it was decided that because the Chinese national team had qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, there would be no relegation so the players would not be distracted with the fear of demotion. Within the season Dalian Shide would continue their dominance within Chinese football and win their third consecutive league championship.2002甲A at zuqiuziliao.cn 2011-07-14 Retrieved 08-01-2013
Personnel
TeamManager August 1st Beijing Guoan Ljupko Petrović Changsha Ginde Toni Chongqing Lifan Edson Tavares Dalian Shide Milorad Kosanović Liaoning Bird Wang Hongli Qingdao Hademen Lee Jang-soo Shaanxi Guoli Shandong Luneng Valery Nepomnyashchy Shanghai Shenhua Wu Jingui Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili Claude Le Roy Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance Zhu Guanghu Sichuan Dahe Tianjin TEDA Nelson Agresta Yunnan Hongta Qi Wusheng
Foreign players As a military-owned team, August 1st were not allowed to sign any foreign players.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players Beijing Guoan Henrique Predrag Pažin Uroš Predić Casiano Delvalle Roland Kirchler Zoran Ranković Changsha Ginde Eliseu Alphonse Tchami Benedict Akwuegbu Chongqing Lifan Zola Kiniambi Christophe Cocard Abdeljalil El Hajji Agent Sawu Dean Računica Dalian Shide Adilson Zoran Janković Srđan Bajčetić Nicolas Ouédec Liaoning Bird Dave Kastelein Clément Lebe Qingdao Hademen Lula Dragan Vukoja Miroslav Bičanić Mark Williams Shaanxi Guoli Sandro Sotilli Shandong Luneng Alfredo Moreno Erik Yakhimovich Nii Lamptey Serhiy Nahornyak Shanghai Shenhua Saša Raca Júnior Baiano Saúl Martínez Rubén Sosa Auricélio Neres Tom Kåre Staurvik Shanghai Zhongyuan Huili Zé Alcino Cédric Lécluse Daniel Puce Abdoulaye M'Baye Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance Tiago David Mazzoncini Sichuan Dahe Marcelo Marmelo Goran Milovanović Ljubiša Ranković Gordan Petrić Tianjin TEDA Jorjão Diego Meijide Yunnan Hongta Victor Naicu Sergei Kiriakov Viorel Domocoş
League standings
Top scorers Rank Scorer Club Goals 1 TiagoShenzhen Ping'an Insurance 16 Li JinyuLiaoning Bird 3 Li BingSichuan Dahe 11 Qu ShengqingShanghai Shenhua Yu GenweiTianjin TEDA Casiano DelvalleBeijing Guoan 7 Zé AlcinoShanghai Zhongyuan Huili 10 Li YiShenzhen Ping'an Insurance Wang XinxinLiaoning Bird Nicolas OuédecDalian Shide
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
External links China - List of final tables (RSSSF)