Football records and statistics in China

These are the Records for the Chinese Football League since its inception in 1994.

Scorers edit

All-time top scorers edit

The following is a cumulative record of all time goals scored by single players in Chinese Top Level Professional League, since its inception in 1994 as the Chinese Jia-A League. Players with at least 50 goals are listed.

All-time top scorers in the Chinese Top Level Professional League since 1994
(League goals only)
Rank Player Goals Caps Clubs (only in Jia-A & CSL, the clubs are listed with current name)
1   Li Jinyu 120 251 1999–2003 Liaoning FC; 2004–2010 Shandong Luneng
2   Ai Kesen 102 155 2013-2015 Guangzhou Evergrande; 2016–2019 Shanghai SIPG; 2019-present Guangzhou Evergrande;
3   Wu Lei 102 172 2013–2018 Shanghai SIPG
4   Hao Haidong 96 185 1994–1996 1 August; 1997–2004 Dalian Shide
5   Gao Lin 93 256 2008–2009 Shanghai Shenhua; 2011–present Guangzhou Evergrande
6   Han Peng 91 246 2002–2016 Shandong Luneng
7   Eran Zahavi 85 94 2016–present Guangzhou R&F
8   Wang Tao 83 180 1994–1999 Dalian Shide; 2000–2002 Beijing Guoan
9   Qu Bo 78 307 2000–2009 Qingdao Jonoon F.C.; 2010–2014 Shaanxi Zhongjian
10   Yu Genwei 78 197 1994–2005 Tianjin Teda
11   Li Bing 76 204 1994 Liaoning FC; 1995–1996 Guangdong Hongyuan; 1997–2002 Sichuan FC
12   Wang Peng 73 297 1996–2004 & 2007 Dalian Shide; 2005 Sichuan FC; 2006 & 2007–2009 Shaanxi Chanba
13   Ricardo Goulart 71 104 2015–2018 Guangzhou evergrande
14   Tiago Jorge Honorio 67 155 2000–2004 Shenzhen Shangqingyin; 2006 Shanghai Liancheng; 2007–2008 Beijing Guoan
15   Su Maozhen 64 165 1994–2002 Shandong Luneng
16   Luis Alfredo Ramírez 63 142 2006 Shanghai Shenhua; 2007–2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical; 2010–2011 Hangzhou Greentown
17   Yu Hanchao 61 209 2010–2012 Liaoning FC; 2013–2014 Dalian Yifang; 2014–present Guangzhou Evergrande
18   Giovanni Moreno 59 176 2012–present Shanghai Shenhua
19   Li Yi 59 225 1999 Beijing Guoan; 2000–2006 Shenzhen Shangqingyin; 2007–2010 Shaanxi Chanba
20   Zhang Yuning 56 124 1999–2002 Liaoning FC; 2003–2007 Shanghai Shenhua
21   Aloisio 53 104 2014–2017 Shandong Luneng
19 October 2019 (Bold denotes players still in CSL)

Top scoring foreign players edit

Top scoring foreign players in Chinese Professional League since 1994
(League goals only)
Rank Player Goals Caps Clubs (only in Jia-A & CSL, the clubs are listed with current name)
1   Elkeson 102 155 2013–2015 Guangzhou Evergrande; 2016–2019 Shanghai SIPG; 2019-present Guangzhou Evergrande
2   Eran Zahavi 85 94 2016–present Guangzhou R&F
3   Ricardo Goulart 71 104 2015–2018 Guangzhou Evergrande
4   James Chamanga 70 217 2008–2012 Dalian Shide; 2013–2017 Liaoning Hongyun
5   Tiago Jorge Honorio 66 157 2000–2004 Shenzhen Shangqingyin; 2006 Shanghai Liancheng; 2007, 2008 Beijing Guoan; 2010 Shenzhen Ruby
6   Luis Alfredo Ramírez 63 143 2006 Shanghai Shenhua; 2007–2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical; 2010–2011 Hangzhou Greentown
7   Giovanni Moreno 59 176 2012–present Shanghai Shenhua
8   Aloísio 53 103 2014-2017 Shandong Luneng; 2016-present Hebei China Fortune
9   Casiano Wilberto Delvalle Ruiz 51 95 1997–1999 & 2002–2003 Beijing Guoan; 2000–2001 Shandong Luneng
10   Zoran Janković 50 119 2002–2007 Dalian Shide;
11   Darío Conca 46 111 2011–2013 Guangzhou Evergrande; 2015–2016 Shanghai SIPG
12   Odion Ighalo 43 64 2017– Changchun Yatai
13   Muriqui 43 86 2010–2014 & 2017 Guangzhou Evergrande
14   Roda Antar 42 183 2009–2014 Shandong Luneng; 2014–2015 Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty; 2015 Hangzhou Greentown;
15   Diego Tardelli 41 73 2015–2018 Shandong Luneng
16   Kwame Ayew 40 84 2003 Changsha Ginde; 2004–2006 Shaanxi Chanba
17   Branko Jelić 40 97 2003–2005 Beijing Guoan; 2006–2007 Xiamen Bluelion;
18   Vicente de Paula Neto 40 144 2005 & 2007 Wuhan Guanggu; 2006 & 2008–2009 Shaanxi Chanba; 2010 Shanghai Shenhua
19   Saúl Martínez 39 113 2002–2005 & 2007 Shanghai Shenhua; 2006 Shanghai Liancheng
20   Cristian Dănălache 37 73 2011–2013 Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty
21   Peter Utaka 37 80 2011–2013 Dalian Aerbin; 2013–2014 Beijing Guoan; 2014 Shanghai Shenxin
As of 23 May 2019 (Bold denotes players still in CSL)

Appearances edit

All-time top appearances edit

The following table lists players who have played the most games within the top tier of Chinese football. Zou Yougen is the first player to make 300 or more appearances within the Jia-A or CSL League.

All-time appearances in the Chinese Top Level Professional League since 1994
(League appearances only)
Rank Player Caps Position Clubs (only in Jia-A & CSL, the clubs are listed with current name)
1   Zou Yougen 313 Midfielder 1994–2005 Sichuan FC; 2006–2007 Xiamen Bluelion; 2008–2010 Chengdu Blades
2   Zhao Junzhe 306 Midfielder 1999–present Liaoning FC
3   Xu Yunlong 301 Defender 1999–Present Beijing Guoan
4   Wang Peng 297 Striker/Midfielder 1996–2004 & 2007 Dalian Shide; 2005 Sichuan FC; 2006 & 2007–2009 Shaanxi Chanba
5   Yuan Lin 286 Defender 1995–2011 Shenzhen Ping'an
6   Yao Xia 281 Striker/Defender 1994–2002 Sichuan FC; 2003–2004 Qingdao Jonoon; 2008–2010 Chengdu Blades
7   Shu Chang 275 Defender 1994–2010 Shandong Luneng
8   Tao Wei 270 Midfielder 1998–2010 Beijing Guoan
8   Zhang Yaokun 270 Defender 1998–present Dalian Shide; 2005 Sichuan Guancheng
9   Xin Feng 269 Defender 1998–2003 & 2011 Shanghai Shenhua; 2003–2007 Shenzhen Jianlibao; 2008–2010 Shaanxi Chanba
10   Wu Chengying 261 Defender/Midfielder 1994–2002 Shanghai Shenhua; 2003–2006 Shanghai International
11   Li Jinyu 251 Striker 1999–2003 Liaoning FC; 2004–2010 Shandong Luneng
12   Fu Bin 249 Goalkeeper 1994–1995 Yanbian FC; 1995–1997 Beijing Guoan; 1998–2003 Chongqing Lifan; 2008–2009 Chengdu Blades
13   Li Ming 244 Midfielder 1994–2005 Dalian Shide
14   Ou Chuliang 239 Goalkeeper 1994–1997 Guangdong Hongyuan; 1998–2000 Shanghai Shenhua; 2000–2003 Yunnan Hongta;
2004 Chongqing Lifan
As of 3 November 2011 (Bold denotes players still in CSL)

Top Appearance foreigner players edit

This section listed the foreign players who had most appearances in Chinese Top Level professional football leagues

Top Appearance foreigner players in top Chinese Professional League since 1994
(League appearances only)
Rank Player Caps Position Clubs (only in Jia-A & CSL, the clubs are listed with current name)
1   Darko Matić 219 Midfielder 2007–2008 Tianjin Teda; 2009–2015 Beijing Guoan;
2   James Chamanga 217 Striker 2008–2012 Dalian Shide; 2013–2017 Liaoning Hongyun
3   Tiago Jorge Honorio 155 Striker 2000–2004 & 2010 Shenzhen Shangqingyin; 2006 Shanghai Liancheng; 2007–2008 Beijing Guoan
4   Giovanni Moreno 152 Midfielder 2012–present Shanghai Shenhua
5   Adilson dos Santos 144 Defender 2000–2005 Dalian Shide;
6   Vicente de Paula Neto 144 Striker 2005 & 2007 Wuhan Guanggu; 2006 & 2008–2009 Shaanxi Chanba; 2010 Shanghai Shenhua
7   Luis Alfredo Ramírez 143 Striker 2006 Shanghai Shenhua; 2007–2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical; 2010–2011 Hangzhou Greentown
8   Zola Kiniambi 139 Midfielder 1997 & 1999–2000 Yanbian FC; 1998 Tianjin Teda 2001–2003 Chongqing Lifan;
9   Miodrag Pantelić 138 Midfielder 2000 & 2005–2006 Dalian Shide; 2003–2004 Sichuan FC; 2007 Beijing Guoan
10   Aleksandar Živković 128 Midfielder 2006–2009 Shandong Luneng; 2010 Shenzhen Ruby
11   Marcelo Marmelo da Silva 120 Striker 1995–1997 & 1999–2003 Sichuan FC;
12   Zoran Janković 119 Midfielder 2002–2007 Dalian Shide;
13   Saúl Martínez 113 Striker 2002–2005 & 2007 Shanghai Shenhua; 2006 Shanghai Liancheng
14   Abdeljalil El Hajji 111 Midfielder 1999 Sichuan FC; 2000–2001 Shenzhen Shangqingyin; 2002–2003 Chongqing Lifan
15   Serguei Nagorniak 109 Striker 2000 Changsha Ginde; 2001–2003 Shandong Luneng;
16   Gilson Domingos Rezende Agostinho 102 Striker 2005–2007 Wuhan Guanggu; 2008 Henan Jianye
As of 15 August 2014 (Bold denotes players still in CSL)

International performances by players edit

Scorer record in International club competition edit

scorer record of players representing Chinese clubs in International competition
Rank Player Goals Caps Clubs (listed with current name)
1   Hao Haidong 29 39 Dalian Shide;
2   Muriqui 18 31 Guangzhou Evergrande;
3   Darío Conca 18 34 Guangzhou Evergrande; Shanghai SIPG
4   Elkeson 17 36 Guangzhou Evergrande; Shanghai SIPG
5   Orlando Bernades da Silva 15 14 Dalian Shide; Shanghai Shenhua
6   Ricardo Goulart 11 20 Guangzhou Evergrande;
7   Zou Jie 11 28 Dalian Shide
8   Gao Lin 11 47 Guangzhou Evergrande;
9   Yang Xu 10 15 Shandong Luneng;
10   Han Peng 10 29 Shandong Luneng;
11   Yan Song 10 32 Dalian Shide
As of 16 November 2016 (Bold denotes players still in CSL)

Appearance record in International club competition edit

Appearance record of players representing Chinese clubs in International competition
Rank Player Caps Clubs (listed with current name)
1   Hao Haidong 39 Dalian Shide
2   Li Ming 35 Dalian Shide
3   Ji Mingyi 34 Dalian Shide
4   Yan Song 32 Dalian Shide
5   Yuan Weiwei
  Muriqui
31 Shandong Luneng
Guangzhou Evergrande
6   Adilson dos Santos
  Wang Peng
  Han Peng
  Cui Peng
29 Dalian Shide
Dalian Shide
Shandong Luneng
Shandong Luneng
7   Hu Zhaojun
  Zou Jie
  Wang Sheng
28 Dalian Shide
Dalian Shide
Dalian Shide
8   Zhang Yaokun 26 Dalian Shide
9   Zheng Kewei 25 Shanghai Shenhua; Hangzhou Greentown
10   Shu Chang 24 Shandong Luneng
11   Lü Zheng
  Liu Jindong
  Jiao Zhe
23 Shandong Luneng
Shandong Luneng
Shandong Luneng; Hangzhou Greentown
12   Li Jinyu 22 Shandong Luneng
13   Wang Tao 21 Dalian Shide; Beijing Guoan
14   Zhang Enhua 20 Dalian Shide
As of 6 November 2011 (Bold denotes players still in CSL)

Manager edit

Most matches in Charge edit

Managers With Most matches in Charge in Chinese Professional League since 1994
(League matches only)
Rank Manager Matches Won Drawn Lost Win% Nationality Clubs (listed with current name)
1 Lee Jang-Soo 268 118 84 66 44%   South Korea 1998–2001 Chongqing Lifan; 2002–2003 Qingdao Jonoon;
2007–2009 Beijing Guoan; 2010–2012 Guangzhou Evergrande
2 Shen Xiangfu 226 84 86 66 38.05%   China 1998–1999 & 2005–2006 Beijing Guoan;
2008–2009 Guangzhou Yiyao; 2010–2011 Changchun Yatai
3 Milorad Kosanović 182 86 46 50 47.30%   Serbia 1999 Wuhan Guanggu; 2000–2004 & 2008 Dalian Shide;
2010–2011Shaanxi Renhe
4 Cheng Yaodong 175 59 58 58 33.71%   China 2003–2009 Shaanxi Baorong
5 Yin Tiesheng 175 57 65 53 32.57%   China 1994–1998 Shandong Luneng; 2005–2008 Qingdao Jonoon
6 Ljubiša Tumbaković 164 90 43 31 54.88%   Serbia 2004–2009 Shandong Luneng
7 Wu Jingui 159 71 44 44 44.65%   China 2002–2003 & 2006 & 2007–2008 Shanghai Shenhua;
2009–2011 Hangzhou Greentown
8 Jia Xiuquan 154 44 61 49 28.57%   China 1994–1995 & 2001–2002 1 August; 2008 Henan Jianye;
2004 & 2008–2009 Shanghai Shenhua
9 Zhu Guanghu 151 63 55 33 41.72%   China 2000–2004 Shenzhen Xiangxue; 2008 Wuhan Guanggu;
2009–2010 Shaanxi Chanba
10 Ma Lin 150 52 41 57 34.67%   China 2003–2004 & 2008 & 2010–Present Liaoning FC; 2005 Chongqing Lifan
11 Tang Yaodong 145 45 47 53 31.03%   China 2005–2007 Liaoning FC; 2008–2010 Henan Jianye
12 Pei Encai 140 46 41 53 32.86%   China 1998–1999 & 2003 1 August; 2003–2005 & 2006–2007 Wuhan Guanggu;
2007 Henan Jianye; 2009–2010 Jiangsu Sainty
13 Qi Wusheng 126 43 35 48 34.13%   China 1998 Wuhan Guanggu; 2000–2003 Yunnan Hongta;
2004 Tianjin Teda
14 Chi Shangbin 124 50 35 39 40.32%   China 1995–1997 Dalian Shide; 1998 Sichuan FC;
2005 Shenzhen Xiangxue
15 Valery Nepomnyashchy 117 46 33 38 39.32%   Russia 2000 Changsha Ginde; 2002–2003 Shandong Luneng;
2004–2005 Shanghai Shenhua
16 Zhou Suian 110 35 35 40 31.82%   China 1994–1995 Guangzhou Apollo; 1996 Shenzhen Feiyada;
2007 & 2008–2009 Hangzhou Greentown
17 Jin Zhiyang 109 41 40 28 37.61%   China 1995–1997 Beijing Guoan; 1999–2000 Tianjin Teda
18 Xu Genbao 100 45 32 23 45.00%   China 1994–1996 & 2001–2002 Shanghai Shenhua;
1998–1999 Dalian Shide
As of 3 November 2011 (Bold denotes managers still in CSL)

League winning manager edit

this table listed manager of Chinese top level professional league Champions

Year Manager Club Nationality
1994 Zhang Honggen Dalian Wanda   China
1995 Xu Genbao Shanghai Shenhua   China
1996 Chi Shangbin Dalian Wanda   China
1997 Chi Shangbin Dalian Wanda   China
1998 Xu Genbao Dalian Wanda   China
1999 Slobodan Santrač Shandong Luneng   Serbia
2000 Milorad Kosanović Dalian Shide   Serbia
2001 Milorad Kosanović Dalian Shide   Serbia
2002 Milorad Kosanović Dalian Shide   Serbia
2003 Wu Jingui Shanghai Shenhua   China
2004 Zhu Guanghu Shenzhen Jianlibao   China
2005 Vladimir Petrović Pižon Dalian Shide   Serbia
2006 Ljubiša Tumbaković Shandong Luneng   Serbia
2007 Gao Hongbo Changchun Yatai   China
2008 Ljubiša Tumbaković Shandong Luneng   Serbia
2009 Hong Yuanshuo Beijing Guoan   China
2010 Branko Ivanković Shandong Luneng   Croatia
2011 Lee Jang-Soo Guangzhou Evergrande   South Korea
2012 Marcello Lippi Guangzhou Evergrande   Italy
2013 Marcello Lippi Guangzhou Evergrande   Italy
2014 Marcello Lippi Guangzhou Evergrande   Italy
2015 Luiz Felipe Scolari Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2016 Luiz Felipe Scolari Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2017 Luiz Felipe Scolari Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil

All-time League Table edit

The All-Time League Table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the League since its inception in 1994. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the Chinese Super League 2009 season. Teams in bold are part of the Chinese Super League 2010. Numbers in bold are the record (highest) numbers in each column.

Rank. Club Seasons Pld W D L GF GA Pts Titles won Runners-up 3rd Place
1 Dalian Shide[1][2] 16 412 216 110 86 679 399 738[3] 8 2
2 Shanghai Shenhua[1][2] 16 412 194 126 92 625 432 698 2 8 1
3 Shandong Luneng[1][2] 16 412 191 107 114 631 469 666 3 1 2
4 Beijing Guoan[1][2] 16 412 174 134 104 608 418 646[4] 1 2 5
5 Tianjin Teda[2] 14 364 131 116 117 464 436 509
6 Shenzhen Red Diamond[2] 13 346 110 113 123 374 411 440[5] 1 1
7 Qingdao Jonoon[2] 14 368 104 110 154 357 446 422
8 Liaoning Hongyun[1][2] 12 312 112 76 124 426 450 401 1 1
9 Sichuan FC[1][2] 12 296 101 94 101 386 388 389 2
10 Changsha Ginde[1][2][6] 13 346 80 120 146 322 471 359
11 Chongqing Lifan[2] 11 288 75 94 119 293 381 319
12 Shaanxi Chanba[2][7] 8 220 77 72 71 268 243 303 1 1
13 August 1[1][8] 8 196 49 69 78 189 266 210 1
14 Guangzhou Yiyao[1] 7 174 53 58 63 208 220 206 1
15 Changchun Yatai 4 116 55 31 30 180 127 196 1 1
16 Yanbian FC[1] 7 166 45 47 74 163 228 176
17 Wuhan Guanggu[9] 6 164 41 39 84 135 275 162
18 Yunnan Hongta[10] 4 108 37 28 43 118 129 139
19 Henan Jianye 3 88 27 30 31 85 83 111 1
20 Guangdong Hongyuan[1][11] 4 88 29 25 34 99 106 104
21 Hangzhou Greentown 3 88 23 30 35 93 110 99
22 Xiamen Lanshi[12] 3 82 19 24 39 72 118 81
23 Guangzhou Songri[13] 3 74 19 21 34 57 95 78
24 Chengdu Blades 2 60 18 17 25 62 76 71
25 Shanghai United[14] 2 54 14 19 21 50 60 61
26 Shanxi Guoli[15] 3 82 13 20 49 83 156 59
27 Jiangsu Sainty[1] 2 52 10 18 24 49 80 47
28 Nanchang Bayi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

League attendance edit

The attendance figures are announced by the league department of CFA. 1994–2001 Jia-A figures was corrected by Titan Sports.,[16] also on Blog.Sina.Com,[17] the figures after 2002 was calculated from the record of the Official CFA site

Season Total Att Average Att Highest Home Att By Team
1994 2,155,000 16,326 Sichuan Quanxing (40,000)
1995 3,140,280 23,790 Sichuan Quanxing (40,182)[18]
1996 3,203,122 24,266 Shandong Luneng (42,272)
1997 2,801,100 21,220 Sichuan Quanxing (39,180)[19]
1998 3,883,000 21,335 Shanghai Shenhua (39,713)
1999 3,623,500 19,909 Sichuan Quanxing (28,150)
2000 3,622,000 19,901 Dalian Shide (26,154)
2001 3,329,872 18,296 Shanxi Guoli (38,700)
2002 3,146,640 14,984 Beijing Guoan (32,429)
2003 3,719,700 17,710 Dalian Shide (30,500)
2004 1,430,600 10,838 Shandong Luneng (23,636)
2005 1,871,700 10,284 Shandong Luneng(26,000)
2006 2,228,300 10,611 Shandong Luneng (30,679)
2007 3,173,500 15,112 Shaanxi Chanba (24,643)
2008 3,065,280 13,444 Shandong Luneng (26,501)
2009 3,854,115 16,059 Beijing Guoan (36,805)
2010 3,499,304 14,581 Beijing Guoan (33,342)

Awards edit

China used to have three main award series, they are:


Mr. China Football Award, started from 1994, voted by fans all over the country, to award the player of the year.


Three Golden Awards, organized by China Sports Daily, started from 1983, to award the best performance players in all kinds of tournament, not only in the leagues, the awards includes:
Player of the year – Golden Ball awards
Best Scorer of the year – Golden Boot awards
Referee of the year – Golden Whistle awards


Official CFA League awards, Is the Official League awards, Awarded by CFA, includes:
Most Valuable players of the league awards (MVP)
League Top Scorer awards
Manager of the year awards
Referee of the year awards
in 1999 season, three other items added as regular awards
Youth Player of the year awards (MYP)
Club of the year awards
Fair play club of the year awards
The league oscar also involve some occasional awards


In the year 2002, the three series above was merged into the Official CFA Annual Awards. It now includes:
Mr. Football League Golden Ball awards, also called MVP awards or Mr. China Football awards by some media
Best Scorer Golden Boot awards
Ref'e'ree of the year Golden Whistle awards
Manager of the year awards
Youth player of the year awards

Best player awards edit

Most Valuable Player of the League edit

Most Valuable players of the league awards; from the 2002 edition onwards, named Mr. Football League Golden Ball awards

Year Footballer Club Nationality
1994 Li Bing Liaoning Yuandong   China
1995 Fan Zhiyi Shanghai Shenhua   China
1996 Su Maozhen Shandong Luneng   China
1997 Jorge Luis Campos Beijing Guoan   Paraguay
1998 Hao Haidong Dalian Shide   China
1999 Qu Shengqing Liaoning Fushun   China
2000 Zhang Enhua Dalian Shide   China
2001 Li Tie Liaoning Fushun   China
2002 Zheng Zhi Shenzhen Ping'an   China
2003 Jörg Albertz Shanghai Shenhua   Germany
2004 Zhao Junzhe Liaoning Zhongyu   China
2005 Branko Jelić Beijing Guoan   Serbia
2006 Zheng Zhi Shandong Luneng   China
2007 Du Zhenyu Changchun Yatai   China
2008 Emil Martínez Shanghai Shenhua   Honduras
2009 Samuel Caballero Changchun Yatai   Honduras
2010 Duvier Riascos Shanghai Shenhua   Colombia
2011 Muriqui Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2012 Cristian Dănălache Jiangsu Sainty   Romania
2013 Darío Conca Guangzhou Evergrande   Argentina
2014 Elkeson Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2015 Ricardo Goulart Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2016 Ricardo Goulart Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2017 Eran Zahavi Guangzhou R&F   Israel

Mr. China Football edit

First awarded in the year 1994. It merged with the "Most Valuable Player of the League" award of the Official CFA Annual awards in 2002.

Year Footballer Club Nationality
1994 Li Bing Liaoning Yuandong   China
1995 Fan Zhiyi Shanghai Shenhua   China
1996 Fan Zhiyi Shanghai Shenhua   China
1997 Hao Haidong Dalian Shide   China
1998 Hao Haidong Dalian Shide   China
1999 Su Maozhen Shandong Luneng   China
2000 Yang Chen Eintracht Frankfurt   China
2001 Li Tie Liaoning Fushun   China

Golden Ball Awards edit

It first awarded in the year 1983, and in the year 2002, merged with the "Most Valuable Player of the League" award of the Official CFA Annual awards

Year Footballer Club Nationality
1983 Jia Xiuquan August 1   China
1984 Jia Xiuquan August 1   China
1985 Wang Zhenjie August 1   China
1986 Jia Xiuquan August 1   China
1987 Tang Yaodong Liaoning Dongyao   China
1988 Zhang Huikang Shanghai   China
1989 Mai Chao Guangzhou Baiyun   China
1990 Wu Qunli Guangzhou Baiyun   China
1991 Gao Hongbo Beijing Shenzhou   China
1992 Fu Yubin Liaoning Dongyao   China
1993 Wu Qunli Guangzhou Baiyun   China
1994 Peng Weiguo Guangzhou Apollo   China
1995 Fan Zhiyi Shanghai Shenhua   China
1996 Fan Zhiyi Shanghai Shenhua   China
1997 Hao Haidong Dalian Shide   China
1998 Hao Haidong Dalian Shide   China
1999 Su Maozhen Shandong Luneng   China
2000 Zhang Enhua Dalian Shide   China
2001 Li Tie Liaoning Fushun   China

Top Scorer of the League edit

It first awarded in the year 1980

Year Footballer Goals Club Nationality
1980 Huang Xiangdong
Li Shubin
Wang Qunfa
11 Chengdu Army
Liaoning
Tianjin
  China
  China
  China
1981 Huang Junwei 25 Guangdong   China
1982 Xu Yonglai 19 Shandong   China
1983 Huang Dexing 16 Nanjing Army   China
1984 Huang Dexing
Xu Shugang
20 Nanjing Army
Beijing Army
  China
  China
1985 Wang Xuelong 13 Dalian Pearl   China
1986 Zhou Xuping 10 August 1   China
1987 Yang Weijian
Huo Jianting
Wang Jun
5 Shandong Taishan
Tianjin Seagul
Liaoning Dongyao
  China
  China
  China
1988 Tang Quanshun 14 Shanghai Santana   China
1989 Gao Hongbo 6 China B   China
1990 Zhu Youhong
Shen Yi
Zuo Shufa
6 Shenzhou Shanghai
Tianjin Zhonghuan
Tianjin Zhonghuan
  China
  China
  China
1991 Sun Wei 13 Liaoning Dongyao   China
1992 Gao Hongbo 11 Beijing Guoan   China
1993 Gao Feng 6 Beijing Guoan   China
1994 Hu Zhijun 17 Guangzhou Apollo   China
1995 Fan Zhiyi 15 Shanghai Shenhua   China
1996 Su Maozhen 13 Shandong Taishan   China
1997 Hao Haidong 14 Dalian Shide   China
1998 Hao Haidong 18 Dalian Shide   China
1999 Qu Shengqing 17 Liaoning Fushun   China
2000 Casiano Wilberto Delvalle Ruiz 15 Shandong Luneng   Paraguay
2001 Hao Haidong 16 Dalian Shide   China
2002 Li Jinyu 16 Liaoning Fushun   China
2003 Saúl Martínez
Kwame Ayew
14 Shanghai Shenhua
Shenyang Ginde
  Honduras
  Ghana
2004 Kwame Ayew 17 Inter Shanghai   Ghana
2005 Branko Jelić 21 Beijing Guoan   Serbia
2006 Li Jinyu 26 Shandong Luneng   China
2007 Li Jinyu 15 Shandong Luneng   China
2008 Éber Luís Cucchi 14 Tianjin Teda   Brazil
2009 Luis Alfredo Ramírez
Hernán Barcos
17 Guangzhou GPC
Shenzhen Asia Travel
  Honduras
  Argentina
2010 Duvier Riascos 20 Shanghai Shenhua   Colombia
2011 Muriqui 16 Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2012 Cristian Dănălache 23 Jiangsu Sainty   Romania
2013 Elkeson 24 Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2014 Elkeson 28 Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2015 Aloísio 22 Shandong Luneng   Brazil
2016 Ricardo Goulart 19 Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2017 Eran Zahavi 27 Guangzhou R&F   Israel

Manager of the year edit

The award does not necessarily go to the manager of the champions.

Year Manager Club Standings Nationality
1994 Zhang Honggen Dalian Wanda Jia-A League Champions   China
1995 Xu Genbao Shanghai Shenhua Jia-A League Champions   China
1996 Chi Shangbin Dalian Wanda Jia-A League Champions   China
1997 Chi Shangbin Dalian Wanda Jia-A League Champions   China
1998 Xu Genbao Dalian Wanda Jia-A League Champions   China
1999 Slobodan Santrač Shandong Luneng Jia-A League Champions; Chinese FA Cup Winners   Serbia
2000 Lee Jang-Soo Chongqing Longxin Chinese FA Cup winners, Jia-A League 4th place   South Korea
2001 Milorad Kosanović Dalian Shide Jia-A League Champions; Chinese FA Cup Winners   Serbia
2002 Zhu Guanghu Shenzhen Ping'an Jia-A League Runners-up   China
2003 Wu Jingui Shanghai Shenhua Jia-A League Champions   China
2004 Zhu Guanghu Shenzhen Jianlibao Chinese Super League Champions   China
2005 Vladimir Petrović Pižon Dalian Shide Chinese Super League Champions; Chinese FA Cup Winners   Serbia
2006 Ljubiša Tumbaković Shandong Luneng Chinese Super League Champions; Chinese FA Cup Winners   Serbia
2007 Gao Hongbo Changchun Yatai Chinese Super League Champions   China
2008 Ljubiša Tumbaković Shandong Luneng Chinese Super League Champions   Serbia
2009 Tang Yaodong Henan Construction Chinese Super League 3rd place   China
2010 Branko Ivanković Shandong Luneng Taishan Chinese Super League champions   Croatia
2011 Ma Lin Liaoning Whowin Chinese Super League third place   China
2012 Dragan Okuka Jiangsu Sainty Chinese Super League runners-up   Serbia
2013 Marcello Lippi Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super League champions   Italy
2014 Gregorio Manzano Beijing Guoan Chinese Super League runners-up   Spain

Youth player of the year edit

Year Footballer Club Nationality
1999 Zhang Xiaorui Tianjin Teda   China
2000 Qu Bo Qingdao Yizhong   China
2001 Zou Jie Dalian Shide   China
2002 Xu Liang Liaoning Fushun   China
2003 Liu Jindong Shandong Luneng   China
2004 Chen Tao Shenyang Ginde   China
2005 Hao Junmin Tianjin Teda   China
2006 Wang Dalei Shanghai Liancheng   China
2007 Hao Junmin Tianjin Teda   China
2008 Huang Bowen Beijing Guoan   China
2009 Deng Zhuoxiang Jiangsu Sainty   China
2010 Zheng Zheng Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
2011 Song Wenjie Qingdao Jonoon   China
2012 Zhang Xizhe Beijing Guoan   China
2013 Jin Jingdao Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
2014 Liu Binbin Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
2015 Vacant

Team of the year edit

The Team of the Year is awarded by the Chinese Football Association, It first awarded in 1995, no award in 1998 & 2000, Voted by fans all-over China.

1995 Season '4–3–3'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Ou Chuliang (1) Guangdong Hongyuan   China
DF Wei Qun (1) Sichuan Quanxing   China
DF Xu Hong (1) Dalian Wanda   China
DF Fan Zhiyi (1) Shanghai Shenhua   China
DF Li Hongjun (1) Jilin Yanbian   China
MF Peng Weiguo (1) Guangzhou Apollo   China
MF Gao Hongbo (2) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Cao Xiandong (1) Beijing Guoan   China
FW Hao Haidong (1) August 1   China
FW Li Bing (1) Guangdong Hongyuan   China
FW Gao Feng (1) Beijing Guoan   China
 

1996 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Han Wenhai (1) Dalian Wanda   China
DF Wei Qun (2) Sichuan Quanxing   China
DF Xu Hong (2) Dalian Wanda   China
DF Zhang Enhua (1) Dalian Wanda   China
DF Wu Chengying (1) Shanghai Shenhua   China
MF Peng Weiguo (2) Guangzhou Apollo   China
MF Fan Zhiyi (2) Shanghai Shenhua   China
MF Ma Mingyu (1) Guangdong Hongyuan   China
MF Cao Xiandong (2) Beijing Guoan   China
FW Hao Haidong (2) August 1   China
FW Gao Feng (2) Beijing Guoan   China

1997 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Ou Chuliang (2) Guangdong Hongyuan   China
DF Xie Feng (1) Beijing Guoan   China
DF Xu Hong (3) Dalian Wanda   China
DF Zhang Enhua (2) Dalian Wanda   China
DF Sun Jihai (1) Dalian Wanda   China
MF Li Ming (1) Dalian Wanda   China
MF Fan Zhiyi (3) Shanghai Shenhua   China
MF Liu Jun (1) Shanghai Shenhua   China
MF Ma Mingyu (2) Sichuan Quanxing   China
FW Hao Haidong (3) Dalian Wanda   China
FW Gao Feng (3) Beijing Guoan   China
 

1999 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Gao Jianbin (1) Sichuan Quanxing   China
DF Zhang Enhua (3) Dalian Wanda   China
DF Li Weifeng (1) Shenzhen Ping'an   China
DF Xie Feng (2) Shenzhen Ping'an   China
DF Cheng Gang (1) Qingdao Hainiu   China
MF Li Tie (1) Liaoning Fushun   China
MF Ma Mingyu (3) Sichuan Quanxing   China
MF Zhang Xiaorui (1) Tianjin Teda   China
MF Li Xiaopeng (1) Shandong Taishan   China
FW Su Maozhen (1) Shandong Taishan   China
FW Qu Shengqing (1) Liaoning Fushun   China

2001 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Liu Yunfei (1) Tianjin Teda   China
DF Li Weifeng (2) Shenzhen Ping'an   China
DF Sun Jihai (2) Dalian Shide   China
DF Wu Chengying (2) Shanghai Shenhua   China
DF Lula (1) Sichuan Quanxing   Brazil
MF Qi Hong (1) Shanghai Shenhua   China
MF Li Xiaopeng (2) Shandong Luneng   China
MF Li Tie (2) Liaoning Fushun   China
MF Ma Mingyu (4) Sichuan Quanxing   China
FW Hao Haidong (4) Dalian Shide   China
FW Marcos (1) Shaanxi Guoli   Brazil
 

2002 Season '3–4–3'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK An Qi (1) Dalian Shide   China
DF Wu Chengying (3) Shanghai Shenhua   China
DF Zhang Enhua (4) Dalian Shide   China
DF Predrag Pazin (1) Beijing Guoan   Bulgaria
MF Shao Jiayi (1) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Zhao Junzhe (1) Liaoning Fushun   China
MF Zheng Zhi (1) Shenzhen Ping'an   China
MF Li Xiaopeng (3) Shandong Luneng   China
FW Casiano Delvalle (1) Shandong Luneng   Paraguay
FW Li Jinyu (1) Liaoning Fushun   China
FW Zoran Janković (1) Dalian Shide   Bulgaria

2003 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Jiang Jin (1) Inter Shanghai   China
DF Adilson (1) Dalian Shide   China
DF Li Weifeng (3) Shenzhen Jianlibao   China
DF Du Wei (1) Shanghai Shenhua   China
DF Xu Yunlong (1) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Shen Si (1) Inter Shanghai   China
MF Zhao Junzhe (2) Liaoning Zhongshun   China
MF Jörg Albertz (1) Shanghai Shenhua   Germany
MF Zheng Zhi (2) Shenzhen Jianlibao   China
FW Saúl Martínez (1) Shanghai Shenhua   Honduras
FW Li Yi (1) Shenzhen Jianlibao   China
 

Special Award 1994–2003 '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Ou Chuliang Guangdong Hongyuan/ Shanghai Shenhua/ Yunnan Hongta   China
DF Wu Chengying Shanghai Shenhua/ Inter Shanghai   China
DF Du Wei Shanghai Shenhua   China
DF Fan Zhiyi Shanghai Shenhua/Inter Shanghai   China
DF Sun Jihai Dalian Wanda   China
MF Jorge Campos Beijing Guoan   Paraguay
MF Vaclav Nemecek Dalian Wanda   Czech Republic
MF Li Ming Dalian Wanda   China
MF Peng Weiguo Guangzhou Apollo/Qianwei FC   China
FW Hao Haidong August 1/ Dalian Wanda   China
FW Casiano Delvalle Beijing Guoan/ Shandong Luneng   Paraguay

2004 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Li Leilei (1) Shenzhen Jianlibao   China
DF Jiao Zhe (1) Shandong Luneng   China
DF Xu Liang (1) Liaoning Zhongyu   China
DF Li Weifeng (4) Shenzhen Jianlibao   China
DF Zhang Yaokun (1) Dalian Shide   China
MF Zheng Zhi (3) Shenzhen Jianlibao   China
MF Yu Genwei (1) Tianjin Teda   China
MF Li Xiaopeng (4) Shandong Luneng   China
MF Tao Wei (1) Beijing Guoan   China
FW Li Jinyu (2) Shandong Luneng   China
FW Kwame Ayew (1) Inter Shanghai   Ghana
 

2005 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Chen Dong (1) Dalian Shide   China
DF Sun Xiang (1) Shanghai Shenhua   China
DF Predrag Pazin (2) Shandong Luneng   Bulgaria
DF Ji Mingyi (1) Dalian Shide   China
DF Cao Yang (1) Tianjin Teda   China
MF Zheng Bin (1) Wuhan Huanghelou   China
MF Zoran Janković (2) Dalian Shide   Bulgaria
MF Zheng Zhi (4) Shandong Luneng   China
MF Hao Junmin (1) Tianjin Teda   China
FW Xie Hui (1) Shanghai Shenhua   China
FW Branko Jelić (1) Beijing Guoan   Serbia

2006 Season '4–5–1'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK An Qi (2) Xiamen Lanshi   China
DF Samuel Caballero (1) Changchun Yatai   Honduras
DF Xu Yunlong (2) Beijing Guoan   China
DF Javier Martín Musa (1) Beijing Guoan   Argentina
DF Marko Zorić (1) Tianjin Teda   Serbia
MF Aleksandar Živković (1) Shandong Luneng   Serbia
MF Du Zhenyu (1) Changchun Yatai   China
MF Zheng Zhi (5) Shandong Luneng   China
MF Zou Yougen (1) Xiamen Lanshi   China
MF Wang Dong (1) Changchun Yatai   China
FW Li Jinyu (3) Shandong Luneng   China
 

2007 Season '3–4–3'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Yang Zhi (1) Beijing Guoan   China
DF Ivo Trenchev (1) Henan Jianye   Bulgaria
DF Samuel Caballero (2) Changchun Yatai   Honduras
DF Xu Yunlong (3) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Hao Junmin (2) Tianjin Teda   China
MF Tao Wei (2) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Liu Jian (1) Qingdao Jonoon   China
MF Aleksandar Živković (2) Shandong Luneng   Serbia
FW Li Jinyu (4) Shandong Luneng   China
FW Tiago (1) Beijing Guoan   Brazil
FW Du Zhenyu (2) Changchun Yatai   China

2008 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Yang Zhi (2) Beijing Guoan   China
DF Cao Yang (2) Tianjin Teda   China
DF Alejandro Cichero (1) Shandong Luneng   Venezuela
DF Du Wei (2) Shanghai Shenhua   China
DF Xin Feng (1) Shaanxi Baorong   China
MF Emil Martínez (1) Shanghai Shenhua   Honduras
MF Du Zhenyu (3) Changchun Yatai   China
MF Tao Wei (3) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Aleksandar Živković (3) Shandong Luneng   Serbia
FW Johnson (1) Shenzhen Shangqingyin   Angola
FW Emmanuel Olisadebe (1) Henan Jianye   Poland
 

2009 Season '3–4–3'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Yang Zhi (3) Beijing Guoan   China
DF Zhao Peng (1) Henan Jianye   China
DF Samuel Caballero (3) Changchun Yatai   Honduras
DF Xu Yunlong (4) Beijing Guoan   China
MF James Chamanga (1) Dalian Shide   Zambia
MF Gabriel Melkam (1) Changchun Yatai   Nigeria
MF Darko Matić (1) Beijing Guoan   Croatia
MF Xu Liang (2) Guangzhou Yiyao   China
FW Qu Bo (1) Qingdao Jonoon   China
FW Luis Ramírez (1) Guangzhou Yiyao   Honduras
FW Hernán Barcos (1) Shenzhen Red Diamonds   Argentina

2012 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Deng Xiaofei (1) Jiangsu Sainty   China
DF Sun Xiang (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Du Wei (3) Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
DF Dino Đulbić (1) Guizhou Renhe   Australia
DF Zheng Zheng (1) Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
MF Yu Hanchao (1) Liaoning FC   China
MF Zheng Zhi (6) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
MF Darío Conca (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   Argentina
MF Wang Yongpo (1) Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
FW Cristian Dănălache (1) Jiangsu Sainty   Romania
FW Gao Lin (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
 

2013 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Zeng Cheng (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Zhang Linpeng (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Xu Yunlong (5) Beijing Guoan   China
DF Kim Young-Gwon (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   South Korea
DF Zheng Zheng (2) Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
MF Zheng Zhi (7) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
MF Zhang Xizhe (1) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Darío Conca (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   Argentina
MF Wang Yongpo (2) Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
FW Elkeson (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
FW Muriqui (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil

2014 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Wang Dalei (1) Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
DF Zhang Linpeng (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Xu Yunlong (6) Beijing Guoan   China
DF Kim Young-Gwon (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   South Korea
DF Zheng Zheng (3) Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
MF Zheng Zhi (8) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
MF Zhang Xizhe (2) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Giovanni Moreno (1) Shanghai Shenhua   Colombia
MF Davi (1) Guangzhou R&F   Brazil
FW Elkeson (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
FW Wu Lei (1) Shanghai SIPG   China
 

2015 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Zeng Cheng (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Zhang Linpeng (3) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Kim Young-Gwon (3) Guangzhou Evergrande   South Korea
DF Feng Xiaoting (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Xu Yunlong (7) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Zheng Zhi (9) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
MF Darío Conca (3) Shanghai SIPG   Argentina
MF Huang Bowen (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
MF Wu Xi (1) Jiangsu Shuntian   China
FW Goulart (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
FW Wu Lei (2) Shanghai SIPG   China

2016 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Zeng Cheng (3) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Zhang Linpeng (4) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Kim Young-Gwon (4) Guangzhou Evergrande   South Korea
DF Feng Xiaoting (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Jiang Zhipeng (1) Guangzhou R&F   China
MF Goulart (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
MF Wu Xi (2) Jiangsu Suning   China
MF Paulinho (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
MF Wu Lei (3) Shanghai SIPG   China
FW Demba Ba Shanghai Shenhua (1)   Senegal
FW Gao Lin Guangzhou Evergrande (2)   China
 

2017 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Yan Junling (1) Shanghai SIPG   China
DF Wang Shenchao (1) Shanghai SIPG   China
DF Huang Zhengyu (1) Guangzhou R&F   China
DF Feng Xiaoting (3) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Jiang Zhipeng (2) Guangzhou R&F   China
MF Wu Lei (4) Shanghai SIPG   China
MF Hao Junmin (3) Shandong Luneng   China
MF Eran Zahavi (1) Guangzhou R&F   Israel
MF Goulart (3) Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
FW Gao Lin (3) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
FW Hulk (1) Shanghai SIPG   Brazil

Other Records edit

As of October 20, 2012

Individual Player edit

for top scorers, see statistics above

  • Most goals is a single season: 29 goals
  Eran Zahavi for Guangzhou R&F (2019)
  • Most goals in a game : 4 goals
  Hu Zhijun for Guangzhou Apollo vs Shanghai Shenhua (14 August 1994)
  Hao Haidong for Dalian Wanda vs Guangdong Hongyuan (10 December 1997)
  Zou Jie for Dalian Shide vs August 1 (8 July 2001)
  Li Bing for Sichuan Dahe vs Liaoning Bird (14 April 2002)
  Kwame Ayew for Shaanxi Baorong vs Dalian Shide (21 October 2004)
  Li Jinyu for Shandong Luneng vs Liaoning FC (21 May 2006)
  Elvis Scott for Changchun Yatai vs Shanghai Shenhua (27 May 2007)
  Éber Luís Cucchi for Tianjin Teda vs Dalian Shide (30 November 2008)
  Peter Utaka for Dalian Aerbin vs Hangzhou Greentown (30 June 2013)
  Eran Zahavi for Guangzhou R&F vs Yanbian Funde (23 July 2017)
  • Most career hat-tricks : 6 times
  Hao Haidong
  • Fastest hat-trick : 10 minutes
  Li Jinyu for Shandong Luneng vs Liaoning FC (21 May 2006)
  • Youngest player : 15 years 9 months and 26 days
  Ma Yiming for Shanghai Zobon vs Sichuan FC (22 May 2005)
  • Youngest goalscorer : 16 years 9 months and 26 days
  Huang Bowen for Beijing Guoan vs Shenyang Ginde (26 May 2004)
  • Fastest goal : 7 seconds
  Ji Xiang for Jiangsu Sainty vs Guangzhou Evergrande (20 October 2012)
  • Most consecutive clean-sheets: 675 minutes
  Sun Gang for Shenzhen Ping'an (started on June 17, 2001, 0–2 v Liaoning Hongyun, 77' of the match; ended on October 28, 2001, 0–3 v Dalian Shide, 31' of the match)

Club edit

Dalian Shide (1995–1997) (started on September 03 1995, 1–0 v Guangzhou Apollo; ended on December 21, 1998, 2–4 v Shanghai Shenhua)
  • Most wins in a season : 24 wins
Guangzhou Evergrande (2013)

Appearances edit

All-time top appearances edit

The following table lists players who have played the most games within the top tier of Chinese football. Zou Yougen is the first player to make 300 or more appearances within the Jia-A or CSL League.

All-time appearances in the Chinese Top Level Professional League since 1994
(League appearances only)
Rank Player Caps Position Clubs (only in Jia-A & CSL, the clubs are listed with current name)
1   Zou Yougen 313 Midfielder 1994–2005 Sichuan FC; 2006–2007 Xiamen Bluelion; 2008–2010 Chengdu Blades
2   Zhao Junzhe 306 Midfielder 1999–present Liaoning FC
3   Xu Yunlong 301 Defender 1999–Present Beijing Guoan
4   Wang Peng 297 Striker/Midfielder 1996–2004 & 2007 Dalian Shide; 2005 Sichuan FC; 2006 & 2007–2009 Shaanxi Chanba
5   Yuan Lin 286 Defender 1995–2011 Shenzhen Ping'an
6   Yao Xia 281 Striker/Defender 1994–2002 Sichuan FC; 2003–2004 Qingdao Jonoon; 2008–2010 Chengdu Blades
7   Shu Chang 275 Defender 1994–2010 Shandong Luneng
8   Tao Wei 270 Midfielder 1998–2010 Beijing Guoan
8   Zhang Yaokun 270 Defender 1998–present Dalian Shide; 2005 Sichuan Guancheng
9   Xin Feng 269 Defender 1998–2003 & 2011 Shanghai Shenhua; 2003–2007 Shenzhen Jianlibao; 2008–2010 Shaanxi Chanba
10   Wu Chengying 261 Defender/Midfielder 1994–2002 Shanghai Shenhua; 2003–2006 Shanghai International
11   Li Jinyu 251 Striker 1999–2003 Liaoning FC; 2004–2010 Shandong Luneng
12   Fu Bin 249 Goalkeeper 1994–1995 Yanbian FC; 1995–1997 Beijing Guoan; 1998–2003 Chongqing Lifan; 2008–2009 Chengdu Blades
13   Li Ming 244 Midfielder 1994–2005 Dalian Shide
14   Ou Chuliang 239 Goalkeeper 1994–1997 Guangdong Hongyuan; 1998–2000 Shanghai Shenhua; 2000–2003 Yunnan Hongta;
2004 Chongqing Lifan
As of 3 November 2011 (Bold denotes players still in CSL)

Top Appearance foreigner players edit

This section listed the foreign players who had most appearances in Chinese Top Level professional football leagues

Top Appearance foreigner players in top Chinese Professional League since 1994
(League appearances only)
Rank Player Caps Position Clubs (only in Jia-A & CSL, the clubs are listed with current name)
1   Darko Matić 219 Midfielder 2007–2008 Tianjin Teda; 2009–2015 Beijing Guoan;
2   James Chamanga 217 Striker 2008–2012 Dalian Shide; 2013–2017 Liaoning Hongyun
3   Tiago Jorge Honorio 155 Striker 2000–2004 & 2010 Shenzhen Shangqingyin; 2006 Shanghai Liancheng; 2007–2008 Beijing Guoan
4   Giovanni Moreno 152 Midfielder 2012–present Shanghai Shenhua
5   Adilson dos Santos 144 Defender 2000–2005 Dalian Shide;
6   Vicente de Paula Neto 144 Striker 2005 & 2007 Wuhan Guanggu; 2006 & 2008–2009 Shaanxi Chanba; 2010 Shanghai Shenhua
7   Luis Alfredo Ramírez 143 Striker 2006 Shanghai Shenhua; 2007–2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical; 2010–2011 Hangzhou Greentown
8   Zola Kiniambi 139 Midfielder 1997 & 1999–2000 Yanbian FC; 1998 Tianjin Teda 2001–2003 Chongqing Lifan;
9   Miodrag Pantelić 138 Midfielder 2000 & 2005–2006 Dalian Shide; 2003–2004 Sichuan FC; 2007 Beijing Guoan
10   Aleksandar Živković 128 Midfielder 2006–2009 Shandong Luneng; 2010 Shenzhen Ruby
11   Marcelo Marmelo da Silva 120 Striker 1995–1997 & 1999–2003 Sichuan FC;
12   Zoran Janković 119 Midfielder 2002–2007 Dalian Shide;
13   Saúl Martínez 113 Striker 2002–2005 & 2007 Shanghai Shenhua; 2006 Shanghai Liancheng
14   Abdeljalil El Hajji 111 Midfielder 1999 Sichuan FC; 2000–2001 Shenzhen Shangqingyin; 2002–2003 Chongqing Lifan
15   Serguei Nagorniak 109 Striker 2000 Changsha Ginde; 2001–2003 Shandong Luneng;
16   Gilson Domingos Rezende Agostinho 102 Striker 2005–2007 Wuhan Guanggu; 2008 Henan Jianye
As of 15 August 2014 (Bold denotes players still in CSL)

International performances by players edit

Scorer record in International club competition edit

scorer record of players representing Chinese clubs in International competition
Rank Player Goals Caps Clubs (listed with current name)
1   Hao Haidong 29 39 Dalian Shide;
2   Muriqui 18 31 Guangzhou Evergrande;
3   Darío Conca 18 34 Guangzhou Evergrande; Shanghai SIPG
4   Elkeson 17 36 Guangzhou Evergrande; Shanghai SIPG
5   Orlando Bernades da Silva 15 14 Dalian Shide; Shanghai Shenhua
6   Ricardo Goulart 11 20 Guangzhou Evergrande;
7   Zou Jie 11 28 Dalian Shide
8   Gao Lin 11 47 Guangzhou Evergrande;
9   Yang Xu 10 15 Shandong Luneng;
10   Han Peng 10 29 Shandong Luneng;
11   Yan Song 10 32 Dalian Shide
As of 16 November 2016 (Bold denotes players still in CSL)

Appearance record in International club competition edit

Appearance record of players representing Chinese clubs in International competition
Rank Player Caps Clubs (listed with current name)
1   Hao Haidong 39 Dalian Shide
2   Li Ming 35 Dalian Shide
3   Ji Mingyi 34 Dalian Shide
4   Yan Song 32 Dalian Shide
5   Yuan Weiwei
  Muriqui
31 Shandong Luneng
Guangzhou Evergrande
6   Adilson dos Santos
  Wang Peng
  Han Peng
  Cui Peng
29 Dalian Shide
Dalian Shide
Shandong Luneng
Shandong Luneng
7   Hu Zhaojun
  Zou Jie
  Wang Sheng
28 Dalian Shide
Dalian Shide
Dalian Shide
8   Zhang Yaokun 26 Dalian Shide
9   Zheng Kewei 25 Shanghai Shenhua; Hangzhou Greentown
10   Shu Chang 24 Shandong Luneng
11   Lü Zheng
  Liu Jindong
  Jiao Zhe
23 Shandong Luneng
Shandong Luneng
Shandong Luneng; Hangzhou Greentown
12   Li Jinyu 22 Shandong Luneng
13   Wang Tao 21 Dalian Shide; Beijing Guoan
14   Zhang Enhua 20 Dalian Shide
As of 6 November 2011 (Bold denotes players still in CSL)

Manager edit

Most matches in Charge edit

Managers With Most matches in Charge in Chinese Professional League since 1994
(League matches only)
Rank Manager Matches Won Drawn Lost Win% Nationality Clubs (listed with current name)
1 Lee Jang-Soo 268 118 84 66 44%   South Korea 1998–2001 Chongqing Lifan; 2002–2003 Qingdao Jonoon;
2007–2009 Beijing Guoan; 2010–2012 Guangzhou Evergrande
2 Shen Xiangfu 226 84 86 66 38.05%   China 1998–1999 & 2005–2006 Beijing Guoan;
2008–2009 Guangzhou Yiyao; 2010–2011 Changchun Yatai
3 Milorad Kosanović 182 86 46 50 47.30%   Serbia 1999 Wuhan Guanggu; 2000–2004 & 2008 Dalian Shide;
2010–2011Shaanxi Renhe
4 Cheng Yaodong 175 59 58 58 33.71%   China 2003–2009 Shaanxi Baorong
5 Yin Tiesheng 175 57 65 53 32.57%   China 1994–1998 Shandong Luneng; 2005–2008 Qingdao Jonoon
6 Ljubiša Tumbaković 164 90 43 31 54.88%   Serbia 2004–2009 Shandong Luneng
7 Wu Jingui 159 71 44 44 44.65%   China 2002–2003 & 2006 & 2007–2008 Shanghai Shenhua;
2009–2011 Hangzhou Greentown
8 Jia Xiuquan 154 44 61 49 28.57%   China 1994–1995 & 2001–2002 1 August; 2008 Henan Jianye;
2004 & 2008–2009 Shanghai Shenhua
9 Zhu Guanghu 151 63 55 33 41.72%   China 2000–2004 Shenzhen Xiangxue; 2008 Wuhan Guanggu;
2009–2010 Shaanxi Chanba
10 Ma Lin 150 52 41 57 34.67%   China 2003–2004 & 2008 & 2010–Present Liaoning FC; 2005 Chongqing Lifan
11 Tang Yaodong 145 45 47 53 31.03%   China 2005–2007 Liaoning FC; 2008–2010 Henan Jianye
12 Pei Encai 140 46 41 53 32.86%   China 1998–1999 & 2003 1 August; 2003–2005 & 2006–2007 Wuhan Guanggu;
2007 Henan Jianye; 2009–2010 Jiangsu Sainty
13 Qi Wusheng 126 43 35 48 34.13%   China 1998 Wuhan Guanggu; 2000–2003 Yunnan Hongta;
2004 Tianjin Teda
14 Chi Shangbin 124 50 35 39 40.32%   China 1995–1997 Dalian Shide; 1998 Sichuan FC;
2005 Shenzhen Xiangxue
15 Valery Nepomnyashchy 117 46 33 38 39.32%   Russia 2000 Changsha Ginde; 2002–2003 Shandong Luneng;
2004–2005 Shanghai Shenhua
16 Zhou Suian 110 35 35 40 31.82%   China 1994–1995 Guangzhou Apollo; 1996 Shenzhen Feiyada;
2007 & 2008–2009 Hangzhou Greentown
17 Jin Zhiyang 109 41 40 28 37.61%   China 1995–1997 Beijing Guoan; 1999–2000 Tianjin Teda
18 Xu Genbao 100 45 32 23 45.00%   China 1994–1996 & 2001–2002 Shanghai Shenhua;
1998–1999 Dalian Shide
As of 3 November 2011 (Bold denotes managers still in CSL)

League winning manager edit

this table listed manager of Chinese top level professional league Champions

Year Manager Club Nationality
1994 Zhang Honggen Dalian Wanda   China
1995 Xu Genbao Shanghai Shenhua   China
1996 Chi Shangbin Dalian Wanda   China
1997 Chi Shangbin Dalian Wanda   China
1998 Xu Genbao Dalian Wanda   China
1999 Slobodan Santrač Shandong Luneng   Serbia
2000 Milorad Kosanović Dalian Shide   Serbia
2001 Milorad Kosanović Dalian Shide   Serbia
2002 Milorad Kosanović Dalian Shide   Serbia
2003 Wu Jingui Shanghai Shenhua   China
2004 Zhu Guanghu Shenzhen Jianlibao   China
2005 Vladimir Petrović Pižon Dalian Shide   Serbia
2006 Ljubiša Tumbaković Shandong Luneng   Serbia
2007 Gao Hongbo Changchun Yatai   China
2008 Ljubiša Tumbaković Shandong Luneng   Serbia
2009 Hong Yuanshuo Beijing Guoan   China
2010 Branko Ivanković Shandong Luneng   Croatia
2011 Lee Jang-Soo Guangzhou Evergrande   South Korea
2012 Marcello Lippi Guangzhou Evergrande   Italy
2013 Marcello Lippi Guangzhou Evergrande   Italy
2014 Marcello Lippi Guangzhou Evergrande   Italy
2015 Luiz Felipe Scolari Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2016 Luiz Felipe Scolari Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2017 Luiz Felipe Scolari Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil

All-time League Table edit

The All-Time League Table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the League since its inception in 1994. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the Chinese Super League 2009 season. Teams in bold are part of the Chinese Super League 2010. Numbers in bold are the record (highest) numbers in each column.

Rank. Club Seasons Pld W D L GF GA Pts Titles won Runners-up 3rd Place
1 Dalian Shide[1][2] 16 412 216 110 86 679 399 738[3] 8 2
2 Shanghai Shenhua[1][2] 16 412 194 126 92 625 432 698 2 8 1
3 Shandong Luneng[1][2] 16 412 191 107 114 631 469 666 3 1 2
4 Beijing Guoan[1][2] 16 412 174 134 104 608 418 646[4] 1 2 5
5 Tianjin Teda[2] 14 364 131 116 117 464 436 509
6 Shenzhen Red Diamond[2] 13 346 110 113 123 374 411 440[5] 1 1
7 Qingdao Jonoon[2] 14 368 104 110 154 357 446 422
8 Liaoning Hongyun[1][2] 12 312 112 76 124 426 450 401 1 1
9 Sichuan FC[1][2] 12 296 101 94 101 386 388 389 2
10 Changsha Ginde[1][2][6] 13 346 80 120 146 322 471 359
11 Chongqing Lifan[2] 11 288 75 94 119 293 381 319
12 Shaanxi Chanba[2][7] 8 220 77 72 71 268 243 303 1 1
13 August 1[1][8] 8 196 49 69 78 189 266 210 1
14 Guangzhou Yiyao[1] 7 174 53 58 63 208 220 206 1
15 Changchun Yatai 4 116 55 31 30 180 127 196 1 1
16 Yanbian FC[1] 7 166 45 47 74 163 228 176
17 Wuhan Guanggu[9] 6 164 41 39 84 135 275 162
18 Yunnan Hongta[10] 4 108 37 28 43 118 129 139
19 Henan Jianye 3 88 27 30 31 85 83 111 1
20 Guangdong Hongyuan[1][11] 4 88 29 25 34 99 106 104
21 Hangzhou Greentown 3 88 23 30 35 93 110 99
22 Xiamen Lanshi[12] 3 82 19 24 39 72 118 81
23 Guangzhou Songri[13] 3 74 19 21 34 57 95 78
24 Chengdu Blades 2 60 18 17 25 62 76 71
25 Shanghai United[14] 2 54 14 19 21 50 60 61
26 Shanxi Guoli[15] 3 82 13 20 49 83 156 59
27 Jiangsu Sainty[1] 2 52 10 18 24 49 80 47
28 Nanchang Bayi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

League attendance edit

The attendance figures are announced by the league department of CFA. 1994–2001 Jia-A figures was corrected by Titan Sports.,[16] also on Blog.Sina.Com,[17] the figures after 2002 was calculated from the record of the Official CFA site

Season Total Att Average Att Highest Home Att By Team
1994 2,155,000 16,326 Sichuan Quanxing (40,000)
1995 3,140,280 23,790 Sichuan Quanxing (40,182)[20]
1996 3,203,122 24,266 Shandong Luneng (42,272)
1997 2,801,100 21,220 Sichuan Quanxing (39,180)[19]
1998 3,883,000 21,335 Shanghai Shenhua (39,713)
1999 3,623,500 19,909 Sichuan Quanxing (28,150)
2000 3,622,000 19,901 Dalian Shide (26,154)
2001 3,329,872 18,296 Shanxi Guoli (38,700)
2002 3,146,640 14,984 Beijing Guoan (32,429)
2003 3,719,700 17,710 Dalian Shide (30,500)
2004 1,430,600 10,838 Shandong Luneng (23,636)
2005 1,871,700 10,284 Shandong Luneng(26,000)
2006 2,228,300 10,611 Shandong Luneng (30,679)
2007 3,173,500 15,112 Shaanxi Chanba (24,643)
2008 3,065,280 13,444 Shandong Luneng (26,501)
2009 3,854,115 16,059 Beijing Guoan (36,805)
2010 3,499,304 14,581 Beijing Guoan (33,342)

Awards edit

China used to have three main award series, they are:


Mr. China Football Award, started from 1994, voted by fans all over the country, to award the player of the year.


Three Golden Awards, organized by China Sports Daily, started from 1983, award the best performance players in all kinds of tournament, not only in the leagues, the awards includes:
Player of the year – Golden Ball awards
Best Scorer of the year – Golden Boot awards
Referee of the year – Golden Whistle awards


Official CFA League awards, Is the Official League awards, Awarded by CFA, includes:
Most Valuable players of the league awards (MVP)
League Top Scorer awards
Manager of the year awards
Referee of the year awards
in 1999 season, three other items added as regular awards
Youth Player of the year awards (MYP)
Club of the year awards
Fair play club of the year awards
The league oscar also involve some occasional awards


In the year 2002, the three series above was merged into the Official CFA Annual Awards. It now includes:
Mr. Football League Golden Ball awards, also called MVP awards or Mr. China Football awards by some media
Best Scorer Golden Boot awards
Ref'e'ree of the year Golden Whistle awards
Manager of the year awards
Youth player of the year awards

Best player awards edit

Most Valuable Player of the League edit

Most Valuable players of the league awards; from the 2002 edition onwards, named Mr. Football League Golden Ball awards

Year Footballer Club Nationality
1994 Li Bing Liaoning Yuandong   China
1995 Fan Zhiyi Shanghai Shenhua   China
1996 Su Maozhen Shandong Luneng   China
1997 Jorge Luis Campos Beijing Guoan   Paraguay
1998 Hao Haidong Dalian Shide   China
1999 Qu Shengqing Liaoning Fushun   China
2000 Zhang Enhua Dalian Shide   China
2001 Li Tie Liaoning Fushun   China
2002 Zheng Zhi Shenzhen Ping'an   China
2003 Jörg Albertz Shanghai Shenhua   Germany
2004 Zhao Junzhe Liaoning Zhongyu   China
2005 Branko Jelić Beijing Guoan   Serbia
2006 Zheng Zhi Shandong Luneng   China
2007 Du Zhenyu Changchun Yatai   China
2008 Emil Martínez Shanghai Shenhua   Honduras
2009 Samuel Caballero Changchun Yatai   Honduras
2010 Duvier Riascos Shanghai Shenhua   Colombia
2011 Muriqui Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2012 Cristian Dănălache Jiangsu Sainty   Romania
2013 Darío Conca Guangzhou Evergrande   Argentina
2014 Elkeson Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2015 Ricardo Goulart Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2016 Ricardo Goulart Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2017 Eran Zahavi Guangzhou R&F   Israel

Mr. China Football edit

First awarded in the year 1994. It merged with the "Most Valuable Player of the League" award of the Official CFA Annual awards in 2002.

Year Footballer Club Nationality
1994 Li Bing Liaoning Yuandong   China
1995 Fan Zhiyi Shanghai Shenhua   China
1996 Fan Zhiyi Shanghai Shenhua   China
1997 Hao Haidong Dalian Shide   China
1998 Hao Haidong Dalian Shide   China
1999 Su Maozhen Shandong Luneng   China
2000 Yang Chen Eintracht Frankfurt   China
2001 Li Tie Liaoning Fushun   China

Golden Ball Awards edit

It first awarded in the year 1983, and in the year 2002, merged with the "Most Valuable Player of the League" award of the Official CFA Annual awards

Year Footballer Club Nationality
1983 Jia Xiuquan August 1   China
1984 Jia Xiuquan August 1   China
1985 Wang Zhenjie August 1   China
1986 Jia Xiuquan August 1   China
1987 Tang Yaodong Liaoning Dongyao   China
1988 Zhang Huikang Shanghai   China
1989 Mai Chao Guangzhou Baiyun   China
1990 Wu Qunli Guangzhou Baiyun   China
1991 Gao Hongbo Beijing Shenzhou   China
1992 Fu Yubin Liaoning Dongyao   China
1993 Wu Qunli Guangzhou Baiyun   China
1994 Peng Weiguo Guangzhou Apollo   China
1995 Fan Zhiyi Shanghai Shenhua   China
1996 Fan Zhiyi Shanghai Shenhua   China
1997 Hao Haidong Dalian Shide   China
1998 Hao Haidong Dalian Shide   China
1999 Su Maozhen Shandong Luneng   China
2000 Zhang Enhua Dalian Shide   China
2001 Li Tie Liaoning Fushun   China

Top Scorer of the League edit

It first awarded in the year 1980

Year Footballer Goals Club Nationality
1980 Huang Xiangdong
Li Shubin
Wang Qunfa
11 Chengdu Army
Liaoning
Tianjin
  China
  China
  China
1981 Huang Junwei 25 Guangdong   China
1982 Xu Yonglai 19 Shandong   China
1983 Huang Dexing 16 Nanjing Army   China
1984 Huang Dexing
Xu Shugang
20 Nanjing Army
Beijing Army
  China
  China
1985 Wang Xuelong 13 Dalian Pearl   China
1986 Zhou Xuping 10 August 1   China
1987 Yang Weijian
Huo Jianting
Wang Jun
5 Shandong Taishan
Tianjin Seagul
Liaoning Dongyao
  China
  China
  China
1988 Tang Quanshun 14 Shanghai Santana   China
1989 Gao Hongbo 6 China B   China
1990 Zhu Youhong
Shen Yi
Zuo Shufa
6 Shenzhou Shanghai
Tianjin Zhonghuan
Tianjin Zhonghuan
  China
  China
  China
1991 Sun Wei 13 Liaoning Dongyao   China
1992 Gao Hongbo 11 Beijing Guoan   China
1993 Gao Feng 6 Beijing Guoan   China
1994 Hu Zhijun 17 Guangzhou Apollo   China
1995 Fan Zhiyi 15 Shanghai Shenhua   China
1996 Su Maozhen 13 Shandong Taishan   China
1997 Hao Haidong 14 Dalian Shide   China
1998 Hao Haidong 18 Dalian Shide   China
1999 Qu Shengqing 17 Liaoning Fushun   China
2000 Casiano Wilberto Delvalle Ruiz 15 Shandong Luneng   Paraguay
2001 Hao Haidong 16 Dalian Shide   China
2002 Li Jinyu 16 Liaoning Fushun   China
2003 Saúl Martínez
Kwame Ayew
14 Shanghai Shenhua
Shenyang Ginde
  Honduras
  Ghana
2004 Kwame Ayew 17 Inter Shanghai   Ghana
2005 Branko Jelić 21 Beijing Guoan   Serbia
2006 Li Jinyu 26 Shandong Luneng   China
2007 Li Jinyu 15 Shandong Luneng   China
2008 Éber Luís Cucchi 14 Tianjin Teda   Brazil
2009 Luis Alfredo Ramírez
Hernán Barcos
17 Guangzhou GPC
Shenzhen Asia Travel
  Honduras
  Argentina
2010 Duvier Riascos 20 Shanghai Shenhua   Colombia
2011 Muriqui 16 Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2012 Cristian Dănălache 23 Jiangsu Sainty   Romania
2013 Elkeson 24 Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2014 Elkeson 28 Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2015 Aloísio 22 Shandong Luneng   Brazil
2016 Ricardo Goulart 19 Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
2017 Eran Zahavi 27 Guangzhou R&F   Israel

Manager of the year edit

The award does not necessarily go to the manager of the champions.

Year Manager Club Standings Nationality
1994 Zhang Honggen Dalian Wanda Jia-A League Champions   China
1995 Xu Genbao Shanghai Shenhua Jia-A League Champions   China
1996 Chi Shangbin Dalian Wanda Jia-A League Champions   China
1997 Chi Shangbin Dalian Wanda Jia-A League Champions   China
1998 Xu Genbao Dalian Wanda Jia-A League Champions   China
1999 Slobodan Santrač Shandong Luneng Jia-A League Champions; Chinese FA Cup Winners   Serbia
2000 Lee Jang-Soo Chongqing Longxin Chinese FA Cup winners, Jia-A League 4th place   South Korea
2001 Milorad Kosanović Dalian Shide Jia-A League Champions; Chinese FA Cup Winners   Serbia
2002 Zhu Guanghu Shenzhen Ping'an Jia-A League Runners-up   China
2003 Wu Jingui Shanghai Shenhua Jia-A League Champions   China
2004 Zhu Guanghu Shenzhen Jianlibao Chinese Super League Champions   China
2005 Vladimir Petrović Pižon Dalian Shide Chinese Super League Champions; Chinese FA Cup Winners   Serbia
2006 Ljubiša Tumbaković Shandong Luneng Chinese Super League Champions; Chinese FA Cup Winners   Serbia
2007 Gao Hongbo Changchun Yatai Chinese Super League Champions   China
2008 Ljubiša Tumbaković Shandong Luneng Chinese Super League Champions   Serbia
2009 Tang Yaodong Henan Construction Chinese Super League 3rd place   China
2010 Branko Ivanković Shandong Luneng Taishan Chinese Super League champions   Croatia
2011 Ma Lin Liaoning Whowin Chinese Super League third place   China
2012 Dragan Okuka Jiangsu Sainty Chinese Super League runners-up   Serbia
2013 Marcello Lippi Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super League champions   Italy
2014 Gregorio Manzano Beijing Guoan Chinese Super League runners-up   Spain

Youth player of the year edit

Year Footballer Club Nationality
1999 Zhang Xiaorui Tianjin Teda   China
2000 Qu Bo Qingdao Yizhong   China
2001 Zou Jie Dalian Shide   China
2002 Xu Liang Liaoning Fushun   China
2003 Liu Jindong Shandong Luneng   China
2004 Chen Tao Shenyang Ginde   China
2005 Hao Junmin Tianjin Teda   China
2006 Wang Dalei Shanghai Liancheng   China
2007 Hao Junmin Tianjin Teda   China
2008 Huang Bowen Beijing Guoan   China
2009 Deng Zhuoxiang Jiangsu Sainty   China
2010 Zheng Zheng Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
2011 Song Wenjie Qingdao Jonoon   China
2012 Zhang Xizhe Beijing Guoan   China
2013 Jin Jingdao Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
2014 Liu Binbin Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
2015 Vacant

Team of the year edit

The Team of the Year is awarded by the Chinese Football Association, It first awarded in 1995, no award in 1998 & 2000, Voted by fans all-over China.

1995 Season '4–3–3'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Ou Chuliang (1) Guangdong Hongyuan   China
DF Wei Qun (1) Sichuan Quanxing   China
DF Xu Hong (1) Dalian Wanda   China
DF Fan Zhiyi (1) Shanghai Shenhua   China
DF Li Hongjun (1) Jilin Yanbian   China
MF Peng Weiguo (1) Guangzhou Apollo   China
MF Gao Hongbo (2) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Cao Xiandong (1) Beijing Guoan   China
FW Hao Haidong (1) August 1   China
FW Li Bing (1) Guangdong Hongyuan   China
FW Gao Feng (1) Beijing Guoan   China
 

1996 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Han Wenhai (1) Dalian Wanda   China
DF Wei Qun (2) Sichuan Quanxing   China
DF Xu Hong (2) Dalian Wanda   China
DF Zhang Enhua (1) Dalian Wanda   China
DF Wu Chengying (1) Shanghai Shenhua   China
MF Peng Weiguo (2) Guangzhou Apollo   China
MF Fan Zhiyi (2) Shanghai Shenhua   China
MF Ma Mingyu (1) Guangdong Hongyuan   China
MF Cao Xiandong (2) Beijing Guoan   China
FW Hao Haidong (2) August 1   China
FW Gao Feng (2) Beijing Guoan   China

1997 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Ou Chuliang (2) Guangdong Hongyuan   China
DF Xie Feng (1) Beijing Guoan   China
DF Xu Hong (3) Dalian Wanda   China
DF Zhang Enhua (2) Dalian Wanda   China
DF Sun Jihai (1) Dalian Wanda   China
MF Li Ming (1) Dalian Wanda   China
MF Fan Zhiyi (3) Shanghai Shenhua   China
MF Liu Jun (1) Shanghai Shenhua   China
MF Ma Mingyu (2) Sichuan Quanxing   China
FW Hao Haidong (3) Dalian Wanda   China
FW Gao Feng (3) Beijing Guoan   China
 

1999 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Gao Jianbin (1) Sichuan Quanxing   China
DF Zhang Enhua (3) Dalian Wanda   China
DF Li Weifeng (1) Shenzhen Ping'an   China
DF Xie Feng (2) Shenzhen Ping'an   China
DF Cheng Gang (1) Qingdao Hainiu   China
MF Li Tie (1) Liaoning Fushun   China
MF Ma Mingyu (3) Sichuan Quanxing   China
MF Zhang Xiaorui (1) Tianjin Teda   China
MF Li Xiaopeng (1) Shandong Taishan   China
FW Su Maozhen (1) Shandong Taishan   China
FW Qu Shengqing (1) Liaoning Fushun   China

2001 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Liu Yunfei (1) Tianjin Teda   China
DF Li Weifeng (2) Shenzhen Ping'an   China
DF Sun Jihai (2) Dalian Shide   China
DF Wu Chengying (2) Shanghai Shenhua   China
DF Lula (1) Sichuan Quanxing   Brazil
MF Qi Hong (1) Shanghai Shenhua   China
MF Li Xiaopeng (2) Shandong Luneng   China
MF Li Tie (2) Liaoning Fushun   China
MF Ma Mingyu (4) Sichuan Quanxing   China
FW Hao Haidong (4) Dalian Shide   China
FW Marcos (1) Shaanxi Guoli   Brazil
 

2002 Season '3–4–3'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK An Qi (1) Dalian Shide   China
DF Wu Chengying (3) Shanghai Shenhua   China
DF Zhang Enhua (4) Dalian Shide   China
DF Predrag Pazin (1) Beijing Guoan   Bulgaria
MF Shao Jiayi (1) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Zhao Junzhe (1) Liaoning Fushun   China
MF Zheng Zhi (1) Shenzhen Ping'an   China
MF Li Xiaopeng (3) Shandong Luneng   China
FW Casiano Delvalle (1) Shandong Luneng   Paraguay
FW Li Jinyu (1) Liaoning Fushun   China
FW Zoran Janković (1) Dalian Shide   Bulgaria

2003 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Jiang Jin (1) Inter Shanghai   China
DF Adilson (1) Dalian Shide   China
DF Li Weifeng (3) Shenzhen Jianlibao   China
DF Du Wei (1) Shanghai Shenhua   China
DF Xu Yunlong (1) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Shen Si (1) Inter Shanghai   China
MF Zhao Junzhe (2) Liaoning Zhongshun   China
MF Jörg Albertz (1) Shanghai Shenhua   Germany
MF Zheng Zhi (2) Shenzhen Jianlibao   China
FW Saúl Martínez (1) Shanghai Shenhua   Honduras
FW Li Yi (1) Shenzhen Jianlibao   China
 

Special Award 1994–2003 '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Ou Chuliang Guangdong Hongyuan/ Shanghai Shenhua/ Yunnan Hongta   China
DF Wu Chengying Shanghai Shenhua/ Inter Shanghai   China
DF Du Wei Shanghai Shenhua   China
DF Fan Zhiyi Shanghai Shenhua/Inter Shanghai   China
DF Sun Jihai Dalian Wanda   China
MF Jorge Campos Beijing Guoan   Paraguay
MF Vaclav Nemecek Dalian Wanda   Czech Republic
MF Li Ming Dalian Wanda   China
MF Peng Weiguo Guangzhou Apollo/Qianwei FC   China
FW Hao Haidong August 1/ Dalian Wanda   China
FW Casiano Delvalle Beijing Guoan/ Shandong Luneng   Paraguay

2004 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Li Leilei (1) Shenzhen Jianlibao   China
DF Jiao Zhe (1) Shandong Luneng   China
DF Xu Liang (1) Liaoning Zhongyu   China
DF Li Weifeng (4) Shenzhen Jianlibao   China
DF Zhang Yaokun (1) Dalian Shide   China
MF Zheng Zhi (3) Shenzhen Jianlibao   China
MF Yu Genwei (1) Tianjin Teda   China
MF Li Xiaopeng (4) Shandong Luneng   China
MF Tao Wei (1) Beijing Guoan   China
FW Li Jinyu (2) Shandong Luneng   China
FW Kwame Ayew (1) Inter Shanghai   Ghana
 

2005 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Chen Dong (1) Dalian Shide   China
DF Sun Xiang (1) Shanghai Shenhua   China
DF Predrag Pazin (2) Shandong Luneng   Bulgaria
DF Ji Mingyi (1) Dalian Shide   China
DF Cao Yang (1) Tianjin Teda   China
MF Zheng Bin (1) Wuhan Huanghelou   China
MF Zoran Janković (2) Dalian Shide   Bulgaria
MF Zheng Zhi (4) Shandong Luneng   China
MF Hao Junmin (1) Tianjin Teda   China
FW Xie Hui (1) Shanghai Shenhua   China
FW Branko Jelić (1) Beijing Guoan   Serbia

2006 Season '4–5–1'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK An Qi (2) Xiamen Lanshi   China
DF Samuel Caballero (1) Changchun Yatai   Honduras
DF Xu Yunlong (2) Beijing Guoan   China
DF Javier Martín Musa (1) Beijing Guoan   Argentina
DF Marko Zorić (1) Tianjin Teda   Serbia
MF Aleksandar Živković (1) Shandong Luneng   Serbia
MF Du Zhenyu (1) Changchun Yatai   China
MF Zheng Zhi (5) Shandong Luneng   China
MF Zou Yougen (1) Xiamen Lanshi   China
MF Wang Dong (1) Changchun Yatai   China
FW Li Jinyu (3) Shandong Luneng   China
 

2007 Season '3–4–3'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Yang Zhi (1) Beijing Guoan   China
DF Ivo Trenchev (1) Henan Jianye   Bulgaria
DF Samuel Caballero (2) Changchun Yatai   Honduras
DF Xu Yunlong (3) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Hao Junmin (2) Tianjin Teda   China
MF Tao Wei (2) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Liu Jian (1) Qingdao Jonoon   China
MF Aleksandar Živković (2) Shandong Luneng   Serbia
FW Li Jinyu (4) Shandong Luneng   China
FW Tiago (1) Beijing Guoan   Brazil
FW Du Zhenyu (2) Changchun Yatai   China

2008 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Yang Zhi (2) Beijing Guoan   China
DF Cao Yang (2) Tianjin Teda   China
DF Alejandro Cichero (1) Shandong Luneng   Venezuela
DF Du Wei (2) Shanghai Shenhua   China
DF Xin Feng (1) Shaanxi Baorong   China
MF Emil Martínez (1) Shanghai Shenhua   Honduras
MF Du Zhenyu (3) Changchun Yatai   China
MF Tao Wei (3) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Aleksandar Živković (3) Shandong Luneng   Serbia
FW Johnson (1) Shenzhen Shangqingyin   Angola
FW Emmanuel Olisadebe (1) Henan Jianye   Poland
 

2009 Season '3–4–3'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Yang Zhi (3) Beijing Guoan   China
DF Zhao Peng (1) Henan Jianye   China
DF Samuel Caballero (3) Changchun Yatai   Honduras
DF Xu Yunlong (4) Beijing Guoan   China
MF James Chamanga (1) Dalian Shide   Zambia
MF Gabriel Melkam (1) Changchun Yatai   Nigeria
MF Darko Matić (1) Beijing Guoan   Croatia
MF Xu Liang (2) Guangzhou Yiyao   China
FW Qu Bo (1) Qingdao Jonoon   China
FW Luis Ramírez (1) Guangzhou Yiyao   Honduras
FW Hernán Barcos (1) Shenzhen Red Diamonds   Argentina

2012 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Deng Xiaofei (1) Jiangsu Sainty   China
DF Sun Xiang (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Du Wei (3) Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
DF Dino Đulbić (1) Guizhou Renhe   Australia
DF Zheng Zheng (1) Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
MF Yu Hanchao (1) Liaoning FC   China
MF Zheng Zhi (6) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
MF Darío Conca (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   Argentina
MF Wang Yongpo (1) Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
FW Cristian Dănălache (1) Jiangsu Sainty   Romania
FW Gao Lin (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
 

2013 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Zeng Cheng (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Zhang Linpeng (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Xu Yunlong (5) Beijing Guoan   China
DF Kim Young-Gwon (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   South Korea
DF Zheng Zheng (2) Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
MF Zheng Zhi (7) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
MF Zhang Xizhe (1) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Darío Conca (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   Argentina
MF Wang Yongpo (2) Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
FW Elkeson (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
FW Muriqui (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil

2014 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Wang Dalei (1) Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
DF Zhang Linpeng (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Xu Yunlong (6) Beijing Guoan   China
DF Kim Young-Gwon (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   South Korea
DF Zheng Zheng (3) Shandong Luneng Taishan   China
MF Zheng Zhi (8) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
MF Zhang Xizhe (2) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Giovanni Moreno (1) Shanghai Shenhua   Colombia
MF Davi (1) Guangzhou R&F   Brazil
FW Elkeson (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
FW Wu Lei (1) Shanghai SIPG   China
 

2015 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Zeng Cheng (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Zhang Linpeng (3) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Kim Young-Gwon (3) Guangzhou Evergrande   South Korea
DF Feng Xiaoting (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Xu Yunlong (7) Beijing Guoan   China
MF Zheng Zhi (9) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
MF Darío Conca (3) Shanghai SIPG   Argentina
MF Huang Bowen (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
MF Wu Xi (1) Jiangsu Shuntian   China
FW Goulart (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
FW Wu Lei (2) Shanghai SIPG   China

2016 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Zeng Cheng (3) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Zhang Linpeng (4) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Kim Young-Gwon (4) Guangzhou Evergrande   South Korea
DF Feng Xiaoting (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Jiang Zhipeng (1) Guangzhou R&F   China
MF Goulart (2) Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
MF Wu Xi (2) Jiangsu Suning   China
MF Paulinho (1) Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
MF Wu Lei (3) Shanghai SIPG   China
FW Demba Ba Shanghai Shenhua (1)   Senegal
FW Gao Lin Guangzhou Evergrande (2)   China
 

2017 Season '4–4–2'

Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Yan Junling (1) Shanghai SIPG   China
DF Wang Shenchao (1) Shanghai SIPG   China
DF Huang Zhengyu (1) Guangzhou R&F   China
DF Feng Xiaoting (3) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
DF Jiang Zhipeng (2) Guangzhou R&F   China
MF Wu Lei (4) Shanghai SIPG   China
MF Hao Junmin (3) Shandong Luneng   China
MF Eran Zahavi (1) Guangzhou R&F   Israel
MF Goulart (3) Guangzhou Evergrande   Brazil
FW Gao Lin (3) Guangzhou Evergrande   China
FW Hulk (1) Shanghai SIPG   Brazil

Other records edit

As of October 20, 2012

Individual Player edit

for top scorers, see statistics above

  • Most goals in a game : 4 goals
  Hu Zhijun for Guangzhou Apollo vs Shanghai Shenhua (14 August 1994)
  Hao Haidong for Dalian Wanda vs Guangdong Hongyuan (10 December 1997)
  Zou Jie for Dalian Shide vs August 1 (8 July 2001)
  Li Bing for Sichuan Dahe vs Liaoning Bird (14 April 2002)
  Kwame Ayew for Shaanxi Baorong vs Dalian Shide (21 October 2004)
  Li Jinyu for Shandong Luneng vs Liaoning FC (21 May 2006)
  Elvis Scott for Changchun Yatai vs Shanghai Shenhua (27 May 2007)
  Éber Luís Cucchi for Tianjin Teda vs Dalian Shide (30 November 2008)
  Peter Utaka for Dalian Aerbin vs Hangzhou Greentown (30 June 2013)
  Eran Zahavi for Guangzhou R&F vs Yanbian Funde (23 July 2017)
  • Most career hat-tricks : 6 times
  Hao Haidong
  • Fastest hat-trick : 10 minutes
  Li Jinyu for Shandong Luneng vs Liaoning FC (21 May 2006)
  • Youngest player : 15 years 9 months and 26 days
  Ma Yiming for Shanghai Zobon vs Sichuan FC (22 May 2005)
  • Youngest goalscorer : 16 years 9 months and 26 days
  Huang Bowen for Beijing Guoan vs Shenyang Ginde (26 May 2004)
  • Fastest goal : 7 seconds
  Ji Xiang for Jiangsu Sainty vs Guangzhou Evergrande (20 October 2012)
  • Most consecutive clean-sheets: 675 minutes
  Sun Gang for Shenzhen Ping'an (started on June 17, 2001, 0–2 v Liaoning Hongyun, 77' of the match; ended on October 28, 2001, 0–3 v Dalian Shide, 31' of the match)

Club edit

Dalian Shide (1995–1997) (started on September 03 1995, 1–0 v Guangzhou Apollo; ended on December 21, 1998, 2–4 v Shanghai Shenhua)
  • Most wins in a season : 24 wins
Guangzhou Evergrande (2013)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Founding member of Jia-A League.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Founding member of Super League.
  3. ^ a b Dalian Shide was docked 6 points for walking off against Shenyang Ginde on 24 October 2004.
  4. ^ a b Beijing Guoan was docked 3 points for walking off against Shenyang Ginde on 2 October 2004.
  5. ^ a b Shenzhen were docked 3 points for wearing wrong kits at home against Shanghai on 30 August 2009 and thereby causing a one-hour delay of the match.
  6. ^ a b Changsha Ginde was relocated from Shenyang to Changsha before the 2007 season due to the Wulihe Stadium was demolished
  7. ^ a b Inter Shanghai relocated to Xi'an, Shaanxi before the 2006 season and was renamed as Inter Xi'an Chanba. It rename again to Shaanxi Chanba before the 2007 season
  8. ^ a b After 2003 Season August 1 folded and were replaced by Hunan Xiangjun based in Xiangtan.Hunan come into the Army club's place in Chinese Football Association Jia League but has nothing related with the Army.
  9. ^ a b Wuhan Guanggu have withdrawn from the league in season 2008. All matches in the seasonwere counted as 0–3 defeats.
  10. ^ a b After 2003 season Chongqing Lifan bought out Yunnan Hongta to preserve their place in the Super League.
  11. ^ a b Guangdong Hongyuan was relegated to Jia-B after 1997 season, in 2002 Guangdong Hongyuan have been bought out by a Division 2 club and became Qingdao Hailifeng; Now playing in the Chinese Football Association Jia League.
  12. ^ a b The Club was disbanded after relegated from CSL in season 2007
  13. ^ a b Guangzhou Songri was relegated to Jia-B after 1999 season, and fallen to Division 2 in 2000, soon after the relegation the club dismissed.
  14. ^ a b Shanghai Zobon renamed to Shanghai United after Zhu Jun's taking over before the 2005 season. Shanghai United then merged with Shanghai Shenhua after Zhu Jun took over Shenhua before the 2007 season. Shanghai Shenhua renamed to Shanghai Shenhua United while Shanghai United was dissolved.
  15. ^ a b Shanxi Guoli relegated to China League in 2003 season, in April 2005 they went bankrupt and were removed from the Chinese Football Association Jia League by the Chinese Football Association.
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  17. ^ a b "Ma Dexing's Blog". A famous Chinese Journalist. Retrieved August 21, 2002.
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  20. ^ "Sichuan Quanxing in 1995 Jia-A League". Sportscn. Retrieved December 3, 2003.

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