2009 Chinese Super League

The 2009 Chinese Super League season was the sixth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the sixteenth season of a professional football league and the 48th top-tier league season in China. Beijing Guoan won their first ever Chinese Super League title.

The events during the 2008 season saw Liaoning Hongyun relegated and Wuhan Optics Valley withdrawn. They were replaced by the promoted teams Jiangsu Sainty and Chongqing Lifan. Zhejiang Greentown which is located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang were renamed to Hangzhou Greentown.

Each team is allowed to register a maximum of five foreign players and field four of them in starting line-up this season, one of whom must be from an AFC country.

The league title sponsor is Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli. A three-year deal was announced on March 20, 2009. Nike have renewed sponsorship deal with Super League before season starts. CCTV, SMG and Sina became league partners and would broadcast live matches on TV and online across the country.

Clubs P – Promoted, TH – Title Holders ClubChineseCityHome stadiumCapacityAverage attendanceBeijing Guoan北京国安BeijingWorkers' Stadium62,00036,805Changchun Yatai长春亚泰ChangchunDevelopment Area Stadium25,00012,179Changsha Ginde长沙金德ChangshaHelong Sports Center Stadium55,0008,498Chengdu Blades成都谢菲联ChengduChengdu Sports Centre42,00011,873Chongqing Lifan P重庆力帆ChongqingChongqing Olympic Sports Center58,68011,440Dalian Shide大连实德DalianJinzhou Stadium30,77516,613Guangzhou GPC广州医药GuangzhouYuexiushan Stadium30,00020,057Hangzhou Greentown杭州绿城HangzhouHuanglong Sports Center51,13914,790Henan Construction河南建业ZhengzhouHanghai Stadium29,00019,255Jiangsu Sainty P江苏舜天NanjingNanjing Olympic Sports Centre61,44315,976Qingdao Jonoon青岛中能QingdaoQingdao Tiantai Stadium20,5258,774Shaanxi Chan-Ba陕西浐灞Xi'anShaanxi Province Stadium47,56523,026Shandong Luneng TH山东鲁能JinanShandong Provincial Stadium43,70017,015Shanghai Shenhua上海申花ShanghaiHongkou Football Stadium33,06012,627Shenzhen Asia Travel深圳亚旅ShenzhenShenzhen Stadium32,50013,460Tianjin TEDA天津泰达TianjinTEDA Soccer Stadium36,39014,757Total16,059

Personnel

TeamManager Beijing Guoan Hong Yuanshuo Changchun Yatai Li Shubin Changsha Ginde Hao Wei Chengdu Blades Wang Baoshan Chongqing Lifan Arie Haan Dalian Shide Xu Hong Guangzhou GPC Shen Xiangfu Hangzhou Greentown Wu Jingui Henan Construction Tang Yaodong Jiangsu Sainty Pei Encai Qingdao Jonoon Slobodan Santrač Shaanxi Chan-Ba Zhu Guanghu Shandong Luneng Ljubiša Tumbaković Shanghai Shenhua Jia Xiuquan Shenzhen Asia Travel Xie Feng Tianjin TEDA Zuo Shusheng

Managerial changes ClubOutgoingMannerWhenIncomingChengdu Blades Li BingResignedAfter Round 6 Wang BaoshanQingdao Jonoon Guo KanfengSackedAfter Round 6 Slobodan SantračChongqing Lifan Wei XinResignedAfter Round 10 Arie HaanShenzhen Asia Travel Fan YuhongSackedAfter Round 17 Xie FengShaanxi Chan-Ba Cheng YaodongResignedAfter Round 20 Zhu GuanghuBeijing Guoan Lee Jang-sooSackedAfter Round 23 Hong YuanshuoHangzhou Greentown Zhou Sui'anSackedAfter Round 24 Wu JinguiChangsha Ginde Zhu BoSackedAfter Round 27 Hao Wei

Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.关于2012年度职业足球俱乐部转会工作相关事宜的通知 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.

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. Players in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4AFC playerFormer playersBeijing Guoan Joel Griffiths William Modibo Darko Matić Emil Martínez Ryan GriffithsChangchun Yatai Branimir Subašić Ricardo Steer Samuel Caballero Gabriel Melkam Sadriddin Abdullaev Matt McKay Elvis ScottChangsha Ginde Jéfferson Feijão Kim Eun-jung Lee Sang-il Billy Mwanza Sim Jae-wonChengdu Blades Agnaldo Auricélio Neres Demar Stewart Oumar Kondé Brendon Santalab Roen Nelson Ryang Myong-ilChongqing Lifan Aílton José Duarte Johnny Woodly Liron Zarko Edgar MartínezDalian Shide Adán Vergara Alain Masudi Ahn Jung-hwan James Chamanga Jeon Woo-keunGuangzhou GPC Diego Barcelos Diogo Barcelos Luis Ramírez Ismael AlvaradoHangzhou Greentown Valdo Yordan Varbanov Ernest Jeremiah Andrezinho Moses SakyiHenan Construction Leandro Netto Obi Moneke Emmanuel Olisadebe Song Tae-limJiangsu Sainty Alemão Eleílson Geninho Carlos Ceballos Aleksandr Kletskov Léiner GómezQingdao Jonoon Abdoul-Aziz Nikiema Hugo Carreira Dragan Stančić Marko Sočanac Hussein Alaa Hussein Pascal Kondaponi Lee Jae-won Lee Tae-youngShaanxi Chan-Ba Estevão Toniato Ronny Vicente Edison Joseph Jonas Salley Marvin ÁvilaShandong Luneng Alfredo Cano Sandro Aleksandar Živković Alejandro Cichero Roda Antar Miljan MrdakovićShanghai Shenhua Vyacheslav Hleb Yanko Valkanov Andres Oper Aleksandar Rodić Mark Milligan Hernán BarcosShenzhen Ruby Hernán Barcos Mouchid Iyane Ly Marko Zorić Massamasso Tchangai Aleksey Nikolaev Adonis Renan MarquesTianjin TEDA Éber Jean-Philippe Caillet Damiano Tommasi Alin Chița Zayniddin Tadjiyev Mark Bridge

Hong Kong/Chinese Taipei/Macau players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot) Club Player 1Chengdu Blades Ricardo TorrãoHangzhou Greentown Ng Wai Chiu

Jonas Salley owns Australian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the Chinese Super League. Ricardo Torrão owns Macanese citizenship and was counted as a native player in the Chinese Super League.

H1N1 flu pandemic Chongqing Lifan reported an 8-player and 3-crew infection of H1N1 flu virus on 10 September. Its matches in Round 22, 23 and 24 were postponed by Chinese FA.

League table

Positions by round

Results

Top scorers Updated to games played on 31 Oct 2009. RankPlayerClubGoals1 Hernán BarcosShanghai Shenhua & Shenzhen Asia Travel17 Luis RamírezGuangzhou GPC3 ValdoHangzhou Greentown134 Qu BoQingdao Jonoon125 Han PengShandong Luneng116 Xu LiangGuangzhou GPC10 Johnny WoodlyChongqing Lifan Emmanuel OlisadebeHenan Construction

Hattricks Xu Liang of Guangzhou GPC scored the first hat-trick of the season against Dalian Shide at Yuexiushan Stadium on 6 April 2009. Qu Bo of Qingdao Jonoon scored a hat-trick against Chongqing Lifan at Qingdao Tiantai Stadium on 8 August 2009. Hernán Barcos of Shenzhen Asia Travel scored a hat-trick against Changchun Yatai at Shenzhen Stadium on 12 September 2009. Emil Martínez of Beijing Guoan scored a hat-trick against Hangzhou Greentown at Workers' Stadium on 31 October 2009.

Awards Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: Samuel Caballero (Changchun Yatai) Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Hernán Barcos (Shanghai Shenhua & Shenzhen Asia Travel) & Luis Ramírez (Guangzhou GPC) Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Deng Zhuoxiang (Jiangsu Sainty) Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Tang Yaodong (Henan Construction) Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Sun Baojie

2009 Chinese Super League

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