Season 2012 Dates 10 Mar 2012 – 3 Nov 2012 Goals scored 630 | Champions Guangzhou Evergrande Location China Matches played 240 | |
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Champions League Guangzhou Evergrande
Jiangsu Sainty
Beijing Guoan
Guizhou Maotai Top goalscorer Cristian Dănălache
(23 goals) Biggest home win Jiangsu Sainty 5–0 Dalian Shide
(Apr. 1st, 2012)
Guizhou Moutai 5–0 Hangzhou Greentown
(Jun. 17th, 2012)
(5 goals) Biggest away win Henan Construction 0–4 Shanghai Shenxin
(Mar. 17th, 2012)
Beijing Guoan 0–4 Changchun Yatai
(Sept. 29th, 2012)
(4 goals) Champion Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club Relegated Henan Jianye F.C., Dalian Shide F.C. People also search for 2011 Chinese Super League | ||
The 2012 Chinese Super League was the ninth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the nineteenth season of a professional football league and the 51st top-tier league season in China. It began on March 10, 2012 and ended on November 3, 2012.
Contents
- Promotion and relegation
- International players
- League Table
- Positions by round
- Results
- Awards
- League Attendance
- References
The matches that were intended to be held on September 15 and 16, 2012 were suspended for a later date due to an international dispute between China and Japan over the Senkaku Islands. With Hangzhou Greentown F.C. having a Japanese manager and several Chinese demonstrations arising throughout China it was decided that the September 23, 2012 match against Liaoning Whowin F.C. should be played behind closed doors with the Xianghe National Football Training Base used as a neutral venue.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2011 China League One
Teams relegated to 2012 China League One
International players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country. Players from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei are deemed to be native players in CSL.
League Table
Updated to games played on 3 November 2012.
Source: Chinese Super League (Chinese)
Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points.
1Guizhou Renhe qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League because league champions Guangzhou Evergrande also won the 2012 Chinese FA Cup.
2On 30 November 2012, Dalian Shide were acquisited by Aerbin Group and merged into Dalian Aerbin F.C..
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (Q) = Qualified for AFC Champions League; (R) = Relegated to CL1.
Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
Positions by round
Last updated: Nov. 5th, 2012
Source: Table by round (Chinese)
Results
Updated to games played on 3 November 2012.
Source: Results on the official website of the Chinese Super League (Chinese)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Awards
League Attendance
Updated to games played on 3 November 2012
Source: CSL data (Chinese)
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in CL1.