The 2008 Chinese Super League (known as the

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2008 Chinese Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season since the establishment of the

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and the 15th season of the professional football league in China. Super League was expanded to 16 clubs.

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won their 3rd title at the end of this season.

Promotion and Relegation

* At the end of the 2007 season,

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and

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were promoted to Super League. * At the end of the 2007 season,

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were relegated. * Wuhan Guanggu withdrew from the league and folded.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 * At the end of the season,

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were relegated.

Final league table

Results table

Top scorers

Stadia and Attendance

Managers

References

External links

Official site of the Chinese Super League

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Results and table
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