The 2011 Chinese Super League (also known as Pirelli Chinese Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the eighteenth season of a professional association football league and the 50th top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande clinched their first ever Chinese Super League title on September 28, 2011.
Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 2010 China League One Guangzhou Evergrande Chengdu Blades
Teams relegated to 2011 China League One Chongqing Lifan Changsha Ginde (renamed to Shenzhen Phoenix)
Clubs Personnel and locations
Club Head coach City Stadium Capacity 2010 season Beijing Guoan Jaime Pacheco Beijing Workers' Stadium 66,161 5th Changchun Yatai Shen Xiangfu Changchun, Jilin Development Area Stadium 25,000 9th Chengdu Blades P Lawrie McKinna Chengdu, Sichuan Chengdu Sports Centre 39,225 CL1, 2nd Dalian Shide Nelo Vingada Dalian, Liaoning Jinzhou Stadium 30,775 6th Guangzhou Evergrande P Lee Jang-soo Guangzhou, Guangdong Tianhe Stadium 60,161 CL1, 1st Hangzhou Greentown Wu Jingui Hangzhou, Zhejiang Meihu Sports Centre (Round 1 to 14) Jiaxing Stadium (Round 17 to 30) 35,260 35,000 4th Henan Jianye Jo Bonfrère Zhengzhou, Henan Hanghai Stadium 28,000 8th Jiangsu Sainty Dragan Okuka Nanjing, Jiangsu Nanjing Olympic Sports Center 61,443 11th Liaoning Whowin Ma Lin Shenyang, Liaoning Tiexi New District Sports Center 30,000 7th Nanchang Hengyuan Zhu Jiong Nanchang, Jiangxi Nanchang Bayi Stadium 26,000 13th Qingdao Jonoon Chang Woe-ryong Qingdao, Shandong Qingdao Tiantai Stadium 20,525 14th Shaanxi Renhe Gao Hongbo Xi'an, Shaanxi Shaanxi Province Stadium 47,565 10th Shandong Luneng TH Manuel Barbosa Jinan, Shandong Shandong Provincial Stadium 43,700 1st Shanghai Shenhua Dražen Besek Shanghai Hongkou Stadium 33,060 3rd Shenzhen Ruby Philippe Troussier Shenzhen, Guangdong Shenzhen Stadium 32,500 12th Tianjin TEDA Arie Haan Tianjin TEDA Football StadiumTianjin Olympic Center Stadium (Round 24, 26 & 28) 36,390 60,000 2nd
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentHenan Jianye Tang YaodongSacked11 November 2010建业与唐尧东和平分手 俱乐部明年或将由洋帅执教 N/A Kim Hak-bum27 November 2010河南建业新任主帅金学范抵达郑州并与球队会面 Jiangsu Sainty Pei EncaiSacked30 November 2010裴恩才与舜天分手：好聚好散 尊重俱乐部的选择 N/A Ján Kocian8 December 2010江苏正式宣布签约新洋帅 科西安:我来执教不是为钱 Shanghai Shenhua Miroslav BlaževićEnd of contract11 December 2010布拉泽维奇正式出任国奥主帅 黎兵入教练组任助教 N/A Xi Zhikang12 December 2010朱骏确认奚志康任申花新主帅 成亮携两洋帅任助手 Beijing Guoan Wei KexingSacked21 December 2010N/A Jaime Pacheco4 January 2011国安新帅抵达盼“尽快”开工 帕切科豪言目标冠军 Qingdao Jonoon Guo KanfengSacked29 December 2010关于对郭侃峰等同志的任命公告 N/A Chang Woe-ryong16 January 2011张外龙出任青岛中能职业队主教练，福卡任助理教练 Shenzhen Ruby Siniša GogićEnd of contract31 December 2010N/A Philippe Troussier22 February 2011 茅台红钻队 给力新赛季 Chengdu Blades Wang BaoshanSacked31 December 2010N/A Lawrie McKinna19 March 2011成足新外教诺维闪电上任 中超洋帅人数已创纪录 Jiangsu Sainty Ján KocianSacked5 May 2011舜天主帅科西安昨“下课” 15th Dragan Okuka10 May 2011舜天宣布新任代理主教练 前塞尔维亚国青主帅上任 Shandong Luneng Branko IvankovićResigned5 May 2011山东鲁能主帅伊万下课 助理教练马季奇接过教鞭 8th Rajko Magić5 May 2011Henan Jianye Kim Hak-bumSacked5 May 2011建业主帅金鹤范下课 中超8轮后已有3名外教下课 8th Zhao Wei (caretaker)23 May 2011Dalian Shide Park Sung-hwaSacked29 May 2011朴成华连夜下课 12th Li Xicai (caretaker)29 May 2011Dalian Shide Li Xicai (caretaker)Caretaking spell over31 May 2011实德两天内再换教练 大连名宿盖增君任代理主帅 12th Gai Zengjun (caretaker)31 May 2011Henan Jianye Zhao Wei (caretaker)Caretaking spell over29 June 2011又一位名帅来到中超：邦弗雷雷执教河南建业 15th Jo Bonfrère29 June 2011Shaanxi Renhe Milorad KosanovićSacked19 July 2011浐灞官方宣布科萨下课 球迷倒戈高层无奈提前解约 5th Slobodan Santrač20 July 2011桑特拉奇确认签约浐灞 鲁能两冠功勋:咱比布帅适合 Dalian Shide Gai Zengjun (caretaker)Caretaking spell over20 July 201112th Nelo Vingada20 July 2011实德正式宣布葡籍名帅上任 文加达：率队重回巅峰 Shanghai Shenhua Xi ZhikangSacked10 August 20119th Dražen Besek10 August 2011申花快讯：克罗地亚人拜塞克出任申花新主帅 Shandong Luneng Rajko MagićResigned17 September 20117th Manuel Barbosa17 September 2011鲁能宣布主帅马季奇下课 聘巴博萨为教练组组长 Shaanxi Renhe Slobodan SantračSacked24 September 2011高洪波接替桑特拉奇入主陕西 传执教年薪超百万 10th Gao Hongbo24 September 2011
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.关于2012年度职业足球俱乐部转会工作相关事宜的通知 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 was registered during the mid-season transfer window. Players in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 AFC player Former players Beijing Guoan Darko Matić Walter Martinez François Ladji Keita Joel Griffiths Davi Roberto Changchun Yatai Dori Nei Modeste M'bami Yovanny Arrechea Anzur Ismailov Sávio Welton Radomir Koković Chengdu Blades Javier Estupiñán Jonas Salley John Hutchinson Brendon Santalab Bruno Casanova Adam Kwasnik Dalian Shide Adriano Martin Kamburov Ahn Jung-hwan James Chamanga Murod Kholmukhamedov Jeon Kwang-jin Kim Jin-kyu Guangzhou Evergrande Darío Conca Cléo Muriqui Paulão Cho Won-hee Renato Cajá Hangzhou Greentown Luis Ramírez Randy Diamond Paulo Pezzolano Sebastián Vázquez Adam Griffiths Matías Masiero Henan Jianye Marcos Flores Fabão Leandro Netto Christopher Katongo Lee Jun-yeob Rômulo Thiago Potiguar Jiangsu Sainty Eleílson Paolo de la Haza Cristian Dănălache Aleksandar Jevtić Kamoliddin Tajiev Alex Wilkinson Bruce Djite Liaoning Whowin Dean Heffernan Valdo Jean Michel N'Lend Vladimir Bogdanović Kim Yoo-jin Nanchang Hengyuan Camilo Johnny Paulão Paulo Roberto Ko Jae-sung Tozin Diego Vera Jonathan Ramis Qingdao Jonoon Éber Léo San Gabriel Melkam Aziz Ibragimov Ildar Magdeev Shaanxi Renhe Wilson Fabio Firmani Derek Riordan Miloš Bajalica Dino Djulbic Tomáš Oravec Shandong Luneng Fabiano Obina Ricardo Julio César de León Roda Antar Renato Silva Shanghai Shenhua Facundo Pérez Castro Luis Salmerón Eisner Loboa Juan Camilo Angulo Duvier Riascos Abdulkader Dakka Shenzhen Ruby Ronald Rivero Rony Flores Chris Killen Janez Zavrl Takashi Rakuyama Jair Reinoso Seiichiro Maki Ermin Rakovič Tianjin TEDA Luciano Olguín Marius Bilaşco Marko Zorić Song Chong-gug Obiora Odita Kwon Jip
Hong Kong/Chinese Taipei/Macau players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot) Club Player 1 Shenzhen Ruby Andy Nägelein
Dino Djulbic has Australian citizenship and therefore was counted as Asian player.
League table
Positions by round
Results
Goalscorers Updated to games played on 2 November 2011.
RankPlayerClubGoals Muriqui Guangzhou Evergrande Leandro Netto Henan Jianye Cristian Dănălache Jiangsu Sainty Luis SalmerónShanghai Shenhua 12 Yu Hanchao Liaoning Whowin Joel Griffiths Beijing Guoan11 Gao LinGuangzhou Evergrande Aleksandar Jevtić Jiangsu Sainty CléoGuangzhou Evergrande 10 ObinaShandong Luneng Martin Kamburov Dalian Shide Walter Martínez Beijing Guoan
Awards Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: Muriqui (Guangzhou Evergrande) Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Song Wenjie (Qingdao Jonoon) Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Muriqui (Guangzhou Evergrande) Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Ma Lin (Liaoning Whowin) Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Tan Hai (Beijing) Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Henan Jianye, Nanchang Hengyuan, Shandong Luneng, Qingdao Jonoon, Jiangsu Sainty
Attendances League attendance
Top 10 attendances
Attendance Round Date Home Score Away Venue Weekday Time of Day 53,375 18 1 August 2011 Beijing Guoan 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Workers' Stadium Monday Night 50,389 15 6 July 2011 Guangzhou Evergrande 4–0 Chengdu Blades Tianhe Stadium Wednesday Night 50,000 1 2 April 2011 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 Dalian Shide Tianhe Stadium Saturday Night 49,693 27 16 October 2011 Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 Shanghai Shenhua Tianhe Stadium Sunday Night 48,920 9 29 May 2011 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–1 Changchun Yatai Tianhe Stadium Sunday Night 48,657 29 29 October 2011 Beijing Guoan 2–3 Shaanxi Chanba Workers' Stadium Saturday Afternoon 48,500 17 14 July 2011 Guangzhou Evergrande 5–0 Nanchang Hengyuan Tianhe Stadium Thursday Night 48,383 25 24 September 2011 Guangzhou Evergrande 4–0 Tianjin TEDA Tianhe Stadium Friday Night 48,312 11 18 June 2011 Guangzhou Evergrande 2–0 Shaanxi Chanba Tianhe Stadium Saturday Night 48,160 19 6 August 2011 Guangzhou Evergrande 4–0 Qingdao Jonoon Tianhe Stadium Saturday Night
References
External links Chinese Super League official site