The 1994Chinese Jia-A Leagueseason was the inaugural season ofprofessionalassociation footballand the 33rd top-tier overall league season held in China. The league was expanded to twelve teams and started on April 17, 1994 and ended on November 13 withDalian Wandawinning the championship.
| Season | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dalian Wanda |
| Relegated | Shenyang Liuyao Jiangsu Maint |
| Champions League | Withdrew |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 354 (2.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hu Zhijun(17 goals total) |
| Biggest home win | Beijing6-0Shenyang(Aug 28) |
| Biggest away win | Shanghai1-6Guangzhou(Aug 14) |
| Highest scoring | Liaoning Yuandong6-3Sichuan(Jul 24) |
←1993 1995→ | |
Overview
editBy the start of the 1994 league season theChinese Football Associationhad been demanding full professionalism since 1992, this meant that private businesses were allowed to own or sponsor football clubs for the first time. The Chinese FA would also sell the television rights toCCTVfor 450,000 Yuan and gain sponsorship for the league fromMarlboro.Clubs were awarded with a 700,000 Yuan season appearance fee which saw the average monthly players wages jump up significantly from 100Dollarsto 2000 Dollars.[1]With better wages clubs could now transfer professional foreign players except forBayiwho because they're part of thePeople's Liberation Armyhad to have active military members. The league was also expanded to twelve teams compared to eight from the previous season, while the four teams promoted came from the1992 Chinese Jia-A Leagueleague season because there was no promotion or relegation held in the1993 Chinese Jia-A Leagueleague season. By the end of the seasonDalian Wandawon their first ever championship whileShenyang LiuyaoandJiangsu Maintwere relegated at the end of the season.[2]
Name changes
editWith clubs now professional units they were allowed to gain sponsorship and would often change the clubs names to accommodate the sponsor. Below is a list of the dates on when the clubs officially became professional as well as when they gained their first sponsor and changed their name to accommodate this.
- Dalian football clubwas reorganized as a professional unit on ( July 3, 1992 ), and renamedDalian Wanda Football Clubon March 8, 1994.
- Guangdong Province football teamfootball club was reorganized as a professional unit on ( September 15, 1992 ) and renamedGuangdong Hongyuan Football Club.
- Beijing football teamwas reorganized as a professional unit on ( December 31, 1992 ) and renamedBeijing Guoan Football Club.
- Guangzhou City football teamwas reorganized as a professional unit on ( January 8, 1993 ) and renamedGuangzhou Apollo Football Club.
- Sichuan Province football teamwas reorganized as a professional unit on ( November 8, 1993 ) and renamedSichuan Quanxing Football Club.
- Shandong Province football teamwas reorganized as a professional unit on ( December 2, 1993 ) and renamedShandong Taishan Football Clubon January 29, 1994.
- Shanghai football teamwas reorganized as a professional unit on ( December 10, 1993 ) and renamedShanghai Shenhua Football Club.
- Liaoning Province football teamwas reorganized as a professional unit on ( February 26, 1994 ) and renamedLiaoning Yuandong
- Jiangsu Province football teamwas reorganized as a professional unit on ( March 28, 1994 ) and renamedJiangsu Maint
- Jilin Province football teamwas reorganized as a professional unit in ( 1994 ) and renamedJilin Samsung Football Club
- Shenyang City football teamwas reorganized as a professional unit at the end of ( 1995 ) and renamedShenyang Liuyao Football Club.
Managerial changes
edit| Club | Outgoing | Manner | When | Incoming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liaoning Yuandong |  Yang Yumin
|
Resigned | After Round 4 | Wang Hongli
|
League standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalian Wanda | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 33 | |
| 2 | Guangzhou Apollo | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 27 | |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 26 | |
| 4 | Liaoning Yuandong | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 25 | |
| 5 | Shandong Taishan | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | Sichuan Quanxing | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 23 | |
| 7 | Guangdong Hongyuan | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 23 | |
| 8 | Beijing Guoan | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 22 | |
| 9 | Bayi | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 21 | |
| 10 | Jilin Samsung | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 19 | |
| 11 | Shenyang Liuyao | 22 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 11 | Relegated toJia League |
| 12 | Jiangsu Maint | 22 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 44 | −31 | 10 |
Top scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hu Zhijun
|
Guangzhou Apollo | 17 |
| 2 | Wang Tao
|
Dalian Wanda | 12 |
| Zhuang Yi
|
Liaoning Yuandong | 12 | |
| 4 | Xie Feng
|
Beijing Guoan | 11 |
| 5 |  Vladimir Nakhratov
|
Shanghai Shenhua | 10 |
| Gao Feng
|
Beijing Guoan | 10 | |
| Li Bing
|
Liaoning Yuandong | 10 | |
| 8 | Gao Xu
|
Dalian Wanda | 9 |
| Fan Zhiyi
|
Shanghai Shenhua | 9 | |
| Li Xiao
|
Shanghai Shenhua | 9 | |
References
edit- ^1994: Trung quốc túc cầu lạp khai cạnh kỹ thể dục chức nghiệp hóa đại mạcat news.qq.com
- ^China League 1994at rsssf.org
External links
edit- China - List of final tables (RSSSF)
- Statisticsat Zuqiuziliao.cn(in Chinese)