# 2010 in Chinese football

2010 in Chinese football involved the national competitions of the Chinese football league system and the national team.

## National teams competitions
### Men's senior team
#### 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
##### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Syria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 14 |
| China | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 |
| China | | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Vietnam | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Syria | 3–2 | 0–0 | | 4–0 |
| Lebanon | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |

#### EAFF Championship

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |

#### Friendly matches
### Women's senior team
#### Women's EAFF Championship

The final competition was held in Tokyo, Japan in February 2010. The North Korean women's team withdrew from the tournament in January 2010, and were replaced by the Chinese Taipei side, the runners-up from the semi-final tournament.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |

#### 2010 Algarve Cup
##### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Germany | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 |
| China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Denmark | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
| Finland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 |

#### 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
##### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |

#### 2010 Asian Games
##### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
Note: China PR and Korea Republic finished with identical records. With both teams facing each other in the final group match, a penalty shootout was taken place on the spot to determine the group winner. Korea Republic won 8–7 on penalties.
Both teams ended the group stage with equal points, goal difference and goal scored. A penalty shootout was therefore taken immediately after the 90-minute match to determine the group winner in which Korea Republic won.

#### Friendly matches
### Men's U-23 team
#### 2010 Asian Games
##### Group A

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

#### Friendly matches
### Men's U-20 team
#### 2010 AFC U-19 Championship
##### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Syria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |

#### 2010 Sendai Cup
### Men's U-17 team
#### 2010 AFC U-16 Championship
##### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |

#### AEGON Future Cup
##### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| AFC Ajax U17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 |
| Liverpool FC U17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| FC Barcelona U17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |

### Women's U-20 team
#### International tournament in Russia
##### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 |
| Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 |
| Ural | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 |
| Region Ug | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |

## Domestic competitions
### 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 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 63 | 2011 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 50 | 2011 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 48 | 2011 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 4 | Hangzhou Greentown | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 48 | 2011 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 46 | |
| 6 | Dalian Shide | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 42 | |
| 7 | Liaoning Whowin | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 40 | |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 40 | |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 38 | |
| 10 | Shaanxi Renhe | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 37 | |
| 11 | Jiangsu Sainty | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 35 | |
| 12 | Shenzhen | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 32 | |
| 13 | Nanchang Hengyuan | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 32 | |
| 14 | Qingdao Jonoon | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 30 | |
| 15 | Chongqing Lifan (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 30 | Relegation to China League One |
| 16 | Changsha Ginde (R) | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 30 | Relegation to China League One |
* 1 2 Shanghai: 4 pts, 3–2; Hangzhou: 1 pt, 2–3
* 1 2 Liaoning: 4 pts, 3–1; Henan: 1 pt, 1–3
* 1 2 Shenzhen: 6 pts, 2–0; Nanchang: 0 pt, 0–2
* 1 2 3 Qingdao: 8 pts, 7–4; Chongqing: 5 pts, 6–5; Changsha: 2 pts, 4–8

### China League One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande (C, P) | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 57 | Promotion to Chinese Super League |
| 2 | Chengdu Blades (P) | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 15 | +41 | 56 | Promotion to Chinese Super League |
| 3 | Yanbian F.C. | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 40 | |
| 4 | Shanghai East Asia | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 37 | |
| 5 | Hubei Luyin | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 37 | |
| 6 | Hunan Billows | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 35 | |
| 7 | Shenyang Dongjin | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 30 | |
| 8 | Beijing Baxy&Shengshi | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 | Anhui Jiufang | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 24 | |
| 10 | Shanghai Zobon | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 23 | |
| 11 | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 22 | |
| 12 | Beijing BIT | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 18 | |
| 13 | Nanjing Yoyo (R) | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 62 | −43 | 14 | Disbanded after season |
* 1 2 Shanghai, 4 pts; Hubei, 1 pt
* ↑ Beijing Baxy&Shengshi were given a 6-point deduction for late payment of wages.

### China League Two
#### North Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dalian Aerbin (Q, C, P) | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 34 | Play-off semi-finals |
| 2 | Dalian Yiteng (Q) | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 27 | Play-off first round |
| 3 | Tianjin Huochetou (Q) | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 20 | Play-off first round |
| 4 | Liaoning Tiger | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 18 | |
| 5 | Panjin Mengzun | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 14 | |

#### South Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tianjin Songjiang (Q, C, P) | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 35 | Play-off semi-finals |
| 2 | Guizhou Zhicheng (Q) | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 21 | Play-off first round |
| 3 | Hubei CTGU Kangtian (Q) | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 18 | Play-off first round |
| 4 | Sichuan F.C. | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 17 | |
| 5 | Wenzhou Provenza | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 10 | |

#### Playoffs
##### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Dalian Yiteng | 3–2 | Hubei CTGU Kangtian | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 3–0 | Tianjin Huochetou | 1–0 | 2–0 |

##### Semi-finals / Promotion finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Dalian Aerbin | 3–1 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Tianjin Songjiang | 2–1 | Dalian Yiteng | 0–0 | 2–1 |

##### Champions final
## International clubs competitions
### AFC Champions League
#### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 15 |
| Beijing Guoan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Melbourne Victory | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 4 |
| | BEI | KAW | MEL | SEO |
| Beijing Guoan | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 1–3 | | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Melbourne Victory | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 0–2 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |

#### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Kashima Antlers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 18 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 12 |
| Changchun Yatai | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 3 |
| Persipura Jayapura | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 3 |
| | CHA | JEO | KAS | JAY |
| Changchun Yatai | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 9–0 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 8–0 |
| Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 5–0 |
| Persipura Jayapura | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | |

#### Group G

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Suwon Bluewings | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 |
| Gamba Osaka | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 4 |
| Henan Construction | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
| | OSA | HEN | SAF | SUW |
| Gamba Osaka | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Henan Construction | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 2–4 | 2–1 | | 0–2 |
| Suwon Bluewings | 0–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | |

#### Group H

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Adelaide United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 |
| Pohang Steelers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| Shandong Luneng | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 |
| | ADE | POH | HIR | SHA |
| Adelaide United | | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Pohang Steelers | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | 4–3 | | 0–1 |
| Shandong Luneng | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |