# 2007 Chinese Super League

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Football league season

Chinese Super League Season 2007 Champions Changchun Yatai Relegated Xiamen Lanshi AFC Champions League Changchun Yatai Beijing Guoan Matches 210 Goals 468 (2.23 per match) Top goalscorer Li Jinyu (15 goals) Average attendance 15,112 ← 2006 2008 →

The **2007 Chinese Super League season** or the **[Kingway](/source/Kingway_Brewery) Chinese Super League**, as it was known for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth edition since its establishment, the 14th season of professional football as well as being the 46th top-tier league season in China. The league started on March 3 and ended on November 14. [Changchun Yatai](/source/Changchun_Yatai_F.C.) clinched the league title for the first time in the last game of the season, while [Xiamen Lanshi](/source/Xiamen_Blue_Lions_F.C.) was relegated with two games to spare. Coincidentally, both of these teams were promoted in the previous season.

The champions as well as the runner-up of the league would qualify for the [2008 AFC Champions League](/source/2008_AFC_Champions_League) as was the same from the previous season. The [Chinese FA Cup](/source/Chinese_FA_Cup) was canceled due to the intended expansion of the league to 16 teams, however [Shanghai United](/source/Shanghai_United_F.C.) and [Shanghai Shenhua](/source/Shanghai_Shenhua_F.C.) merged, which saw the [Chinese Football Association](/source/Chinese_Football_Association) decide to leave the league with 15 teams for the season.

## Promotion and relegation

**Teams promoted from the [2006 China League One](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2006_China_League_One&action=edit&redlink=1)**

- [Henan Jianye](/source/Henan_F.C.)

- [Zhejiang Lucheng](/source/Zhejiang_Professional_F.C.)

**Teams relegated from the [2006 Chinese Super League](/source/2006_Chinese_Super_League)**

- [Chongqing Lifan](/source/Chongqing_Liangjiang_Athletic_F.C.)

## Pre-season change

Zhu Jun, the owner of [Shanghai United](/source/Shanghai_United_F.C.), bought a majority share of their crosstown rival. The 7th placed team of the [previous season](/source/2006_Chinese_Super_League), Shanghai United was merged into two times CSL runner-up [Shanghai Shenhua](/source/Shanghai_Shenhua_F.C.). The new team play under the name **Shanghai Shenhua United** but use the stadium of the former Shanghai United – [Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium](/source/Yuanshen_Sports_Centre_Stadium) in [Pudong](/source/Pudong), [Shanghai](/source/Shanghai) as their home ground.

## Clubs

Club Chinese name Seasons in CSL Best finish, Season Worst finish, Season Beijing Guoan 北京国安 2004 to 2007 3rd, 2006 7th, 2004 Changchun Yatai 长春亚泰 2006 & 2007 4th, 2006 4th, 2006 Changsha Ginde 长沙金德 2004 to 2007 8th, 2004 13th, 2005 & 2006 Dalian Shide 大连实德 2004 to 2007 1st, 2005 5th, 2004 & 2006 Henan Jianye 河南建业 2007 N/A N/A Liaoning Zhongyu 辽宁足球俱乐部 2004 to 2007 4th, 2004 12th, 2006 Qingdao Zhongneng 青岛中能 2004 to 2007 7th, 2005 14th, 2006 Shaanxi Baorong 陕西宝荣 2004 to 2007 3rd, 2004 8th, 2005 Shandong Luneng 山东鲁能泰山 2004 to 2007 1st, 2006 3rd, 2005 Shanghai Shenhua 上海申花 2004 to 2007 2nd, 2005 & 2006 10th, 2004 Shenzhen Shangqingyin 深圳上清饮 2004 to 2007 1st, 2004 12th, 2005 Tianjin TEDA 天津泰达 2004 to 2007 4th, 2005 6th, 2004 & 2006 Wuhan Guanggu 武汉光谷 2005 to 2007 5th, 2005 10th, 2006 Xiamen Lanshi 厦门蓝狮 2006 & 2007 8th, 2006 8th, 2006 Zhejiang Lucheng 浙江绿城 2007 N/A N/A

### Personnel

Team Manager Beijing Guoan Lee Jang-soo Changchun Yatai Gao Hongbo Changsha Ginde Milan Živadinović Dalian Shide Jo Bonfrère Henan Jianye Pei Encai Liaoning Zhongyu Tang Yaodong Qingdao Zhongneng Yin Tiesheng Shaanxi Baorong Cheng Yaodong Shandong Luneng Ljubiša Tumbaković Shanghai Shenhua Wu Jingui Shenzhen Shangqingyin Zhang Jun Tianjin TEDA Jozef Jarabinský Wuhan Guanggu Chen Fangping Xiamen Lanshi Gao Daming Zhejiang Lucheng Zhou Sui'an

### Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four, but all teams can only use three foreign players on the field in each game. Players from [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong), [Macau](/source/Macau) and [Chinese Taipei](/source/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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players Beijing Guoan Aderaldo Alysson Luis Santamaría Walter Martínez Tiago Miodrag Pantelić Changchun Yatai Svetoslav Petrov Elvis Scott Samuel Caballero Guillaume Dah Zadi Changsha Ginde Sandro Aboubakar Oumarou Čedomir Mijanović Garba Lawal Saša Zorić Dalian Shide Zoran Janković Patrick Mevoungou Darko Drinić Miodrag Anđelković Henan Jianye Ivo Trenchev Arthur Gómez Olivier Fauconnier Imed Ben Younes Darko Kremenović Liaoning Zhongyu Ryan Griffiths Clément Lebe Viktor Brovchenko Qingdao Zhongneng Damir Ibrić Igor Budiša Benedict Akwuegbu Dumitru Mitu Joca Dejan Sarić Shaanxi Baorong Rafael Scheidt Ronny Sérgio Júnior Juan Manuel Olivera Ivan Bulat Shandong Luneng Predrag Pažin Aleksandar Živković Nikola Malbaša Branko Baković Shanghai Shenhua Hámilton Ricard Saúl Martínez Diego Alonso Sergio Blanco Ronny Laurent Leroy Fernando Correa Shenzhen Shangqingyin Bamba Moussa Dramane Kamaté Bogdan Zając Marek Zając Tianjin TEDA Charles Chad Márcio Santos Darko Matić Jurica Vučko Vidak Bratić Wuhan Guanggu Bruno Lança Gilsinho Roberto Aleixo Vicente Xiamen Lanshi Quinzinho Gabriel Melkam Branko Jelić Saša Zorić Zheijang Lucheng Argel Fuchs Marcelo Rosa Tico Wágner Eduardo Marques

Hong Kong/Chinese Taipei/Macau players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot)

Club Player 1 Shanghai Shenhua Ng Wai Chiu

## League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Changchun Yatai (C) 28 16 7 5 48 25 +23 55 Qualification to AFC Champions League qualification 2 Beijing Guoan 28 15 9 4 45 19 +26 54 3 Shandong Luneng 28 14 6 8 53 29 +24 48 4 Shanghai Shenhua 28 12 10 6 35 29 +6 46 5 Dalian Shide 28 11 11 6 36 31 +5 44 6 Tianjin TEDA 28 12 8 8 31 22 +9 44 7 Wuhan Guanggu 28 11 7 10 29 31 −2 40 8 Qingdao Zhongneng 28 10 6 12 36 42 −6 36 9 Liaoning Zhongyu 28 9 8 11 26 36 −10 35 10 Changsha Ginde 28 8 10 10 17 24 −7 34 11 Zhejiang Lucheng 28 6 10 12 25 35 −10 28 12 Henan Jianye 28 5 12 11 20 28 −8 27 13 Shaanxi Baorong 28 4 14 10 24 29 −5 26 14 Shenzhen Shangqingyin 28 5 10 13 21 42 −21 25 15 Xiamen Lanshi (R) 28 4 8 16 22 46 −24 20 Relegation to League One

Source: [League Table 2007](https://int.soccerway.com/national/china-pr/csl/2007/regular-season/)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

## Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals 1 Li Jinyu Shandong Luneng 15 2 Han Peng 13 3 Elvis Scott Changchun Yatai 12 4 Tiago Beijing Guoan 10 Guillaume Dah Zadi Changchun Yatai 6 Du Zhenyu 9 7 Liu Jian Qingdao Zhongneng 8 Tao Wei Beijing Guoan Yan Xiangchuang

## Attendances

### League attendance

- Total attendance: 3,173,500 [1]

- Average attendance: 15,112

### Clubs attendance

Football club Average attendance Shaanxi Baorong 24,643 Shandong Luneng 22,607 Beijing Guoan 21,571 Zhejiang Lucheng 19,571 Henan Jianye 16,857 Changchun Yatai 16,429 Liaoning Zhongyu 15,929 Tianjin TEDA 15,429 Wuhan Guanggu 13,179 Shenzhen Shangqingyin 13,000 Shanghai Shenhua 11,393 Changsha Ginde 10,571 Dalian Shide 10,286 Xiamen Lanshi 8,036 Qingdao Zhongneng 7,179

## Awards

- Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: [Du Zhenyu](/source/Du_Zhenyu) (Changchun Yatai)

- Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: [Li Jinyu](/source/Li_Jinyu) (Shandong Luneng)

- Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: [Hao Junmin](/source/Hao_Junmin) (Tianjin TEDA)

- Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: [Gao Hongbo](/source/Gao_Hongbo) (Changchun Yatai)

- Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: [Sun Baojie](/source/Sun_Baojie)

- Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Dalian Shide, Tianjin TEDA, Beijing Guoan

## See also

- [Chinese Super League](/source/Chinese_Super_League)

- [Football in China](/source/Football_in_China)

- [Chinese Football Association](/source/Chinese_Football_Association)

- [China League One](/source/China_League_One)

- [China League Two](/source/China_League_Two)

- [Chinese FA Cup](/source/Chinese_FA_Cup)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [07中超统计：场均观众1.51万人 收视人次1.44亿](http://news.sports.cn/china/07csl/zhuhou/2008-01-11/1360549.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110525232449/http://news.sports.cn/china/07csl/zhuhou/2008-01-11/1360549.html) 2011-05-25 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) at sports.cn 2008-01-11 Retrieved 2013-01-08 (In Chinese)

## External links

- [Official site of the Chinese Football Association (in Chinese)](http://fa.org.cn/)

- [Official site of the Chinese Super League (in Chinese)](http://csl.sports.cn/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20050403023244/http://csl.sports.cn/) 2005-04-03 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [Yahoo! China – Chinese Super League 2007 (in Chinese)](https://web.archive.org/web/20070327143816/http://cn.sports.yahoo.com/foot/cn/superleague07/)

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