2013 Chinese Super League
The 2013 Chinese Super League was the tenth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 20th season of a professional football league and the 52nd top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande won their third consecutive title with an 18-point advantage ahead of runners-up Shandong Luneng.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2012 China League OneTeams disbanded
Teams relegated to 2013 China League One
- Henan Jianye
Clubs
Clubs and locations
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 | N/A | Aleksandar Stanojević | 28 November 2012 |
Dalian Aerbin | Aleksandar Stanojević | Resigned | 19 November 2012 | N/A | Xu Hong | 11 December 2012 |
Guizhou Renhe | Gao Hongbo | Resigned | 17 December 2012 | N/A | Gong Lei | 17 December 2012 |
Shandong Luneng Taishan | Wu Jingui | Technical assistant | 3 November 2012 | N/A | Radomir Antić | 25 December 2012 |
Changchun Yatai | Svetozar Šapurić | Sacked | 27 December 2012 | N/A | Li Shubin | 27 December 2012 |
Dalian Aerbin | Xu Hong | Resigned | 18 February 2013 | N/A | Li Ming | 18 February 2013 |
Shanghai SIPG | Jiang Bingyao | Fitness coach | 27 February 2013 | N/A | Gao Hongbo | 27 February 2013 |
Wuhan Zall | Zheng Xiong | Resigned | 21 April 2013 | 15th | Ljubiša Tumbaković | 22 April 2013 |
Guangzhou R&F | Sérgio Farias | Sacked | 19 May 2013 | 13th | Li Bing | 19 May 2013 |
Changchun Yatai | Li Shubin | Resigned | 20 May 2013 | 15th | Svetozar Šapurić | 20 May 2013 |
Dalian Aerbin | Li Ming | Club director | 3 June 2013 | 7th | Simo Krunić | 3 June 2013 |
Guangzhou R&F | Li Bing | Technical assistant | 4 June 2013 | 13th | Sven-Göran Eriksson | 4 June 2013 |
Shanghai Shenhua | Sergio Batista | Resigned | 4 July 2013 | 13th | Shen Xiangfu | 4 July 2013 |
Shanghai Shenxin | Zhu Jiong | Sacked | 7 July 2013 | 13th | Guo Guangqi | 7 July 2013 |
Wuhan Zall | Ljubiša Tumbaković | Sacked | 18 August 2013 | 16th | Wang Jun | 19 August 2013 |
Qingdao Jonoon | Chang Woe-Ryong | Sacked | 20 August 2013 | 10th | Li Yingfa | 20 August 2013 |
Qingdao Jonoon | Li Yingfa | -- | 5 September 2013 | 13th | Goran Stevanović | 5 September 2013 |
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.Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Asian Player | Former Players |
Beijing Guoan | Darko Matić | Joffre Guerrón | Frédéric Kanouté | Peter Utaka | Egor Krimets | André Lima |
Changchun Yatai | Éder Baiano | Eninho | Isac | Jan Rezek | Anzur Ismailov | Matt McKay Zé Carlos |
Dalian Aerbin | Fábio Rochemback | Guillaume Hoarau | Seydou Keita | Nabil Baha | Daniel Mullen | Peter Utaka |
Guangzhou Evergrande | Darío Conca | Elkeson | Muriqui | Kim Young-Gwon | Lucas Barrios | |
Guangzhou R&F | Eddy Bosnar | Rafael Coelho | Davi | Yakubu | Rostyn Griffiths | Jumar |
Guizhou Renhe | Zvjezdan Misimović | Zlatan Muslimović | Rafa Jordà | Nano | Jonas Salley | |
Hangzhou Greentown | Mazola | Davy Claude Angan | Masashi Oguro | Luka Žinko | Kim Dong-Jin | Marek Jarolím |
Jiangsu Sainty | Hamdi Salihi | Eleílson | Cristian Dănălache | Aleksandar Jevtić | Kamoliddin Tajiev | Sergey Krivets |
Liaoning Whowin | Pablo Brandán | Edú | Miloš Trifunović | James Chamanga | Shavkat Mullajanov | |
Qingdao Jonoon | Pablo Caballero | Gustavo | Bruno Meneghel | Gabriel Melkam | Joel Griffiths | George Mourad Sherzod Karimov |
Shandong Luneng | Leonardo Pisculichi | Vágner Love | Gilberto Macena | Roda Antar | Ryan McGowan | Marius Niculae |
Shanghai Shenhua | Rolando Schiavi | Patricio Toranzo | Dady | Giovanni Moreno | Firas Al-Khatib | |
Shanghai Shenxin | Antônio Flávio | Johnny | Kieza | Jaílton Paraíba | Michael Marrone | |
Shanghai SIPG | Daniel McBreen | Luis Cabezas | Ransford Addo | Ibán Cuadrado | Bernie Ibini-Isei | Chris Dickson |
Tianjin Teda | Andrezinho | Baré | Éder Lima | Carmelo Valencia | Erik Paartalu | Dinélson Lima Vladimir Jovančić |
Wuhan Zall | Garra Dembélé | Bentley | Jacques Faty | Miloš Stojanović | Cho Won-Hee | Santos Novak Martinović |
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan players
Club | Player 1 |
Beijing Guo'an | Lee Chi Ho |
Guizhou Renhe | Xavier Chen |
- Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.
League table
Results
Positions by round
Goalscorers
Top scorers
Source:SoccerwayHat-tricks
Awards
- Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: Darío Conca
- Chinese Super League Golden Boot Winner: Elkeson
- Chinese Super League Domestic Golden Boot Award: Wu Lei
- Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year: Zeng Cheng
- Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year: Jin Jingdao
- Chinese Football Association Manager of the Year: Marcello Lippi
- Chinese Football Association Referee of the Year: Li Jun
- Chinese Super League Fair Play Award: Shanghai SIPG, Guangzhou Evergrande, Beijing Guoan
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year :
- *GK Zeng Cheng
- *DF Zhang Linpeng, Xu Yunlong, Kim Young-Gwon, Zheng Zheng
- *MF Zheng Zhi, Zhang Xizhe, Wang Yongpo, Darío Conca
- *FW Elkeson, Muriqui
League Attendance
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Top 10 Attendances
Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Weekday | Time of Day |
58,792 | 17 | 14 July 2013 | Jiangsu Sainty | 1-2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center | Sunday | Night |
56,300 | 22 | 25 August 2013 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1-0 | Guangzhou R&F | Tianhe Stadium | Sunday | Night |
48,013 | 12 | 1 June 2013 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0-0 | Shandong Luneng | Tianhe Stadium | Saturday | Night |
47,666 | 25 | 21 September 2013 | Tianjin Teda | 1-0 | Beijing Guo'an | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium | Saturday | Night |
46,310 | 3 | 29 March 2013 | Beijing Guo'an | 1-1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Workers' Stadium | Friday | Night |
46,208 | 26 | 28 September 2013 | Beijing Guo'an | 2-0 | Shanghai Shenhua | Workers' Stadium | Saturday | Night |
46,179 | 27 | Oct. 6th, 2013 | Shandong Luneng | 2-4 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium | Sunday | Afternoon |
45,671 | 19 | 3 August 2013 | Guizhou Maotai | 2-2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | Saturday | Night |
43,539 | 19 | 4 August 2013 | Beijing Guo'an | 3-3 | Jiangsu Sainty | Workers' Stadium | Sunday | Night |
43,121 | 17 | 14 July 2013 | Beijing Guo'an | 3-1 | Wuhan Zall | Workers' Stadium | Sunday | Night |
Source:CSL Official Site