Ailton signs with Chongqing Lifan
Submitted by Asotori Tomatsu on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 00:54
Former German Footballer of the Year, Ailton has signed with Chinese Super League club Chongqing Lifan.
The 36-year old Brazilian has impressed in recent trials with the struggling outfit and joins the team who have just nine points from 15 matches.
The ex-Werder Bremen star who also had stints with Schalke 04, Hamburg, Besiktas and Grasshoppers showed strong form in his trials, prompting coach Arie Haan to make the signing.
“I was a bit concerned about his physical condition, but the trial shows he is much better than I thought,” Haan told the Chongqing Evening Post.
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| Wed Nov 2nd | |||
| Shanghai Shenhua | Beijing Guoan | 1 - 0 | 07:30 |
| Shandong Luneng | Henan Jianye | 1 - 0 | 07:30 |
| Chengdu Blades | Guangzhou | 2 - 2 | 07:30 |
| Shaanxi Chanba | Qingdao Jonoon | 2 - 2 | 07:30 |
| Hangzhou Lucheng | Dalian Shide | 0 - 0 | 07:30 |
| Tianjin Teda | Liaoning Hongyun | 1 - 3 | 07:30 |
| Jiangsu Shuntian | Nanchang Bayi | 1 - 0 | 07:30 |
| Changchun Yatai | Shenzhen Ruby | 2 - 1 | 07:30 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangzhou | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 68 |
| Beijing Guoan | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 53 |
| Liaoning Hongyun | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 50 |
| Jiangsu Shuntian | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 47 |
| Shandong Luneng | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 47 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 45 |
| Changchun Yatai | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 45 |
| Hangzhou Lucheng | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 39 |
| Shaanxi Chanba | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 38 |
| Tianjin Teda | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | -4 | 37 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | -10 | 37 |
| Dalian Shide | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | -16 | 32 |
| Henan Jianye | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | -6 | 32 |
| Nanchang Bayi | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -21 | 29 |
| Chengdu Blades | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -20 | 27 |
| Shenzhen Ruby | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -26 | 23 |
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