2015 Chinese Super League Football league season
The 2015 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League (Chinese : 2015中国平安中国足球协会超级联赛 )[ 1] was the 12th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League , the 22nd season of a professional Association football league and the 54th top-tier league season in China. [citation needed ] The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance .[ 2] Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won their fifth consecutive title of the league.
Team changes
Teams promoted from 2014 China League One
Teams relegated to 2015 China League One
Chongqing Lifan return to the division after a 4-year absence; Shijiazhuang Ever Bright compete in the Chinese Super League for the first time in the club's history. Dalian Aerbin were relegated after three years in the Chinese top-flight, while Harbin Yiteng were relegated to China League One after spending a season in the Chinese Super League.
Name changes
Clubs
Clubs and locations [citation needed ]
Club
Team name
Head Coach
Captain
City
Stadium
Capacity
2014 season
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. TH
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Zheng Zhi
Guangzhou
Tianhe Stadium
58,500
1st
Beijing Guoan F.C.
Beijing Guoan
Gregorio Manzano
Xu Yunlong
Beijing
Workers' Stadium
66,161
2nd
Guangzhou R&F F.C.
Guangzhou R&F
Dragan Stojković
Zhang Yaokun
Guangzhou
Yuexiushan Stadium
18,000
3rd
Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.
Shandong Luneng Taishan
Cuca
Wang Dalei
Jinan
Jinan Olympic Sports Luneng Stadium
56,808
4th
Shanghai SIPG F.C.
Shanghai SIPG
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sun Xiang
Shanghai
Shanghai Stadium
56,842
5th
Guizhou Renhe F.C.
Guizhou Moutai
Gong Lei
Zhang Lie
Guiyang
Guiyang Olympic Sports Center
51,636
6th
Tianjin Teda F.C.
Tianjin Teda Quanjian
Arie Haan
Zhou Haibin
Tianjin
Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
54,696
7th
Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty F.C.
Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty
Dan Petrescu
Lu Bofei
Nanjing
Nanjing Olympic Sports Center
61,443
8th
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C.
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
Francis Gillot
Moreno
Shanghai
Hongkou Football Stadium
33,060
9th
Liaoning F.C.
Liaoning Panjin Whowin
Ma Lin
Zhao Junzhe
Shenyang (playing in Panjin )
Panjin Stadium
35,600
10th
Shanghai Shenxin F.C.
Shanghai Shenxin
Liu Junwei
Yu Tao
Shanghai
Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium
16,000
11th
Hangzhou Greentown F.C.
Hangzhou Greentown
Yang Ji
Wang Lin
Hangzhou
Yellow Dragon Sports Center
52,672
12th
Changchun Yatai F.C.
Changchun Yatai
Marijo Tot
Yan Feng
Changchun
Development Area Stadium
25,000
13th
Henan Jianye F.C.
Henan Jianye
Jia Xiuquan
Ivo
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium
29,860
14th
Chongqing Lifan F.C. P
Chongqing Lifan
Wang Baoshan
Wang Dong
Chongqing
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
58,680
CL1 , 1st
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C. P
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
Yasen Petrov
Li Chao
Shijiazhuang
Yutong International Sports Center
29,000
CL1 , 2nd
Location of teams in
2015 Chinese Super League
Managerial changes
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. However, those players will be treated as foreign Asia players if they participate in any AFC competitions.[ 28]
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
^1 Foreign players who left their clubs or were sent to reserve team after first half of the season.
^2 Jucilei owns Palestine citizenship and was counted as an Asian player in the Chinese Super League
^3 Avraam Papadopoulos owns Australian citizenship and could play as an Asian player in the Chinese Super League
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players (doesn't count on the foreign or Asian player slot in CSL)[ 28]
League table
Source:
sports.sina.com (in Chinese) Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5)goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
(C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ a b c Head-to-head points: Chongqing 6 pts, Jiangsu 5 pts, Changchun 5 pts; Head-to-head results between Jiangsu and Changchun — Jiangsu: 2 pts, 0 goal difference and 2 away goals, Changchun: 2 pts 0 goal difference and 1 away goal.
^ Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty qualified for the 2016 AFC Champions League Group Stage as winners of the 2015 Chinese FA Cup .
^ a b c Head-to-head points: Liaoning Whowin 8 pts, Tianjin TEDA 4 pts, Guangzhou R&F 4 pts; Head-to-head results between Tianjin and Guangzhou R&F — Tianjin: 3 pts, +1 goal difference, Guangzhou R&F: 3 pts −1 goal difference.
Results
Positions by round
Goalscorers
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Player
For
Against
Result
Date
Paulo Henrique
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
Shanghai Shenxin
6–2[ 29]
8 March 2015
Ricardo Goulart
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
Shanghai Shenxin
6–1[ 30]
10 May 2015
Dejan Damjanović
Beijing Guoan
Changchun Yatai
3–1[ 31]
16 September 2015
Demba Ba
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty
3–1[ 32]
31 October 2015
League attendance
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
688,339
51,025
38,154
45,889
+8.9% †
2
Beijing Sinobo Guoan
614,952
53,526
33,636
40,997
+4.1% †
3
Chongqing Lifan
563,918
48,530
28,660
37,595
+183.7% †
†
4
Jiangsu Sainty
402,867
49,748
11,540
26,858
+10.3% †
5
Shanghai SIPG
395,721
46,977
18,008
26,381
+111.7% †
6
Shijiazhuang Yongchang
376,053
27,113
20,911
25,070
+109.8% †
†
7
Shandong Luneng Taishan
338,385
41,155
10,156
22,559
−5.7% †
8
Henan Jianye
303,099
21,677
17,715
20,207
+9.9% †
9
Tianjin TEDA
294,908
41,899
8,226
19,661
+14.4% †
10
Shanghai Shenhua
292,597
25,751
12,353
19,506
+26.5% †
11
Guizhou Moutai
227,078
25,381
7,283
15,139
+22.8% †
12
Changchun Yatai
222,818
28,615
9,621
14,855
+15.3% †
13
Liaoning Whowin
191,827
21,037
5,827
12,788
+0.1% †
14
Hangzhou Greentown
188,487
26,681
8,579
12,566
−8.7% †
15
Guangzhou R&F
119,839
13,685
4,807
7,989
−30.5% †
16
Shanghai Shenxin
105,416
11,183
5,587
7,028
−30.5% †
League total
5,326,304
53,526
4,807
22,193
+16.9% †
Updated to games played on October 31, 2015 Source: CSL official data (in Chinese) Notes: † Teams played previous season in CL1 .
Awards
The awards of 2015 Chinese Super League were announced on 10 November 2015.[ 33]
Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Aloísio (Shandong Luneng Taishan)
Chinese Super League Domestic Golden Boot Award: Wu Lei (Shanghai SIPG)
Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year: Zeng Cheng (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Vacant
Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Luiz Felipe Scolari (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Tan Hai
Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, Hangzhou Greentown, Chongqing Lifan
Chinese Super League Team of the Year (442):
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