The 2009 Chinese Super League season was the sixth season since the establishment of the
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...
, the sixteenth season of a
professional
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football
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league and the 48th top-tier league season in
China
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.
Beijing Guoan
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won their first ever Chinese Super League title.
The events during the
2008 season saw
Liaoning
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relegated and
Wuhan
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withdrawn. They were replaced by the promoted teams
Jiangsu Sainty and
Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic () is a defunct Chinese football club. The team was based in Chongqing.
The club was founded in 1995 as Wuhan Qianwei before making their debut in the newly developed fully professional Chinese football league system ...
.
Zhejiang Greentown
Zhejiang Professional Football Club (), commonly referred to as Zhejiang FC or simply Zhejiang, is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CF ...
which is located in
Hangzhou
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,
Zhejiang
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were renamed to Hangzhou Greentown.
Each team is allowed to register a maximum of five foreign players and field four of them in starting line-up this season, one of whom must be from an
AFC country.
The league title sponsor is
Italian
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tire manufacturer
Pirelli
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. A three-year deal was announced on March 20, 2009.
Nike
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* Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory
* Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
Nike may also refer to:
People
* Nike (name), a surname and feminine given ...
have renewed sponsorship deal with Super League before season starts.
CCTV
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,
SMG and
Sina
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Relating to China
* Chin (China), or Sina (), old Chinese form of the Sanskrit name Cina ()
** Shina (word), or Sina ( ja, 支那, links=no), archaic Japanese word for China
** Sinae, Latin name for China
Places
* Sina, Alban ...
became league partners and will broadcast live matches on TV and online across the country.
Clubs, stadiums & attendance
*P – Promoted, TH – Title Holders
H1N1 flu pandemic
Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic () is a defunct Chinese football club. The team was based in Chongqing.
The club was founded in 1995 as Wuhan Qianwei before making their debut in the newly developed fully professional Chinese football league system ...
reported an 8-player and 3-crew
infection of H1N1 flu virus on 10 September. Its matches in Round 22, 23 and 24 were postponed by
Chinese FA.
League table
Positions by round
Results
Top scorers
Updated to games played on 31 Oct 2009.
Hat-tricks
*
Xu Liang
Xu Liang (; 1893 – 1951) was a diplomat and politician in the Republic of China. He was an important politician during the pro-Japanese collaborationist Nanjing Nationalist Government, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the ambass ...
of
Guangzhou GPC
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scored the first
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
of the season against
Dalian Shide
Dalian Shide was a professional Chinese football club based in Dalian, Liaoning province, China who played in China's football league system between 1955 and 2012. Their home stadiums were the 55,843 capacity Dalian People's Stadium and then lat ...
at
Yuexiushan Stadium
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on 6 April 2009.
*
Qu Bo Qu Bo is the name of:
*Qu Bo (writer) (1923–2002), Chinese author
*Qu Bo (footballer)
Qu Bo (; born 15 July 1981) is a Chinese retired footballer.
Club career
Qu Bo started his football career playing for Tianjin Locomotive's youth team wh ...
of
Qingdao Jonoon
Qingdao Hainiu Football Club (, known as Hai-niu or literally Sea Bull) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League Two division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is b ...
scored a
hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
against
Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic () is a defunct Chinese football club. The team was based in Chongqing.
The club was founded in 1995 as Wuhan Qianwei before making their debut in the newly developed fully professional Chinese football league system ...
at
Qingdao Tiantai Stadium on 8 August 2009.
*
Hernán Barcos
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Club career ...
of
Shenzhen Asia Travel
Shenzhen Football Club () is a Chinese professional association football, football club that competes in the Chinese Super League. The team is based in Shenzhen, Guangdong and their home stadium is the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre that has ...
scored a
hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
against
Changchun Yatai
Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Changchun, Jilin and their home stadi ...
at
Shenzhen Stadium
Shenzhen Stadium (Simplified Chinese: 深圳市体育场) is a multi-purpose stadium in Futian, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It is currently used mostly for association football matches. The stadium holds 32,500 people, and is the home of Shenzhe ...
on 12 September 2009.
*
Emil Martínez
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Club career
Martínez made his professional debut for Marathón and played abroad for Alajuelense in the Primera Di ...
of
Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan 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 the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their ho ...
scored a
hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
against
Hangzhou Greentown
Zhejiang Professional Football Club (), commonly referred to as Zhejiang FC or simply Zhejiang, is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (C ...
at
Workers Stadium
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on 31 October 2009.
Managerial changes
Awards
*
Chinese Football Association
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Footballer of the Year:
Samuel Caballero
Jorge Samuel Caballero Álvarez (; born 24 December 1974 in Puerto Lempira, Gracias a Dios department, Honduras) is a retired Honduran football defender.
He currently is the president of Honduran national league club Deportes Savio.
Club ...
(Changchun Yatai)
* Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner:
Luis Ramírez (Guangzhou GPC),
Hernán Barcos
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Club career ...
(Shenzhen)
* Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year:
Deng Zhuoxiang
Deng Zhuoxiang (, born 24 October 1988) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Wuhan Three Towns in the China League One.
Club career
Deng Zhuoxiang started his football career in the 2005 league season playing for Wuhan Optics Vall ...
(Jiangsu Sainty)
* Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year:
Tang Yaodong
Tang Yaodong (; born 17 February 1962 in Shenyang, China), is a Chinese football manager and former Chinese international footballer. He mainly played as a centre forward for Liaoning FC.
Playing career
Club career
Tang Yaodong began his footba ...
(Henan Jianye)
* Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year:
Sun Baojie
See also
*
2009 in Chinese football
References
External links
Chinese Super League official site
on
FIFA
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official site
China 2009on
RSSSF
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China
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