2013 Chinese Super League
The 2013 Chinese Super League was the tenth season since the establishment of the
Shandong Luneng
.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2012 China League One
- Shanghai Tellace)
- Wuhan Zall
Teams disbanded
- Dalian Shide(Withdrew from the League system)
Teams relegated[1] to 2013 China League One
- Henan Jianye
Clubs
Clubs and locations
Wuhan Zall
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beijing Guoan
|
 Jaime Pacheco
|
Sacked | 26 November 2012[2] | N/A |  Aleksandar Stanojević
|
28 November 2012[3] |
Dalian Aerbin
|
Aleksandar Stanojević
|
Resigned | 19 November 2012[4] | N/A |  Xu Hong
|
11 December 2012[5] |
Guizhou Renhe
|
Gao Hongbo
|
Resigned | 17 December 2012[6] | N/A | Gong Lei (caretaker)
|
17 December 2012[6] |
Shandong Luneng Taishan
|
Wu Jingui (caretaker)
|
Technical assistant | 3 November 2012 | N/A | Radomir Antić
|
25 December 2012[7] |
Changchun Yatai
|
Svetozar Šapurić
|
Sacked | 27 December 2012 | N/A | Li Shubin
|
27 December 2012[8] |
Dalian Aerbin
|
Xu Hong
|
Resigned | 18 February 2013[9] | N/A | Li Ming (caretaker)
|
18 February 2013[9] |
Shanghai SIPG
|
Jiang Bingyao
|
Fitness coach | 27 February 2013 | N/A | Gao Hongbo
|
27 February 2013 |
Wuhan Zall
|
Zheng Xiong
|
Resigned | 21 April 2013[10] | 15th | Ljubiša Tumbaković
|
22 April 2013[11] |
Guangzhou R&F
|
 Sérgio Farias
|
Sacked | 19 May 2013 | 13th | Li Bing (caretaker)
|
19 May 2013[12] |
Changchun Yatai
|
Li Shubin
|
Resigned | 20 May 2013 | 15th | Svetozar Šapurić
|
20 May 2013[13] |
Dalian Aerbin
|
Li Ming (caretaker)
|
Club director | 3 June 2013 | 7th |  Simo Krunić
|
3 June 2013[14] |
Guangzhou R&F
|
Li Bing (caretaker)
|
Technical assistant | 4 June 2013 | 13th |  Sven-Göran Eriksson
|
4 June 2013[15] |
| Shanghai Shenhua |  Sergio Batista
|
Resigned | 4 July 2013 | 13th | Shen Xiangfu
|
4 July 2013[16] |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Zhu Jiong
|
Sacked | 7 July 2013 | 13th | Guo Guangqi (caretaker)
|
7 July 2013[17] |
Wuhan Zall
|
Ljubiša Tumbaković
|
Sacked | 18 August 2013[18] | 16th | Wang Jun (caretaker)
|
19 August 2013[19] |
Qingdao Jonoon
|
Chang Woe-Ryong
|
Sacked | 20 August 2013 | 10th | Li Yingfa (caretaker)
|
20 August 2013[20] |
Qingdao Jonoon
|
Li Yingfa (caretaker)
|
– | 5 September 2013 | 13th | Goran Stevanović
|
5 September 2013[21] |
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.
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot)
| Club | Player 1 |
|---|---|
Beijing Guoan
|
 Lee Chi Ho
|
Guizhou Renhe
|
 Xavier Chen
|
- ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande (C)
|
30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 78 | 18 | +60 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng Taishan
|
30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 59 | |
| 3 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 51 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying round 3 |
| 4 | Guizhou Renhe[a]
|
30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 44 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Dalian Aerbin
|
30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 41 | |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F
|
30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 40[b] | |
| 7 | Shanghai Shenxin | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 40[b] | |
| 8 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 38[c] | |
| 9 | Shanghai SIPG
|
30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 37 | |
| 10 | Liaoning Whowin
|
30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 35 | |
| 11 | Tianjin TEDA
|
30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 34[c][d] | |
| 12 | Hangzhou Greentown
|
30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 34[d] | |
| 13 | Jiangsu Sainty
|
30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 32[e] | |
| 14 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 32[e] | |
| 15 | Qingdao Jonoon (R)
|
30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 31 | Relegation to League One |
| 16 | Wuhan Zall (R)
|
30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 16 |
Source: Chinese Super League (in Chinese)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Guizhou Renhe qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League Group Stage from winning the 2013 Chinese FA Cup.
- ^ a b Guangzhou R&F 2–0 Shanghai Shenxin, Shanghai Shenxin 1–0 Guangzhou R&F
- ^ a b Shanghai Shenhua and Tianjin TEDA were deducted 6 points each because of match-fixing scandal in 2003.[24][25]
- ^ a b Tianjin 2–2 Hangzhou, Hangzhou 0–1 Tianjin
- ^ a b Jiangsu 2–1 Changchun, Changchun 0–0 Jiangsu
Results
Positions by round
| Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage | |
| Qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage | |
| Qualification to AFC Champions League Qualifying round 3 | |
| Relegation to League One |
Source: Table by round
(in Chinese)