Uprising Changchun Yatai claimed the Chinese Super League
(CSL)title on Wednesday, stunning the soccer arena by only cruising
their second season in China's top professional league.
Changchun's players join in celebration for their
goal against Shenzhen during the last round match of Chinese
Football Super League in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong
Province, Nov. 14, 2007.
Crushing hosts Shenzhen 4-1 in their last game for the 2007
season Wednesday tonight, Changchun became the fifth team to lift
the top-level trophy in China. The other four were Dalian Shide,
Shanghai Shenhua, Shandong Luneng and Shenzhen, the four
traditional powerhouses in China.
Changchun Yatai, coached by former ace striker Gao Hongbo,
collected 55 points with 16 wins, seven ties and five losses for
the crown, one point ahead of runners-up Beijing Guo'an.
(Xinhua News Agency November 15, 2007)
