2004 Chinese Super League
| Season | 2004 |
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| Champions | Shenzhen Jianlibao |
| Relegated | N/A |
| AFC Champions League |
Shenzhen Jianlibao Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| A3 Champions Cup | Shenzhen Jianlibao |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 363 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kwame Ayew (Inter Shanghai), 17 goals |
| Average attendance | 10,838 |
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The 2004 Chinese Super League is the debut season of the establishment of the Chinese Football Association Super League (中国足球协会超级联赛 or 中超), also known as the Chinese Super League. Sponsored by Siemens Mobile it is the eleventh season of professional association football league and the 43rd top-tier league season in China. The premier football league in China under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association the season started on May 15 and ended December 4 where it was planned that no teams would be relegated at the end of the season.
Teams promoted from 2003 Jia-B League
Teams relegated after end of 2003 Jia-A League
The first Chinese Super League (CSL) season was greeted with great enthusiasm by the media and the FA, with the decision to create a new top tier league in China made in order to freshen up Chinese football. The previous ten seasons of the old Chinese first division had been successful and had improved the quality of play in China, however, the Chinese FA felt that a change was needed to give Chinese Football a further boost.
The decision to create the Chinese Super League was made before the 2003 Chinese season and of the 15 First Division teams competing in the 2003 season, it was decided that 3 would be relegated with no promotion at all from the second tier league. The remaining 12 teams would compete in the inaugural Super League season, which saw Chongqing Lifan remain within the league despite being relegated after they merged with seventh place team Yunnan Hongta.
It was planned that one team would be relegated with two teams to be promoted into the CSL at the end of the season but the relegation was cancelled halfway through and so for the second season the Super League had 14 teams.
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