Experimental professional championship staged at beginning of year in Guangdong province. Each team had been formed into a professional club with sponsors name, and had their own home stadium for the duration of the tournament. Note: drawn matches were decided by penalties after 90 minutes, the winners of the shoot-out obtaining 2 points, the losers 0 (as for 'normally' won and lost matches). First Round Group A [Dec 31] Shanghai Agfa 1-4 August 1st 999 [Jan 12] Liaoning Dongyao 1-1 Shanghai Agfa [7-6 pen] [Jan 14] Guangdong Hongyuan 2-1 August 1st 999 [Jan 17] Guangdong Hongyuan 3-1 Shanghai Agfa August 1st 999 0-2 Liaoning Dongyao [Jan 21] Liaoning Dongyao 2-3 Guangdong Hongyuan [Jan 25] Guangdong Hongyuan 2-1 August 1st 999 Shanghai Agfa 0-2 Liaoning Dongyao [Jan 27] Liaoning Dongyao 2-1 August 1st 999 Shanghai Agfa 1-1 Guangdong Hongyuan [5-4 pen] [Jan 31] August 1st 999 0-2 Shanghai Agfa Guangdong Hongyuan 0-2 Liaoning Dongyao Table: 1.Liaoning Dongyao 6 4 1/0 1 11- 5 10 2.Guangdong Hongyuan 6 4 0/1 1 11- 8 8 3.Shanghai Agfa 6 1 1/1 3 6-11 4 4.August 1st 999 6 1 0/0 5 7-11 2 Group B [Dec 31] Guangzhou Apollo 2-1 Foshan Beijing Guoan 0-0 Dalian Hualu [4-3 pen] [Jan 10] Dalian Hualu 0-1 Foshan [Jan 14] Guangzhou Apollo 2-1 Beijing Guoan [Jan 17] Foshan 1-5 Beijing Guoan Dalian Hualu 2-0 Guangzhou Apollo [Jan 24] Dalian Hualu 1-0 Beijing Guoan Foshan 4-1 Guangzhou Apollo [Jan 26] Beijing Guoan 0-1 Guangzhou Apollo Foshan 1-1 Dalian Hualu [5-4 pen] [Jan 28] Guangzhou Apollo 1-1 Dalian Hualu [2-3 pen] Beijing Guoan 4-1 Foshan Table: 1.Beijing Guoan 6 2 1/0 3 10- 6 6 2.Dalian Hualu 6 2 1/2 1 5- 3 6 3.Guangzhou Apollo 6 3 0/1 2 7- 9 6 4.Foshan 6 2 1/0 3 9-13 6 Second Round Championship Group [Feb 7] Dalian Hualu 1-1 Liaoning Dongyao [5-6 pen] Guangdong Hongyuan 1-2 Beijing Guoan [Feb 14] Dalian Hualu 1-1 Guangdong Hongyuan [5-6 pen] Beijing Guoan 2-1 Liaoning Dongyao [Feb 21] Liaoning Dongyao 1-1 Dalian Hualu [3-2 pen] Beijing Guoan 2-2 Guangdong Hongyuan [2-4 pen] [Feb 28] Guangdong Hongyuan awd Dalian Hualu [awarded 2-0, Dalian forfeited] Liaoning Dongyao 2-1 Beijing Guoan Final Table (includes relevant matches Round 1): 1.Liaoning Dongyao 6 2 2/0 2 9- 8 8 [2 1 0 1 4-3 2] 2.Guangdong Hongyuan 6 2 2/0 2 9- 9 8 [2 1 0 1 3-4 2] 3.Beijing Guoan 6 2 1/1 2 7- 7 6 4.Dalian Hualu 6 1 0/4 1 4- 5 2 Liaoning Dongyao champions of China 1993 (first professional league champions). Consolation Group [Feb 7] Foshan 0-0 Shanghai Agfa [3-4 pen] August 1st 999 0-0 Guangzhou Apollo [4-3 pen] [Feb 14] Foshan 4-0 August 1st 999 Guangzhou Apollo 3-0 Shanghai Agfa [Feb 21] Shanghai Agfa 1-3 Foshan Guangzhou Apollo 1-1 August 1st 999 [2-4 pen] [Feb 28] August 1st 999 2-0 Foshan Shanghai Agfa 1-1 Guangzhou Apollo [4-3 pen] Final Table (includes relevant matches Round 1): 5.August 1st 999 6 2 2/0 2 7- 8 8 6.Foshan 6 3 0/1 2 12- 6 6 7.Shanghai Agfa 6 1 2/0 2 5-11 6 8.Guangzhou Apollo 6 2 0/3 1 8- 7 4 Stadiums: August 1st 999 City Stadium Jiangmen Beijing Guoan City Stadium Heshan Dalian Hualu City Stadium Sanshui Foshan New Square Stadium Foshan Guangdong Hongyuan Provincial Stadium Guangzhou Guangzhou Apollo Yuexiushan Stadium Guangzhou Liaoning Dongyao Tianhe Stadium Guangzhou Shanghai Agfa City Stadium Dongguan Jia B Competition First Round Chongqing Group [Jan 17] Wuhan 2-0 Shenyang Shandong 2-1 Henan Tianjin 1-1 Sichuan [2-1 pen] [Jan 19] Shenyang 3-2 Henan Tianjin 4-0 Wuhan Sichuan 2-1 Shandong [Jan 21] Wuhan 2-1 Shandong Sichuan 2-0 Henan Tianjin 1-0 Shenyang [Jan 23] Tianjin 3-1 Shandong Wuhan 1-0 Henan Sichuan 2-2 Shenyang [3-0 pen] [Jan 25] Henan 4-1 Tianjin Sichuan 1-1 Wuhan [8-7 pen] Shandong 2-0 Shenyang 1.Tianjin 5 3 1/0 1 10- 6 8 Qualified 2.Sichuan 5 2 2/1 0 8- 5 8 Qualified 3.Wuhan 5 3 0/1 1 6- 6 6 4.Shandong 5 2 0/0 3 7- 8 4 5.Shenyang 5 1 0/1 3 5- 9 2 6.Henan 5 1 0/0 4 7- 9 2 Nanning Group [Jan 17] Jilin 2-0 Hubei Locomotive 0-0 Guangxi [3-0 pen] Qingdao 3-0 Jiangsu [Jan 19] Qingdao 1-0 Guangxi Hubei 1-0 Jiangsu Jilin 1-1 Locomotive [4-2 pen] [Jan 21] Hubei 1-0 Locomotive Qingdao 3-2 Jilin Jiangsu 1-0 Guangxi [Jan 23] Locomotive 1-0 Jiangsu Qingdao 1-1 Hubei [3-2 pen] [Jan 24] Jilin 0-0 Guangxi [8-7 pen] [Jan 25] Hubei 2-1 Guangxi Locomotive 1-0 Qingdao [Jan 26] Jiangsu 2-1 Jilin 1.Qingdao 5 3 1/0 1 8- 4 8 Qualified 2.Jilin 5 1 2/0 2 6- 6 6 Qualified 3.Hubei 5 3 0/1 1 5- 4 6 4.Locomotive 5 2 1/1 1 3- 2 6 5.Jiangsu 5 2 0/0 3 3- 6 4 6.Guangxi 5 0 0/2 3 1- 4 0 Qualified as Hosts Final Group (in Nanning) NB: Guangxi qualified as hosts [Feb 2] Jilin 1-0 Guangxi [Feb 3] Tianjin 2-1 Sichuan [Feb 4] Guangxi 1-1 Qingdao [4-2 pen] [Feb 5] Tianjin 1-0 Jilin [Feb 6] Qingdao 3-0 Sichuan [Feb 7] Guangxi 1-0 Tianjin [Feb 8] Jilin 3-1 Sichuan [Feb 9] Qingdao 2-0 Tianjin [Feb 10] Guangxi 1-0 Sichuan [Feb 11] Qingdao 0-0 Jilin [3-2 pen] 1.Guangxi 4 2 1/0 1 3- 2 6 Winners 2.Qingdao 4 2 1/1 0 6- 1 6 3.Tianjin 4 2 0/0 2 3- 4 4 4.Jilin 4 2 0/1 1 4- 2 4 5.Sichuan 4 0 0/0 4 2- 9 0 NB: first tie-breaker head-to-head 7th National Games First Round Chengdu Tournament Group A [Jul 15] Tianjin 2-0 Mining [Jul 17] Shanghai 2-1 Mining [aet] [Jul 19] Shanghai 1-0 Tianjin [aet] Group B [Jul 15] Sichuan 5-1 Guizhou Guangxi 9-0 Petrochemicals [Jul 17] Guangxi 3-0 Guizhou Sichuan 10-0 Petrochemicals [Jul 19] Sichuan 3-0 Guangxi Guizhou 1-0 Petrochemicals Third Place Match [Jul 21] Tianjin 3-0 Guangxi Final [Jul 21] Shanghai 3-1 Sichuan Shanghai and Sichuan qualify; Tianjin qualify for play-off Qingdao Tournament Group A [Jul 15] Yunnan 2-0 Hebei [Jul 17] Guangdong 3-0 Yunnan [Jul 19] Guangdong 1-0 Hebei Group B [Jul 16] Shandong 7-0 Fujian Henan 3-0 Public Security [Jul 18] Shandong 7-0 Public Security Henan 5-0 Fujian [Jul 20] Shandong 2-1 Henan Fujian 0-3 Public Security Third Place Match [Jul 22] Henan 1-0 Yunnan Final [Jul 22] Shandong 3-1 Guangdong Shandong and Guangdong qualify; Henan qualify for play-off Tianjin Tournament Group A [Jul 15] Qinghai 2-1 Hunan [Jul 17] Army 5-0 Qinghai [Jul 19] Army 3-0 Hunan Group B [Jul 16] Hubei 3-0 Tibet Jilin 6-0 Zhejiang [Jul 18] Hubei 10-1 Zhejiang Jilin 7-0 Tibet [Jul 20] Jilin 3-2 Hubei Tibet 2-0 Zhejiang Third Place Match [Jul 22] Hubei 4-1 Qinghai Final [Jul 22] Jilin 4-0 Army Jilin and Army qualify; Hubei qualify for play-off Yanji Tournament Group A [Jul 15] Liaoning 8-0 Aviation Shaanxi 4-1 Shanxi [Jul 17] Liaoning 8-0 Shanxi Shaanxi 2-0 Aviation [Jul 19] Liaoning 4-1 Shaanxi Aviation 3-2 Shanxi Group B [Jul 16] Jiangsu 3-0 Heilongjiang Locomotive 1-0 Xinjiang [Jul 18] Jiangsu 3-0 Xinjiang Locomotive 4-0 Heilongjiang [Jul 20] Locomotive 1-0 Jiangsu Xinjiang 1-0 Heilongjiang Third Place Match [Jul 22] Jiangsu 2-1 Shaanxi [aet] Final [Jul 22] Liaoning 3-0 Locomotive Liaoning and Locomotive qualify; Jiangsu qualify for play-off Playoff Tournament (Taiyuan) Semifinals [Jul 31] Jiangsu 3-1 Hubei [aet] [Aug 1] Henan 1-0 Tianjin [aet] Third Place Match [Aug 3] Tianjin 2-0 Hubei Jiangsu, Henan and Tianjin qualify Final Tournament (Beijing) Beijing qualify as hosts NB: all wins (whether after extra time or penalties) count for 2 points; all losses for 0. Group Stage Group 1 [Sep 3] Beijing 5-3 Tianjin Sichuan 0-0 Locomotive [5-4 pen] [Sep 5] Tianjin 3-1 Sichuan Beijing 2-1 Locomotive [aet] [Sep 7] Sichuan 1-1 Beijing [5-4 pen] Locomotive 2-1 Tianjin Table: 1.Beijing 3 2 0/1 0 8- 5 4 2.Sichuan 3 0 2/0 1 2- 4 4 3.Locomotive 3 1 0/1 1 3- 3 2 4.Tianjin 3 1 0/0 2 7- 8 2 Group B [Sep 3] Guangdong 1-1 Shandong [5-4 pen] Shanghai 2-0 Jiangsu [Sep 5] Shanghai 2-1 Guangdong Shandong 3-0 Jiangsu [Sep 7] Shanghai 0-0 Shandong [5-4 pen] Guangdong 2-0 Jiangsu Table: 1.Shanghai 3 2 1/0 0 4- 1 6 2.Guangdong 3 1 1/0 1 4- 3 4 3.Shandong 3 1 0/2 0 4- 1 2 4.Jiangsu 3 0 0/0 3 0- 7 0 Group C [Sep 3] Liaoning 2-0 Henan Jilin 1-0 Army [Sep 5] Liaoning 2-1 Army Jilin 4-1 Henan [Sep 7] Liaoning 1-1 Jilin [4-2 pen] Army 3-1 Henan Table: 1.Liaoning 3 2 1/0 0 5- 2 6 2.Jilin 3 2 0/1 0 6- 1 4 3.Army 3 1 0/0 2 4- 4 2 [aka August 1st] 4.Henan 3 0 0/0 3 2- 9 0 NB: Shandong and Army qualify as best third-placed teams. Quarterfinals [Sep 9] Shandong 4-2 Sichuan Beijing 2-0 Jilin Guangdong 2-0 Shanghai Liaoning 2-1 Army Semifinals 5-8 [Sep 11] Jilin 1-1 Sichuan [5-3 pen] Shanghai 3-2 Army Semifinals [Sep 11] Beijing 0-0 Shandong [5-3 pen] Liaoning 2-1 Guangdong Seventh Place Match [Sep 13] Sichuan 2-1 Army Fifth Place Match [Sep 13] Jilin 4-2 Shanghai Third Place Match [Sep 13] Guangdong 2-1 Shandong Final [Sep 15] Liaoning 2-0 Beijing
Sources: [LoP -], ytyz.8u8.com (Chinese website)
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