2008 Chinese Super League

{{Infobox football league season | image = 2008 Chinese Super League.webp | pixels = 150px | competition = [[Chinese Super League]] | season = 2008 | winners = [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]] | relegated = [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] | continentalcup1 = [[2009 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = {{ubl|[[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]]| [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]]| [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]]| [[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]]}} | league topscorer = [[Éber (footballer)|Éber Luís]] (14 goals) | biggest home win = {{nowrap|[[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] 6–0 [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Pharmaceutical]] (Oct 11)}} | biggest away win = {{nowrap|[[Guangzhou City F.C.|Changsha Ginde]] 1–5 [[Qingdao Hainiu F.C.|Qingdao Jonoon]] (Oct 11)}} | highest scoring = {{ubl|{{nowrap|[[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] 4–4 [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] (Nov 12)}} | {{nowrap|[[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] 5–3 [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]] (Nov 30)}}}} | average attendance = 13,444 | prevseason = [[2007 Chinese Super League|2007]] | nextseason = [[2009 Chinese Super League|2009]] }}

The '''2008 Chinese Super League''' (known as the '''[[Kingway Brewery|Kingway]] 2008 Chinese Super League''' for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season since the establishment of the [[Chinese Super League]] and the 15th season of the professional football league in China. This season was the first which featured 16 clubs. [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]] won their third title at the end of this season.

==Teams== ===Team changes=== * At the end of the [[2007 China League One|2007 season]], [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Pharmaceutical]] and [[Chengdu Tiancheng F.C.|Chengdu Blades]] were promoted to Super League. * At the end of the [[2007 Chinese Super League|2007 season]], [[Xiamen Blue Lions F.C.|Xiamen Lanshi]] were relegated to League One. * [[Wuhan Optics Valley F.C.|Wuhan Optics Valley]] withdrew from the league and folded.<ref>[http://sports.sohu.com/20081001/n259829014.shtml 足协维持李玮峰处罚武汉宣布罢赛正式退出中超] at sports.sohu.com 2008-10-01 Retrieved 18 June 2012</ref> * At the end of the season, [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] were relegated to League One.

===Stadiums=== [[Image:CSL2008clubs.png|450px|thumb|Map of Super League Clubs 2008]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team ! Stadium ! Capacity ! Average attendance |- | Beijing Guoan || [[Beijing Fengtai Stadium]] || align="center" | 31,000 || align="center" | 14,641 |- | Changchun Yatai || [[Changchun Stadium]] || align="center" | 41,638 || align="center" | 5,797 |- | Changsha Ginde || [[Helong Sports Center Stadium]] || align="center" | 55,000 || align="center" | 6,645 |- | Chengdu Blades || [[Chengdu Sports Centre]] || align="center" | 42,000 || align="center" | 12,378 |- | Dalian Shide || [[Jinzhou Stadium]] || align="center" | 30,000 || align="center" | 7,900 |- | Guangzhou Pharmaceutical || [[Yuexiushan Stadium]] || align="center" | 22,000 || align="center" | 19,624 |- | Henan Construction|| [[Hanghai Stadium]] || align="center" | 30,000 || align="center" | 16,267 |- | Liaoning Whowin || [[Tiexi New District Sports Center]] || align="center" | 26,800 || align="center" | 11,733 |- | Qingdao Jonoon || [[Qingdao Tiantai Stadium]] || align="center" | 30,000 || align="center" | 6,600 |- | Shaanxi Chanba || [[Shaanxi Province Stadium]] || align="center" | 57,000 || align="center" | 24,625 |- | Shandong Luneng || [[Shandong Provincial Stadium]] || align="center" | 43,700 || align="center" | 26,501 |- | Shanghai Shenhua || [[Hongkou Football Stadium]] || align="center" | 35,000 || align="center" | 11,510 |- | Shenzhen Xiangxue || [[Shenzhen Stadium]] || align="center" | 32,500 || align="center" | 6,400 |- | Tianjin TEDA || [[TEDA Soccer Stadium]] || align="center" | 37,500 || align="center" | 14,007 |- | Wuhan Optics Valley || [[Xinhua Road Sports Center]] || align="center" | 36,000 || align="center" | 12,556 |- | Zhejiang Greentown || [[Huanglong Sports Center]] || align="center" | 51,000 || align="center" | 12,188 |- |'''Total'''|| || ||align="center" | '''13,444''' |}

===Managers=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Team ! Manager ! 2nd Manager ! 3rd Manager |- |Beijing Guoan |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Jang-soo]] | | |- |Changchun Yatai |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Gao Hongbo]] (Sacked after round 10) |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ernst Middendorp]] (Resigned after round 24) |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Shubin]] |- |Changsha Ginde |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Slobodan Santrač]] (Sacked after round 9) |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Bo]] | |- |Chengdu Blades |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Bing (footballer)|Li Bing]] | | |- |Dalian Shide |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ratko Dostanić]] (Sacked after round 8) |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Milorad Kosanović]] | |- |Guangzhou Pharmaceutical |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shen Xiangfu]] | | |- |Henan Construction |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Jia Xiuquan]] (Resigned after round 8) |{{flagicon|POR}} [[Acácio Casimiro]] (Sacked after round 16) |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tang Yaodong]] |- |Liaoning Whowin |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Werner Lorant]] (Sacked after round 10) |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ma Lin (footballer)|Ma Lin]] | |- |Qingdao Jonoon |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guo Kanfeng]] | | |- |Shaanxi Chanba |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Cheng Yaodong]] | | |- |Shandong Luneng |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ljubiša Tumbaković]] | | |- |Shanghai Shenhua |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wu Jingui]] (Sacked after round 14) |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Jia Xiuquan]] | |- |Shenzhen Xiangxue |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Mai Chao]] (Resigned after round 1) |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Zengqun]] (Sacked after round 13) |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Baoshan]] |- |Tianjin TEDA |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jozef Jarabinský]] (Sacked after round 7) |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zuo Shusheng]] | |- |Wuhan Optics Valley |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Fangping]] (Sacked after round 4) |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Guanghu]] | |- |Zhejiang Greentown |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Wei (football coach)|Sun Wei]] (Sacked after round 4) |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[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]], [[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.

{| class="wikitable" ! width="180" | Club ! width="180" | Player 1 ! width="180" | Player 2 ! width="180" | Player 3 ! width="180" | Player 4 ! width="180" | Former players |- | [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Tiago (footballer, born 1977)|Tiago]] | {{flagicon|Honduras}} '''[[Elvis Scott]]''' | {{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Walter Martínez (footballer, born 1982)|Walter Martínez]] | {{flagicon|Romania}} '''[[Ovidiu Burcă]]''' | {{flagicon|North Macedonia}} ''[[Stojan Ignatov]]'' |- | [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] | {{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Samuel Caballero]] | {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Guillaume Dah Zadi]] | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Gabriel Melkam]] | {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Dumitru Mitu]] | |- | [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Changsha Ginde]] | {{flagicon|Albania}} [[Nevil Dede]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Sandro (footballer, born 1980)|Sandro]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Tales Rejane Cabeceira|Tales]]''' | {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Aboubakar Oumarou]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} ''[[Milan Nikolić (footballer, born 1983)|Milan Nikolić]]'' |- | [[Chengdu Tiancheng F.C.|Chengdu Blades]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Auricélio Neres]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Denílson Souza]]''' | {{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Demar Stewart]] | {{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Kim Yong-jun (footballer)|Kim Yong-jun]] | {{flagicon|Croatia}} ''[[Igor Tkalčević]]'' {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} ''[[Sékou Tidiane Souaré]]'' |- | [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]] | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Georgi Chilikov]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Dragan Vukmir]]''' | {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[James Chamanga]] | | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} ''[[Kaloyan Karadzhinov]]'' {{flagicon|Cameroon}} ''[[Patrick Mevoungou]]'' {{flagicon|Croatia}} ''[[Vedran Celiščak]]'' |- | [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Pharmaceutical]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Diego Barcelos]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[José Duarte (footballer)|José Duarte]]''' | {{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Luis Ramírez (footballer, born 1977)|Luis Ramírez]] | {{flagicon|Peru}} [[Ismael Alvarado]] | |- | [[Henan F.C.|Henan Construction]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Douglas Roberto dos Santos|Douglas]]''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Gilsinho (footballer, born 1977)|Gilsinho]] | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Obi Emmanuel Moneke]] | {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Emmanuel Olisadebe]] | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} ''[[Ivo Trenchev]]'' |- | [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Ryan Griffiths (soccer)|Ryan Griffiths]] | {{flagicon|Belarus}} '''[[Raman Kirenkin]]''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Jefferson Feijão (footballer, born 1978)|Jefferson Feijão]] | {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} '''[[Delain Sasa]]''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Zé Roberto (footballer, born 1981)|Zé Roberto]]'' |- | [[Qingdao Hainiu F.C.|Qingdao Jonoon]] | {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Jean-Paul Ndeki]] | {{flagicon|Honduras}} '''[[Mitchel Brown]]''' | {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Dragan Stančić]] | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Lee Jae-won (footballer, born 1983)|Lee Jae-won]] | {{flagicon|Honduras}} ''[[Luis Santamaría]]'' |- | [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Shaanxi Chanba]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ronny (footballer, born 1983)|Ronny]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rafael Scheidt]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Vicente (footballer, born 1979)|Vicente]] | | |- | [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Luciano Ratinho]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Aleksandar Živković (footballer, born 1977)|Aleksandar Živković]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Miljan Mrdaković]]''' | {{flagicon|Venezuela}} '''[[Alejandro Cichero]]''' | |- | [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] | {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Hámilton Ricard]] | {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Erick Scott]] | {{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Emil Martínez]] | {{flagicon|Honduras}} '''[[José Güity]]''' | {{flagicon|Argentina}} ''[[Matías Marchesini]]'' {{flagicon|Paraguay}} '''''[[Justo Meza]]''''' |- | [[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen Xiangxue]] | {{flagicon|Angola}} [[Johnson Macaba]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Felipe Menegon]]''' | {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Michael Valenzuela]] | {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Marek Zając]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Edson Ferreira da Silva|Edson]]'' |- | [[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Éber (footballer)|Éber Luís]] | {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Darko Matić]] | {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} '''[[Mariko Daouda]]''' | {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Marius Radu (footballer)|Marius Radu]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Jonhes]]'' |- | [[Wuhan Optics Valley F.C.|Wuhan Optics Valley]] | | | | | {{flagicon|Argentina}} ''[[César La Paglia]]'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Danilo (footballer, born 1980)|Danilo]]'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Gustavo Papa]]'' {{flagicon|Uruguay}} ''[[Pablo Munhoz]]'' |- | [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Zhejiang Greentown]] | {{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Karim Benounes]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Erivaldo Saraiva|Valdo]] | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Yordan Varbanov]] | {{flagicon|Egypt}} '''[[Mohsen Abo Gresha]]''' | {{flagicon|North Macedonia}} ''[[Slavčo Georgievski]]'' |}

Hong Kong/Chinese Taipei/Macau players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot) {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! width="170" | Club ! width="170" | Player 1 |- |[[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] | {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Ng Wai Chiu]] |}

==Final league table== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_limit = 5 |res_col_header=QR

|update=November 30, 2008 |class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored. |source=[http://csl.sports.sohu.com/ CSL] }}</onlyinclude>

===Results table=== {{#invoke:Sports results|main |matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey |team1=BJ|team2=CC|team3=CS|team4=CD|team5=DL |team6=GZ|team7=HN|team8=LN|team9=QD|team10=PD |team11=SD|team12=SH|team13=SZ|team14=TJ|team15=WH |team16=ZJ

|name_ZJ=[[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Zhejiang Greentown]] |match_ZJ_BJ=1–1 |match_ZJ_CC=3–0 |match_ZJ_CS=3–0 |match_ZJ_CD=0–1 |match_ZJ_DL=1–1 |match_ZJ_GZ=0–0 |match_ZJ_HN=2–0 |match_ZJ_LN=1–1 |match_ZJ_QD=0–2 |match_ZJ_PD=2–1 |match_ZJ_SD=0–0 |match_ZJ_SH=1–1 |match_ZJ_SZ=2–3 |match_ZJ_TJ=0–1 |match_ZJ_WH=3–0 |update=complete |source=[http://csl.sports.sohu.com/ CSL] }}

==Top scorers==

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! Scorer ! Club ! Goals |- |align=center| 1 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Éber (footballer)|Éber Luís]] |[[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] |align=center| '''14''' |- |align=center| 2 |{{flagicon|Angola}} [[Johnson Macaba]] |[[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen Xiangxue]] |align=center| '''13''' |- |rowspan=2 align=center| 3 | {{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Luis Ramírez (footballer, born 1977)|Luis Ramírez]] |[[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Pharmaceutical]] |rowspan=2 align=center| '''12''' |- |{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Emmanuel Olisadebe]] |[[Henan F.C.|Henan Construction]] |- |rowspan=2 align=center| 5 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Erivaldo Saraiva|Valdo]] |[[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Zhejiang Greentown]] |rowspan=2 align=center| '''10''' |- |{{flagicon|China}} [[Du Zhenyu]] |[[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] |- |rowspan=3 align=center| 7 |{{flagicon|China}} [[Cao Tianbao]] |Changchun Yatai |rowspan=3 align=center| '''9''' |- |{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Hámilton Ricard]] |[[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] |- |{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Guillaume Dah Zadi]] |Changchun Yatai |- |rowspan=5 align=center| 10 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Vicente (footballer, born 1979)|Vicente]] |[[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Shaanxi Chanba]] |rowspan=5 align=center| '''8''' |- |{{flagicon|China}} [[Gao Lin]] |Shanghai Shenhua |- |{{flagicon|China}} [[Han Peng (footballer, born 1983)|Han Peng]] |[[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]] |- |{{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Emil Martínez]] |Shanghai Shenhua |- |{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Miljan Mrdaković]] |Shandong Luneng |}

==See also== *[[2008 China League One]] *[[2008 China League Two]]

==References== <references/>

==External links== * [http://csl.sports.sohu.com/ Official site of the Chinese Super League] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509075220/http://csl.sports.sohu.com/ |date=2008-05-09 }} {{in lang|zh}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070615043842/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=chn/nationalleague/standings.html Live scores, Fixtures and Results, League table] on [[FIFA]] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100721030528/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china08.html Results and table] on [[RSSSF]]

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