2018 in Chinese football

Football in China
Season2018
Men's football
Super LeagueShanghai SIPG
League OneWuhan Zall
League TwoSichuan Longfor
Champions LeagueTaizhou Yuanda
FA CupBeijing Sinobo Guoan
CFA Super CupGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao
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The 2018 season was the 68th season of competitive association football in China.

Promotion and relegation

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Chinese Super League
China League One
China League Two

National teams

China national football team

Main article: China national football team

China women's national football team

Main article: China women's national football team


AFC competitions

2018 AFC Champions League

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

Men's Football

League season

Chinese Super League

Main article: 2018 Chinese Super League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shanghai SIPG (C) 30 21 5 4 77 33 +44 68 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 30 20 3 7 82 36 +46 63
3 Shandong Luneng Taishan 30 17 7 6 57 39 +18 58 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Beijing Sinobo Guoan[a] 30 15 8 7 64 45 +19 53 Qualification to Champions League group stage
5 Jiangsu Suning 30 13 9 8 48 33 +15 48
6 Hebei China Fortune 30 10 9 11 46 50 −4 39
7 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua 30 10 8 12 44 53 −9 38
8 Beijing Renhe 30 9 10 11 33 46 −13 37
9 Tianjin Quanjian 30 9 9 12 41 48 −7 36[b]
10 Guangzhou R&F 30 10 6 14 49 61 −12 36[b]
11 Dalian Yifang 30 10 5 15 37 57 −20 35
12 Henan Jianye 30 10 4 16 30 45 −15 34
13 Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 30 8 8 14 40 46 −6 32[c]
14 Tianjin Teda 30 8 8 14 41 54 −13 32[c]
15 Changchun Yatai (R) 30 8 8 14 45 56 −11 32[c] Relegation to League One
16 Guizhou Hengfeng (R) 30 7 3 20 34 66 −32 24
Source: League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Reserve league points; 6) U19 Elite league points; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 10) Draw
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Beijing Sinobo Guoan qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Chinese FA Cup winners.
  2. ^ a b Tianjin Quanjian is ahead of Guangzhou R&F on head-to-head points: Tianjin Quanjian 2–1 Guangzhou R&F, Guangzhou R&F 2–6 Tianjin Quanjian.
  3. ^ a b c Chongqing Dangdai Lifan, Tianjin Teda and Changchun Yatai were ranked by head-to-head points: Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 7 pts, Tianjin Teda 5 pts, Changchun Yatai 4 pts.

China League One

Main article: 2018 China League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wuhan Zall (C, P) 30 18 9 3 60 25 +35 63 Promotion to Super League
2 Shenzhen F.C. (P) 30 15 8 7 57 34 +23 53
3 Zhejiang Greentown 30 14 9 7 53 38 +15 51
4 Qingdao Huanghai 30 13 10 7 63 44 +19 49
5 Beijing Enterprises Group 30 12 11 7 43 34 +9 47
6 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 30 12 9 9 43 38 +5 45
7 Heilongjiang Lava Spring[a] 30 10 11 9 37 33 +4 41[b]
8 Liaoning F.C. 30 11 8 11 35 44 −9 41[b]
9 Meizhou Hakka[a] 30 11 7 12 40 43 −3 40
10 Yanbian Funde[c] (R, D, R) 30 11 5 14 34 36 −2 38 Disbanded after season
11 Shanghai Shenxin 30 11 4 15 37 45 −8 37[d]
12 Zhejiang Yiteng (D, R) 30 10 7 13 43 53 −10 37[d] Relegation to League Two[1]
13 Nei Mongol Zhongyou[a] 30 10 4 16 36 54 −18 34[e]
14 Meizhou Meixian Techand[a] (O) 30 8 10 12 41 44 −3 34[e] Qualification to Relegation play-offs
15 Dalian Transcendence[f] (R, D) 30 7 7 16 28 48 −20 28 Disbanded after season
16 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 30 3 9 18 24 61 −37 18
Source: League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Reserve league points; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 9) Draw
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Ineligible for promotion.[2]
  2. ^ a b Heilongjiang Lava Spring is ahead of Liaoning on head-to-head points: Heilongjiang Lava Spring 2–0 Liaoning, Liaoning 2–1 Heilongjiang Lava Spring.
  3. ^ Yanbian Funde was disqualified by CFA and was dissolved due to tax owed.[3]
  4. ^ a b Shanghai Shenxin is ahead of Zhejiang Yiteng on head-to-head points: Shanghai Shenxin 1–0 Zhejiang Yiteng, Zhejiang Yiteng 0–1 Shanghai Shenxin.
  5. ^ a b Nei Mongol Zhongyou is ahead of Meizhou Meixian Techand on head-to-head points: Nei Mongol Zhongyou 1–0 Meizhou Meixian Techand, Meizhou Meixian Techand 1–3 Nei Mongol Zhongyou.
  6. ^ Dalian Transcendence was ineligible for promotion. And Dalian was dissolved after failing to submit the salary & bonus confirmation form.[2][4]

China League Two

Main article: 2018 China League Two
North Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic (Q, P) 26 17 2 7 41 20 +21 53 Qualification to Play-offs
2 Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli (Q) 26 15 7 4 45 20 +25 52[a]
3 Shenyang Urban (Q) 26 16 4 6 51 28 +23 52[a]
4 Qingdao Jonoon (Q) 26 16 3 7 44 23 +21 51
5 Yinchuan Helanshan 26 14 7 5 45 23 +22 49 9th–26th place Play-offs
6 Hebei Elite 26 11 10 5 50 32 +18 43[b]
7 Jilin Baijia 26 13 4 9 41 33 +8 43[b]
8 Baoding Yingli ETS 26 13 3 10 38 30 +8 42
9 Dalian Boyoung 26 12 4 10 34 27 +7 40
10 Zibo Sunday 26 10 5 11 34 31 +3 35
11 Beijing BIT 26 8 2 16 39 50 −11 26
12 Yanbian Beiguo 26 7 3 16 29 49 −20 24
13 Baotou Nanjiao 26 3 0 23 24 68 −44 9
14 Shenyang Dongjin 26 0 0 26 0 81 −81 0 Defunct
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card)
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli is ahead of Shenyang Urban on head-to-head points: Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli 2–1 Shenyang Urban, Shenyang Urban 1–2 Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli.
  2. ^ a b Hebei Elite is ahead of Jilin Baijia on head-to-head points: Hebei Elite 2–1 Jilin Baijia, Jilin Baijia 3–5 Hebei Elite.
South Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sichuan Longfor (Q, C, P) 26 23 3 0 86 10 +76 72 Qualification to Play-offs
2 Nantong Zhiyun (Q, P) 26 18 4 4 55 21 +34 58
3 Fujian Tianxin (Q) 26 12 7 7 33 24 +9 43
4 Shenzhen Ledman (Q) 26 11 8 7 31 26 +5 41
5 Hunan Billows 26 10 10 6 42 28 +14 40 9th–26th place Play-offs
6 Suzhou Dongwu 26 10 9 7 26 26 0 39[a]
7 Zhenjiang Huasa 26 11 6 9 27 31 −4 39[a]
8 Hainan Boying 26 8 9 9 22 28 −6 33[b]
9 Shenzhen Pengcheng 26 8 9 9 24 24 0 33[b]
10 Yunnan Flying Tigers 26 8 9 9 29 23 +6 33[b]
11 Jiangxi Liansheng 26 7 9 10 33 32 +1 30
12 Sichuan Jiuniu 26 6 9 11 23 25 −2 27
13 Shanghai Sunfun 26 3 2 21 18 73 −55 11
14 Anhui Hefei Guiguan 26 0 0 26 0 78 −78 0 Defunct
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Suzhou Dongwu is ahead of Zhenjiang Huasa on head-to-head points: Suzhou Dongwu 0–0 Zhenjiang Huasa, Zhenjiang Huasa 0–1 Suzhou Dongwu.
  2. ^ a b c Hainan Boying and Shenzhen Pengcheng are ahead of Yunnan Flying Tigers on head-to-head points: Hainan Boying 5 pts, Shenzhen Pengcheng 5 pts, Yunnan Flying Tigers 4 pts. Hainan Boying is ahead of Shenzhen Pengcheng on head-to-head goals scored.
Overall table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sichuan Longfor (C, P) 31 27 4 0 95 10 +85 85 China League One
2 Nantong Zhiyun (P) 31 21 5 5 58 22 +36 68
3 Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic[a] (P) 31 18 4 9 44 24 +20 58
4 Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli 31 16 9 6 46 23 +23 57
5 Shenzhen Ledman 28 11 10 7 33 28 +5 43 Disbanded after season[5]
6 Shenyang Urban 28 16 5 7 51 29 +22 53
7 Fujian Tianxin 28 12 8 8 33 25 +8 44
8 Qingdao Jonoon 28 16 3 9 44 29 +15 51
9 Yinchuan Helanshan 28 16 7 5 49 24 +25 55
10 Hunan Billows 28 10 10 8 43 32 +11 40
11 Hebei Elite 28 12 11 5 55 33 +22 47
12 Suzhou Dongwu 28 10 10 8 27 31 −4 40
13 Zhenjiang Huasa 28 12 7 9 31 33 −2 43
14 Jilin Baijia 28 13 5 10 43 37 +6 44
15 Baoding Yingli ETS 28 15 3 10 42 31 +11 48
16 Hainan Boying 28 8 9 11 23 32 −9 33 Disbanded after season[5]
17 Dalian Boyoung 28 14 4 10 40 30 +10 46
18 Shenzhen Pengcheng 28 8 9 11 27 30 −3 33
19 Zibo Sunday 28 12 5 11 38 32 +6 41
20 Yunnan Flying Tigers[b] 28 8 9 11 30 27 +3 33 Disbanded after season[5]
21 Beijing BIT 28 9 3 16 44 53 −9 30
22 Jiangxi Liansheng 28 7 10 11 36 37 −1 31
23 Yanbian Beiguo 28 8 4 16 31 50 −19 28
24 Sichuan Jiuniu 28 6 10 12 24 27 −3 28
25 Baotou Nanjiao 28 5 0 23 30 68 −38 15
26 Shanghai Sunfun 28 3 2 23 18 79 −61 11 Disbanded after season[5]
27 Anhui Hefei Guiguan 26 0 0 26 0 78 −78 0 Defunct
28 Shenyang Dongjin 26 0 0 26 0 81 −81 0
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: (Teams ranked 5th-8th) 1) Points in playoffs; 2) Goal difference in playoffs; 3) Goals scored in playoffs; 4) Average points in group stage; 5) Drawing of lots
(Teams ranked 9th-26th) 1) Points in playoffs; 2) Goals scored in playoffs; 3) Away goals scored in playoffs; 4) Overtime; 5) Penalty shoot-out
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic was originally advanced to promotion play-offs but lost in the promotion play-offs. However, Shaanxi was promoted following the disqualification of the China League One side Yanbian Funde.[6][7]
  2. ^ Yunnan Flying Tigers was disqualified by CFA.[6]
Play-offs
25th–26th place
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Baotou Nanjiao 6–0 Shanghai Sunfun 3–0 3–0
23rd–24th place
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Yanbian Beiguo 2–1 Sichuan Jiuniu 1–1 1–0
21st–22nd place
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Beijing BIT 5–3 Jiangxi Liansheng 3–1 2–2
19th–20th place
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Yunnan Flying Tigers 1–4 Zibo Sunday 1–2 0–2
17th–18th place
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shenzhen Pengcheng 3–6 Dalian Boyoung 1–2 2–4
15th–16th place
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hainan Boying 1–4 Baoding Yingli ETS 0–1 1–3
13th–14th place
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jilin Baijia 2–4 Zhenjiang Huasa 0–2 2–2
11th–12th place
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Suzhou Dongwu 1–5 Hebei Elite 1–1 0–4
9th–10th place
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hunan Billows 1–4 Yinchuan Helanshan 1–3 0–1
Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shenzhen Ledman 2–2 (a) Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic 2–2 0–0
Shenyang Urban 0–1 Nantong Zhiyun 0–0 0–1
Qingdao Jonoon 0–6 Sichuan Longfor 0–2 0–4
Fujian Tianxin 0–1 Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli 0–0 0–1
Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nantong Zhiyun 2–0 Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic 1–0 1–0
Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli 0–2 (a.e.t.) Sichuan Longfor 0–0 0–2
Third-Place Match
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic1–0Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli
  • Yang He 90+1'
Attendance: 35,683

Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic qualified to 2018 China League One relegation play-offs.

Final Match
Nantong Zhiyun0–1Sichuan Longfor
Attendance: 14,986
Referee: Xing Qi

Cup competitions

Chinese FA Cup

Main article: 2018 Chinese FA Cup

Chinese FA Super Cup

Main article: 2018 Chinese FA Super Cup
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao4–1Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
 Report
Attendance: 23,998
Referee: Fu Ming (Beijing)

Women's Football

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