2000 Chinese Jia-A League
Football league season
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The 2000 Chinese Jia-A League season, also known as Pepsi Chinese Jia-A League for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh season of professional association football and the 39th top-tier overall league season in China. The league started on March 19 and ended on October 1, and saw Dalian Shide win the championship.
| Season | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dalian Shide (5th title) |
| Relegated | |
| Asian Club Championship | Dalian Shide |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 445 (2.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Casiano Delvalle (15 goals) |
| Average attendance | 19,901 |
← 1999 2001 → | |
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 1999 Jia-B League
Relegated after end of 1999 Jia-A League
Personnel
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Guoan |  Sandro Sotilli |
 Miroslav Čermelj |
Nikoslav Bjegović |
 Alexander Amaya Rui Esteves |
| Chongqing Longxin |  Milen Georgiev |
 Miroslav Bičanić |
 Mark Williams |
|
| Dalian Shide | Adilson |
Miodrag Pantelić |
Dalibor Škorić | |
| Jilin Aodong | Mate Šestan |
 Zola Kiniambi |
 András Telek |
 Bruno Njeukam |
| Liaoning Fushun |  Fabrice Grange |
 Momart Gueye |
 Rostislav Hertl Zoltán Jagodics | |
| Qingdao Yizhong Hainiu | Predrag Brzaković |
 Adrián Paz |
||
| Shandong Luneng | Saša Petrović |
 Charles Wittl |
 Casiano Delvalle |
|
| Shanghai Shenhua | Dejan Sarić |
Saša Viciknez |
Zoran Ranković |
Marcelo Sergipano |
| Shenyang Haishi | Tobie Mimboe |
 Miguel Miranda |
 Serhiy Nahornyak |
|
| Shenzhen Pingan | Tiago |
 Abdeljalil El Hajji |
 Paul Rideout | |
| Sichuan Guancheng | Lula |
Milson |
||
| Tianjin TEDA | Emerson |
Gustavo Matosas |
Juan Ferreri |
 Eugenio Guajardo |
| Xiamen Xiaxin | Rodrigo Carbone |
 Amir Osmanović Mate Šestan | ||
| Yunnan Hongta | Bertin Tomou |
 Fodé Camara |
 Aristică Cioabă |
 Rotson Kilambe |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalian Shide | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 56 | 2001–02 Asian Club Championship qualification |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 50 | |
| 3 | Sichuan Guancheng | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 44 | |
| 4 | Chongqing Longxin | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 41 | |
| 5 | Shandong Luneng | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 40 | |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 35 | |
| 7 | Shenyang Haishi | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 34 | |
| 8 | Liaoning Fushun | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 32 | |
| 9 | Shenzhen Pingan | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 32 | |
| 10 | Tianjin TEDA | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 31 | |
| 11 | Qingdao Yizhong Hainiu | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 29 | |
| 12 | Yunnan Hongta | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 29 | |
| 13 | Xiamen Xiaxin | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 23 | Relegated to Jia-B League |
| 14 | Jilin Aodong | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 17 |
Source: rsssf.com
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casiano Delvalle |
Shandong Luneng | 15 |
| 2 |  Wang Tao |
Beijing Guoan | 13 |
| Zoran Ranković |
Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| Mark Williams |
Chongqing Longxin | ||
| 5 | Miroslav Bičanić |
Chongqing Longxin | 12 |
| Serhiy Nahornyak |
Shenyang Haishi | ||
| 7 | Zhang Yuning |
Liaoning Fushun | 11 |
| 8 | Dejan Sarić |
Shanghai Shenhua | 10 |
| Miodrag Pantelić |
Dalian Shide | ||
| 10 | Li Bing |
Sichuan Guancheng | 9 |
| Fodé Camara |
Yunnan Hongta |