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In January, Jiangsu Suning broke their transfer fee record twice in the same window, with a fee of £25 million paid for Ramires from Chelsea F.C., and later fellow Brazilian Alex Teixeira for a fee of €50 million (£37 million) from Shakhtar Donetsk
Source: Sina Sports Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Reserve league points; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card) (C) Champions Notes:
^Chinese Football Association awarded Jiangsu a 3–0 win as a result of the players and staff of Wuhan Hongxing attacked and injured the players of Jiangsu after the match, and Wuhan Hongxing used ineligible players to play in the match. The match originally ended 1–0 to Jiangsu.[17]
