2009 Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League
Season2009
ChampionsBeijing Guoan
RelegatedChengdu Blades
Guangzhou GPC
Champions LeagueBeijing Guoan
Henan Construction
Changchun Yatai
Shandong Luneng
Matches played240
Goals scored536 (2.23 per match)
Top goalscorerHonduras Luis Ramírez
Argentina Hernán Barcos (17)
Biggest home winGuangzhou 6–1 Shenzhen (8 Aug)
Qingdao 6–1 Chongqing (8 Aug)
Biggest away winChongqing 0–6 Tianjin (22 Aug)
Highest scoringChangchun 2–6 Beijing (10 May)
Longest winning run4 games
Beijing (10 May–13 Jun)
Longest unbeaten run11 games (5w & 6d)
Shandong (12 Apr–2 Jul)
Longest losing run5 games
Dalian (5 Oct–31 Oct)
Highest attendance60,000
(Beijing v Hangzhou)[1]
Lowest attendance4,100
(Changsha v Qingdao)
Average attendance16,059
2008
2010

The 2009 Chinese Super League season was the sixth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the sixteenth season of a professional football league and the 48th top-tier league season in China. Beijing Guoan won their first ever Chinese Super League title.

The events during the 2008 season saw Liaoning relegated and Wuhan withdrawn. They were replaced by the promoted teams Jiangsu Sainty and Chongqing Lifan. Zhejiang Greentown which is located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang were renamed to Hangzhou Greentown.

Each team is allowed to register a maximum of five foreign players and field four of them in starting line-up this season, one of whom must be from an AFC country.[2]

The league title sponsor is Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli. A three-year deal was announced on March 20, 2009.[3] Nike have renewed sponsorship deal with Super League before season starts. CCTV, SMG and Sina became league partners and will broadcast live matches on TV and online across the country.

  1. ^ 2009赛季中国足球超级联赛第三十轮八场比赛记录表 (in Chinese). 新浪体育. 2009-11-03.
  2. ^ Duerden, John (2009-03-17). "AFC lays down the law as it grasps for Uefa's coat-tails". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2009-03-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)