Chinese Super League 2017
| Chinese Super League 2017 | |
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| master | Guangzhou Evergrande |
| Champions League | Guangzhou Evergrande Shanghai Shenhua |
| Champions League qualification |
Shanghai SIPG Tianjin Quanjian |
| Cup winners | Shanghai Shenhua |
| Relegated |
Yanbian finds Liaoning Hongyun |
| Teams | 16 |
| Games | 240 |
| Gates | 732 (ø 3.05 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Eran Zahavi( Guangzhou R&F ) |
| ← Chinese Super League 2016 | |
The 2017 Chinese Super League was the 14th season of the top Chinese soccer league since it was founded in 2004 and the 55th competition for the Chinese national championship. The season started on March 3 and ended on November 4, 2017. The defending champion was Guangzhou Evergrande .
mode
The clubs played a double round tournament , which resulted in a total of 30 games per team. The game was played according to the 3-point rule (three points per win, one point per tie). The table was determined according to the following criteria:
- Number of points scored
- Number of points scored in direct comparison
- Goal difference in direct comparison
- Number of goals in direct comparison
- Goal difference from all games
- Number of goals in all games
At the end of the season, the team with the highest points qualified for the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2018 . The second and third placed started in the play-off round of the Champions League. In addition, the winner of the Chinese Football Cup took part in the group stage. The two clubs with the fewest points were relegated to the second-rate China League One .
Attendees
As champion of China League One 2016, Tianjin Quanjian made it to the Chinese Super League for the first time in his club's history. The second newcomer, Guizhou Zhicheng , has never played in the top Chinese league either.
The two promoted teams replaced the last two clubs in the 2016 season , Hangzhou Greentown and Shijiazhuang Ever Bright . Shijiazhuang Ever Bright had to return to China League One after two years in the Chinese Super League. For Hangzhou Greentown, relegation meant the end of his ten-year membership in the Chinese upper house of football.
Venues of the Chinese Super League 2017 |
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Guangzhou Evergrande (M, P) | 30th | 20th | 4th | 6th | 69:42 | +27 | 64 |
| 2. | Shanghai SIPG | 30th | 17th | 7th | 6th | 72:39 | +33 | 58 |
| 3. | Tianjin Quanjian (N) | 30th | 15th | 9 | 6th | 46:33 | +13 | 54 |
| 4th | Hebei China Fortune | 30th | 15th | 7th | 8th | 55:38 | +17 | 52 |
| 5. | Guangzhou R&F | 30th | 15th | 7th | 8th | 59:46 | +13 | 52 |
| 6th | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 30th | 13 | 10 | 7th | 49:33 | +16 | 49 |
| 7th | Changchun Yatai | 30th | 12 | 8th | 10 | 46:41 | +5 | 44 |
| 8th. | Guizhou Zhicheng (N) | 30th | 12 | 6th | 12 | 39:45 | −6 | 42 |
| 9. | Beijing Guoan | 30th | 11 | 7th | 12 | 42:42 | ± 0 | 40 |
| 10. | Chongqing Lifan | 30th | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37:40 | −3 | 36 |
| 11. | Shanghai Shenhua | 30th | 9 | 8th | 13 | 52:55 | −3 | 35 |
| 12. | Jiangsu Suning | 30th | 7th | 11 | 12 | 40:45 | −5 | 32 |
| 13. | Tianjin Teda | 30th | 8th | 7th | 15th | 30:49 | −19 | 31 |
| 14th | Henan Jianye | 30th | 7th | 9 | 14th | 34:46 | −12 | 30th |
| 15th | Yanbian finds | 30th | 5 | 7th | 18th | 32:64 | −32 | 22nd |
| 16. | Liaoning Hongyun | 30th | 4th | 6th | 20th | 30:74 | −44 | 18th |
| At the end of the 2017 season: | |
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| At the end of the 2016 season: | |
| (M) | Acting Master : Guangzhou Evergrande |
| (P) | Reigning cup winner : Guangzhou Evergrande |
| (N) | Newcomers from the China League One 2016: Tianjin Quanjian & Guizhou Zhicheng |
List of goalscorers
If the number of goals is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.
| space | Nat | player | team | Gates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Eran Zahavi | Guangzhou R&F | 27 |
| 2 |
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Ricardo Goulart | Guangzhou Evergrande | 20th |
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Ezequiel Lavezzi | Hebei China Fortune | 20th | |
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Wu Lei | Shanghai SIPG | 20th | |
| 5 |
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Bubacarr Trawally | Yanbian finds | 18th |
| 6th |
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Hulk | Shanghai SIPG | 17th |
| 7th |
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Jonathan Soriano | Beijing Guoan | 16 |
| 8th |
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Odion Ighalo | Changchun Yatai | 15th |
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Nikica Jelavic | Guizhou Zhicheng | 15th | |
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Giovanni Moreno | Shanghai Shenhua | 15th | |
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Alexandre Pato | Tianjin Quanjian | 15th | |
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Diego Tardelli | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 15th | |
| Status: end of the season | ||||
Change of coach
| date | team | Table position | Trainer | reason | successor | source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th November 2016 | Shanghai SIPG | Winter break |
 Sven-Göran Eriksson
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Discharge |
 André Villas-Boas
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| 23rd November 2016 |  |
Beijing Guoan |
Xie Feng (interim)
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End of the interim period |
José González
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| 29th November 2016 |  |
Shanghai Shenhua |
Gregorio Manzano
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Termination of contract |
 Gustavo Poyet
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Web links
- Chinese Super League Official Website (Chinese)
- 2017 season at Sina.com.cn (Chinese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chinese Super League 2017: List of goalscorers . In: Soccerway.com . Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ↑ Villas-Boas succeeds Eriksson in Shanghai. In: Spiegel Online . November 4, 2016, accessed December 16, 2016 .
- ^ José González será el nuevo entrenador del Beijing Guoan. In: as.com. As , November 23, 2016, accessed December 16, 2016 .
- ↑ Shenhua appoints Gustavo Poyet its new head coach. In: shanghaidaily.com. Shanghai Daily , November 29, 2016, accessed December 16, 2016 .