2011 Chinese Super League


The 2011 Chinese Super League 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 F.C. clinched their first ever Chinese Super League title on September 28, 2011.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2010 China League One
Teams relegated to 2011 China League One

Stadia and Locations

ClubHead CoachCityStadiumCapacity2010 season
Beijing Guoan Jaime PachecoBeijingWorkers Stadium66,1615th
Changchun Yatai Shen XiangfuChangchun, JilinDevelopment Area Stadium25,0009th
Chengdu Blades P Lawrie McKinnaChengdu, SichuanChengdu Sports Centre39,225CL1, 2nd
Dalian Shide Nelo VingadaDalian, LiaoningJinzhou Stadium30,7756th
Guangzhou Evergrande P Lee Jang-SooGuangzhou, GuangdongTianhe Stadium60,161CL1, 1st
Hangzhou Greentown Wu JinguiHangzhou, ZhejiangMeihu Sports Centre
Jiaxing Stadium 		35,260
35,000		4th
Henan Jianye Jo BonfrèreZhengzhou, HenanHanghai Stadium28,0008th
Jiangsu Sainty Dragan OkukaNanjing, JiangsuNanjing Olympic Sports Center61,44311th
Liaoning Whowin Ma LinShenyang, LiaoningTiexi New District Sports Center30,0007th
Nanchang Hengyuan Zhu JiongNanchang, JiangxiNanchang Bayi Stadium26,00013th
Qingdao Jonoon Chang Woe-RyongQingdao, ShandongQingdao Tiantai Stadium20,52514th
Shaanxi Renhe Gao HongboXi'an, ShaanxiShaanxi Province Stadium47,56510th
Shandong Luneng Taishan TH Manuel BarbosaJinan, ShandongShandong Provincial Stadium43,7001st
Shanghai Shenhua Xi ZhikangShanghaiHongkou Stadium33,0603rd
Shenzhen Philippe TroussierShenzhen, GuangdongShenzhen Stadium32,50012th
Tianjin TEDA Arie HaanTianjinTEDA Football Stadium
Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium 		36,390
60,000		2nd

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Henan Jianye Tang YaodongSacked11 November 2010N/A Kim Hak-Beom27 November 2010
Jiangsu Sainty Pei EncaiSacked30 November 2010N/A Ján Kocian8 December 2010
Shanghai Shenhua Miroslav BlaževićEnd of contract11 December 2010N/A Xi Zhikang12 December 2010
Beijing Guoan Wei KexingSacked21 December 2010N/A Jaime Pacheco4 January 2011
Qingdao Jonoon Guo KanfengSacked29 December 2010N/A Chang Woe-Ryong16 January 2011
Shenzhen Siniša GogićEnd of contract31 December 2010N/A Philippe Troussier22 February 2011
Chengdu Blades Wang BaoshanSacked31 December 2010N/A Lawrie McKinna19 March 2011
Jiangsu Sainty Ján KocianSacked5 May 201115th Dragan Okuka10 May 2011
Shandong Luneng Taishan Branko IvankovićResigned5 May 20118th Rajko Magić5 May 2011
Henan Jianye Kim Hak-BeomSacked5 May 20118th Zhao Wei 23 May 2011
Dalian Shide Park Seong-HwaSacked29 May 201112th Li Xicai 29 May 2011
Dalian Shide Li Xicai Caretaking spell over31 May 201112th Gai Zengjun 31 May 2011
Henan Jianye Zhao Wei Caretaking spell over29 June 201115th Jo Bonfrère29 June 2011
Shaanxi Renhe Milorad KosanovićSacked19 July 20115th Slobodan Santrač20 July 2011
Dalian Shide Gai Zengjun Caretaking spell over20 July 201112th Nelo Vingada20 July 2011
Shanghai Shenhua Xi ZhikangSacked10 August 20119th Dražen Besek10 August 2011
Shandong Luneng Taishan Rajko MagićResigned17 September 20117th Manuel Barbosa17 September 2011
Shaanxi Renhe Slobodan SantračSacked24 September 201110th 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. 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.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Asian PlayerFormer Players*
Beijing Guoan Darko Matić Walter Martinez François Ladji Keita Joel Griffiths Roberto
Changchun Yatai Dori Nei Modeste M'bami Yovanny Arrechea Anzur Ismailov Radomir Koković
Chengdu Blades Brendon Šantalab Javier Estupiñán John Hutchinson Jonas Salley Adam Kwasnik
Dalian Shide Adriano Martin Kamburov Murod Kholmukhamedov James Chamanga Ahn Jung-Hwan Jeon Kwang-Jin
Kim Jin-Kyu
Guangzhou Evergrande Darío Conca Cléo Muriqui Paulão Cho Won-Hee Renato Cajá
Hangzhou Greentown Randy Diamond Luis Ramírez Paulo Pezzolano Sebastián Vázquez Adam Griffiths Matías Masiero
Henan Jianye Marcos Flores Fabão Leandro Netto Christopher Katongo Lee Joon-Yeob Thiago Potiguar
Rômulo
Jiangsu Sainty Eleílson Paolo de la Haza Cristian Dănălache Aleksandar Jevtić Kamoliddin Tajiev Bruce Djite
Alex Wilkinson
Liaoning Whowin Dean Heffernan Valdo Jean Michel N'Lend Vladimir Bogdanović Kim You-Jin
Nanchang Hengyuan Camilo di Carmo Johnny Paulo Roberto Ko Jae-Sung Jonathan Ramis
Diego Vera
Qingdao Jonoon Éber Luís Léo San Gabriel Melkam Aziz Ibrahimov Ildar Magdeev
Shaanxi Renhe Wilson Fabio Firmani Derek Riordan Miloš Bajalica Dino Djulbic Tomáš Oravec
Shandong Luneng Taishan Fabiano Obina Ricardo Julio César de León Roda Antar Renato Silva
Shanghai Shenhua Facundo Pérez Castro Luis Salmerón Juan Camilo Angulo Eisner Loboa Duvier Riascos
Abdulkader Dakka
Shenzhen Ronald Rivero Rony Flores Chris Killen Janez Zavrl Takashi Rakuyama Seiichiro Maki
Ermin Rakovič
Tianjin TEDA Luciano Olguín Marius Bilaşco Marko Zorić Song Chong-gug Kwon Jip
Obiora Odita

League table

Positions by round

Results

Goalscorers

Updated to games played on 2 November 2011.

Top scorers

Other scorers

;8 goals
;7 goals
;6 goals
;5 goals
;4 goals
;3 goals
;2 goals
;1 goal
;Own goals

League Attendance

Top 10 Attendances

AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueWeekdayTime of Day
53,375181 August 2011Beijing Guo'an1–1Guangzhou EvergrandeWorkers' StadiumMondayNight
50,389156 July 2011Guangzhou Evergrande4–0Chengdu BladesTianhe StadiumWednesdayNight
50,00012 April 2011Guangzhou Evergrande1–0Dalian ShideTianhe StadiumSaturdayNight
49,6932716 October 2011Guangzhou Evergrande3–0Shanghai ShenhuaTianhe StadiumSundayNight
48,920929 May 2011Guangzhou Evergrande1–1Changchun YataiTianhe StadiumSundayNight
48,6572929 October 2011Beijing Guo'an2–3Shaanxi ChanbaWorkers' StadiumSaturdayAfternoon
48,5001714 July 2011Guangzhou Evergrande5–0Nanchang HengyuanTianhe StadiumThursdayNight
48,3832524 September 2011Guangzhou Evergrande4–0Tianjin TedaTianhe StadiumFridayNight
48,3121118 June 2011Guangzhou Evergrande2–0Shaanxi ChanbaTianhe StadiumSaturdayNight
48,160196 August 2011Guangzhou Evergrande4–0Qingdao JonoonTianhe StadiumSaturdayNight