The 2013 Chinese Super League was the tenth season since the establishment of the

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, the 20th season of a

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football league and the 52nd top-tier league season in China.

Guangzhou Evergrande Guangzhou Football Club, formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under the license of the Chinese Football Association. The team is based ...

won their third consecutive title with an 18-point advantage ahead of runners-up

Shandong Luneng Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is th ...

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2012 China League One *

Shanghai SIPG Shanghai Port FC (), previously named Shanghai SIPG, is a professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Pudong, Shanghai, and their home sta ...

( Shanghai Tellace) * Wuhan Zall Teams disbanded *

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(Withdrew from the League system) Teams relegated to

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Clubs

Clubs and locations

Managerial changes

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country. Players from

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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. Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot) * Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.

League table

Results

Positions by round

Goalscorers

Top scorers

Source:Soccerway

Hat-tricks

Awards

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Footballer of the Year:

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(

) * Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner:

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(Guangzhou Evergrande) * Chinese Super League Domestic Golden Boot Award:

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(

) * Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year:

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(Guangzhou Evergrande) * Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Jin Jingdao (

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) * Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Marcello Lippi (Guangzhou Evergrande) * Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Li Jun (Jiangsu) * Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Shanghai SIPG, Guangzhou Evergrande,

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* Chinese Super League Team of the Year (442): **GK Zeng Cheng (Guangzhou Evergrande) **DF Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande), Xu Yunlong (Beijing Guoan),

Kim Young-Gwon Kim Young-gwon ( ko, 김영권; born 27 February 1990) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Ulsan Hyundai and the South Korea national football team. Early life Kim is a native of Jeonju. When he was in middle school, he wa ...

(Guangzhou Evergrande), Zheng Zheng (Shandong Luneng Taishan) **MF

Zheng Zhi Zheng Zhi (; born 20 August 1980) is a Chinese professional footballer and manager who played most of his career for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou F.C., becoming their captain and serving also as their caretaker manager in two stints. ...

(Guangzhou Evergrande),

Zhang Xizhe Zhang Xizhe (; ; born 23 January 1991) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan as an attacking midfielder. Club career Zhang Xizhe started his football career with Beijing Guoan whe ...

(Beijing Guoan),

Wang Yongpo Wang Yongpo (; ; born 19 January 1987) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen F.C. Club career Wang Yongpo started his football career in 2004 when he was promoted from Shandong Luneng' ...

(Shandong Luneng Taishan), Darío Conca (Guangzhou Evergrande) **FW Elkeson (Guangzhou Evergrande),

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(Guangzhou Evergrande)

League Attendance

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Top 10 Attendances

Source:CSL Official Site

References

External links

Current CSL table, and recent results/fixtures at SoccerwayChina Super League fixtures and league table at fourfourtwo.comChinese Super League official site
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