2011 Chinese Super League
| Season | 2011 |
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| Champions | Guangzhou Evergrande |
| Champions League |
Guangzhou Evergrande Beijing Guoan Liaoning Whowin (withdraw) Tianjin Teda (via FA Cup) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 564 (2.35 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Muriqui (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Liaoning 6–1 Shenzhen (18 Jun) Guangzhou 5–0 Nanchang (14 Jul) |
| Biggest away win | Chengdu 0–4 Liaoning (11 Jun) |
| Highest scoring |
Liaoning 6–1 Shenzhen (18 Jun) Nanchang 2–5 Shandong (24 Sep) Jiangsu 5–2 Guangzhou (22 Oct) |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Guangzhou Evergrande |
| Longest unbeaten run | 23 games Guangzhou Evergrande (16W 7D) |
| Longest losing run | 5 games Shenzhen Ruby, Shanghai Shenhua |
| Highest attendance | 53,375 Beijing vs Guangzhou |
| Lowest attendance | 2,011 Qingdao vs Changchun |
| Average attendance | 17,947 |
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2012 →
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| Winner; Champions League | 2nd place; Champions League | 3rd place; Champions League | Relegation to League One |
The 2011 Chinese Super League was the eighth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the eighteenth season of a professional association football league and the 50th top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. clinched their first ever Chinese Super League title on September 28, 2011.
Teams promoted from 2010 China League One
Teams relegated to 2011 China League One
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country. Players from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei are deemed to be native players in CSL.
Updated to games played on 2 November 2011.
Source: http://csl.sina.com.cn/statistics/
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; 7th disciplinary points.
1 Tianjin Teda qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League by winning the 2011 Chinese FA Cup.
2 Liaoning Whowin qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League but withdrew from the tournament.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (Q) = Qualified for AFC Champions League; (R) = Relegated to CL1.
Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
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