China 1957 Championship This Championship unified all the different football systems and instituted some sort of promotion and relegation system. August 1st are the main army team. The various Army Units represent regional commands. Tianjin are apparently the Beijing Youth B team that won the 1956 title. NB: 3-2-1 points system 1.Beijing 11 8 3 0 28-10 30 2.78 2.Tianjin 20 15 3 2 48-18 53 2.65 3.August 1st 11 7 3 1 23- 5 28 2.56 4.1st Ministry Machine Building 20 10 6 4 36-17 46 2.30 5.Red Flag 20 9 5 6 38-28 43 2.15 6.Shenyang Army Unit 20 7 6 7 33-39 40 2.00 7.Changchun 20 8 3 9 31-41 39 1.95 8.Shanghai Sports Institute 20 6 4 10 20-26 36 1.80 9.Locomotive 20 5 5 10 25-31 35 1.75 10.Shenyang Sports Institute 20 5 3 12 26-41 33 1.65 11.Wuhan Sports Institute 20 5 2 13 17-40 32 1.60 12.Nanjing Army Unit 20 2 5 13 15-44 29 1.45 NB: Beijing and August 1st only played second round. Positions decided on points average. Wuhan Sports Institute relegated. Author: Tom Lewis (Tom.Lewis@btinternet.com) Last updated: 22 Oct 2009 (C) Copyright Tom Lewis and RSSSF 1999/2009