2010 Chinese Super League

{{Infobox football league season | image = 2009_Chinese_Super_League.webp | pixels = 150px | competition = [[Chinese Super League]] | season = 2010 | winners = '''[[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]]''' | relegated = [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Changsha Ginde]] | continentalcup1 = [[2011 AFC Champions League|Champions League]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]] [[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] | league topscorer = [[Duvier Riascos]] (20 goals) | biggest home win = {{nowrap|[[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Shaanxi]] 5–0 [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Changsha]]}} | biggest away win = {{nowrap|[[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen]] 0–4 [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai]]}} | highest scoring = {{nowrap|[[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen]] 4–4 [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning]]}} | matches = 240 | total goals = 581 | longest wins = | longest unbeaten = | longest losses = | highest attendance = | lowest attendance = | average attendance = | prevseason = [[2009 Chinese Super League|2009]] | nextseason = [[2011 Chinese Super League|2011]] }} The '''2010 Chinese Super League''' season (also known as '''[[Pirelli]] Chinese Super League''' for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season since the establishment of the [[Chinese Super League]], the seventeenth season of a [[Professional sports|professional]] [[association football]] league and the 49th top-tier league season in [[China]].

The teams ranked first through fourteenth of the [[2009 Chinese Super League|previous season]] and two promoted teams from the [[2009 China League One|2009 League One season]] participated in this season. [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]] won the title for third time in seven years.

== Promotion and relegation == '''Teams promoted from [[2009 China League One]]''' * [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] * [[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Nanchang Hengyuan]]

'''Teams relegated to [[2010 China League One]]''' * [[Chengdu Tiancheng F.C.|Chengdu Blades]] * [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou GPC]]

==Clubs== ===Teams & locations=== * P – Promoted, TH – Title Holders {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Club ![[Simplified Chinese characters|Chinese]] ![[List of cities in China|City]] !Home stadium !Capacity !Average attendance |- |[[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]][[2009 Chinese Super League|TH]] |北京国安 |[[Beijing]] |[[Workers' Stadium (1959)|Workers' Stadium]] |align=center|62,000 |align=center|33,342 |- |[[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] |长春亚泰 |[[Changchun]] |[[Development Area Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.163.com/09/0404/00/5612RQB900051C89.html|title=前瞻:亚泰新主场争开门红成足巨额悬赏欲复仇|date=4 April 2009|access-date=27 March 2011|archive-date=21 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421191024/http://sports.163.com/09/0404/00/5612RQB900051C89.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |align=center|25,000 |align=center|10,067 |- |[[Guangzhou City F.C.|Changsha Ginde]] |长沙金德 |[[Changsha]] |[[Helong Stadium]] |align=center|55,000 |align=center|10,152 |- |[[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] |重庆力帆 |[[Chongqing]] |[[Chongqing Olympic Sports Center]] |align=center|58,680 |align=center|11,433 |- |[[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]] |大连实德 |[[Dalian]] |[[Jinzhou Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20060911/n245282302.shtml|title=大连队新球场选址确定欲建全国最现代化的球场-搜狐体育|website=sports.sohu.com|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> |align=center|30,775 |align=center|12,307 |- |[[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] |杭州绿城 |[[Hangzhou]] |[[Huanglong Sports Center]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zhuanti.sports.cn/WWCup2007/others/2007-09-09/1253510.html |title=2007女足世界杯赛场巡礼 - Fifa 2007中国女足世界杯 - 华奥星空网 |access-date=2011-03-27 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185302/http://zhuanti.sports.cn/WWCup2007/others/2007-09-09/1253510.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |align=center|51,139 |align=center|14,550 |- |[[Henan F.C.|Henan Jianye]] |河南建业 |[[Zhengzhou]] |[[Hanghai Stadium]] |align=center|29,000 |align=center|18,630 |- |[[Jiangsu F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] |江苏舜天 |[[Nanjing]] |[[Nanjing Olympic Sports Center]]{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} |align=center|61,443 |align=center|10,667 |- |[[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]][[2009 China League One|P]] |辽宁宏运 |[[Shenyang]] |[[Tiexi New District Sports Center]] |align=center|24,000 |align=center|10,100 |- |[[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Nanchang Hengyuan]][[2009 China League One|P]] |南昌衡源 |[[Nanchang]] |[[Nanchang Bayi Stadium]] |align=center|20,000 |align=center|11,680 |- |[[Qingdao Hainiu F.C.|Qingdao Jonoon]] |青岛中能 |[[Qingdao]] |[[Qingdao Tiantai Stadium]] |align=center|20,525 |align=center|6,247 |- |[[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Shaanxi Chanba]] |陕西浐灞 |[[Xi'an]] |[[Shaanxi Province Stadium]] |align=center|47,565 |align=center|28,053 |- |[[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]] |山东鲁能 |[[Jinan]] |[[Shandong Provincial Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2004-07/05/content_1573467.htm |title=山东省体育中心体育场 |access-date=2011-03-27 |archive-date=2012-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817060315/http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2004-07/05/content_1573467.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> |align=center|43,700 |align=center|15,901 |- |[[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] |上海申花 |[[Shanghai]] |[[Hongkou Football Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shtong.gov.cn/node2/node19828/node20002/node20024/node31128/userobject1ai68565.html |title = Ϻ еط ־ 칫 Ϻ ͨ վ Ϻ е Ͽ Ϻ еİٿ ȫ |access-date=2011-03-27 |archive-date=2011-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720175044/http://www.shtong.gov.cn/node2/node19828/node20002/node20024/node31128/userobject1ai68565.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |align=center|33,060 |align=center|12,963 |- |[[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen Ruby]] |深圳红钻 |[[Shenzhen]] |[[Shenzhen Stadium]] |align=center|32,500 |align=center|12,439 |- |[[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] |天津泰达 |[[Tianjin]] |[[TEDA Soccer Stadium]] |align=center|36,390 |align=center|14,757 |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|'''Total''' |align=center|'''14,581''' |}

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===Personnel===  {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%" |- !Team !Manager |- | [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Wei Kexing]] |- | [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Shen Xiangfu]] |- | [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Changsha Ginde]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Miodrag Ješić]] |- | [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Wei Xin]] (caretaker) |- | [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]] | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Park Sung-hwa]] |- | [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Wu Jingui]] |- | [[Henan F.C.|Henan Jianye]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Tang Yaodong]] |- | [[Jiangsu F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Pei Encai]] |- | [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Ma Lin (footballer)|Ma Lin]] |- | [[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Nanchang Hengyuan]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Zhu Jiong]] |- | [[Qingdao Hainiu F.C.|Qingdao Jonoon]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Dragan Jovanović (football coach)|Dragan Jovanović]] |- | [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Shaanxi Chanba]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Milorad Kosanović]] |- | [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]] | {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Branko Ivanković]] |- | [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] | {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Miroslav Blažević]] |- | [[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen Ruby]] | {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Siniša Gogić]] |- | [[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Arie Haan]] |}

=== Managerial changes === {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |- !Club !Outgoing !Manner !Date !Incoming |- |[[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zuo Shusheng]] |Sacked<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=706784&cc=5739 |title=Arie Haan's on deck for Tianjin Teda - ESPN Soccernet |access-date=2010-01-06 |archive-date=2011-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622072108/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=706784&cc=5739 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |rowspan=7|End of 2009 season |{{flagicon|NED}} [[Arie Haan]] |- |[[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Jia Xiuquan]] |Sacked<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shenhuafc.com.cn/newsDetail.htm?ff80808125475b3d0125a4b684c90085 |title=Shanghai Shenhua F.C. |access-date=2010-02-12 |archive-date=2011-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719051254/http://www.shenhuafc.com.cn/newsDetail.htm?ff80808125475b3d0125a4b684c90085 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Miroslav Blažević]] |- |[[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Shubin]] |Sacked<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fc.yatai.com/news/julebugonggao/292.shtml |title=沈祥福正式签约长春亚泰 2010欲率队双线战日韩 |website=fc.yatai.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718142015/http://fc.yatai.com/news/julebugonggao/292.shtml |archive-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shen Xiangfu]] |- |[[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]] |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ljubiša Tumbaković]] |Sacked<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lnts.com.cn/news/2009/12/16/2009121675894232.htm |title = ³ ܷ ʽ ά 浣 ---³ Ļ ---ɽ ³ ̩ɽ ֲ |access-date=2010-02-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125020825/http://www.lnts.com.cn/news/2009/12/16/2009121675894232.htm |archive-date=2010-01-25 }}</ref> |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Branko Ivanković]] |- |[[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] |{{flagicon|NED}} [[Arie Haan]] |End of contract<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20100106/n269400359.shtml|title=李树斌出任重庆力帆主帅助推今年冲超目标实现-搜狐体育|website=sports.sohu.com|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Shubin]] |- |[[Qingdao Hainiu F.C.|Qingdao Jonoon]] |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Slobodan Santrač]] |Sacked<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.eastday.com/s/20100201/u1a4994235.html|title=青岛官方公布新赛季主帅郭侃峰再执中能教鞭|website=sports.eastday.com|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Dragan Jovanović (football manager)|Dragan Jovanović]] |- |[[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen Ruby]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xie Feng (footballer)|Xie Feng]] |Sacked<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20100220/n270313650.shtml|title=高歌奇出任深足主教练曾执教贝尔格莱德红星队-搜狐体育|website=sports.sohu.com|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> |{{flagicon|CYP}} [[Siniša Gogić]] |- |[[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Shaanxi Chanba]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Guanghu]] |Resigned<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2010-05-08/22034975002.shtml|title=陕西浐灞官方宣布主帅朱广沪下课科萨诺维奇接任_国内足球-中超_NIKE新浪竞技风暴_新浪网|website=sports.sina.com.cn|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> |May 8, 2010 |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Milorad Kosanović]] |- |[[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xu Hong]] |Resigned<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2010-05-15/18564986226.shtml|title=实德官方宣布主教练徐弘下课助理教练柳忠长代理_国内足球-中超_NIKE新浪竞技风暴_新浪网|website=sports.sina.com.cn|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> |May 15, 2010 |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liu Zhongchang]] (caretaker) |- |[[Guangzhou City F.C.|Changsha Ginde]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Hao Wei]] |Resigned<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tianjinwe.com/rollnews/ty/201006/t20100618_1041705.html |title=郝伟请辞"老游击"接管金德随和耶西奇初得人心 |access-date=2010-06-20 |archive-date=2011-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721171950/http://www.tianjinwe.com/rollnews/ty/201006/t20100618_1041705.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |June 16, 2010 |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Miodrag Ješić]] |- |[[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liu Zhongchang]] (caretaker) |End of caretaker spell<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.163.com/10/0620/08/69K0VTTN000146BD.html|title=[组图]韩国教头朴成华入主大连欲带实德杀入四强_网易新闻|website=news.163.com|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> |June 19, 2010 |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Sung-hwa]] |- |[[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Shubin]] |Sacked<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2010-07-19/11075111973.shtml|title=重庆力帆队主教练李树斌下课教练组受命代理工作_国内足球-中超_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网|website=sports.sina.com.cn|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> |July 19, 2010 |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wei Xin]] (caretaker) |- |[[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Hong Yuanshuo]] |Sacked<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2010-09-21/19525213212.shtml|title=国安官方宣布洪元硕及教练组下课魏克兴火线接任_国内足球-中超_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网|website=sports.sina.com.cn|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> |September 21, 2010 |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wei Kexing]] |}

=== Foreign players === The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] countries.<ref>[http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/file/2011-10-31/365703.html 关于2012年度职业足球俱乐部转会工作相关事宜的通知] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507061425/http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/file/2011-10-31/365703.html |date=2012-05-07 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref> 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.

{| class="wikitable" |- ! style="width:190px;"| Club ! style="width:175px;"| Player 1 ! style="width:170px;"| Player 2 ! style="width:185px;"| Player 3 ! style="width:170px;"| Player 4 ! style="width:170px;"| [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] player ! style="width:170px;"| Former players |- | [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Joel Griffiths]] | {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Darko Matić]] | {{flagicon|Honduras}} '''[[Walter Martínez (footballer, born 1982)|Walter Martinez]]''' | {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Maurice Ross]] | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Ryan Griffiths (soccer)|Ryan Griffiths]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Erivaldo Saraiva|Valdo]]'' |- | [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sebastián Setti]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Nei (footballer, born 1980)|Nei]]''' | {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Ricardo Steer]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Miloš Mihajlov]]''' | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Lee Se-in]] | {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} ''[[Johnny Woodly]]'' {{flagicon|Honduras}} ''[[Samuel Caballero]]'' |- | [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Changsha Ginde]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Sandro (footballer, born 1980)|Sandro]] | {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Frane Čačić]] | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Akanni-Sunday Wasiu]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Nenad Mladenović]]''' | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Woo Joo-young | {{flagicon|DR Congo}} ''[[M'peti Nimba]]'' |- | [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[José Duarte (footballer)|José Duarte]] | {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} '''[[Johnny Woodly]]''' | {{flagicon|Croatia}} '''[[Bruno Šiklić]]''' | {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Mariko Daouda]] | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Cho Se-kwon]] | {{flagicon|Montenegro}} ''[[Petar Bojović (footballer)|Petar Bojović]]'' {{flagicon|Serbia}} ''[[Dušan Đokić]]'' {{flagicon|Uganda}} ''[[Andrew Mwesigwa]]'' |- | [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Márcio Senna]]''' | {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} '''[[Martin Kamburov]]''' | {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Borko Veselinović]] | {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[James Chamanga]] | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Ahn Jung-hwan]] | {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} ''[[José Luis López (Costa Rican footballer)|José Luis López]]'' {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} ''[[Porfirio López]]'' |- | [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] | {{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Emil Martínez]] | {{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Jerry Palacios]] | {{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Luis Ramírez (footballer, born 1977)|Luis Ramírez]] | {{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Mauricio Sabillón]] | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Adam Griffiths]] | |- | [[Henan F.C.|Henan Jianye]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Leandro Netto]] | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Obi Emmanuel Moneke]] | {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Emmanuel Olisadebe]] | | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Song Tae-lim]] | {{flagicon|Senegal}} ''[[Amado Diallo]]'' {{flagicon|Serbia}} ''[[Goran Gavrančić]]'' {{flagicon|Serbia}} ''[[Miloš Bajalica]]'' |- | [[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Eleílson]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Geninho (footballer, born 1980)|Geninho]] | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Victor Agali]]''' | {{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} '''[[Aluspah Brewah]]''' | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Park Jae-hong (footballer, born 1978)|Park Jae-hong]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Éber (footballer)|Éber Luís]]'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Pedro Henrique (footballer, born November 1985)|Pedro Henrique]]'' |- | [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Chris Coyne]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Andrezinho (footballer, born 1985)|Andrezinho]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Gilcimar (footballer, born 1981)|Gilcimar]]''' | {{flagicon|Mali}} [[Boubacar Diarra (footballer, born 1979)|Boubacar Diarra]] | {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} '''[[Islom Inomov]]''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Felipe Conceição]]'' |- | [[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Nanchang Hengyuan]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Alexsandro (footballer, born 1980)|Alexsandro]]''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Beto (footballer, born 1987)|Beto]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Johnny (footballer, born 1985)|Johnny]] | | {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} '''[[Asqar Jadigerov]]''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''Alex'' {{flagicon|Syria}} ''[[Adel Abdullah]]'' {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} ''[[Kevaughn Connell]]'' |- | [[Qingdao Hainiu F.C.|Qingdao Jonoon]] | {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} '''[[Ninoslav Milenković]]''' | {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Stjepan Jukić]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Ivan Vukomanović]] | {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Aleksandar Rodić]] | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Lee Yoon-sub]] | {{flagicon|Slovenia}} ''[[Tomislav Mišura]]'' {{flagicon|South Korea}} ''[[Lee Jae-won (footballer, born 1983)|Lee Jae-won]]'' {{flagicon|South Korea}} ''[[Lee Son-ming]]'' |- | [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Shaanxi Chanba]] | {{flagicon|Croatia}} '''[[Ivan Brečević]]''' | {{flagicon|France}} [[Cédric Sabin]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Miloš Bajalica]]''' | {{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Mohamed Kallon]] | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jonas Salley]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Célio Santos]]'' {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Lyle Martin]]'' |- | [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Carlos (footballer, born 1985)|Carlos Santos]] | {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Michaël Murcy]]''' | {{flagicon|Honduras}} '''[[Julio César de León]]''' | {{flagicon|Mali}} '''[[Mourtala Diakité]]''' | {{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Roda Antar]] | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} ''[[Fred Benson]]'' {{flagicon|Serbia}} ''[[Siniša Radanović]]'' |- | [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} '''[[Matías Villavicencio]]''' | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Vicente (footballer, born 1979)|Vicente]] | {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Jean Michel N'Lend]] | {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Duvier Riascos]] | {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Ali Diab]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Adelardo]]'' {{flagicon|Spain}} ''[[Roberto Batres]]'' |- | [[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen Ruby]] | {{flagicon|Belarus}} [[Vyacheslav Hleb]] | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} '''[[Chris Killen]]''' | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} '''[[Ivan Vicelich]]''' | {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Aleksandar Živković (footballer, born 1977)|Aleksandar Živković]] | {{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Hussein Alaa Hussein]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} ''[[Tiago (footballer, born 1977)|Tiago]]'' {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} ''[[Yanko Valkanov]]'' |- | [[Tianjin TEDA F.C.|Tianjin Teda]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} '''[[Luciano Olguín]]''' | {{flagicon|Chile}} '''[[José Luis Villanueva]]''' | {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Rodolfo Rodríguez (Costa Rican footballer)|Rodolfo Rodríguez]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Marko Zorić]] | {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[Aleksandr Kletskov]] | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} ''[[Alfred Emuejeraye]]'' {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} ''[[Farhod Tadjiyev]]'' |}

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 |- |[[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] | {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Ng Wai Chiu]] |- |[[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen Ruby]] | {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Andy Nägelein]] |}

== Match-fixing scandal == In China's attempts to revitalise the domestic game, which has been dogged with allegations of corruption over the last few years they questioned or arrested several high-profile members within Chinese football. The most high profile of these were the former Head of the [[Chinese Football Association]] Nan Yong, his deputy Yang Yimin and Zhang Jianqiang who used to be in charge of referee arrangements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-01/22/c_13146975.htm |title=Chinese soccer chief sacked after being questioned by police |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-date=2010-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125215147/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-01/22/c_13146975.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The crackdown quickly discovered that [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou GPC]] and [[Chengdu Tiancheng F.C.|Chengdu Blades]] had both bribed their way into the top tier. Both were relegated to the second tier and did not appeal, making their punishment the harshest dealt out to a club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90779/90871/6902886.html|title = China goes further to fight football match-fixing - People's Daily Online}}</ref> In keeping the top table at 16 teams, [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] and [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] both retained their places within the top tier despite being originally slated for relegation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2010-02-24/11214853407.shtml|title=天上掉馅饼重庆力帆偷着乐狂喜之外更感到自身差距_国内足坛-甲A_NIKE新浪竞技风暴_新浪网|website=sports.sina.com.cn|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref>

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

|hth_SHE=Shanghai: 4 pts, 3–2; Hangzhou: 1 pt, 2–3 |hth_HZG=SHE

|hth_LN=Liaoning: 4 pts, 3–1; Henan: 1 pt, 1–3 |hth_HN=LN

|hth_SZ=Shenzhen: 6 pts, 2–0; Nanchang: 0 pt, 0–2 |hth_NCH=SZ

|hth_QD=Qingdao: 8 pts, 7–4; Chongqing: 5 pts, 6–5; Changsha: 2 pts, 4–8 |hth_CS=QD |hth_CQ=QD

|col_CLGS=green1|text_CLGS=[[2011 AFC Champions League#Group stage|AFC Champions League Group stage]] |result1=CLGS|result2=CLGS|result3=CLGS|result4=CLGS |col_REL=red1|text_REL=Relegation to [[2011 China League One|China League One]] |result15=REL|result16=REL |class_rules=1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

|update=complete |source=[http://cnsoccer.titan24.com/csldata/score.html]

}}</onlyinclude>

== Positions by round == {{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br |team1= [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]] | pos1= 1/ 3/ 1/ 4/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1 |team2= [[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.|Tianjin TEDA]] | pos2= 7/ 9/10/13/14/15/15/12/ 5/10/11/ 7/ 9/11/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 2 |team3= [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] | pos3=16/ 8/ 5/ 3/ 4/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3 |team4= [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] | pos4=13/14/14/16/16/16/10/13/ 8/ 6/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 6/ 3/ 4/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4 |team5= [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] | pos5= 3/ 7/ 4/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 6/ 9/ 9/ 4/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 5/ 8/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 5 |team6= [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]] | pos6= 5/11/11/ 9/ 6/ 9/13/15/12/11/14/13/11/12/ 9/ 9/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 8/10/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 6/ 6/ 6 |team7= [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] | pos7=10/ 2/ 2/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 9/ 4/ 7/ 3/ 2/ 5/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 6/ 4/ 5/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 7 |team8= [[Henan F.C.|Henan Jianye]] | pos8= 4/ 5/ 8/ 7/ 8/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 3/ 3/ 7/ 7/ 8/10/10/ 8/ 9/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 8 |team9= [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] | pos9= 9/ 1/ 7/11/13/10/12/10/11/ 5/ 7/10/ 7/ 7/11/13/11/12/11/12/12/11/11/11/10/10/10/11/10/ 9 |team10= [[Beijing Chengfeng F.C.|Shaanxi Renhe]] | pos10= 6/12/12/15/12/14/16/16/14/ 8/10/ 8/ 8/ 9/10/10/ 9/10/12/ 9/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 7/ 9/ 9/ 9/10 |team11= [[Jiangsu F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] | pos11=12/13/13/12/15/13/14/14/16/15/ 8/11/13/ 8/12/11/12/11/ 8/ 6/ 9/10/10/10/11/11/11/10/11/11 |team12= [[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen Ruby]] | pos12=11/ 6/ 3/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 6/ 4/ 7/12/12/10/10/ 8/ 8/10/ 9/ 9/11/11/13/14/14/15/14/15/12/12/12 |team13= [[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Nanchang Hengyuan]] | pos13=15/16/16/14/ 9/ 8/ 5/ 8/13/13/ 6/ 9/12/13/16/16/14/14/14/13/14/15/16/16/16/13/16/16/13/13 |team14= [[Qingdao Hainiu F.C.|Qingdao Jonoon]] | pos14= 8/10/ 9/ 8/10/12/ 8/11/15/16/16/16/14/15/13/14/15/15/15/16/16/12/13/13/13/15/12/13/14/14 |team15= [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] | pos15=14/15/15/10/ 7/11/11/ 7/ 9/12/15/15/16/14/14/12/13/13/13/15/15/16/15/15/14/16/13/15/15/15 |team16= [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Changsha Ginde]] | pos16= 2/ 4/ 6/ 6/11/ 5/ 7/ 9/10/14/13/14/15/16/15/15/16/16/16/14/13/14/12/12/12/12/14/14/16/16

| color_1=gold |text_1= Leader and qualification to [[2011 AFC Champions League#Group stage|AFC Champions League Group stage]] | color_2-4=green1 |text_2-4= Qualification to [[2011 AFC Champions League#Group stage|AFC Champions League Group stage]] | color_15-16=red1 |text_15-16= Relegation to [[2011 China League One|League One]] |update=complete |source=[http://data.sports.sina.com.cn/csl/score Results by round] }}

== Results == {{#invoke:sports results|main |matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey |team1=BJ|team2=CC|team3=CS|team4=CQ|team5=DL |team6=HZ|team7=HN|team8=JS|team9=LN|team10=NC |team11=QD|team12=SX|team13=SD|team14=SH|team15=SZ |team16=TJ

|update=6 November 2010 |source=[http://data.sports.sina.com.cn/csl/score Results on the official site of the Chinese Super League] }}

== Top scorers == Updated to games played on 6 November 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.sports.sina.com.cn/csl/scorers/|title=射手榜_中超数据统计_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网|website=data.sports.sina.com.cn|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cnsoccer.titan24.com/csldata/scorer.html|title=2010中超联赛第30轮2010中超射手榜_中超_国内足球_体坛周报·体坛网|website=cnsoccer.titan24.com|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Goals |- !|{{center| 1}} |{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Duvier Riascos]] |[[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] |{{center| '''20'''}} |- !|{{center| 2}} |{{flagicon|China}} [[Han Peng (footballer, born 1983)|Han Peng]] |[[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]] |{{center| '''17'''}} |- !|{{center| 3}} |{{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Luis Ramírez (footballer, born 1977)|Luis Ramírez]] |[[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] |{{center| '''14'''}} |- !rowspan=5|{{center| 4}} |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[José Duarte (footballer)|José Duarte]] |[[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] |rowspan=5|{{center|'''10'''}} |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Leandro Netto]] |[[Henan F.C.|Henan Jianye]] |- |{{flagicon|China}} [[Chen Zhizhao]] |[[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Nanchang Hengyuan]] |- |{{flagicon|China}} [[Yang Xu]] |[[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] |- |{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Ahn Jung-hwan]] |[[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]] |- !rowspan=2|{{center| 9}} |{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Johnny Woodly]] |[[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] |rowspan=2|{{center| '''9'''}} |- |{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[James Chamanga]] |[[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]] |}

== Awards == * [[Chinese Football Association]] Footballer of the Year: {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Duvier Riascos]] (Shanghai Shenhua) * Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Duvier Riascos]] (Shanghai Shenhua) * Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: {{flagicon|China}} [[Zheng Zheng]] (Shandong Luneng) * Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Branko Ivanković]] (Shandong Luneng) * Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: {{flagicon|China}} [[Sun Baojie]] * Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Nanchang Hengyuan, Jiangsu Sainty, Tianjin TEDA

== References == {{reflist|3}}

== External links == * [http://csl.sina.com.cn/ Chinese Super League official site] {{in lang|zh}}

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