| Chairman | |
|---|---|
| Manager | |
| Stadium | Jinzhou Stadium | 
| Super League | 5th | 
| FA Cup | Semi-finals | 
| Top goalscorer | |
| Highest home attendance | 21,811 | 
| Lowest home attendance | 2,760 | 
| Average home league attendance | 10,538 | 
The 2013 Dalian Aerbin F.C. season is the fourth season in club history, and the second season in the Chinese Super League.
Overview
Before the season started, Aerbin tried to take over Dalian Shide F.C. after its downfall,[1] after the local rival faced difficulties[2] concerning political issue (see Xu Ming, owner of Dalian Shide for the time), but was eventually called off by the CFA.[3]
Aerbin signed former football player Xu Hong as their manager in December 2012,[4] but he resigned after only 62 days, because he was suspended by the CFA for manipulation match results years ago.[5] Li Ming stepped up as the caretaker, before the team signed contract with Serbian manager Simo Krunić in June.[6]
Squad
- As of 6 March 2013[7]
 
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical Staff
| Position | Name | 
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| Head coach | |
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| Fitness coach | |
| Team doctor / Physiotherapist | |
Chinese Super League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 51 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying round 3 | 
| 4 | Guizhou Renhe[lower-alpha 1] | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 44 | Qualification to Champions League group stage | 
| 5 | Dalian Aerbin | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 41 | |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 40[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 7 | Shanghai Shenxin | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 40[lower-alpha 2] | 
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Notes:
- ↑ Guizhou Renhe qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League Group Stage from winning the 2013 Chinese FA Cup.
 - 1 2 Guangzhou R&F 2–0 Shanghai Shenxin, Shanghai Shenxin 1–0 Guangzhou R&F
 
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 
Last updated: 3 November 2013.
Source: See Results
League fixtures and results
| Date | Time | H/A | Opponent | Res.F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Location | Stadium | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalian Aerbin | Opponent | ||||||||||
| 1 | Sat Mar 9 | 15:35 | A | Shandong Luneng | 0–1 | 23,738 | Zhu Xiaogang  Zhao Hejing  | 
Roda Antar  Yang Xu Cui Peng Wang Tong  | 
Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium | Report | 
| 2 | Sat Mar 16 | 15:35 | A | Qingdao Jonoon | 0–1 | 11,936 | Liu Yu  | 
Bruno Meneghel  Quan Lei Guo Liang George Mourad  | 
Qingdao | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | Report | 
| 3 | Sat Mar 30 | 15:35 | H | Shanghai SIPG | 3–3 | 16,211 | Peter Utaka  Guillaume Hoarau Chen Tao  | 
Zhu Zhengrong  Ibán Cuadrado Li Yunqiu Wang Shenchao Wu Lei  | 
Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
| 4 | Sat Apr 6 | 16:35 | A | Wuhan Zall | 1–0 | 18,313 | Jin Pengxiang  Seydou Keita Liu Yu  | 
Wuhan | Wuhan Sports Center Stadium | Report | |
| 5 | Sun Apr 14 | 16:35 | H | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–2 | 21,811 | Zhu Xiaogang  Hoarau  | 
Zhang Linpeng  Elkeson Lucas Barrios Muriqui  | 
Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
| 6 | Fri Apr 19 | 19:35 | A | Jiangsu Sainty | 1–0 | 25,862 | Li Xuepeng  Fabio Rochemback Liu Weiguo  | 
Qu Cheng  | 
Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center | Report | 
| 7 | Sat Apr 27 | 16:35 | H | Beijing Guoan | 3–0 | 11,222 | Yu Dabao  Yang Boyu Fabio Rochemback Seydou Keita  | 
Shao Jiayi  Yu Yang  | 
Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
| 8 | Sun May 5 | 19:35 | A | Guizhou Renhe | 1–2 | 18,639 | Yu Dabao  Yu Hanchao Zhu Xiaogang  | 
Zlatan Muslimović  Yang Hao Qu Bo Xavier Chen Sun Jihai Nano  | 
Guiyang | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | Report | 
| 9 | Sat May 11 | 19:35 | H | Shanghai Shenxin | 1–2 | 10,389 | Yu Dabao  Jin Pengxiang  | 
Antônio Flávio  Kieza Wang Jiayu  | 
Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
| 10 | Sat May 18 | 19:35 | H | Changchun Yatai | 2–2 | 5,788 | Li Xuepeng  Yu Dabao Seydou Keita  | 
Cao Tianbao  Zhang Xiaofei Sun Jie Jiang Zhe  | 
Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
| 11 | Sat May 25 | 17:00 | A | Guangzhou R&F | 2–3 | 9,830 | Yu Hanchao  Chen Tao Zhao Hejing Peter Utaka  | 
Jiang Ning  Zhang Shuo Li Jianhua  | 
Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | Report | 
| 12 | Sat Jun 1 | 19:35 | H | Tianjin TEDA | 1–0 | 11,288 | Seydou Keita  Zhang Chong  | 
Cao Yang  Liao Bochao Zong Lei  | 
Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
| 13 | Fri Jun 21 | 19:45 | A | Shanghai Shenhua | 0–0 | 10,245 | Zhou Tong  Li Xuepeng Peter Utaka Seydou Keita  | 
Dady  Bai Jiajun Wang Changqing Cao Yunding Dai Lin Firas Al-Khatib  | 
Shanghai | Hongkou Stadium | Report | 
| 14 | Wed Jun 26 | 19:35 | A | Liaoning Whowin | 0–2 | 20,081 | Liu Yu  Fabio Rochemback  | 
Wu Gaojun  Zhang Ye Edu Wang Bo Miloš Trifunović  | 
Shenyang | Tiexi New District Sports Center | Report | 
| 15 | Sun Jun 30 | 19:35 | A | Hangzhou Greentown | 4–3 | 11,385 | Peter Utaka  Chen Tao  | 
Tang Jiashu  Davy Claude Angan Chen Zhongliu Song Zhiwei  | 
Hangzhou | Hangzhou Huanglong Stadium | Report | 
| 16 | Sat Jul 6 | 19:00 | H | Shandong Luneng | 1–1 | 16,821 | Dong Xuesheng  | 
Yang Xu  Roda Antar  | 
Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
| 17 | Sat Jul 13 | 19:35 | H | Qingdao Jonoon | 3–3 | 13,580 | Yu Dabao  Chen Tao Hoarau Liu Yu Dong Xuesheng Zhao Hejing  | 
Xu Jingjie  Quan Lei Gabriel Melkam Zhu Shiyu Bruno Meneghel  | 
Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
| 18 | Wed Jul 31 | 19:45 | A | Shanghai SIPG | 2–2 | 9,065 | Seydou Keita  Daniel Mullen Zhao Hejing Sun Bo  | 
Li Yunqiu  Daniel McBreen Wang Jiajie  | 
Shanghai | Shanghai Stadium | Report | 
| 19 | Sat Aug 3 | 19:00 | H | Wuhan Zall | 3–0 | 10,212 | Yu Dabao  Zhou Tong Chen Lei Seydou Keita Sun Bo  | 
Garra Dembélé  Li Wei  | 
Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
| 20 | Mon Aug 12 | 20:00 | A | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0–3 | 39,474 | Chen Tao  Hoarau  | 
Zhang Linpeng  Muriqui Zheng Long Dario Conca Rong Hao  | 
Guangzhou | Tianhe Stadium | Report | 
| 21 | Sat Aug 17 | 19:00 | H | Jiangsu Sainty | 1–0 | 12,360 | Li Xuepeng  Zhao Hejing Sun Bo Yu Dabao Zhang Chong Daniel Mullen Wang Jun Yu Hanchao  | 
Ai Zhibo  Eleílson  | 
Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
| 22 | Sun Aug 25 | 19:35 | A | Beijing Guoan | 0–4 | 41,131 | Lü Peng  Seydou Keita Yu Dabao Zhao Hejing Chen Lei  | 
Joffre Guerrón  Zhang Xizhe Shao Jiayi  | 
Beijing | Workers' Stadium | Report | 
| 23 | Fri Aug 30 | 19:00 | H | Guizhou Renhe | 1–1 | 10,231 | Rochemback  SunBo Seydou Keita Chen Lei Yu Hanchao  | 
Nano  Zhang Chenglin Zvjezdan Misimović Li Chunyu Yu Hai Sun Jihai Xavier Chen  | 
Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
| 24 | Sun Sep 15 | 16:35 | A | Shanghai Shenxin | 2–1 | 7,952 | Nabil Baha  Daniel Mullen Zhao Hejing Yu Hancho  | 
Zhang Yonghai  Kieza Wang Jiayu  | 
Shanghai | Jinshan Football Stadium | Report | 
| 25 | Sat Sep 21 | 19:35 | A | Changchun Yatai | 0–2 | 8,700 | Rochemback  Li Xuepeng  | 
Isac  Eninho  | 
Changchun | Development Area Stadium | Report | 
| 26 | Sat Sep 28 | 19:00 | H | Guangzhou R&F | 2–2 | 7,051 | Yu Dabao  Zhao Hejing  | 
Davi  Zhang Yuan Lu Lin Xu Bo Zhang Yaokun  | 
Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
| 27 | Sat Oct 5 | 19:35 | A | Tianjin TEDA | 0–2 | 20,768 | Li Xuepeng  Nabil Baha  | 
Cao Yang  Li Weifeng Carmelo Valencia Du Zhenyu  | 
Tianjin | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium | Report | 
| 28 | Sat Oct 19 | 16:35 | H | Shanghai Shenhua | 1–0 | 5,120 | Zhao Hejing  | 
Giovanni Moreno  Dai Lin  | 
Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
| 29 | Wed Oct 30 | 15:35 | H | Liaoning Whowin | 3–1 | 3,220 | Yu Hanchao  Daniel Mullen Li Xuepeng Chen Tao Fabio Rochemback  | 
Yang Shanping  Miloš Trifunović Sun Shilin Zheng Tao Wu Gaojun  | 
Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
| 30 | Sun Nov 3 | 15:35 | H | Hangzhou Greentown | 1–0 | 2,760 | Zhao Hejing  Chen Lei Nabil Baha Jin Pengxiang  | 
— | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | 
Chinese FA Cup
| 21 May 2013 3 | Dalian Aerbin | 2 – 0 | Tianjin Songjiang | Dalian | 
| 19:00 CST | Dong Xuesheng  Hoarau Sun Bo  | 
Zhao Yingjie  Wu Lei  | 
Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium Attendance: 4,252 Referee: Zhang Miao  | 
| 10 July 2013 4 | Dalian Aerbin | 1 – 0 | Shandong Luneng | Dalian | 
| 19:00 CST | Guillaume Hoarau  Seydou Keita Jin Pengxiang  | 
Wang Yongpo  Li Songyi Wang Qiang  | 
Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Li Jun  | 
| 7 August 2013 Quarter-finals | Jiangsu Sainty | 1 – 2 | Dalian Aerbin | Zhenjiang | 
| 19:40 CST | Ai Zhibo  Cristian Danalache Salihi  | 
Guillaume Hoarau  Sun Bo Chen Tao  | 
Stadium: Zhenjiang Sports and Exhibition Center Attendance: 23,375 Referee: Tan Hai  | 
| 23 October 2013 Semi-finals First Leg | Dalian Aerbin | 1 – 2 | Guizhou Moutai | Dalian | 
| 19:00 CST | Daniel Mullen  Yu Hanchao Jin Pengxiang  | 
Muslimović  Rao Weihui Misimović  | 
Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium Attendance: 3,218 Referee: Wang Di  | 
| 6 November 2013 Semi-finals Second Leg | Guizhou Moutai | 2 – 1 | Dalian Aerbin | Guiyang | 
| 16:00 CST | Misimović  Qu Bo Wu Wei  | 
Yu Dabao  Chen Tao  | 
Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Centre Attendance: 20,572 Referee: Ma Ning  | 
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