2019 in Chinese football

Football in China
Season	2019
Men's football
CFA Super Cup	Shanghai SIPG
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Season2019

CFA Super CupShanghai SIPG

The 2019 season was the 69th season of competitive association football in China.

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Chinese Super League	Wuhan Zall^[†]^[1] Shenzhen F.C.^[2]	Changchun Yatai^[3] Guizhou Hengfeng^[4]
China League One	Sichuan Longfor^[5] Nantong Zhiyun^[6]	Dalian Transcendence^[7] Zhejiang Yiteng
China League Two	Chengdu Better City Taizhou Yuanda Hubei Chufeng United Nanjing Shaye Lhasa Urban Construction Investment Shanxi Metropolis Yunnan Kunlu Wuhan Three Towns Guangxi Baoyun Shenzhen Xinqiao

7 January 2019 (2019-01-07) 2019 AFC Asian Cup	China	2–1	Kyrgyzstan	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
15:00 UTC+4	Matyash 50' (o.g.) Yu Dabao 78'	Report	Israilov 42'	Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

11 January 2019 (2019-01-11) 2019 AFC Asian Cup	Philippines	0–3	China	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30 UTC+4		Report	Wu Lei 40', 66' Yu Dabao 80'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

16 January 2019 (2019-01-16) 2019 AFC Asian Cup	South Korea	2–0	China	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30 UTC+4	Hwang Ui-jo 14' (pen.) Kim Min-jae 51'	Report		Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

20 January 2019 (2019-01-20) 2019 AFC Asian Cup	Thailand	1–2	China	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4	Supachai 31'	Report	Xiao Zhi 67' Gao Lin 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 8,026 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

2019 in Chinese football

National teams

China national football team

China women's national football team

AFC competitions

2019 AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs

Play-off round

Group stage

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Men's football

League season

Chinese Super League

China League One

China League Two

North Group

South Group

Overall table

Chinese FA Super Cup

References

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24 January 2019 (2019-01-24) 2019 AFC Asian Cup	China	–	Iran	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4				Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

17 January 2019 2019 Four Nations Tournament	China	3–0	Nigeria	Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre, Meizhou
19:35		[]		Referee: Gu Chunhan (China)

20 January 2019 2019 Four Nations Tournament	China	1–0	South Korea	Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre, Meizhou
19:35		[]		Referee: Qin Liang (China)

1 March 2019 2019 Algarve Cup	China	1–3	Norway	Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
13:15		[]		Referee: Lidya Tafasse (Ethiopia)

4 Mar 2019 2019 Algarve Cup	Denmark	1–0	China	VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
13:15		[]

7 Mar 2019 2019 Algarve Cup	China	1–1	Netherlands	Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
17:15		[]

31 May 2019 International Friendly	France	2–1	China	Stade Dominique–Duvauchelle, Créteil
21:00		[]

8 June 2019 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup	Germany	1–0	China	Roazhon Park, Rennes
15:00 UTC+2	Gwinn 66'	[]		Attendance: 15,283 Referee: Marie–Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

13 June 2019 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup	South Africa	0–1	China	Parc des Princes, Paris
21:00 UTC+2		[]	Li Ying 40'	Attendance: 20,011 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

17 June 2019 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup	China	0–0	Spain	Stade Océane, Le Havre
18:00 UTC+2		[]		Attendance: 11,814 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

7 November 2019 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament	New Zealand	0–2	China	Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing
19:35				Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

10 December 2019 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final round	South Korea	0–0	China	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
16:15 UTC+9				Attendance: 1500 Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

14 December 2019 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final round	China	0–3	Japan	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
15:55 UTC+9			Iwabuchi 9', 44', 56'	Attendance: 570 Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)

17 December 2019 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final round	Chinese Taipei	0–1	China	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan
16:15 UTC+9			Wu Haiyan 30'	Attendance: 587 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

25 June 2019 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup	Italy	2–0	China	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
18:00 UTC+2	Giacinti 15' Galli 49'	[]		Attendance: 17,492 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

10 November 2019 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament	Brazil	0–0	China	Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing
19:35				Referee: Kim Yu–Jeong (South Korea)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SDL	KAS	GYE	JDT
1	Shandong Luneng	6	3	2	1	10	8	+2	11	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–2	2–1	2–1
2	Kashima Antlers	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	10	Advance to knockout stage	2–1	—	0–1	2–1
3	Gyeongnam FC	6	2	2	2	9	8	+1	8		2–2	2–3	—	2–0
4	Johor Darul Ta'zim	6	1	1	4	4	8	−4	4		0–1	1–0	1–1	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SAN	GZE	DAE	MVC
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	5	0	1	9	4	+5	15	Advance to knockout stage	—	1–0	2–0	2–1
2	Guangzhou Evergrande	6	3	1	2	9	5	+4	10	Advance to knockout stage	2–0	—	1–0	4–0
3	Daegu FC	6	3	0	3	10	6	+4	9		0–1	3–1	—	4–0
4	Melbourne Victory	6	0	1	5	4	17	−13	1		1–3	1–1	1–3	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JEO	URA	BJG	BUR
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	6	4	1	1	7	3	+4	13	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–1	3–1	0–0
2	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	3	1	2	9	4	+5	10	Advance to knockout stage	0–1	—	3–0	3–0
3	Beijing FC	6	2	1	3	6	8	−2	7		0–1	0–0	—	2–0
4	Buriram United	6	1	1	4	3	10	−7	4		1–0	1–2	1–3	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ULS	SSI	KAW	SYD
1	Ulsan Hyundai	6	3	2	1	5	7	−2	11	Advance to knockout stage	—	1–0	1–0	1–0
2	Shanghai SIPG	6	2	3	1	13	8	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage	5–0	—	1–0	2–2
3	Kawasaki Frontale	6	2	2	2	9	6	+3	8		2–2	2–2	—	1–0
4	Sydney FC	6	0	3	3	5	11	−6	3		0–0	3–3	0–4	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (C)	30	23	3	4	68	24	+44	72	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Beijing Sinobo Guoan	30	23	1	6	60	26	+34	70	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
3	Shanghai SIPG	30	20	6	4	62	26	+36	66	Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
4	Jiangsu Suning	30	15	8	7	60	41	+19	53
5	Shandong Luneng Taishan	30	15	6	9	55	35	+20	51
6	Wuhan Zall	30	12	8	10	41	41	0	44
7	Tianjin TEDA	30	12	5	13	43	45	−2	41^[a]
8	Henan Jianye	30	11	8	11	41	46	−5	41^[a]
9	Dalian Yifang	30	10	8	12	44	51	−7	38
10	Chongqing Dangdai Lifan	30	9	9	12	36	47	−11	36
11	Hebei China Fortune	30	9	6	15	37	55	−18	33
12	Guangzhou R&F	30	9	5	16	54	72	−18	32
13	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	30	8	6	16	43	57	−14	30	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage^[b]
14	Tianjin Tianhai (D)	30	4	13	13	40	53	−13	25	Dissolved at May 2020 after season 2019
15	Shenzhen F.C.	30	4	9	17	31	57	−26	21
16	Beijing Renhe (R)	30	3	5	22	26	65	−39	14	Relegation to China League One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Qingdao Huanghai (C, P)	30	17	6	7	59	36	+23	57	Promotion to Super League
2	Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (P)	30	18	2	10	59	42	+17	56	Promotion to Super League
3	Guizhou Hengfeng	30	17	3	10	46	28	+18	54^[a]
4	Heilongjiang Lava Spring	30	15	9	6	46	34	+12	54^[a]
5	Changchun Yatai	30	15	8	7	52	42	+10	53
6	Zhejiang Greentown	30	14	9	7	49	40	+9	51^[b]
7	Inner Mongolia Zhongyou	30	15	6	9	35	30	+5	51^[b]
8	Beijing BSU	30	13	7	10	51	30	+21	46
9	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	30	13	5	12	39	37	+2	44
10	Meizhou Hakka	30	11	6	13	44	41	+3	39
11	Guangdong South China Tiger^[c] (D, R)	30	10	6	14	41	50	−9	36	Disbanded after season
12	Nantong Zhiyun	30	8	9	13	35	38	−3	33^[d]
13	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard	30	9	6	15	39	55	−16	33^[d]
14	Sichuan Longfor^[e] (D, R)	30	8	7	15	36	52	−16	31	Disbanded after season
15	Liaoning F.C. (D)	30	5	6	19	33	57	−24	21
16	Shanghai Shenxin^[f] (R, D)	30	3	3	24	30	82	−52	12

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hebei Aoli Jingying	2–3	Sichuan Longfor	1–0	1–3
Liaoning F.C.	1–1	Suzhou Dongwu	0–0	1–1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Shenyang Urban (C, P)	30	23	5	2	62	19	+43	74	China League One
2	Chengdu Better City (P)	30	20	7	3	53	12	+41	67	China League One
3	Taizhou Yuanda (O, P)	30	22	5	3	76	21	+55	71	Promotion Play-offs
4	Suzhou Dongwu (P)	30	21	4	5	54	17	+37	67
5	Hebei Aoli Jingying (Q)	30	21	6	3	68	20	+48	69
6	Jiangxi Liansheng (P)	30	19	4	7	41	21	+20	61
7	Zibo Cuju (Q)	30	22	3	5	60	13	+47	69^[a]	7th–26th place Play-offs
8	Sichuan Jiuniu (P)	30	17	5	8	47	27	+20	56^[a]	China League One
9	Kunshan F.C. (P)	30	17	4	9	45	23	+22	55^[b]	China League One
10	Yinchuan Helanshan^[c] (D, R)	30	18	7	5	57	27	+30	61^[b]	Disbanded after season
11	Wuhan Three Towns^[d] (Q)	30	14	10	6	33	18	+15	52^[e]	7th–26th place Play-offs
12	Dalian Chanjoy^[f] (R, D, R)	30	13	6	11	63	45	+18	45^[e]	Disbanded after season
13	Fujian Tianxin^[g] (R, D, R, R, R)	30	13	5	12	36	42	−6	44	Disbanded after season
14	Qingdao Jonoon^[h] (Q)	30	14	9	7	39	18	+21	45	7th–26th place Play-offs
15	Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli (Q)	30	8	9	13	33	37	−4	33^[i]
16	Zhejiang Yiteng (Q)	30	12	5	13	34	41	−7	41^[i]
17	Shenzhen Pengcheng (R, D, R, R)	30	8	11	11	25	29	−4	35^[j]	Disbanded after season
18	Yanbian Beiguo^[k] (D, R)	30	9	5	16	33	57	−24	32^[j]	Disbanded after season
19	Hubei Chufeng United^[d] (Q)	30	8	10	12	27	39	−12	34	7th–26th place Play-offs
20	Beijing BIT (Q)	30	9	3	18	36	61	−25	30	7th–26th place Play-offs
21	Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang (R, R)	30	10	4	16	38	55	−17	34^[l]	Disbanded after season
22	Jilin Baijia^[m] (R, R, R)	30	7	6	17	24	46	−22	27^[l]
23	Nanjing Shaye^[n] (R, R, R, R)	30	7	11	12	24	34	−10	32^[o]
24	Qingdao Red Lions (Q)	30	7	6	17	25	53	−28	27^[o]	7th–26th place Play-offs
25	Baoding Yingli ETS^[p] (R, D)	30	9	5	16	36	42	−6	32^[q]	Disbanded after season
26	Lhasa Urban Construction Investment (D, R)	30	8	6	16	29	39	−10	30^[r]	Disbanded after season
27	Guangxi Baoyun (O)	30	7	5	18	23	40	−17	26	Relegation play-offs
28	Hunan Billows (O)	30	5	5	20	17	59	−42	20
29	Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei (O)	30	6	7	17	26	63	−37	25
30	Xi'an Daxing Chongde (T)	30	5	4	21	18	64	−46	19	Spared from relegation
31	Yunnan Kunlu (T)	30	1	10	19	21	51	−30	13
32	Shanxi Metropolis (T)	30	2	4	24	12	82	−70	10

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