The 1998
Chinese Jia-A League
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(known as
Marlboro
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Jia-A League for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of professional association football and the 37th top-tier overall league season held in China. The league was expanded to 14 teams and started on March 22nd 1998 and ending on October 25th 1998 where it saw
Dalian Wanda
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With inves ...
win their third consecutive league title.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 1997 Chinese Jia-B League
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Wuhan Yaqi
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Name history
*1996–1998 Anhui Lepusheng F.C. 安徽乐普 ...
(Renamed
Wuhan Hongjinlong)
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Shenzhen Pingan
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Shenyang Haishi
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Guangzhou Songri
Teams relegated from
1997 Chinese Jia-A League
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Tianjin Lifei
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History
The club was founded on 20 January 2000. They participated in the 2000 China League Two and won instant promotion to Jia B aft ...
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Guangdong Hongyuan
League standings
Awards
Player of the year (Golden Ball Award)
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Hao Haidong
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As a player he represented Bayi Football Team, Dalian Shide and Sheffield United in a career that saw ...
(Dalian Wanda)
Top scorer (Golden Boot Award)
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Hao Haidong
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As a player he represented Bayi Football Team, Dalian Shide and Sheffield United in a career that saw ...
(Dalian Wanda)
Manager of the year
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Xu Genbao
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(Dalian Wanda)
Best Referee
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Lu Jun (Beijing)
See also
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Chinese Jia-A League
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Chinese Super League
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Chinese Football Association Jia League
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Chinese Football Association Yi League
The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football As ...
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Chinese FA Cup
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Chinese Football Association
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Football in China
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List of football records in China These are the Records for the Chinese Football League since its inception in 1994.
Scorers
All-time top scorers
The following is a cumulative record of all time goals scored by single players in Chinese Top Level Professional League, since its i ...
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Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League Records of the Chinese Super League, Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League.This details the participation and performances in the competition since its based at 2002 as a result of the merger between the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Wi ...
References
China - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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China
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...