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It should not be confused with another CBA, the Continental Basketball Association, a basketball minor league in the United States|US or the Canadian Basketball Association. The CBA should also not be confused with the Chinese Basketball League (CBL), which is a "division 2" minor league. A few CBA players, such as Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi and Mengke Bateer, have reached the NBA. Conversely, a limited number of foreign players (外援) are allowed for each CBA team. The league began play in 1995. However, the CBA as the name of a league should not be confused with the "Chinese Basketball Association" organization, which was founded in June 1956 http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/2004-2005cba/118959.htm. Today, the regulating body for basketball in the People's Republic of China is the Chinese Basketball Management Center (国家体育总局篮球管理中心 or 体总篮球管理中心 or 篮管中心) or CBMC. Other Chinese basketball leagues include the Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA) http://www.china.com.cn/english/features/2004-2005cba/118957.htm and the Chinese High School Basketball League (CHBL) http://big5.china.com.cn/english/features/2004-2005cba/118956.htm. At one time there was a league called the CNBA, one of whose teams was the Beijing Sea Lions (北京海狮), but it lasted only one season. http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/1/1/8/n31437.htm The full name of each team usually consists of three parts, in the following order: # A geographic designation (except in the case of the Bayi Rockets|Bayi or "August First" team). Currently all of these are Political_divisions_of_China#Province_level|province-level designations (either a province of China|province or a municipality of China|Chinese municipality). # A corporate sponsor name; this sponsor may change from year to year or perhaps even in mid-season. # A nickname, such as the name of an animal. This rarely changes. This can sometimes lead to confusion about what name to use in English because many variants may be seen. Team names are usually abbreviated (in Chinese or English), so that either the corporate sponsor name or the nickname is used interchangeably (rarely both). Also, the nickname can sometimes be translated into English in more than one way; also the corporate sponsor name can change frequently over time. It is not uncommon for a team to move to a new arena or a new city within the province of its name; however this does not affect the name. Changes in nickname are rare, but occasionally happen, as when the Shandong Lions|Shandong team changed their nickname from the "Flaming Bulls" to the "Lions". In previous years, the title of the league itself was available for corporate naming sponsorship. In some seasons, for instance, it was known as the "Hilton League" (?希尔顿?中国男篮甲A联赛), in another season it was the "Motorola League". However, this corporate league title seems to have been rarely used in the news media, and this practice was discontinued at the start of the 2004–2005 season. In 2005, the league unveiled the "Mou Zuoyun Cup" (牟作云杯), which will be awarded to the winning team in the finals. Mou Zuoyun (born 1913) was a member of the Chinese basketball team at the 1936 Summer Olympics, and later served as a coach and a pioneer in building Chinese basketball. http://english.people.com.cn/english/200107/15/eng20010715_75021.html As of 2004, no CBA best-of-five final series has ever gone the full five games. Finals:
The 2004–2005 regular season lasted from November 14 2004 to March 2 2005, with games scheduled on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays. http://sports.sina.com.cn/cba/schedule/2004-11.html http://sports.sina.com.cn/cba/schedule/2004-12.html http://sports.sina.com.cn/cba/schedule/2005-01.html http://sports.sina.com.cn/cba/schedule/2005-02.html http://sports.sina.com.cn/cba/schedule/2005-03.html Yunnan Bulls|Yunnan, the 2004 Chinese Basketball League|CBL champion, was promoted to the CBA to replace one of the two Beijing teams from the previous season, the Beijing Olympians, who were disqualified for one season. Two other teams also made their debut (Fujian Xunxing|Fujian and Henan Dragons|Henan), for a net gain of two teams, from 12 to 14. For this season, the league was divided into a North Division (北区) and a South Division (南区), and a new playoff system was also introduced. The regular season consisted of 266 matches, with each team playing 38 matches (four against each of six other teams within its division and two against each of seven teams in the other division), a considerable increase from previous years. The former system of promotion and relegation between the CBA and the "B" division (now Chinese Basketball League|CBL) was also abolished, with a one-time exception to promote a replacement for the disqualified Beijing Olympians. The all-star game was played on March 6 2005 in Nanjing, after the end of the regular season and before the beginning of the playoffs: the North Division defeated the South Division 103-99, and Mengke Bateer was the MVP. Also, all-star games were played against the Korean Basketball League|KBL, on January 28 2005 in Korea and January 30 2005 in Harbin, China. Korea won the first game 85-82; China won the second game 93-77. http://english.people.com.cn/200501/31/eng20050131_172416.html North Division
South Division
2005 playoffs Divisional playoffs In the divisional playoffs (分区赛), the 1st and 4th teams and the 2nd and 3rd teams within each division faced each other in a best-of-three series. The two winners then contended for 1st and 2nd place within the division, while the two losers contended for 3rd and 4th place, again in a best-of-three series. In the best-of-three series, for the team with higher ranking the first game is an away game and the next two are home games. However, no teams were eliminated; this round simply determined a ranking of 1st through 4th place for purposes of the second round of playoffs; this ranking could naturally differ from the first through fourth places determined in the final standings of the regular season.
As it turned out, the only change from the regular season final standings was that Jiangsu and Guangdong switched places. Quarter-finals The quarter-finals were interdivisional. That is, the 1st team in each division played the 4th team in the other division, and the 2nd team in each division played the 3rd team in the other division, in a best-of-three series. In the best-of-three series, for the team with higher ranking the first game is an away game and the next two are home games. Note the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th teams in each division were determined by the previous round of playoffs, not by the final standings of the regular season.
As it turned out, all four South Division teams defeated their North Division rivals and thus moved on to the semi-finals. Semi-finals The semi-finals were a best-of-five series. In the best-of-five series, for the team with higher ranking the first game is an away game, the next two are home games, the fourth is an away game and the fifth and final game is a home game.
Guangdong will meet Jiangsu in the finals. Finals The finals will be a best-of-five series. Bayi failed to make the finals for the first time in ten years, after being swept in the semi-finals by last year's champion Guangdong. In their four regular season matches, Jiangsu prevailed 3-1. Jiangsu and Guangdong finished first and second respectively in the regular season South Division standings, but Guangdong then swept Jiangsu 2-0 in the non-eliminatory South Division divisional playoffs. Jiangsu has the extra-home-game advantage.
The 2003?2004 regular season began on November 16, 2003. Including playoffs, play continued until March 2004. Before the start of the season, the Shandong Flaming Bulls changed their nickname to the Shandong Lions.
2004 playoffs
2004 relegation playoffs The bottom four teams in the regular season standings participated in the relegation playoffs. Each played two games against each of the other three teams, for a total of 12 games. As it happened, however, it was eventually decided that relegation and promotion were to be abolished at the start of the 2004–2005 season, so no teams were relegated, and this relegation playoff turned out to be a purely academic exercise.
Final rankings The final rankings differ from the regular season standings, because the first four places were determined by the results of the playoffs, while the last four places were determined by the relegation playoff. At the end of the year, Beijing Shougang (Ducks) were apparently referred to as Beijing Wanfeng Aote (presumably a change of corporate sponsorship). # Guangdong Hongyuan # Bayi Shuanglu # Jiangsu Nangang # Jilin Tonggang # Xinjiang Guanghui # Shandong Jinsidun # Beijing Aoshen # Shaanxi Gaitianli # Shanghai Dongfang # Beijing Ducks|Beijing Wanfeng Aote (万丰奥特) # Zhejiang Wanma # Liaoning Panpan Fourteen teams played a 26-game regular season. Final rankings # Bayi Shuanglu # Guangdong Hongyuan # Jilin Northeast Tigers|Jilin Yiqi (吉林一汽) # Beijing Shougang # Xinjiang Guanghui # Shandong Flaming Bulls # Zhejiang Wanma # Beijing Aoshen # Jiangsu Nangang # Shanghai Dongfang # Liaoning Panpan # Shaanxi Dongsheng # Sina Lions|BenQ Sina Lions # Hong Kong Flying Dragons In the semi-finals, Guangdong Hongyuan defeated Beijing Shougang 2-1; Bayi Shuanglu defeated Jilin Yiqi 2-1. In the finals, Bayi Rockets defeated Guangdong Southern Tigers (3-1). http://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2003-04-13/2130424470.shtml http://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2003-04-16/2113426445.shtml http://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2003-04-19/1717427963.shtml http://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2003-04-23/2121430486.shtml Jilin Yiqi defeated Beijing Shougang 2-0 to determine third and fourth place. The bottom two teams left the CBA. The Hong Kong Flying Dragons, with a 1-25 record, were relegated to the "B" division, but disbanded due to financial difficulties without playing there. The Sina Lions, with a 7-19 record, informed the CBA that they were dropping out, and they returned to Taiwan. In the 2001–2002 season, the Taiwanese team Sina Lions joined the CBA. Another team that made its debut in this season was the Shaanxi Gaitianli. Final rankings # Shanghai Dongfang # Bayi Shuanglu # Beijing Shougang # Jilin Northeast Tigers|Jilin Jiliang (吉林吉粮) # Shandong Jinsidun # Zhejiang Wanma # Guangdong Hongyuan # Sina Lions # Jiangsu Nangang # Shaanxi Gaitianli # Beijing Aoshen # Liaoning Panpan # Shenzhen Yikang In the finals, the Shanghai Sharks led by Yao Ming defeated Bayi Rockets (3-1). This snapped a series of six consecutive championships for the Bayi Rockets. The relegation playoffs involved the bottom four teams. Shaanxi defeated Beijing Aoshen and Liaoning defeated Shenzhen. Normally, this would have meant that both Beijing Aoshen and Shenzhen would be relegated to the "B" division http://web12.cri.com.cn/english/2002/Apr/56836.htm, but in the event, Aoshen returned the following year, so they were either not relegated or they won promotion back. In this season, 12 teams played 22 games each. Final rankings
Both Bayi Rockets and Shanghai Sharks finished the season with 4-18 records, and they split their two matches against each other. However, Bayi still won first place by points advantage, the sixth straight time they finished first in the regular season standings. Beijing Aoshen played this year under the name Vanguard Aoshen. In the semi-finals, Bayi Rockets defeated the Jilin Northeast Tigers and the Shanghai Sharks defeated the Beijing Ducks. In the finals, Bayi Rockets defeated the Shanghai Sharks (3-1) for their sixth championship in a row. The one loss they suffered was their first ever playoff loss. In the relegation playoffs, Shandong and Zhejiang survived, while Shenyang Army and Jinan Army were relegated to the "B" league and left the CBA. Final rankings # Bayi Rockets # Shanghai Sharks # Guangdong Hongyuan # Shandong Flaming Bulls # Beijing Ducks # Vanguard Aoshen # Liaoning Hunters # Jiangsu Dragons # Zhejiang Cyclones # Jilin Northeast Tigers # Hubei Mei'erya (湖北美尔雅) aka Hubei Mailyard # Nanjing Army (南京部队) The two lowest-placed teams Hubei Mei'erya and Nanjing Army were relegated and left the CBA. Beijing Aoshen played this year under the name Vanguard Aoshen. Bayi Rockets defeated the Shanghai Sharks (3-0) for their fifth championship in a row. Three teams were promoted from the "B" league and made their CBA debut: Beijing Aoshen Olympians, Sichuan Lanjian, and Jilin Northeast Tigers. The first two finished in the top two spots in the 1998 "B" league competition; Jilin finished third but was promoted anyway as a result of the withdrawal of the Air Force Lianhang Eagles team that finished 10th in the previous season, due to financial reasons related to their corporate sponsor China Lianhang Co. http://www.gmw.com.cn/0_shsb/1998/09/19980930/GB/753%5ESH15-308.htm Final rankings # Bayi Rockets # Liaoning # Guangdong Hongyuan # Beijing Olympians # Shandong Yong'an # Shanghai Dongfang # Beijing Shougang # Zhejiang Wanma # Jilin Northeast Tigers # Jiangsu Nangang # Jinan Army (Jinan Shuangxing) # Sichuan Lanjian (四川蓝剑) Bayi Rockets defeated Liaoning Hunters (3-0) for the CBA championship, exactly like the previous two seasons. Final rankings # Bayi # Liaoning # Shandong # Beijing Ducks # Shanghai # Guangdong # Jiangsu # Jinan Army # Zhejiang # Air Force # Shenyang Army # Sichuan Bayi Rockets defeated Liaoning Hunters (3-0) for the CBA championship, exactly like the previous season. Final rankings # Bayi # Liaoning # Guangdong # Shandong # Jiangsu Nangang # Shanghai Dongfang # China Lianhang Eagles (中国联航雄鹰) # Shenyang Army (沈阳部队) # Beijing Ducks # Sichuan Pandas (四川熊猫) # Zhejiang Zhongxin (浙江中欣) # Jijun Tianma (Jinan Army Tianma) (济军天马) Bayi Rockets defeated Liaoning Hunters (3-0) for the CBA championship. Final rankings # Bayi # Guangdong Hongyuan # Beijing Shougang # Liaoning An'gang # Shandong # Zhejiang Zhongxin # Ji'nan Army (济南部队) # Shenyang Army (沈阳部队) # Air Force (Wuhan) # Jiangsu Chengyi (江苏诚怡) # Nanjing Army (南京部队) # Vanguard (Qianwei) (前卫) Bayi Rockets defeated Guangdong Hongyuan (3-0) for the first CBA championship.
Category:Basketball leagues Category:Chinese Basketball Association| This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Chinese Basketball Association".
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