2022 in Chinese football

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The 2022 season was the 72nd season of competitive association football in China.

National teams

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China national football team

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Results and fixtures

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2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Third Round
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 10 7 2 1 12 6 +6 23 Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 3–1
2  Japan 10 7 1 2 12 4 +8 22 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1
3  Australia 10 4 3 3 15 9 +6 15 Advance to fourth round 0–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 4–0
4  Oman 10 4 2 4 11 10 +1 14 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 3–1
5  China 10 1 3 6 9 19 −10 6 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–2
6  Vietnam 10 1 1 8 8 19 −11 4 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–1
Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
27 January 2022 (2022-01-27) FIFA World Cup qualification R3 Japan  2–0  China Saitama, Japan
19:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 11,753
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
1 February 2022 (2022-02-01) FIFA World Cup qualification R3 Vietnam  3–1  China Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7 Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium
Attendance: 6,099
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
24 March 2022 (2022-03-24) FIFA World Cup qualification R3 China  1–1  Saudi Arabia Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+4 Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) FIFA World Cup qualification R3 Oman  2–0  China Muscat, Oman
20:00 UTC+4
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
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July 2022 (2022-07) EAFF E-1 Football Championship China  v TBD, China
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: TBD
July 2022 (2022-07) EAFF E-1 Football Championship China  v TBD, China
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: TBD
July 2022 (2022-07) EAFF E-1 Football Championship China  v TBD, China
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: TBD


China women's national football team

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Results and fixtures

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AFC Women's Asian Cup
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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification  CHN  TPE  IRN  IND
1  China 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6 Knockout stage
2  Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
3  Iran 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0
4  India (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a]
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ India failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their match of the group stage against Chinese Taipei due to them having only fewer than 13 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[1]
20 January 2022 (2022-01-20) AFC Women's Asian Cup China  4–0  Chinese Taipei Mumbai, India
15:30 UTC+5:30 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
23 January 2022 (2022-01-23) AFC Women's Asian Cup Iran  0–7  China Mumbai, India
15:30 UTC+5:30 Report
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
26 January 2022 (2022-01-26) AFC Women's Asian Cup India  Cancelled  China Mumbai, India
19:30 UTC+5:30 Report Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Knockout stage
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30 January 2022 (2022-01-30) AFC Women's Asian Cup QF China  3–1  Vietnam Navi Mumbai, India
17:30 UTC+5:30 Report Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
6 February 2022 (2022-02-06) AFC Women's Asian Cup F China  3–2  South Korea Navi Mumbai, India
Report Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
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July 2022 (2022-07) EAFF E-1 Football Championship China  v TBD, China
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: TBD
July 2022 (2022-07) EAFF E-1 Football Championship China  v TBD, China
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: TBD
July 2022 (2022-07) EAFF E-1 Football Championship China  v TBD, China
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: TBD

AFC competitions

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AFC Champions League

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Men's football

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Super League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wuhan Three Towns (C, Q) 34 25 3 6 91 28 +63 78[a] Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Shandong Taishan (Q) 34 25 3 6 87 29 +58 78[a] Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage[b]
3 Zhejiang (Q) 34 18 11 5 64 28 +36 65[c] Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
4 Shanghai Port (Q) 34 20 5 9 55 25 +30 65[c]
5 Chengdu Rongcheng 34 18 11 5 49 28 +21 65[c]
6 Henan Songshan Longmen 34 17 8 9 60 32 +28 59
7 Beijing Guoan 34 17 7 10 57 49 +8 58
8 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 34 14 7 13 45 42 +3 49[d]
9 Meizhou Hakka 34 14 7 13 43 41 +2 49[d]
10 Shanghai Shenhua[e] 34 14 11 9 42 34 +8 47
11 Dalian Pro[f] 34 12 9 13 49 53 −4 45
12 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 34 11 11 12 47 51 −4 44[g]
13 Changchun Yatai 34 11 11 12 49 50 −1 44[g]
14 Shenzhen 34 9 3 22 29 74 −45 30
15 Guangzhou City[f] (D) 34 6 5 23 32 62 −30 23 Dissolved
16 Wuhan Yangtze River[h] (D, R) 34 8 4 22 34 71 −37 19
17 Guangzhou (R) 34 3 8 23 24 63 −39 17 Relegation to League One
18 Hebei[i] (D, R) 34 2 0 32 18 115 −97 −3 Dissolved
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification:
  • During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
  • After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues.
    (C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
  1. ^ a b Wuhan Three Towns finished ahead of Shandong Taishan on goal difference.
  2. ^ As Chinese FA Cup winners.
  3. ^ a b c Zhejiang finished ahead of Shanghai Port and Chengdu Rongcheng on head-to-head points and Shanghai Port finished ahead of Chengdu Rongcheng on head-to-head points: Zhejiang 2–1 Shanghai Port, Shanghai Port 1–1 Zhejiang, Zhejiang 1–1 Chengdu Rongcheng, Chengdu Rongcheng 1–1 Zhejiang, Shanghai Port 3–0 Chengdu Rongcheng, Chengdu Rongcheng 0–0 Shanghai Port.
  4. ^ a b Tianjin Jinmen Tiger finished ahead of Meizhou Hakka on head-to-head points: Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 1–0 Meizhou Hakka, Meizhou Hakka 1–1 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.
  5. ^ Shanghai Shenhua had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022.[2]
  6. ^ a b After Dalian Pro had defeated Guangzhou City 2–0, Chinese Football Association awarded Guangzhou City a 3–0 win as a result of Dalian Pro failing to field at least one U-23 player on the field when Dalian Pro substituted off Huang Jiahui, their only U-23 player on the field, at the 67th minute for non U-23 player Wu Wei and substituted on two U-23 players at the 69th minute.[3]
  7. ^ a b Cangzhou Mighty Lions finished ahead of Changchun Yatai on head-to-head goal difference: Cangzhou Mighty Lions 1–2 Changchun Yatai, Changchun Yatai 0–2 Cangzhou Mighty Lions.
  8. ^ Wuhan Yangtze River had 3 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 5 November 2022 and had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022.[4][2]
  9. ^ Hebei had 3 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 5 November 2022 and had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022.[4][2]

League One

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kunshan (C, D) 34 28 5 1 80 19 +61 89 Dissolved
2 Qingdao Hainiu (P) 34 23 7 4 77 24 +53 76 Promotion to Super League
3 Nantong Zhiyun (P) 34 21 7 6 62 22 +40 70
4 Shijiazhuang Gongfu 34 20 6 8 50 31 +19 66
5 Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic[a] (D) 34 18 8 8 55 32 +23 56 Dissolved
6 Suzhou Dongwu 34 16 7 11 42 33 +9 55
7 Sichuan Jiuniu[b] 34 18 3 13 40 30 +10 51
8 Nanjing City 34 14 8 12 45 38 +7 50
9 Qingdao Youth Island 34 13 9 12 47 44 +3 48
10 Heilongjiang Ice City[c] 34 13 7 14 48 48 0 40
11 Guangxi Pingguo Haliao 34 6 17 11 32 38 −6 35[d]
12 Liaoning Shenyang Urban 34 9 8 17 34 53 −19 35[d]
13 Shanghai Jiading Huilong 34 10 4 20 38 65 −27 34
14 Jiangxi Beidamen[e] 34 10 9 15 40 51 −11 33[f]
15 Zibo Cuju[c] (D) 34 11 6 17 37 53 −16 33[f] Dissolved
16 Beijing BSU (D, R) 34 6 6 22 24 59 −35 24
17 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard (D, R) 34 6 3 25 31 83 −52 21
18 Beijing BIT[e] (R) 34 2 4 28 18 77 −59 10 Relegation to League Two
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification:
  • During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
  • After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw
    (C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
  1. ^ Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022.[5]
  2. ^ Sichuan Jiuniu had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022.[5]
  3. ^ a b Chinese Football Association awarded Heilongjiang Ice City a 3–0 win against Zibo Cuju after Zibo Cuju failed to name enough players to compete on 1 August 2022.[6] Heilongjiang Ice City and Zibo Cuju had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022.[5]
  4. ^ a b Guangxi Pingguo Haliao finished ahead of Liaoning Shenyang Urban on goal difference.
  5. ^ a b Chinese Football Association awarded Jiangxi Beidamen and Kunshan each a 3–0 win against Beijing BIT after Beijing BIT failed to arrive in the centralised venues due to COVID-19 travel restrictions on 6 July 2022.[7] Jiangxi Beidamen had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022.[5] Later, Kunshan was classified to have lost 3-0.
  6. ^ a b Jiangxi Beidamen finished ahead of Zibo Cuju on goal difference: Jiangxi Beidamen 2–1 Zibo Cuju, Zibo Cuju 1–2 Jiangxi Beidamen.

League Two

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Women's football

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Super League

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Football League

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Managerial changes

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This is a list of changes of managers within Chinese professional league football:

Chinese Super League

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China League One

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sichuan Jiuniu China Li Yi Mutual consent 25 December 2021[8] Pre-season

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Latest update on the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "官方:申花、武汉长江、河北三支中超球队以及5支中甲球队因欠薪问题扣除6分". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. ^ "大连人2-0广州城U23争议事件:大连人被判弃权,广州城拿3分". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "官方:河北、武汉长江、湖南湘涛因欠薪被扣除联赛积分3分". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "官方:申花、武汉长江、河北三支中超球队以及5支中甲球队因欠薪问题扣除6分". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  6. ^ "中甲官方:淄博蹴鞠因队员不足放弃比赛,黑龙江冰城3-0胜". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  7. ^ "中甲官方:因无条件和时间补赛,北理工前两轮按弃权处理". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ^ "官方:李毅不再担任四川九牛队主教练". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 25 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.