1999 Chinese Jia-A League

The 1999 Chinese Jia-A League season is the sixth season of professional association football and the 38th top-tier overall league season in China. It was named the Pepsi Chinese Jia-A League for sponsorship reasons, while the league started on March 21 and ended on December 5, 1999 and saw Shandong Luneng win the championship.

Chinese Jia-A League
Season1999
ChampionsShandong Luneng
Relegated
  • Guangzhou Songri
  • Wuhan Hongtao K
Asian Club ChampionshipShandong Luneng
Matches played182
Goals scored428 (2.35 per match)
Top goalscorer17 goals
Qu Shengqing (Liaoning Fushun)
Average attendance19,909
← 1998
2000 →

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 1998 Chinese Jia-B League

  • Tianjin Teda F.C.
  • Liaoning Tianrun (Renamed Liaoning Fushun)

Teams relegated from 1998 Chinese Jia-A League

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shandong Luneng 26 13 9 4 33 13 +20 48 2000–01 Asian Club Championship qualification
2 Liaoning Fushun 26 13 8 5 42 24 +18 47
3 Sichuan Quanxing 26 12 9 5 38 20 +18 45
4 Chongqing Longxin 26 10 10 6 40 27 +13 40
5 Shanghai Shenhua 26 9 11 6 26 25 +1 38
6 Beijing Guoan 26 9 9 8 38 25 +13 36
7 Tianjin Teda F.C. 26 8 11 7 32 28 +4 35
8 Jilin Aodong 26 8 9 9 27 40 −13 33
9 Dalian Shide 26 7 10 9 30 30 0 31
10 Qingdao Yizhong Hainiu 26 8 6 12 30 36 −6 30
11 Shenyang Haishi 26 5 13 8 28 32 −4 28
12 Shenzhen Pingan 26 7 7 12 22 39 −17 28
13 Guangzhou Songri 26 7 6 13 24 36 −12 27 Relegated to Jia B League
14 Wuhan Hongtao K 26 3 8 15 18 53 −35 17
Source: rsssf.com

Awards

Player of the year (Golden Ball Award)

Top scorer (Golden Boot Award)

Manager of the year

  • Slobodan Santrac (Shandong Luneng)

Best Referee

  • Zhang Baohua (Tianjin)

Youth player of the year

Fair play team

  • Shenzhen Pingan

CFA Team of the Year

Goalkeeper: Gao Jianbin (Sichuan Quanxing)
Defence: Cheng Gang (Qingdao Hainiu), Li Weifeng (Shenzhen Pingan), Zhang Enhua (Dalian Wanda), Xie Feng (Shenzhen Pingan)
Midfield: Zhang Xiaorui (Tianjin Teda F.C.), Li Tie (Liaoning Fushun), Ma Mingyu (Sichuan Quanxing), Li Xiaopeng (Shandong Luneng)
Attack: Su Maozhen (Shandong Luneng), Qu Shengqing (Liaoning Fushun),

Remarks

Newcomer Liaoning Fushun was in the race of title into the final round. Shenyang survived demotion miraculously amid heavy match fixing accusations. Later police investigation shows the game results in the final round were arranged.

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