2007 Chinese Super League
Football league season
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The 2007 Chinese Super League season or the Kingway Chinese Super League, as it was known for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth edition since its establishment, the 14th season of professional football as well as being the 46th top-tier league season in China. The league started on March 3 and ended on November 14. Changchun Yatai clinched the league title for the first time in the last game of the season, while Xiamen Lanshi was relegated with two games to spare. Coincidentally, both of these teams were promoted in the previous season.
| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Changchun Yatai |
| Relegated | Xiamen Lanshi |
| AFC Champions League | |
| Matches | 210 |
| Goals | 468 (2.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Li Jinyu (15 goals) |
| Average attendance | 15,112 |
← 2006 2008 → | |
The champions as well as the runner-up of the league would qualify for the 2008 AFC Champions League as was the same from the previous season. The Chinese FA Cup was canceled due to the intended expansion of the league to 16 teams, however Shanghai United and Shanghai Shenhua merged, which saw the Chinese Football Association decide to leave the league with 15 teams for the season.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from the 2006 China League One
Teams relegated from the 2006 Chinese Super League
Pre-season change
Zhu Jun, the owner of Shanghai United, bought a majority share of their crosstown rival. The 7th placed team of the previous season, Shanghai United was merged into two times CSL runner-up Shanghai Shenhua. The new team play under the name Shanghai Shenhua United but use the stadium of the former Shanghai United – Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in Pudong, Shanghai as their home ground.
Clubs
| Club | Chinese name | Seasons in CSL | Best finish, Season | Worst finish, Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Guoan | 北京国安 | 2004 to 2007 | 3rd, 2006 | 7th, 2004 |
| Changchun Yatai | 长春亚泰 | 2006 & 2007 | 4th, 2006 | 4th, 2006 |
| Changsha Ginde | 长沙金德 | 2004 to 2007 | 8th, 2004 | 13th, 2005 & 2006 |
| Dalian Shide | 大连实德 | 2004 to 2007 | 1st, 2005 | 5th, 2004 & 2006 |
| Henan Jianye | 河南建业 | 2007 | N/A | N/A |
| Liaoning Zhongyu | 辽宁足球俱乐部 | 2004 to 2007 | 4th, 2004 | 12th, 2006 |
| Qingdao Zhongneng | 青岛中能 | 2004 to 2007 | 7th, 2005 | 14th, 2006 |
| Shaanxi Baorong | 陕西宝荣 | 2004 to 2007 | 3rd, 2004 | 8th, 2005 |
| Shandong Luneng | 山东鲁能泰山 | 2004 to 2007 | 1st, 2006 | 3rd, 2005 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 上海申花 | 2004 to 2007 | 2nd, 2005 & 2006 | 10th, 2004 |
| Shenzhen Shangqingyin | 深圳上清饮 | 2004 to 2007 | 1st, 2004 | 12th, 2005 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 天津泰达 | 2004 to 2007 | 4th, 2005 | 6th, 2004 & 2006 |
| Wuhan Guanggu | 武汉光谷 | 2005 to 2007 | 5th, 2005 | 10th, 2006 |
| Xiamen Lanshi | 厦门蓝狮 | 2006 & 2007 | 8th, 2006 | 8th, 2006 |
| Zhejiang Lucheng | 浙江绿城 | 2007 | N/A | N/A |
Personnel
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to four, but all teams can only use three foreign players on the field in each game. Players from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei are deemed to be native players in CSL.
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- Players in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
Hong Kong/Chinese Taipei/Macau players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot)
| Club | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Shanghai Shenhua |  Ng Wai Chiu |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changchun Yatai (C) | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 55 | Qualification to AFC Champions League qualification |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 54 | |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 48 | |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 46 | |
| 5 | Dalian Shide | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 44 | |
| 6 | Tianjin TEDA | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 44 | |
| 7 | Wuhan Guanggu | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 40 | |
| 8 | Qingdao Zhongneng | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 36 | |
| 9 | Liaoning Zhongyu | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 35 | |
| 10 | Changsha Ginde | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 34 | |
| 11 | Zhejiang Lucheng | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 28 | |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 27 | |
| 13 | Shaanxi Baorong | 28 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 26 | |
| 14 | Shenzhen Shangqingyin | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 25 | |
| 15 | Xiamen Lanshi (R) | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 20 | Relegation to League One |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Li Jinyu |
Shandong Luneng | 15 |
| 2 | Han Peng |
13 | |
| 3 |  Elvis Scott |
Changchun Yatai | 12 |
| 4 |  Tiago |
Beijing Guoan | 10 |
 Guillaume Dah Zadi |
Changchun Yatai | ||
| 6 | Du Zhenyu |
9 | |
| 7 | Liu Jian |
Qingdao Zhongneng | 8 |
| Tao Wei |
Beijing Guoan | ||
| Yan Xiangchuang |
Attendances
League attendance
- Total attendance: 3,173,500 [1]
- Average attendance: 15,112
Clubs attendance
| Football club | Average attendance |
|---|---|
| Shaanxi Baorong | 24,643 |
| Shandong Luneng | 22,607 |
| Beijing Guoan | 21,571 |
| Zhejiang Lucheng | 19,571 |
| Henan Jianye | 16,857 |
| Changchun Yatai | 16,429 |
| Liaoning Zhongyu | 15,929 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 15,429 |
| Wuhan Guanggu | 13,179 |
| Shenzhen Shangqingyin | 13,000 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 11,393 |
| Changsha Ginde | 10,571 |
| Dalian Shide | 10,286 |
| Xiamen Lanshi | 8,036 |
| Qingdao Zhongneng | 7,179 |
Awards
- Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year:
Du Zhenyu (Changchun Yatai) - Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Li Jinyu (Shandong Luneng)
- Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Hao Junmin (Tianjin TEDA)
- Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Gao Hongbo (Changchun Yatai)
- Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Sun Baojie
- Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Dalian Shide, Tianjin TEDA, Beijing Guoan