2008 in Chinese football

Detail of 2008 Chinese football season.

Overview

Domestic champions

CompetitionWinners
Super LeagueShandong Luneng
League OneJiangsu Sainty
League TwoShenyang Dongjin
League ThreeWuhan Dongfeng Honda
Reserve LeagueWuhan Guanggu
U-19 LeagueBeijing Guoan
U-19 Winners' CupJiangsu FA
U-17 LeagueChangchun Yatai
U-17 Winners' CupShandong Luneng
U-15 LeagueShandong Luneng
U-15 Winners' CupShandong Luneng
University LeagueThree Gorges University
Women's Super LeagueDalian Shide
Women's ChampionshipJiangsu Huatai
Women's FA CupShanghai SMG
Women's Super CupDalian Shide
Futsal LeagueWuhan Dilong
Futsal FA CupWuhan Dilong
University Futsal LeagueWuhan University
Beach Soccer ChampionshipBeijing Sport University

International results

CompetitionResults
AFC Champions League 2008Changchun Yatai, Group stage
Beijing Guoan, Group stage
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)Did not qualify
2008 Olympics – Men's Football13th place
2008 Olympics – Women's Football5th place
2008 AFC Women's Asian CupRunners-up
East Asian Cup 20083rd place
Women's East Asian Cup 20083rd place
2008 Algarve Cup9th place
2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World CupGroup stage
AFC U-19 Championship 2008Quarter-finals (Did not qualify for WC)
AFC U-16 Championship 2008Group stage (Did not qualify for WC)
AFF U19 Youth Championship 20083rd place
AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009 qualificationQualified
2008 FIFA Futsal World CupGroup stage
2008 AFC Futsal Championship4th place (Qualified for WC)
Kuala Lumpur World Futsal 20089th place
AFC Beach Soccer Championship 20084th place (Did not qualify for WC)
2008 Asian Beach Games - Beach soccerQuarter-finals
2008 Paralympics - Football 5-a-sideSilver medal
2008 Paralympics - Football 7-a-side8th place

Domestic competitions

Chinese Super League 2008

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Shandong Luneng Taishan (C) 30 18 9 3 54 25 +29 63 AFC Champions League 2009
Group stage
2 Shanghai Shenhua 30 17 10 3 58 29 +29 61
3 Beijing Guoan 30 16 10 4 44 27 +17 58
4 Tianjin TEDA 30 16 9 5 54 29 +25 57
5 Shaanxi Renhe 30 15 7 8 41 29 +12 52
6 Changchun Yatai 30 12 9 9 53 45 +8 45
7 Guangzhou Evergrande 30 10 10 10 41 42 1 40
8 Qingdao Jonoon 30 10 9 11 39 36 +3 39 Zhejiang 0−2 Qingdao
Qingdao 2−1 Zhejiang
9 Zhejiang Greentown 30 9 12 9 38 32 +6 39
10 Henan Jianye 30 9 9 12 30 31 1 36
11 Changsha Ginde 30 7 13 10 28 36 8 34
12 Shenzhen Xiangxue 30 8 9 13 35 34 +1 33
13 Chengdu Blades 30 7 11 12 30 37 7 32
14 Dalian Shide 30 6 12 12 30 40 10 30
15 Liaoning Whowin (R) 30 6 9 15 34 47 13 27 Relegation to China League One
16 Wuhan Guanggu 30 0 0 30 0 90 90 00*Withdrawn from the league

Updated to games played on November 30, 2008.
Source: CSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
* Wuhan Guanggu have withdrawn from the league. All matches were counted as 0−3 defeats.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

China League One 2008

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Jiangsu Sainty (C) (P) 24 19 2 3 56 24 +32 59 Promotion to Chinese Super League
2 Chongqing Lifan (P) 24 12 7 5 34 19 +15 43
3 Nanchang Hengyuan 24 11 9 4 37 24 +13 42
4 Anhui Jiufang 24 7 9 8 33 37 4 30
5 Sichuan 24 7 8 9 27 36 9 29
6 Shanghai East Asia 24 7 7 10 26 30 4 28 Shanghai  10 pts
Beijing A.   9 pts
Qingdao     8 pts
Yanbian     6 pts
7 Beijing Aigo 24 7 7 10 27 39 12 28
8 Qingdao Hailifeng 24 7 7 10 33 38 5 28
9 Yanbian Baekdu Tigers 24 8 4 12 32 39 7 28
10 Nanjing Yoyo 24 6 9 9 35 38 3 27 Wuxi 1−0 Nanjing
Nanjing 1−0 Wuxi
11 Wuxi Zobon 24 7 6 11 24 33 9 27
12 Beijing Hongdeng 24 5 11 8 24 24 0 26
13 Yantai Yiteng (R) 24 5 10 9 28 35 7 25 Relegation to China League Two

Updated to games played on 15 November 2008.
Source: League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

China League Two 2008

Southern Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1Guangdong Sunray Cave (C)149413416+1831Play-off Semi-finals
2Tianjin Ciity149232811+1729Play-off First Round
3Hunan Billows149142212+1028Play-off First Round
4Guizhou Zhicheng147532217+525Play-off First Round
5Suzhou Trips145541715+220
6Wenzhou Tomorrow14239717−109
7Ningbo Huaao141491025−157
8Zhanjiang Tiandi No.1142111431−277

Northern Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1Shenyang Dongjin (C)          14950237+1632Play-off Semi-finals
2Hebei Tiangong147522216+626Play-off First Round
3Hangzhou Sanchao147432013+725Play-off First Round
4Tianjin Locomotive147252212+1023Play-off First Round
5Xi'an Shiyuan145452117+419
6Xinjiang Lottery144551219−717
7Tianjin Dongli142210721−148
8Nanjing Baotai141112628−224

Play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hebei Tiangong 1 – 2 Hunan Billows 0 – 2 1 – 0
Three Gorges Kangtian 6 – 1 Shenzhen University 3 – 0 3 – 1
Tianjin Locomotive 5 – 2 Guizhou Zhicheng 4 – 0 1 – 2
Hangzhou Sanchao 1 – 6 Tianjin Ciity 0 – 2 1 – 4
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hunan Billows 1 – 5 Tianjin Locomotive 0 – 1 1 – 4
Three Gorges Kangtian  2 – 2 (P 5–4) Tianjin Ciity 0 – 2 2 – 0 (aet)


Guangdong Sunray Cave 3 1 Tianjin Locomotive
Ye Weichao  4'
Yu Jianfeng  38' (pen.)
Cong Tianhao  54'
(Report) Feng Renliang  43'

Guangdong Sunray Cave won 41 on aggregate and promoted to China League One 2009.


Three Gorges Kangtian 0 1 (aet) Shenyang Dongjin
Deng Li  65'
Penalties
3 4

Shenyang Dongjin 1–1 Three Gorges Kangtian on aggregate. Shenyang Dongjin won 4–3 on penalties and promoted to China League One 2009.


Three Gorges Kangtian 2 1 Tianjin Locomotive
Qi Zhongxi  29'
Xiao Ze  70'
Shan Tong  78'

China League Three 2008

  • Final: Wuhan Dongfeng Honda 6-1 Jilin Hunchun

Youth competitions

CompetitionWinners
Reserve LeagueWuhan Guanggu
U-19 LeagueBeijing Guoan
U-19 Winners' CupJiangsu FA
U-17 LeagueChangchun Yatai
U-17 Winners' CupShandong Luneng
U-15 LeagueShandong Luneng
U-15 Winners' CupShandong Luneng
University LeagueThree Gorges University

Women's competitions

CompetitionWinners
Women's Super LeagueDalian Shide
Women's ChampionshipJiangsu Huatai
FA Women's CupShanghai SMG
Women's Super CupDalian Shide

Futsal competitions

CompetitionWinners
Futsal LeagueWuhan Dilong
FA Futsal CupWuhan Dilong
University Futsal LeagueWuhan University

Beach soccer competitions

CompetitionWinners
Beach Soccer ChampionshipBeijing Sport University

International clubs competitions

AFC Champions League 2008


Adelaide United Australia 0 0 China Changchun Yatai
Report
Attendance: 10,510



Bình Dương Vietnam 0 5 China Changchun Yatai
Report Wang Bo  2' 37'
Dah Zadi  13'
Yan Feng  78'
Caballero  90' (pen.)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia Adelaide United 642092714
China Changchun Yatai 6330103712
South Korea Pohang Steelers 61236715
Vietnam Bình Dương 6015417131


Beijing Guoan China 4 2 Thailand Krung Thai Bank
Du Wenhui  39'  73'
Martínez  51'  75'
Report Thansopa  58'
Pichitchotirat  63'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Atallah Jatli (Kuwait)

Kashima Antlers Japan 1 0 China Beijing Guoan
Danilo  52' Report
Attendance: 6,487
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)


Beijing Guoan China 3 0 Vietnam Nam Dinh
Guo Hui  14' (pen.)
Yang Hao  32'  78'
Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

Krung Thai Bank Thailand 5 3 China Beijing Guoan
Thansopa  10'  44'  49'  69' (pen.)
Pichitchotirat  27'
Report Tiago  67' (pen.)  70'  77' (pen.)
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (UAE)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan Kashima Antlers 65012832515
China Beijing Guoan 6402149512
Thailand Krung Thai Bank 6213202777
Vietnam Nam Dinh 6015427231

National teams competitions

Men's senior team

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Iraq  1 1  China PR
Hawar Mulla  51' (pen.) Report Zheng Zhi  75'

China PR  0 0  Australia
Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Mohamed Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

Qatar  0  0  China PR
Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

China PR  0 1  Qatar
Report Quintana  14' (pen.)
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Tallat Najm (Lebanon)

China PR  1 2  Iraq
Zhou Haibin  33' Report Emad Mohammed  41'
Nashat Akram  65'
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Australia  0 1  China PR
Report Sun Xiang  12'
Attendance: 70,054
Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 631273+410
 Qatar 631256110
 Iraq 62134627
 China PR 61323416

East Asian Cup 2008

All times local (GMT+8)

China PR  23 (01)  South Korea
Zhou Haibin  46'
Liu Jian  61'
report Park Chu-Young  42', 63'
Kwak Tae-Hwi  90+1'
Olympic Sports Centre, Chongqing
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

China PR  01 (01)  Japan
Report Koji Yamase  17'
Olympic Sports Centre, Chongqing
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: O Tae Song (DPR Korea)

China PR  31 (11)  North Korea
Zhu Ting  45'
Wang Dong  55'
Hao Junmin  88'
Report Ji Yun-Nam  35'
Olympic Sports Centre, Chongqing
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: Mohsen Torky (IR Iran)
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
South Korea Korea Republic 5312054+1
 Japan 5312032+1
 China PR 3310255+0
 North Korea 2302135-2

Friendly matches

Date Venue Opponent Result Scoreline China scorers
January 10 United Arab Emirates Dubai  United Arab Emirates Drawn 0-0
January 20 China Zhongshan  Lebanon Drawn 0-0
January 27 China Zhongshan  Syria Won 2-1 Qu Bo 64'
Zhu Ting 90'
March 15 China Kunming  Thailand Drawn 3-3 Qu Bo 34'
Han Peng 67'
Zhu Ting 90'
April 16 United States Seattle  Mexico Lost 0-1
April 23 United States Los Angeles  El Salvador Drawn 2-2 Xiao Zhanbo 62' pen
Qu Bo 63'
May 25 China Kunshan  Jordan Won 2-0 Hao Junmin 23' pen
Li Weifeng 48'
Dec 17 Oman Muscat  Oman Lost 1-3 Qu Bo 58'
Dec 19 Oman Muscat  Iran Lost 0-2
Dec 21 Jordan Amman  Jordan Won 1-0 Cao Yang 77'

Men's U-23 team

Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

China PR  1 – 1  New Zealand
Dong  88' (Report) Brockie  53'

Belgium  2 – 0  China PR
Dembélé  8'
Mirallas  80'
(Report)

China PR  0 – 3  Brazil
(Report) Diego  18'
Thiago Neves  69'  73'
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 330090+99
 Belgium 320131+26
 China PR 30121651
 New Zealand 30121761

Men's U-20 team

AFC U-19 Championship 2008

China PR  6 0  Tajikistan
Farkhod Vasiev  19' (o.g.)
Zhou Liao  21'  33'
Zhang Yuan  28'
Cao Yunding  41'
Piao Cheng  45'
(Report)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Yemen Mukthar Al-Yarimi

Lebanon  1 3  China PR
Mannaa  45+2' (Report) Tan Yang  58'
Hui Jiakang  64'
Zhou Liao  90+1'

North Korea  0 0  China PR
(Report)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Qatar Abdulrahman Hussain
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 7321091+8
 North Korea 5312051+4
 Tajikistan 4311168-2
 Lebanon 03003212-10

China PR  0 0 (AET)
(34 PSO)
 Uzbekistan
(Report)
Referee: Australia Benjamin Williams

AFF U19 Youth Championship 2008

Australia Australia 3 - 1 China China
Lujic  6',  12'
Nichols  74'
 4' Piao Cheng

China China 0 - 3 Thailand Thailand
 28',  74' Jaroensuk
 58' Thawikan

China China 0 - 1 South Korea South Korea
 53' An Jung-Hun
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia Australia 32105237
South Korea South Korea 32102027
Thailand Thailand 310243+13
China China 300317-60
Third place match
Thailand Thailand 0 - 3 China China
 20',  52' Tan Yang
 42' Yu Yang

Men's U-17 team

AFC U-16 Championship 2008

China PR  2 1  Turkmenistan
Nan Yunqi  32'
Guo Yi  83'
(Report) Durdiyev  30'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Torky Iran

Australia Australia 2   1  China PR
Lum  16' (pen.)
Ibrahim  50'
(Report) Jin Jingdao  45+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Torky Iran

China PR  1 1  Saudi Arabia
Yu Baobao  52' (Report) Abdulrahim  71'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Kovalenko Uzbekistan
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Australia Australia 93300112+9
 Saudi Arabia 4311164+2
 China PR 43111440
 Turkmenistan 03003112-11

Women's senior team

Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

China PR  2 – 1  Sweden
Xu  6'
Han  72'
(Report) Schelin  38'

Canada  1 – 1  China PR
Sinclair  34' (Report) Xu  36'

China PR  2 – 0  Argentina
Han  52'
Gu  90'
(Report)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 321052+37
 Sweden 320143+16
 Canada 31114404
 Argentina 30031540

China PR  0 – 2  Japan
(Report) Sawa  15'
Nagasato  80'

2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup

China PR  1 0  Vietnam
Xu Yuan  31' Report  

Thailand  1 5  China PR
Nisa Romyen  37' Report Liu Sa  11'
Qu Feifei  20'  73'
Xu Yuan  22'
Pu Wei  86'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Baba Sachiko (Japan)

China PR  0 1  North Korea
Report Ri Un-Gyong  34'
Attendance: 200
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 North Korea 9330090+9
 China PR 6320162+4
 Vietnam 33102143
 Thailand 0300311110

Japan  1 3  China PR
Homare Sawa  47' Report Wang Dandan  63'  68'
Han Duan  75'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bentla D'Coth (India)

North Korea  2 1  China PR
Ri Kum-Suk  55'
Lee Yung-Ae  68'
Report Bi Yan  12'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sachiko Baba (Japan)

2008 Algarve Cup

China PR  04  United States
Tarpley  5'
Heath  47'
Wambach  64'
Lloyd  69'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Norway  31  China PR
unknown  42' (o.g.)
Storløkken  64'
Wiik  90'
Yue Guo  62'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

China PR  02  Italy
Conti  41'
Panico  70'
Municipal Stadium, Loulé
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 93300100+10
 Norway 63201770
 Italy 33102462
 China PR 03003198

China PR  11
(54 PSO)
 Portugal
Bi Yan  1' Fernandes  34'
Penalties
Li Jie
Xu Yuan
Wang Kun
Zhang Ying
Bi Yan
Song Xiaoli
5 4 Matias
Vieira
Fernandes
Brandão
Couto
Valinho
CD Montechoro, Albufeira

Women's East Asian Cup 2008

China PR  3 2  South Korea
Han Duan  9'  78'
Xu Yuan  86'
Park Hee-young  59'  66'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Kamnueng (Thailand)

China PR  0 0  North Korea
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Cha (Korea Republic)

China PR  0 3  Japan
Ohno  19',  42'
Nagasato  55'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kamnueng (Thailand)
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 9330082+6
 North Korea 4311163+3
 China PR 43111352
 South Korea 03003297

Women's U-20 team

2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

China PR  0 0  Argentina
(Report)

China PR  0 2  France
(Report) Delie  70'
Le Sommer  87'
Attendance: 7,590
Referee: Guinea Therese Sagno

United States  0 2  China PR
(Report) Zhang  52'
Liu  58'
Referee: Austria Tanja Schett
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 320162+46
 France 320154+16
 China PR 31112204
 Argentina 301216-51

Women's U-17 team

AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009 qualification


India  0 1  China PR
Report

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 93300161+15
 Chinese Taipei 6320147-3
 India 33102440
 Uzbekistan 03003113-12

Futsal team

2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
 Ukraine 43101771010
 Argentina 4310135810
 Guatemala 420214956
 Egypt 4103912-33
 China 4004525-200
Argentina 5 - 0 China
China 2 - 6 Egypt
China 1 - 10 Guatemala
Ukraine  4 - 2  China

2008 AFC Futsal Championship

Tajikistan  0 – 9  China
Report

China  1 – 8  Iran
Report

China  9 – 0  Kuwait
Report
Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
 Iran 3300341+339
 China 3201198+116
 Tajikistan 3102627-213
 Kuwait 3003427-230

Uzbekistan  1 – 4  China
Tajibaev  38' Report Liu Xinyi  19'
Wu Zhuoxi  33'
Liang Shuang  39'
Li Xin  39'
Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 150
Referee: Japan Kazuya Isokawa

Thailand  7 – 3  China
Saisorn  5',  14'
Innui  10',  25'
Munjarern  18'
Janta  20'
Santanaprasit  26'
Report Liu Xinyi  18'
Li Jian  33'
Li Xin  36'
Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 2800
Referee: South Korea Kim Jang-Kwan

China  3 – 5  Japan
Zhang Xi  25'
Liu Xinyi  33'
Liang Shuang  36'
Report Ono  7'
Inada  22'
Kogure  35'
Komiyama  40',  40'
Numibutr Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Kyrgyzstan Nurdin Bukuev

KL World 5's Futsal 2008

See details

Beach soccer team

AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2008

Group stage
  • China 4-3 Uzbekistan
  • UAE 5-0 China
Semi-final
  • Japan 7-1 China
Third place final
  • Iran 4-1 China

Beach soccer at the 2008 Asian Beach Games

China  4 – 3 (pen)
(1 – 1 aet)
 India
(Report)
Mertasari, Bali
Referee: Waleed Ali Yousef

China  4 – 1  Malaysia
(Report)
Mertasari, Bali
Referee: Kamol Maparsop

Iran  6 – 3  China
(Report)
Mertasari, Bali
Referee: Masahiro Sakurada
Team Pld W W
aet/
pso
L GF GA Diff Pts
 Iran 3300198+119
 China 31118805
 Malaysia 3102714-73
 India 3003913-40

South Korea  5 – 4 (pen)
(4 – 4 aet)
 China
(Report)
Mertasari, Bali
Referee: Faisal Ahmed Sallam

Disability teams

Football 5-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics


Argentina  0-1  China

China  1-0  South Korea
Li  13' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,995
Referee: TORINO Ricardo (ARG)

China  1-0  Spain

Brazil  1-1  China
Team P W D L G GA GD Score
 China (CHN) 541071+613
 Brazil (BRA) 5320101+911
 Argentina (ARG) 531172+510
 Spain (ESP) 511357-24
 Great Britain (GBR) 5104415-113
 South Korea (KOR) 5014310-71

China  1 – 2  Brazil
Wang Y.  24' (Report) Alves  30'
Felipe  50' (pen.)
Referee: Ilias Mastoras (Greece)

Football 7-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Russia  6 – 0  China

Brazil  8 – 0  China

Netherlands  8 – 1  China
Team P W D L G GA GD Score
 Russia (RUS) 3300211+209
 Brazil (BRA) 320193+66
 Netherlands (NED) 3102914-53
 China (CHN) 3003122-210

China  1 – 4  Ireland

Great Britain  10 – 2  China
(Report)
Attendance: 4235
Referee: Fang Aijun (China)

See also

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