The winner, Tianjin Teda, topped the group and advanced out of the group.
Eleven years on, where are the 14 players who represented Tianjin Teda at the time today?
Nigerian striker Odita is now playing for Serbian Super League side Ivanica Javor. Argentine striker Luciano has retired.
Li Benzhou played for Yunnan Yukun last season and is yet to decide where he will go this season. Liao Bochao is playing for Tianjin Tongdao Train. After becoming a free agent, goalkeeper Yang Qipeng has no latest news for the time being.
All other players have retired. Last season, Li Wei Feng helped Guangzhou City to relegate successfully in the Chinese Super League as a coach. However, the team announced the dissolution of the first team this year, and Li Weifeng's destination has yet to be determined. Chen Tao is the coach of Shenzhen in the Chinese Super League this season.
Currently, Wu Wei'an is the assistant coach of Guangxi Blue Hang, and He Yang is the assistant coach of Chengdu Rongcheng U21 ladder team of the new Sichuan football team.
Cao Yang announced his retirement at the end of last season and stayed with Tianjin Teda as an assistant coach. This season, Mao Biao, who retired earlier, is assistant coach of Heilongjiang Bingcheng, a team in the Central League.
Cao Yang, Bai Yufeng, Ma Leilei and Zhang Xiaobin have no updates among the retired players.
