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 Authors: Tom Lewis (Tom.Lewis@btinternet.com), Josef Bobrowsky and Karel Stokkermans Last updated: 6 Nov 2009 (C) Copyright Tom Lewis, Josef Bobrowsky, Karel Stokkermans and RSSSF 1999/2009