Chinese Super League 2009
| Chinese Super League 2009 | |
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| master | Beijing Guoan |
| Champions League | Beijing Guoan Changchun Yatai Henan Construction Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| Relegated |
Chengdu Blades Guangzhou Pharmaceutical |
| Teams | 16 |
| Games | 240 (of which 240 played) |
| Gates | 536 (ø 2.23 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Hernán Barcos (17) Luis Alfredo Ramírez (17)
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| ← CSL 2008
CSL 2010 →
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The 2009 Chinese Super League was the 6th season of the Chinese top division in men's football . It opened on March 21, 2009 with the opening game Henan Jianye against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical (2-1) and ended on October 31, 2009.
Chengdu Blades and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical were relegated . The Chinese champions were for the first time Beijing Guoan , who secured the title with a 4-0 home game against Hangzhou Greentown on the final day of the match .
2009 season participants
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Beijing Guoan | 30th | 13 | 12 | 5 | 48:28 | +20 | 51 |
| 2. | Changchun Yatai | 30th | 14th | 8th | 8th | 38:31 | +7 | 50 |
| 3. | Henan Construction | 30th | 13 | 9 | 8th | 35:26 | +9 | 48 |
| 4th | Shandong Luneng Taishan (M) | 30th | 11 | 12 | 7th | 35:30 | +5 | 45 |
| 5. | Shanghai Shenhua | 30th | 12 | 9 | 9 | 39:29 | +10 | 45 |
| 6th | Tianjin Teda | 30th | 12 | 9 | 9 | 36:29 | +7 | 45 |
| 7th | Chengdu Blades | 30th | 11 | 6th | 13 | 32:39 | −7 | 39 |
| 8th. | Dalian Shide | 30th | 10 | 8th | 12 | 27:31 | −4 | 38 |
| 9. | Guangzhou Pharmaceutical | 30th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38:38 | ± 0 | 37 |
| 10. | Jiangsu Sainty (N) | 30th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30:30 | ± 0 | 37 |
| 11. | FC Shenzhen | 30th | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36:40 | −4 | 40 |
| 12. | Shaanxi Zhongxin | 30th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 26:24 | +2 | 37 |
| 13. | Qingdao Jonoon | 30th | 8th | 12 | 10 | 36:36 | ± 0 | 36 |
| 14th | Changsha Ginde | 30th | 6th | 15th | 9 | 23:31 | −8 | 33 |
| 15th | Hangzhou Greentown | 30th | 8th | 8th | 14th | 30:43 | −13 | 32 |
| 16. | Chongqing Lifan (N) | 30th | 7th | 8th | 15th | 27:51 | −24 | 29 |
| Chinese champion and participation in the AFC Champions League 2010 : Beijing Guoan | |
| Participation in the AFC Champions League 2010: Changchun Yatai, Henan Construction, Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
| Relegation to China League One 2010 : Chengdu Blades, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical | |
| (M) | Acting Master : Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| (P) | Reigning cup winner: not held since 2006 |
| (N) | Last season's newcomers: Jiangsu Sainty, Chongqing Lifan |
List of goalscorers
| Pl. | player | team | Gates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Hernán Barcos
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FC Shenzhen | 17th |
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Luis Alfredo Ramírez
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Guangzhou Pharmaceutical | ||
| 2. |
 Erivaldo Antonio Saraiva
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Hangzhou Greentown | 13 |
| 3. |
 Qu Bo
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Qingdao Jonoon | 12 |
| 4th |
Han Peng
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Shandong Luneng Taishan | 11 |
Controversy
In October 2009, the then Chinese President Hu Jintao expressed the suspicion that match-fixing was still going on in Chinese football. In the following two months, Yang Xu, former manager of Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals , and Xu Hongbo, former manager of Chengdu Blades , were arrested. Yang allegedly manipulated games in favor of Guangzhou in August and September 2006. A year later in September 2007, Xu is said to have committed the same offense in favor of Chengdu. Since the general secretary of the Chinese Football Association Nan Yong was also involved in the scandal, he had to resign in January 2010 and was replaced by Wei Di. He finally announced on February 23, 2010 that Chengdu and Guangzhou would be transferred to the second division with immediate effect. As a result, Hangzhou Greentown and Chongqing Lifan were subsequently able to stay at the green table.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chronology - Soccer-Chinese match-fixing cases since 1994. In: uk.reuters.com. Reuters , February 1, 2010, accessed November 30, 2016 .
- ↑ We will show no mercy: Soccer chief. In: chinadaily.com.cn. China Daily , February 24, 2010, accessed November 30, 2016 .