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1997 Chinese Jia-A League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Chinese Jia-A League |
| season | 1997 |
| winners | Dalian Wanda (3rd title) |
| relegated | |
| continentalcup1 | Asian Club Championship |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Dalian Wanda |
| league topscorer | Hao Haidong (14 goals) |
| matches | 132 |
| total goals | 305 |
| average attendance | 21,220 |
| prevseason | 1996 |
| nextseason | 1998 |
The 1997 Chinese Jia-A League season (known as Marlboro Jia-A League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of professional association football and the 36th top-tier overall league season held in China. Starting on March 16 and ending on November 29, it was contested by 12 teams and Dalian Wanda won the championship making it their third championship title.
Events
On 20 July 1997, in a round 10 league fixture, Beijing Guoan defeated Shanghai Shenhua in the Jing–Hu rivalry by a score of 9−1.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 1996 Chinese Jia-B League
- Qianwei Huandao
- Qingdao Hainiu
Teams relegated from 1996 Chinese Jia-A League
- Shenzhen Feiyada
- Guangzhou Songri
Personnel
| Team | Manager |
|---|---|
| August 1st | |
| Beijing Guoan | CHN Jin Zhiyang |
| Dalian Wanda | CHN Chi Shangbin |
| Guangdong Hongyuan | CHN He Jinlun |
| Guangzhou Apollo | CHN Mai Chao |
| Jinan Taishan Jiangjun | CHN Yin Tiesheng |
| Qianwei Huanduo | GER Klaus Schlappner |
| Qingdao Hainiu | CHN Liu Guojiang |
| Shanghai Shenhua | POL Andrzej Strejlau |
| Sichuan Quanxing | |
| Tianjin Lifei | CHN Chen Jingang |
| Yanbian Aodong | KOR Choi Eun-taek |
Foreign players
As a military-owned team, August 1st were not allowed to sign any foreign players.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Guoan | PAR Casiano Delvalle | PAR Jorge Campos | ESP Andrés Olivas | KEN William Inganga |
| Dalian Wanda | SWE Jens Fjellström | SWE Niclas Nylén | BLR Oleg Dulub | |
| SWE Krister Lundgren | ||||
| SWE Magnus Sköldmark | ||||
| SWE Stefan Lindqvist | ||||
| Guangdong Hongyuan | ENG Mark Brennan | ENG Paul Raynor | RSA Mark Williams | |
| Guangzhou Apollo | AUS Peter Blazincic | AUS Robert Markovac | NGA Dominic Iorfa | DEN Kim Rasmussen |
| DEN Riffi Haddaoui | ||||
| Jinan Taishan Jiangjun | ||||
| Qianwei Huandao | ENG Paul Rideout | GER Jens Kunath | PER Andrés González | GER Stefan Beneking |
| GHA Frederick Commodore | ||||
| Qingdao Hainiu | ZAM David Slame | ZAM Kabamba Kalande | RUS Viktor Derbunov | |
| Shanghai Shenhua | BUL Valentin Stanchev | PAR Adolfo Fatecha | RUS Valeri Kleymyonov | BUL Dimitar Vasev |
| FRA Christian Perez | ||||
| FRA José Bray | ||||
| PAR Edgar Denis | ||||
| Sichuan Quanxing | BRA Fabiano | BRA Marcelo Marmelo | UKR Ihor Lishchuk | |
| Tianjin Samsung | ARG Javier Espínola | BRA Ronaldo | ESP José González | |
| Yanbian Aodong | DRC Bulayima Mukuayanzo | DRC Zola Kiniambi | KOR Choi Sang-hoon | KOR Lee Jun-tae |
League standings
References
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