Chinese football champions
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The Chinese football champions indicates all past winners of the Chinese top-tier football league since football became a professional sport in China.
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[edit] History
The Professional football league of China was found in 1994 as the Chinese Football Association Jia A League (甲A联赛). After 10 years of existence, the Chinese FA decided that the league should follow the footsteps of English football and create a new top tier league known as the Chinese Super League.
So far 14 seasons have been completed, with 4 seasons as the Chinese Super League. Dalian Shide is the most successful team with 8 triumphs and they are the only team to win consecutive titles, with 3 consecutive titles from 1996 to 1998 as well as from 2000 to 2002.
[edit] Chinese Football Association Jia A League
| Season | Winner | No. of titles | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Dalian Shide | 1 | Guangzhou Taiyangshen | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 1995 | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 | Beijing Guoan | Dalian Shide |
| 1996 | Dalian Shide | 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | Bayi FC[1] |
| 1997 | Dalian Shide | 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | Beijing Guoan |
| 1998 | Dalian Shide | 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | Beijing Guoan |
| 1999 | Shandong Luneng | 1 | Liaoning F.C. | Sichuan Guancheng[1] |
| 2000 | Dalian Shide | 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | Sichuan Guancheng |
| 2001 | Dalian Shide | 6 | Shanghai Shenhua | Liaoning F.C. |
| 2002 | Dalian Shide | 7 | Shenzhen Ping'an | Beijing Guoan |
| 2003 | Shanghai Shenhua | 2 | Inter Shanghai | Dalian Shide |
[edit] Super League champions
| Season | Winner | No. of titles [2] | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Shenzhen Jianlibao | 1 (1) | Shandong Luneng | Inter Shanghai |
| 2005 | Dalian Shide | 8 (1) | Shanghai Shenhua | Shandong Luneng |
| 2006 | Shandong Luneng | 2 (1) | Shanghai Shenhua | Beijing Guoan |
| 2007 | Changchun Yatai | 1 (1) | Beijing Guoan | Shandong Luneng |
