2014 Chinese Super League

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The 2014 Chinese Super League was the eleventh season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 21st season of a professional Association football league and the 53rd top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande won their fourth consecutive title of the league.

Season2014
ChampionsGuangzhou Evergrande
4th title
RelegatedDalian Aerbin
Harbin Yiteng
Champions LeagueGuangzhou Evergrande
Beijing Guoan
Guangzhou R&F
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Chinese Super League
Season2014
ChampionsGuangzhou Evergrande
4th title
RelegatedDalian Aerbin
Harbin Yiteng
Champions LeagueGuangzhou Evergrande
Beijing Guoan
Guangzhou R&F
Matches240
Goals659 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Elkeson (28 goals)
Biggest home winGuangzhou Evergrande 6–0 Liaoning Whowin
(31 Aug. 2014)
(6 goals)
Biggest away winLiaoning Whowin 0–4 Guangzhou Evergrande
(26 Apr. 2014)
Liaoning Whowin 1–5 Guangzhou R&F
(31 Jul. 2014)
(4 goals)
Highest scoringHarbin Yiteng 3–6 Guangzhou Evergrande
(30 Jul. 2014)
(9 goals)
Longest winning runGuangzhou Evergrande
(9 matches)
Longest unbeaten runGuangzhou Evergrande
(9 matches)
Longest winless runHarbin Yiteng
Liaoning Whowin
(9 matches)
Longest losing runHarbin Yiteng
(8 matches)
Highest attendance52,301
Beijing Guoan 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande
(26 May 2014)
Lowest attendance2,053
Liaoning Whowin 2–1 Hangzhou Greentown
(4 May 2014)
Average attendance18,986
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Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2013 China League One

Teams relegated to 2014 China League One

Clubs

Clubs and locations

More information Club, Head coach ...
Club Head coach City Stadium Capacity 2013 season
Guangzhou Evergrande TH Italy Marcello Lippi Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium 58,500 1st
Shandong Luneng Taishan Brazil Cuca Jinan Jinan Olympic Sports Luneng Stadium 56,808 2nd
Beijing Guoan Spain Gregorio Manzano Beijing Workers' Stadium 66,161 3rd
Guizhou Renhe China Zhu Jiong Guiyang Guiyang Olympic Sports Center 51,636 4th
Dalian Aerbin Japan Yasuharu Kurata Dalian Dalian Sports Center 61,000 5th
Guangzhou R&F Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson Guangzhou Yuexiushan Stadium 18,000 6th
Shanghai Shenxin China Guo Guangqi Shanghai Jinshan Football Stadium 30,000 7th
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Argentina Sergio Batista Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium 33,060 8th
Shanghai Dongya China Xi Zhikang Shanghai Shanghai Stadium 56,842 9th
Liaoning Whowin China Chen Yang Shenyang (playing in Panjin) Panjin Stadium 35,600 10th
Tianjin TEDA Netherlands Arie Haan Tianjin Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium 54,696 11th
Hangzhou Greentown China Yang Ji (caretaker) Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Sports Center 52,672 12th
Jiangsu Sainty China Gao Hongbo Nanjing Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre 61,443 13th
Changchun Yatai Serbia Dragan Okuka Changchun Development Area Stadium 25,000 14th
Henan Jianye P China Jia Xiuquan Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium 29,860 CL1, 1st
Harbin Yiteng P Croatia Marijo Tot Harbin Harbin ICE Sports Center 50,000 CL1, 2nd
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Location of teams in 2014 Chinese Super League

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Jiangsu Sainty Serbia Dragan Okuka Expiration of contract 5 November 2013[1] N/A China Gao Hongbo 8 November 2013[2]
Hangzhou Greentown Japan Takeshi Okada Resigned 5 November 2013[3] N/A China Yang Ji (caretaker) 8 November 2013[4]
Shanghai Dongya China Gao Hongbo Expiration of contract 8 November 2013[2] N/A China Xi Zhikang 4 December 2013[5]
Liaoning Whowin China Ma Lin Expiration of contract 27 November 2013[6] N/A China Gao Sheng 27 November 2013[6]
Shanghai Shenxin China Guo Guangqi (caretaker) – 2 December 2013[7] N/A China Cheng Yaodong 2 December 2013[7]
Dalian Aerbin Bosnia and Herzegovina Simo Krunić Sacked 9 December 2013[8] N/A China Ma Lin 9 December 2013[8]
Shandong Luneng Taishan Serbia Radomir Antić Sacked 21 December 2013[9] N/A Brazil Cuca 22 December 2013[10]
Tianjin TEDA Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães Expiration of contract 31 December 2013 N/A Netherlands Arie Haan 12 January 2014[11]
Beijing Guoan Serbia Aleksandar Stanojević Sacked 10 January 2014[12] N/A Spain Gregorio Manzano 11 February 2014[13]
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua China Shen Xiangfu – 29 March 2014[14] 11th Argentina Sergio Batista 29 March 2014[14]
Liaoning Whowin China Gao Sheng Resigned 9 April 2014[15] 10th China Chen Yang 9 April 2014[15]
Changchun Yatai Serbia Svetozar Šapurić Resigned 21 April 2014[16] 15th China Gao Jinggang (caretaker) 21 April 2014[16]
Guizhou Renhe China Gong Lei – 23 April 2014[17] 7th China Zhu Jiong 23 April 2014[17]
Changchun Yatai China Gao Jinggang (caretaker) – 28 April 2014[18] 12th Serbia Dragan Okuka 28 April 2014[18]
Dalian Aerbin China Ma Lin Resigned 28 May 2014[19] 13th Japan Yasuharu Kurata 30 May 2014[20]
Henan Jianye China Tang Yaodong Resigned 28 May 2014[21] 15th China Jia Xiuquan 3 June 2014[22]
Harbin Yiteng China Duan Xin – 19 July 2014 16th Croatia Marijo Tot 19 July 2014[23]
Shanghai Shenxin China Cheng Yaodong Resigned 29 September 2014[24] 14th China Guo Guangqi 29 September 2014[24]
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Foreign 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.[25]

  • Players named in bold indicates players that were registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players named in italics indicates players that were out of squad or left the club during the mid-season transfer window, and at least have one appearance.
More information Club, Player 1 ...
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 AFC player Former players1
Beijing Guoan Argentina Pablo Batalla Croatia Darko Matić Montenegro Dejan Damjanović Sweden Erton Fejzullahu South Korea Ha Dae-sung Ecuador Joffre Guerrón[26]
Nigeria Peter Utaka
Changchun Yatai Argentina Matías Iglesias Brazil Eninho Hungary Szabolcs Huszti Montenegro Fatos Bećiraj Uzbekistan Anzur Ismailov Brazil Rafael Coelho[27]
Dalian Aerbin Argentina Esteban Solari Brazil Bruno Meneghel Sweden Niklas Backman Croatia Leon Benko
Iraq Nashat Akram
Guangzhou Evergrande Brazil Elkeson Brazil Renê Júnior Italy Alberto Gilardino Italy Alessandro Diamanti South Korea Kim Young-gwon Brazil Muriqui[28] 　
Guangzhou R&F Brazil Davi Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Nigeria Aaron Samuel Olanare South Korea Jang Hyun-soo South Korea Park Jong-woo Denmark Ken Ilsø[29]
Guizhou Renhe Bosnia and Herzegovina Zvjezdan Misimović Brazil Hyuri Germany Mike Hanke Poland Krzysztof Maczynski Australia Jonas Salley Bosnia and Herzegovina Zlatan Muslimović
Hangzhou Greentown Brazil Anselmo Ramon Brazil Gilberto Macena Ivory Coast Davy Claude Angan Slovenia Luka Žinko South Korea Son Dae-ho
Harbin Yiteng Australia Adam Hughes Brazil Dori Brazil Rodrigo Paulista Colombia Ricardo Steer South Korea Choi Hyun-yeon South Korea Noh Hyung-goo[30]
Henan Jianye Angola Nando Rafael Brazil Rafael Marques Jamaica Ryan Johnson Sierra Leone Gibril Sankoh South Korea Lee Ji-nam
Jiangsu Sainty Brazil Eleílson Brazil Elias Colombia Edison Toloza Lebanon Roda Antar South Korea Yoon Sin-young Montenegro Dejan Damjanović
Liaoning Whowin Nigeria Derick Ogbu Serbia Aleksandar Jevtić Zambia James Chamanga Australia Josh Mitchell Australia Billy Celeski[31]
Belgium Kevin Oris
Uzbekistan Artyom Filiposyan[31]
Shandong Luneng Taishan Argentina Walter Montillo Brazil Aloísio Brazil Junior Urso Brazil Vágner Love Australia Ryan McGowan
Shanghai Dongya Ghana Ransford Addo Spain Ibán Cuadrado Sweden Imad Khalili Sweden Tobias Hysén Australia Daniel McBreen
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Argentina Lucas Viatri Brazil Paulo André Brazil Paulo Henrique Colombia Giovanni Moreno South Korea Cho Byung-kuk Colombia Luis Carlos Ruiz
Syria Firas Al-Khatib[32]
Shanghai Shenxin Brazil Everton Brazil Jaílton Paraíba Brazil Johnny Nigeria Peter Utaka South Korea Lim You-hwan Brazil Kieza[33]
Montenegro Radomir Đalović[34]
Tianjin TEDA Brazil Andrezinho Brazil Baré Brazil Éder Lima Colombia Carmelo Valencia Lebanon Mak Lind
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  • ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.

Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot)

More information Club, Player 1 ...
Club Player 1 Player 2
Guizhou Renhe Moutai Chinese Taipei Xavier Chen
Harbin Yiteng Hong Kong Wisdom Fofo Agbo
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Chinese Taipei Chen Po-liang Hong Kong Brian Fok
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guangzhou Evergrande (C) 30 22 4 4 76 28 +48 70 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Beijing Guoan 30 21 4 5 50 25 +25 67 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
3 Guangzhou R&F 30 17 6 7 67 39 +28 57 Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2
4 Shandong Luneng Taishan[a] 30 12 12 6 41 29 +12 48[b] Qualification to Champions League group stage
5 Shanghai Dongya 30 12 12 6 47 39 +8 48[b]
6 Guizhou Renhe 30 11 8 11 33 35 −2 41
7 Tianjin TEDA 30 10 9 11 41 44 −3 39
8 Jiangsu Sainty 30 9 10 11 37 45 −8 37
9 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua 30 8 11 11 33 45 −12 35
10 Liaoning Whowin 30 8 9 13 33 48 −15 33[c]
11 Shanghai Shenxin 30 9 6 15 26 42 −16 33[c]
12 Hangzhou Greentown 30 8 8 14 43 60 −17 32[d]
13 Changchun Yatai 30 8 8 14 33 40 −7 32[d]
14 Henan Jianye 30 6 12 12 32 39 −7 30
15 Dalian Aerbin (R) 30 6 11 13 32 45 −13 29 Relegation to League One
16 Harbin Yiteng (R) 30 5 6 19 35 56 −21 21
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Source: Chinese Super League (in Chinese)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th reserve league points; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored; 8th disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Shandong Luneng Taishan qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League Group Stage from winning the 2014 Chinese FA Cup.
  2. [b]
    Shandong 3–3 Shanghai SIPG; Shanghai SIPG 0–0 Shandong
  3. [c]
    Shanghai S. 0–0 Liaoning; Liaoning 3–0 Shanghai S.
  4. [d]
    Changchun 2–3 Hangzhou; Hangzhou 1–1 Changchun

Results

More information Home \ Away, GZ ...
Home \ Away GZ SD BJ GZM DL GZF SHS SGS SHE LN TJ HZ JS CC HN HEB
Guangzhou Evergrande 0–0 0–1 1–1 4–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 5–0 6–0 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–3 3–0 4–1
Shandong Luneng Taishan 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 3–3 4–0 2–0 3–3 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–0
Beijing Guoan 1–1 0–3 2–1 4–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
Guizhou Renhe 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 3–2
Dalian Aerbin 1–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–1
Guangzhou R&F 3–4 1–3 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 4–0 2–2 0–0 2–3 6–2 3–2 3–1 4–0 5–1
Shanghai Shenxin 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–0
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–5 1–3 1–1 2–3 0–0 2–1
Shanghai Dongya 0–3 0–0 1–0 5–2 2–0 1–2 5–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Liaoning Whowin 0–4 0–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 1–5 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 3–0
Tianjin TEDA 2–5 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–0
Hangzhou Greentown 1–4 4–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 3–4 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1
Jiangsu Sainty 0–2 1–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 0–2 3–4 2–1
Changchun Yatai 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 0–0 0–2
Henan Jianye 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 4–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–1
Harbin Yiteng 3–6 2–0 0–1 4–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 3–3 1–1 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–2
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Updated to match(es) played on 2 Nov. 2014. Source: Results on the official website of the Chinese Super League (in Chinese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Guangzhou Evergrande ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Guangzhou Evergrande114211111111111111111111111111
Beijing Guoan321322332222222222222222222222
Guangzhou R&F585465444333433333333333333333
Shandong Luneng Taishan368654223444344455666665444444
Shanghai Dongya532133555555565544444444555555
Guizhou Renhe1153578778677788986555556666776
Tianjin TEDA513137141510101114119877677788888889867
Jiangsu Sainty111081046667866656768877777777688
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua27101113799999101112138999109910119118999
Liaoning Whowin5812151010121313101211131414141515151515151514121314121010
Shanghai Shenxin1516161415121111121514139910131313131312101212131415131111
Hangzhou Greentown54612898867881010910101011111112119101011111312
Changchun Yatai1312791113151210131515141112121211109101191011910101213
Henan Jianye16141413911141515121314151515151414141413131415151513151414
Dalian Aerbin5111181214131414111012121311111112121214141313141212141515
Harbin Yiteng131515161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
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Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to AFC Champions League play-off round
Qualification to AFC Champions League preliminary round 2
Relegation to League One
Source: Table by round (in Chinese)

Goalscorers

Top scorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Total
1
 Brazil Elkeson Guangzhou Evergrande
28
2
 Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Guangzhou R&F
22
3
 Sweden Tobias Hysen Shanghai Dongya
19
4
 Brazil Anselmo Ramon Hangzhou Greentown
16
5
 Montenegro Dejan Damjanović Jiangsu Sainty/Beijing Guoan
15
6
 Brazil Davi Guangzhou R&F
14
7
 Brazil Vágner Love Shandong Luneng Taishan
13
8
 Brazil Bruno Meneghel Dalian Aerbin
12
China Wu Lei Shanghai Dongya
10
 Brazil Dori Harbin Yiteng
11
Zambia James Chamanga Liaoning Whowin
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Source: sports.sohu.com

Hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Guangzhou R&FShanghai Shenxin3–1[35]22 March 2014
Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Guangzhou R&FHangzhou Greentown6–2[36]30 March 2014
China Du Zhenyu Tianjin TEDAHarbin Yiteng3–0[37]30 March 2014
Zambia James Chamanga Liaoning WhowinHarbin Yiteng3–0[38]5 April 2014
Brazil Vágner LoveShandong Luneng TaishanBeijing Guoan3–0[39]19 April 2014
Sweden Tobias HysenShanghai DongyaGuizhou Renhe5–2[40]11 May 2014
Brazil DoriHarbin YitengShanghai Greenland Shenhua3–3[41]17 May 2014
Brazil ElkesonGuangzhou EvergrandeHangzhou Greentown4–1[42]18 May 2014
Brazil ElkesonGuangzhou EvergrandeLiaoning Whowin6–0[43]31 August 2014
Montenegro Dejan DamjanovićBeijing GuoanLiaoning Whowin3–1[44]28 September 2014
Brazil AndrezinhoTianjin TEDAShanghai Greenland Shenhua5–2[45]26 October 2014
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Awards

League attendance

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Guangzhou Evergrande 632,314 48,765 36,351 42,154 +4.3%†
2 Beijing Guoan 590,922 52,301 32,012 39,395 +0.3%†
3 Harbin Yiteng 391,897 40,678 18,317 26,126 +299.5%†

†

4 Jiangsu Sainty 365,229 52,117 10,079 24,349 −15.5%†
5 Shandong Luneng Taishan 358,968 42,936 16,763 23,931 −13.6%†
6 Henan Jianye 275,854 21,528 13,526 18,390 −3.6%†

†

7 Tianjin TEDA 257,852 49,986 9,036 17,190 +3.7%†
8 Shanghai Greenland Shrnhua 231,262 24,856 10,753 15,417 +21.0%†
9 Hangzhou Greentown 206,492 30,756 3,482 13,766 −2.8%†
10 Changchun Yatai 193,293 26,187 7,526 12,886 −0.7%†
11 Liaoning Whowin 191,718 33,785 2,053 12,781 −38.7%†
12 Shanghai Dongya 186,894 23,286 9,635 12,460 +22.6%†
13 Guizhou Renhe 184,906 25,491 5,611 12,327 −42.2%†
14 Guangzhou R&F 172,309 18,873 6,435 11,487 +10.6%†
15 Dalian Aerbin 164,890 22,118 6,222 10,993 +4.3%†
16 Shanghai Shenxin 151,720 15,669 5,812 10,115 +18.2%†
League total 4,556,520 52,301 2,053 18,986 +2.2%†
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Updated to games played on 2 Nov. 2014
Source: CSL official data (in Chinese)
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in CL1.

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