1997 Chinese Jia-A League

Chinese Jia-A League

Season	1997
Champions	Dalian Wanda (3rd title)
Relegated	Tianjin Lifei Guangdong Hongyuan
Asian Club Championship	Dalian Wanda
Matches	132
Goals	305 (2.31 per match)
Top goalscorer	Hao Haidong (14 goals)
Average attendance	21,220
← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 Chinese Jia-A League season (known as Marlboro Jia-A League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of professional association football and the 36th top-tier overall league season held in China. Starting on March 16 and ending on November 29, it was contested by 12 teams and Dalian Wanda won the championship making it their third championship title.

Events

On 20 July 1997, in a round 10 league fixture, Beijing Guoan defeated Shanghai Shenhua in the Jing–Hu rivalry by a score of 9−1.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 1996 Chinese Jia-B League

• Qianwei Huandao
• Qingdao Hainiu

Teams relegated from 1996 Chinese Jia-A League

• Shenzhen Feiyada
• Guangzhou Songri

Personnel

Team	Manager
August 1st
Beijing Guoan	Jin Zhiyang
Dalian Wanda	Chi Shangbin
Guangdong Hongyuan	He Jinlun
Guangzhou Apollo	Mai Chao
Jinan Taishan Jiangjun	Yin Tiesheng
Qianwei Huanduo	Klaus Schlappner
Qingdao Hainiu	Liu Guojiang
Shanghai Shenhua	Andrzej Strejlau
Sichuan Quanxing
Tianjin Lifei	Chen Jingang
Yanbian Aodong	Choi Eun-taek

Foreign players

As a military-owned team, August 1st were not allowed to sign any foreign players.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Former players
Beijing Guoan	Casiano Delvalle	Jorge Campos	Andrés Olivas	William Inganga
Dalian Wanda	Jens Fjellström	Niclas Nylén	Stefan Lindqvist	Oleg Dulub Krister Lundgren Magnus Sköldmark
Guangdong Hongyuan	Mark Brennan	Paul Raynor	Mark Williams
Guangzhou Apollo	Peter Blazincic	Robert Markovac	Dominic Iorfa	Kim Rasmussen Riffi Haddaoui
Jinan Taishan Jiangjun
Qianwei Huandao	Paul Rideout	Jens Kunath	Andrés González	Stefan Beneking Frederick Commodore
Qingdao Hainiu	David Slame	Kabamba Kalande		Viktor Derbunov
Shanghai Shenhua	Valentin Stanchev	Adolfo Fatecha	Valeri Kleymyonov	Dimitar Vasev Christian Perez Edgar Denis
Sichuan Quanxing	Fabiano	Marcelo Marmelo	Ihor Lishchuk
Tianjin Samsung	Javier Espínola	Ronaldo	José González
Yanbian Aodong	Bulayima Mukuayanzo	Zola Kiniambi	Choi Sang-hoon	Lee Jun-tae

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dalian Wanda	22	15	6	1	47	16	+31	51	1998–99 Asian Club Championship qualification
2	Shanghai Shenhua	22	11	7	4	36	22	+14	40
3	Beijing Guoan	22	8	10	4	34	20	+14	34
4	Yanbian Aodong	22	8	5	9	23	23	0	29
5	Qianwei Huandao	22	8	5	9	28	28	0	29
6	Jinan Taishan Jiangjun	22	7	7	8	19	22	−3	28
7	Sichuan Quanxing	22	6	9	7	30	27	+3	27
8	Guangzhou Apollo	22	5	10	7	14	20	−6	25
9	Qingdao Hainiu	22	6	7	9	16	27	−11	25
10	August 1st	22	5	10	7	22	34	−12	25
11	Tianjin Lifei	22	5	8	9	20	28	−8	23	Relegated to Jia-B League
12	Guangdong Hongyuan	22	4	4	14	16	38	−22	16

Source: rsssf.com

References

• China - List of final tables (RSSSF)