| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Guangzhou Evergrande (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Henan Jianye Dalian Shide (disbanded) |
| Champions League | Guangzhou Evergrande Jiangsu Sainty Beijing Guoan Guizhou Moutai |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 630 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Cristian Dănălache (23 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Jiangsu Sainty 5–0Dalian Shide (Apr. 1st, 2012) Guizhou Moutai 5–0Hangzhou Greentown (Jun. 17th, 2012) (5 goals) |
| Biggest away win | Henan Jianye 0–4Shanghai Shenxin (Mar. 17th, 2012) Beijing Guoan 0–4Changchun Yatai (Sept. 29th, 2012) (4 goals) |
| Highest scoring | Liaoning Whowin 5–3Dalian Aerbin (Jul. 28th, 2012) (8 goals) |
| Longest winning run | Guangzhou Evergrande Hangzhou Greentown (4 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Jiangsu Sainty (13 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Dalian Shide Qingdao Jonoon Shandong Luneng Shanghai Shenxin (7 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Guangzhou R&F (4 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 65,769 Jiangsu Sainty 1–1Guangzhou Evergrande (Oct. 20th, 2012) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 Liaoning Whowin 4–0Hangzhou Greentown (Sept. 23rd, 2012) |
| Average attendance | 18,740 |
←2011 2013 → | |
The2012 Chinese Super League was the ninth season since the establishment of theChinese Super League, the nineteenth season of aprofessionalfootball league and the 51st top-tier league season inChina. It began on March 10, 2012 and ended on November 3, 2012.[1]
The matches that were intended to be held on September 15 and 16, 2012 were suspended for a later date due to an international dispute between China andJapan over theSenkaku Islands.[2] WithHangzhou Greentown having a Japanese manager and severalChinese demonstrations arising throughout China it was decided that the September 23, 2012 match againstLiaoning Whowin should be playedbehind closed doors with the Xianghe National Football Training Base used as a neutral venue.[3]
Teams promoted from2011 China League One
Teams relegated to2012 China League One
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player fromAFC countries.[24] A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country. Players fromHong Kong,Macau andChinese Taipei are deemed to be native players in CSL.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande(C) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 58 | 2013 AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
| 2 | Jiangsu Sainty | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 54 | |
| 3 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 48 | |
| 4 | Guizhou Moutai | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 45 | |
| 5 | Dalian Aerbin | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 44[b] | |
| 6 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 44[b] | |
| 7 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 42 | |
| 8 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 38 | |
| 10 | Liaoning Whowin | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 36[c] | |
| 11 | Hangzhou Greentown | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 36[c] | |
| 12 | Shandong Luneng | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 36[c] | |
| 13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 36[c] | |
| 14 | Dalian Shide(D, R) | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 34 | Disbanded after season[d] |
| 15 | Shanghai Shenxin | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 30 | |
| 16 | Henan Jianye(R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 26 | Relegation toChina League One |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jiangsu Sainty | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Beijing Guoan | 16 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Guizhou Moutai | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Dalian Aerbin | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Changchun Yatai | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Guangzhou R&F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Tianjin TEDA | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 8 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| Liaoning Whowin | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 9 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| Shandong Luneng | 12 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | 10 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 |
| Dalian Shide | 13 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Henan Jianye | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Leader and qualification toAFC Champions League group stage | |
| Qualification toAFC Champions League group stage | |
| Relegation toLeague One | |
| Disbanded after season |
| Home \ Away | BJ | CC | DLA | DL | GZ | GZR | GZM | HZ | HN | JS | LN | QD | SD | SH | SSX | TJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Guoan | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Changchun Yatai | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Dalian Aerbin | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Dalian Shide | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Guangzhou R&F | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Guizhou Moutai | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Hangzhou Greentown | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Henan Jianye | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | |
| Jiangsu Sainty | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Liaoning Whowin | 0–0 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Qingdao Jonoon | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Shandong Luneng | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Shanghai Shenxin | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Tianjin TEDA | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiangsu Sainty | Henan Jianye | 5–1[27] | 28 April 2012 | |
| Dalian Shide | Tianjin TEDA | 4–1[28] | 6 May 2012 | |
| Guangzhou R&F | Changchun Yatai | 5–1[29] | 27 May 2012 | |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | Jiangsu Sainty | 5–1[30] | 17 June 2012 | |
| Dalian Aerbin | Shandong Luneng | 5–2[31] | 21 July 2012 | |
| Jiangsu Sainty | Shandong Luneng | 3–3[32] | 5 August 2012 | |
| Liaoning Whowin | Hangzhou Greentown | 4–0[33] | 23 September 2012 |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 558,743 | 39,997 | 31,295 | 37,250 | −18.4%† |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 553,179 | 51,795 | 21,909 | 36,879 | −8.7%† |
| 3 | Jiangsu Sainty | 467,446 | 65,769 | 20,953 | 31,163 | +81.5%† |
| 4 | Guizhou Moutai | 443,615 | 52,888 | 20,012 | 29,574 | +6.2%† |
| 5 | Shandong Luneng | 302,224 | 33,453 | 10,783 | 20,148 | +66.3%† |
| 6 | Liaoning Whowin | 279,577 | 27,823 | 0 | 18,638 | −5.0%† |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 262,884 | 24,086 | 11,557 | 17,526 | +7.3%† |
| 8 | Dalian Aerbin | 236,603 | 25,791 | 7,954 | 15,774 | n/a† |
| 9 | Shanghai Shenhua | 221,419 | 24,635 | 8,236 | 14,761 | +50.2%† |
| 10 | Tianjin TEDA | 212,622 | 35,868 | 6,485 | 14,175 | −22.3%† |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 190,516 | 21,365 | 10,125 | 12,701 | −8.2%† |
| 12 | Shanghai Shenxin | 173,958 | 18,060 | 3,950 | 11,597 | +10.8%† |
| 13 | Dalian Shide | 166,388 | 28,921 | 5,219 | 11,093 | −35.3%† |
| 14 | Hangzhou Greentown | 158,443 | 20,073 | 4,396 | 10,563 | +23.0%† |
| 15 | Qingdao Jonoon | 143,068 | 15,195 | 6,098 | 9,538 | +12.7%† |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 126,893 | 19,217 | 4,344 | 8,460 | n/a† |
| League total | 4,497,578 | 65,769 | 0 | 18,740 | +6.2%† |
Updated to games played on 3 November 2012
Source:CSL data(in Chinese)
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in CL1.
| Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Weekday | Time of Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65,769 | 28 | 20 October 2012 | Jiangsu Sainty | 1–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | Saturday | Night |
| 52,888 | 20 | 4 August 2012 | Guizhou Moutai | 2–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | Saturday | Night |
| 52,836 | 29 | 27 October 2012 | Jiangsu Sainty | 0–0 | Beijing Guoan | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | Saturday | Afternoon |
| 51,983 | 1 | 10 March 2012 | Guizhou Moutai | 2–1 | Shandong Luneng | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | Saturday | Night |
| 51,795 | 2 | 16 March 2012 | Beijing Guoan | 3–2 | Shanghai Shenhua | Workers' Stadium | Friday | Night |
| 42,668 | 16 | 7 July 2012 | Beijing Guoan | 1–0 | Guangzhou R&F | Workers' Stadium | Saturday | Night |
| 42,241 | 4 | 2 April 2012 | Guizhou Moutai | 1–2 | Henan Jianye | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | Monday | Afternoon |
| 41,287 | 6 | 13 April 2012 | Beijing Guoan | 2–1 | Shandong Luneng | Workers' Stadium | Friday | Night |
| 39,997 | 19 | 28 July 2012 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 2–2 | Shanghai Shenhua | Tianhe Stadium | Saturday | Night |
| 39,991 | 17 | 15 July 2012 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0–1 | Guangzhou R&F | Tianhe Stadium | Sunday | Night |