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The Chinese Football Association Super League (Simplified Chinese: 中國 足球 协会 超級 Chinese, Traditional Chinese: Zhōngguó Zúqiú Xiehui Chaoji Liánsài), commonly known as the Chinese Super League (Simplified Chinese: 中超 联赛, Traditional Chinese: 中超 聯賽, pinyin: Zhongchao Liánsài) or CSL, now known as the China Ping An Football Association of China for sponsorship reasons, [1] is the highest level of professional football in China, under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

Super League China was created in 2004 by the China Jia-A Football Association (see Jia-A of the league, not to be confused with the Chinese Football Association League Jia).

Originally played by 12 teams in its inaugural year, the league has expanded since then, with 16 teams competing for the current season. In total, 31 teams have participated in the CSL since its inception. The title was won by six teams: Shenzhen Jianlibao, Dalian Shide, Shandong Luneng, Changchun Yatai, Beijing Guoan and Guangzhou Evergrande. The current champions of the Super League are Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao.

Liga chino is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in China, with an average attendance of 23,766 for the league matches of the 2017 season. This is the twelfth part of all the professional sports leagues in the world and fifth of all The professional soccer leagues in the world behind the Bundesliga, the Premier League, the League, and the MX League.

The League now operates under the authorization of the Chinese Football Federation. The CSL, which is currently the commercial branch of the League, is a company whose capital is the CFA and all the member clubs are shareholders. It is expected that the CFA will eventually transfer its shares in CSL clubs and professional union to the CSL clubs that will be established as the league management entity.

Competition

Unlike many European leagues, the Chinese Super League starts in February or March and ends in November or December. Each season, each club plays each of the other clubs twice, once at home and once at home. With 16 clubs currently in the Super League, the teams play 30 games each, for a total of 240 games in the season.

The two lower-ranked teams at the end of the season are relegated to China League One and the two best teams in League One are promoted and take their place.

The league rankings are determined by the highest number of points accumulated during the season. If two or more teams are at the same level, the tie-breaks are, in the following order

Since the Asian Football Confederation has started the AFC Champions League in 2002-03, China has won 2 places in the competition, the classification for the AFC Champions League was modified in 2009, while the distribution of the AFC 4 places to China as well as the winner of the FA Cup of China, will qualify for the AFC Champions League next year. If the FA Cup finalists finish the league by 3 or more, the 4th team in the league will take the place in the Champions League.

Between the 2002-2003 season and the 2017 season, the Chinese clubs have twice won the AFC Champions League behind the Korean K-League with five victories and the Japanese J-League with three victories.

The Chinese Super League currently occupies the first place in club competitions of the AFC Asian leagues based on their performances in Asian competitions over a period of four years and the classification of FIFA for national teams.

Development

On November 17, 2017, CFA Vice President Li Yuyi announced the expansion plan for the first four leagues in China. The Chinese Super League plans to expand its field to 18 clubs, followed by the China League One with 20 clubs, the China League Two with 32 clubs and the Champions League of the Chinese Football Association with 48 clubs.

History

The origins

To learn the history of Chinese professional football before the creation of the Chinese Super League, see the Chinese league Jia-A.

The National Football League of China was established in 1951, namely the National Football Conference. This is a round robin that involves 8 teams. In 1954, the competition was renamed the National Football League, the League was divided into two divisions in 1956 and the promotion/relegation between the two levels began in 1957. In the 1980s, the Chinese Football Federation sponsored and invested in football teams, the league enters semi-pro in 1987, sponsored by the Goldlion Group, the league played in its first season at home and away, the participating teams include the top 7 clubs in Division 1 of 1986 with Liaoning, champion of the 1985 season but did not participate in the 1986 league season due to participating in the Asian Championship, the tournament was named Division 1 of the National Football League, shortly the Chinese Jia-A League, the other 8 Division 2 clubs participated in the Chinese league Jia-B. The two groups merged in 1988 but broke up again in 1989.

In 1994, as part of the project to reform the sports system, the Chinese league Jia-A became the first professional soccer league in the country. The Jia-A League was successful in its early years, but by the end of the 1990s the League's management practices, such as the lack of continuity of the key policies, were strongly criticized and some of its clubs were criticized for their lack of sustainable development. At the same time, the league has been affected by games of chance, match-fixing, and corruption. The chaotic state of Jia-A creates a challenging investment environment in which sponsors and club owners retire. The Chinese Football Federation then decided to reform the league system, which eventually led to the creation of the Chinese Super League. The original idea is to introduce genuinely commercial methods and allow the professional football market to operate more freely, taking advantage of the experience of professional leagues in Europe to rethink the structure of the league and improve professionalism.

On January 13, 2001, Yan Shiduo, Vice President of the Chinese Football Association, discussed the establishment of a new system of professional leagues. In 2002, the CFA made the decision to create the Chinese Super League, which began in 2004.

Foundation

Compared to the Jia-A, the CSL is much more demanding with the equipment. The CFA Committee and the CSL Committee have imposed a set of minimum criteria for professional administration and management, financial probity and a youth development program in each club. CSL published the first edition of CSL Club Criteria in 2002 and has reviewed it several times. The club licensing system has been introduced since 2004. In addition to the regular professional league, the CSL also has a reserve league. -17, U-15, U-14 and U-13.

The objectives of CSL and China League One are to promote high-level and high-quality competitions, introduce advanced management concepts in the market, apply minimum standards of professionalism, European registration and player transfer.

Summary

The first season of CSL began in 2004, with 12 teams in the league. The inaugural season was controversial and has continued since the old league, Jia-A, and where, since 1999, scandals have been discovered such as match-fixing and gambling. This led to a loss of interest in the national game, low attendance, and huge financial losses.

The original plan was to have a relegated team and two teams promoted for the 2004 season and the 2005 season, thus increasing the number of teams in 2006 to 14. But the decisions of the CFA led to the cancellation of the relegations for these two years.

For the 2005 season, the league extended to 14 teams after the victory of Wuhan Huanghelou and Zhuhai Zhongbang of China League One. Zhuhai's team, formerly Zhuhai Anping, was bought by the Shanghai Zhongbang real estate company and transferred to Shanghai for the 2005 season, before being renamed Shanghai Zobon.

In 2006, the league was to expand to 16 teams with the recently promoted Xiamen Lanshi and Changchun Yatai. However, Sichuan Guancheng retired before the start of the season, leaving only 15 teams at the start of the season on March 11. After a new ownership change, Shanghai Liancheng Zobon was renamed Shanghai United.

In 2007, the league was again scheduled to expand to 16 teams, but again, it was left with a short team. The owner of Shanghai United, Zhu Jun, bought a large part of his local rival, Shanghai Shenhua, and merged the two teams. As a result, Shanghai Shenhua retained its name, as it had a large fan base in the city, while Shanghai United withdrew from the league.

In 2008, 16 clubs participated for the first time in the season. However, Wuhan protested the punishments inflicted by the CFA after a match against Beijing Guo'an and announced his immediate withdrawal from the league. clubs

Since 2009, the league has 16 stable clubs participating every year. Two are relegated to the China League One and two from the China League One each season.

In 2010, the CSL experienced a scandal that reached the top of the CFA. The Chinese government has taken measures against gambling, match-fixing, and corruption throughout the country, and former vice-presidents Xie Yalong, Nan Yong, and Yang Yimin have been arrested. On February 22, 2010, the CFA relegated Guangzhou Yiyao to the China League One Season 2006 game and Chengdu Blades to the China League One 2007 game.

In 2011, the anti-corruption movement had visibly improved the image of the CSL, with an increase in assistance. Clubs like Guangzhou Evergrande and Shanghai Shenhua have begun to invest heavily in foreign stars. After former midfielder Darío Conca Fluminense in 2011, former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka, former Barcelona player Seydou Keita and Fábio Rochemback, former striker Frederic Kanoute of Sevilla and former Blackburn forward Rovers Yakubu Aiyegbeni Borussia Dortmund striker Lucas Barrios. Former head coach of the Japan national team, Hangzhou Greentown, former Argentina coach Sergio Batista has replaced Jean Tigana as head of Shanghai Shenhua. The former Italian team and manager of Juventus Marcello Lippi has replaced Lee Jang-Soo. as coach of Guangzhou Evergrande.

In 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande became the first Chinese team to defend its CSL title and win consecutive titles. However, Dalian Shide, eight-time professional league champion, had serious financial problems throughout the season, especially after the arrest of club owner Xu Ming. They had planned to merge with Dalian Aerbin, the other CSL club in the city, but the Chinese Football Association has finally blocked the merger, Dalian Shide has not managed to cancel his registration as a CSL club before the merger. Therefore, Aerbin actually bought and swallowed Shide, including the famous academy and the club's training facilities. Dalian Shide officially disbanded on January 31, 2013. The most prosperous club in the country had ceased to exist.

2013 David Beckham became CSL's first global ambassador. Guangzhou Evergrande won the AFC Champions League for the first time. In February 2013, Shanghai Shenhua was stripped of its title at the China Ji-A Championship in 2003 as part of a massive offensive against match-fixing. A total of 12 clubs were sanctioned, while 33 people, including former CFA vice president Xie Yalong and Nan Yong, were banned from living.

In 2014, Guangzhou Evergrande became the first Chinese club to win four consecutive professional league titles.

In 2015, the former Tottenham midfielder Paulinho moved to Guangzhou Evergrande at the age of 27 years. Guangzhou Evergrande became champion of the AFC Champions League for the second time.

In 2016, the Chinese Super League became a growing power in the global transfer market. The international Brazilian Ramires, the Colombian international Jackson Martinez, and Fredy Guarin were among the main signatories, while Pavel Nedved was named the second Global CSL Ambassador.

2017 saw the Chinese Super League (CSL) catapulted to the world's attention. Players like Oscar, Carlos Tevez, Ricardo Carvalho, Alexandre Pato, and John Obi Mikel moved east during the year. Guangzhou Evergrande won his seventh consecutive title.

Founded: 2004
Country: China
Confederation: AFC (Asia)
Number of teams: 16
Most championships: Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
Most appearances: Yang Zhi (350)
Top goalscorer: Wu Lei (94 goals)
Website: CSL-China.com

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