2003 Chinese Jia-A League

Chinese Jia-A League
Season	2003
Champions	Shanghai Shenhua
Relegated	Chongqing Lifan; August 1st; Shaanxi Guoli;
AFC Champions League	Shanghai Shenhua; Dalian Shide;
A3 Champions Cup	Shanghai Shenhua; Shanghai International;
Matches played	210
Goals scored	546 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer	14 goals Saúl Martínez (Shanghai Shenhua),; Yi Li (Shenzhen Jianlibao),; Kwame Ayew (Changsha Ginde);
Average attendance	17,710
	← 2002 2004 Chinese Super League →

The 2003 Chinese Jia-A League season is the tenth season of professional association football and the 42nd top-tier overall league season in China. The league started on March 15 and ended on November 30, 2003, while in preparation for the rebranded Chinese Super League three teams were relegated at the end of the season.

Shanghai Shenhua finished as champions. However, they were later retrospectively stripped of the title on 19 February 2013 for match-fixing. Runners-up Shanghai International were also surrounded in their own match-fixing controversy, which saw several of their players taking bribes. Despite the club itself not being implicated in these crimes the season's title was not awarded to any club.

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