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There is also a 2nd tier league which may be called the Chinese Football Association Jia League . Jia means first or 'A' in Chinese. OVERVIEW The Competition In each season, each club plays the another club twice, once at home and another away. In 2004, there are 12 clubs in the Super League, so the teams played 22 games each for a total of 132 games in the season. In 2005, here are 14 clubs in the League, so the teams now have to play 26 games each for a total of 182 games in the season. With 15 teams in the league in 2005, each team has to play 28 games in the season for 210 games in all. From 2006 onwards, at the end of each season the two lowest placed teams are relegated into the Chinese Football Association Jia League and the top two teams from the Jia League are promoted in their place. The top two teams in the League qualify for the AFC Champions League . Sponsorship The first title sponsor of the league was Siemens but following a controversial first season did not renew its multi-million dollar sponsorship of the league. The start of the second season in 2005 had to be delayed a month in order to find new sponsors. When no title sponsor was found the League was simply called Chinese Football Association Super League.
HISTORY The CSL was founded in 2004 as a replacement for the previous Division I (Jia A, or 甲A) league, with 12 teams in the league. The inaugural season was plagued with great controversy. The originally plan was to have one relegation and two promotions for the 2004 Season and 2005 Season , thus increasing the number of teams in 2006 to 14. But new decisions caused the relegations to be cancelled for these 2 years. For the 2005 Season , the league expanded to 14 teams after Wuhan Huanghelou and Zhuhai Zhongbang won promotion from the Jia League. The Zhuhai team, formerly Zhuhai Anping, had been bought by the Shanghai Zhongbang real estate company and relocated to Shanghai for the 2005 season, and renamed to Shanghai Zobon . In 2006, the league was planned to expand to 16 teams with the newly promoted Xiamen Lanshi and Changchun Yatai , however, Sichuan Guancheng withdrew before the start of the season, leaving only 15 teams when the season started on March 11th. Shanghai Liancheng Zobon after another change of ownership was renamed Shanghai United F.C. SUPER LEAGUE CLUBS 2006 PAST SUPER LEAGUE CLUBS
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