- Guangzhou Evergrande became the first team ever to have defended its Chinese Super League title on Oct 27 after beating Liaoning Hongyun 1-0 at home in the penultimate round. [Related: Guangzhou Evergrand defends Chinese Super League title]
Three weeks later, Evergrande beat Guizhou Renhe 4-2 in the China's FA Cup final, claiming the second title of the season with an aggregate score of 5-3. [Related: Guangzhou Evergrande ties Guizhou Renhe in CFA Cup final]
Yearender 2012 Series about China sports:
Harvest year for Chinese athletics
Bitter-sweet year for Chinese basketball
Chinese badminton makes history but overshadowed by match-fixing scandal