Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese: 中国足球协会超级联赛; Pinyin: Zhōngguó Zúqiú Xiéhuì Chāojí Liánsài; usually called Chinese Super League (中超联赛) or CSL; and known as Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest tier of professional association football in China. It is controlled by the Chinese Football Association.
| Chinese Super League | ||
| Country |  China
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |
| Founded | 2004 | |
| Level | 1 | |
| Number of teams | 16 | |
| Relegation to | China League One | |
| Domestic cup | Chinese FA Cup | |
| International cup | AFC Champions League | |
| Current champions | Guangzhou Evergrande (2015) | |
| Most successful club | Guangzhou Evergrande (5 titles) | |
| Website | csl | |
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The league was created in 2004 and replaced the Chinese Football Association Jia-A League.
Currently, 16 teams play in the league. The Chinese Super League has been won by 7 teams: Shanghai Shenhua, Shenzhen Jianlibao, Dalian Shide, Shandong Luneng, Changchun Yatai, Beijing Guoan, and Guangzhou Evergrande.
2016 clubs
History
In 1994, the Chinese Jia-A League became the country's first professional football league. People in the Chinese Football Association began to talk about creating a new league in late-2000. In 2002, the CFA made a decision to establish the Chinese Super League, which started in 2004.
Results and statistics
Champions
The following table shows who won the league and when.[1]
| Club | Champions | Runners-up | Winning Seasons | Runners-up Seasons |
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| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | |||
| Shandong Luneng | 2006, 2008, 2010 | 2004, 2013 | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 2009 | 2007, 2011, 2014 | ||
| Changchun Yatai | 2007 | 2009 | ||
| Dalian Shide | 2005 | |||
| Shenzhen | 2004 | |||
| Shanghai Greenland | 2005, 2006, 2008 | |||
| Shanghai SIPG | 2015 | |||
| Jiangsu Suning | 2012 | |||
| Tianjin Teda | 2010 |
Top scorers
| Season | Top scorer | Club | Goals |
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| 2004 |  Kwame Ayew
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Inter Shanghai | 17 |
| 2005 |  Branko Jelić
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Beijing Guoan | 21 |
| 2006 |  Li Jinyu
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Shandong Luneng | 26 |
| 2007 | Li Jinyu
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Shandong Luneng | 15 |
| 2008 |  Éber Luís
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Tianjin Teda | 14 |
| 2009 |  Hernán Barcos  Luis Ramírez
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Shenzhen Asia Travel / Shanghai Shenhua Guangzhou GPC |
17 |
| 2010 |  Duvier Riascos
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Shanghai Shenhua | 20 |
| 2011 | Muriqui
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Guangzhou Evergrande | 16 |
| 2012 |  Cristian Dănălache
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Jiangsu Sainty | 23 |
| 2013 | Elkeson
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Guangzhou Evergrande | 24 |
| 2014 | Elkeson
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Guangzhou Evergrande | 28 |
| 2015 | Aloísio
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Shandong Luneng Taishan | 22 |
Chinese Super League Media
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Other websites
- Official site of the Chinese Super League Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- Official site of the Chinese Football Association (in Chinese)
- RSSSF.com - China - List of Champions
- English site about the CSL
References
- ↑ "CSL China PR Archive". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2016.