# 2008 in Chinese football

These are the details relating to the 2008 Chinese football season.

## Overview
### Domestic champions

| Competition | Winners |
| Super League | Shandong Luneng |
| League One | Jiangsu Sainty |
| League Two | Shenyang Dongjin |
| League Three | Wuhan Dongfeng Honda |
| Reserve League | Wuhan Guanggu |
| U-19 League | Beijing Guoan |
| U-19 Winners' Cup | Jiangsu FA |
| U-17 League | Changchun Yatai |
| U-17 Winners' Cup | Shandong Luneng |
| U-15 League | Shandong Luneng |
| U-15 Winners' Cup | Shandong Luneng |
| University League | Three Gorges University |
| Women's Super League | Dalian Shide |
| Women's Championship | Jiangsu Huatai |
| Women's FA Cup | Shanghai SMG |
| Women's Super Cup | Dalian Shide |
| Futsal League | Wuhan Dilong |
| Futsal FA Cup | Wuhan Dilong |
| University Futsal League | Wuhan University |
| Beach Soccer Championship | Beijing Sport University |

### International results

| Competition | Results |
| AFC Champions League 2008 | Changchun Yatai, Group stage Beijing Guoan, Group stage |
| 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) | Did not qualify |
| 2008 Olympics – Men's Football | 13th place |
| 2008 Olympics – Women's Football | 5th place |
| 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup | Runners-up |
| East Asian Cup 2008 | 3rd place |
| Women's East Asian Cup 2008 | 3rd place |
| 2008 Algarve Cup | 9th place |
| 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | Group stage |
| AFC U-19 Championship 2008 | Quarter-finals (Did not qualify for WC) |
| AFC U-16 Championship 2008 | Group stage (Did not qualify for WC) |
| AFF U19 Youth Championship 2008 | 3rd place |
| AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009 qualification | Qualified |
| 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup | Group stage |
| 2008 AFC Futsal Championship | 4th place (Qualified for WC) |
| Kuala Lumpur World Futsal 2008 | 9th place |
| AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2008 | 4th place (Did not qualify for WC) |
| 2008 Asian Beach Games – Beach soccer | Quarter-finals |
| 2008 Paralympics – Football 5-a-side | Silver medal |
| 2008 Paralympics – Football 7-a-side | 8th place |

## Domestic competitions
### 2008 Chinese Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shandong Luneng Taishan (C) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 63 | 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 61 | 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 3 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 58 | 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 4 | Tianjin Master Kong | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 57 | 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 5 | Shaanxi Neo-China Chanba | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 52 | |
| 6 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 45 | |
| 7 | Guangzhou GPC Zhongyi | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 40 | |
| 8 | Qingdao Shengwen Jonoon | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 39 | |
| 9 | Zhejiang Greentown | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 39 | |
| 10 | Henan Siwulaojiao | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 36 | |
| 11 | Changsha Ginde | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 34 | |
| 12 | Shenzhen Xiangxue Shangqingyin | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 33 | |
| 13 | Chengdu Blades | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 32 | |
| 14 | Dalian Haichang | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 30 | |
| 15 | Liaoning Whowin (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 27 | Relegation to China League One |
| 16 | Wuhan South Asia Optics Valley | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 90 | −90 | 0 | Withdrew from the league and folded |
* 1 2 Qingdao: 6 pts, 4–1; Zhejiang: 0 pts, 1–4
* ↑ Wuhan Guanggu withdrew from the league and folded; all of their matches were scratched and counted as 3–0 wins to their opponents.

### 2008 China League One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Jiangsu Sainty (C, P) | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 59 | Promotion to Chinese Super League |
| 2 | Chongqing Lifan (P) | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 43 | Promotion to Chinese Super League |
| 3 | Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 42 | |
| 4 | Anhui Jiufang | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 30 | |
| 5 | Sichuan F.C. | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 29 | |
| 6 | Shanghai East Asia | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 28 | |
| 7 | Beijing BIT | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 28 | |
| 8 | Qingdao Hailifeng | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 28 | |
| 9 | Yanbian F.C. | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 28 | |
| 10 | Nanjing Yoyo | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 27 | |
| 11 | Wuxi Zobon | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 27 | |
| 12 | Beijing Hongdeng | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 26 | |
| 13 | Yantai Yiteng (R) | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 25 | Relegation to China League Two |
* 1 2 3 4 Shanghai 10 pts; Beijing A. 9 pts; Qingdao 8 pts; Yanbian 6 pts
* 1 2 Wuxi 1−0 Nanjing; Nanjing 1−0 Wuxi

### 2008 China League Two
#### Southern Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Guangdong Sunray Cave (Q, P) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 31 | Qualification for Play-offs semi-final |
| 2 | Tianjin Songjiang (Q) | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 29 | Qualification for Play-offs first round |
| 3 | Hunan Billows (Q) | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 28 | Qualification for Play-offs first round |
| 4 | Guizhou Zhicheng (Q) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 25 | Qualification for Play-offs first round |
| 5 | Suzhou Trips | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 20 | |
| 6 | Wenzhou Tomorrow | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 9 | |
| 7 | Ningbo Huaao | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 7 | |
| 8 | Zhanjiang Tiandi No.1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 31 | −27 | 7 | |

#### Northern Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Shenyang Dongjin (Q, C, P) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 32 | Qualification for Play-offs semi-final |
| 2 | Shijiazhuang Tiangong (Q) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 26 | Qualification for Play-offs first round |
| 3 | Hangzhou Sanchao (Q) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 25 | Qualification for Play-offs first round |
| 4 | Tianjin Huochetou (Q) | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 23 | Qualification for Play-offs first round |
| 5 | Shaanxi Star | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 19 | |
| 6 | Xinjiang Sport Lottery | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 17 | |
| 7 | Tianjin Dongli | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 8 | |
| 8 | Nanjing Baotai | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 28 | −22 | 4 | |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored.

#### Play-offs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Shijiazhuang Tiangong | 1–2 | Hunan Billows | 0–2 | 1 – 0 |
| China Three Gorges University | 6–1 | Shenzhen University | 3–0 | 3 – 1 |
| Tianjin Huochetou | 5–2 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 4–0 | 1 – 2 |
| Hangzhou Sanchao | 1–6 | Tianjin Songjiang | 0–2 | 1 – 4 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hunan Billows | 1–5 | Tianjin Huochetou | 0–1 | 1 – 4 |
| China Three Gorges University | 2 – 2 (P 5–4) | Tianjin Songjiang | 0–2 | 2 – 0 (aet) |
Guangdong Sunray Cave won 4–1 on aggregate and promoted to China League One 2009.
Shenyang Dongjin 1–1 China Three Gorges University on aggregate. Shenyang Dongjin won 4–3 on penalties and promoted to China League One 2009.

### China League Three 2008

* Final: Wuhan Dongfeng Honda 6–1 Hunchun Procuratorate

### Youth competitions

| Competition | Winners |
| Reserve League | Wuhan Optics Valley |
| U-19 League | Beijing Guoan |
| U-19 Winners' Cup | Jiangsu FA |
| U-17 League | Changchun Yatai |
| U-17 Winners' Cup | Shandong Luneng |
| U-15 League | Shandong Luneng |
| U-15 Winners' Cup | Shandong Luneng |
| University League | China Three Gorges University |

### Women's competitions

| Competition | Winners |
| Women's Super League | Dalian Shide |
| Women's Championship | Jiangsu Huatai |
| FA Women's Cup | Shanghai SMG |
| Women's Super Cup | Dalian Shide |

### Futsal competitions

| Competition | Winners |
| Futsal League | Wuhan Dilong |
| FA Futsal Cup | Wuhan Dilong |
| University Futsal League | Wuhan University |

### Beach soccer competitions

| Competition | Winners |
| Beach Soccer Championship | Beijing Sport University |

## International clubs competitions
### AFC Champions League 2008

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Adelaide United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Changchun Yatai | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Pohang Steelers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
| Bình Dương | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Kashima Antlers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 15 |
| Beijing Guoan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| Krung Thai Bank | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 7 |
| Nam Dinh | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 1 |

## National teams competitions
### Men's senior team
#### 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Australia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | Fourth round |
| Qatar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 | Fourth round |
| Iraq | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | |
| China | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | |

#### East Asian Cup 2008

All times local (GMT+8)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Korea Republic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Japan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| China | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +0 |
| North Korea | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |

#### Friendly matches

| Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scoreline | China scorers |
| January 10 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Drawn | 0–0 Archived 2020-11-20 at the Wayback Machine | — |
| January 20 | Zhongshan | Lebanon | Drawn | 0–0 | — |
| January 27 | Zhongshan | Syria | Won | 2–1 | Qu Bo 64' Zhu Ting 90' |
| March 15 | Kunming | Thailand | Drawn | 3–3 | Qu Bo 34' Han Peng 67' Zhu Ting 90' |
| April 16 | Seattle | Mexico | Lost | 0–1 | — |
| April 23 | Los Angeles | El Salvador | Drawn | 2–2 | Xiao Zhanbo 62' pen Qu Bo 63' |
| May 25 | Kunshan | Jordan | Won | 2–0 | Hao Junmin 23' pen Li Weifeng 48' |
| Dec 17 | Muscat | Oman | Lost | 1–3 | Qu Bo 58' |
| Dec 19 | Muscat | Iran | Lost | 0–2 | |
| Dec 21 | Amman | Jordan | Won | 1–0 | Cao Yang 77' |

### Men's U-23 team
#### Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |

### Men's U-20 team
#### AFC U-19 Championship 2008

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| China | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| North Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 |

#### AFF U19 Youth Championship 2008

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |

##### Third place match
### Men's U-17 team
#### AFC U-16 Championship 2008

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Australia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 |

### Women's senior team
#### Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |

#### 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| North Korea | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| China | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| Thailand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 |

#### 2008 Algarve Cup

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| United States | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
| Norway | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| China | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 |

#### Women's East Asian Cup 2008

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Japan | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| North Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| South Korea | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 |

### Women's U-20 team
#### 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |

### Women's U-17 team
#### AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009 qualification

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| China | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 |
| Chinese Taipei | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
| India | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 |

### Futsal team
#### 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
| Ukraine | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 |
| China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 | −20 | 0 |
| Argentina | 5 - 0 | China |
| China | 2 - 6 | Egypt |
| China | 1 - 10 | Guatemala |
| Ukraine | 4 - 2 | China |

#### 2008 AFC Futsal Championship

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
| Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | +33 | 9 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 6 |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 3 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 0 |

#### KL World 5's Futsal 2008

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### Beach soccer team
#### AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2008
##### Group stage

* China 4–3 Uzbekistan
* UAE 5–0 China

##### Semi-final

* Japan 7–1 China

##### Third place final

* Iran 4–1 China

#### Beach soccer at the 2008 Asian Beach Games

| Team | Pld | W | W aet/ pso | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
| Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 9 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 0 |

### Disability teams
#### Football 5-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

| Team | P | W | D | L | G | GA | GD | Score |
| China (CHN) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 13 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 11 |
| Argentina (ARG) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 |
| Spain (ESP) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |

#### Football 7-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

| Team | P | W | D | L | G | GA | GD | Score |
| Russia (RUS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 9 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 |
| China (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |